§ 41-30. Alternatives for handling inadmissible discharges.

(a)

Actions available to the city. If any waters or wastes are discharged, accidentally or intentionally, to the public sewers or proposed to be discharged to the wastewater facilities which contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in section 41-28(b), or which, in the judgment of the director, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facility or its employees, the receiving waters of the POTW, or the public or which may create a public nuisance, the director may reject the waste or may require that the discharger do any or all of the following:

(1)

Pretreat the water or wastes to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;

(2)

Control the quantities and rates of discharge through the issuance of a permit;

(3)

Submit and implement a written accidental spill prevention/response plan;

(4)

Design and implement precautionary management practices to protect the sanitary sewer from accidental spills; or

(5)

Cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes under the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

[Review and approval.] If the director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plant and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the director and subject to the requirements of all applicable laws.

(c)

[Fail to meet requirement.] It is unlawful for any person to fail to meet a requirement imposed by the director.

(d)

Dilution prohibited. No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a discharge limitation unless expressly authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The director may impose mass limitations on users who are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases when the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.

(e)

Notification. The city may notify the affected user within ninety (90) days of any changes in effluent standards.

(f)

Right of revision. The city reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more stringent standards or requirements on dischargers to the POTW.

(Ord. No. 8140, § 1, 3-20-03)