§ 58-63. Purpose and policy.

This article sets forth uniform requirements of direct and indirect discharges of pollutants from nondomestic sources into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the city and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws including the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the general pretreatment regulations (40 CFR 403). The objectives of this article are to:

(1)

Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal system which will interfere with the operation of the system;

(2)

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

(3)

Ensure that the quality of the wastewater treatment plant sludge is maintained at a level which allows its marketability;

(4)

Protect both municipal personnel who may come into contact with sewage, sludge and effluent in the course of their employment as well as protecting the general public;

(5)

Preserve the hydraulic capacity of the municipal wastewater system;

(6)

Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system;

(7)

Provide for equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and improvement of the municipal wastewater system; and

(8)

Ensure the city complies with its NPDES permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements and any other federal or state laws which the municipal wastewater system is subject to.

(Ord. No. 91-4, § 1.1, 12-11-1991)