(a) Industrial discharges. If any waters or wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged to the wastewater collection system, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 9-2-20(d), and which in the judgment of the Approving Authority have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater collection system or treatment facility, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health, or constitute a public nuisance, the Approving Authority may:
(1) Reject the wastes;
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
(b) Control manholes.
(1) Each person discharging industrial wastes into the wastewater collection system shall construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points to facilitate observation, measurement, and sampling of his or her wastes, including domestic sewage.
(2) Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built in a manner acceptable to the Approving Authority. If measuring and/or sampling devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable to the Approving Authority.
(3) Control manholes, access facilities, and related equipment shall be installed by and at the expense of the person discharging the wastes, and shall be maintained by that person so as to be in safe condition, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times. The Approving Authority prior to the beginning construction shall approve plans for installation of the control manholes or access facilities and related equipment.
(4) Control manholes shall be located so as to facilitate access thereto by the village at any time, without the necessity of seeking permission from the user.
(c) Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing industrial waste collection and treatment charges shall be the metered water consumption of the person as shown in the records of meter reading maintained by the Village Water Utility Department.
(d) Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged maybe required by the Approving Authority if this volume cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned, and maintained by the person to accuracy standards acceptable to the Approving Authority. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent of the Approving Authority.
(e) Provision for deductions. In the event that a person discharging industrial waste into the wastewater collection system produces evidence satisfactory to the Approving Authority that more than 10% of the total annual volume of water used for all purposes does not reach the public sewer, then the determination of the water consumption to be used in computing the waste volume discharged into the system may be made a matter of agreement between the Approving Authority and the person.
(f) Waste sampling.
(1) Industrial wastes discharged into the wastewater collection system shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination by and at the expense of the user of character and concentration of said wastes. The determinations shall be made by the industry as often as may be deemed necessary by the Approving Authority.
(2) Samples shall be collected in such a manner as to be representative of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may be accomplished either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to the Approving Authority.
(3) Installation, operation, and maintenance of the sampling facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging the waste and shall be subject to the approval of the Approving Authority, or its duly authorized representative, at all times. Reasonable care in the form of best management practices shall be exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
(g) Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the Approving Authority, to modify or eliminate wastes that are harmful to the structures, processes, or operation of the wastewater collection system or treatment facility, the person shall provide, at his or her expense, such pretreatment or processing facilities as may be determined required to render the waste acceptable for admission to the wastewater collection system.
(h) Grease, oil, and sand interceptors. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Approving Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing sand, oil, and/or grease in excessive amounts, flammable wastes, and other harmful ingredients except that such interceptors shall not be required for single-family or multi-family residences. All interceptors shall be of a type readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In maintaining these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material, and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which shall be subject to review by the Approving Authority. Disposal of the collected materials performed by owner’s personal or currently licensed waste disposal firm must be in accordance with Department of Natural Resources rules and regulations.
(i) Analyses. Laboratory procedures used in the examination of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in Standard Methods. However, alternate methods for certain analyses of industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual agreement between the Approving Authority and the person. Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial wastes shall be made by the person discharging the wastes or by the person’s agent, as designated and required by the Approving Authority. The Utility may also make its own analyses on the wastes and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for charges.
(j) Submission of information. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to proposed control manholes, sampling, metering, or pretreatment of processing facilities shall be submitted for review of the Approving Authority prior to the start of their construction if the effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the public sewers.
(k) Compliance. The 2022 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report, which was last updated June 15, 2023, as presented by the Village Department of Public Works for submission to the State Department of Natural Resources, and attached to the original resolution that this division (k) originates from, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set out in full
(Ord. passed 1-21-2013; Res. 2023-02, passed 6-19-2023)