A.
No person shall introduce or cause, suffer or permit to be introduced
into the public sewer system any matter or substance of any kind which
would, either singly or in combination with other substances, interfere
in any way with the operation of the system or any part thereof.
B.
Without limiting the generality of the prohibition set forth in Subsection A, no person shall introduce or cause, suffer or permit to be introduced into the public sewer system or any part thereof any of the following:
(1)
Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, unpolluted cooling water or unpolluted industrial-process
water.
(2)
Quantities of flow or concentration of matter, or both, which
would constitute a slug.
(3)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, any other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas or any substance having a flash
point lower than 187° F.
(4)
Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or
gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or in combination with
other substances, to injure or interfere with any waste-treatment
process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a
public nuisance, to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the
public sewer system or to cause the effluent from such plant not to
meet state, interstate or federal requirements for the receiving waters.
(5)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than
9.5 or having a corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structures or equipment of the public sewer system or personnel
operating or maintaining the public sewer system.
(6)
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 public sewer system, such as but
not limited to ashes, lime cinders, bones, gut, abrasives, metal fillings
or trimmings, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and
fleshings and entrails.
(7)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(8)
Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum
oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or products of mineral oil origin.
(9)
Any wastewaters containing more than 100 milligrams per liter
of vegetable- or animal-based fats, oils or grease.
(10)
Any garbage that has not been shredded to such degree that all
particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in the sewer system, with no particle greater than 1/2
inch in any dimension. Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary
sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering
establishments or similar places where garbage originates from the
preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption on
the premises or when served by caterers.
(11)
Paper dishes, cups, containers, cartons, boxes or other paper
waste, whether whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(12)
Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which, alone
or in combination with other substances, will create a public nuisance
or hazard to persons or will prevent entry to the public sewer system
by Village personnel or personnel of public emergency forces.
(13)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of radioactive wastes.
(14)
Any matter which contains or which can reasonably be expected
to contain viable pathogenic bacteria in quantities larger than normally
encountered in raw domestic sewage.
(15)
Wastewater containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed 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.
(16)
Any matter which, by interaction with other water or wastes
in the public sewer system, releases obnoxious gases, forms suspended
solids that interfere with the collection system or creates a condition
deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(17)
Industrial wastewater having a color of an intensity in excess
of 1,000 milligrams per liter. In testing such intensity, samples
shall be diluted with distilled water to bring the range within 10
to 50 parts per million and judged on a basis of intensity or transmission
of light rather than true color (platinum-cobalt standard).
(18)
Any wastes from gasoline- or diesel-engine cleaning operations.
(19)
Paints, paint solvents or paint wastes.
(20)
Any plating-bath wastes, formaldehyde and carbide wastes.
(21)
Wastewaters containing over two milligrams per liter of hydrogen
sulfide, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide or any halogen.
(22)
Any water added for the purpose of diluting wastes which would
otherwise exceed applicable maximum concentration limitations.
A.
No person shall introduce or cause, suffer or permit to be introduced
into the public sewer system or any part thereof wastewater containing
compatible pollutants in excess of the following limits:
B.
The Superintendent may vary the limits of permissible biochemical oxygen demand, equivalent oxygen demand or suspended solids with respect to any individual user upon a showing that the relative volume of wastewater introduced into the public sewer system by such user is so large as to require a lower limit or so small as to permit a higher limit than that set forth in Subsection A of this section. In connection with any such variance, a special sewer use permit shall be required pursuant to § 220-3.3A(5), which permit shall be subject to annual review.
No person shall introduce or cause, suffer or permit to be introduced
into the sewer system or any part thereof wastewater:
A.
Which produces a chlorine demand in excess of 15 milligrams per liter
in 30 minutes.
B.
Which contains total dissolved solids in excess of 1,000 milligrams
per liter.
C.
