No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into
such drains as are specifically designated as storm drains, via drainage outlet
approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm
drain, via approved drainage outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to
be discharged any of the following-described waters or wastes to any public
sewer.
A. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
160° F.
B. Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts
per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease, on an average basis over a
two-hour period.
C. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid
or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
F. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher
than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
G. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
H. Any waters or wastes containing solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such
materials at the sewage disposal plant.
I. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance.
Approved interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the
Superintendent or Town Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amount or any flammable wastes,
fecal matter, sand and 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 or Town Engineer
and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious
materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily
removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all inteceptor devices shall be maintained by the owner,
at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or
wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Superintendent or Town Engineer, the owner of any
property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with
plans approved by the Town Engineer. The manhole 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.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made shall be determined in accordance with
the latest requirements of the New York State Department of Health.