§ 62-19. Purpose and policy.

(a)

This article sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect dischargers into the publicly-owned treatment works (POTW) authority's wastewater collection and treatment systems, and enables the city to improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system to protect public health in conformity with all applicable local, state and federal laws relating thereto and the general pretreatment regulations (40 CFR 403).

(b)

Accordingly, the wastewater treatment plant superintendent shall have the right to reject and eliminate any industrial or commercial discharge which would:

(1)

Introduce pollutants into the city's wastewater collection system and POTW which may damage said system and its structures, interfere with wastewater flows or which may cause danger to the health of or jeopardize the safety of those who must maintain said system.

(2)

Introduce pollutants into the POTW which interfere with the operation of the POTW treatment processes, inhibit or upset its biological processes, overload its treatment system, contaminate the POTW sewage sludge and, therefore, jeopardize or diminish its recyclability or be otherwise incompatible with the system.

(3)

Introduce pollutants which would pass through the POTW into the receiving stream and which would in fact contribute to the pollution of said stream or cause the POTW to violate its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge permit.

(4)

No User shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements.

(c)

This article provides for the regulation of discharges into the wastewater system through the issuance of permits.

(d)

This article provides for the recovery of operations, maintenance and replacement costs of the POTW, the costs associated with the construction of collection and treatment systems used by industrial dischargers in proportion to their use of the POTW, and the assessment of fines and penalties for abuses or violations of this article.

(Ord. No. 5265, § 2, 8-2-2010)