Which contains incompatible pollutants in excess of the following
concentrations:
|
Parameter
|
Limit
(mg/l)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Aluminum (total)
|
1.2
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.25
| |
|
Barium
|
2.0
| |
|
Cadmium (total)
|
0.1
| |
|
Chloride
|
500
| |
|
Chromium (hexavalent)
|
0.05
| |
|
Chromium (total)
|
0.25
| |
|
Copper (total)
|
0.4
| |
|
Cyanide (total)
|
0.1
| |
|
Fluoride
|
18.0
| |
|
Iron (total)
|
1.5
| |
|
Lead (total)
|
0.1
| |
|
Manganese (total)
|
2.0
| |
|
Mercury (total)
|
0.10
| |
|
Nickel (total)
|
2.0
| |
|
Nitrogen (total)
|
20
| |
|
PCB
|
0.001
| |
|
Phenols (total)
|
0.5
| |
|
Phosphorous (total)
|
50
| |
|
Selenium (total)
|
0.10
| |
|
Silver (total)
|
1.05
| |
|
Sodium (total)
|
500
| |
|
Sulfide
|
0.10
| |
|
Zinc (total)
|
0.6
|
D.
Which contains a toxic pollutant or chemical in concentrations exceeding
those set forth in such regulations as may be promulgated from time
to time pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act Amendments of 1972.
A.
With respect to the discharge or proposed discharge of any noncomplying
water or wastes or any water or wastes which, in the judgment of the
Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect on the public sewer
system or any part thereof, may impair or interfere with wastewater
treatment processes or equipment, may unduly pollute the receiving
waters, may cause the sewage treatment plant to contravene the effluent
standards set forth in any NPDES or SPDES permit or set forth in applicable
federal or state law or administrative regulations issued pursuant
thereto, or may otherwise create hazard to life or health or constitute
a public nuisance, the Superintendent shall:
(1)
Reject the wastes.
(2)
Require the installation of suitable traps, screens or filters
to remove prohibited matter prior to introduction of the waste into
the public sewer system.
(3)
Require pretreatment so as to render the wastes acceptable for
introduction into the public sewer system.
(4)
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge into
the public sewer system.
B.
In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section, the Superintendent shall require every industrial, commercial or institutional user of the public sewer system to install pretreatment facilities in compliance with such regulations as may from time to time be promulgated pursuant to Section 307(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
D.
The issuance of any permit pursuant to Article III of this chapter shall not be construed to vest any right to continue use of the public sewer system in the event of any amendment to this article or the standards or regulations incorporated herein by reference where the effect of such amendment would render such use unlawful.
E.
Grease trap requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
At every restaurant and other food preparation establishment
(any business establishment where food is prepared for sale or for
service on the premises or elsewhere) on using premises, a grease
trap shall be required for the kitchen or food preparation area.
(2)
The grease trap shall comply with the following provisions:
(a)
It shall be located outside the building preceding the public
sewer connection.
(b)
It shall be of approved precast concrete with a cast iron cover
brought to grade.
(c)
The outlet shall be six inches below the inlet and have a drop
T extending to within one foot of the bottom.
(d)
The outlet shall be located at the maximum possible distance
from the inlet.
(e)
The minimum size/capacity requirement shall be based on the
flow rate, in accordance with the following table:
[Amended 8-9-2022 by L.L. No. 14-2022]
|
Minimum Grease Trap
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Design Flow
(gallons per day)
|
Septic Tank
(gallons)
|
Diameter
(feet)
|
Liquid Depth
(feet)
| |
|
Less than 1,000
|
1,500
| |||
|
1,000 to 4,000
|
8
|
5
| ||
|
4,000 or more
|
10
|
5
| ||
(3)
The design, installation and maintenance of the grease trap shall be subject to the provisions of § 220-4.5 and other applicable provisions of this chapter.
(4)
No grease trap shall be installed without first obtaining a
permit from the Superintendent. The fee for such permit shall be as
established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
The fee shall include the Village’s review of grease trap drawings
prepared by applicant’s licensed engineer or architect. The
fee shall also include the costs of oversight of the grease trap installation
by Village representative.
