The provisions of this article shall be applicable to the discharge of industrial wastes into the Village sewers. Except to the extent superseded by or inconsistent with the provisions of this article, the provisions of Article I of this chapter shall also be applicable to the discharge of industrial wastes into the Village sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person and/or commercial,
industrial or business concern (herein called "contributor") to discharge
any industrial wastes into any section of the Village sewers, except
where treatment has been provided prior to discharge, in a manner
and to a degree satisfactory to the Board of Trustees or where discharge
is in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.
All costs of constructing, operating and/or
maintaining pretreatment facilities, as mentioned in subsequent provisions
of this article, shall be borne by the contributor.
Industrial sewage will be admitted to the Village
sewer system only by special permission of the Board of Trustees.
A.
No industrial sewage will be admitted to the Village
sewer system which shall interfere with or damage the sewerage system
or contravene the classification and standards for quality and purity
assigned to fresh surface waters by the New York State Department
of Health, latest revision thereof. No industrial wastes shall cause
or occasion the Village to violate stream standards through direct
discharge into the receiving stream without treatment.
B.
All industries utilizing substances in their production
process which are subject to discharge restrictions or pretreatment
standards or other hazardous wastes regulations issued by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to § 1317
of Title 33 of the United States Code (33 U.S.C. § 1317),
or subsequent amendments to or modifications thereof, must operate
their production processes in such a manner that the resultant wastewater
is in compliance with such regulations at the point of discharge to
the public sewer system. Failure to comply will result in assessment
of penalties or loss of service, or both. In addition thereto, industrial
discharges must be in compliance with any toxic substance, hazardous
waste or similar regulations issued by the New York State Departments
of Environmental Conservation and Health.
It shall be unlawful, except by special permission
of the Board of Trustees, for any person to construct or maintain
any septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for disposal
or treatment of industrial wastes.
The owner of any building or property used for
occupancy, employment or other purposes, situated within the Village
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now, or may be in the future, a public sewer, is hereby required,
at his own expense, to install suitable pretreatment facilities, if
such pretreatment of wastes is deemed by the Village to be required,
and to connect with the Village sewer system in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the date of official
notice to do so.
Each significant industrial user shall construct
or otherwise have available a sampling point for sampling wastewater
before it enters the Village sewer system. This sampling point shall
be a suitable structure, together with necessary meters and other
appurtenances to the building sewer, to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of wastes. Such structure shall be accessibly and
safely located and constructed in accordance with plans approved by
the Village. The structure shall be installed by the user at his expense
and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at
all times. All references herein limiting the characteristics of industrial
wastes shall apply at this structure.
A.
Wastes having a detrimental effect upon either the
Village sewer system or the receiving stream shall be completely excluded
from the sewerage system. Among inadmissible wastes are:
(1)
Gasoline, cleaning solvents, fuel, oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(2)
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous
solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or
by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any
sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create any hazard in receiving waters
of the wastewater treatment plant, including but not limited to substances
in concentrations in excess of those listed below:
|
Effluent Concentration Limits
(milligrams per liter)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parameter
|
30-Day Average
|
24-Hour Average
| |
|
Cadmium
|
0.4
|
0.8
| |
|
Hexavalent chromium
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Total chromium
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Copper
|
0.8
|
1.6
| |
|
Lead
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Nickel
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Zinc
|
1.2
|
2.4
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Available chlorine
|
50.0
|
50.0
| |
|
Cyanide-free
|
0.4
|
0.8
| |
|
Cyanide-complex
|
1.6
|
3.2
| |
|
Selenium
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Sulfide
|
6.0
|
12.0
| |
|
Barium
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Manganese
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Gold
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Silver
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Fluorides
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Phenol
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
greater than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewerage works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or sizes
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interferences
with proper operation of sewage works, such as, but not limited to,
ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, and milk containers,
either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste-
or odor-producing substances, in concentrations exceeding limits which
may be established by the Sewer Inspector, after treatment of the
composite sewage, to meet requirements of the state, federal or other
public agencies having jurisdiction for the discharge of such wastes
into receiving waters.
(6)
Any discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dyes,
inks and vegetable tanning solutions causing any condition in the
quality of treatment works effluent that receiving waters quality
requirements established by law cannot be met.
(7)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by applicable local,
state or federal regulations.
(8)
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids
which, singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient
to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or prevent entry to
sewers for maintenance and repair.
(9)
Any substance which may cause the publicly owned treatment
works' effluent or any other publicly owned treatment works product,
such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation
and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process where the publicly
owned treatment works is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program.
