A.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the admission in the
Town public sewers of any industrial wastes shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Joint Sewage Board. The Board is hereby
granted authority, concurrent with that of the Town, to enforce against
any user within the Town all requirements necessary to ensure compliance
with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Board. Nothing
contained herein, however, shall be construed as precluding the Town
from seeking against any user such remedial action as it deems appropriate
for correcting any violation of its local laws, ordinances or regulations
governing use of the Town public sewer system.
B.
In exercising its authority over users discharging industrial wastes
into the Town public sewer system, the Board may:
(1)
Require pretreatment of the user's wastewater to a condition acceptable
for discharge to the public sewer.
(2)
Require the user to apply for and obtain an industrial wastewater
discharge permit as a means of controlling the quantities and rates
of discharge.
(3)
Require payment by the user to cover any added cost of handling and
treating the wastewater not covered by existing fees or charges.
(4)
Require the development of compliance schedules by the user to meet
any applicable requirements prescribed by the Board's rules and regulations.
(5)
Require the user to submit such reports and supplemental information
which the Board deems necessary to assure compliance with any applicable
requirements prescribed by the Board's rules and regulations.
(6)
Carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring necessary to
ascertain the user's compliance with any applicable requirements prescribed
by the Board's rules and regulations.
(7)
Investigate or make inquiry in a manner to be determined by it as
to any condition with the Town affecting the operation of the joint
sewage treatment plant and as to any alleged act or omission resulting
in a user's failure to comply with the Board's rules and regulations.
(9)
Reject the user's wastewater, where the Board determines that the
wastewater contains substances or possesses characteristics which
have a deleterious effect on the sewage treatment plant and its appurtenant
structures and facilities or the processes, equipment or receiving
waters of the treatment plant or which constitute a public nuisance
or hazard.
(10)
Take such other measures as it deems necessary and proper to
ensure compliance with this chapter, with applicable state and federal
law and with the rules and regulations of the Board.
A.
No user discharging or proposing to discharge wastewater into the
Town public sewer system shall violate any of the provisions of or
fail to perform any duty imposed by the rules and regulations of the
Board.
B.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is under the jurisdiction, ownership
or control of the Joint Sewage Board.
C.
No person shall tamper with or knowingly render inaccurate any measuring
device or mechanism installed pursuant to any requirement under the
rules and regulations of the Joint Sewage Board.
D.
No person shall knowingly make any false statement in any application,
report or other document required to be filed pursuant to any provision
of the rules and regulations of the Joint Sewage Board.
In addition to any other fees, charges, sewer rents or sanitary
district taxes provided by law, industrial users shall pay to the
Joint Sewage Board an industrial waste surcharge for the privilege
of using the joint sewage treatment plant for treating industrial
wastes or other special wastes accepted for discharge into the Town
public sewer system. The industrial waste surcharge shall be computed
and collected by the Board in accordance with its rules and regulations.
Town officers and employees shall cooperate fully with the Board
in the Board's enforcement and administration of its rules and regulations
within the Town.
