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(A) Pretreatment will be required in the following instances and the Department shall submit to the applicant the pretreatment levels which must be obtained.
(1) If the Department determines upon the initial application for a permit under this section that the proposed industrial waste must be pretreated by the applicant to lower the level of any of the components of the industrial waste discharge to the sewer.
(2) In the event that the Department must improve the discharge from its wastewater treatment plant or plants, the Department shall require that a permit holder install or enlarge pretreatment facilities to lower the affected component of the permittee’s industrial waste discharge.
(3) If any wastewater prohibited under the conditions of this code is produced, such producer shall pretreat the wastewater to the extent required to comply with the standards established herein before discharging to any sewer.
(4) The acceptability of a pretreatment method for any given discharge, an application for which has been made in accordance with this section and the terms for the installation and use thereof, shall be reviewed by the Department. Such a review shall be made on the basis of sound engineering and operational evaluation, taking into consideration all factors pertinent to the effect of the discharge, both before and after pretreatment on any part of the system.
(5) Pretreatment facilities shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Department in order to determine if such facilities are efficiently performing the function for which they are installed.
(6) If the Department determines that a permittee, because of plant expansion and/or changes in plant operations, has increased either the strength or volume of the discharge, the Department may require additional pretreatment to lower the level of the volume and/or any components of the industrial waste before discharge, unless such permittee has previously made industrial cost recovery payment for reservation of additional industrial capacity.
(7) Pretreatment facilities required under divisions (A)(1) through (A)(7) above shall be provided, operated and maintained at the permit holder’s expense.
(B) Any sludge or other material removed from the industrial waste by the pretreatment facility shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
(C) (1) Dilution of waste discharged to the sanitary sewer system is prohibited, whether accomplished by the combination of two or more waste streams by a producer or producers, or by the addition of other liquids solely for the purpose of diluting the quality of the waste discharge.
(2) One or more producers may, upon application and approval by the Department, combine industrial waste streams prior to discharge to the town sanitary sewer system if, and only if, such combination of industrial waste streams produces a combined discharge of better quality than the two industrial waste streams would have been if discharged separately. However, if one or more producers are allowed to mix industrial waste streams to produce a better discharge, the user charge established herein, based on the quality of its industrial waste streams prior to combination, shall be paid to the town.
(D) (1) Detailed plans showing any pretreatment facilities shall be submitted to the Department for approval before construction of the facilities. The review of such plans will in no way relieve such permit holders from the responsibility of modifying and operating the facilities to produce an effluent complying with the established conditions of the permit and federal regulations. Any subsequent, significant changes in the approved facilities or methods of operation shall be reported to the Department and must be reviewed and approved by the Department as complying with the provisions herein established.
(2) Furthermore, all facilities, methods of operation and discharges must comply with the rules and regulations contained in 40 C.F.R. part 403.
(E) After the construction plans for such pretreatment plants have been approved and a permit issued, the plans shall be placed on file in permanent reproducible form with the Department without cost to the Department before a connection permit will be issued.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-7)
(A) There shall be a penalty imposed for violation of any of the following requirements, conditions, limitations or restrictions established in this code. The fines shall be those as set forth for any code violation:
(1) Exceed quantity discharge limitations as set forth herein or as made part of an industrial wastewater permit;
(2) Permit the discharge of excessive concentrations of substances limited by this chapter or by an industrial wastewater permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Permit the discharge of any substance prohibited by this code or by a permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Fail to pay any applicable sewer charge established by this code; and
(5) Knowingly misrepresent or omit any pertinent information from application permits or reported required by this code.
(B) The imposition of a fine pursuant to this code shall not preclude the Department from taking any other action necessary to recover fees, penalties or damages due and owing and arising out of the same occurrence.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-8) (Ord. 98-04, passed - -1998)
(A) All property owners desiring the connection of the improvements on their property to the sewer system of the town shall grant to the town, at no charge, those easements necessary to properly effectuate the sewer connection desired.
