§ 13-1-200. Purpose and policy.

(a)

This Article I, Division 2 sets forth uniform requirements for all users of the publicly owned treatment works for the Town and enables the Town to comply with applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 403). The objectives of this chapter are:

(1)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with its operation;

(2)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will pass through it, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;

(3)

To enable the Town to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, sludge use, and disposal requirements, and all other state and federal laws to which the POTW is subject;

(4)

To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW; and

(5)

To protect the POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment.

(b)

This Article I, Division 2 authorizes the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit and other control mechanisms; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user monitoring and reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.

(Ord. No. 8-2008 , 7-22-08)