In no case shall a substance discharged to the publicly owned treatment
works cause it to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal
criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal
development pursuant to the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Toxic Substance Control Act or
state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(10)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of waste
constituting slugs as defined herein.
B.
There are numerous other wastes which are inadmissible
to the sewers when certain objectionable characteristics are excessive
in degree. These are generally included in subsequent provisions of
this article for determining maximum limits for pretreatment by contributors.
Any wastes with characteristics which may be
detrimental to either the sewerage system or the receiving stream,
as determined by the Board of Trustees, shall be pretreated by the
contributor.
Extreme variation in the discharge rate may
be a limiting factor in handling industrial wastes. Maximum discharge
rates shall be established by the Board of Trustees for each point
of connection, subject to revision as conditions require.
It shall be unlawful for any contributor to
discharge heated wastes having a temperature in excess of 150°
F. or in such quantities that the treatment plant effluent temperature
exceeds 40° C. (104° F.), unless the works is designed to
accommodate such heat. This limit shall be less if the Board of Trustees
deems the production of hydrogen sulfide is of significance.
All mineral oils, soluble and insoluble greases
and oils must be removed to the maximum practicable degree before
discharge to the Village sewer system. All volatile oils with a flashpoint
lower than 187° F. shall be completely removed from the wastes
before discharge into the Village sewer system. Contributors required
to pretreat for control of oil and grease shall install and maintain
a grease trap conforming to specifications provided by the Board of
Trustees, including type, capacity and location of the grease trap.
The contributor shall maintain and empty such grease traps at his
own expense. Grease removed shall be properly taken to the ultimate
disposal site without creating pollution of water or air resources.
Industrial waste from any contributor which
is so acid or alkaline as to be detrimental to the Village sewer system
and/or outfall sewer and which shall cause the composite industrial
wastes to contravene the standards for the receiving stream, as established
by the State of New York, shall not be acceptable. Correction of the
objectionable pH condition shall be accomplished by pretreatment prior
to discharge to the Village sewer system.
Solids, liquids and/or gases which are toxic
or may become toxic due to characteristics of the sewage in the system,
to the extent of contravening prevailing official New York State classifications
and standards of the receiving stream, shall not be acceptable. Evaluation
of the constituents which could create toxicity shall be determined
by the Board of Trustees. Correction shall be provided by the contributor
as deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees.
Deleterious substances, colored or other wastes
or heated liquids, alone or in combination with any or all wastes
from outlets of one or several contributors combined, which are sufficient
in quantity or at such temperatures as will render the discharge into
the receiving stream unacceptable under New York State classifications
and standards shall not be discharged into the Village sewer system.
Polluting organic or inorganic solids, dissolved
or suspended, from any contributor, having a high specific gravity
and in concentrations which interfere with flows within the Village
sewerage system and/or exceed limits established by the New York State
Department of Health, shall not be discharged to the Village sewer
system.
Industrial wastes from any one contributor shall
be kept within limits so as not to cause the Village sewer system
to contravene prevailing New York State classifications and standards
of the receiving stream.
When pretreatment regulations are adopted by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation for any industry, such
industry shall immediately conform to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency or the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation timetable for adherence to federal or state pretreatment
requirements and any other applicable requirements promulgated by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation in accordance with
§ 1317 of Title 33 of the United States Code (33 U.S.C.
§ 1317). Additionally, such industries shall comply with
any more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions as determined
by the Board of Trustees.
No user shall ever increase the use of process
water or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or
complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with
limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
or in any other pollutant specific limitation prescribed by the Village
or State of New York, unless authorized by regulations of the federal
or New York State governments.
A.
Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures
to provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials
or other wastes from significant contributing industries shall be
submitted to and approved by the Village before construction of such
facilities.
B.
An industrial user shall notify the Village immediately
upon accidentally discharging wastes in violation of this chapter.
This notification shall be followed, within 15 days of the date of
occurrence, by a detailed written statement describing causes of the
accidental discharge and measures taken to prevent future occurrence.
Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense,
loss or damage to the sewer system, treatment plant or treatment process
or for any fines imposed upon the Village under applicable regulations
of the federal and New York State governments.
C.
A notice shall be furnished and permanently posted
on the industrial user's bulletin board advising employees whom to
call in case of an accidental discharge in violation of this chapter.
Also, copies of this chapter shall be made available by the user to
the user's employees.
D.
Any direct or indirect connection or entry point to
the user's plumbing or drainage system for persistent or deleterious
wastes should be eliminated. Where such action is impractical or unreasonable,
the user shall appropriately label such entry points to warn against
discharge of such wastes in violation of this chapter.
