The regulations in this chapter (pretreatment regulations) set forth uniform requirements for users of publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for the Sumner Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) and contributing jurisdictions (contributing jurisdictions) to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including Chapter 173-216 WAC, the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code, Section 1251 et seq.), and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403). These pretreatment regulations are consistent with the Sumner-Bonney Lake Joint Pretreatment Program Pretreatment Regulations and are adopted in accordance with the interlocal agreement between the cities of Bonney Lake and Sumner for the coordination of cooperative wastewater services, dated January 23, 2024.
The objectives of this chapter are:
A. 
To encourage economic growth by establishing clear, fair standards and requirements for the management and pretreatment of nondomestic waste.
B. 
To protect the POTW from potential harm. Harm to be prevented includes causing interference or otherwise harming the POTW; causing pass through, or otherwise harming the receiving environment; or causing the POTW to respond to discharge based on a real or perceived threat;
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To protect POTW staff who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and to protect general public;
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To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater by industrial users;
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To provide high-quality end products, such as reclaimed water and biosolids from the POTW, for beneficial use;
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To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operations, maintenance, and improvement of the POTW, as economically feasible; and
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To enable the Sumner WWTF to comply with its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject.
This chapter shall apply to all persons connected (or believed connected) to the POTW. The pretreatment regulations compel the production of information; authorize the issuance of control documents, including wastewater discharge permits; provide for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establish administrative review procedures; require reporting; and provide for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program establishment herein.
The provisions of this chapter shall be revised or amended from time to time, consistent with the purpose and policy set forth within this chapter, to conform to changes in the state and federal water quality laws and regulations.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, as the owner of the Sumner Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF), the city of Sumner (Sumner) is the control authority responsible for administering and managing the overall affairs of the WWTF. The city of Bonney Lake (city) is the owner of a system of sewers that provide for the collection and transmission of wastewater to the WWTF. The city is the contributing jurisdiction (contributing jurisdiction) responsible for managing their system of sewers connected to the WWTF.
Pursuant to the interlocal agreement between the cities of Bonney Lake and Sumner for the coordination of cooperative wastewater services, dated January 23, 2024:
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The city designates Sumner as the city's agent for purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter for nondomestic users within the city's service area;
B. 
Sumner will handle technical and administrative duties, inspections, enforcement and emergency actions under this chapter; and
C. 
Sumner, as the city's agent, shall perform technical and administrative duties to implement and enforce this chapter, including issuing permits to nondomestic users, conducting inspections, sampling and analysis, taking enforcement actions, including actions in superior court; and
D. 
Performing other technical and administrative duties that the city and Sumner deem necessary and appropriate.
Consistent with the city's delegation of authority to Sumner, as described above, the Sumner public works director shall have authority to administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter, to the extent allowed by law. Any reference to the "director" in this chapter shall mean the Sumner public works director, unless the term is otherwise defined for purposes of a specific provision. See definition of "director" in BLMC § 13.14.210. Any powers granted to, or duties imposed upon, the director may be delegated by the director to other control authority, WWTF or contributing jurisdiction personnel. The director is authorized to adopt implementing procedures consistent with this chapter.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)