(A) The town shall reserve the right to inspect and grant permission for all connections to the sewerage system and require the payment of a tap fee before permission to connect can be granted to any person. The tap fee shall be as specified in the water and sewer ordinance codified in Chapter 53 and the other subchapters of this chapter.
(B) Where necessary in the opinion of the approving authority, and whenever the total volume of sewage to be discharged by any person in any one day shall exceed 5,000 gallons, the person shall be required, at no expense to the town, to construct holding or storage tanks in order to equalize the discharge over a 24-hour period. The tanks shall be so equipped as to thoroughly mix the sewage so that its quality shall be uniform when discharged to the public sewers. The control of the volume of discharge of the sewage to the sewer shall be by a waterworks type rate controller or other approved device, the operation and setting of which shall be directed by the approving authority when normal operations of the person will be interrupted for 24 hours, or longer, and when and in what quantities wastes will be available for discharge.
(C) Whenever the waste characteristics of sewage being discharged by any person exceed those requirements of § 54.41(B), or where necessary in the opinion of the approving authority, the person discharging sewage shall construct or cause to be constructed at no expense to the town any preliminary handling or treatment as may be required to:
(1) Reduce the BOD to 250 parts per million by weight, and the suspended solids to 400 parts per million by weight; or
(2) Change the objectionable characteristics or constituents to come within the maximum limits provided for in § 54.41(B).
(D) Plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment or handling facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the approving authority and no construction of the facilities shall be commenced until the approval is obtained in writing.
(E) Where the preliminary treatment or holding facilities are provided for any purpose, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation at no cost to the town.
(F) Any person who is now discharging any sewage into the town public sewers may be required to make written application to the approving authority giving complete information as to the nature and characteristics of the sewage sample of the waste made by an independent laboratory.
(G) Any person having been granted authority by the approving authority to discharge sewage into the town’s public sewers and who shall change or cause to be changed the nature or quantity of the sewage, shall before making the change, receive the approval of the approving authority a complete analysis of a composite sample of the sewage as determined by an independent laboratory.
(H) Any person who should wish to make the connection and discharge sewage as described above, shall make written application to the approving authority and may be required to furnish the approving authority a complete analysis of a composite sample of the sewage as determined by an independent laboratory, in addition to compliance with all other provisions of this subchapter.
(I) Grease, oil and sand separators or traps shall be provided when in the opinion of the approving authority they are necessary for the proper handling and control of liquid wastes containing grease, oil or sand in excessive amounts. The separators shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units, but may be required for certain industrial or commercial establishments, public eating places, hospitals, hotels, schools or other institutions. The separators shall be readily accessible for inspection by the approving authority. They shall be functional (maintained and cleaned) by the sewer user.
(J) Any person discharging industrial wastes into the public sewers may be required to construct and maintain a suitable control or inspection manhole either downstream from any pretreatment, storage or other approved works, or if pre-treatment is not required, at the point where the sewage enters the public sewers. The manhole shall be located so as to be readily accessible and shall be constructed in a manner as may be approved by the approving authority so as to facilitate the inspection or measuring as may be necessary for proper sampling and/or control of the waste discharged.
(K) All industrial users proposing to connect or discharge to the sewerage system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the system.
(L) Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this subchapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the town. Permits may contain the following:
(1) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a community sewer;
(2) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge and sampling facilities;
(4) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(5) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(6) Compliance schedule;
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(8) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the town, and affording town access thereto;
(9) Requirements for notification of the town or any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system;
(10) Requirements for notification of slug discharges; and
(11) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the town to ensure compliance with this subchapter or state and federal pretreatment requirements.
(M) Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific person for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed operation without the approval of the town. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
(1995 Code, § 4-3003) (Ord. passed 2-16-1982; Ord. passed 6-3-1986)