No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water, impounded water, sump pump water, or unpolluted
industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer without written permission
of the Sewer Commission.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated
as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Sewer Commission.
Industrial cooling water or other unpolluted process waters may be
discharged upon approval of the Sewer Commission to a storm sewer
or natural outlet. These discharges also require a SPDES permit and
are subject to state and federal regulations.
Pollutants introduced into the sewage works
by any source of a nondomestic discharge shall not inhibit or interfere
with the operation or performance of the works. Except as hereinafter
provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
of the following:
A. Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard
in the sewage works.
B. Pollutants which will cause corrosive structural damage
to the POTW, but in no case discharges with a pH lower than 5.0 or
higher than 9.0.
C. Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which will
cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with
the operation of the sewage works.
D. Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants
released in a discharge of such volume or strength as to cause interference
in the sewage works.
E. Heat in amount which will inhibit biological activity
in the sewage treatment plant resulting in interference but in no
case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the treatment
works influent exceeds 40° C. (104° F.).
F. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature lower than
0° C. (32° F.).
G. Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
milligrams per liter, by weight, of fats, oils, or grease.
H. Any garbage that has not been shredded as set forth in the definition of "properly shredded garbage" in §
144-2 of this chapter.
I. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, grit, straw, animal
wastes, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood,
manure, or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing
obstruction of the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage works in the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
J. Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, or which constitutes a hazard to humans or animals,
or which creates any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage
treatment plant in the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
K. Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
L. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance.
M. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling
wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
N. Wastewater containing pollutants in concentrations
exceeding the industrial waste effluent limitations requirements promulgated
pursuant to Section 307 of the Public Law 92-500, which amended the
Act, or any state mandated pretreatment requirement.
O. Any substance 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. In no case, shall a substance discharged
to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with a sludge or
disposal development pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, or state criteria
applicable to the sludge management method being used.
P. Any toxic substances in excess of the effluent concentrations
set forth as follows:
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Industrial Effluent Concentration Limits
(mg/l)
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|
Parameter
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30-Day Average
|
24-Hour Average
|
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|
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
|
6.0
|
12.0
|
|
|
To saline water
|
36.0
|
72.0
|
|
Phenol
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
Where installed, all grease, oil, sand and grit
interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in
continuously efficient operation at all times.
Industrial dischargers who desire to discharge
to the Village sewer system shall be required to obtain an industrial
discharge permit from the Sewer Commission.
A. Permit applications require the following information:
(1) Applicant's name, address, telephone number.
(2) Contact person and telephone number.
(3) Type of industry and SIC code.
(4) Volume of wastewater discharged.
(5) Volume of wastewater produced.
(6) Constituents and characteristics of wastewater.
(7) Products produced by type.
(8) Amount and rate of production.
(10)
Facilities and plant processes on premises.
(12)
All materials which are or could be discharged.
B. The following shall apply to all permits that are
granted by the Sewer Commission:
(1) The permit shall expire three years from the date
of issuance. A permit may be renewed on or before the expiration date
after the permittee has satisfactorily shown compliance with all the
requirements of the permit, this chapter, and all applicable rules
and regulations governing that industry's discharge.
(2) An industry's permit is not transferable or assignable.
It cannot be sold to a new owner, new user, transferred to different
premises, or be valid for a new or changed operation. Any of the above-listed
actions would require the issuance of a new permit or modification
indicating the changed condition.
(3) If any violations of the permit requirements are documented, or the permittee fails to comply with Chapter
148, Sewer Use, of the Code of the Village of Clyde the permit is subject to revocation by the Sewer Commission.
(4) Industrial wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly
enforced by the Village in accordance with this chapter and all applicable
state and federal regulations. All permits issued shall be expressly
subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations,
user charges and fees established by the Village and all applicable
state and federal regulations.
(5) Dependent upon the nature of the permittee's wastewater
discharge, their permit may contain specifications for monitoring
programs. These specifications may include:
(c)
Number and types of analyses.
All wastewater contributors shall be subject
to the monitoring and reporting requirements as follows:
|
Significant Industrial User
|
Ordinary Commercial Industrial
|
Other
|
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Self monitoring
|
X
|
|
|
Unscheduled surveillance
|
X
|
X
|
|
Demand monitoring
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
A. Demand monitoring.
(1) When, in the opinion of the Sewer Commission, any
of the following conditions may exist:
(b)
Slugs of inhibitory materials.
(c)
Sewage Treatment plan process upset.
(f)
Any danger to public health or safety.
(2) Then in such event or events, the Sewer Commission
shall have the power to take samples, make inspections, and perform
tests and investigations in order to determine the sources and extent
of the situation prompting such action.
B. Unscheduled surveillance. The Sewer Commission at
its direction shall, from time to time, order surveillance of any
commercial-industrial contributor for the purpose of determining flow
rates and wastewater characteristics.
C. Self monitoring and reporting. All significant industrial
users are required to conduct a regularly scheduled program of monitoring
and reporting as hereinafter described.
(1) Initial report. Within 60 days of official notice,
significant industrial users shall file with the Sewer Commission
an initial report containing the following information as a minimum:
(a)
A description of the location and physical size
of the contributor.
(b)
A description of the process operations, including
the quantities of raw materials and numbers of production units.
(c)
Anticipated wastewater flow expressed as minimum,
average, and maximum daily.
(d)
Anticipated wastewater characteristics and concentrations
of pollutants as requested in the notice.
(e)
A description of any wastewater pretreatment
system being utilized.
(2) Semiannual reports. All significant industrial users
are required to prepare and submit to the Sewer Commission reports
containing all information required by the initial report as previously
described, plus:
(a)
Certified test reports showing actual concentrations
of pollutants as determined by laboratory analysis of field wastewater
samples gathered monthly during normal production days. Sampling frequency
shall be determined by the Sewer Commission, but shall not be, in
any event, less than semiannual.
(b)
A narrative description describing compliance
or noncompliance with industrial pretreatment and any other requirements
promulgated pursuant to Section 307 of the Public Law 92-500, which
amended the Act, and any state mandated pretreatment requirement.
(c)
A narrative description of specific actions
taken or proposed to achieve compliance with both Section 307 of the
Public Law 92-500, which amended the Act, and state mandated pretreatment
requirements.
No statement contained in this article shall
be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between
the Sewer Commission and any other owner from whose premises as industrial-commercial
or domestic waste emanates which is of unusual strength or character
from being accepted by the Sewer Commission for treatment subject
to payment therefor by such owner. No special agreements shall circumvent
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
A. When pretreatment regulations are adopted by USEPA
or NYSDEC for any industry, then that industry must immediately conform
to the USEPA or NYSDEC timetable for adherence to federal or state
pretreatment requirements and any other applicable requirements promulgated
by USEPA or NYSDEC in accordance with Section 307 of the Public Law
95-217, which amended the Act. Additionally, such industries shall
comply with any more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions
as determined by the Village of Clyde.
B. No user shall ever increase the use of process water
or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete
substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations
contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in
any other pollutant specific limitation developed by the Village of
Clyde, or State of New York unless authorized by state or federal
regulations.
C. Information and data on an industrial user obtained
from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring
programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or
other governmental agency without restriction, unless the industrial
user specifically requests by formal written notice to the Village
of Clyde and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Village
of Clyde that the release of such information would divulge information
processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade
secrets of the user. The Village shall implement measures to ensure
the confidentiality of information provided by an industrial user
pursuant to this chapter. In no event shall any claimed confidential
information be disclosed to any person without prior notice, in writing,
to the industrial user and without providing the industrial user with
the opportunity to protect such confidential information, including
but not limited to the right to seek judicial relief.