[Amended 9-12-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023]
(5)
If installation of a grease trap outside the building as required by Subsection E(2) of this section would be impossible or would involve extreme practical difficulty due to the circumstances of a particular using premises, the user may apply to the Superintendent, Building Inspector and Engineer for a waiver of the requirement that the grease trap be an outside-type grease trap. Such application shall include plans for an interior-type grease trap system. In such event, Superintendent, Building Inspector and Engineer may grant such waiver by approving plans for an interior-type grease trap system. The fee for such waiver application shall be as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 9-12-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023]
(6)
At every restaurant and other food preparation establishment,
the increased 1,500-gallon-size grease trap required by this subsection
shall be installed by December 30, 2024.
[Amended 8-9-2022 by L.L. No. 14-2022; 9-12-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023]
(a)
If there is a change of use or work requiring a building permit
is performed at any such restaurant or food preparation establishment
prior to December 30, 2024, the required grease trap shall be installed
at the time of performance of such change of use or work. The new
grease trap shall be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy or compliance for such change of use or work.
(b)
If property containing any such restaurant or food preparation
establishment is sold prior to December 30, 2024, the required grease
trap shall be installed at the time of such sale. Any change in tenancy
shall also require compliance with the new minimum capacity 1,500-gallon-size
grease trap at the time the lease is entered into.
(7)
At every restaurant and other food preparation establishment which commences after April 7, 1992, and which does not exist as of April 7, 1992, the grease trap required by this Subsection E shall be installed prior to commencement of such use.
(8)
The owner of record using premises subject to the grease trap
requirements shall be responsible for compliance with the grease trap
requirements. The owner of the restaurant or other food preparation
business shall also be responsible for compliance with such requirements.
(9)
Inspection;
maintenance. Upon inspection by the Superintendent of a noncompliant
and/or failed grease trap the owner of record or owner of the restaurant
or other food preparation business shall have 72 hours to comply with
the grease trap requirements and pump out or emptying of all contents
of the grease trap to remove any obstructions associated with the
grease trap noncompliance.
[Added 9-12-2023 by L.L.
No. 8-2023]
(a)
Grease traps when cleaned at either the discretion of the owner or
at the direction of the Superintendent due to an inspection requires
the complete emptying of all contents of the unit. Partial pumpouts
are not acceptable and do not constitute a cleanout. A partial pumpout
will not satisfy a noncompliant condition.
(b)
Emptying the contents of the grease trap or pumping out the grease
trap shall include the clearing of any building sewer lines leading
to the public sewer.
(c)
Upon the failure of a grease trap resulting in noncompliance, the
owner of record or owner of the restaurant shall be required to provide
a video via closed-circuit camera of the building sewer line leading
to the public sewer line to demonstrate that the sewer lines are cleared
of the grease obstruction or other debris
(d)
Screenings, fats, oils and grease, sludges and other solids and precipitates
separated from wastewaters by ancillary equipment shall be disposed
of in such a manner as to prevent entry of such materials into the
wastewater facilities.
(10)
All food establishments must maintain a log on their premises of
when their respective grease trap was subjected to a full pumpout
and cleaning. Such log must have the date of the pumpout, the party
that conducted the services, a signed receipt by the service provider
showing the volume of material removed. The log book and associated
supporting documents must be readily available for review by the Superintendent.
[Added 9-12-2023 by L.L.
No. 8-2023]
(11)
When there results in an obstruction in the sewer that requires emergency clearing or clearing in order for the sewer to function that is a result of a failure to comply with Village Code § 220-4.4E, Grease trap requirements, the Superintendent shall, after the property owner or food preparation business/restaurant owner has failed to act to within 72 hours as referenced in Village Code § 220-4.4E(9), due to the emergent need to clear the obstruction for the sewer to function, the Superintendent may remedy the violation and clear the obstruction or disconnect the premises from the sewer system where necessary at public expense.
[Added 9-12-2023 by L.L.
