932.03 GENERAL DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS.

   No discharger shall contribute or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any of the following described discharges into the wastewater disposal system or otherwise to the facilities of the Youngstown Regional Sewer District:

   (a)   Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW; including, but not limited to, wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or sixty degrees Centigrade using the test method specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
(Ord. 92-206. Passed 4-29-92.)

   (b)   Solid or viscous discharges which will or may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater system.

   (c)   Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or higher than 12 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the system.
(Ord. 04-81. Passed 3-17-04.)

   (d)   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 sewers for their maintenance and repair.

   (e)   Any discharge which may cause the sewage treatment plant's treatment residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or disposal or to interfere with the reclamation or disposal process in use or contemplated for use.

   (f)   Any discharge which will cause the District's facilities to violate its NPDES and/or the disposal system permits.

   (g)   Any discharge with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.

   (h)   Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the District's treatment plant resulting in interference; but in no case, wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the POTW which exceeds forty degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

   (i)   Any slugload.

   (j)   Any unpolluted water including, but not limited to noncontact cooling water in areas of the District serviced by separate storm and sanitary sewers.

   (k)   Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as exceed limits established in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.

   (l)   Any toxic gases, vapors, fumes or wastewater within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and/or safety problems.

      (Ord. 92-206. Passed 4-29-92.)

   (m)   Any discharge that causes or contributes to interference or pass through of the treatment plant. Unacceptable discharges include those which have been determined by the Deputy Director to:

      (1)   Contain materials or discharges which would constitute a hazard to life and limb or personnel engaged in inspection, maintenance and operation of the system.

      (2)   Contain materials or discharges which are toxic as defined in Section 932.02(46).

      (3)   Contain materials or discharges which are in any way deleterious to any part of the system.

      (4)   Contain concentrations of any toxic or deleterious materials or discharges in excess of any limits set thereon in accordance with this Code.

      (5)   Cause the District to incur additional operating expenses in the handling or treatment thereof.

      (6)   Be incompatible with the treatment process or inhibit the performance of the treatment process at a District treatment facility.

      (7)   Be of such volume or contain such BOD, suspended solids or other material load which would cause the treatment facility to exceed its design capabilities.

      (8)   Cause a treatment facility of the District to fail to meet effluent requirements set by state and federal regulatory agencies or cause such effluent to have a degrading effect on the receiving body of water.

      (9)   Contain viable pathogenic organisms in such quantities as to be a hazard to public health.

      (10)   Cause a treatment facility of the District to fail to meet effluent requirements as established under the District's NPDES permit.

      (11)   Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral oil are now prohibited if discharged in amounts that can pass through or cause interference.

         (Ord. 05-285. Passed 11-16-05.)