No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters, such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water, to any sewer, except that stormwater runoff from limited areas, which stormwater may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary sewer by permission of the Superintendent.
Stormwater, other than that exempted under § 192-24 of Article V, and all other unpolluted drainage, may not be discharged without an SPDES permit being applied for, and such discharge of cooling water is subject to federal and state regulation. After such permit is applied for and approval obtained, it shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or to a natural outlet approved by state and federal regulatory agencies and by the Superintendent. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged only upon obtaining a SPDES permit, as well as the approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following-described waters or wastes to any public sewers unless otherwise granted in a special agreement or industrial permit with the Village:
A. 
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the treatment works or to the operation of the treatment works. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system or at any point in the system, be more than 5% nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, fuel oil, benzene and any other substances which the Board, the DEC or EPA has notified the user constitute a fire or explosion hazard to the system.
B. 
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either single or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the treatment works or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. A toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Federal Act.
C. 
Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.0 or higher than 9.0 or wastewater having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and/or personnel of the treatment works.
D. 
Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities, such as but not limited to grease, shredded garbage with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissue, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud or glass grinding or polishing wastes, snow, ice or any other solid objects, materials, refuse and debris not normally contained in ordinary sewage.
E. 
Any substance which may cause the POTWs effluent or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludge or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation process where the POTW is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program. In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal development pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
F. 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
G. 
Any substance which will cause the treatment works to violate its State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit or the receiving water quality standards.
H. 
Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process.
I. 
Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case heated wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the sewer system which exceeds 120° F. (50° C.) or in such quantities that the temperature of wastewater at the POTW treatment works exceeds 104° F. (40° C.).
J. 
Any pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference with the treatment works.
K. 
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life, creates a public nuisance or is detrimental to aquatic life.
L. 
Radioactive wastes. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any radioactive materials or wastes into the POTW.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The following-described substances, materials, waters and wastes shall be limited to discharges to municipal systems of concentrations or quantities which will not harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or will not otherwise endanger life, limb or public property or constitute a nuisance. The Superintendent, with prior approval by the Board, may set limitations if in his opinion such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability, the Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability of the water in the wastewater treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer, which shall not be violated without approval of the Superintendent, are as follows:
A. 
Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or a product of mineral oil origin.
B. 
Any wastewater containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 50 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F.
C. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. (See Article I, § 192-1A.) Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
D. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials and identified in the discharge permit or as established in a categorical pretreatment standard, whichever is more stringent.
E. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances in such 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 other public agencies with jurisdiction over such discharge to the receiving waters.
F. 
Quantities of flow or concentrations, or both, which constitute a slug, as defined herein.
G. 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
H. 
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes in the public sewer system, release noxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
I. 
Solid or viscous substances, such as, but not limited to, grease, 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., in quantities or of such size capable of impairing the hydraulic capacity of the sewer or other interference with the operation of the POTW.
J. 
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) 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works. The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day BOD greater than 200 parts per million by weight or containing more than 200 parts per million by weight of suspended solids or containing more than 0.2 parts per million of total chlorine demand, containing more than eight parts per million of total phosphorous or containing more than 30 parts per million of total nitrogen or having an average daily flow greater than 5% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
K. 
Any discoloration, such as but not limited to dyes, inks and vegetable tanning solutions, or any other condition in the quality of treatment works effluent in such manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person or connected entity shall discharge directly or indirectly into the POTW wastewater containing any of the following substances in concentrations exceeding those specified below on either a daily or instantaneous basis unless otherwise granted in a special agreement or industrial permit with the Village. Concentration limits are applicable to wastewater effluents at a point just prior to discharge into the Village sewer system.
Substance*
Allowable Daily Average Effluent Concentration Limit**
(mg/l)
Ammonia
20.00
Arsenic
1.0
Barium
2.0
Benzene
0.05
Berylium
0.15
Bromine
1.0
Cadmium
1.0
Chlorine
0.2 (as total chlorine)
Chlorobenzene
0.01
Chloroform
0.1
Chromium (hexavalent)
1.0
Chromium (total)
2.0
Copper
5.0
Cyanide (complex)
0.5
Cyanide (free)
0.5
Fluorides
10.0
Gold
0.5
Iodine
2.0
Iron
10.0
Lead
0.5
Manganese
1.0
Mercury
0.25
Nickel
2.0
pH
6.0 to 9.0 (standard units)
Phenol
0.1
Phosphorous
8.0
Selenium
1.0
Silver
1.0
Sulfides
3.0
Trichloroethane
0.05
Zinc
10.0
NOTES:
*
All concentrations listed for metallic substances shall be as "total metal," which shall be defined as the value measured in a sample acidified to a pH value of less than two without prior filtration.
**
As determined by a composite sample taken of the user's daily discharge over the operational and/or production period.
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 § 192-27 of this article and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1) 
Reject the waste.
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(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 § 192-34 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.
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 floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in § 192-27B, 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 Superintendent and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the personnel of the owner(s) must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances, in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The structure 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. Sampling methods, location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis, subject to approval by the Superintendent.
Special agreements and arrangements between the municipality and any persons or agencies may be established when, in the opinion of the municipality, unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel special terms and conditions. Acceptance of such waste shall not cause the POTW to violate its SPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards or any pretreatment regulations promulgated by USEPA or NYSDEC in accordance with Section 307 of P.L. 95-217.