A. 
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 150º F. (65º C.) or which would cause a temperature above 40º C. to enter the treatment facilities.
(2) 
Any water or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substance that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between 32º F. and 150º F.
(3) 
Any water or wastes containing emulsified oil and grease exceeding an average of 50 parts per million gallons of either soluble matter.
(4) 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(5) 
Any noxious or malodorous gas, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide or nitrous oxide, or other substance which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(6) 
Any garbage that has not been properly pulverized or ground to fine powder.
(7) 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime, residues, beer and distillery slops, chemical residue, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids or any other solid, viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow of the sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage system.
(8) 
Any waters or wastes, acid and alkaline in reaction, having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage system. Free acids and alkalies must be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 6.0 to 9.0.
(9) 
Any long half-life (over 100 days) of toxic radioactive isotopes, without a special permit.
(10) 
Any waters or wastes that, for a duration of 15 minutes, have a concentration greater than five times the average of that of normal sanitary sewage (defined in Subsection C of this section), as measured by suspended solids and BOD and/or which is discharged continuously at a rate exceeding 1,000 gallons per minute, except by special permit.
(11) 
Any stormwater, roof drains, springwater, cistern or tank overflow, cellar or footing drains, discharge from any vehicle rack or motor or the contents of any privy vault, holding tank, septic tank or cesspool or the discharge of effluent from any air-conditioning machine or refrigeration unit.
B. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance, a high chlorine demand or suspended solids 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 or the effluent of the wastewater treatment facility.
(1) 
Such toxic substances shall be limited to the average concentrations listed hereinafter in the sewage. If concentrations listed are exceeded, individual establishments will be subject to control in volume and concentration by the Town Engineer.
LIMITS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN SEWAGE
AT POINT OF ENTRY INTO MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS
Effluent Concentration Limits
Parameter
30-DayAverage
(milligrams per liter)
24-Hour Average
(milligrams per liter)
Cadmium
0.4
0.8
Hex. 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:
To fresh water
4.0*
8.0*
To saline water
36.0
72.0
Phenol
4.0
8.0
*NOTE:
May be multiplied by a factor of 1.5 if the municipal water supply is not fluoridated.
(2) 
The list of toxic limits provided herein will be replaced by the list of limits of toxic substances established pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act, when promulgated. Any limits in the existing list which are either more stringent than the federal limit for a particular substance or for a substance not included in the federal list may remain.
C. 
"Normal sanitary sewage" shall be construed to include all within the following ranges at the effluent of the industrial plant in question:
Constituents
Normal Range
(parts per million)
Suspended solids
180 to 350
BOD
140 to 300
Chlorine demand
5 to 15
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and 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 Town Engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
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.
C. 
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times and shall be accessible and open to inspection by the Town Engineer or his deputy or representative at any time.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight, or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or containing more than 15 parts per million of chlorine demand, or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics above the previously described limits, or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Town, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Town Engineer.
B. 
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1) 
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight;
(2) 
Reduce the chlorine demand to 15 parts per million;
(3) 
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for; or
(4) 
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
C. 
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Town Engineer, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
[Amended 6-11-2003 by L.L. No. 6-2003]
D. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Town Engineer, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole 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 the plans approved by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made shall be determined in accordance with the Ulster County Health Department Methods of Examination of Water and Sewage, and using Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as a correct laboratory reference, upon suitable samples taken at control manholes provided for above. 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.
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.