A.
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 the Town
sewer system.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to
a natural outlet. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters
may be discharged, upon approval of the Town Engineer, to a storm
sewer or natural outlet.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to the Town sewer system:
A.
Gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid, or gas.
B.
Waters or wastes, containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids,
or gases, in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, which injures or interferes with any sewage 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. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, no person shall discharge, or cause to
be discharged, waters or wastes to any public sewer which contain
substances having concentration limits in excess of those set forth
in Table 7-1 annexed hereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 7-1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
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 sewage works.
D.
Solid or viscous substances in quantity, 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, whole blood, paunch manure, hair fleshings,
entrails, paper dishes, cups, and milk containers, either whole or
ground by garbage grinders.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, material, waters, or wastes to the Town's
sewer system without the prior approval of the Town Board:
A.
Liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65°
C.); or in such quantities that the temperature at influent to the
treatment works exceeds 40° C. or 104° F.;
B.
Water or wastes containing fats, wax, 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.
Garbage that has not been properly shredded;
D.
Waters or wastes containing strong acids, iron pickling wastes, or
concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not;
E.
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 Town Board for such materials;
F.
Waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances, in such concentration exceeding limits which may be established
by the Town Board after treatment of the composite sewage to meet
the requirements of the state, federal, or public agencies having
jurisdiction for the discharge to the receiving waters;
G.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes;
H.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5;
I.
Materials which exert or cause:
(1)
Unusual concentration of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, Fuller's earth lime residues) or dissolved solids
(such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate);
(2)
Excessive coloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and
vegetable tanning solutions);
(3)
Excessive discharges:
(a)
A BOD in excess of 240 milligrams per liter;
(b)
A chlorine demand in excess of 25 milligrams per liter;
(c)
A chemical oxygen demand in excess of 600 milligrams per liter;
(d)
Suspended solids in excess of 300 milligrams per liter;
(e)
Having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average
daily sewage flow of any sewer district.
(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 process employed by
any Town water pollution control facilities or are amenable to treatment
only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant's effluent
cannot meet the requirements of agencies having jurisdiction over
discharge to the receiving waters.
K.
Waters or wastes generated by a significant industrial user, as defined
in this chapter.
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the Town sewer system, which waters contain the substances or possesses the characteristics enumerated in § 229-36 of this article, and which in the judgment of the Town Board may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or other receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, or constitute a public nuisance, the Town Board may:
(1)
Reject the waters or waste;
(2)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the Town sewer system;
(3)
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4)
Require that periodic reports be filed with them at intervals not
exceeding six months each, containing the following material:
(a)
The specific action, if any taken, to achieve compliance with
Section 307 of United States Public Law No. 92-500, and any pretreatment
requirements mandated by any statute, rule or regulation of New York
State, or any of its departments, agencies, or bureaus;
(b)
Results of a comprehensive sampling and laboratory testing program
indicating the characteristics of the wastewater so discharged in
terms of parameters that will adequately identify the waste. The types
of testing and frequency of testing for each such person so discharging
such wastewater shall be specified by the Administrator. All sampling
and laboratory testing required by the Administrator shall be performed
by each such person, and all costs and expenses incident to the testing,
sampling, monitoring, and reporting with respect to providing data
to the Administrator, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any other agency
having jurisdiction, shall be borne by such person.
(5)
Require payment in excess of the existing taxes or sewer charges
or rents to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes
pursuant to the provisions of § 226-26 of this article and
any applicable law.
B.
If the Town Board 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 Town Board, and subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Town Board or the Administrator, such interceptors
are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excess amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other
harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Administrator, and shall be located so as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials.
They shall be of substantial construction, water-tight and equipped
with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be
gas-tight and water-tight.
C.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all time.
A.
Garages and automobile washing establishments. No person operating
or owning a commercial garage or automobile wash rack shall permit
any sewage or effluent therefrom to flow into any public sewer or
house connection sewer unless such wash rack is roofed over and is
equipped with a standard sand and grease trap approved by the Town
Engineer.
B.
Restaurant sinks and dishwashers. Every dishwashing sink, dishwashing
machine or other device intended or used for washing dishes and cooking
utensils in any establishment serving 100 or more meals per day shall
be connected to the house connection sewer through a grease interceptor
as hereinafter provided.
C.
Industrial sand and grease interceptors required.
(1)
Every fowl or animal slaughterhouse and every meat packing or meat
curing establishment and all equipment in any soap factory, tallow
rendering, wood pulling, hide tanning or hide curing establishment
or other industry from which any considerable amounts of grease or
sand are to be discharged shall be connected with the public sewer
through a grease trap or sand and grease trap as hereinafter provided.
(2)
Minimum performance of traps. No grease trap shall be connected with
the public sewer which has a rate of flow of less than 16 gallons
per minute and a grease retention capacity of less than 18 pounds.
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.
When required by the Town Board, 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 a manhole, when required, shall be accessibly
and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the Administrator. 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.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter 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 Town sewer system 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 sewage works, and to
determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property. The
particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate, or whether
a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always,
BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from 24 composites
of all outfalls, whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
A.
Any persons aggrieved by any decision or determination made by the Town Board or Administrator of any sewer district pursuant to § 229-37 hereof may bring a proceeding to review such determination in the manner provided by Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
B.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between any sewer district and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by that sewer district for treatment,
subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern, in accordance
with applicable provisions of law.
