[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Thompson
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-6-1969]
[Amended 5-30-2023]
Pursuant to Section 7-246 of the General Statutes of Connecticut,
a Water Pollution Control Authority of the Town of Thompson is created
to consist of five electors of the Town of Thompson.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
The five-member Water Pollution Control Authority of the Town
of Thompson shall be elected as follows:
A.
At the
biennial election in November 1969, two members to be elected for
the term of six years each, two members to be elected for terms of
four years each, and one member to be elected for a term of two years,
to hold office from the day following their election.
B.
Thereafter,
upon the expiration of the term of any member, the election to fill
a vacancy shall be for a term of six years.
Any member of the Authority who fails to attend 50% of the duly
called meetings of the Authority in any year shall be removed from
the office by the remaining members of the Authority, and the resulting
vacancy shall be filled at the next regular election.
[Adopted 1-27-2010 (Ord.
No. 10-043)]
A.
This article establishes the procedures for making connections to
the public sewer in the municipality sanitary sewer system. It also
establishes specific limits for pollutant discharges which by their
nature or by their interaction with sewage will be detrimental to
the public health, cause damage to the public sewer or the water pollution
control facility, pollute the waters of the state, or otherwise create
a public nuisance.
B.
This article is intended to:
(1)
Inform the public as to the technical and administrative procedures
to be followed in obtaining connection to the municipality's sanitary
sewer system;
(2)
Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the sanitary sewer system
which will interfere with the collection and/or treatment system;
(3)
Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment system
which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into the
waters of the state, or the atmosphere, or otherwise be incompatible
with the system;
(4)
Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges
from the system.
C.
This article shall apply to the municipality and to persons outside
the municipality who are users of the public sewer. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the Director of the municipality shall otherwise
implement and enforce the provisions of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
The amount of oxygen required by bacteria while stabilizing
decomposable organic matter under aerobic conditions for five days.
The determination of BOD shall be performed in accordance with the
procedures prescribed in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater."
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of building plumbing
which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of
the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal; it may also be called a "house connection."
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Pretreatment
Standards.
A sewer intended to receive both sewage and stormwater or
surface water.
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for
the State of Connecticut.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH and fecal
coliform bacteria; plus any additional pollutants identified in the
water pollution control facility's NPDES permit, where the water pollution
control facility is designed to treat such pollutants and, in fact,
does treat such pollutants to the degree required by the NPDES permit.
A mixture of aliquot samples obtained at regular intervals
over a time period. The volume of each aliquot is proportional to
the discharge flow rate for the sampling interval. The minimum time
period for composite sampling shall be four hours.
Process water in general used for cooling purposes to which
the only pollutant added is heat and which has such characteristics
that it may be discharged to a natural outlet in accordance with federal
and state laws and regulations.
The Thompson Water Pollution Control Authority's agent.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
Sewage that consists of water and human excretions or other
waterborne wastes incidental to the occupancy of a residential building
or nonresidential building but not wastewater from water-softening
equipment, commercial laundry wastewater, and blowdown from heating
and cooling equipment.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from sewage by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility.
The animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking or serving of foods.
A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers and septage hauling trucks.
All pollutants other than compatible pollutants as defined
in this section.
All wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business
and is distinct from domestic sewage.
Is permissive (see "shall").
The Town of Thompson, Connecticut.
A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C.
§ 1342).
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives,
agent, or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine,
and the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter
of solution.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a water pollution control
facility. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical or biological processes, except as prohibited by Title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 403.6(d).
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of foods 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.
A common sanitary sewer controlled by a governmental agency
or public utility.
A sewer which collects and conveys domestic sewage from residences,
public buildings, commercial establishments, industries, and institutions.
A sanitary sewer may also collect and convey permitted industrial
wastewater and unintentionally admitted groundwater, stormwater, and
surface water.
The liquids and solids which are removed from a tank used
to treat domestic sewage.
Human and animal excretions and all domestic and such manufacturing
wastes as may tend to be detrimental to the public health.
The structures and equipment required to collect and convey
sewage to the water pollution control facility.
Is mandatory (See "may").
