A.
Use of the POTW.
(1)
The use of the POTW shall be strictly limited and restricted, except as provided in Subsection B hereof, to receive and accept wastes and/or waters in the applicable Sanitary, Combined or Storm Sewers, which connections to such sewers have been approved by the Director. All Sewage, Process Water, Wastewater and, in the case where Combined Sewers are available, Stormwater received into the POTW shall be generated on, or discharged from, real property lying within the bounds of the County Sewer Districts as established, altered, changed, modified, reduced, enlarged, combined and/or consolidated by action of the Legislature of the County of Monroe.
(2)
A municipality which lies within the bounds of the County Sewer District
and operates its own sewerage system which discharges into the County
POTW shall control inherent conditions within its own collection system,
including but not limited to sulfides, Inflow and Infiltration. The
Director may require the municipality to provide appropriate treatment
and/or BMPs to control such discharges at the municipality's
expense.
B.
Exception to limitations.
(1)
The discharge of Wastewater generated on or discharged from real
property lying outside the bounds of County Sewer Districts into the
POTW shall be made only with the consent of the Director, the respective
District Administrative Board(s) and/or the Monroe County Legislature,
and upon the issuance of a Permit or written agreement setting forth
the terms and conditions for such discharge. Any Municipal Sewerage
System outside the bounds of the County Sewer Districts receiving
permission to discharge into the County Sewer Districts shall be covered
by this Part 2 until such time as such municipality may enact an equivalent
or more restrictive Sewer Use Law approved by the Director.
(2)
The discharge of wastes, including, but not limited to, Scavenger
Waste and Sewage Sludge or sludge, generated outside the bounds of
County Sewer Districts into the POTW shall be made only with the consent
of the Director by issuance of a Permit or written agreement.
A local municipality, the Monroe County Department of Public
Health, NYSDEC, EPA or such other State or federal agencies which
have enforcement powers may issue directives and/or orders calling
for the mandatory use of the POTW for reasons including, but not limited
to, disconnecting a Private Sewage Disposal System for the proper
discharge of Sewage or the discharge of Industrial Wastes and other
wastes to the County Sewer District.
A.
General prohibitions.
(1)
A User may not introduce any pollutant(s) which pass through or cause
Interference. Whenever any Pollutant or Wastewater is generated in
such quantities that may injure the public, cause damage to the sewers
into which it is discharged, adversely affect the treatment of Wastewater,
not yield readily to the treatment process, or adversely affect the
Receiving Waters, said Pollutant or Wastewater shall not be discharged
into the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all such Users
of the POTW whether or not the User is subject to Categorical Pretreatment
Standards, Stormwater regulations or any other national, State or
local Pretreatment Requirements or Standards. The Director must be
contacted immediately to make a determination if any questionable
wastes or Wastewaters are being considered for discharge to the sewer
system. Upon notification to a User that it is engaged in activities
that cause or contribute to violations of this Part 2, that User shall
take all reasonable actions to correct such activities such that it
no longer causes or contributes to violations of this Part 2.
(2)
Examples of generally prohibited substances include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(a)
Antibiotics.
(b)
Elemental or ionic bromine, jodine, chlorine, flourine.
(c)
Creosols or creosotes.
(d)
Phenol and phenolic compounds that convert to phenol in the
sewerage system.
(e)
Sulfonamides, toxic dyes (organic or mineral).
(f)
Metal finishing chemicals, electroplating process chemicals
or metal sludges.
(g)
Petroleum tank bottoms or redistilled solvent bottoms.
(h)
All strong oxidizing agents, including but not limited to chromates,
dichromates and permanganates.
(i)
Any reducing agents causing hazardous conditions in the sewerage
system.
(j)
Chemical compounds producing toxic, flammable or explosive gases,
either upon acidification, alkalization, oxidation or reduction.
(k)
Wastes from industrial processes or hospital procedures containing
viable pathogenic organisms.
B.
