(a) Objectives. This Chapter of the Codified Ordinances sets forth uniform requirements for users of the City's wastewater collection system and the publicly owned treatment works, known collectively as the Xenia Wastewater Treatment Plant (XWWTP), in compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.), and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403). The objectives of this Chapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the XWWTP that will interfere with the operation of the XWWTP;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the XWWTP that will pass through the XWWTP, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with the XWWTP;
(3) To protect both XWWTP personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;
(4) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the XWWTP;
(5) To provide for fees for excess strength of wastewater discharged to the XWWTP;
(6) To enable the XWWTP to comply with its NPDES Permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements and any other Federal or State laws to which the facility is subject.
(b) Applicability. This Chapter shall apply to all industrial and/or any significant users of the XWWTP.
(c) Purpose. This Chapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; authorizes monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review and enforcement procedures; requires industrial user reporting; and provides for fees for excess strength of waste discharged to the XWWTP.
(Ord. 2020-20. Adopted 08/27/20)