[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 1 — 33; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
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Definitions Adopted. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Part shall be as follows:
AUTHORITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All sewers, force mains, pumping stations, sewage regulators, water pollution control plants (sewage treatment plants) and other appurtenant structures owned and operated by the Bristol Borough Water and Sewer Authority.
BOD
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand) the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C. (68° F.), expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l) or parts per million (ppm).
BUILDING SEWER
That part of a structure's sewage piping system which receives the discharge from sewage drainage pipes inside the walls of the structure and conveys it to the public sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
CHLORINE DEMAND
The difference between the amount of chlorine added to sewage or industrial wastes and the amount of residual chlorine remaining at the end of a twenty-minute contact period at room temperature.
COMBINED SEWER
Sewer receiving both surface run-off and sewage.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any system of condensation, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration, or other sources. It shall contain no polluting substances which would produce BOD, or suspended solids, in excess of 10 parts per million by weight, or toxic substances as limited elsewhere herein.
DIRECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Borough, or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
HOLDING TANK
A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate the ultimate disposal of sewage at another site.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Liquid wastes resulting from industrial manufacturing processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
NORMAL SEWAGE
Sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, which when analyzed show by concentration the following characteristics:
(1) 
BOD: 240 milligrams per liter or less.
(2) 
Chlorine Demand: 25 milligrams per liter or less.
(3) 
Suspended solids: 300 milligrams per liter or less.
OTHER WASTES
Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, eggshells, coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, cinder, ashes, and all other discarded matter not normally present in sewage or industrial wastes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The negative of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by the Authority.
RECEIVING WATERS
A natural watercourse or body of water into which treated sewage is discharged.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Sewage discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions, and free from storm water, surface water, industrial wastes and other wastes.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which the discharge of storm, surface and ground-water is prohibited.
SEWAGE
The combination of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
SEWAGE SURCHARGE
The demand payment for the use of the Authority sewerage system for handling any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes accepted for admission thereto in which the characteristics thereof exceed the maximum values of such characteristics in normal sewage.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devises and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; may — is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of sanitary, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of an given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN
(Sometimes termed "storm sewer") a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, other than cooling waters and other unpolluted waters.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that are in suspension in sewage and which are removable by flotation, skimming and sedimentation.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Any substance whether gaseous, liquid or solid which when discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities may be hazardous to Authority personnel, tend to interfere with any biological sewage treatment process, or to constitute a hazard to human beings or animals, or to inhibit aquatic life, or to create a hazard to recreation in the receiving waters of the effluent from a sewage treatment plant.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 41 — 44; as amended by Res. 2013-1]
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Unlawful Means of Disposal of Certain Waste. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Borough or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Authority any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
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Unlawful Disposal of Untreated Sewage or Other Polluted Waters. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Authority, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this resolution.
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Certain Facilities Not to Be Constructed or Maintained. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
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Property Owners to Install Toilet Facilities and Connect with Public Sewer After Notice. The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated with the Borough and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer of the Authority, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this resolution within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 61 — 71; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
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Permit Required to Do Certain Work. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
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Building Sewer Permits. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential and commercial service, and (2) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Authority. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director. A permit and inspection fee of $150 per connection for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and $500 per connection for an industrial, building sewer permit shall be paid to the Authority at the time the application is filed.
3. 
Property Owner Responsible for Certain Costs; Liability. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Authority from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
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Separate and Independent Building. Sewer Required; Exceptions. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
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Use of Old Building Sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director, to meet all requirements of these rules and regulations.
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Requirements for Work. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Authority.
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Elevation of Building Sewer; Procedure Where Gravity Flow Not Possible. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building sewer is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building sewer shall be pumped by an approved means and discharged to the public sewer.
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Roof, Surface and Groundwater Not to Be Discharged into Public Sewer. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, sump pumps or other sources of surface run-off or ground water to a building sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
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Manner of Connecting Building Sewer into Public Sewer. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code of the Borough. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Director before installation.
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Notification of Director; Supervision over Connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Director, or his representative.
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Guarding of Excavations; Restoration of Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Property. All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Authority.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 81 — 90; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
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Certain Waters Not to Be Discharged into Sanitary Sewer. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof run-off, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
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Certain Waters and Wastes Not to Be Discharged into Public Sewers. 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, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B. 
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 sewage treatment plant effluent.
C. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher and 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the Authority sewerage system.
D. 
Solids or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in public sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the Authority sewerage system 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.
3. 
Certain Harmful Material and Material Constituting Nuisance Not to Be Discharged into Public Sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes unless, in the opinion of the Director, such wastes will not harm the Authority sewerage system, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Director 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 120° F.
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Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 120° F.
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Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director.
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, sulfur, zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine demand, to such degree that any such material received in the sewage at the sewage treatment plant exceeds the limits established by the Director for such materials.
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Director as necessary, after treatment of the sewage, to meet the requirements of the county, state, federal or other public agencies having 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 Director in compliance with applicable county, state or federal regulation.
H. 
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 demand 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.
I. 
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.
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Procedure When Prohibited Wastes Discharged or Proposed to Be Discharged into Public Sewers. If any wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewer, which wastes contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection 3 hereof, and which in the judgment of the Director, may have a deleterious effect upon the Authority sewerage system or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Director may:
A. 
Reject the wastes.
B. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
C. 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
D. 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection 9 hereof. If the Director 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 Director, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, resolutions and laws.
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Grease, Oil and Sand Interceptors Required. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Director, 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 shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Director, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
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Maintenance of Preliminary Treatment and Flow-Equalizing Facilities. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
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Control Manhole May Be Required. When required by the Director, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such 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 Director. 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.
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Determination of Measurements, Tests and Analyses. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastes to which reference is made in this resolution 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, and 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 required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the Authority sewerage system and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property.