Any sudden or excessive discharge which exceeds permitted
levels either in terms of pollutant concentration or instantaneous
flow rate in such a manner as to adversely affect the sewage collection
system and/or water pollution control facility.
Oil which is of either mineral or vegetable origin and disperses
in water or sewage at temperatures between 0° and 65° C. For
the purposes of this article, emulsified oil shall be considered as
soluble oil.
A sewer which collects and conveys stormwater or groundwater.
The solid matter, measured in milligrams per liter, which
may be in suspension, floatable, or settleable and is removable by
laboratory filtering as prescribed in the latest edition of "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater."
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency under the provision of Section 307(a) of the Act
or other acts.[1]
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of sewage into the municipality's sewer system.
An arrangement of devices for the treatment of sewage and
sludge.
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water
either continuously or intermittently.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C. § 1317(a).
A.
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within
the municipality 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
sanitary or combined sewer of the municipality may, at the option
of the municipality and at the owner's(s') expense, be required to
install a building sewer to connect their building drain to the public
sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90
days after the date of official notice to do so.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or repair any privy,
privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, septage lagoon or other facility
intended for the disposal of sewage if public sewers are available.
C.
When, in judgment of the TWPCA, the sewer lines are accessible to
property discharging appropriate-type waste, it shall be required
that the owner make connection thereto within time period established
by TWPCA subject to the provisions of § 7-257 of the General
Statutes of Connecticut, as amended.
D.
Opt in/opt out.
(1)
When connection to sanitary sewers required: Connections must be made to sanitary sewers within 150 days of availability of sewers or within 90 days of receipt of notice of § 230-6A.
(2)
The obligation to promptly connect to sanitary sewers may be waived
by the Water Pollution Control Authority for those on-site septic
systems which were installed or substantially rebuilt in accordance
with Northeast District Department of Health requirements. Waivers
shall be granted only when the following criteria have been met:
(a)
The property owner or its duly authorized agent shall request
the waiver, in writing, in a form acceptable to the Water Pollution
Control Authority.
(b)
The application for waiver must be accompanied by satisfactory
documentation from the Northeast District Department of Health regarding
the nature and date of any such installation or repair, invoices and/or
cancelled checks evidencing the cost of installation or repair and
a certification from a licensed septic system installer that the system
is presently in working condition according to the standards of the
Northeast District Department of Health.
(c)
Any such waiver shall expire upon the failure of any waivered
septic systems or upon conveyance of the property, whichever shall
first occur. Upon conveyance of the property, the new property owner,
prospective new owner, or its duly authorized agent shall request
the waiver, in writing, in a form acceptable to the Water Pollution
Control Authority.
(d)
Any sewer connection opt-in after completion of sewer line shall
submit an application to the Water Pollution Control Authority and
follow guidelines set in this article and policies of the TWPCA.
(e)
Any such waiver shall be recorded on the land records and granted
in the name of the then-record property owner.
A.
No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter, repair, or disturb any public sewer or
appurtenance thereof.
B.
Any person proposing a new discharge into the public sewer system
or a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that
are being discharged into the public sewer system shall notify the
Director at least 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection.
(1)
A person intending to connect a building drain from his property to the public sewer shall first obtain a permit to connect from the Director. The application shall be made on forms provided by the Director, and it shall be accompanied by a sketch or plan showing the proposed installation in sufficient detail to enable the Director to determine that the proposed installation meets the requirements of this regulation and other applicable specifications, codes, and laws. The application shall be signed by the owner of the premises to be served or his authorized agent and by the qualified contractor (see § 230-7K) who has been chosen to perform the work of installing and connecting the building drain to the public sewer. Upon approval of the application and plan, a permit shall be issued to have the work performed by the stated contractor. In the event the premises changes ownership before the work is completed, or if another contractor is chosen to perform or finish the work, the original permit becomes void, and a new permit must be obtained by the new parties in interest.
