[Ord. No. 5.548, 12-2-2019]
A. 
No person shall discharge stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to the City's treatment works system. Any connection, drain, or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter the City's wastewater treatment works system shall be deemed to be a violation of this Article. Stormwater and all other unpolluted waters shall be discharged to storm sewers or waters of the State.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. 
To cause pollution of any waters of the State or to place or cause or permit to be placed any water contaminant in a location where it is reasonably certain to cause pollution of any waters of the State;
2. 
To discharge any water contaminants into any waters of the State which reduce the quality of such waters below the water quality standards established by this Chapter;
3. 
To violate any pretreatment and toxic material control regulations, or to discharge any water contaminants into the waters of the State which exceed effluent regulations or permit provisions;
4. 
To discharge any radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste into the waters of the State.
C. 
No person shall discharge any substance directly into a manhole or other opening of the City's wastewater treatment system, other than through an approved building sewer.
D. 
The discharge of any trucked or hauled pollutants is prohibited. The discharge of trucked or hauled pollutants, including septage, into the City's wastewater treatment system, shall not occur.
E. 
No person shall discharge any other holding tank waste into the City's wastewater treatment works system. However, no written permission will be required to discharge domestic waste from a recreational vehicle holding tank provided such discharge is made into an approved facility designed to receive such waste.
F. 
No person shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which acting alone or in conjunction with other substances present in the City's wastewater treatment system, will interfere with the operation or performance of the City's wastewater treatment system. A person shall not contribute substances to the City's wastewater treatment system which may:
1. 
Create a fire or explosion hazard, including, but not limited to, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases.
2. 
Cause corrosive damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the City's wastewater treatment system. In no case shall the discharges have a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 10.5.
3. 
Cause obstruction to the flow in the City's wastewater treatment system or other interference with the operation of the wastewater facilities due to accumulation of solid or viscous material such as but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension, animal tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, rags, plastics, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud or glass grinding or polishings wastes.
4. 
Constitute a rate of discharge sufficient to cause interference with the operation and performance of the City's wastewater treatment system.
5. 
Contain heat in amounts which will accelerate the biodegradation of wastes, causing the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the sanitary sewer or inhibit biological activity in the City's wastewater treatment system treatment plant. In no case shall the temperature of the discharge waste exceed one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) or the temperature of the influent to the City's wastewater treatment system treatment plant to exceed one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104° F.).
6. 
Contain any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
7. 
Contain more than one hundred (100) parts per million of fat, oil, or grease.
8. 
Contain any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or to cause entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair to be hazardous.
9. 
Contain radioactive waste or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits defined by applicable State and Federal regulations.
10. 
Any waste stream with a closed cup flash-point of less than one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140° F.).
11. 
Any oil (petroleum-based, biodegradable, cutting oil, products of mineral oil origin) in amounts causing pass through or interference.
12. 
Trucked or hauled waste except when discharged at a designated discharge point if permitted under Subsection (G) herein.
13. 
Discharges with temperatures above one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104° F.) (40° C.) when they reach the City's wastewater treatment system, or hot enough to interfere with biological treatment processes at the City's wastewater treatment system.
14. 
Contain any odor, or color producing substances exceeding concentration limits which may be established by the City for the purpose of meeting the City's NPDES permit.
15. 
Contain any substances which may cause the City's wastewater treatment system effluent or any product of the City's wastewater treatment system such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process where the City' s wastewater treatment system is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program.
16. 
Contain toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with the wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the City's wastewater treatment system, or exceed the limitation set forth in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard.
17. 
Contain suspended solids of such quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the City's wastewater treatment system treatment plant.
G. 
Any person, individual, or entity seeking a variance from the prohibitions of this Section must obtain prior written approval from the Mayor, the Wastewater Superintendent, and the Water/Sewer Superintendent. No discharge shall occur without said prior written permission. The City shall designate the location and times where such discharges shall be made and may refuse to accept such waste in its absolute discretion where it appears that the waste could cause damage to or interfere with the effective operation of the City's wastewater treatment facility or system, or appurtenance thereto. A person wishing to discharge the above-mentioned wastes shall pay any applicable charges or fees therefor, and shall comply with all conditions set forth by the City concerning such discharges. The City may adopt such requirements as it believes in the best interests of the City's wastewater operations, and may require the individual or entity seeking to make the discharge to provide a written, signed, affidavit as to the nature and source of the waste. The City retains the right to sample or inspect the waste prior to discharge.