(A) Submission of basic data. Within 30 days after passage of the ordinance codified herein, each person whose operation entails the discharge of industrial wastes to a public sewer shall prepare and file with the engineer a written statement setting forth the nature of the operation contemplated or presently carried on, the amount and source of water required for use, the proposed point of discharge of said wastes into the wastewater collection system of the village, the estimated amount to be so discharged, and a fair statement setting forth the expected bacterial, physical, chemical, and other known characteristics of said wastes. Within a reasonable time of receipt of such statement, it shall be the duty of the village to make an order stating such minimum restrictions as in the judgment of the engineer may be necessary to adequately guard against unlawful uses of the village’s wastewater system.
(B) Extension of time. When it can be demonstrated that circumstances exist which would create an unreasonable burden on the person to comply with the time schedule imposed by division (A) above of this section, a request for extension of time may be presented for consideration of the engineer. All requests for extension of time shall be submitted in writing stating the reasons for such a request. Under no circumstances shall the extension of time exceed 30 days after approval of the extension by the engineer.
(C) Control manholes.
(1) Each person discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer shall construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points to facilitate observation, measurement, and sampling of his or her wastes, including sanitary wastewater.
(2) Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built in a manner acceptable to the engineer. If measuring devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable to the engineer.
(3) Control manholes, access facilities, and related equipment shall be installed by the person discharging the waste at his or her expense, and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be in safe condition, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times. Plans for the installation of such facilities shall be approved by the engineer prior to the beginning of construction.
(D) Wastewater volume determination.
(1) The volume of flow used for computing industrial waste surcharges shall be the metered water consumption of the person as shown in the records of water meter readings maintained by the village, except as herein provided in this division (D).
(2) If the person discharging industrial wastes into the public sewers procures any part, or all, of this water from sources other than the village water system, all or part of which is discharged into the public sewer, the person shall install and maintain, at his or her expense, water meters of a type approved by the engineer for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from those other sources.
(3) The person discharging industrial wastes into the public sewers may install and maintain, at his or her expense, metering devices for determining the volume of waste being discharged to the public sewer, from which the industrial waste surcharge would be computed. The measuring devices shall be of a type acceptable to the engineer.
(4) The engineer may require the installation of devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged if those volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records.
(5) Any metering device for determining the volume of waste discharged to the public sewer shall be installed, owned, and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent of the engineer.
(E) Sampling and monitoring.
(1) Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject to periodic inspection with a determination of character and concentration of said wastes. The determination shall be made as often as may be deemed necessary by the engineer, but in no case less than two 24-hour composite samples per month. The owner shall be responsible for the collection and testing of the aforementioned samples.
(2) Samples shall be collected in such a manner as to be representative of the composition of the wastes. The sample shall be accomplished by the use of automatic sampling equipment capable of collecting composite samples.
(3) Access to sampling location shall be granted to the engineer or his or her authorized representative at all times. Every care shall be exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
(F) Analyses.
(1) Laboratory procedures used in the examination of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods; however, alternative methods for certain analyses of industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual agreement between the engineer and the person.
(2) Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial wastes shall be made by the person responsible for the discharge, or his or her qualified agent as approved by the engineer. The results of the analyses shall be reported to the village on a monthly basis on forms provided by the village. The village shall make its own analyses on the wastes and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for charges, except under circumstances in division (F)(3) below.
(3) In case the analyses performed by the industry and the village result in substantially different values, an effort shall be made by the industry to collect samples at the same time the village collects its own samples. The results of the analyses on the sample collected by the village and the industry shall be compared using the same testing procedures as outlined in the latest edition of Standard Methods and the differences negotiated.
(Ord. 1121, passed 11-18-1997)