§ 42-469. Purpose and policy.

(a)

This division sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater and treatment system, for the city and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the general pretreatment regulations 40 CFR 403, as found in part 400 to 424, dated July 1, 1991.

(b)

The objectives of this division are:

(1)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;

(2)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;

(3)

To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system; and

(4)

To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the system.

(c)

This division provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the system through the issuance of permits to certain nondomestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, assumes that existing user's capacity will not be preempted, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.

(Prior Code, § 2.131; Ord. No. 2000-09, 5-15-2000)