(a) This article sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the POTW for the city and is intended to enable the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws.
(b) The objectives of this article are to:
(1) Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city sanitary sewer system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(2) Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city sanitary sewer system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
(3) Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system; and
(4) Provide for the equitable distribution of the costs of the city sanitary sewer system.
(c) This article provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the city sanitary sewer system through the issuance of permits to certain non-domestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established in this article.
(d) This article shall apply to the city and to persons outside the city who are, by contract or agreement with the city, users of the city POTW. Except as otherwise provided, the Authority shall, acting under the supervision of the city manager, administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 144, 5-16-2005; Ord. 222, § 51, 12-3-2018)