No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
[Amended 9-11-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017; 4-23-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
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. Provided such water contains no prohibited discharges or additional harmful substances as defined in §§
263-9 and
263-10 of this chapter, industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet. In the event industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters are discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet, a SPDES permit must be applied for and such discharge is subject to federal and state regulations.
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, naphtha, fuel oil, motor oil, lubricants or
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gasses 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.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
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 sewers, sewage 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 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 sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the
sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
A. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.).
B. Any water or waste containing fats, grease or oils, whether emulsified
or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
F. and 150° F. (0° C. and 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.
D. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
E. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an 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 for such materials.
F. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or public agencies
of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
G. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentrations
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
H. Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
I. 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.
J. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage 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.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
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 §
263-10 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:
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers;
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of §
263-16 of this article.
B. 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
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances
and laws.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
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 grease in excessive amounts or
of 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 shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Superintendent and shall be so located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
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.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole, together with necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, 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.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village
and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment,
subject to payment therefore by the industrial concern.