ORDINANCEN NO. 279
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. :;. 7 r
REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAl WASTES INTO THE
PUBLIC SEWERS OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, PROMULGATING
REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR SERVICES
RENDERED: PROVIDING THAT ANY VIOLATION SHALL BE
PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200.00: PROVIDING
OTHER SANCTIONS: AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ:
SECTION 1. The City Code of the City of Schertz is
hereby amended by adding the following Chapter thereto:
CHAPTER _, INDUSTRIAl WASTES
Section 1. Short Title
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The
Industrial Wastes Ordinance."
Section 2. Purpose of Chapter.
(a) To establish regulations limiting the discharge of
all wastes into the sanitary sewer system which could or
would cause damage or obstruction to the sewage collection
system, or would damage or interfere with the operation of
the Sewage Treatment Plants or that would be detrimental
to the quality of the effluent, or cause unreasonable
maintenance attention and expense to either the collection
system or the treatment facilities.
(b) To establish surcharge rates for discharges of
industrial wastes which exceed the specified limits as
described herein and to provide for the method of payment
for such charges.
(c) To provide penalties for violations of the regulations
established herein.
Section 3. Authority and Purpose.
The provisions of the Chapter are adopted in the exercise
of the powers granted to this City by the laws of Texas and
the City Charter, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating
pollution of underground and surface waters and of the en-
vironment generally.
Section 4. Definitions. As used in this ordinance.
(a) "Approving Authority" means the City Secretary or his
duly authorized representative;
(b) "B.O.D." (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) me:ans the quantity
of oxygen by weight, expressed in mg/l, utilized in the bio-
chemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
conditions for five (5) days at a temperature of twenty (20)
degrees centigrade;
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(c) "Building Sewer" means the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of dis-
posal (also called house lateral and house connection);
(d) "City" means the City of Schertz, Texas, or any
authorized person acting in its behalf;
(e) "C.O.D." (ChemiCal Oxygen Demand) means measure of
the Oxygen consuming capacity of inorganic and organic matter
present in the water or wastewater expressed in mg/l as the
amount of oxygen consumed from a chemical oxidant in a specific
test, but not differentiating between stable and unstable
organic matter and thus not necessarily correlating with bio-
chemical oxygen demand;
(f) "Control Manhole" means a manhole giving access to a
building sewer at some point before the building sewer dis-
charge mixes with other discharges in the public sewer;
(g) "Control Point" means a point of access to a course of
discharge before a discharge mixes with other discharges in
the public sewer;
(h) "Garbage" means animal and veget.able wastes and
residue from preparation, cooking, and dispensing. of food;
and from the handling, processing, storage, and sale of food
products and produce;
(i) "Industrial Waste" means waste resulting from any
process of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business from
the development of any natural resource, or any mixture of the
waste with water or normal wastewater, or distinct from normal
wastewater;
(j) "Industrial Waste Charge" means the charge made on
those persons who discharge industrial wastes into the city's
sewerage system;
(k) "Milligrams per Liter" (mg/l) means the same as parts
per million and is a weight-to-volume ratio; the milligram-per-
liter value multiplied by the factor 8.34 shall be .equivalent
to pounds per million gallons of water;
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"Natural Outlet" means any outlet into a water-course,
lake, or other body of surface water or ground-water;
(m) "Normal Domestic Wastewater" means wastewater excluding
industrial wastewater discharged by a person into sanitary
sewers and in which the average concentration of total suspended
solids is not more than 250 mg/l and BOD is not more than 250
mg/l;
(n) "Overload" means the imposition of organic or hydraulic
loading On a treatment facility in excess of its engineered
design capacity;
(0) rlperson" includes corporation, organization, government
or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate,
trust, partnership association, and any other legal entity;
(p) "pH" means the reciprocal of the logarithm (b.ase 10) of
the hydrogen ion concentration expressed in grams per liter;
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(q) "Public Sewer" means pipe or conduit carrying
wastewater or unpolluted drainage in which owners of abutting
properties shall have the use, subject to control by the City
of Schertz, Texas;
