Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms used in this article shall be as follows. "Shall" is mandatory;
"may" is permissive.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal; also called "house connection."
A sewer receiving both service runoff and sewage.
An impairment of the quality of the waters of the state by
waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through
poisoning or through the spread of disease.
Any and all rights of the municipality in, on, over, under,
across and through private lands for the purpose of installing and
maintaining a public sewer.
The professional engineer retained by the municipality.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food; and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary sewage.
The Town of Stockport, Columbia County, New York.
A permit issued pursuant to § 402 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1342).
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
or a duly authorized official of said Department.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The negative logarithm of the effective hydrogen ion concentration
in grams equivalents per liter of solution.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and radiological integrity of water.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of the pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a publicly owned treatment
works. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical
or biological processes, process changes or by other means, except
as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6, General Pretreatment Regulations for
Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
The curbline if the building sewer is to connect with the
public sewer located in a public street. "Property line" shall mean
the edge of a sewer right-of-way at such places where the building
sewer connects to the public sewer located in a right-of-way. "Property
line" shall mean the edge of the street right-of-way at such places
where the building sewer connects to a public sewer located off the
paved portion of the street.
A treatment works as defined by § 212 of the Act
(33 U.S.C. § 1292). Treatment works shall include any sewers
that convey wastewater to the POTW but shall not include pipes, sewers
or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be present.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit used for carrying sewage.
Any user who has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more
per average work day or has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in
the municipality's wastewater system or has in his waste toxic
pollutants as deemed pursuant to § 307 of the Act or has
been identified as one of the 21 industrial categories pursuant to
§ 307 of the Act or is found by the Town to have significant
impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries,
on the treatment or collection system.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times
the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal
operation, and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or
performance of the wastewater treatment works.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the municipal sewer system or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where
appropriate, the administrator or other duly authorized official of
said Agency.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the jurisdictional boundary
of Sewer District No. 1 to place, deposit or permit to be deposited
in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the
municipality or in any area under the jurisdiction of said municipality
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
municipality or in any area under the jurisdiction of the municipality
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
article.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the municipality and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in
which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary sewer of the municipality, are hereby required, at the owners'
expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect
such facilities directly with the proper public sewer, in accordance
with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after the date
of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within
500 feet from any structures from which a sewage material emanates.
Said property owner shall also be required to keep said pipes and
connections to the public sewer in proper operating condition and
to make necessary repairs to said pipeline within 48 hours after official
notice of any defect, leak, stoppage or other malfunction.
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 95-16, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the State of New York Department of Health and under the control and direction of the local County Health Office having jurisdiction.
B.
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be
connected to said sewer within 90 days, and the private sewage disposal
system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel
or dirt at the owner's expense.
C.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction,
and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent
when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made as soon as practicable
after receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
D.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Public Health of the State of New York. No permit shall be issued
for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption
facilities where the area of the lot is less than adequate to support
the proposed installation. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
municipality.
F.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the authorized
representative of the New York State Department of Health or Columbia
County Department of Health.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with
or opening into, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
B.
In any case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the municipality. The permit application shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection
fee set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board shall be
paid to the municipality at the time the application is filed.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the municipality for any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building described in § 95-16.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination by the Superintendent, to
meet all requirements of this article.
A.
The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of the building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, place of pipe, jointing,
testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements
of the latest revision of the building and plumbing code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the municipality. In no event
shall the diameter of such pipe be less than six inches nor shall
the slope of such six-inch pipe be less than 1/4 inch per foot.
B.
The building sewer shall be ductile iron soil pipe, AWWA C151, thickness
Class 2, or equal, or asbestos-cement house connection pipe KSTM 644,
Type D, Class 3300 or equal, or vitrified clay pipe, ASTM C700, extra-strength
or other suitable material approved by the Town Engineer. Joints shall
be gastight and watertight. Any part of the building sewer that is
located within 10 feet of water service pipe shall be constructed
of ductile iron pipe. Ductile iron pipe may be required by the Town
Engineer where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots.
If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall
be of ductile iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may
be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved
by the Town Engineer. All pipe is to be bedded in at least six inches
of gravel, crushed stone or sand. Bedding material is to be placed
in the trench so as to obtain equal support for all sections of the
pipe.
C.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the
approval of the Town Engineer, but in no event shall the diameter
be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall be
not less than 1/8 inch per foot nor more than 1/2 inch per foot.
A.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall
be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall, which
might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford
protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform
grade and in straight alignment, insofar as possible. Changes in direction
shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. Where horizontal
bends of more than 11 1/4° are required, cleanouts of a type
approved by the Town Engineer are to be installed.
