If wastewater containing any prohibited substance or any concentration in excess of those allowed by this chapter is discharged or proposed to be discharged into the wastewater treatment system or to any system tributary thereto, the Superintendent must enforce the provisions of this chapter in accordance with Article X and must take any action necessary to:
A.
Prohibit the discharge of such wastewater.
B.
Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant modifications will
reduce or eliminate the discharge of such substances in conformity
with this chapter.
C.
Require pretreatment, including storage facilities, or flow equalization
necessary to reduce or eliminate the objectionable characteristics
or substances so that the discharge will conform to the pretreatment
standards and will not violate this chapter.
D.
Require the person making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay
any additional cost, expenses or damages incurred by the village due
to the prohibited or limited discharge.
E.
Take such other remedial actions as may be deemed to be desirable
to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
Where pretreatment, equalization or holding (storage for scheduled
discharge) of wastewater flows prior to discharge into any part of
the wastewater treatment system is required, construction plans and
other pertinent information relating to such pretreatment or flow
control facilities must first be submitted to the Superintendent for
approval. Such approval may not exempt the discharge of such facilities
from compliance with the Act (in particular, Section 307) and any
other applicable code, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any
governmental authority. Any subsequent alterations or additions to
such pretreatment or flow control facilities must not be made without
notice to and approval of the Superintendent.
If pretreatment or control of wastewater flow is required, such
facilities must be maintained in good working order and operated as
efficiently as possible by the owner and/or operator at his own cost
and expense, subject to the requirements of these rules and regulations
and all other applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors must be provided by the owner
when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for
the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients,
except that such interceptors may not be required for private living
quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors must be of a type and
capacity approved by the Superintendent and must be so located as
to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial waste must install
a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary meters and
other appurtenances in the building sewer, to facilitate observations,
sampling, measurement and recording of the discharged wastewater.
Such manhole must be accessible and safely located and must be constructed
in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole
must be installed by the owner at his expense and must be maintained
by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
Each industrial user must provide protection from accidental
discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this
chapter. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited
materials must be provided and maintained at the owner's or operator's
own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide this protection must be approved by the Superintendent
before construction of the facility. Approval of such plans and operating
procedures will not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility
of modifying the facility as necessary to meet the requirements of
this chapter.
If a facility does not comply with or will be unable to comply
with any prohibition or limitation in this chapter, the facility must
immediately notify the Superintendent so that corrective action may
be taken to protect the wastewater treatment system. In addition,
a written report addressed to the village detailing the date, time
and cause of accidental discharge, the quantity and characteristics
of the discharge and corrective action taken to prevent future discharges
must be filed by the facility within five days of the occurrence of
the noncomplying discharge.
The Superintendent may inspect and/or test any building sewer and building drain and appurtenances or private sewer that discharges wastewater to the village's wastewater treatment system. In the case of basement inspection, the Superintendent must give prior notice of no less than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours if requested by the owner. If such sewers or drains are used or maintained in such a way as to cause discharge of any wastewater that violates this chapter, groundwater, debris which exceeds the design criteria of said sewer or any other waste deemed objectionable by the Superintendent, the Superintendent will initiate enforcement action under Article X.
All costs incurred in reviewing and implementing the control
actions specified in this Article shall be the responsibility of the
actual or proposed user.