Specific prohibitions. The following Pollutants shall not be introduced
into a POTW:
(1)
Any Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW,
including but not limited to gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil,
alcohols, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solids or gases
with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. (60° C.)
using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
(2)
Any Wastewater to the POTW having a pH lower than 5.5 standard units
or having a pH higher than 10.0 standard units or having any other
corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and/or personnel employed in its operation and maintenance.
Discharges having a pH between 5.0 and 12.0 standard units are permitted
in quantities that do not harm the POTW or its staff in any way and
are specifically listed in the User's Permit.
(3)
Any solids or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction to
the flow in sewers or other Nuisance with the proper operation of
the sewer system. Examples of prohibited substances include, but are
not limited to: grease; construction materials; ashes; cinders; sand;
mud; straw; shavings; metal; glass; rags; feathers; tar; plastic;
wood; paunch manure; coffee grounds; fur; wax; cement; hops; spent
grain, whole blood or filter media.
(4)
Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or
fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health
and safety problems.
(5)
Heat in amounts either singly or by interaction with other Wastewater
which will inhibit biological activity in the Wastewater Treatment
Plant, result in Nuisance or Interference or cause any other problems
in the POTW. No discharge shall be permitted where the temperature
of said discharge exceeds 150° F. (65° C.) at the point of
connection to the POTW, or 104° F. (40° C.) at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant, unless the EPA Region 2, upon request of the Director,
approves alternative temperature limits.
(6)
Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral
oil origin, in amounts that will cause Interference or Pass-Through.
(7)
Any Pollutant, including oxygen demanding Pollutants (BOD, etc.)
released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or Pollutant concentration
which will cause Interference with the POTW.
(8)
Any trucked or hauled Pollutants, except at discharge points designated
by the POTW.
(9)
Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the
treatment plant's effluent to fail the toxicity testing program
as specified in the POTW SPDES Permit.
C.
Restricted discharges.
(1)
No materials, substances, waters or wastes including any wastes listed
within this Part 2 shall be discharged which shall be found to harm
the County Sewer System, the Sewage treatment process, have an adverse
effect on the Receiving Waters or would endanger life, limb, public
property or shall constitute a Nuisance.
(2)
The following substances are prohibited from being introduced into
the POTW, but are subject to review by the Director:
(a)
Any water or waste containing wax, Fats, Oils and Greases, 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. (0° and 65° C.). The review by
the Director shall determine whether the type of grease discharged
shall cause a blockage or have an impact on the POTW.
(b)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded or triturated.
(c)
Any waters or wastes containing substances in amounts determined
to be potentially objectionable or toxic.
(d)
Any water or wastes containing phenolic compounds or other objectionable
tasting and/or odorous substances, in concentrations exceeding limits
which are established in this Part 2 necessary to meet the requirements
of the State, federal or other public agencies having jurisdiction
for such discharge to the Receiving Waters.
(e)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration which exceed limits established by the applicable State or federal regulations, or regulations promulgated by the Director pursuant to § 343-21 herein.
(f)
Discharges consisting of, or possessing, any of the following
characteristics:
[1]
Adverse concentrations of inert suspended solids, including
but not limited to the Fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime
residues or dissolved solids, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
[2]
Wastewater with color that either cannot be removed at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant or is visible at a controlling structure within the
POTW. Examples of controlling structures include but are not limited
to pumping stations, screen houses and Combined Sewer overflow locations.
[3]
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, total phosphorous
or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute an unacceptable
additional load on the Sewage treatment works.
[4]
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
Slug Load.
(g)
Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which either
singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create
a Nuisance or a hazard to life or may prevent entry into the POTW
for their maintenance or repair.
(h)
Sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment
of Industrial Wastes unless determined by the Director to be compatible
to the POTW and in compliance with Federal Categorical Pretreatment
Standards and National Pretreatment Standards.
(i)
Medical wastes, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter
medicines or any infectious wastes, except those wastes which are
authorized for disposal into the POTW under federal or New York State
regulations, local regulations that may be more stringent or specifically
authorized by the Director in an individual Permit or other written
approval.
