A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling waters, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
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 Superintendent. Industrial cooling
waters or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval
of the Superintendent to a storm sewer or natural outlet. Cooling
water dischargers to waters of the state must apply for SPDES permits
and are subject to state and federal regulations.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid, or gas which by reason of its nature or quantity is,
or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances
to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the
POTW or to the operation of the POTW.
(2)
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 POTW treatment
plant.
(3)
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 sewerage works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in such quantities or of such size as
to be capable of causing an interference or obstruction to the flow
in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage
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 or plastic dishes, cups, and milk containers, either whole
or ground by garbage grinders.
(5)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.) or heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity
in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such
quantities that the temperature of the sewage at the sewage treatment
plant exceeds 104° F. (40° C.).
B.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely,
in the opinion of the Superintendent, that such wastes can harm either
the sewer, POTW treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect
on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, or public
property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his or her opinion as
to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give
consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of
the POTW treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the
POTW treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited
are:
(1)
Any waters or wastes containing floatable oil or wax, whether emulsified
or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.).
(2)
Any garbage, shredded or otherwise.
(3)
Any waters or wastes containing acid, pickling wastes or concentrated
plating solutions.
(4)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, lead, copper, zinc,
and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that
any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater
treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent
for such materials as shown in Appendix A[1] or as set in a categorical pretreatment standard.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing taste- or odor-producing substances
in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by
the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of the county, state, federal or
other public agencies having jurisdiction for such discharge to the
receiving waters.
(6)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable county, state or federal regulations.
(7)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(8)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids, such as, but
not limited to, diatomaceous earth, fuller's earth, lime slurries
and lime residues, or of dissolved solids, such as, but not limited
to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
(b)
Excessive discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions.
(9)
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed
and would pass through to such degree that the POTW treatment plant
effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction
over discharge to the receiving waters.
(10)
Any substances creating conditions which violate any statute,
rule or regulation of any public agency, including the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
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 § 385-20 of this article, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
B.
When considering the above alternatives, the Superintendent shall
give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the
discharger. If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
Floatable oil and sand interceptors, including grease traps, shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable oil in excessive amounts, as specified in § 385-20B(1), or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors and grease traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors and grease traps, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
or required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his or her
expense.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling,
and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall
be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Superintendent. The structure shall be
installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained
by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
The Superintendent may require a user of sewer services to provide
information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These
requirements may include:
A.
Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
B.
Chemical analysis of wastewaters.
C.
Information on raw materials, processes, and products affecting wastewater
volume and quality.
D.
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent
or other materials important to sewer use control.
E.
A plot plan of sewers on the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment
facility location.
F.
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
G.
Details of systems to prevent and control the loss of materials through
spills to the municipal sewer.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Public Health Association. Sampling methods, locations, times, durations
and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject
to approval by the Superintendent.
Special agreements and arrangements between the Village and
any persons or agencies may be established when, in the opinion of
the Village, unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel special
terms and conditions. Acceptance of such waste shall not cause the
POTW to violate its SPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards
or any pretreatment regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) or NYSDEC.
A.
An industrial user shall notify the Village immediately upon accidentally
discharging wastes in violation of this chapter. 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 Village under applicable county, 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 chapter. Also copies of
this chapter are to be made available to the user's employees.
C.
Any direct or indirect connection or entry point for persistent or
deleterious wastes to the user's plumbing or drainage system shall
be eliminated. Where such action is impractical or unreasonable, the
user shall appropriately label such entry points to warn against discharge
of such wastes in violation of this chapter.
D.
When pretreatment regulations are adopted by USEPA for any industry,
then that industry must immediately conform to the USEPA or NYSDEC
timetable for adherence to county, federal or state pretreatment requirements
and any other applicable requirements promulgated by USEPA or NYSDEC.
Additionally, such industries shall comply with any more stringent
standards necessitated by local conditions as determined by the Village.
E.
The Village reserves the right to establish by local law more stringent
limitations or requirements on discharges to the wastewater disposal
system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented
in this chapter.
F.
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,
county or state unless authorized by county, state or federal regulation.
