A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water 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
natural outlets. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water
may be discharged to a storm sewer or natural outlet on approval of
the Superintendent.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewer or to any watercourse:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, 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,
to constitute a hazard to humans, animals or fish, to create a public
nuisance or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage
treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of
two milligrams per liter as cyanide in the wastes as discharged to
the public sewer.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five point five (5.5)
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in such quantities or of such size as
are capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other
interference with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as
but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole
blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes,
cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
B.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely
in the opinion of the Superintendent that such wastes can harm either
the sewers or the sewage treatment process or equipment; have an adverse
effect on the receiving waters; or can otherwise endanger life, limb
or public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion
as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give
consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of
the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the
sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(2)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° F. and 150° F.
(3)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(3/4) horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Superintendent.
(4)
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(5)
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.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations as may exceed 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 or jurisdiction for such discharge to the
receiving waters.
(7)
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.
(8)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine point five (9.5).
(9)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids or of dissolved
solids, such as but not limited to sodium sulfate.
(b)
Excessive discoloration, such as but not limited to dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions.
(c)
Unusual BOD (BOD concentration greater than 250 milligrams per
liter), chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such quantities
as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
(d)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
slugs, as defined herein.
(10)
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed
or amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over the discharge to the receiving waters.
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 § 155-27B of this Article and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or 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 the added cost of handling and treating
the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
B.
It the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, 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.
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, 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 Superintendent and shall be so located as to be readily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are
provided for waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole, together with necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer, to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed
by the owner at his/her expense and shall be maintained by him/her
so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
A.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Part 1 shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public
Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole.
B.
In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control
manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in
the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
C.
Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to
reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine
the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular
analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite
of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample
or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all
outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.)
All major contributing industries (as defined by 40 CFR 128.124)
having in their waste a toxic pollutant must comply with Federal Pretreatment
Standards and any other applicable requirements promulgated by the
Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with Section 307 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972 and any
more stringent pretreatment standards necessitated by local conditions
as such acts and regulations may be amended from time to time.
A.
Wastewater discharge reports. As a means of determining compliance
with this chapter, with applicable SPDES permit conditions and with
applicable state and federal law, each industrial user shall be required
to notify the Superintendent of any new or existing discharges to
the village sewage treatment system by submitting a completed industrial
chemical survey (ICS) form and a completed industrial wastewater survey
(IWS) form to the Superintendent. The Superintendent may require any
user discharging wastewater into the village sewage treatment system
to file wastewater discharge reports and to supplement such reports
as the Superintendent deems necessary. All information shall be furnished
by the user in complete cooperation with the Superintendent.
B.
Wastewater discharge permits. No significant industrial user shall
discharge wastewater to the village sewage treatment system without
having a valid wastewater discharge permit issued by the Superintendent.
Significant industrial users shall comply fully with the terms and
conditions of their permits in addition to the provisions of this
chapter. Violation of a permit term or condition is deemed a violation
of this chapter.
(1)
Significant industrial users. All significant industrial users proposed
to connect to or to discharge to the village sewage treatment system
shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or
discharging to the village sewage treatment system. Existing significant
users shall make application for a wastewater discharge permit within
30 days after the effective date of this chapter and shall obtain
such a permit within 90 days after making application.
C.
Application for wastewater discharge permits.
(1)
Industrial users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit
shall complete and file with the Superintendent an application in
the form prescribed by the village; the application shall be accompanied
by a fee as set by resolution of the Village Board.[1] Existing industrial users shall apply for a wastewater
discharge permit within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter,
and proposed new industrial users shall apply at least 90 days prior
to connecting to or discharging to the village sewage treatment system.
In support of any application, the industrial user shall submit such
information as required by the Superintendent in units and terms appropriate
for evaluation.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fees resolution is on file
in the office of the Village Clerk.
(2)
The Superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the industrial
user and may require additional information. After evaluation and
acceptance of the data furnished, the village may issue a wastewater
discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
D.
Compliance schedules. If additional pretreatment and/or operation
and maintenance (O&M) will be required to meet the standards,
then the industrial user shall provide the shortest schedule to accomplish
such additional treatment and/or O&M. The completion date in this
schedule shall not be longer than the compliance date established
for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions
apply to this schedule:
(1)
The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of dates
for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the
construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for
the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events
include hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing
final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing
construction, completing construction, beginning operation and routine
operation).