(j)
Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances that
may cause excessive foaming in the POTW.
(k)
Waters or wastes containing substances in concentrations not
amenable or only partially amenable to treatment or reduction by the
Wastewater Treatment Plant processes resulting in treated Wastewater
effluent not meeting requirements of federal and State agencies having
regulatory authority over the discharge of effluent into the Receiving
Waters.
(l)
Unpolluted Waters except those discharged to a Combined Sewer
or expressly permitted by the Director in writing.
D.
Local limitation. No User shall discharge, directly or indirectly,
into the POTW, Wastewater containing any of the following substances
in concentrations exceeding the daily maximum limits specified in
the table herein as determined by representative sampling of the User's
Daily Discharge.
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Table 1
Local Limitations
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|---|---|
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Substance
|
Daily Maximum Limit
(mg/l)
|
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Antimony, total
|
1.0
|
|
Arsenic, total
|
0.5
|
|
Barium, total
|
2.0
|
|
Beryllium, total
|
5.0
|
|
Cadmium, total
|
1.0
|
|
Chromium, total
|
3.0
|
|
Copper, total
|
3.0
|
|
Cyanide total
|
1.0
|
|
Iron
|
5.0
|
|
Lead, total
|
1.0
|
|
Manganese, total
|
5.0
|
|
Mercury, total
|
0.05
|
|
Nickel, total
|
3.0
|
|
Selenium, total
|
2.0
|
|
Silver, total
|
2.0
|
|
Thallium, total
|
1.0
|
|
Zinc, total
|
5.0
|
E.
Permissible concentrations of toxic substances. The concentration
in Sewage of any Pollutant substances shall not exceed the concentration
limits specified by federal and State regulatory agencies or promulgated
under this Part 2 when discharged into the sewer. The Director may
revise the established limits in this Part 2, or insert additional
limits on items after a hearing held by the Administrative Board.
F.
Special concentration limits. When an Administrative Board finds
that the volume of a single toxic Industrial Waste discharge or the
combined toxic Industrial Waste discharge of a group of industries
within a single contributory area acts in a manner as to cause an
ultimate concentration of toxic substances entering the POTW; or in
cases where it is known that the toxic substances in the concentrations
involved will be effectively removed by the Sewage treatment plant
without causing deleterious effects of any kind to the treatment process,
or the Receiving Waters, the Administrative Board may rule that separate
or special concentration limits shall be used by said contributors.
G.
Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
(1)
Users of the POTW shall comply with all applicable standards and requirements of the Clean Water Act and applicable standards and requirements promulgated pursuant to the Clean Water Act. The Categorical Pretreatment Standards found in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference. Upon the promulgation of final Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the Categorical Pretreatment Standards, if more restrictive than limitations imposed under this Part 2 for industries in that subcategory, shall then supersede local regulation for the class of Industrial User on the date the Categorical Pretreatment Standard(s) becomes effective unless a removal credit determined in accordance with 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Part 403 is approved by EPA Region 2.
(2)
Except where expressly authorized to do so by an applicable Pretreatment
Standard or Requirement, no Industrial User shall ever increase the
use of process water, or in any other way attempt to dilute a discharge
as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve
compliance with a Pretreatment Standard or Requirement.
(3)
When the limits in a Categorical Pretreatment Standard are expressed
only in terms of mass of Pollutant per unit of production, the Director
may convert the limits to equivalent limitations expressed either
as mass of Pollutant discharged per day or effluent concentration
for purposes of calculating effluent limitations applicable to individual
Industrial Users.
(4)
Where process effluent is mixed prior to treatment with Wastewaters
other than those generated by the regulated process, fixed alternative
limits may be derived by the Director or by the Industrial User with
the written concurrence of the Director in accordance with the provisions
of 40 CFR 403.6(e).