(r) "Sanitary Sewer" means a public sewer that conveys
domestic wastewater or industrial wastes or a combination of
both, and into which storm water, surface water, groundwater,
and other unpolluted wastes are not intentionally passed;
(s) "Slug" means any discharge of water, wastewater, or
industrial waste which in concentration of any given con-
stituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of
duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5)
times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows
during normal operation;
(t) "Standard Methods" means the examination and analytical
procedures set forth in the latest edition, at the time of
analysis, of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater" as prepared, approved, and published jointly
by the American Public Health Association, the American Water
Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation;
(u) "Storm Sewer" means a public sewer which carries storm
and surface waters and drainage and into which domestic waste-
water or industrial wastes are not intentionally passed;
(v) "Storm Water" means rainfall or any other forms of
precipitation;
(w) "Superintendent" means the Water and Wastewater Super-
intendent of the City of Schertz, Texas, or his duly authorized
deputy, agent, or representative;
(x) "Suspended Solids" means solids measured in mg/l that
either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water,
wastewater, or other liquids, and which are largely removable
by a laboratory filtration device;
(y) "To Discharge" includes to deposit, conduct, drain,
emit, throw, run, allow to seep, or otherwise release or dispose
of, or to allow, permit, or suffer any of these acts or omissions;
(z) "Trap" means a devise designed to skim, settle, or
otherwise remove grease, oil, sand, flammable wastes or other
harmful substances;
(aa) "Unpolluted Wastewater" means water containing
(1) no free or emulsified grease or oil;
(2) no acids or alkalis;
(3) no phenols or other substances producing taste
or odor in receiving water;
(4) no toxic or poisonous substances in suspension,
colloidal state, or solution;
(5) no noxious or otherwise obnoxious or odorous
gases;
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(6) not more than ten (10) mg/l each of suspended
solids and B.O.D.; and
(7) color not exceeding fifty (50) units as measured
by the Platinum-Cobolt method of determination as specified in
Standard Methods;
(bb) "Waste" means rejected, unutilized or superfluous
substances in liquid, gaseous, or solid form resulting from
domestic, agricultural, or industrial activities;
(cc) "Wastewater" means a combination of the water-carried
waste from residences, business buildings, institutions, and
industrial establishments, together with any ground, surface,
and storm water that may be present;
(dd) "Wastewater Facilities" includes all facilities for
collection, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater and
industrial wastes;
(ee) "Wastewater Treatment Plant" means any City-owned
facilities, devices, and structures used for receiVing, processing
and treating wastewater, industrial waste, and sludges from
the sanitary sewers;
(ff) "Wastewater Service Charge" means the charge on all
users of the public sewer system whose wastes do not exceed
in strength the concentration values established as represen-
tative of normal wastewater; and
(gg) "Watercourse" means a natural or man-made channel
in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or inter-
mi ttently.
Section 5. Prohibited Discharges.
(a) No person may discharge to public sewers any waste
which by itself or by interaction with other wastes may
(l) lnJure or interfere with wastewater treatment
processes or facilities;
(2) constitute a hazard to humans or animals; or
(3) create a hazard in receiving waters of the waste-
water treatment plant effluent.
(b) All discharges shall conform to requirements of this
ordinance.
Section 6. Chemical Discharges.
(a) No discharge to public sewers may contain:
(1) cyanide greater than 2.0 mg/l;
(2) flouride other than that contained in the public
water supply;
(3) chlorides in concentrations greater than 250 mg/l;
(4) gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas; or
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(5) substances causing an excessive Chemical Oxygen
Demand (C.O .D.)
(b) No waste or wastewater discharged to public waters
may contain:
(1) strong acid, iron pickling wastes, or concentrated
plating solutions whether neutralized or not;
(2) fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or
not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two (32) and one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit
(0 and 650 Centigrade).
(3) objectionable or toxic substances, exerting an
excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such
material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater
treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Approving
Authority for such materials; or
(4) obnoxious, toxic, or poisonous solids, liquids,
or gases in quantities sufficient to violate the provisions of
Section 2 (a).
