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(A) No discharges may contain concentrations of heavy metals greater than amounts specified in division (B) below.
(B) The maximum allowable concentrations of heavy metals, stated in terms of milligrams per liter, determined on the basis of individual sampling in accordance with Standard Methods are:
Metal | mg/l |
Metal | mg/l |
Arsenic | 0.05 |
Barium | 5.0 |
Boron | 1.0 |
Cadmium | 0.02 |
Chromium (total) | 5.0 |
Copper | 1.0 |
Lead | 0.1 |
Manganese | 1.0 |
Mercury | 0.005 |
Nickel | 1.0 |
Selenium | 0.02 |
Silver | 0.1 |
Zinc | 5.0 |
(C) In determining the concentration parameters to be included in this chapter, current state, federal and other appropriate agency rules, regulations and orders should be consulted, including Order 70-0828-5 of the State Water Quality Board regulating the discharge of hazardous metals into or adjacent to state waters.
(D) No other heavy metals or toxic materials may be discharged into public sewers without a permit from the approving authority specifying conditions of pretreatment, concentrations, volumes and other applicable provisions.
(E) Prohibited heavy metals and toxic materials include, but are not limited to:
(1) Antimony;
(2) Beryllium;
(3) Bismuth;
(4) Cobalt;
(5) Molybdenum;
(6) Tin;
(7) Uranyl ion;
(8) Rhenium;
(9) Strontium;
(10) Tellurium;
(11) Herbicides;
(12) Fungicides; and
(13) Pesticides.
(1998 Code, § 122-64) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) No person may discharge garbage into public sewers unless it is shredded to a degree that all particles can be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers. Particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension are prohibited.
(B) The approving authority is entitled to review and approve the installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 1.33 horsepower or greater.
(1998 Code, § 122-65) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) No person may discharge to public sanitary sewers:
(1) Unpolluted storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff or subsurface drainage;
(2) Unpolluted cooling water;
(3) Unpolluted industrial process waters; or
(4) Other unpolluted drainage.
(B) In compliance with the State Water Quality Act (Tex. Water Code §§ 26.001 et seq.) and other statutes, the approving authority may designate storm sewers and other watercourses into which unpolluted drainage described in division (A) above may be discharged.
(1998 Code, § 122-66) Penalty, see § 51.99
No person may discharge liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°F (65°C), or any substance which causes the temperature of the total wastewater treatment plant influent to increase at a rate of 10°F or more per hour, or causes a combined total increase of plant influent temperature to 110°F.
(1998 Code, § 122-67) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) No person may discharge radioactive wastes or isotopes into public sewers without the permission of the approving authority.
(B) The approving authority may establish, in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, regulations for discharge of radioactive wastes into public sewers.
(1998 Code, § 122-68) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) No person may discharge into public sewers any substance capable of causing:
(1) Obstruction to the flow in sewers;
(2) Interference with the operation of treatment processes of facilities; or
(3) Excessive loading of treatment facilities.
(B) Discharges prohibited by division (A) above include, but are not limited to, materials which exert or cause concentrations of:
(1) Inert suspended solids greater than 250 mg/l, including, but not limited to:
(a) Fuller’s earth;
(b) Lime slurries; and
(c) Lime residues.
(2) Dissolved solids greater than 1,900 mg/l, including, but not limited to:
(a) Sodium chloride; and
(b) Sodium sulfate.
(3) Excessive discoloration, including, but not limited to:
(a) Dye wastes; and
(b) Vegetable tanning solutions.
(4) BOD, COD or chlorine demand in excess of normal plant capacity.
(C) No person may discharge into public sewers any substance that may:
(1) Deposit grease or oil in the sewer lines in such a manner as to clog the sewers;
(2) Overload skimming and grease handling equipment;
(3) Pass to the receiving waters without being effectively treated by normal biological wastewater treatment processes due to the non-amenability of the substance to bacterial action; or
(4) Deleteriously affect the treatment process due to excessive quantities.
(D) No person may discharge any substance into public sewers which:
(1) Is not amenable to treatment or reduction by the processes and facilities employed; or
(2) Is amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(E) The approving authority shall regulate the flow and concentration of slugs when they may:
(1) Impair the treatment process;
(2) Cause damage to collection facilities;
(3) Incur treatment costs exceeding those for normal wastewater; or
(4) Render the waste unfit for stream disposal or industrial use.
(F) No person may discharge into public sewers solid or viscous substances which may violate division (A) above if present in sufficient quantity or size, including, but not limited to:
(1) Ashes;
(2) Cinders;
(3) Sand;
(4) Mud;
(5) Straw;
(6) Shavings;
(7) Metal;
(8) Glass;
(9) Rags;
(10) Feathers;
(11) Tar;
(12) Plastics;
(13) Wood;
(14) Unground garbage;
(15) Whole blood;
(16) Paunch manure;
(17) Hair and fleshings;
(18) Entrails;
(19) Paper products, either whole or ground by garbage grinders;
(20) Slops;
(21) Chemical residues;
(22) Paint residues; or
(23) Bulk solids.
(1998 Code, § 122-69) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) Unless exception is granted by the approving authority, the public sewer system shall be used by all persons discharging:
(1) Wastewater;
(2) Permitted industrial waste;
(3) Polluted liquids; or
(4) Unpolluted waters or liquids.
(B) Unless authorized by the State Water Commission, no person may deposit or discharge any waste included in division (A) above on public or private property in or adjacent to any:
(1) Natural outlet;
(2) Watercourse;
(3) Storm sewer; or
(4) Other area within the jurisdiction of the city.
(C) The approving authority shall verify prior to discharge that the wastes authorized to be discharged will receive suitable treatment within the provisions of laws, regulations, ordinances, rules and orders of federal, state and local governments.
(1998 Code, § 122-70) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) If discharges or proposed discharges to public sewers may deleteriously affect wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters, create a hazard to life or health, or create a public nuisance, the approving authority shall require:
(1) Pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(2) Control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and
(3) Payment to cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes.
(B) The approving authority is entitled to determine whether a discharge or proposed discharge is included under division (A) above.
(C) The approving authority shall reject wastes when:
(1) It determines that a discharge or proposed discharge is included under division (A) above; and
(2) The discharger does not meet the requirements of division (A) above.
(1998 Code, § 122-71)
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