(2)
A connection to the public sewer will be made only after the building's
plumbing has been approved by the Town Building Official in order
to ensure that minimum standards are met for the installation. A fresh
air vent shall be required for the building, and all plumbing shall
be in good working order. No trench containing a building drain or
connection to the sanitary sewer shall be backfilled until the Director
has completed an inspection of and approved the work. The water level
in the trench shall be maintained at a level below the sewer connection
before the cap is removed and while the connection is being made and
until such time as it has been inspected, approved and backfilled.
The contractor shall notify the Director 24 hours before starting
any work authorized under this permit.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
(3)
Permits to connect to the public sewer may be revoked and annulled
by the Director for such cause and at such time as he may deem sufficient
and the municipality held harmless as a consequence of said revocation
or the cause thereof. All other parties in interest shall be held
to have waived the right to claim damages from the municipality or
its agents on account of such revocation.
C.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s)
shall indemnify the municipality from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer.
D.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building; except where one building stands at the rear of another
on an interior lot and no public sewer is available or can be constructed
to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court yard, or driveway,
the building sewer that provides service for the building which fronts
on the public sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one building sewer; but the municipality does not and
will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused
by or resulting from any such aforementioned connection.
E.
Existing 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 this article.
F.
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 and connection of the
building sewer to the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements
of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the municipality. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification
thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM and WEF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
G.
Wherever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which
any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public
sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted
by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. Duplex
lift systems shall be provided for commercial and industrial buildings.
H.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation
drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a public sewer.
I.
All excavations for building sewer installation 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 municipality.
J.
No building sewer shall be constructed within 25 feet of a water
supply well. If a building sewer is constructed within 25 feet to
75 feet of a water supply well, it shall be constructed in accordance
with all applicable guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner.
K.
All building sewers shall be installed by a drain layer who possesses
a valid license issued under Chapter 393 of the Connecticut General
Statutes, as amended.
L.
Sewer connection guidelines. Subject to review by TWPCA of each particular
situation as presented in permit application, the following regulations
will apply:
(1)
House connections for single-family residence should be made adequate
and gastight by properly installing and using the following materials:
[Amended 5-30-2023]
(2)
All products to comply with manufacturers' recommended seals and
installation procedures. Pipes less than six inches inside diameter
must pitch a minimum of 1/4 inch per foot down to sewer connection.
Turns to be made with 45° ells or equivalent as used for septic
tank sanitary code. (Note that Building Code requires at least six
feet of heavy cast-iron pipe from building line without any joint
or turn, as amended.)
(3)
To prevent freezing, pipes are to be below frost line or 3 1/2
feet minimum.
(4)
The fill around "Transite" pipe to be fine gravel or sand bed compacted
and similarly covered for six inches' minimum radius before backfill.
(5)
Reducer and/or adapter to municipal pipelines to be provided by and
installed gastight by applicant to match six-inch or eight-inch municipal
sewer pipes.
(6)
A plot plan for proposed house connection is to be provided by the
applicant on making application for permit. This plot plan must show
the location of any water well and elevation of such pipeline to the
building. In addition, the plot plan must show any presently used
septic tank or wastewater disposal piping.
(7)
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall request inspection
after it is ready for connection.
(8)
All work shall be done by qualified drain layers or plumbers having
licenses W9, W8, P1, P3 and carrying insurance bond of $5,000 against
any damage to municipal sewers and other possible damages.
(9)
These certifications are based on 1972 State Building/Sanitary Codes
for installers of building sewer connections, and TWPCA requirements
will change to correspond if changed by the state.
(10)
The building sewer connections shall not be backfilled until
the pipe and trench have been inspected by TWPCA inspector or representative,
and the connection to municipal sewer also witnessed by the TWPCA
inspector/representative.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
or cooling water to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all such unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to
such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm
sewers and discharged to a watercourse in accordance with all applicable
state and federal laws and regulations.
C.
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or
indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with
the operation or performance of the WPCF. These general prohibitions
apply to all such users of a WPCF whether or not the user is subject
to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other federal
or state pretreatment standards or requirements. A user shall not
contribute the following substances to any WPCF:
(1)
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 WPCF or to the operation of the WPCF. At no time shall
two successive readings on the explosion hazard meter, at the point
of discharge into the sewage collection 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.