(2)
No increment referred to in Subsection D(1) above shall exceed nine months, nor shall the total compliance period exceed 18 months.
(3)
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, as a minimum, whether or not it
complied with the increment of 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 to the established schedule. In no event shall more
than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Superintendent.
E.
Permit modifications. Wastewater discharge permits may be modified
by the Superintendent, upon 30 days' notice to the permittee,
for just cause. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall
include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
F.
Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly
subject to all the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable
regulations, user charges and fees established by the village. Permits
may contain such limits and regulations as appropriate to ensure compliance
with this chapter and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
G.
Permit duration. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period,
not to exceed one year. A permit may be issued for a period less than
one year.
H.
Permit reissuance. 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 Superintendent during the term of the permit as limitations
or requirements or other just cause exists. The user shall be informed
of any proposed changes in his/her permit at least 30 days prior to
the effective date of the change. Any changes or new conditions in
the reissued permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
I.
Permit transfer. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific
user for a specific operation or discharge at a specific location.
A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred
or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed
operation.
J.
Permit revocation. Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked for
the following reasons: falsifying self-monitoring reports, tampering
with monitoring equipment, refusing to allow timely access by the
Superintendent to the industrial premises, failure to meet effluent
limitations, failure to pay fines, failure to pay sewer charges and
failure to meet compliance schedules.
K.
Public notification. The village will publish in the village official
daily newspaper(s) informal notice of intent to issue a wastewater
discharge permit at least 14 days prior to issuance.
L.
Reporting requirements for permittee.
(1)
Baseline monitoring report. Within 180 days after promulgation of
an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard, a user subject
to that standard shall submit to the Superintendent the information
required by the Superintendent.
(2)
Ninety-day compliance report. Within 90 days following the date for
final compliance with applicable pretreatment standards or, in the
case of a new source, following commencement of the introduction of
wastewater into the village sewage treatment system, any user subject
to pretreatment standards and requirements shall submit to the Superintendent
a report indicating the nature and concentration of all pollutants
in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited by pretreatment
standards and requirements and the average and maximum daily flow
for these process units in the user's facility which are limited
by such pretreatment standards and requirements. The report shall
state whether the applicable pretreatment standards and requirements
are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, what additional O&M
and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring the user into compliance
with the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. This statement
shall be signed by an authorized representative of the industrial
user and certified to by a qualified professional.
(3)
Periodic compliance reports.
(a)
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 village sewer treatment system shall submit to the Superintendent a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such pretreatment standards. In addition, this report shall include a record of all daily flows which, during the reporting period, exceeded the average daily flow reported in § 155-34C. 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; however, no fewer than two reports shall be submitted per year.
(b)
The Superintendent may impose mass limitations on users which are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations are appropriate. In such cases, the report required by § 155-34L(3)(a) shall indicate the mass or pollutants regulated by pretreatment standards in the effluent of the user. These reports shall contain the results of discharge sampling and analysis, including the flow, and the nature and concentration or production and mass, where requested by the Superintendent, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the applicable pretreatment standard. All analyses shall be performed in accordance with standard methods.
(4)
Other reports. The Superintendent may impose reporting requirements equivalent to the requirements imposed by § 155-34L(3)(a) for users not subject to pretreatment standards.
M.
Accidental discharges.
(1)
Each user shall provide for protection from accidental discharges
of prohibited materials or of materials in volume or concentration
exceeding limitations of this chapter or of an industrial wastewater
discharge permit. Detailed plans and procedures to provide for this
protection shall be submitted to the Superintendent when so requested.
This plan shall be called a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure
(SPCC) Plan. Users shall immediately notify the Superintendent of
the discharge of wastes in violation of this chapter or any permit,
such discharge resulting from:
(2)
Where possible, such immediate notification shall allow the Superintendent
to initiate appropriate countermeasure action at the village sewage
treatment plant. The user shall prepare a detailed written statement
which describes the cause of the discharge and the measures being
taken to prevent future occurrences within five days of the occurrence,
and the Superintendent shall receive a copy of such report no later
than the fifth day following the occurrence.
N.
Special agreements.
(1)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement or arrangements between the village and any user of the
village sewage treatment system whereby wastewater of unusual strength
or character is accepted into the village sewage treatment system
and specially treated, subject to any payments or user charges as
may be applicable. In entering into such a special agreement, the
Village Board shall consider whether the wastewater will:
(2)
No discharge which violates the Federal Pretreatment Standards will
be allowed under the terms of such special agreements.
