For brevity and ease of communication, this chapter may be cited
as the Old Forge Sewer District Sewer Use Law.
The general purpose of this chapter is the following: to provide
for efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and legal operation
of the Old Forge Sewer District - POTW (Publically Owned Treatment
Works).
The specific purposes of this chapter are the following:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way;
(2)
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention
of standards for those waters or cause violation of the POTW's SPDES
permit;
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of POTW sludge
and/or residuals;
(4)
Endanger municipal employees;
(5)
Cause air pollution, or groundwater pollution, directly or indirectly;
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance condition.
B.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as
possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
C.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly constructed.
D.
To provide for equitable distribution to all users of the POTW of
all costs, associated with sewage transmission, treatment, and residuals
disposal, and to provide for the collection of such costs.