No. 8-2023]
(12)
The owner of any premises with respect to which any work has been performed at public expense pursuant to Subsection E(11) of this section shall be liable to the Village for all costs and expenses associated therewith. Such expenses shall include but not be limited to Village workforce labor costs, contractors engaged by the Village to remedy the obstruction, engineering costs if required to assess damage and repairs necessary to remedy the obstruction caused by the defective or non-compliant grease trap.
[Added 9-12-2023 by L.L.
No. 8-2023]
(a)
When the Village has effected the correction of the violation or
has paid for its removal, the actual cost thereof, plus the accrued
legal rate of interest per annum from the date of the completion of
the work, if not paid by such owner prior thereto, shall be charged
to such owner by the Village, and such charge shall become due and
payable by said owner or person at the time of the payment of such
bill.
(b)
Where the full amount due the Village is not paid by such owner within
20 days after the correction of such violation as provided above,
then, and in that case, the Superintendent shall cause to be filed
in the office of the Village Clerk a sworn statement showing the cost
and expense incurred for the work, the date the work was completed
and the location of the property by section, lot and block on which
said work was done and the name of the reputed owner thereof. The
filing of such sworn statement shall constitute a lien and privilege
on the property and shall remain in full force and effect for the
amount due in principal and interest, plus cost of court, if any,
for collection, until final payment has been made. Said costs and
expenses shall be collected in the manner fixed by law for the collection
of taxes, and, further, shall be subject to a delinquent penalty at
the rate of interest in the event that the same is not paid in full
on or before the date the tax bill upon which such charge appears
becomes delinquent. Sworn statements filed in accordance with the
provisions hereof shall be prima facie evidence that all legal formalities
have been complied with and the work has been properly and successfully
done and shall be full notice to every person concerned that the amount
of the statement, plus interest, constitutes in the statement that
the same is due and collectible as provided by law.
(c)
Civil penalties. The owner of any using premises with respect to
which a violation of this provision shall continue for more than 10
days after the Superintendent has given such owner written notice
thereof shall be liable to the Village for a civil penalty in the
amount of $1,000 for each and every day during which such violation
shall so continue, which penalty shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of any other remedy of the Village or any other penalty which
may lawfully be imposed under this article.
A.
All ancillary equipment required pursuant to § 220-4.4 shall be installed on the using premises and shall be constructed, operated and maintained at the sole expense of the user and at no cost or expense whatever to the Village.
B.
The design and installation of any ancillary equipment shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Superintendent, and the design and
installation of any pretreatment equipment or facilities shall also
be subject to review and approval by the Administrator of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation and the Suffolk County Department of
Health Services. All plans or specifications of proposed pretreatment
or flow-equalization or -control equipment shall be signed and sealed
by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New
York.
C.
Interceptors or traps for oil, grease, sand or other prohibited wastes
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s)
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.
D.
Pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities shall be provided with
an alternate source of power to operate all such facilities, or the
user of the facilities shall certify, in writing, to the Superintendent
that production shall be controlled or the discharge shall be reduced
in such manner that, in the event that the primary source of power
to the pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities fails, any discharge
to the public sewer will comply with the limits established by the
Superintendent pursuant to this article. The alternate power supply
must be separate from the existing power source used to operate the
pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities and must be operational
at the time construction of these facilities has been completed.
E.
Screenings, sludges and other solids and precipitates separated from
wastewaters by ancillary equipment shall be disposed of in such a
manner as to prevent entry of such materials into the wastewater facilities.
F.
There shall be no bypass of any required ancillary equipment which
would allow the entry of untreated or partially treated wastes into
the sewer system.
A.
Sampling requirements.
