If wastewater containing any substance prohibited in this chapter or containing any substance in concentrations exceeding limits imposed by this chapter are discharged into the treatment works of the Authority or any tributary treatment works thereto, the Director shall take all actions necessary to:
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Prohibit the discharge of such wastewater;
B. 
Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant modifications will cause the discharge of such substances to be in conformance with this chapter;
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Require pretreatment, including storage facilities, or flow equalization necessary to ensure complete compliance with these rules and regulations;
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Require the person making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay all the additional cost or expense incurred by the Authority for handling and treating excess loads imposed on the treatment works; and
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Take such other remedial action as may be deemed to be desirable or necessary to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
Where pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows prior to discharge into any part of the treatment works is required, plans, specifications and other pertinent data or information relating to such pretreatment or flow control facilities shall first be submitted to the Authority for review and approval. Such approval shall not exempt the discharge of such facilities from compliance with any applicable code, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any governmental authority. Any subsequent alterations or additions to such pretreatment or flow control facilities shall not be made without due notice to and prior approval of the Authority.
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Pretreatment facilities shall be maintained in good working order and operated efficiently by the owner or operator at his/her own cost and expense, subject to the requirements of these rules and regulations set forth in this chapter and all other applicable state and federal codes, ordinances and laws.
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The Authority herein provides notice that it adopts the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution, 40 CFR 403, upon the effective date of these regulations. All users shall comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 403. The Authority herein provides notice that the Authority adopts the National Pretreatment Standards for existing and new sources of pollution, 40 CFR 403.5 and Chapter 1, Subchapter N (including all subsequent amendments and supplements). All users shall comply with these requirements.
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Where any federal categorical pretreatment standard applicable to a particular industrial subcategory is more stringent than limitations imposed under this chapter for sources in that subcategory, the federal standard shall supersede the limitations under this chapter. Affected industrial users shall comply with the applicable standard(s) by the compliance deadlines specified in 40 CFR 403.6(b). All industrial users subject to federal categorical pretreatment standards shall, at a minimum, comply with the reporting requirements contained in 40 CFR 403.12.
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Adequate records shall be kept based on regular observations and analyses as to the quality of the effluent of this preliminary treatment when requested in writing by the Authority.
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The Authority may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These requirements may include:
(1) 
Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
(2) 
Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
(3) 
Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality.
(4) 
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control.
(5) 
A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility location.
(6) 
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(7) 
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of these rules and regulations, the Director or his/her representative upon the presentation of credentials, may enter upon any property or premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting/copying any records required to be kept under the provisions of this chapter. The Director or his/her representative, upon presentation of credentials, may enter upon any property or premises at any time for the purpose of inspecting any monitoring equipment or method, and/or sampling any discharge of wastewater to the treatment works.
Upon written approval of the Authority, certain wastes which exceed the limits imposed by this chapter may be permitted to be discharged into the public sewer if a holding tank is employed and the wastes are released at a constant rate over a twenty-four-hour period. This only applies to intermittent flows or batch releases of short duration. Such approval may be rescinded at any time by the Authority.
When required by the Authority, the owner of any property served by a building sewer shall install suitable control structures, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Authority. The structures or manholes 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.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in Article III, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Authority and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, 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 Authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner(s)' personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter 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, American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manholes have been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.)
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Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this chapter. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or operator's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Authority for review and shall be approved by the Authority before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify his/her facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
B. 
Any possible connection of entry point for a persistent or deleterious substance to the user's plumbing or drainage system shall be appropriately labeled to warn operating personnel against discharge of such a substance in violation of these regulations.
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In order that employees of users be informed of all requirements, users shall make available to their employees copies of these regulations, together with such other wastewater information and notices which may be furnished by the Authority from time to time, directed toward more effective water pollution control. A notice shall be furnished and permanently posted on the user's bulletin board advising employees whom to call in case of an accidental discharge in violation of these regulations.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Authority and any individual or corporation whereby a waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the municipality for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the individual or corporate concern.
If the Authority finds that good reason exists to believe that the requirements of this chapter have not been or are not being observed, the Authority may require the owner, tenant or lessee of the offending property to furnish it with adequate proof that requirements are met or that said owner or tenant or lessee shall immediately take steps to provide proper treatment facilities or interceptors, etc., to correct conditions so that conformance to this chapter will be observed.