(A) (1) Each discharger must provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated materials or substances. Where necessary, procedures and facilities to prevent the accidental discharge of prohibited materials must be provided and maintained at the discharger’s expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide the protection must be submitted to the town for review and be approved by the town before construction of the facility. Review and approval of plans and operating procedures by the town will not relieve the discharger from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet applicable requirements.
(2) Dischargers must notify the town immediately when a slug load or accidental discharge occurs. The notification must include location of the discharge, date and time of occurrence, type of waste, concentration and volume and corrective actions. A user shall notify the Superintendent upon accidently discharging chemicals, corrosive substances or anything harmful to the sewerage system or treatment process, or wastewater in violation of this section, to enable countermeasures to be taken by the town to minimize damage to the sewerage system, treatment process and the receiving stream.
(B) Any industrial user who discharges a slug load of prohibited materials will be liable for any expense, including loss or damage to the town’s treatment works, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the authority under state or federal law.
(C) Notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense, loss or damage to the sewerage system, WWTP or treatment process, or any fines of penalties imposed by the town, which expense, loss or damage shall be paid for by the user.
(D) This notification shall be followed within seven days of the date of occurrence by a detailed written report, signed by the user, describing the causes of the accidental discharge and measures being taken to prevent similar occurrences.
(E) Signs must be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the discharger’s premises, advising employees whom to call in the event of accidental discharge. Employers must instruct all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge as to emergency notification procedures.
(Ord. 2015-6, passed 6-25-2015) Penalty, see § 52.999