(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit or cause or allow to be discharged or deposited, any waste or wastewater which fails to comply with the limitations imposed by this section.
(B) Consistent with the provisions of the Act, no discharger into the wastewater treatment system shall augment his or her use of process water or otherwise dilute his or her discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with these standards.
(C) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
DISCHARGE RATE. That volume of effluent from the user which has been determined by the Superintendent to be representative of process effluent from that user.
TOTAL METAL. The sum of the concentrations of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), silver (Ag) total chromium (Cr) and zinc (Zn).
(D) (1) For all users, the following limitations shall apply; except that, at no time shall the maximum instantaneous concentration exceed two times the maximum average concentration per operating day.
(2) Those users that are classified as a significant industrial user shall be required to have a discharge permit and shall operate on standards that are established specifically for that operation as described in Chapter 54 of this code of ordinances.
Maximum Average Concentration (Per Operating Day) | |
Pollutant/Pollutant Property | (milligrams/liter) |
Maximum Average Concentration (Per Operating Day) | |
Pollutant/Pollutant Property | (milligrams/liter) |
Ag (Silver) | 1.38 |
BOD | 1,420 |
Cd (Cadmium) | 1.0 |
CN (Cyanide), amenable to chlorination | 2.0 |
CN (Cyanide), total | 0.64 |
Cr-(6) (Hexavalent Chromium) | 0.25 |
Cr (Chromate), total | 4.20 |
Cu (Copper) | 4.60 |
Ni (Nickel) | 3.60 |
Oil and grease | 903 |
Pb (Lead) | 0.8 |
Tetrachloroethylene | 2.11 |
Total metal | 7.5 |
Total toxic organics | 2.13 |
Zn (Zinc) | 3.40 |
(E) For all users, the following maximum instantaneous concentrations shall apply:
Maximum Toxicant (milligrams/liter) | Concentration At Any Time |
Maximum Toxicant (milligrams/liter) | Concentration At Any Time |
Arsenic | 0.1 |
Barium | 5.0 |
Beryllium | 1.0 |
Boron | 1.0 |
Chlorinated hydrocarbons (including, but not limited to, pesticides, herbicides and algaecide) | 0.02 |
Cresols | 2.0 |
Fluorides | 25.0 |
Formaldehyde | 5.0 |
Manganese | 1.0 |
Mercury | 0.05 |
Organic Solvents | 50.0 |
Phenols | 1.0 |
Selenium | 2.0 |
(F) Effluent limitations and pretreatment standards promulgated pursuant to the Act shall apply in any instance where they are more stringent than those in this section. Subsequent limitations shall apply as promulgated in accordance with the Act. The town shall endeavor to give reasonable notice of the applicability of such standards and limitations to users potentially affected thereby.
(Prior Code, § 137.8.3) (Ord. 171, passed 7-7-1958; Ord. 339, passed - -; Ord. 480, passed 3-6-2003; Ord. 577, passed 11-6-2014) Penalty, see § 53.999