§ 16.22.070. Pretreatment requirement.

If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged, into the municipal sewer system, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in this chapter, and which in the judgment of the director may have a deleterious effect upon the sewerage works, sewage treatment processes, equipment or receiving waters, present an imminent endangerment to the health and welfare of persons, or which otherwise create or constitute a public nuisance, the director may, after informal notification to the user:

(1)

Reject the waste or immediately take measures to halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants to the POTW;

(2)

Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge;

(3)

Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or

(4)

Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes.

Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater discharge permit shall be subject to the enforcement conditions set forth in this chapter.

If the director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and/or equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the director. Plans and specifications shall be submitted for review and approval prior to beginning any building or construction, and subject to the requirements of all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, codes and ordinances. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.

(Ord. No. 43-772 § 4 (part); Ord. No. 41-354 § 7)