(c) No waste, wastewater, or other substance may be dis-
charged into public sewers which has a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.5, or any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel
at the wastewater facilities.
(d) All waste, wastewater, or other substance containing
phenols, hydrogen sulfide, or other taste-and-odor producing
substances, shall conform to concentration limits established
by the Approving Authority. After treatment of the composite
wastewater, concentration limits may not exceed the requirements
established by state, federal, or other agencies with jurisdic-
tion over discharges to receiving waters.
Section 7. Heavy Metals and Toxic Materials.
(a) No discharges may contain concentrations of heavy
metals greater than amounts specified in subsection (b) of
this section.
(b) The maximum allowable concentrations of heavy metals
stated in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/l), determined on
the basis of individual sampling in accordance with "Standard
Methods" are:
(1) .Arsenic 0.05 mg/l;
(2) Barium 5.0 mg/l;
(3) Boron 1.0 mg/l;
(4) Cadmium 0.02 mg/l;
(5) Chromi um (Total) 5.0 mg/l;
(6) Copper 1.0 mg/l;
(7) Lead 0.10 mg/l;
(8) Manganese 1.0 mg!l;
(9) Mercury 0.005 mg/l;
(10) Nickel 1.0 mg/l;
(n) Selenium 0.02 mg/l;
(12) Silver 0.10 mg!l;
(13) Zinc 5.0 mg/l;
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(c) No other heavy metals or toxic materials may be
discharged into public sewers without a permit from the Approving
Authority specifying conditions of pretreatment, concentrations,
volumes, and other applicable provisions.
(d) Prohibited heavy metals and toxic materials include
but are not limited to:
(1) Antimony,
(2) Beryllium,
(3) Bismuth,
(4) Cobalt,
(5) Molybdenum,
(6) Tin,
(7) Uranyl ion,
(8) Rhenium,
(9) Strontium,
(10) Tellurium,
(11) Herbicides,
(12) Fungicides, and
(13) Pesticides.
Section 8. Garbage.
(a) No person may discharge garbage into public sewers
unless it is shredded to a degree that all particles can be
carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers. Particles greater than one-half (1/2) inch
in any dimension are prohibited.
(b) The Approving Authority is entitled to review and
approve the installation and operation of any garbage grinder
equipped with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76
hp metric) or greater.
Section 9. Storm Water and Other Unpolluted Drainage.,
(a) No person may discharge to public sanitary sewers
(1) unpolluted storm water, surface water, ground-
water, roof runoff or subsurface drainage;
(2) unpolluted cooling water;
(3) unpolluted industrial process water; or
(4) other unpolluted drainage.
(b) In compliance with the Texas Water Quality Act and other
statutes, the Approving Authority may designate storm sewers
and other watercourses into which unpolluted drainage described
in subsection (a) of this section may be discharged.
Section 10. Temperature. No person may discharge liquid
or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty (150)
degrees Fahrenheit (650 Centigrade), or any substance which
causes the temperature of the total wastewater treatment plant
influent to increase at a rate of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit
or more per hour, or a combined total increase, of plant influent
temperature to one hundred ten (110) degrees Fahrenheit.
Section 11. Radioactive Wastes.
(a) No person may discharge radioactive wastes or isotppes
into public sewers without the permission of the Approving Authority.
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(b) The Approving Authority may establish, in compliance
with applicable state and federal regulations, regulations for
discharge of radioactive wastes into public sewers.
Section 12. Impairment of Facilities.
(a) No person may disch~ge into public sewers any substance
capable of causing
(1) obstruction to the flow in sewers;
(2) interference with the operation of treatment processes
of facilities; or
(3) excessive loading of treatment facilities.
(b) Discharges prohibited by Section 12(a) include, but
are not limited to materials which exert or cause concentrations
of
(1) inert suspended solids greater than 250 mg/l in-
cluding but not limited to
(A) Fuller's earth
(B) lime slurries; and
(C) lime residues;
(2) dissolved solids greater than 800 mg/l including
but not limited to
(A) sodium chloride; and
(B) sodium sulfate;
(3) excessive discoloration including but not limited to
(A) dye wastes; and
(B) vegetable tanning solutions; or
(4) BOD, COD, or chlorine demand in excess of normal
plant capacity.
