(A) 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 § 50.087 of this ordinance, and which, in the judgement of the Inspector, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Inspector may:
(1) Reject the wastes.
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge and/or,
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the following provisions:
(B) In the event that any person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the sanitary sewers any wastes containing over 300 parts per million BOD-5 or 350 parts per million suspended solids content, then that person shall pay to the City the following surcharges, over and above the regular sewer rates as set forth in § 50.092:
(1) Reject the wastes.
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge and/or,
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the following provisions: In the event that any person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the sanitary sewers any wastes containing over 300 parts per million BOD-5 or 250 parts per million suspended solids content, then that person shall pay to the City the following surcharges, over and above the regular sewer rates as set forth in § 50.092:
(a) For each pound of BOD-5 in excess of that amount which would be contained in sewage with a BOD- 5 strength of 300 mg/l, a surcharge rate per excess pound of BOD-5 as determined by the City Council, which rate shall be reviewed as often as needed; as of December 1, 2017, the surcharge rate is $1.25 per excess pound. The surcharge rate shall be due and payable on such dates as determined by the City Manager.
(b) For each pound of Suspended Solids in excess of that amount which would be contained in sewage with a Suspended Solids strength of 250 mg/l, a surcharge rate per excess pound of Suspended Solids as determined by the City Council, which rate shall be reviewed as often as needed; as of December 1, 2017, the surcharge rate is $1.25 per excess pound. The surcharge rate shall be due and payable on such dates as determined by the City Manager.
(Prior Code, Art. 16, § 16.7(t))