(A) This subchapter sets forth uniform requirements for dischargers into the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) authority wastewater collection and treatment systems, and enables the "Authority" to protect public health in conformity with all applicable local, state and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403) relating thereto. The objectives of this subchapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the authority wastewater system which will interfere with the normal operation of the system or contaminate the resulting municipal sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the authority wastewater system which do not receive adequate treatment in the POTW, and which will pass through the system into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
(3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system;
(4) To regulate the use of public and private sewers and the installation and connection of building sewers;
(5) To protect both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;
(6) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW; and
(7) To enable the City of Shelbyville 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.
(B) This subchapter provides for the regulation of discharges into the authority wastewater system through the enforcement of administrative regulations. This subchapter does not provide for the recovery of operations, maintenance or replacement costs of the POTW or the costs associated with the construction of collection and treatment systems used by industrial dischargers, in proportion to their use of the POTW, which are the subject of separate enactments.
(C) This subchapter shall apply to all users of the publicly owned treatment works. The 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.
(Ord. 12-2683, passed 8-20-12)