(c) No person may discharge into public sewers any sub-
stance that may
(1) deposit grease or oil in the sewer lines in such
a manner as to clog the sewers;
(2) overload skimming and grease handling equipment;
(3) pass to the receiving waters without being effec-
tively treated by normal wastewater treatment processes due
to the nonamenability of the substance to bacterial action; or
(4) deleteriously affect the treatment process due
to excessive quantities.
(d) No person may discharge any substance into public
se-wers which
(1) is not amenable to treatment or reduction by the
processes and facilities employed; or
(2) is amenable to treatment only to such a degree
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that the treatment plant effluent cannot meet the re~uirements
of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the re-
ceiving waters.
(e) The Approving Authority shall regulate the flow and
concentration of slugs when they may
(1) impair the treatment process;
(2) cause damage to collection facilities;
(3) incur treatment costs exceeding those for
normal wastewater; or
(4) render the waste unfit for stream disposal or
industrial use.
(f)
viscous
section
but not
No person may discharge into public sewers solid or
substances which may violate subsection (a) of this
if present in sufficient quantity or size including
limited to
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19) paper products, either whole or ground by
garbage grinders;
(20) slops;
(21) chemical residues;
(22) paint residues; or
(23) bulk solids.
ashes;
cinders;
sand;
mud;
straw;
shavings;
metal ;
glass;
rags;
feathers;
tar;
plastics;
wood;
unground garbage;
whole blood;
paunch manure;
hair and fleshings;
entrails;
Section 13. Compliance with Existing Authority.
(a) Unless exception is granted by the Approving Authority,
the public sewer system shall be used by all persons discharging;
(1) wastewater;
(2) industrial waste;
(3) polluted liquids; or
(4) unpolluted waters or liquids.
(b) Unless authorized by the Texas Water Quality Board, no
person may deposit or discharge any waste included in subsection
(a) of this section on public or private property in or adjacent
to any:
(1) natural outlet;
(2) watercourse;
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(3) storm sewer;
(4) other area within the jurisdiction of the city.
(c) The Approving Authority shall verify prior to dis-
charge that wastes authorized to be discharged will receive
suitable treatment within the provisions of laws, regulations
ordinances, rules and orders of federal, state, and local govern-
ments.
Section 14. Approving Authority Requirements.
(a) If discharges or proposed discharges to public sewers may
(1) deleteriously affect wastewater facilities,
processes, equipment, or receiving waters;
(2) create a hazard to life or health; or
(3) create a public nuisance;
the Approving Authority shall require
(A) pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers;
(E) control over the quantities and rates of
discharge; and
(c) payment to cover the cost of handling and
treating the wastes.
(b) The Approving Authority is entitled to determine
whether a discharge or proposed discharge is included under
subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Approving Authority shall reject wastes when
(1) it determines that a discharge or proposed
discharge is included under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) the discharger does not meet the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section.
Section 15. Approving Authority Review and Approval.
(a) if pretreatment or control is required, the Approving
Authority shall review and approve design and installation of
equipment and processes.
(b) The design and installation of equipment and processes
must conform to all applicable statutes, codes, ordinances,
and other laws.
(c) Any person responsible for discharges requiring pre-
treatment, flow-equalizing, or other facilities shall provide
and maintain the facilities in effective operating condition
at his own expense.
Section 16. Requirements for Traps.
(a) Discharges requiring a trap include
(1) grease or waste containing grease in excessive
amounts;
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(3)
(4)
( 5)
oil;
sand;
fla.mm.able wastes; and
other harmful ingredients.
(b) Any
trap shall
Authority
person responsible for discharges requiring a
at his own expense and as required by the Approving
(1) provide equipment and facilities of a type and
capacity approved by the Approving Authority;
(2) locate the trap in a manner that provides ready
and easy accessibility for cleaning and inspection; and
(3) maintain the trap in effective operating condition.
