(A) Those persons having interceptors, equalization and/or pretreatment facilities shall be solely responsible for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of such facility(ies).
(B) The owner/user shall employ the services of a “certified operator” should such be required by the S.C. DHEC. A copy of the operator's certification license shall be forwarded to the town and acknowledged by the town prior to start-up of the owner's facilities.
(C) Those users operating and maintaining equalization and/or pretreatment facilities must have readily available an operation and maintenance manual for the particular equalization and/or pretreatment facilities.
(D) Operation and maintenance records must be kept by each user of each day's operation. Such records shall include at a minimum the following:
(1) Daily volume of wastewater discharged to the town's treatment works;
(2) Description of daily operation and maintenance activities;
(3) Laboratory or field testing performed and results recorded, if available;
(4) Activities which are considered violations of the user's discharge permit or any provision of this chapter;
(5) Notification of violations (record date, time and individual notified);
(6) Types and amounts of chemicals used in the treatment process; and
(7) Other information deemed appropriate to describe the events of a particular day. Each day's operation and maintenance records must be signed by the individual responsible for the facilities operation.
(E) All records must be kept on-site in suitable and orderly facilities and must be readily available for inspection by the town.
(F) Any facilities necessary for compliance shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the owner/user's expense.
(G) Should, in the opinion of the town, state or federal officials additional effort be required in the operation and maintenance of any such facilities, the owner/ user shall immediately perform such at his or her expense.
(Ord. 11-01, passed 1-3-11; Am. Ord. 19-04, passed 5-6-19; Am. Ord. 22-07, passed 5-2-22 ; Am. Ord. 23-06, passed 4-4-23)