(B) All easements granted to the town shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions of use.
(1) No person, firm or corporation having charge of property subject to easement in favor of the town shall hereafter construct, build or establish a building upon the property subject to said easement. A BUILDING means a house, commercial building, industrial building or any structure of a size or construction that the moving thereof would cause great inconvenience to any person.
(2) Should the owner of the property subject to an easement in favor of the town construct a building thereon in violation of this code, the town shall employ individuals to clear said property and charge the costs of the same to the owner of the property. Nothing contained herein shall obligate the town to compensate the owner of the property subject to the easement for the value of a “building” cleared. The town shall take those steps as are required to work in the easement and preserve the improvement, rather than clear the improvements.
(C) No person shall excavate deeper than three feet upon the property subject to the easement in favor of the town without having first obtained a permit therefor, as herein required. Such permit shall be issued by the town. Applications for a permit to excavate upon property subject to easement in favor of the town shall be made in writing to the town and shall state thereon specifically the size of the space intended to be excavated and the purpose for the excavation.
(D) No person shall plant any trees or shrubbery upon the property subject to the easement in favor of the town without having secured a permit therefor. Applications for such permit shall be made to the town. All trees and shrubs so planted shall be placed subject to the direction and approval of the town. No boulders, benches or fences shall be built or maintained upon the property subject to the easement unless approved by the town.
(E) In the event any improvements are constructed within the boundaries of the easement and these create any additional costs to the town because it must incur additional expenses to repair, install or replace its sewer, the property owner shall be charged all additional costs incurred.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-9) Penalty, see § 10.99
WASTEWATER TREATMENT DEPARTMENT
The town’s Wastewater Treatment Department, in conjunction with the town’s Building Department, shall review all designs, plans, specifications and the like relating to connection systems, pumping structures, monitoring stations, pretreatment works and sewer connections prior to issuing a construction permit. The Department, in conjunction with the town’s Building Department, shall issue a construction permit only if they are satisfied that all documents are in compliance with this code and the connection systems, pumping structures, monitoring stations, pretreatment works and sewer connections will operate in a safe and sanitary manner. Prior to the issuance of a construction permit, the owner shall pay all fees assessed by the town.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-1)
(A) Inspectors. Inspections of every facility that is involved either directly or indirectly with the discharge of wastewater to the sewer system may be made by the Town Engineer, the Wastewater Treatment Department, the town’s Building Department or their designate as they may deem necessary.
(1) These facilities shall include, but not be limited to, sewer, sewage pumping plants, pollution control plant, all industrial processes, industrial wastewater generation, conveyance and pretreatment facilities, devices, connecting sewers and all similar sewage facilities. Inspections may be made to determine that such facilities are maintained and operated properly and are adequate to meet the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Access to all of the above facilities, or to other facilities directly or indirectly connected to the sewage systems, shall be given to authorized personnel of the Department and/or the town at all reasonable times, including those occasioned by emergency conditions. Any permanent or temporary obstruction to easy access to the sewage facility to be inspected shall promptly be removed by the facility user or owner at the written or verbal request of the town department or its designate.
(3) No person shall interfere with, delay, resist or refuse entry to an authorized department or town inspector attempting to inspect any wastewater generation, conveyance or treatment facility connected directly or indirectly to the sewage system.
(B) Construction inspections. All sewers to be attached directly to a sewer shall be inspected by personnel of the Wastewater Treatment Department and town’s Building Department during construction. At least 48 hours prior to taping the sewer, the Wastewater Treatment Department and the town’s Building Department shall be notified. In making a connection to a sewer, no physical alteration of the facilities shall commence until an inspector is present. No wastewater shall be discharged into any sewage facility prior to obtaining inspections and approval of construction from the Town Department. Following satisfactory completion of construction, the Department shall issue a construction inspection certificate.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-1) Penalty, see § 10.99
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