The purposes of these rules and regulations
are specifically stated as follows:
A.
To prohibit excessive volume and/or inordinate rates
of flow of sewage and wastes into the county district system and all
sewers tributary thereto.
B.
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes of a flammable nature or which create in any
way a poisonous or hazardous environment for sewage maintenance and
operation personnel.
C.
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may impair the hydraulic capacity, operation
of the intercepting sewers, force mains, pumping stations, sewage
regulators and other structures and appurtenances of the county district
system and sewers tributary thereto.
D.
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may create operating difficulties at
the water pollution control plant as it now exists or may be constructed,
modified or improved in the future.
E.
To prohibit and/or regulate the contribution of sewage,
industrial wastes or other wastes which require for treatment at the
plant greater expenditures than are required for equal volume of normal
sewage.
F.
To require the pretreatment or flow control, before
introduction into the county sewerage system or sewers tributary thereto,
of such wastes as may impair the strength and/or durability of the
structure appurtenant to the system or may intrude with the normal
treatment processes or may impair the designated uses of the classified
receiving waters.
G.
To provide cooperation with the Rensselaer County
Department of Health and any other agencies which have requirements
or jurisdiction for the protection of the physical, chemical or bacteriological
quality of watercourses within or abounding the county.
H.
To protect the public health and to prevent nuisances.
