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Village of Morrisville, NY
Madison County
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No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent and NYSDEC, to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1) 
Any water or waste that will potentially create a fire or explosion hazard, including but not limited to gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas; or
(2) 
Any liquid, solids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are sufficient, either alone, or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire, explosion or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or the operation of POTW.
B. 
At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system), be more than 5% nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes, if it appears likely in the opinion of the Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65° C.), or in such quantities that the temperature at the treatment works influent exceeds 90° F. (32° C.).
B. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F. (0° C. to 65° C.).
C. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of one horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
D. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
E. 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, or constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant. The maximum concentrations of toxic components of industrial or commercial or institutional wastes discharged by any person shall not exceed the following limits:
Effluent Concentration Limits (mg/l)
Parameter
30-Day Average
24-Day Average
Cadmium
0.4
0.8
Hex chromium
0.2
0.4
Total chromium
4.0
8.0
Copper
0.8
1.6
Lead
0.2
0.4
Mercury
0.2
0.4
Nickel
4.0
8.0
Zinc
1.2
2.4
Arsenic
0.2
0.4
Available chlorine
50.0
50.0
Cyanide-free
0.4
0.8
Cyanide-complex
1.6
3.2
Selenium
0.2
0.4
Sulfide
6.0
12.0
Barium
4.0
8.0
Manganese
4.0
8.0
Gold
0.2
0.4
Silver
0.2
0.4
Fluorides
To fresh water
6.0
12.0
To saline water
36.0
72.0
Phenol
4.0
8.0
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
G. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
H. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.0 or less than 6.0.
I. 
Materials which exert or cause:
(1) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
(2) 
Any odor or color exceeding concentration limits which may be established by the Village for purposes of meeting the Village's national pollution discharge eliminations systems permit.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 149-19 of this article, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
A. 
Reject the wastes;
B. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
C. 
Require control over the quantities and rates;
D. 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of § 149-25 of this article. If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws, and shall bear the signature of a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, 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 Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Where preliminary treatment 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 his expense.
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, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has 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. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples). (See Article VI, § 149-23).
No statement contained in this article 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.
In the event any person accidently discharges into the sewage works any sewage in violation of this chapter, he shall immediately notify the Superintendent of such discharge. The user shall, within 15 days of notification, present to the Superintendent a detailed written statement describing the cause of the accidental discharge and what measures the user has taken to prevent a future occurrence. The written notification to the Superintendent shall not relieve the person of liability for any expense, loss or damage to the sewage works or for any fines imposed on the Village under applicable state and federal regulations.