(a) Prohibition on Unpolluted Water. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. Any existing roof drain connections to sanitary sewers shall be connected into an available storm sewer or shall be disconnected above ground in the manner approved by the Superintendent. The owner of any building situated within the Village shall be required, at his expense, to disconnect all existing roof drains from sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this section within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so.
(b) Allowable Discharge of Unpolluted Water. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged to a storm sewer or natural outlet on approval by the Superintendent and other regulatory agencies.
(c) Regulations. No discharger shall contribute or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any of the following described substances into the wastewater disposal system or otherwise to the facilities of the Village:
(1) Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction to cause fire or explosion or by injurious in any other way to the operation of the Village treatment system.
(2) Solid or viscous substances which will or may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater system.
(3) Any wastewater having a pH less the 5.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the system.
(4) Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantities, either singly or by interaction to injury or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to exceed the limitations set forth in categorical pretreatment standards hereto.
A toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified in the toxic pollutant list set forth in Appendix A hereto.
(5) Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(6) Any substance which may cause the Village treatment system effluent or treatment residues, sludges or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case, shall a substance discharged to the Village treatment system cause the system to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act; any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or state standards applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(7) Any substance which will cause the Village to violate its NPDES and/or other disposal system permits.
(8) Any substance with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(9) Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the Village’s treatment plant resulting in interference; but in no case, wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the POTW which exceeds 40 degrees C. (104 degrees F.).
(10) Any slugload, which shall mean any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc. ) released in a single extraordinary discharge episode of such volume or strength as to cause interference to the POTW.
(11) Any unpolluted water including, but not limited to, non-contact cooling water.
(12) Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half- life or concentration as exceed limits established by the Authority in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
(13) Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.
(Ord. 9-89. Passed 6-20-89.)
(Ord. 9-89. Passed 6-20-89.)