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
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Ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 1 -2 -1 of the
1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final
passage and approval.
ATTEST:
CiLlt Clerk
INTRODUCED: January 13 , 1992
By JOHN CALIFANO
Councilperson
APPROVED:
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Preside t of the City Council
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