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Special Agreements and Arrangements Authorized. No statement contained in Subsections 1 to 9 hereof shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Authority and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste may be accepted by the Authority for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 101 — 102; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
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"Holding Tank Wastes" Defined; Discharge from Outside Borough Prohibited. "Holding tank wastes" shall mean sanitary sewage collected from approved holding tanks. The discharge of such wastes to the Authority sewerage system from outside the Borough is prohibited.
2. 
Conditions for Discharge of Holding Tanks Wastes. The discharge of holding tank wastes to the Authority sewerage system will be permitted only after the following conditions and regulations are met and complied with and the necessary permits procured. These requirements and restrictions are outlined as follows:
A. 
Discharge of such wastes will be permitted only with the approval of the Director.
B. 
Persons desiring to discharge such wastes shall be required to obtain a license from the Director.
C. 
The discharge of holding tank wastes shall be made only at the location stated on the license unless the Director requires another location.
D. 
The time and conditions for permissible discharge shall be as set forth on the license unless revised by the Director.
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The applicant for a license shall be the owner of the vehicle for which a license is applied; and any false or misleading statement in any application for a license will invalidate the license.
F. 
All licenses issued by the Director will be for one year.
G. 
A license may be suspended or revoked at any time by the Director for willful, continued or persistent violation of these rules and regulations or of the terms and conditions of the license.
H. 
All acts performed in connection with the license shall be subject to regulations of the Authority and all local and general laws, resolutions and regulations which are now or may come into effect.
I. 
All such acts shall also be subject to inspection by the Director and his representatives.
J. 
Each discharge of such holding tank wastes shall be made under individual permits for each load. Books of permits will be issued by the Director for this purpose; and the charge for these permits shall be established by the Director and approved by the Board of the Authority.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 111 — 113; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
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Access to Premises; No Authority to Inquire into Certain Industrial Processes. The Director and other duly authorized employees of the Authority bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Part. The Director or his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
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Observance of Safety Rules; No Liability of Companies, with Certain Exceptions. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection 1 hereof, the Director or duly authorized employees of the Authority shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Authority employees and the Authority shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Authority employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company due to negligent actions associated with the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in Subsection 8 hereof.
3. 
Access to Properties Containing Easements. The Director and other duly authorized employees of the Authority bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Authority holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the Authority sewerage system lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, §§ 121 — 125; as amended by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
1. 
Unlawful to Tamper with Any Part of Authority Sewerage System. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the Authority sewerage system.
2. 
Notice Prior to Commencement of Proceedings Against Violator. Where in the opinion of the Director any violation of this Part does not constitute an immediate health hazard or danger to the Authority sewerage system, the Director may before commencing proceedings as provided in Subsection 4 hereof give written notice to the violator directing discontinuance of said violation within three calendar days. Unless said violation is permanently corrected or permanently discontinued within said period of time, the Director shall immediately commence proceedings against the violator as provided in Subsection 4 hereof.
3. 
Penalty for Violation of Certain Provisions. Any person who shall violate any provision of this resolution, including failure to comply within the specified time of any notice to correct as provided in Subsection 2 hereof, shall be guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment thereof sentenced to the Borough Lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day in which such violation shall continue after service upon the violator of a warrant or summons shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as aforesaid.
4. 
Violator Liable for Other Amounts. Any person violating any of the provisions of this resolution shall in addition to the fine provided in Subsection 3 hereof be liable to the Authority for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the Authority by reason of such violation including attorney's fees, engineering fees and costs.
5. 
Validity. The provisions of this resolution shall be severable and if any of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional or illegal, such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions. It is declared as legislative intent that this resolution would have been adopted had such unconstitutional or illegal provisions not been included herein.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976; as added by Res. 2007-3, 2/13/2007; as amended by Res. 2007-6, 6/12/2007; and by Res. 2013-1, 1/15/2013]
1. 
Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in these regulations a special variance or amendment may be issued whereby a waste of unusual character or strength may be accepted, when in the opinion of the Authority, unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel special terms or special conditions. As a separate and additional requirement, such variance or amendment will be issued when, in the opinion of the Authority, it will not have any deleterious effect on the system by causing interference with or disruption in the treatment works, or cause the Authority to be in violation of its NPDES permit or state water quality criteria or standards. In no case shall a discharge be approved which would exceed the limits established by a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.
2. 
A user seeking a variance or amendment shall petition the Authority in writing and provide documentation of the exceptional circumstances which the user believes would justify a variance or amendment. If a variance or amendment is approved by the Authority, the user shall pay a surcharge in addition to the applicable service charges. Said surcharge shall be established by the Authority for each variance or amendment granted.
3. 
A surcharge shall be calculated by determining the pounds of BOD, suspended solids, fats, oil and grease and other pollutants discharged by users in excess of the amount permitted in the Authority's regulations. The surcharge shall be determined by multiplying the excess amounts of pollutants by the average cost of removing these pollutants over the previous three years at the Authority's treatment plant.
4. 
Surcharges shall be payable under the same terms and conditions as the quarterly invoice for sewer services received by the user.
[Res. 1976-2, 5/3/1976, § 1-125; as added by Res. 2007-3, 2/13/2007; as amended by Res. 2007-6, 6/12/2007; and by Res. 2009-1, 1/13/2009]
Any user who is found to have violated an order of the Authority or which fails to comply with any provisions of the pre-treatment program and the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued thereunder, shall be fined a sum not exceeding $25,000 a day for each violation. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed appropriate and distinct offense. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the Authority may recover attorney fees, court costs, court reporter fees, and other expenses of litigation action at law against the entity or person found to have violated the pre-treatment regulations, orders, permits and rules issued hereunder.