Why the city has rules for industrial wastewater users

(a) Articles 1 through 10 of this chapter set forth uniform requirements for industrial users of the city’s wastewater collection and treatment system, to enable publicly owned treatment works (“POTW”) to protect their interceptors, treatment, pumping, and disposal systems and to comply with all applicable State and federal laws required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR part 403). (b) The objectives of Articles 1 through 10 of this chapter are: (1) To protect the health and safety of the people and enhance the environmental quality of the city and its surroundings; (2) To comply with the applicable State and federal laws relating to the protection of the environment, control of water pollution, pretreatment of industrial discharges, and the disposal of hazardous wastes in POTWs; (3) To prevent the introduction of pollutants in the POTW that will interfere with the operation of the POTW, including interference with its use or disposal of municipal sludge; (4) To prevent the introduction of pollutants in the POTW that will pass through the treatment works or otherwise be incompatible with such works; (5) To ensure that the quality of the POTW sludge is maintained at a level that allows its use and disposal in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations; (6) To protect the health and welfare of workers at the treatment plants; (7) To prevent the introduction of wastes to sewers connected to the POTW that could result in the POTW being classified as a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility under applicable State or federal laws; (8) To provide for source monitoring and control of quantity, quality, and rate of flow of residential, commercial, and industrial wastes entering the POTW; (9) To establish enforcement procedures and penalties for violations; (10) To regulate the use, connection, and construction of all public and private sewers and to fix charges therefor; and (11) To authorize the director of the department of environmental services to effectively enforce Articles 1 through 10 of this chapter. )