[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996; 9-27-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
cooling water, impounded water or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer. Any piping used or intended for such discharge
shall be removed, or allow piping to remain for the purpose of the
discharge.
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 Sewer Commission.
Industrial cooling water or other unpolluted process waters may be
discharged, upon approval of the Sewer Commission, to a storm sewer
or natural 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 lower than
thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32º F.) or higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150º F.).
B.
Any water or waste which may contain more than one
hundred (100) milligrams per liter, by weight, of fats, oils or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas, kerosene, toluene, xylene,
ethers, alcohols, carbides, hydrides and sulfides. At no time shall
both of two (2) successive readings on an explosion meter at the point
of discharge into the system be more than twenty-five percent (25%)
nor any single reading be more than forty percent (40%) of the lower
explosive limit of the meter.
[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
D.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, grit, straw, animal
wastes, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood,
manure, fats, oils, greases and waxes 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,
in the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
F.
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than six point
zero (6.0) or higher than nine point zero (9.0) or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage works, in the opinion of the
Sewer Commission.
G.
Any water 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,
in the opinion of the Sewer Commission. A toxic substance shall include
but not be limited to any pollutant identified pursuant to Section
307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251).
[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
H.
Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance.
J.
Any waste or discharge otherwise prohibited or regulated
by the current rules and regulations of the Monroe County Pure Waters
Districts.
[Added 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Sewer Commission, they are necessary for
the proper handling of wastes containing grease in excessive amounts
or any flammable wastes, sand, grit and other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Sewer
Commission 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. Grease and oil interceptors
shall be constructed in any place or building having a capacity to
serve group meals.
Where installed, all grease, oil, sand and grit
interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his or her expense
in continuously efficient operation at all times.
A.
The admission into the public sewers or any waters
or wastes having the following characteristics shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Superintendent:
[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
(1)
A five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than
three hundred (300) milligrams per liter by weight.
(2)
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) milligrams
per liter by weight of suspended solids.
(4)
Having an average daily flow greater than eight-tenths
percent (0.8%) of the average daily sewage flow of the sewer district.
B.
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Sewer Commission,
the owner shall provide at his or her expense such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred
(300) milligrams per liter and the suspended solids to three hundred
fifty (350) milligrams per liter by weight;
(2)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents
to within the maximum limits provided for in this Article;
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters or wastes; or
(4)
Meet the requirements of federal, state and county
agencies having jurisdiction.
[Added 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
C.
Plans, specifications, monitoring programs and any
other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment
facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent.
Regular sampling analyses and reporting may be required by the Superintendent,
shall meet the Superintendent's requirements and shall be at the expense
of the owner.
[Amended 9-26-1968; 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
Where preliminary treatment facilities are required
for any waters or wastes, no permit will be granted until such pretreatment
units have been placed in operation and have demonstrated their effectiveness
by test. The cost of such testing, sampling and analyzing shall be
borne by the waste contributor. Said preliminary treatment facilities
shall be maintained continuously and satisfactorily in effective operation
by the owner at his or her expense.
When required by the Sewer Commission, the owner
of any property served by a building sewer carrying commercial-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 conveniently and safely located.
It is to be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent.
The manhole shall be maintained by the owner so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
[Amended 9-26-1968; 1-24-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 149-11 and 149-14 shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater or with methods approved by New York State Department of Health and may be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 149-16 of this Article or upon suitable samples taken at said manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole may be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, analyses must be performed, these analyses shall be performed at a laboratory designated by the Superintendent and the cost of these analyses shall be borne by the owner.
No statement contained in this Article shall
be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between
the Sewer Commission and any industrial, commercial or other owner
from whose premises an industrial-commercial or domestic waste emanates
which is of unusual strength of character from being accepted by the
Sewer Commission for treatment subject to payment therefor by such
owner.
