Loading...
§ 51.19  PRETREATMENT.
   (A)   Any person who is prohibited from discharging any substance as specified in these regulations shall have the sole responsibility to devise, at his or her own expense, the methods for eliminating the problem so as to make any waste discharge eligible for a permit or for compliance with these regulations.
   (B)   Each user shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this regulation 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 pre-treat wastewater to a level acceptable to the town shall be constructed, operated and maintained in good working order at the user’s expense.
   (C)   Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the town for review and shall be acceptable to the town 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 necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the town under the provisions of this regulation.
   (D)   Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the authority prior to the user’s initiation of the changes. All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA or the state upon request.
   (E)   Grease, oil and sand separators (traps) shall be required by the town for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease, oil and/or sand and/or other substances in excessive amounts. Gas stations, automotive repair shops, restaurants and other similar businesses shall be required to provide grease, oil and/or sand separators.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)  Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.20  FLOW AND CONCENTRATION CONTROL.
   (A)   No person shall discharge any wastes or wastewaters in a “slug”, as defined in § 51.01.
   (B)   Any person now discharging or proposing to discharge wastes which may include “slugs”, as defined in § 51.01 may be required to provide facilities or adopt procedures for regulating, controlling or equalizing the concentration of any constituent or the rate of waste discharge. Said facilities shall have a capacity of at least 80% of the normal volume of one 24-hour production period of wastewater and an outlet to the sewer controlled by a water works-type rate controller or other approved device.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)  Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.21 MEASUREMENT OF FLOW.
   (A)   For domestic wastewater users on the municipal water and sewerage systems, the volume of water purchased shall be considered to be the volume of wastewater discharged. In the event a user is connected to the town sewerage system but is not connected to the water system, a mutually acceptable alternate means for determining volume must be negotiated between the town and the user.
   (B)   The volume or quantity of industrial waste discharged by any person into the sanitary sewerage system shall be measured by one or more of the following methods.
      (1)   If the volume of water used by any person in his or her industrial or process operations is substantially the same as the volume secured from the municipal waterworks system, then the volume of water purchased shall be considered to be the volume of waste discharged.
         (a)   If, on the premises of any person discharging industrial waste into the sanitary sewerage system, a substantial portion of the water secured from the municipal waterworks system is not used for industrial purposes or if not returned to the sanitary sewerage system, the quantity of industrial waste shall be determined as follows:
            1.   By a meter (or meters) on the water supply line (or lines) to the industrial and/or process operations; or
            2.   By a meter (or meters) on the waste line (or waste lines) from the industrial and/or process operations.
         (b)   If meters as required under divisions (B)(1)(a)1. and (B)(1)(a)2. above have not been installed, by an estimate, made by the Mayor, of the proportion of the water purchased which is used for industrial purposes and returned to the sanitary sewerage system.
      (2)   If any person now discharging or proposing to discharge industrial wastes into the sanitary sewerage system does not secure his or her entire water supply requirements from the municipal water works system such person shall install and maintain a meter (or meters) on the waste line (or waste lines) from his or her industrial and/or process operations or shall install such additional meters on the private water supply as required to permit determination of the total quantity discharged to the sewers from both sources under procedures comparable to divisions (B)(1)(a)1. and (B)(1)(a)2. above.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)
§ 51.22  CONTROL MANHOLE.
   (A)   Any person who on the effective date of these regulations is discharging industrial waste into the sanitary sewerage system shall provide reasonable access, means and facilities for the purpose of permitting the convenient observations, measurements and sampling of such industrial waste. If such access, means and facilities are not otherwise available, such person shall construct and maintain an accessible and safe control manhole on the waste line or lines for such purposes.
   (B)   After the effective date of these regulations, any person proposing to discharge industrial wastes in quantities greater than 25,000 gpd, or with strengths equivalent to 25,000 gpd of domestic wastewater, shall provide a control manhole in accordance with the requirements of the town.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)
§ 51.23  DETERMINATION OF CHARACTER AND STRENGTH OF WASTES.
   (A)   The industrial waste and/or other pollutants being discharged by any person into the sanitary sewerage system shall be subject to periodic inspection. A determination of character and strength of said wastes may be made annually or more often as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor or his or her authorized assistants.
   (B)   Samples shall be collected manually or mechanically over such period of time and composited in such a manner as to be representative of the wastes being discharged. The laboratory methods followed in the examination of said wastes shall be those as set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods as defined in § 51.01.
   (C)   The determination of the character, strength or quantity of the wastes as made by the Mayor, or his or her authorized assistants, shall be binding as a basis for computation of charges or for actions by the Town Board of Commissioners. When requested by the person discharging, the samples may be split to permit analysis by the discharger or a qualified independent laboratory for the discharger’s information. The person discharging wastes may request additional sampling and analyses which will be performed, as soon as practical, with all costs, as determined by the town, being borne by the discharger.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)
§ 51.24  AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTION.
   (A)   The Mayor and other duly authorized employees of the town, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, flow measurement, sampling and testing of industrial waste and other pollutants, in accordance with these regulations.
   (B)   The Mayor and other duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information if the industry can establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
   (C)   While performing the necessary work on private properties referred in division (A) above, the Mayor and duly authorized employees of the town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the town employees and the town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by town employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in § 51.25.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)
§ 51.25  PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY.
   (A)   No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, deface, tamper with or remove any equipment or materials or properties of the town.
   (B)   Only persons authorized by the Mayor will be allowed to uncover, adjust, maintain and remove such equipment and materials and property.
(Res. passed 3-29-2001)  Penalty, see § 10.99
Loading...