B.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged
to the building sewer, and the cost of installing such artificial
means shall be paid by the improvement where the aforesaid building
drain was in place and in existence as of the time that the public
sewer is installed. The cost of repairs, replacing, maintenance and
utilities shall be paid by the owner. The cost of installation, maintenance,
repair and replacement of any artificial means of lifting sanitary
sewage from a building drain to the public sewer, as well as the utility
costs incurred in the operation thereof, which artificial means are
made necessary by the construction and installation of building drains
subsequent to the installation of the public sewer, shall be paid
by the owner of the premises on which any such building drain is located.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, sump pumps, areaway drains or other sources of
surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary
sewer. As to any connection for roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
which is in existence at the time this article is enacted, such roof
downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other courses
of surface runoff or groundwater shall be removed from the building
sewer within 90 days of the enactment of this article.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the latest revision of the building
and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
municipality. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by permit by the Superintendent before installation.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
sewer shall be open-trench work unless otherwise approved by the Town
Engineer. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance
with the section of the construction specifications for the Stockport
Sewer District entitled "Excavation, Trenching and Backfilling for
Utilities Systems."
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Stockport Sewer District Administrator or Town Engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer lateral. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Sewer District Superintendent, or Engineer or his agent, or such other person as appointed by the Town Board. The applicant shall pay only the fee set forth in § 95-7C for the first inspection; however, if further inspections are necessary, there will be an additional fee for the second inspection and any subsequent inspections, such fees to be paid per request and inspection and are not cumulative.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his authorized representative.
If a trench is filled before inspection is made, the owner to whom
a permit is issued must reexcavate the trench to permit the required
inspection.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of work shall be restored in the manner satisfactory
to the municipality.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water, sump pump discharge or unpolluted industrial process
waters to any sanitary sewer. In addition, any chemicals, such as
paint thinners, petroleum products, gasoline and other deleterious
items shall not be discharged into sanitary sewers. Items such as
Handi Wipes®, rocks, stones or other materials shall not be discharged
into storm sewers.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designed as combined sewers or
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged,
on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Cooling water discharge shall require NYSDEC SPDES discharge permit.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
A.
Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
B.
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,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or 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 CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
C.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
D.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size 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, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
The following described substances, materials, waters or waste
shall be limited in discharges to the municipal system to concentrations
or quantities which will not harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment
process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb or public property
or constitute a nuisance. The Superintendent may set limitations established
in the regulations below if, in his opinion, more severe limitations
are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion
as to the acceptability, the Superintendent will give consideration
to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows
and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers,
the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater
treatment plant, degree of treatability of the waste in the wastewater
treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions
on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewater discharged
to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval
of the Superintendent are as follows:
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 400° C. (104° F.) unless the POTW is
designed to accommodate such heat.
B.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 50 milligrams per liter or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° F. and 150° F. (0° C. to 65° C.).
C.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4
horsepower (0.76 horsepower metric) or greater shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Superintendent. Garbage grinders shall
not be used for disposal of plastic, paper products, inert materials
or garden wastes or wastes generated in preparation of food not normally
consumed on the premises.
D.
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
E.
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.
F.
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.
G.
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.
H.
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.
I.
Any stormwater, roof drains, spring water, 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.
J.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
K.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting any
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 or state and federal
regulations for such materials.
L.
Any waters or wastes containing taste- or odor-producing substances
in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by
the Superintendent.
M.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life (over 100 days)
or concentration as may exceed the limits established by applicable
local, state or federal regulations.
N.
Materials which exert or cause:
(1)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues)
or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
(2)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(3)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment
works.
(4)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs,
as defined herein.
O.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employee;
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
P.
Any substance which may cause the POTW's (publicly owned treatment
works) 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 sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting
sludge use 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.
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 §§ 95-32 and 95-35 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 which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
B.
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, the design and installation of the pretreatment 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.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
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 shall remain.
F.
Access to user's records. The managing operator shall have the
authority to copy any record related to wastewater discharges to the
POTW.
G.
Dilution. Except where expressly authorized to do so by an applicable
pretreatment standard, no 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.
H.
Rejection of wastewater. The Town Board or Board of Appeals may reject
a user's wastewater, on recommendation of the managing operator,
when it is has been determined that the wastewater contains substances
or possesses characteristics which have a deleterious effect on the
POTW and its processes or on the receiving water or which constitute
a public nuisance or hazard.
