(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(b) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(2) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides, hexavalent chromium, copper, zinc, and phenols in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer. All discharges containing toxic materials shall be regulated as provided in subsection (c) hereof.
(3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the Wastewater Works.
(4) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interferences with the proper operation of the Wastewater Works such as, but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc. either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(c) If any waters of wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in this section, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater works, create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1) Reject the wastes,
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers,
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge, and/or,
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes under the provisions of Municipal ordinances.
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(d) The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having harmful or objectional characteristics shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent, who may prescribe limits on the strength and character of these waters or wastes. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to treat these wastes prior to discharge to the public sewer. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the said Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approval is obtained in writing. Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
(e) When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install and maintain at his expense a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation sampling and measurement of the wastes. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of water and wastes shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage" and shall be determined at the control manhole upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
(f) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the said Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amount or any flammable wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredients except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. Where installed, they shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(g) Applications may be cancelled and/or sewer service discontinued by the Municipality for any violation of any rule, regulation or condition of service, and especially for any of the following reasons:
(1) Misrepresentation in the application as to the property or fixtures to be serviced by the sanitary sewer system.
(2) Non-payment of bills.
(3) Improper or imperfect service pipes and fixtures, or failure to keep same in suitable state of repair.
(h) The Village retains the right to enter into a special contract with any individual, business or industry for the purpose of meeting these requirements.
(Ord . 17-1980. Passed 10-14-80.)