[Amended 12-2-2019 by L.L. No. 8-2019; 6-27-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to
any municipal sanitary sewer.
A.
Transfer
of title of privately held property contiguous to the publicly owned
treatment works (POTW), shall be subject to the following conditions
prior to title transfer:
(1)
Inspection
of the building sanitary drain and/or private sewer shall be required
to ensure compliance with the appropriate provisions of this chapter
regarding the removal of all stormwater connections to the Town's
sanitary sewer system or private sewage disposal system.
(2)
Should
the inspection of the sanitary drain determine that deficiencies exist,
the deficiencies shall be corrected prior to the transfer of title
at the property owner's expense.
(3)
The
Town reserves the right to conduct a continuous and ongoing inspection
program pursuant to this chapter to ensure compliance with the proper
conveyance of stormwater connections.
[Amended 4-5-1982]
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewer:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. (65° C.) or in such quantities that the temperature
at the treatment works influent exceeds 104° F. (40° C.).
B.
Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100
parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other
solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow
in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage
works.
F.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewage works.
G.
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constituting a hazard to humans or animals, or
create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant.
H.
Any waters or wastes containing solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the sewage disposal plant.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
J.
Quantities of flow, concentrations or both which constitute
a slug, as defined herein.
K.
Any waters or wastes containing heavy metals and similar
objectionable or toxic substances to such degrees that any such material
received in the sewage at the point of discharge exceeds the limits
established in Table A of this chapter.[1],[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table A, Toxic Substances, is included at the end of this chapter.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection L, regarding any substances
which may cause the POTW’s effluent or any other product of
the POTW, such as residues, sludge or scums, to be unsuitable for
reclamation process where the POTW is pursuing a reuse and reclamation
program, was repealed 12-2-2019 by L.L. No. 8-2019.
[Added 4-5-1982]
When pretreatment regulations are adopted by
the USEPA or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
for any industry, then that industry must immediately conform to the
USEPA 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 USEPA or
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in accordance
with Section 307 of P.L. 95-217. Additionally, such industries shall
comply with any more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions
as determined by the Town.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of said Town Engineer, they are necessary for
the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts, or any flammable wastes, fecal matter, 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 so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
Where installed, grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
A.
The admission into the sanitary sewers of any waters
or wastes in the following categories shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Town Board upon recommendation of the Town Engineer:
[Amended 4-5-1982]
B.
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Town Engineer,
the owner shall provide at his expense such pretreatment as may be
necessary to:
[Amended 4-5-1982; 12-2-2019 by L.L. No. 8-2019]
C.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Town Board and the Environmental Conservation
Department of the State of New York, and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approval is obtained in writing.
[Amended 4-5-1982]
Where pretreatment facilities are provided for
any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
[Added 4-5-1982]
No significant industrial user shall discharge
industrial wastewater into a trunk sewer or a sewer discharging directly
or indirectly to a trunk sewer until a permit for industrial wastewater
discharge has been approved by the Town Engineer.
A.
Permit applications shall require information concerning
volume, constituents and characteristics of wastewater; flow rates;
each product produced by type, amount and rate of production; and
a description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the
premises, including all materials processed and types of materials
which are or could be discharged.
B.
The permit's terms and conditions may be subject to
modification and change by the Town Board upon recommendation of the
Code Enforcement Officer and/or Town Engineer.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
C.
The maximum time period for the permit to discharge
shall be three years, and the permit can be extended with the approval
of the Town Board upon recommendation of the Code Enforcement Officer
and/or Town Engineer.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
D.
The permit shall not be reassigned or transferred
or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed
operation.
E.
The industrial discharger shall apply for a permit
modification if production or process is changed so that the wastewater
characteristics or flow are altered.
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 plans approved by the Town
Engineer. 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.
[Amended 12-2-2019 by L.L. No. 8-2019]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 267-17, 267-21 and 267-24 shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, as published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 267-24 or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. 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. Significant industrial users shall monitor and record the flowrate of wastewater conveyed to the sanitary sewer. Records will be submitted to the Town Engineer upon request.
A.
No statement in this chapter shall be construed to
preclude the Town from the imposition of rates, rules or regulations
which ensure an equitable system of cost recovery relative to treatment
of industrial wastes.
B.
All concerns discharging industrial waste into the
Town sanitary sewer system shall be charged for treatment in direct
proportion to the volume of sewage flow which conforms to the strength
and character standards set forth in this chapter.
C.
Industrial sewage which does not meet standards set
forth herein shall be acceptable only for treatment by the Town through
special license or agreement providing for a surcharge of no less
than 150% of the normal cost of treatment based upon equivalent flow
computed as follows: Equivalent flow shall be the calculated total
flow that would be necessary to dilute the sewage to acceptable strength
or character, as prescribed in this chapter.