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Limits of Toxic Substances in Sewage at Point of Entry
Into Municipal Systems
Effluent Concentration Limits
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|---|---|---|---|
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Parameter
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30-Day Average
(milligrams per liter)
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24-Hour Average
(milligrams per liter)
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Cadmium
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0.4
|
0.8
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|
Hex. chromium
|
0.2
|
0.4
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Total chromium
|
4.0
|
8.0
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|
Copper
|
0.8
|
1.6
| |
|
Lead
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Nickel
|
4.0
|
8.0
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|
Zinc
|
1.2
|
2.4
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|
Arsenic
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Available chlorine
|
50.0
|
50.0
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|
Cyanide, free
|
0.4
|
0.8
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|
Cyanide, complex
|
1.6
|
3.2
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Selenium
|
0.2
|
0.4
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|
Sulfide
|
6.0
|
12.0
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|
Barium
|
4.0
|
8.0
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|
Manganese
|
4.0
|
8.0
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Gold
|
0.2
|
0.4
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|
Silver
|
0.2
|
0.4
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Fluorides:
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To fresh water
|
4.0*
|
8.0*
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To saline water
|
36.0
|
72.0
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Phenol
|
4.0
|
8.0
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NOTES:
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*
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May be multiplied by a factor of 1.5 if the municipal water
supply is not fluoridated.
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As a means of determining compliance with Articles X through
XIII, with applicable SPDES permit conditions and with applicable
state and federal law, each industrial user shall be required to notify
the managing operator of any new or existing discharges to the POTW
by submitting a completed industrial chemical survey (ICS) form and
a completed industrial wastewater survey (IWS) form to the managing
operator. The managing operator may require any user discharging wastewater
into the POTW to file wastewater discharge reports and to supplement
such reports as the managing operator deems necessary. All information
shall be furnished by the user in complete cooperation with the managing
operator.
A.
Notification to industrial users. The managing operator shall, from
time to time, notify each industrial user of applicable pretreatment
standards, and of other applicable requirements under Section 204(B)
and Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, and Subtitles C and D of RCRA.
B.
Wastewater discharges. No significant industrial user shall discharge
wastewater to the POTW without having a valid wastewater discharge
permit issued by the Town Engineer. Significant industrial users shall
comply fully with the terms and conditions of their permits in addition
to the provisions of the regulations set forth herein. Violation of
a permit term or condition is deemed a violation of the regulations
set forth herein.
C.
Wastewater discharge permits required for significant industrial
users. All significant industrial users proposing to connect to or
to discharge to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit
before connecting to or discharging to the POTW.
D.
Other industrial users. The managing operator may issue wastewater
discharge permits to other industrial users of the POTW.
E.
Discharge permits to storm sewers not authorized. The Town does not
have the authority to issue permits for the discharge of any wastewater
to a storm sewer. This authority rests with the NYSDEC and the Town
of Stockport Highway Superintendent.
F.
Groundwater discharges. All groundwater discharges to the Town of
Stockport POTW shall be issued a wastewater discharge permit.
A.
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 any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful
ingredients or grease where, in the discretion of the Superintendent,
such liquid wastes can be introduced into the drainage system in quantities
that can affect line stoppage or hinder sewage disposal; 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 will be located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspections.
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.
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.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are
provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
The municipality shall require significant industrial users,
or as required by the Superintendent, to install a suitable control
manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes prior to entering the municipal sewer system. Such manhole
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 expense, and shall be maintained
by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
A.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of water
and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Health
Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided
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 the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer
to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall
be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect
of constituents upon the sewer works and to determine the existence
of hazards to life, limb and property.
B.
The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises 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 pHs are determined from periodic
grab samples.
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.
Special agreements and arrangements between the municipality
and any persons or agencies may be established when, in the opinion
of the municipality, unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel
special terms and conditions; provided, however, that no such special
agreement or arrangement will be deemed to authorize or allow any
categorical pretreatment standards.
Significant contributing industries, which are industrial users
of the publicly owned treatment works that has a flow of 10,000 gallons
or more per average workday; has a flow greater than 5% of the flow
carried by the municipal system receiving the waste; has in its waste
a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued
under § 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
has been identified as one of the 21 industrial categories pursuant
to § 307 of the Act; or is found by the Town or the permit
issuance authority, in connection with the issuance of an SPDES permit
to the publicly owned treatment works receiving the waste, to have
significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing
industries, on that treatment works or collection system or, upon
the quality of effluent from that treatment works, must comply with
federal pretreatment standards and any other applicable requirements
promulgated by the EPA in accordance with § 307 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCAA) of 1972 and any more
stringent pretreatment standards necessitated by local conditions.
Industrial users must obtain written authorization from the
Superintendent for the disposal of their wastes into the system, with
periodic renewal of this authorization as directed by the Superintendent.
A.
The maximum period for such authorization shall be two years, subject
to written renewals, with each renewal having a maximum period of
two years.
B.
Any such authorization or renewal thereof is subject to withdrawal,
modification or change by the municipality should the municipality
deem the same in the public interest. Before a withdrawal, modification
or change is effected, the industrial user shall be given notice thereof
with an opportunity to be heard.
