In order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted to the services rendered, the town shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on the strength and character of the sewage and waste of which it is required to dispose. The town shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and waste discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the town’s sanitary sewer system in such manner and by such method as may be deemed practical in the light of the conditions and attending circumstances of the case in order to determine the proper charge. Any and all commercial and industrial installations shall be so controlled and/or treated as to the sewage strength that their effluent discharge to the town’s sewers shall have a B.O.D. (biochemical oxygen demand) not to exceed 300 parts per million at any time. The Town Council is authorized to prohibit the dumping of wastes into the town’s sewer system which, in its discretion, are deemed harmful.
(1996 Code, § 9-57) (Ord. 75, passed 3-23-1970)