The purpose of this chapter is to manage the acceptance of industrial wastewater into the sewerage system to provide for the protection of Pima County's sanitary system and the process being utilized; groundwater resources; effluent; surface water resources; wastewater sludge disposal methods; and operating personnel through adequate regulation of industrial wastewater discharges including septage.
This regulation is accomplished in compliance with a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) pretreatment program mandated by the Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) permits issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to Pima County in conformity with Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) R18-9-A905(A)(3)(d) adopting by reference 40 CFR § 122.44.j, Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) § 49-391 and the Clean Water Act (CWA), Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500; 86 Stat. 816; 33 United States Code Sections 1251 through 1376); and AAC R18-9-A905(7) and R18-9-A906.
It applies to all users discharging non-domestic wastewater to the POTW.
(Ord. 2013-32 (part), 2013)