The purpose of these rules and regulations are
specifically stated as follows:
A.
To prohibit excessive volume and/or inordinate rates
of flow of wastewater into the City of Glens Falls system and all
sewers tributary thereto.
B.
To prohibit the contribution of wastewater, industrial
wastes or other wastes of a flammable nature or which create in any
way a poisonous or hazardous environment for sewerage maintenance
and operation personnel.
C.
To prohibit the contribution of wastewater, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may impair the hydraulic capacity or
operation of the intercepting sewers, force mains, pumping stations,
sewage regulators and other structures and appurtenances of the City
of Glens Falls system and sewer tributaries thereto.
D.
To prohibit the contribution of wastewater, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may create operating difficulties at
the water pollution control plant as it now exists or may be constructed,
modified or improved in the future.
E.
To prohibit and/or regulate the contribution of wastewater,
industrial wastes or other wastes which require for treatment at the
plant, greater expenditures than are required for equal volume of
normal sewage.
F.
To require the pretreatment or flow control, before
introduction into the City of Glens Falls sewage system or sewers
tributary thereto, of such wastes as may impair the strength and/or
durability of the structures appurtenant to the system or may interfere
with the normal treatment processes or may impair the designated uses
of the classified receiving waters.
G.
To provide cooperation with the New York State Department
of Health and any other agencies which have requirements or jurisdiction
for the protection of the physical, chemical or bacteriological quality
of watercourses within or bounding the county.
H.
To protect the public health and to prevent nuisances.