Section 17. Requirements for Building Sewers. Any person
responsible for discharges through a building sewer carrying
industrial wastes shall, at his own expense and as required
by the Approving Authority
(1) install an accessible and safely located control
manhole;
(2) install meters and other appurtenances to facili-
tate observation sampling and measurement of the waste; and
(3) maintain the equipment and facilities.
Section 18. Sampling and Testing.
(a) Sampling shall be conducted according to customarily
accepted methods, reflecting. the effect of constituents upon
the sewage works and determining the existence of hazards to
health, life, limb, and property.
(NOTE: The particular analyses involved will determine whether
a twenty-four (24) hour composite..sample from all outfalls of
a premise is appropriate. or whether a grab sample or samples
should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all
outfalls. Where applicab.le, 16-hour, 8-hour or some other
period may be reqUired. Periodic grab samples are used to
determine pH.)
(b) Examination and analyses of the characteristics of
waters and wastes required by this ordinance shall be
(1) conducted in accordance with the latest edition of
"Standard Methods"; and
(2) determined from suitable samples taken at the
control manhole provided or other control point authorized
by the Approving Authority.
(c) BOD and suspended solids shall be determined from
composite sampling.
(d) The city may select an independent firm or labora-
tory to determine flow, BOD, and suspended solids.
(e) The city is entitled to select the time of sampling
at its sole discretion so long as at least annual samples are taken.
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Section 19. Payment and Agreement Required.
(a) Persons making discharges of industrial waste shall
pay a charge to cover the cost of collection and treatment.
(b) \<hen discharges of industrial waste are approved by
the Approving Authority, the City or its authorized represen-
tative shall enter into an agreement or arrangement providing
(1) terms of acceptance by the city; and
(2) payment by the person making the discharge.
Section 20. Industrial Waste Charge and Added Costs.
(a) If the volume or character of the waste to be treated
by the city does not cause overloading the sewage collection,
treatment, or disposal facilities of the city, then prior to
approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall
enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger
pay an industrial waste charge to be determined from the
schedule of charges.
(b) If the volume or character of the waste to be treated
by the city requires that wastewater collection, treatment, or
other disposal facilities of the city be improved, expanded, or
enlarged in order to treat the waste, then prior to approval,
the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into
an agreement which provides that the discharger pay in full all
added costs the city may incur due to acceptance of the waste.
(c) The agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section shall include but not be limited to
(1) amortization of all capital outlay for collecting
and treating the waste, including new capital outlay and the
proportionate part of the value of the existing system used
in handling and treating the waste;
(2) operation and maintenance costs including salaries
and wages, power costs, costs of chemicals ~nd supplies, proper
allowances for maintenance, depreciation, overhead, and office
expense; and
(d) Amortization shall be completed in a 30 year period and
payment shall include all debt service costs.
Section 21. Schedule of Charges. Industrial waste charges
shall be calculated by the following formula:
ISS = V [0.12 (BOD-250) + 0.08 (SS-250)]
ISS = Industrial Waste Surcharge in dollars
V = Volume discharge in million gallons
BOD = Five days at 200 C BOD of the industrial waste (mg/l)
5S = Suspended solids of the industrial waste (mg!l)
Section 22. Adjustment of Charges.
(a) The city shall adjust charges at least annually to
reflect changes in the characteristrics of wastewater based on
the results of sampling and testing.
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(b) Increases in charges shall be retroactive for two
billing periods and shall continue for six (6) billing periods
unless subsequent tests determine that the charge should be
further increased.
(c) The city shall review at least (annually, but not less
than annually) the basis for determining charges and shall adjust
the unit treatment cost in the formula to reflect increases
or decreases in wastewater treatment costs based on the previous
year's experience.
(d) The city shall bill the discharger by the month and
shall show industrial waste charges as a separate item on the
regular bill for water and sewer charges. The discharger shall
pay monthly in accordance with practices existing for payment
of sewer charges.
Section 23. Savings Clause. A person discharging industrial
wastes into public sewers prior to the effective date of this
ordinance may continue without penalty so long as he
(1)
discharge,
does not increase the quantity or quality of
without permission of the Approving Authority;
(2) has discharged the industrial waste at least 6
months prior to the effective date of this ordinance; and
(3) applies for and is gr~nted a permit no later than
30 days after the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 24. Conditions of Permits.
