It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described water or wastes in any public sewer, drain ditch or natural outlet:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature of higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit;
(2) 
Any water or waste which contains more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease;
(3) 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha oil, or other flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gas;
(4) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded as herein defined;
(5) 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, hair, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, manure, or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow of sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;
(6) 
Any waters or waste having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 11.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the sewerage works;
(7) 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans, animals, fish or fowl, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
(8) 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant;
(9) 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance;
(10) 
Any waters or waste that contains greater than 300 parts per million of BOD or TSS, unless the requirements of TMC § 13.30.480, as amended, are met.
(Ord. 198 § 11.01, 1975; Ord. 747 § 1(F, G), 2019)
No grease, oil, sand, liquid or other waste containing grease or flammable material or other harmful ingredients in excessive amounts shall be discharged to any public sewer without the installation of interceptors of a type and capacity to be approved by the superintendent, and located so as to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be maintained at the expense of the owner and shall be in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(Ord. 198 § 11.02, 1975)
Whenever preliminary treatment is necessary to reduce the BOD to 300 parts per million by weight, or to reduce the objectionable character or constituents to within the maximum limits prescribed by TMC § 13.30.455, such preliminary treatment shall be at the sole expense of the owner of the premises and shall be installed when the superintendent determines that the same is necessary to comply with the standards prescribed. In such cases, all plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating to such proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted to the superintendent prior to commencement of construction, and no construction thereof shall be commenced until the superintendent's approval is noted on the plan. In the event of such installations, they shall be maintained continuously in efficient operation by the owner at his own expense.
(Ord. 198 § 11.03, 1975)
Where any property served by a side sewer carries industrial waste, the owner or occupant shall install a control manhole in the side sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes when the same may be required by the superintendent. Such manhole shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed and installed in accordance with plans approved prior to installation by the superintendent, and shall be maintained and installed by the owner or occupant at his sole expense.
(Ord. 198 § 11.04, 1975)
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waste and waters to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the standards prescribed in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage" published jointly by the American Health Association and the American Waterworks Association.
(Ord. 198 § 11.05, 1975)
(1) 
Any new SIU, or any existing user that is or becomes an SIU, shall not discharge wastewater into the town's public sewer system unless such user has complied with provisions of Chapter 173-216 WAC, as amended, and has obtained and executed an industrial users discharge contract with the town. The language and format of the industrial users discharge contract shall be as determined and approved by the town. Any violation of the terms and conditions of the industrial users discharge contract shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter, and subjects the user to the penalties established in this chapter. Included in the industrial users discharge contract shall be the allocation of available wastewater facility capacity to the user, as well as the development charges and rates that shall be paid by the user. Complying with the provisions of Chapter 173-216 WAC and obtaining an industrial users discharge contract shall not relieve a user of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements, or with any other requirements of federal, state or local laws or ordinances.
(2) 
At least 90 days prior to the anticipated date of discharge of wastewater into the town's sewer system that will qualify the user as an SIU, any existing user that is or becomes an SIU, and new users considered by the town to fit the definition of an SIU, shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 173-216 WAC, and shall apply for an industrial users discharge contract and submit to the town the information set forth in subsection (3) of this section on an application as provided by the town.
(3) 
All users required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 173-216 WAC, as amended, and obtain an industrial users discharge contract, must submit the following baseline information to the town in their application:
(a) 
The user shall submit the name and address of the facility discharging the wastewater, including the name of the operator and owners.
(b) 
The user shall submit a list of any environmental control permits held by the facility.
(c) 
The user shall submit a brief description and nature of operations, average rate of production, and a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored in the facility, number of employees, hours of operation, hours and duration of wastewater discharge, anticipated BOD and TSS in mg/L of wastewater discharge, wastewater discharge flow and average of maximum daily gallons per minute and gallons per day, each product produced, amount of product produced, type and amount of raw materials processed. The description shall also include a schematic process diagram including the discharge point, floor plan, site plan, mechanical and plumbing detail and any sampling chambers, appurtenances by size, location and elevation.
(d) 
Any agreements, mandates, permits, draft reviews, or any other correspondence with any regulatory authorities relating to the facility.
(4) 
Upon submission of the application and baseline information as set forth in subsection (3) of this section, the town will evaluate the information, and may require additional information. Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application, the town will determine whether or not to issue an industrial users discharge contract. Upon determination to issue, the industrial users discharge contract shall be issued within 60 days of full evaluation, acceptance and compliance with Chapter 173-216 WAC, which includes an approval from the State of Washington Department of Ecology. The town may, in its discretion, deny any application for an industrial users discharge contract. Upon finding that the town, and concurrence by the State of Washington Department of Ecology, that a commercial or industrial user does not meet the criteria determined to be an SIU, the user will be notified of the determination and the requirements of this section shall not be applicable. Such user is obligated to notify the town if circumstances should change in a discharge to the town's public sewer system and file a new application prior to increasing the wastewater discharge volume or strength.
(5) 
Any SIU that fails to enter into an industrial users discharge contract with the town may not discharge into the town's public sewer system. Any SIU who discharges to the town's public sewer system that has not entered into an industrial users discharge contract with the town shall be subject to a surcharge of the normal wastewater rates charged to the user as if said user had entered into an industrial users discharge contract with the town. Such surcharge shall be 200 percent of the normal wastewater rates, which shall be added to the wastewater rates charged to SIUs for such discharge amount. Such surcharge shall be in addition to any penalties imposed under this chapter.
(6) 
Industrial users discharge contracts may be reassigned or transferred to a new owner or operator only if the user gives 30 days' advanced written notice to the town, and only if the town approves the assignment or transfer of the industrial users discharge contract in writing.
(7) 
An industrial users discharge contract may be terminated for, but not limited to, the following:
(a) 
Failure to notify the town of significant changes to wastewater discharge prior to such changed discharge;
(b) 
Misrepresentation or failure to disclose all relevant facts in the industrial users discharge contract application;
(c) 
Falsifying self-monitoring reports;
(d) 
Tampering with monitoring and sampling equipment;
(e) 
Refusing the town timely access to the facility, premises and records;
(f) 
Exceeding the contracted capacity as defined in the industrial users discharge contract;
(g) 
Failure to pay any surcharges or penalties as provided in this chapter;
(h) 
Failure to pay any sewer and/or water utility charges from the town;
(i) 
Failure to meet compliance schedules;
(j) 
Failure to provide adequate notice of the transfer of a contracted facility;
(k) 
Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the industrial users discharge contract; and
(l) 
At such time that the town's wastewater treatment facility has reached its industrial capacity either under the terms of its permits or by reason of lack of treatment capacity.
In the event that the town determines that an industrial users discharge contract shall be terminated because of a violation, the town will provide written notice of the violation and a correction time limit as set forth in TMC § 13.30.570 before terminating such industrial users discharge contract. In the event that the town's wastewater treatment facility has reached its industrial capacity as set forth in subsection (7)(l) of this section, the town will provide written notice of such, and the date that the user's industrial users discharge contract shall be terminated. In the event of a termination of the industrial users discharge contract, the user shall immediately cease any SIU discharge to the town's public sewer system.
(Ord. 198 § 11.06, 1975; Ord. 747 § 1(H), 2019)