A. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit or cause or allow to be discharged or deposited, any waste or wastewater which fails to comply with the limitations imposed by this article.
B. Consistent with the provision of the act, no discharger into the wastewater treatment system shall augment his use of process water or otherwise dilute his discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with these standards.
C. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings designated herein:
DISCHARGE RATE: That volume of effluent from the user which has been determined by the town's certified facility operator to be representative of process effluent from that user.
TOTAL METAL: The sum of the concentrations of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), total chromium (Cr), and zinc (Zn).
D. For users with a discharge rate of less than ten thousand (10,000) gallons per average operating day, the following limitation shall apply, except that at no time shall the maximum concentration exceed two (2) times the maximum average concentration per operating day:
Maximum Average Concentration Pollutant Property (Milligrams/Liter) | Pollutant Or
Per Operating Day
|
CN (Cyanide), amenable to chlorination | 2.0 |
Cr-(6) (Hexavalent Chromium) | 0.25 |
Pb (Lead) | 0.8 |
Cd (Cadmium) | 1.0 |
BOD | 200 |
TSS | 200 |
E. For users with a discharge rate of greater than ten thousand (10,000) gallons per average operating day, the following limitations shall apply, except that at no time shall the maximum concentration exceed two (2) times the maximum average concentration per operating day:
Maximum Average Concentration Pollutant Property (Milligrams/Liter) | Pollutant Or Per Operating Day
|
Maximum Average Concentration Pollutant Property (Milligrams/Liter) | Pollutant Or Per Operating Day
|
CN (Cyanide), amenable to chlorination | 2.0 |
CN (Cyanide), total | 0.64 |
Cr-(6) (Hexavalent Chromium) | 0.25 |
Cu (Copper) | 4.60 |
Ni (Nickel) | 3.60 |
Cr (Chromate), total | 4.20 |
Zn (Zinc) | 3.40 |
Pb (Lead) | 0.8 |
Cd (Cadmium) | 1.0 |
Total metal | 7.5 |
BOD | 200 |
TSS | 200 |
F. For all users, the following maximum concentrations shall apply:
Maximum Toxicant (Milligrams/Liter) | Concentration At Any Time |
Maximum Toxicant (Milligrams/Liter) | Concentration At Any Time |
Arsenic | 0.1 |
Barium | 5.0 |
Beryllium | 1.0 |
Boron | 1.0 |
Chlorinated hydrocarbons including, but not limited to, pesticides, herbicides, and algaecide | 0.02 |
Cresols | 2.0 |
Fluorides | 25.0 |
Formaldehyde | 5.0 |
Manganese | 1.0 |
Mercury | 0.05 |
Organic solvents | 50.0 |
Phenols | 1.0 |
Selenium | 2.0 |
G. Effluent limitations and pretreatment standards promulgated pursuant to the act shall apply in any instance where they are more stringent than those in this article. Subsequent limitations shall apply as promulgated in accordance with the act. The town shall endeavor to give reasonable notice of the applicability of such standards and limitations to users potentially affected thereby. (Ord. 242, 10-7-2003)