HomeMy WebLinkAbout05758ORDINANCE NO. 5758
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 7 AND 10 OF
TITLE XVI OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING
TO SEWER USE REGULATIONS AND WASTEWATER SUR-
CHARGES; AND SEPTIC WASTE BUSINESSES, 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, partnership,
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 of
less than 6.4 or more than 9.0; or acidity or alkalinity
exceeding a maximum temporary variation of pH to not less
than 5.0 nor greater than 10.0. The duration 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 temporary 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; provided, however, that animal or
vegetable based oil or grease from approved restaurant oil
or grease traps and interceptors if transported in
accordance with Chapter 10 of this Title may be received at
the designated receiving point of the sewer system in
accordance with regulations to be adopted by the Director.
Under no circumstances may bulk oil and grease be discharged
into the sewer system.
(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 substance
described in paragraph (i) above 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 5.0 milligrams per liter.
(p) Any oil and /or gre from recycling, reclaiming
or holding containers.
SECTION 2
Sub - section (d) of Section 16 -10 -3 of Chapter 10, Title XVI
of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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(d) Authorization and Use of Designated Receiving Point
(1) Any permittee desiring to discharge to sewer
system shall obtain authorization from the Director of
Utilities to do so. If authorization is given,
permittee may be issued magnetic or other access cards
or devices, which may only be used by permittee for the
vehicles for which issued, in order to gain access to
the designated receiving point of sewer system.
(2) The Director of Utilities is authorized to adopt
reasonable rules and regulations governing use of and
safety at the designated receiving point. Such rules
and regulations shall be observed by all permittees.
Violation of such rules and regulations will be cause
for revocation or suspension of the Septic Waste
business permit.
(3) Discharge by septic waste businesses into the
sewer system is subject to all requirements of Chapter
6, 7 and 9 of this Title and subject to payment of all
sewer user and high strength surcharges at the rates
therein established and as may be modified by ordinance
or resolution.
(4) Authorization to use the designated receiving
point may be suspended or revoked by the Director of
Utilities for any of the following reasons:
revocation, suspension or expiration of septic waste
business permit, disregard or violation of rules and
regulations governing use of the designated receiving
point, disregard or violation of any ordinance of the
City or of any provision of Chapters 6, 7 or 9 of this
Title, operating in an unsafe or unsanitary manner,
misuse of access cards, failure to timely pay all fees
and charges including sewer user and high strength
surcharges, and discharge at other than the designated
receiving point. Upon suspension or revocation of
authorization, the septic waste business shall
immediately return all access cards or devices issued
to it.
SECTION 3
Sub - section (a) of Section 16 -10 -4 of Chapter 10, Title XVI
of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
16 -10 -4: REVOCATION PROCEDURES
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(a) Septic Waste business permits may be revoked or
suspended by the Director of Utilities for any of the
following reasons:
(1) cancellation, termination or expiration of
required insurance or bonds;
(2) misrepresentation of material fact or
concealment of material fact;
(3) disregard or violation of any provision of
Chapters 6, 7 or 9 of this Title;
(4) discharge to other than a designated receiving
point of sewer system or another authorized
facility;
(5) violation of state or federal clean water laws
or regulations;
(6) conducting operations in an unsafe or
unsanitary manner;
(7) failure to timely pay all sewer user charges
and fees including high strength surcharges.
(8) failure to follow or obey rules and
regulations governing use and safety at the
designated receiving point.
SECTION 4
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 Ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 1 -2 -1
of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended.
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SECTION 5
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final
passage and approval and regulatory approval by the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
INTRODUCED: June 8
By
SAMUEL CORSENTINO
1992
Councilperson
APPROVED:
President of the Council
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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