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HomeMy WebLinkAbout141_Sewer_Certain SubstancesORDINANCE NUMBER 141 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES INTO THE TOWN SEWER SYSTEM; SETTING FORTH DUTIES OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR IN THE EVENT SAID SUBSTANCES ARE DISCHARGED INTO THE TOWN SEWER SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTES; SETTING FORTH DUTIES OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH REGARD TO SEWER CONNECTIONS WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE AT THE TIME OF PASSAGE; PROVIDING FOR NOTICES TO OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR PERIODIC TESTING; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE TOWN OF OWASSO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Section 1. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following substances if it appears likely, in the opinion of the building inspector or the Board of Trustees of the town, that such wastes can harm and sewers, the sewage treatment process, or equipment; have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb, or public property, or otherwise consitute a nuisance. The prohibited substances are: a. Flammable or explosive materials; b. Water or wase containing fats, wax, grease, or oils in ecess of 100 mg/1, or any substance which may solidify or become viscous at tempatures highter than 32 F; c. Any liquid or vapor having a tempature highter than 150 F; d. Any garbage or food wase not properly shredded. The installation and operation of any grinder or shredder equipped with a motor or three-fourths horsepower (2/4 hp) or greater shall be subject to review and approval by the building inspector or such other person appointed by the board of trustees of the town for that purpose; e. Any waters or wastes containing the metals listed below or other toxic substances in quantities determined by inspection to be harmful: Anitmony Cadmium Manganese Silver Arsenic Chromium Mercury Stronium Barium Cobalt Molybdenum Tellurium Beryllium Copper Nichel Tin Bismuth Iron Rhenium Uranium Boron Lead Selenium Zink f. any water or waste containing iron-pickling wastes or plating solutions; g. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor producing substances; h. Any radioactive wastes of a half-life or concentration determined by the building inspector or person appointed by the board of Trustees to make such inspection and determination; i. Any water or wastes having hp lower than 5.5 or having a ph highter than 10.5, or having any corrosive property capable of damaging installations, equipment, or personnel or the sewerage works; j. solid or viscous substanceof suh size or in such quantities dcapable of causing obstruction of sewers or interferrence with operation of sewage works, such as ashes, cinders, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rage, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshings, entrails, and paper containers; k. Wastes containing unusual concentrations of suspended solids, such as fuller's earch, lime, or clay; l. Wastes containing unusual concentrations of dissolved substances, such as sodium chloride or sodium sulfate; m. Water or wastes containing excessive coloration, such as that cuased by dye wastes and tanning solutions; n. Wates containing unusual concentrations of organic materials, such as whey, milk, yeast, blood, or unusual biochemical oxygen demend (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), or chlorine requirements, constituting a significant load on the sewage treatment process. o. Material which cause unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slug which adversely affect the dewage treatment process. Section 2. INSPECTOR FOR TOWN MAY ACT AND MAKE REQUIREMENTS. If any waters or wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged, or if in the opnion of the inspector might be accidently discharged, which contain the substances described in Section 1 of this ordinance, the building inspector, town's engineer or such person designated by the town to make inspections of sewers, may prohibit their discharge; may require the establishment to alter or initially construct its facilities so that accidental discharges may not occur; require the responsibile party to pretreat the wastes before discharge; limit the quantity, rates, and times of discharge; required the installation of a control manhole for observation, sampling, and metering of the wastes; and assess a surcharge based ont he quantify and strenght of the wates. If pretreatment is to be accomplished, the design, installation, and operation of the plant and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of such inspector. Applications for permits for sewer connections for industrial wastes shall show the following information: a. A plat of the property showing all exiting sewers and storm drains; b. Plans and specifications covering any work proposed to be done under the permit; c. A schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced or to be produced, a description of the character of such waste, the daily volume and maximum rates of discharge, and representative analyses; d. The name of the firm or person who will perform the work covered by the application. Section 3. Inspector TO SERVE NOTICE The Building inspector or inspector signified by the town to serve notices relating to the administration of this ordinance, shall cause to be served on the owner or occuypant of any establishement, having sewer connections which do not confrorm to the provisions hereof at the time of passage of this ordinance, a notice in writing advising that requirements must be met within 30 days. if after thiry (30) days from the day of service of the notice the proper measures have not been taken, enforcement action may be initiated as set forth elsewhere in this ordinance. The building inspector or inspector mentioned in this section shall cause sample of wastes from industrial establishments to be obtained and tested periodically, to determine the quanity and composition thereof. Section 4. DISCHARGE OF POLUTION INTO SEWERS A NUISANCE. The dischareg of such substances named and described in Section 1 of this ordinance, into the sewer system of The Town of Owasso, in violation of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed to be a nuisance, which may be abated by the town in any legal manner. Section 5. