For brevity and ease of communication, this
chapter may be cited as the "Town of Van Buren Sewer Use Law."
The general purpose of this chapter is the following:
to provide for efficient, economic, environmentally safe and legal
operation of the POTW.
The specific purposes of this chapter are as
follows:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the
POTW that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way.
(2)
Pass-through the POTW to the state's waters and cause
contravention of standards for those waters or cause violation of
the POTW's SPDES permit.
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal
of POTW sludge and/or residuals.
(4)
Endanger municipal employees.
(5)
Cause air pollution or groundwater pollution, directly
or indirectly.
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance
condition.
B.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow
and, as much as possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration
and inflow.
C.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly
constructed.
D.
To provide for equitable distribution of all costs
associated with sewage transmission, treatment and residuals disposal
to all users of the POTW and to provide for the collection of such
costs.
