(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Council that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming its opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Council will give consideration to the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
(1) Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas which create a fire or explosion hazard in the town’s wastewater treatment system including, but not limited to, substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 140°F (0° and 60°C);
(2) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
(3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 SU and greater than 9.0 SU or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structure, equipment and personnel of the sewage works or that interferes with any treatment process;
(4) Heat in an amount that could:
(a) Inhibit biological activity in the POTW and result in interference or damage to the POTW; or
(b) Exceed 40°C or 104°F at the POTW treatment plant unless the Commissioner, upon request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits.
(5) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 140°F and 0° and 60°C;
(6) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three- fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Council or Wastewater Superintendent;
(7) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not;
(8) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Wastewater Superintendent for such materials;
(9) Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Council as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters;
(10) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Council in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;
(11) Any water, wastes or wastewater which exerts or cause:
(a) A pollutant from any source of non-domestic wastewaters that could pass through or cause interference with the performance or operation of the POTW;
(b) Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited, to sodium chloride and sodium sulfate);
(c) Obstruction to the flow in the town sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater treatment plant;
(d) Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions);
(e) A pollutant, including an oxygen demanding pollutant (such as biochemical oxygen demand) released in a discharge at a flow rate or pollutant concentration that could cause interference in the POTW; and
(f) Require control or flow equalization of such wastes so as to avoid any “slug” loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works.
(12) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters; and
(13) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, permit to be deposited, or discharged in any manner whatsoever, any substance into a sewer at a point different than the proposed sewer connection to the sanitary sewer system.
(B) If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in division (A)(2) above, and which, in the judgment of the Council, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Council may:
(1) Require new industries or industries with significant increase in discharges to submit information on wastewater characteristics and obtain prior approval for discharges;
(2) Reject the wastes in whole or in part for any reason deemed appropriate by the town;
(3) Require pretreatment of such wastes to within the limits of normal sewage, as defined; and
(4) Require control of flow equalization of such wastes so as to avoid any “slug” loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works.
(C) If the Wastewater Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Wastewater Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(D) Where preliminary treatment or flow- equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owners at his, her or their expenses; or require payment of a surcharge on any excessive flows or loading discharged to the treatment works to cover the additional costs of having capacity for and treating such wastes.
(E) When required by the Superintendent, the owner or any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer, to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense, and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Agents of the town, the State Water Pollution Control Agencies and the USEPA shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing.
(F) All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water and waste to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole, except for application for NPDES permits and report thereof such shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the USEPA, 40 C.F.R. part 136 and any subsequent revisions subject to approval by the town. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analysis involved will determine whether a 24-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.)
(G) Normally, but not always, BOD and SS analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
(H) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste or unusual strength or character may be accepted by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern, at such rates as are compatible with the rate ordinance.
(Ord. 2014-01-20, passed 1-20-2014)