(1)
Each industrial, commercial and institutional user of the sewer
system shall take periodic samplings and make periodic analysis and
flow measurements of wastewater discharged into the system in accordance
with the following schedule, unless, with respect to any individual
user, the Superintendent shall waive this requirement for good cause
shown.
|
Average Annual Wastewater Flow
(gallons)
|
Minimum Frequency
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 100,000
|
None required
| |
|
100,000 to 1,000,000
|
1 per year
| |
|
1,000,000 to 5,000,000
|
1 per 6 months
| |
|
5,000,000 to 12,000,000
|
1 per 3 months
| |
|
Over 12,000,000 and all major contributing industries
|
1 per month
|
(2)
In addition to the periodic sampling requirements set forth in Subsection A(1), the Superintendent may, upon seven days' advance written notice, require any major contributing industry to take daily twenty-four-hour composite samples and measure and record the flow, in gallons per day, of intake water (surface water body only) and of each discharge over a typical production period of at least seven consecutive operating days. One or two grab samples per day shall also be taken during maximum anticipated waste loadings, i.e., maximum production period, batch dumping, or washing operations. This sampling program shall be carried out to ensure complete, reliable results which will typify the industry's discharge.
(3)
The Superintendent may also require any major contributing industry
in which there are large fluctuations in wastewater volume or quality
to provide continuous sampling and analysis for every operation day,
upon a finding that such continuous sampling is essential to the proper
operation of the public sewer system.
B.
Flow measurement.
(1)
All major contributing industries shall provide a means of continuous
measurement and recording of industrial wastewater flows, unless,
with respect to any particular user, the Superintendent shall waive
this requirement for good cause shown. The flow measurement system
shall indicate, totalize and record total and peak flows.
(2)
All users required to make periodic flow measurements shall
furnish and install at the control manhole or other approved location
a calibrated flume, weir, flow meter or similar device approved by
the Superintendent and suitable to measure the industrial wastewater
flow rate and total volume.
(3)
Users other than major contributing industries required to make
flow measurements may, in lieu of making such flow measurements, provide
the Superintendent with records of water usage to determine average
flow rates.
C.
Sampling methods.
(1)
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of industrial wastewaters to which reference is made in the section
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 provided, the control manhole shall be considered
to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point
which the building sewer is connected.
(2)
Sampling shall be representative of the volume and quality of
wastewater effluent discharged over the sampling and reporting period.
When required by the Superintendent, dischargers shall install and
maintain, in proper order, automatic flow-proportional sampling equipment
and/or automatic analysis and recording equipment.
(3)
Care shall be exercised when collecting a composite sample such
that the proper preservative is present in the sample container during
sample collection. Depending on the analysis to be conducted, several
different containers and preservation techniques may be required.
Samples shall be analyzed as quickly as possible after collection.
(4)
Grab samples only shall be taken for analysis of dissolved oxygen,
oil and grease, pH and any bacteriological analysis.
D.
Analysis.
(1)
The parameters to be analyzed and reported by each industry
shall be determined by the Superintendent, who shall give each affected
user written notice thereof at least 30 days prior to any required
sampling.
(2)
Following promulgation of guidelines establishing test procedures
for the analysis of pollutants, published pursuant to Section 304(g)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, all sampling
and analytical methods used to meet the requirements of this section
shall conform to such guidelines. If the Section 304(g) guidelines
do not specify test procedures for any pollutant required to be analyzed
by this section, and until such guidelines are promulgated, sampling
and analytical methods used to meet these requirements shall, unless
otherwise specified by the Superintendent, conform to the latest edition
of the following references:
(a)
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters,
14th Edition, 1975 American Public Health Association, New York, New
York 10019.
(b)
ASTM Standards, Part 23, Water, Atmospheric Analysis, 1972,
American Society for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
(c)
WQO Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, April
1971, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Office, Analytical
Quality Control Laboratory, NERC, 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45268.
E.
Reporting requirements.
(1)
The results of all required sampling, analysis and flow measurements
shall be reported in writing to the Superintendent. A report shall
be submitted even if no discharge occurred during the reporting period.
A written report shall also be submitted if there have been any modifications
in industrial wastewater pretreatment facilities, changes in operating
procedures, changes in wastewater characteristics resulting in the
discharge of a substance which was indicated as absent in previous
reports and other information submitted by the user, or other significant
activities which alter the quality and quantity of the discharges.
