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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05741ORDINANCE NO. 5741 _ AN ORDINANCE APPENDING CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE XVI OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO SEWER USE REGULATIONS AND WASTEWATER SURCHARGES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate matter being deleted; underscoring indicates matter being added.) SECTION 1. Section 16 -7 -13 of Chapter 7, Title XVI of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 -7 -13: PROHIBITED WASTE It shall be unlawful for any person, [firm,] partnership, [or] corporation or public or private entity to discharge any of the following substances into the City's sewer system: (a) Any explosive substance. (b) Any flammable substance with a flash point lower than 187 °F. (c) Any concentration of gases or vapors, free or occluded, which are toxic to life. (d) Acidity or alkalinity with a daily average pH [not] of less than 6.4 [n]or more than 9.0 or acidity or alkalini- ty exceeding [and] a maximum temporary variation of pH [of] to not less than 5.0 nor greater than [to] 10.0. The dura- tion of any temporary variation shall not exceed 30 minutes at any one time. If the sewer user has a pH meter, the aggregate duration of all tempor variations shall not exceed 10% of the user's daily operating hours. (e) Any grease or oily substance in excess of 100 milligrams per liter. (f) Any antiseptic solution greater than 100 milligrams per liter. (g) Any substance with a temperature outside the range of 32 °F - 150 °F. (h) Hydrogen sulfide, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, or any Halogens in concentrations greater than 10 milligrams per liter. (i) 24 -hour concentrations of the following substances in excess of the amounts shown. Iron as Fe +2 15 mg /l Chromium as Cr +6 5 mg /l Copper as Cu +2 3 mg /l Zinc as Zn +2 2 mg /l Nickel as Ni +2 5 mg /l Substance with a chlorine demand greater than 20 mg /l (j) An instantaneous concentration of any [The] sub- stance described in paragraph (i) above [in concentrations 3 times the amount shown at any time.] greater than 3 times the 24 -hour concentration shown in paragraph (i). (k) Any substance which will solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150 ° F. (1) Soluble substances in concentration which increase the specific viscosity above 1.1. (m) Soluble substances with a specific gravity greater than 2.65. (n) Substances of a size or nature capable of obstructing the flow of the sewer system or interfering with the treatment plant operation. (o) Phenols in excess of [.005] 5.0 milligrams per liter. SE CTION 2 This Ordinance may be enforced as provided in sections 16 -7 -19, 16 -7 -20, 16 -7 -21, 16 -7 -26, 16 -9 -13, 16 -9 -14 and 16 -9 -15 of Title XVI of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended, the remedies therein stated being cumulative, the exercise of any one or more not constituting any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other. Any person found guilty of a violation of this -2- Ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 1 -2 -1 of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended. cPOmrnM q This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval. ATTEST: CiLlt Clerk INTRODUCED: January 13 , 1992 By JOHN CALIFANO Councilperson APPROVED: /d X Preside t of the City Council -3-