(A) (1) Pursuant to the requirements imposed on publicly owned wastewater treatment works by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and later amendments, all pretreatment standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for new and existing industrial dischargers to public sewer systems are made a part of this chapter. Any industrial waste discharge which violates these EPA Pretreatment Standards shall be in violation of this chapter.
(2) Federal and state pre-treatment program shall not prevent the city from establishing more stringent pretreatment standards which may be dictated by local conditions. The city now adopts its own pretreatment program and makes it a part of the Code of Ordinances which is styled "Paintsville Utility Pretreatment Program."
(a) Paintsville Utilities Commission, by and through its General Manager, shall provide the necessary applications, permits and verification forms to be utilized by industrial users of the waste water systems of the city and shall promulgate the necessary regulations in reference to pretreatment monitoring and enforcement. The initial fees for the funding of the pretreatment enforcement program will be a $4,000 permit and renewal application fee and annual monitoring fee of $2,000.
(b) Local limits for the pretreatment program shall be designated by the Paintsville Utility Commission and may change from time to time based upon local conditions. Initially, the local limits shall be those set out in the Paintsville Utilities Pretreatment Program, Section No. 6, Local Limits.
(B) Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards within the time limitations as specified by the Federal Pretreatment Regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the city shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the treatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the city for review, and shall be acceptable to the city before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as needed to produce an effluent acceptable to the city under the provisions of this chapter. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the city prior to the user's initiation of the changes.
(C) (1) Any person who transports septic tank, seepage pit or cesspool contents, liquid industrial waste or other batch liquid waste and wishes to discharge such waste to the public sewer system shall first obtain permission for such discharge from the Superintendent. All persons receiving such permission shall abide by all applicable provisions of this chapter and any other special provisions that may be established by the Superintendent as necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the sewerage system.
(2) It shall be illegal to discharge any batch liquid waste into any manhole or other part of the public sewer system, or any building sewer or other facility that discharges to the public sewer system, except at designated points of discharge specified by the Superintendent for such purposes.
(3) Waste haulers who have been granted permission to discharge to the public sewer system shall pay fees for such discharge in accordance with a fee schedule established by the Superintendent and approved by the city.
(4) It shall be illegal to discharge any batch liquid waste into any manhole or other part of the public sewer system, or any building sewer or other facility that discharges to the public sewer system, except at designated points of discharge by the Superintendent for such purposes.
(6) Nothing in this chapter shall relieve waste haulers of the responsibility for compliance with County Health Department, state or federal regulations.
(D) No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment provided applicable, local, State and Federal Pretreatment Regulations or the NPDES/KPDES Permit are not violated.
(Ord. 87-10, passed 11-10-87; Am. Ord. 2003-013, passed 11-11-03) Penalty, see § 52.999