C.
No authorization shall be assigned, transferred or sold or used at
a premises or in an operation or process different from that for which
the same was issued.
D.
Industrial users shall apply for a new written authorization if the
operation or process for which the same was issued is changed so that
wastewater characteristics of flow are altered.
E.
Industrial users must, in order to obtain authorization to discharge
industrial wastes into the system, provide information describing
wastewater, including, but not limited to, 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,
processes and types of materials which are or could be discharged.
An approved grease trap or interceptor and separator having
a minimum capacity of 3,000 gallons shall be installed in the waste
line leading from sinks, drains or other fixtures in restaurants,
hotel kitchens or bars, factory cafeteria or restaurants, clubs or
other establishments. Grease traps shall receive kitchen waste only
prior to kitchen waste being mixed with any other wastewaters. Final
grease trap sizing shall be based on the NYSDEC document Design Standards
for Wastewater Treatment Works, 1988, or latest revision. The Building
Inspector shall have discretion to consult with the applicant or representative
to determine the capacity of the device to be installed, depending
on the expected use of the premises. This discretion shall be ongoing,
and the Building Inspector may require additional capacity if the
expected use changes or the original device is not adequate.
The disposal into the sewer system of any pollutant by any person
is unlawful except in compliance with the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
A.
Industrial users shall notify the municipality immediately upon accidentally
discharging wastes in violation of this article. This notification
shall be followed, within 15 days of the date of occurrence, by a
detailed written statement describing the causes of the accidental
discharge and the measures being taken to prevent future occurrences.
Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense,
loss or damage to the sewer system, treatment plant or treatment process
or for any fines imposed on the municipality under applicable state
and federal regulations.
B.
A notice shall be furnished and permanently posted on the industrial
user's bulletin board advising employees whom to call in case
of an accidental discharge in violation of this article. Also, copies
of this article are to be made available to the user's employees.
Any direct or indirect connection or entry point for persistent
or deleterious wastes to the user's plumbing or drainage system
should be eliminated. Where such action is impractical or unreasonable,
the user shall approximately label such entry points to warn against
the discharge of such wastes in violation of this article.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the sewage works.
Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to
provide protection from the accidental discharge of prohibited materials
or other wastes from major contributing industries shall be submitted
to the municipality for review and shall be acceptable to the municipality
before construction of the facilities.
A.
The Superintendent, Town Engineer, and duly authorized employees
of the Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the municipality, bearing
proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter
all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
B.
The Superintendent, EPA, NYSDEC or municipal representatives shall
have no authority to inquire about processes, including metallurgical,
chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other processes beyond
that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment. The
municipality shall have the right to set up on the user's property
such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations.
The municipality may, at reasonable times, have access to and copy
any records, inspect any monitoring equipment or method required by
the municipality's wastewater discharge ordinances and sample
any effluents which the owner or operator of such source is required
to sample. Where a user has security measures in force, the user shall
make necessary arrangements with their security guards so that, upon
presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the municipality
will be permitted to enter without delay.
C.
Prior to the transfer of any property and prior to sale, it shall
be the obligation of the owner of said property to contact and allow
ready access with reasonable hours for the Town Sewer Department to
make routine inspections related to the sewer service to all being
provided with sewer.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 95-53 above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the municipality shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the private property owner, and the private property owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the municipal employees, and the municipality shall indemnify the private property owner against loss or damage to his property by municipal employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the private property owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the private property owner to maintain safe conditions.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the
municipality, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the municipality
holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance
of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All
entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done
in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement
pertaining to the private property involved.
The conditions of wastewater discharge permits or authorizations
shall be uniformly enforced by the municipality in accordance with
this article and applicable state and federal regulations. Also, permits
or authorizations shall be expressly subject to all provisions of
this article and all other regulations, user charges and fees established
by the municipality and applicable state and federal regulations.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both. Each day in which any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed a separate offense.
B.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be liable to the municipality for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
the municipality by reason of such violation.
The municipality may issue an order to cease and desist, and
those persons not complying with such prohibitions, limits, requirements
or provisions of the article of the wastewater discharge permit to:
Any person knowingly making any false statements, representation, record, report, plan or other documentation filed with the municipality or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this article shall be guilty of an offense and subject to the penalties of § 95-57.
The imposition of any penalties for the violation of the provisions
of this article shall not be deemed to prevent the revocation of any
permit issued pursuant thereto or to remove conditions prohibited
by his article.
The municipality may revoke any wastewater discharge permit
(or authorization) or terminate or cause to be terminated wastewater
service to any premises if a violation of any provision of this article
is found to exist or if a discharge of wastewater causes or threatens
to cause a condition of contamination or pollution, as defined in
this article.
