For provisions regarding the use of public sewers, refer to Part
2 of this chapter.
A. Prohibitions on discharges. No person shall discharge to a community
sewer wastes which cause, threaten to cause or are capable of causing,
either alone or by interaction with other substances:
(2) Obstruction of flow in a sewer system or injury of the system or
damage to the wastewater collection, treatment or disposal facilities.
(3) Danger to life or safety of personnel.
(4) A nuisance or prevention of the effective maintenance or operation
of the sewer system through having a strong, unpleasant odor.
(5) Air pollution by the release of toxic or malodorous gases or malodorous
gas-producing substances.
(6) Interference with the wastewater treatment process.
(7) The Village's effluent or any other product of the treatment
process, residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation
and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
(8) A detrimental environmental impact or a nuisance in the waters of
the state or a condition unacceptable to New York State.
(9) Discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the Village's
treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality
requirements established by law cannot be met.
(10) Conditions at or near the Village's treatment works which violate
any statute or any rule, regulation or ordinance of any public agency
or state or federal regulatory body.
(11) Quantities or rates of flow which overload the Village's collection
or treatment facilities or cause excessive Village collection or treatment
costs or may use a disproportionate share of the Village facilities.
B. Prohibitions on storm drainage and groundwater. Stormwater, groundwater,
rainwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage or yard drainage will
not be discharged through direct or indirect connections to a public
sewer unless a permit is issued by the Village. If a permit is granted
for the discharge of such water into a public sewer, the user shall
pay the applicable user charges and fees and meet such other conditions
as required by the Village.
C. Limitations on wastewater strength. Articles
VII and
VIII of Part
2 of this chapter shall be adhered to.
D. Grease, oil and sand traps shall be provided when the set limits
for those substances are exceeded or when in the opinion of the Engineer
they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excessive amounts of any flammable wastes, sand and other
harmful ingredients, except that such traps shall not be required
for prime living quarters or dwelling units. All traps shall be of
a type and capacity approved by the Engineer and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil traps shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight
and watertight.
E. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand traps shall be maintained
by the owner, at the owner's expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times and shall be readily accessible and open to
inspection by the Superintendent of Public Works at any time.
F. The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 milligrams per liter containing more than 350 milligrams per liter suspended solids or containing more than 15 milligrams per liter of chlorine requirements or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Subsection
A or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village shall be subject to the review and approval of the Engineer. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Engineer, the owner shall provide, at the owner's expense, such pretreatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 milligrams per liter and the suspended solids to 350 milligrams per liter by weight or reduce the chlorine requirements to 15 milligrams per liter or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in Subsection
C or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed pretreatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Engineer and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. Failure to comply with one or more of the remedial procedures as required by the Engineer will constitute a violation of this Part
1.
G. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for
any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at the owner's expense.
The pretreatment facilities will be open for inspection by the Superintendent
or the Superintendent's representative upon request.
H. Prohibition on unpolluted water. Unpolluted water, including but
not limited to cooling water, process water or water blown down from
cooling towers or evaporative coolers will not be discharged through
direct or indirect connection to a public sewer unless a permit is
issued by the Village. The Village may approve the discharge of such
water only when no reasonable alternative method of disposal is available.
If a permit is granted for the discharge of such water into a public
sewer, the user shall pay the applicable user charges and fees and
shall meet such other conditions as required by the Village.
I. Limitations on radioactive wastes. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any radioactive waste into a community sewer except:
(1) When the person is authorized to use radioactive materials by New
York State Department of Health or other governmental agency empowered
to regulate the use of radioactive materials; and
(2) When the waste is discharged in strict conformity with current Atomic
Energy Commission regulations and recommendations for safe disposal
and when the person is in compliance with all rules and regulations
of all other applicable regulatory agencies.
J. Limitations on the use of garbage grinders. Waste from garbage grinders
shall not be discharged into a community sewer except wastes generated
in preparation of food normally consumed on the premises or where
the user has obtained a permit for the specific use from the Village
and agrees to undertake whatever self-monitoring is required to enable
the Village to equitably determine the user charges based on the waste
constituents and characteristics. Such grinders must shred the waste
to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal
flow conditions prevailing in the public sewer. Garbage grinders shall
not be used for grinding plastic, paper products, inert materials
or garden refuse.
K. Limitations on point of discharge. No person shall discharge any
substances directly into a manhole or other opening in a community
sewer other than through an approved building sewer, unless upon written
application by the user and payment of the applicable user charges
and fees, the Village issues a permit for such direct discharges.
L. Holding tank waste. A user proposing to discharge holding tank waste
into a public sewer must secure a permit. Unless allowed by the Village
under the terms and conditions of the permit, a separate permit must
be secured for each separate discharge. This permit will state the
specific location of discharge, the time of day the discharge is to
occur, the volume of the discharge and the wastewater constituents
and characteristics. If a permit is granted for discharge of such
waste into a community sewer, the user shall pay the applicable user
charges and fees and shall meet such other conditions as required
by the Village.
M. No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefor
by the industrial concern.
N. All of the preceding standards are to apply at the point where industrial wastes are discharged into the public sanitary sewage system, and any chemical or mechanical corrective treatment required must be accomplished to practical completion before the wastes reach that point. The laboratory methods used in the examination of all industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. However, alternate methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used, subject to mutual agreement between the Village Board and the user. The frequency and duration of the sampling of any industrial waste shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the permit issued under the provisions of Part
2, Article
XI, of this chapter.