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in section 3 above shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) including costs for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 6. SAVING CLAUSE. Should any provision of this ordinance or application thereof be held invalid by any court or competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the ordinance and each section or clause of any section, other than those as to which it or they are held invalid, shall not be affecyed thereby, and such remaining parts of said ordinance shall be valid and in full force and affect, it beiung hereby declared to be the intention of this ordinance that the same would have been adopted has such part, section or clause held invalid or unlawful provision, if any, not been included therein. Section 7. EMERGENCY. That for the preservation of the prublic peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exit by reason whereof this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after its passage and approval. PASSED by the Board of Trustees of The Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, this 6th day of December, 1971, and the Emergency clause voted upon separately and passed by unamious vote of said Board of Trustees. APPROVED by the President of the Board of Trustees of The Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, this 6th day of December, 1971. Attest: Voted upon and passed by unamious vote this 6th day of december, 1971, and the emergency clause also voted upon and passed by unanimous vote this 6th day of December, 1971 -- being Ordinance number 141. Members of the Board of Trustees of The Town of Owasso, Oklahoma. PROOF OF PUBLI ITION STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA COUNTY, ss: published in said newspaper for . . . . 40.11e ......... consecutive weeks, the first publication being on the - . . ............... day of . , .. e Pjam bg r 1.9 7� . .,and the last day of publication being on the s ame . . ................... clay Of .............. 19 . . . . . .. and that said newspaper has been continuously and uninterruptedly published in said county during the period of more than One Hundred and Four (104) weeks consecutively, prior to the first publication of said notice, or advertisement, as required by Section one, Chapter four, Title 25 Oklahoma Session Laws, 1943, as amended by House Bill No. 495, 22nd Legislature, and thereafter, and complies with all of the prescriptions and require- ments of the laws of Oklahoma. (The advertisement above referred to is a true :nd,fprm*. Co Said notice was M. r d published, in a 04ition: d no ape d no in a 11 r supplement there Subscribed and sworn to before me by Bill a� etherford, publisher of the wasso . . Re Por . t6 r.... . e this day of .... 19 ...71. Notary P ic. My commission expires . . . . ..8 r 2 .6-7.4 .... PUBLISHER'S FEE s. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES I THE TOWN OF OWASSO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Section 1. No person shall discharge or cause t_ ', dis- charged the following substances if it appears like, in the of the town, that such wastes can harm the se" the sewage treatment process, or equipment; have ai_e Alverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise om.danger life, limb, tr public property, or otherwise cof.',-titute a nuisance. The prohibited substances are: a. Flammable or explosive materials; b. Water or waste containing f5if.q wny jyrr_aap nr nilc solidify or become viscous at temperatures higher than 32 degrees F; C. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees F; d. Any garbage or food waste not properly shredded. Tha 'inzhalla+inn nnfi nnarQfinn of ono.: arinrinr nr. A greater shall be subiect of unruuuuw mercury otfulitium Barium Cobalt Molybdenum Tellurium Beryllium Copper Nickel Tin Bismuth Iron Rhenium Uranium Boron Lead Selenium Zink f. Any water or waste containing iron-piikling wastes or plating solutions; g. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing substances; h. Any radioactive wastes of a half-life or concentration determined by the building inspector or person appointed by the board of Trustees to make such inspection and determination; L Any water or wastes having pH lower than 5.5 or having a pH :higher than 10;5, or having any corrosive property capable of damaging installations, equipment, or personnel or the sewerage works; j. Solid or viscous substances of such size or in such quantities capable of causing obstruction of sewers or interference with operation of sewage works,,' such as ashes, cinders, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rage, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshings, entrails, and paper containers; k. Wastes containing unusual concentrations of suspend- ed solids, such as fuller's earth, lime,'; or clay; ; 1. Wastes containing unusual concentrations of dissolv- ed substances, such as sodium chloride or sodium chloride or sodium sulfate; m. Water or wastes containing excessive coloration, such as that caused by dye wastes and tanning solutions; n. Wastes containing unusual concentrations of organic material, such as whey; milk, yeast, blood, or unusual biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), or chlorine requirement, constituting a significant load on the sewage treat- ment process. o. Material which causes unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs which ad- versely affect the sewage treatment process. Section 2. INSPECTOR FOR TOWN MAY ACT AND MAKE REQUIREMENTS. If any waters or wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged, or if in the opinion of the inspector might be accidentally discharged, which contain' the substances described in Section 1 of this ordinance, the building inspector, town's engineer or such person desig- to alter or discharges to pretreat rates, and nspector. ria wastes shall show the following information: a. A plat of the property showing all existing sewers and storm drains; b. Plans and specifications covering any workproposed to be done under the permit; l c. A schedule of all process waters and :industrial wastes produced or to be produced, a description of the character of such waste, the daily volume f and maximum rates of discharge, and representative analyses; r d. The name of the firm or person who will perform the work covered by the application.