Pretreatment or discharge control facilities shall be provided
for discharges to the POTW when required by New York State or federal
regulations or when, in the judgment of the Director, such facilities
are necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Part
2 or for the control of Pollutants that are contained or may be contained
in any of the User's discharges or for the prevention or control
of Slug Discharges or spills. All such facilities shall be located
so as to be readily accessible for normal operations and maintenance
and shall be available for inspection by the Director as may be needed.
A.
Contaminated groundwater discharges.
(1)
The POTW may accept, by permission from the Director, discharges
from groundwater remediation projects under State or federal order
or from projects correcting environmental or public health issues.
The User must submit to the Director a written request to discharge
such groundwater. A Permit to discharge may be granted contingent
upon adherence to conditions, including but not limited to the following:
(a)
A complete description of the remediation site must be provided
and include: identification of all sources contributing to the discharge;
an estimate of the total volume of contaminated groundwater; a description
of the method that will be used to measure flow; and the time frame
of the project.
(b)
The contaminated groundwater, where applicable, must be treated
using best available technology for reducing Pollutants of concern.
The User must submit pertinent technical information and specifications
of the pretreatment system process components that will be used.
(c)
When a Storm Sewer is available, a letter must be obtained by
the User from the NYSDEC declaring that draining such discharge to
the POTW is in the public's best interest.
(d)
When and where applicable, all cleanup activities must be in
accordance with NYSDEC or EPA rules and regulations.
(e)
Submission of analytical test results required by the Director,
from a representative sample(s) of the contaminated groundwater to
be discharged. The parameters which must be tested are at the discretion
of the Director. The Director may set local limits for parameters
that are not listed herein.
(2)
The User shall be subject to the Permit conditions specified in this
Part 2. Contaminated groundwater shall be discharged to the POTW only
at a location designated and permitted by the Director in writing
or in the case where the discharge is to a tributary of the County
POTW, only by the specific designation of the applicable owner/operator
of that particular sewerage system. The Director may require that
the discharge be limited to a specific time frame or a specific rate
of discharge.
B.
Waste load allocations for Pollutants.
(1)
The Director shall determine the hydraulic capacity and maximum allowable
mass loading for substances that limit process capacity for each Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
(2)
The hydraulic capacity and maximum allowable mass loading for the
limiting waste substance(s) at each Wastewater Treatment Plant shall
include a reserve to establish the critical loading margin and shall
be in accordance with the following:
(3)
When critical load is reached, the Director shall then determine
steps to protect the plant.
C.
Flow and Pollutant loading equalization. No User shall cause disruption
to the POTW due to excessive flow and/or Pollutant loading. If conditions
warrant, the User shall install and maintain on its property or rental
property, at its expense, a suitable storage and flow control facility
to ensure equalization of flow and/or loading over a twenty-four-hour
period. The facility plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Director
and at a minimum shall be equipped with alarms and a rate of discharge
controller, regulation of which shall be at the discretion of the
Director.
D.
Traps and interceptor devices. Commercial and Industrial Users may
be required to install an interceptor or trap for the removal of FOG,
grit or other harmful or flammable substances that may be permissible
for discharge. Degreasers, enzymes and similar substances that act
to temporarily emulsify or suspend FOG shall not be introduced into
any device designed to capture and retain FOG. All interceptors and
traps shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
E.
Spill containment facilities. A User shall provide, when required
by State or federal regulations or by the Director, facilities that
are necessary for the containment of any raw materials, products,
wastes or other potential Pollutants used or stored on the User's
premises in locations where a spill of the material could potentially
enter into the POTW. The Director may take into account whether or
not the material(s) may cause Nuisance, Interference or Pass-Through
when determining the requirement of such facilities.
F.
Slug Discharge control plan. If the POTW decides that a slug control
plan is needed, the plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following
elements:
(1)
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2)
Description of stored chemicals;
(3)
Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of Slug Discharges,
with procedures for follow-up written notification within five days;
(4)
If necessary, procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental
spills, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling
and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control
of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures
or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including
solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
