Sec. 17-158. - Purpose and policy for uniform requirements for wastewater collection and treatment.

(a)

Sections 17-158 through 17-167 set forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the city and enable the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR, Part 403).

(b)

The objectives of these sections are:

(1)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system that will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;

(2)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system that will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;

(3)

To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system; and

(4)

To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal wastewater system.

(c)

The sections mentioned in subsection (a) of this section provide for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the municipal wastewater system through the issuance of permits to certain nondomestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, authorize monitoring and enforcement activities, require user reporting, assume that existing customer's flow will not be preempted, and provide for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established in this article.

(d)

The sections mentioned in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the city and to persons outside the city who are, by contract or agreement with the city, users of the city publicly owned treatment works, hereinafter known as POTW. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the superintendent of the city POTW shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of these sections.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 17-158; Ch. 891, § I, 8-29-23)