(a) The city may grant a permit to discharge to persons
meeting all requirements of the savings clause provided that
the person
(1) submit an application within 30 days after the
effective date of this ordinance on for.ms supplied by the
Approving Authority;
(2) secure approval by the Approving Authority of
plans and specifications for pretreatment facilities when re-
quired; and
(3) has complied with all requirements for agreements
or arrangements including, but not limited to, provisions for
(A)
(B)
facilities; and
(C) sampling
and strength; and
payment of charges;
installation and operation of pretreatment
and analysis to determine quantity
of
(4) provides a s.ampling point
this ordinance and approval of the
(b)
A person applying for a
subject to the provlslons
Approving Authority.
~f.y(liT ~
new dischargeAshall
(1) meet all conditions of subsection (a) of this
section; and
(2) secure a permit prior to discharging any waste.
Section 25. Power to Enter Property.
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(a) The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the city bearing proper credentials and identification are
entitled to enter any public or private property at any reason-
able time for the purpose of enforcing this ordinance.
(b) Anyone acting under this authority shall observe the
establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety,
internal security, and fire protection.
(c) Except when caused by negligence or failure of the
company to maintain safe conditions, the city shall indemnify
the company against loss or damage to its property by city
employees and against liability claims and demands for
personal injury or property damage asserted against the company
and growing out of the sampling operation.
(d) The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the city bearing proper credentials and identification are
entitled to enter all private properties through which the city
holds a negotiated easement for the purposes of
(1) inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
or repair;
(2) maintenance of any portion of the sewerage system
lying within the easements; and
(3) conducting any other authorized activity. All
activities shall be conducted in full accordance with the terms
of the negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
(e) No person acting under authority of this provlslon may
inquire into any processes including metallurgical~ chemical~
oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that
point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the public sewers.
Section 26. Authority to Disconnect Service.
(a) The city may terminate water and wastewater disposal
service and disconnect an industrial customer from the system
when
(1) acids or chemicals damaging to sewer lines or
treatment process are released to the sewer causing rapid
deterioration of these structures or interfering with proper
conveyance and treatment of wastewater;
(2) a governmental agency informs the city that the
effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of
a quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse, and it is
found that the customer is delivering wastewater to the city's
system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treat-
ment that is not provided by the city as normal domestic
treatment or
(3) the industrial customer
(A) discharges industrial waste or wastewater
that is in violation of the permit issued by the Approving
Authority;
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(B) discharges wastewater at an uncontrolled,
variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in
the wastewater treatment system;
(c) fails to pay monthly bills for water and
sanitary sewer services when due; or
(D) repeats a discharge of prohibited wastes
to public sewers.
(b)
of this
If service is disconnected pursuant to subsection (a) (2)
section, the city shall
(1) disconnect the customer;
(2) supply the customer with the governmental agency's
report and provide the customer with all pertinent information;
and
(3) continue disconnection until such time as the
industrial customer provides additional pretreatment or other
facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics
from his industrial wastes.
Section 27. Notice. The city shall serve persons discharging
in violation of this ordinance with written notice stating the
nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit
for satisfactory compliance.
Section 28. Continuing Prohibited Discharges. No person
may continue discharging in violation of this ordinance beyond
the time limit provided in the notice.
Section 29. Penalty.
(a) A person who continues prohibited discharges is guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine
of not more than $200 for each act of violation and for each day
of violation.
(b) In addition to proceeding under authority of subsection
(a) of this section, the city is entitled to pursue all
other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled
under authority of statutes or other ordinances against a
person continuing prohibited discharges.
Section 30. Failure to Pay. In addition to sanctions pro-
vided for by this ordinance, the city is entitled to exercise
sanctions provided for by the other ordinances of the city for
failure to pay the bill for water and sanitary sewer service
when due.
Section 31. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 32. Effective Date, This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, approval, record-
ing, and publication as provided by law.
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