A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm-, surface and ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C. 
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.
D. 
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes into any public sewer:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. or in such quantities that the temperature at the sewage treatment plant influent exceeds 104° F. (40° C.).
(2) 
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.
(3) 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. These also include any other substances which the village, New York State or the EPA has notified the user about as a potential fire hazard or as a hazard to the sewer and treatment system.
(4) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(5) 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shaving, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
(6) 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than six point zero (6.0) or higher than nine point zero (9.0) or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
(7) 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant. A toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act.
(8) 
Any of the following toxic contaminants and any other toxic contaminant which is identified as having a similar nature:
(a) 
Aldrin.
(b) 
Benzidine and salts.
(c) 
DDT, DDD and DDE.
(d) 
Endrin.
(e) 
Mercury and compounds.
(f) 
PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyls).
(g) 
Toxaphene.
(9) 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(10) 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair.
(11) 
Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its State Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit or the receiving water quality standards.
(12) 
Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(13) 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
(14) 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Superintendent as necessary after treatment of the composite sewage to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
(15) 
Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which a user knows or has reason to know will cause interference to the POTW. In no case shall a slug load have a flow rate or contain concentration or qualities of pollutants that exceed for any time period longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24 hour concentration, quantities or flow during normal operation.
(16) 
Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(17) 
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.
E. 
In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act or any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
A. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 137-23D of this Article and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
B. 
When considering the above alternatives, the Superintendent shall give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the facilities shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
A. 
Wastes from garbage grinders shall not be discharged into a community sewer except when:
(1) 
The wastes are generated in the residential preparation of food normally consumed on the premises.
(2) 
A commercial user has obtained a commercial building sewer permit in which the grinder is registered, paid all fees levied by the village and agrees to undertake whatever self-monitoring is required by the village.
B. 
Grinders must shred the wastes to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the community sewer. Garbage grinders shall not be used for grinding plastic, paper products, inert materials or garden refuse.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes and any other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and shall be so located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
B. 
No grease trap shall be connected with the public sewer which has a rate of flow of less that 16 gallons per minute and a grease retention capacity of less than 18 pounds.
C. 
The following would be required to employ interceptors:
(1) 
Garages and automobile washing establishments. No person operating or owning a commercial garage or automobile wash rack shall permit any sewage or effluent therefrom to flow into any public sewer or house connection sewer unless such wash rack is roofed over and is equipped with a standard sand and grease trap approved by the Superintendent.
(2) 
Restaurant sinks and dishwashers. Every dishwashing sink, dishwashing machine or other device intended or used for washing dishes and cooking utensils in any establishment serving 100 or more meals per day shall be connected to the house connection sewer through a grease interceptor as heretofore provided.
D. 
Industrial sand and grease interceptors required. Every fowl or animal slaughterhouse and every meat packing or meat curing establishment and all equipment in any soap factory, tallow rendering, wool pulling, hide tanning or hide curing establishment or other industry from which any considerable amounts of grease or sand are to be discharged shall be connected with the public sewer through a grease trap or sand and grease trap as heretofore provided.
A. 
No person shall discharge any substances directly into a manhole or other opening in a community sewer other than through an approved building sewer, unless he has been issued a direct discharge permit by the village. If a permit is issued for such direct discharge, the user shall pay the applicable charges and fees levied by the village and shall meet such other conditions as required by the village.
B. 
No person shall discharge any holding tank waste into a community sewer unless he has been issued a direct discharge permit by the village. Unless otherwise allowed by the village under the terms and conditions of the permit, a separate permit must be secured for each separate discharge. This permit will state the specific location of discharge, the time of day the discharge is to occur, the volume of the discharge and the wastewater constituents and characteristics. If a permit is granted for discharge of such waste into a community sewer, the user shall pay the applicable charges and fees levied by the village and shall meet such other conditions as required by the village.
C. 
An exception to the above is that no permit will be required for discharge of domestic wastes from mobile holding tanks, provided that such discharges are made into a village-approved facility designed to receive such wastes. Issuance of a permit to a person does not in any manner alleviate said person from any responsibilities stated herein.
A. 
Any significant industrial user, as a condition for the use of the public sewer system, shall conform to the preliminary treatment requirements and the reporting requirements established by this Part 1 and by the Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The standards for pretreatment and resulting discharge by such user shall be those established from time to time by the Regional Administrator and/or by the terms of any discharge permit issued to the village by the Regional Administrator. The reports required herein shall be those established and required either by the Regional Administrator or the Village of McGraw.
B. 
Upon the promulgation of the federal categorical pretreatment standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the federal standard, if more stringent than limitations imposed under this Part 1 for sources in the subcategory, shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this Part 1. The Superintendent shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFR 403.12.
C. 
Where the City of Cortland's wastewater treatment system achieves consistent removal of pollutants limited by Federal Pretreatment Standards, the village may apply to the approval authority for modification of specific limits in the Federal Pretreatment Standards. "Consistent removal" shall mean reduction in the amount of a pollutant or alteration of the nature of the pollutant by the wastewater treatment system to a less toxic or to a harmless state in the effluent which is achieved by the system in 95% of the samples taken when measured according to the procedures set forth in Section 403.7(2) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403, General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution, promulgated pursuant to the Act. The village may then modify pollutant discharge limits in the Federal Pretreatment Standards if the requirements contained in 40 CFR, Part 403, Section 403.7, are fulfilled and prior approval from the approval authority is obtained. State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any case where they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those in this Part 1
D. 
