No person shall discharge to the wastewater treatment system flows or wastes which cause, threaten to cause, or are capable of causing either alone or by interaction with any of, but not limited to, the substances listed below, any condition listed in this section. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides and any other substances which the city, the state, or EPA has notified its user is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
(A) Liquids, solids, or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the city's wastewater treatment plants or the operation of the city's wastewater treatment plants. At no time, shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system) be more than 5% nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter for the particular gas to be measured.
(B) Obstruction of flow in or damage or injury to the wastewater treatment system.
(C) Danger to life or safety of personnel.
(D) A nuisance or prevention of the effective maintenance or operation of the wastewater treatment system, through having a strong, unpleasant odor.
(E) Air pollution by the release of toxic or malodorous gases or malodorous gas-producing substances.
(F) Interference with the wastewater treatment processes.
(G) The wastewater treatment system's effluent or any other product of the treatment process such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
(H) A detrimental environmental impact or a nuisance in the water of the state or a condition unacceptable to any public authority.
(I) Any condition, e.g., discoloration, in the wastewater treatments system's effluents such that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met.
(J) Conditions at or near any wastewater treatment works which violate any statute, permit, rule, regulation, or ordinance of any public authority.
(K) Quantities or rates of flow which overload any wastewater treatment works or cause excessive district operation and/or maintenance costs, or use a disproportionate share of a wastewater treatment works.
(Ord., passed 7-13-87) Penalty, see § 51.999