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§ 51.065 PERMIT APPEALS.
   (A)   The Authority Manager will provide all interested persons with notice of final permit decisions. Upon notice by the Authority Manager, any person, including the industrial user, may petition to appeal the terms of the permit within 30 days of the notice. Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed a waiver of appeal. In its petition the appealing party must indicate the permit provisions objected to, the reasons for the objection, and the alternative condition, if any, which they seek to place in the permit.
   (B)   The Authority Board may, after considering this petition and any arguments by the Authority Manager, determine that reconsideration is proper. It shall then remand the permit back to the Authority Manager for re-issuance. The permit provisions being reconsidered by the Authority Manager shall be stayed pending re-issuance.
   (C)   The Authority Board’s decision not to reconsider a final permit shall be considered the final administrative action for purposes of judicial review.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995)
§ 51.066 MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF PERMITS.
   (A)   Modification. The Authority Manager may modify a permit for good cause including:
      (1)   Incorporation of new federal, state or local standards; and
      (2)   Material or substantial alteration of the discharger’s operation.
   (B)   Termination. Pretreatment permits may be terminated for the following reasons:
      (1)   Falsifying self-monitoring reports;
      (2)   Tampering with monitoring equipment;
      (3)   Refusing to allow timely access to facility premises and records;
      (4)   Failure to meet effluent limitations or causing the POTW to violate its NPDES permit;
      (5)   Failure to pay fines;
      (6)   Failure to pay sewer charges; and/or
      (7)   Failure to meet compliance schedule.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995)
§ 51.067 EFFLUENT DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   Information and data provided to the Authority or Authority Manager pursuant to this chapter which is effluent data shall be available to the public without restriction.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995)
DISCHARGE REGULATIONS
§ 51.080 STORM WATER AND UNPOLLUTED DRAINAGE.
   (A)   No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer, unless approved in writing by the Manager.
   (B)   Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewer or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the appropriate state agency. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the appropriate state agency, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.081 PROHIBITED DISCHARGES.
   (A)   Except as hereinafter provided in § 51.086, no person shall discharge any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
      (1)   BOD in excess of 200 mg/l;
      (2)   COD in excess of 450 mg/l;
      (3)   Chlorine demand in excess of 15 mg/l;
      (4)   Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD and the like) released in a discharge at a flow rate or pollutant concentration which will cause interference with the POTW;
      (5)   Color (as from, but not limited to, dyes, inks or vegetable tanning solutions) shall be controlled to prevent light absorbency which would interfere with treatment plant processes or that prevent analytical determinations;
      (6)   Explosive liquid, solid or gas, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable waste;
      (7)   Garbage not properly shredded (no particle size greater than 1/2-inch);
      (8)   Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, products of mineral oil origin, or grease, oil, wax or fat, whether emulsified or not, in amounts that will cause interference or pass through, or in excess of 50 mg/l, or other substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°F and 150°F;
      (9)   Industrial wastes in concentrations above those listed below:
Copper (Cu)
1.0 mg/l
Cadmium (Cd)
1.0 mg/l
Chromium Total
0.8 mg/l
Chromium Hexavalent
0.2 mg/l
Lead (Pb)
0.2 mg/l
Nickel (Ni)
1.0 mg/l
Zinc (Zn)
2.6 mg/l/day maximum
1.48 mg/l/month average
Silver (Ag)
0.1 mg/l
Phosphorus (P)
6.5 mg/l
Cyanide (Cn)
0.5 mg/l
Total Phenol
0.2 mg/l
Or any other metallic compounds in sufficient quantity to impair the operations of the sewage treatment processes.
 
      (10)   Inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate) in unusual concentrations;
      (11)   Solid insoluble or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in interference (such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, tar, feathers, plastics, wood, hair, fleshings and the like);
      (12)   Noxious or malodorous gas (such as, but not limited to, hydrogen sulfide, sulphur dioxide or oxides of nitrogen) and other substances capable of public nuisance;
      (13)   Pollutants which will cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with pH lower than 6.5 and greater than 9.5;
      (14)   Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration which may exceed limits established by state and federal regulations;
      (15)   Suspended solids in excess of 250 mg/l;
      (16)   Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW treatment plant exceeds 40°C (104°F);
      (17)   Water or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment to only such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters;
      (18)   Discharges that would result in excess foaming during the treatment process. Excess foaming is any foam which, in the opinion of the Authority Manager, is a nuisance in the treatment process;
      (19)   Any pollutants which causes pass through or interference;
      (20)   Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed cup flash point of less than 140°F or 60°C using test methods specified in the latest edition of Standard Methods; or
      (21)   Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a quantity which may cause acute health and safety problems.
   (B)   In addition to the foregoing, the following requirements shall apply:
      (1)   No slug loads, as defined in § 51.002, shall be permitted;
      (2)   New sources shall install, have in operation and start up all pollution control equipment necessary to meet applicable pretreatment standards before beginning discharge. Within the shortest feasible time (not to exceed 90 days) new sources must be in compliance with all pretreatment standards;
      (3)   All categorical and non-categorical users of the sewer system shall immediately notify the wastewater plant of all discharges that could cause problems with plant operations, including any slug loads. A written report is required within five days detailing conditions which caused the slug load to be discharged and steps taken to eliminate reoccurrence of the slug loading. Immediate notice shall be provided to the authority at 857-2709 with a follow-up report sent to the Authority at P.O. Box 789, Saugatuck, MI, 49453; and
      (4)   No trucked or hauled pollutants may be discharged to the POTW except at points designated by the POTW.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.082 CONSEQUENCES OF UNLAWFUL DISCHARGES OR PROPOSED DISCHARGES.
   (A)   If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewer, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 51.081, and which in the judgement or the Authority Manager may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Authority may:
      (1)   Reject the wastes;
      (2)   Require pretreatment to acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers. Requirements for pretreatment are to be developed, pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act, being 33 U.S.C. § 1317, by the Environmental Protection Agency. When pretreatment is necessary, construction to achieve pretreatment requirements is to be initiated within three years after the date of promulgation of the pretreatment standards;
      (3)   Require pretreatment to an acceptable level (other than normal strength sewage) for discharge to the public sewers; and/or
      (4)   Require new industrial customers or industries with significant changes in strength or flow to submit prior information to the Authority concerning the proposed flows.
   (B)   If the authority 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 Authority Manager and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.083 INTERCEPTORS.
   (A)   Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that the interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
   (B)   All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Authority, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
   (C)   Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his or her expense.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.084 CONTROL MANHOLES.
   (A)   When required by the Authority, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with the necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. The manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Authority.
   (B)   The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense, and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. passed 4-24-1995) Penalty, see § 51.999
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