A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
storm-, ground- or surface water; roof runoff; subsurface drainage; or any
other unpolluted water, including noncontact cooling water, to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated storm sewers or to
a natural outlet approved by the Administrative Officer. Industrial noncontact
cooling water or other unpolluted waters may be discharged, on approval of
the Administrative Officer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
A.
Any liquids, solids 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 fire or explosion or be injurious in any other
way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall two successive
readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the system
(or at any point in the system) be more than 5% nor any single reading over
10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited materials
include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, fuel oil, benzene
and any other substances which the Joint Sewage Board, the DEC or EPA has
notified the user as constituting a fire or explosion hazard to the system.
B.
Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction
to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater
treatment facilities, such as, but not limited to: grease; shredded garbage
with particles greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension; animal guts
or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings; entrails; lime,
stone or marble dust; metal; glass; straw; shavings; grass clippings; rags;
spent grains; spent hops; waste paper; wood; plastics; tar; asphalt residues;
residues from the refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil; mud;
glass grinding or polishing wastes; snow and\or ice; or any other solid objects,
materials, refuse and debris not normally contained in ordinary sewage.
C.
Any wastewater having a pH less than six point zero (6.0)
or higher than ten point zero (10.0) or wastewater having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel
of the POTW.
D.
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure
or interfere with any wastewater treatment process; to constitute a hazard
to humans or animals; to create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of
the treatment works; 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 Federal Act.
E.
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 their maintenance and repair.
F.
Any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent
or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludges or scums, to be
unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation
process where the treatment works is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program.
In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW treatment
plant to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines
or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Federal Act; or any criteria,
guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant
to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, RECRA or any state or federal requirements
regarding solid or hazardous waste.
G.
Any substance which will cause the treatment works to
violate its State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit or
the receiving water quality standards.
H.
Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in
the treatment process.
I.
Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit
biological activity in the POTW treatment plant, resulting in interference,
and in no case heated wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into
the sewer system which exceeds 150° F. (65.5° C.) or in such quantities
that the temperature of wastewater at the POTW treatment works exceeds 104°
F. (40° C.).
J.
Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants
(BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which
will cause interference with the treatment works.
K.
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or
creates a public nuisance.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any radioactive
materials or wastes into the POTW.
A.
No person shall discharge substances directly into a
manhole or other opening in a sanitary sewer other than through an approved
building sewer.
B.
No person shall truck or discharge any holding tank wastes
into a manhole or other opening in a sanitary sewer. All holding tank waste
discharged to the POTW shall be discharged at a Joint Sewage Board facility
at locations designated by the Joint Sewage Board. Each separate load of holding
tank waste shall be registered with the operator of the treatment facility.
The user shall pay the applicable charges or dumping fees and shall meet such
other conditions as required by the Joint Sewage Board. The Town Board and
the Joint Sewage Treatment Board shall have the right to inquire about the
type of waste, the approximate volumes and the origin of holding tank wastes.
The transporter of such wastes shall also have a waste transporting permit
(6 NYCRR 364) issued by the DEC.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion
of the Board, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes
containing grease or oil in excessive amounts, sand or 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 Board and shall be 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 removable covers which, when mounted in place, shall be gastight
and watertight.
No discharger into any public sewer shall augment his use of process
water or otherwise intentionally dilute his discharge as a partial or complete
substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with this Part 2.
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly into any public sewer
wastewater containing any of the following substances in concentrations exceeding
those specified below on either a daily or instantaneous basis. Concentration
limits are applicable to wastewater effluents at a point just prior to discharge
into a public sewer.
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Substance1
|
Allowable Daily Average Effluent Concentration Limit
(milligrams per liter)2
|
|---|---|
|
Cadmium
|
0.30
|
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Chromium (total)
|
12.0
|
|
Copper
|
8.0
|
|
Lead
|
2.5
|
|
Nickel
|
7.0
|
|
Zinc
|
20.0
|
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NOTES:
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|---|---|
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1 All concentrations listed for metallic
substances shall be as "total metal" which shall be defined as the value measured
in a sample acidified to a pH value of less than two without prior filtration.
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2 As determined by a composite sample taken
of the user's daily discharge over the operational and/or production
period.
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When required by Joint Sewage Board or the Administrative Officer, the
owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters
and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessible
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Administrative Officer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
All definitions, measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics
of water and wastes to which reference is made in this Part 2 shall be determined
or shall be in accordance with standard methods or other references as may
be approved by the town. The location and method of obtaining samples for
testing shall be as determined the Administrative Officer.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern
whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern
and subject to compliance with the rules and regulations of the Joint Sewage
Board.
An industrial user shall notify the Town Board immediately upon accidentally
discharging wastes in violation of this Part. This notification shall be followed,
within 15 days of the date of occurrence, by a detailed written statement
describing the causes of the accidental discharge and the measures being 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 on the town under applicable
state and federal regulations.
The town is also authorized to issue an order to cease and desist and
direct those persons not complying with such prohibitions, limits, requirements
or provisions of this Part or the wastewater discharge permit to:
