A. 
The purpose of this Part 2 is to provide for the maximum possible beneficial public use of the City's POTW by:
(1) 
Preventing the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(a) 
Interfere with the POTW in any way;
(b) 
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention of standards for those waters or cause violation(s) of the POTW's SPDES permit(s);
(c) 
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of POTW sludge(s) and/or residuals;
(d) 
Endanger municipal employees;
(e) 
Cause air pollution or groundwater pollution, directly or indirectly;
(f) 
Cause any public nuisance condition, directly or indirectly.
(2) 
Preventing new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as practical, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
(3) 
Assuring that new sanitary sewers, building drains and building sewers are properly constructed.
(4) 
Providing procedures for complying with the requirements contained herein.
B. 
It shall be the policy of the Common Council to conduct all business with full disclosure to the public.
C. 
The nature and requirements of all formal procedures for applying for a permit and for requesting a permit under this Part 2 and for requesting a hearing shall be formulated by the City and be made available to any resident of the City upon request.
D. 
The City shall formulate procedures to make available to the public for inspection such orders, statements of policy and interpretations used by the City in administration of this Part 2. No rule, regulation or civil order shall be valid until it has been available for public inspection.
A. 
The definitions of terms used in this Part 2 are found in Article II. The provisions of this Part 2 shall apply to the discharge of all wastewater to facilities of the City. This Part 2 provides for use of the City's POTW, regulation of sewer construction, control of the quantity and quality of wastewater discharged, wastewater pretreatment, assurance that existing customers' capacity will not be preempted, approval of sewer construction plans, issuance of wastewater discharge permits, minimum sewer connection standards and conditions and penalties and other procedures in cases of violation of this Part 2.
B. 
This Part 2 shall apply to the City of Oswego and to persons outside the City who are, by contract or agreement with the City, users of the City's POTW.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the City Engineer shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this Part 2. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the City Engineer may be delegated by the City Engineer to other City personnel.
Any person found in violation of this Part 2 or any requirement of a permit issued hereunder shall be subject to the enforcement response actions stipulated in Article XI of this Part 2.
A. 
The Administrator, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter user properties at any time for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement and sampling of the wastewater discharge to ensure that discharge to the City's POTW is in accordance with the provisions of this Part 2.
B. 
The Administrator, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter user properties at any time for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any of the City's POTW lying within the user's property.
C. 
While performing the necessary work on user properties referred to in Subsections A and B above, the Administrator shall observe all safety rules established by the owner or occupant of the property and applicable to the premises.
D. 
While on user properties to perform inspections, wastewater sampling or other similar operations referred to in Subsections A and B above, the owner and occupant shall be:
(1) 
Held harmless for personal injury or death of the Administrator and the loss of or damage to property of the owner or occupant by the Administrator; and
(2) 
Indemnified against liability claims asserted against the owner or occupant for personal injury or death of the Administrator or for loss of or damage to the property of the City, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner or occupant to maintain safe conditions as required by Article X of this Part 2.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the City's POTW. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the enforcement response actions stipulated in Article XI of this Part 2.
A finding by any court or other jurisdiction that any part or provision of this chapter is invalid shall not affect the validity of any other part or provision of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid parts or provisions.
Public notice shall be given in accordance with applicable provisions of the City Charter, other City local laws and state and federal law prior to adoption of any amendments of this Part 2.
A. 
Any person aggrieved by any order or ruling of the Administrator or by any charge, surcharge, assessment, fee or cost apportionment made under this Part 2 may seek review of said determination by serving a notice, in writing, of application for review with the City Clerk within 30 days of notice of said determination.
B. 
At a time and place and during specified hours, the Board of Review shall meet to hear complaints in relation to any determination. The City Clerk, City Chamberlain and City Assessor shall constitute the Board of Review.
All other resolutions, ordinances and local laws and/or parts of resolutions, ordinances, local laws inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.