CHAPTER 51: SEWERS
Section
General Provisions
   51.01   Management of sewage collection system; authority to prohibit dumping
   51.02   Cost of construction to be borne by owner
Sewer Use
   51.14   General Provisions
   51.15   Applicability and enforcement of provisions
   51.16   Definitions
   51.17   Prohibited acts
   51.18   Permit required; classes of permits
   51.19   Industrial user prohibited discharges
   51.20   Abnormal waste surcharge
   51.21   National categorical pretreatment standards
   51.22   Local limits
   51.23   Pretreatment of industrial wastes and permits required
   51.24   Additional pretreatment measures
   51.25   Plans for pretreatment facility to be submitted to city; periodic inspections
   51.26   Pretreatment and discharge of industrial cooling water
   51.27   Nonresidenial users to provide wastewater flow characteristics information
   51.28   Strength of sewage; testing
   51.29   Accidental discharge/slug control plans
   51.30   Compliance with state and federal standards
   51.31   Tampering with municipal sewage works prohibited
   51.32   Reports of potential problems
   51.33   Right of entry for purpose of inspection
   51.34   Non-delegated pretreatment program
   51.35   Enforcement remedies
   51.36   Pretreatment charges and fees
Rates and Charges
   51.45   Definitions
   51.46   Charges established; charges regulated by EPA; classes of users
   51.47   Charges collected from owners; basis of sewage rates and charges
   51.48   Methods of measurement to determine water quantity
   51.49   Charges based on volume, strength and character of waste discharged
   51.50   Manner of billing and collection
   51.51   Special rate contracts
   51.52   Special rates and charges
   51.53   Area to be additionally charged
   51.54   Monthly average calculation
   51.55   Financial contributions
   51.56   Study to review fairness, equity and proportionality of rates and charges
   51.57   Charges for connection to the sewage works system
   51.58   Video discrepancy policy
 
   51.99   Penalty
Statutory reference:
   Environment generally, see I.C. 13-1-1-1 et seq.
   Federal general pretreatment regulations for existing and new sources of pollution, see 40 CFR 403
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 51.01 MANAGEMENT OF SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM; AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT DUMPING.
   (A)   The city shall make and enforce such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the safe, economical and efficient management of the city's sewage collection system, pumping stations, vacuum stations, and sewage treatment works, for the construction and use of house sewers and connections to the sewage treatment works, the sewage collection system and for the regulation, collection, rebating and refunding of such rates and charges.
   (B)   The city is authorized to prohibit dumping of wastes into the city's sewage system which, in its discretion, are deemed harmful to the operation of the sewage treatment works of the city, or to require methods affecting pretreatment of the wastes to comply with the pretreatment standards included in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the sewage works or as may be contained in the EPA General Pretreatment Regulations, 40 CFR Part 403 and any amendments thereto or the city's pretreatment program plan.
('79 Code, § 17-108) (Ord. 108-1987, passed 11-10-87; Am. Ord. 18-2001, passed 11-13-01)
Statutory reference:
   Leases of sewage works, see I.C. 36-9-23-2
   Control and supervision of sewage works, see I.C. 36-9-23-3
§ 51.02 COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO BE BORNE BY OWNER.
   The cost of sewer construction on private property to connect to the sewers being installed by the city will be borne by the property owners.
('79 Code, § 17-153) (Ord. 114-1987, passed 11-10-87)
SEWER USE
§ 51.14 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   (A)   Purpose and policy.
      (1)   This subchapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works for the City of Rochester (“city” or “Rochester”) and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq) and the general pretreatment regulations (40 CFR Part 403). The objectives of this subchapter are:
         (a)   To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will interfere with its operation;
         (b)   To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;
         (c)   To protect both publicly owned treatment works personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;
         (d)   To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the publicly owned treatment works;
         (e)   To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the publicly owned treatment works; and
         (F)   To enable the city to comply with its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the publicly owned treatment works is subject.
      (2)   This subchapter shall apply to all users of the publicly owned treatment works. This subchapter authorizes the issuance of individual wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
      (3)   Unless otherwise defined herein, terms shall have the meanings adopted in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, American Waterworks Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation, as set forth in 40 CFR Part 136. Waste constituents and characteristics shall be measured by standard methods unless a mutually agreed upon acceptable alternative method is adopted by agreement of the permittee and the permitting authority or any other method is established by federal or state regulatory agencies. Monitoring and metering shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods.
   (B)   Administration. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Wastewater Superintendent shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this subchapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the Wastewater Superintendent may be delegated by the Wastewater Superintendent to a duly authorized city employee.
   (C)   Abbreviations. The following abbreviations, when used in this subchapter, shall have the designated meanings:
BOD5
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BMP
Best Management Practice
BMR
Baseline Monitoring Report
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CIU
Categorical Industrial User
CBOD5
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA RV
Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
FOG
Fats, Oils, and Grease
gpd
gallons per day
I.C.
Indiana Code
IAC
Indiana Administrative Code
IDEM
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
IOSHA
Indiana Occupational Safety & Health Administration
IWP
Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Permit
IU
Industrial User
mg/l
milligrams per liter
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NSCIU
Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User
POTW
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SIU
Significant Industrial User
SNC
Significant Noncompliance
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
U.S. C.
United States Code
 
   (D)   Severability; effective date.
      (1)   Severability. If any provision of this subchapter is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.
      (2)   Effective date.
         (a)   This subchapter shall become immediately effective upon its adoption by the City Council and Board of Works I, signature by the Mayor, enrollment in the book of ordinances, and publication of notice as required by law.
         (b)   Any ordinance in contradiction to this subchapter is repealed.
(Ord. 15-2021, passed 11-23-2021)
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