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flow, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws. Significant industrial users with applicable waste discharge components shall meet pretreatment standards and any other applicable requirements promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307 of the Act.
A. 
Industries must provide information describing wastewater constituents and characteristics and the type of activity involved. Specific information is required in the initial application on the anticipated flow, pH, settleable and floating solids, suspended solids, oil and grease, BOD, ammonia, nitrogen, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, phosphorus, coliform and fecal coliform bacteria and heavy metals concentrations or values anticipated, as well as other specific parameter levels as determined by the Superintendent.
B. 
The following table shall control the waste limits, being the maximum concentrations that can be discharged into the sewer system based upon any single sample during a given day. The following table shall not be construed as to exclude other materials not listed therein and which may have similar adverse effects requiring limitations:
Industrial Waste Limits
General Discharge Components
Parameter
Discharge Limit
Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)
120° F
pH
6.0 to 9.0
BOD5
300 mg/1
COD
600 mg/1
NH3-N (free) or TKN
30 mg/1
Phosphorus (total)
10 mg/1
Suspended solids
300 mg/1
Total solids
2,000 mg/1
Oil and grease
50 mg/1
Cyanide
0.5 mg/1
Fluoride
5.0 mg/1
Iron
3.0 mg/1
Manganese
3.0 mg/1
Phenolics
1.0 mg/1
Sulfide
2.0 mg/1
Heavy Metals
Parameter
Discharge Limit
(milligrams per liter)
Arsenic
0.05
Barium
3.0
Cadmium
0.05
Chromium (hexavalent)
0.05
Chromium (total)
0.5
Copper
0.5
Lead
3.0
Nickel
3.0
Selenium
0.1
Silver (as free iron)
0.1
Zinc
2.4
Maximum total -- heavy metals
_____
10.0
C. 
The Village reserves the right to establish by law more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the wastewater disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented in this Part 1.
A. 
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this Part 1. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the village for review and shall be approved by the village before construction of the facility. All existing users shall complete such a plan by January 1, 1983. No user who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective date of this Part 1 shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the village. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify the user's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this Part 1.
B. 
In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately telephone and notify the POTW of the incident. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume and corrective actions. Within five days following an accidental discharge the user shall submit to the Superintendent a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this Article or other applicable law.
C. 
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a dangerous discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
The following maintenance shall be a requirement for preliminary treatment facilities:
A. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are required under this Part 1, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at the owner's expense.
B. 
Where the effluent from any industrial plant shall not meet the standards required by this Part 1, then the village may, upon such notice as the village deems adequate, cut off the discharge of effluent into the sewer system by the offending industry.
A. 
All significant industrial users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the POTW shall obtain an industrial wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the POTW. All existing significant industrial users connected to or contributing to the POTW shall obtain an industrial wastewater permit within 180 days after the effective date of this Part 1.
B. 
Users required to obtain an industrial wastewater contribution permit shall complete and file with the village an application in the form prescribed by the village and accompanied by a fee of $25. Existing users shall apply for a wastewater contribution permit within 180 days after the effective date of this Part 1, and proposed new users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to or contributing to the POTW.
C. 
In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(1) 
Name, address and location (if different from the address).
(2) 
The SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended.
(3) 
The wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those mentioned in § 137-29B of this Article, as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
(4) 
The time and duration of contribution.
(5) 
The average daily and 60 minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
(6) 
The description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged.
(7) 
Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any village, state or Federal Pretreatment Standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.
(8) 
If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest time schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. No later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the Superintendent, including whether or not it complied with the progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay and the steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Superintendent.
(9) 
The type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).
(10) 
The number and type of employees and hours of operation of the plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system.
(11) 
Any other information as may be deemed by the village to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
D. 
The village will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the village may issue a wastewater contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
E. 
Within nine months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, the wastewater contribution permit of users subject to such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. Where a user, subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater contribution permit as required, the user shall apply for a wastewater contribution permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standard. In addition, the user with an existing wastewater contribution permit shall submit to the Superintendent within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard the information required by Paragraph (h) and (i) of Section 59-30.B.
F. 
Industrial permits shall be issued for a specified time period not to exceed four years. A permit may be stated to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the village during the term of the permit. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least 90 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
G. 
Industrial permits shall be issued to a specific user for a specific operation. The permittee shall submit a revised permit application to the village 30 days prior to any action which would substantially change the quality or quantity of wastewater discharged to the village sewer system.
H. 
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 village. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
Any user subject to a pretreatment standard after the compliance date of such pretreatment standard or, in the case of a new source, after commencement of the discharge into the POTW shall submit to the Superintendent during the month of June, unless required more frequently in the pretreatment standard or by the Superintendent, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such pretreatment standards. At the discretion of the Superintendent and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the Superintendent may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted.
A. 
The village may require to be provided and operated at the user's own expense monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the building sewer and/or internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should normally be situated on the user's premises, but the village may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.
B. 
There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user.
C. 
Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the village's requirements and all applicable local construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be completed within 90 days following written notification by the village.
D. 
The village shall inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this Part 1 is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the village or their representative ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties.The village, NYSDEC and EPA shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations.
E. 
Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the village, NYSDEC and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
F. 
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the village, New York State and/or the EPA bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1. The Superintendent of his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries, beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the village for treatment, except as would lead to the contravention of NYSDEC stream standards or the contradiction of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Pretreatment Regulations.