Permanent elimination of a discharge shall be promptly reported by
the user, in writing, to the Superintendent.
(2)
Users required to submit only annual characterization analysis
data shall file such reports with the Superintendent on July 1; users
required to submit data every six months shall file reports on January
1 and July 1; users required to submit data every three months shall
file reports on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1; and users
required to submit data monthly shall file reports on the 10th of
each month following the month in which the sampling occurred. All
reports shall be filed on a form provided by the Superintendent.
(3)
Each major contributing industry shall submit a report to the Superintendent within 60 days after receipt of his request to sample, pursuant to Subsection A(2) of this section, setting forth the results of the analysis of the sampling program, the recorded flows during the sampling period and the following additional data:
(a)
The average and peak flow rates, in million gallons per day.
(b)
A schematic diagram for the industry showing the sources of
all wastewater within the plant. The schematic diagram should indicate
the internal processes with a basic description of influent and effluent
parameters for each process.
(c)
The maximum daily number of production units, i.e., the highest
average level sustained for seven consecutive days of normal production,
should be specified.
(4)
All industrial users required to maintain pretreatment facilities
shall also include in their reports the following information:
(5)
All reports required to be submitted by an industrial, commercial
or institutional user shall be signed by a principal of the user and
a principal of the laboratory or engineering firm that secured and
analyzed the wastewater samples. For corporations, the reports must
be signed by a principal executive officer of at least the level of
vice president. In the case of a partnership or a sole proprietorship,
all reports must be signed by a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively.
F.
Recordkeeping requirements.
(1)
Industrial, commercial and institutional users shall maintain
and record the results of all required analysis and measurements and
shall record, for all samples, the date and time of sampling, the
sample method used, the dates analyses were performed, who performed
the sampling and analysis, and the results of such analysis. The effluent
sampling point for each discharge pipe shall be indicated on a sketch
or flow diagram.
(2)
All original strip-chart recordings from any continuous monitoring equipment, any calibration and maintenance records for his or other measuring instruments and records specified in Subsection F(1) of this section shall be retained for a minimum of three years, during the pendency of any unresolved litigation, or for such longer period as the Superintendent may specifically direct.
G.
General provisions.
(1)
All sampling, analysis and flow measurements required by this
section shall be performed at the sole expense of the user and at
no cost or expense to the Village. All such sampling, analysis and
flow measurement shall be conducted by qualified personnel employed
by a laboratory or engineering firm approved by the Superintendent.
(2)
The user shall exercise due care in obtaining, recording and
reporting the required data on wastewater effluent quality and quantity,
so that the precision and accuracy of the data will be equal to or
better than that achieved by the prescribed standard analytical procedures.
(3)
Calibration and maintenance of all monitoring and analytical
measuring instruments shall be performed at sufficiently frequent
intervals to assure accuracy of measurement.
(4)
The sampling analysis and flow-measurement procedures, equipment
and results shall be subject at any time to inspection by the Superintendent
or his authorized representative. Sampling and flow-measurement facilities
shall be such as to provide safe access to authorized personnel.
H.
Waiver.
(1)
Any waiver of the strict application of the provisions of this
section shall be in writing, signed by the Superintendent. Any such
waiver shall be specific to the individual user to whom the waiver
is issued and for the type of industry or industrial process with
respect to which it is issued and shall be nonassignable. Any such
waiver shall immediately become void upon any significant change in
the quality or volume of waste discharged and shall expire one year
from the date of its issuance.
(2)
The Superintendent may condition the issuance of any such waiver
upon the implementation by the user of suitable alternative sampling,
measurement or analysis techniques.
(3)
Any person aggrieved by the failure to grant any waiver provided
for in this section may appeal the Superintendent's decision to the
Board of Trustees within 30 days.
I.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any user of
the duty to comply with any sampling, measurement or analysis requirement
imposed pursuant to Section 308 of the Federal Clean Water Act Amendments
of 1972 or any regulations issued thereunder.