(2)
Solids or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow
in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the WPCF, including
substances such as, but not limited to, grease, garbage with particles
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissues, paunch
manure, bones, hair, hides, or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers,
ashes, cinder, sand, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains,
spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues,
residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud
or glass grinding or polishing wastes.
(3)
Any sewage 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 the WPCF. The upper limit of pH for any industrial
wastewater discharge shall be established under the discharger's state
discharge permit.
(4)
Any sewage containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either
singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere
with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans
or animals or plant life, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters
of the WPCF, or 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 Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C. § 1317(a).
(5)
Any noxious or malodorous sewage, gases, or solids which either singly
or by interaction with other sewage are sufficient to prevent entry
into the public sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(6)
Any sewage which, by interaction with other sewage in the public
sewer, releases obnoxious gases, forms suspended solids which interfere
with the collection system, or creates a condition which may be deleterious
to structures and treatment processes or which may cause the effluent
limitations of the WPCF'S NPDES permit to be exceeded.
(7)
Any substance which may cause the WPCF's effluent or any other product
of the WPCF, such as residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable
for reclamation process where the WPCF is pursuing a reuse and reclamation
program. In no case shall a substance discharged to the WPCF cause
the facility to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria,
guidelines, or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act;[2] any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge
use or disposal developed pursuant to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act,[3] the Clean Air Act,[4] the Toxic Substances Control Act,[5] or state criteria applicable to the sludge management
method being used.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
(8)
Any substance which will cause the WPCF to violate its NPDES permit
or the receiving water quality standards.
(9)
Sewage containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the wastewater treatment process employed, or are
amenable to treatment only to such degree that the water pollution
control facility effluent cannot meet the limits stipulated in the
municipality's NPDES permit.
D.
The following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes
shall be limited in discharges to public sewers to concentrations
or quantities which will not harm either the sewers or water pollution
control facility, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream, or will not otherwise endanger public property or constitute
a nuisance. The Commissioner may set lower limitations if more severe
limitations are necessary to meet the water quality standards of the
receiving stream. The limitations or restrictions on materials or
characteristics of sewage discharged to the public sewer are as follows:
(1)
Sewage having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65° C.).
(2)
Sewage containing fat, wax, grease, petroleum, or mineral oil, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l with floatable oil not to
exceed 20 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become
viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F. (0°
C. and 65° C.).
(3)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded (see § 230-5). 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.
(4)
Any sewage containing odor-producing substances exceeding limits
which may be established by the Commissioner.
(5)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Commissioner in compliance
with all applicable state and federal regulations.
(6)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
(b)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(c)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine demand in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the water pollution
control facility.
(7)
Overflow from holding tanks or other receptacles storing organic
wastes.
(8)
Sewage with concentration of pollutants in excess of the following
limits:
|
Pollutant
|
Concentration; Parts/Million
(mg/l)
|
|---|---|
|
Arsenic as AS
|
0.05
|
|
Barium as Ba
|
5.0
|
|
Boron as Bo
|
5.0
|
|
Cyanides as CN (amenable)
|
0.1
|
|
Fluoride as F
|
20
|
|
Chromium (total)
|
1.0
|
|
Chromium (Cr +6)
|
0.1
|
|
Magnesium as Mg
|
100
|
|
Manganese as Mn
|
5.0
|
|
Copper as Cu
|
1.0
|
|
Zinc as Zn
|
1.0
|
|
Cadmium
|
0.1
|
|
Lead
|
0.1
|
|
Tin
|
2.0
|
|
Silver
|
0.1
|
|
Mercury
|
0.01
|
|
Nickel
|
1.0
|
|
Note: All materials are to be measured as total
metals.
|
E.
Permit required.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
(1)
In accordance with C.G.S. § 22a-430, as amended, a permit
from the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is required
prior to the initiation of a discharge of any of the following wastewaters
to public sewer:
(2)
A potential discharger must submit permit application to the Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection not later than 90 days prior
to the anticipated date of initiation of the proposed discharge.
F.
Enforcement.
