Town of Victor, NY Discharge Restrictions

No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all such users of a POTW whether or not the user is subject to national categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements.

Without limiting the preceding, a user may not contribute the following substances to the POTW:

(1)

Any solids, liquids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause a fire or an explosion or be injurious, in any way, to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall both of two successive readings on a flame-type explosion-hazard meter at the point of discharge into the system (or at any other point in the system) be more than 25% nor any single reading be more than 40% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Unless explicitly allowable by a written permit, prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, carbides, hydrides and sulfides and any other substance which the Sewer District, the state or the EPA has determined to be a fire hazard or hazard to the POTW.

(2)

Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or otherwise interfere with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities. Unless explicitly allowable by a written permit, such substances include, but are not limited to, grease, garbage with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas, tar asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing fuel or lubricating oil, mud or glass or stone grinding or polishing wastes.

(3)

Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or greater than 10.0 or wastewater having any other corrosive property that may cause damage or hazard to structures, equipment and/or POTW personnel.

(4)

Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants (including heat), to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the POTW or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(A) of the Act.

(5)

Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or a hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance or repair.

(6)

Any commercial, institutional or industrial wastes containing fats, waxes, grease or oils which become visible solids when the wastes are cooled to 10° C. (50° F.); or any petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral oil origin, in excess of 100 mg/l or in amounts that will cause interference or pass through.

(7)

Any wastewater which will cause interference or pass through.

(8)

Any wastewater with objectionable color which is not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.

(9)

Any solid, liquid, vapor or gas having a temperature higher than 65° C. (150° F.); however, such materials shall not cause the POTW treatment plant influent temperature to be greater than 40° C. (104° F.).

(10)

Unusual flow rate or concentration of wastes, constituting slugs, except by industrial wastewater permit.

(11)

Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes.

(12)

Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or which creates a public nuisance, either by itself or in combination with other wastes.

(13)

Any wastewater with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60° C., using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.

(14)

Any pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.