(1)
If any sewage is discharged or is proposed to be discharged to the public sewers which contains the substances or possesses the characteristics enumerated in § 230-8D of this article; and which, in the judgment of the Commissioner, may have deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters; or which otherwise may create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Commissioner may in accordance with C.G.S. § 22a-430, as amended:
(2)
If the Commissioner permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste
flows, the design and installation of the equipment shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Commissioner, subject to the requirements
of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
G.
The Director shall have the right to reject the discharge of any
wastes or require more stringent effluent limitations than required
by the users C.G.S. § 22a-430 permit, the decisions of the
Commissioner notwithstanding.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
H.
Grease, oil and gross particle separators shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Commissioner, they are necessary for the proper handling of sewage containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in § 230-8D(2), or any flammable wastes, and/or other harmful substances; except that such separators shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All separators shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Commissioner and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these separators, 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 Commissioner. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials shall be performed by a waste disposal firm which possesses a valid permit from the Commissioner under § 22a-454 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, or by an agent of the WPCA.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
I.
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or
required for any sewage, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner(s) at his expense.
J.
When required by the Commissioner, 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 observations, sampling, and measurement
of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessible
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the Commissioner. The sampling structure shall be located
at a point along the industrial waste stream where a representative
sample of the industrial wastewater may be obtained prior to its being
diluted by domestic sewage in the building sewer. 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.
K.
All industries discharging into a public sewer shall perform such
monitoring of their discharge as required by the Commissioner in any
state discharge permit issued pursuant to C.G.S. § 22a-430,
as amended, including, but not limited to, installation, use, and
maintenance of monitoring equipment, keeping records and reporting
the results to the Commissioner. Such records shall be made available
upon request of the Commissioner or the Director.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
L.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of sewage
to which reference is made in this article 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 the stipulations
and general conditions of the discharger's state discharge permit.
M.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the municipality and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the municipality for treatment, provided
that such agreements do not contravene any requirements of existing
state or federal regulations and are compatible with any user charge
and industrial cost recovery system in effect.
N.
Upon the promulgation of the federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard
for a particular industrial subcategory, the federal standard, if
more stringent than limitations imposed under this article for sources
in that subcategory, shall supersede the limitations imposed under
this article.
O.
No user shall increase the use of process water in an attempt to
dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate
treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in
the federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in any specific
pollutant limitations which may be developed by the Commissioner.
P.
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited
materials or other substances regulated by this article. Facilities
to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided
and maintained at the owner's or user's own cost and expense. The
Commissioner may require that plans showing facilities and operating
procedures be submitted for review and approval prior to construction
of the facilities.
(1)
Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user shall
submit to the Director and the Commissioner a detailed written report
describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken
by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification
shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other
liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the WPCF,
fish kill, aquatic plants, or any other damage to persons or property;
nor shall such notification relieve the user of fines, civil penalties,
or other liability which may be imposed by this article or other applicable
law.
(2)
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board
or other prominent place, advising employees whom to call in the event
of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees
are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, or destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage collection
system or water pollution control facility.
A.
The Director and other duly authorized employees of the municipality
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all properties for the purposes of inspections, observations,
measurement sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
B.
While performing the necessary work in private properties referred to in § 230-10A above, the Director or duly authorized employees of the municipality shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the user. The user shall be held harmless for injury or death to the municipality employees and the municipality shall indemnify the user against loss or damage to its property by municipality employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the user and growing out of the gauging and sampling operations, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the user to maintain safe conditions as required in § 230-8J.
C.
The Director and other duly authorized employees of the municipality
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the municipality holds
a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of repair and maintenance
of any portion of the sewage works 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.
A.
Any person found to be in violation of any provisions of this article, except § 230-9, shall be served by the municipality with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in § 230-11A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined; see Ordinance Schedule of Fees and Fines for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any person who is found to be in violation of any of the provisions
of this article shall become liable to the municipality for any expense,
loss or damage occasioned the municipality by reason of such violation.
D.
Any person who is found to be in violation of C.G.S. § 22a-430,
as amended, shall be subject to a monetary penalty or forfeiture under
§ 22a-438 of the statutes.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
