<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 78-62. - General sewer use requirements.</div>
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               1.
               
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               <span class="ital">Prohibited discharge standards.</span>
               
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">General prohibitions.</span> No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed into the POTW, directly or indirectly,
               any pollutant or wastewater which causes interference or pass through. These general
               prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not the user is a SIU or subject
               to any national, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Specific prohibitions.</span> No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed into the POTW the following pollutants,
               substances, or wastewater:
               
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               (1)
               
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               <span class="ital">Explosive mixtures.</span> Any pollutant(s) which, either alone or by interaction with another pollutant(s),
               creates a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste
               streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees
               Celsius) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
               
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               (2)
               
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               <span class="ital">Solid or viscous substances.</span> Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the POTW resulting
               in interference but in no case solids greater than one-half-inch in any dimension.
               Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to: grease, uncomminuted garbage,
               animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails,
               whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal,
               glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, waste paper,
               wood, tar, plastic, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel
               or lubricating oil, ground paper products, material from grinders, residues or solids
               from a pretreatment facility, and similar substances.
               
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               (3)
               
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               <span class="ital">Petroleum, cutting or mineral oils.</span> Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin,
               in amounts that will cause interference or pass through.
               
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               (4)
               
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               <span class="ital">Corrosive wastes.</span> Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or more than 9.0 or wastewater having any
               other corrosive property capable of causing damage to the POTW(s) or equipment.
               
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               (5)
               
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               <span class="ital">POTW interference.</span> Any wastewater containing pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, (BOD,
               etc.), released in a discharge at a flow volume, flow rate and/or pollutant concentration
               which, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to cause interference
               with the POTW.
               
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               (6)
               
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               <span class="ital">Temperature limit.</span> Any wastewater having a temperature greater than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66 degrees
               Celsius), or which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting
               in interference, but in no case wastewater which causes the temperature at the introduction
               into the treatment plant to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).
               
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               (7)
               
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               <span class="ital">Toxic gases.</span> Any pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within
               the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.
               
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               (8)
               
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               <span class="ital">Truck or hauled pollutants.</span> Any truck or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the executive
               director in accordance with section 78-62.9 of this article.
               
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               (9)
               
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               <span class="ital">Oils and grease.</span> Fats, oils, or greases of animal or vegetable origin in concentrations greater than
               100 mg/l unless authorized by the executive director.
               
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               (10)
               
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               <span class="ital">Noxious materials.</span> Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases, or other wastewater which either
               singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance
               or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance
               and repair.
               
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               (11)
               
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               <span class="ital">Improperly shredded garbage.</span> Garbage that has not been ground or comminuted to such a degree that all particles
               will be carried freely in suspension under flow conditions normally prevailing in
               the public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
               
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               (12)
               
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               <span class="ital">Radioactive wastes.</span> Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except as specifically
               approved by the executive director in compliance with applicable state or federal
               regulations.
               
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               (13)
               
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               <span class="ital">Toxic substances.</span> Any wastewater discharge which alone or in combination with other wastewater causes
               the treatment plant effluent to violate State Water Quality Standards for toxic substances
               as described in 15A NCAC 28.0200.
               
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               (14)
               
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               <span class="ital">Unpolluted waters.</span> Stormwater, surface water, ground water, artisan well water, roof runoff, subsurface
               drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, noncontact cooling
               water and unpolluted industrial wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the
               executive director. No person shall connect or cause to be connected to the sanitary
               sewer system any pipe or conduit which will allow discharge from any inflow sources
               listed in this section into the sanitary sewer system.
               
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               (15)
               
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               <span class="ital">Cloth or textile waste.</span> Any clothing rags, textile remnants or waste, cloth, scraps, except fibers of scrap
               that will pass through a one-fourth-inch mesh screen or its equivalent in screening
               ability, provided such fibers do not interfere with the normal operation of the treatment
               plant.
               
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               (16)
               
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               <span class="ital">Fixed solids limit.</span> Any waters or wastes in which the total fixed solids exceed 1,500 mg/l.
               
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               (17)
               
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               <span class="ital">Excessive discharge rate and/or concentration.</span> Any pollutant released in a discharge at a flow volume, flow rate and/or pollutant
               concentration, which will, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants,
               cause the POTW to violate any of its NPDES and/or state disposal system permits or
               the receiving water quality standards.
               
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               (18)
               
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               <span class="ital">Excessive residues.</span> Any pollutant released in a discharge at a flow volume, flow rate and/or pollutant
               concentration, which either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, may cause
               the POTW's effluent or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludges, or
               scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and recycling or to interfere with the reclamation
               process. In no case, shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be
               in noncompliance with applicable local, state or federal sludge use or disposal guidelines.
               
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               (19)
               
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               <span class="ital">Heavy metals.</span> Any waters or wastes containing amounts of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead,
               nickel, zinc, or other heavy metals which exceed national categorical standards, local
               limits, interfere with treatment efficiency or sludge disposal criteria or cause the
               POTW to exceed NPDES permit limitations.
               
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               (20)
               
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               <span class="ital">Poisons.</span> Any waters or wastes containing cyanide or other such poisonous substances.
               
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               (21)
               
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               <span class="ital">Interfering solids.</span> Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quality that
               unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the POTW.
               
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               (22)
               
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               <span class="ital">Color.</span> Any wastewater which imparts color and passes through the POTW treatment plant, including,
               but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently
               imparts sufficient color to the treatment plant's effluent thereby violating any state
               or federal regulations pertaining to the effluent from the plant or the receiving
               water.
               
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               (23)
               
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               <span class="ital">Pretreatment sludges.</span> Any removed substances to include, but not be limited to, sludges, screenings or
               other residues from the pretreatment of wastewater.
               
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               (24)
               
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               <span class="ital">Medical wastes.</span> Any medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the executive director in
               a wastewater discharge permit.
               
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               (25)
               
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               <span class="ital">Ammonia compounds.</span> Any material containing ammonia, ammonia salts, or other chelating agents which will
               produce metallic complexes that interfere with the wastewater treatment system.
               
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               (26)
               
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               <span class="ital">Hazardous waste.</span> Any material that would be identified as hazardous waste according to 40 CFR Part
               261 if not disposed of in a sewer except as may be specifically authorized by the
               executive director.
               
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               (27)
               
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               <span class="ital">Human or animal parts.</span> Recognizable portions of the human or animal anatomy.
               
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               (28)
               
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               <span class="ital">Toxicity.</span> Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant's
               effluent to fail a toxicity test.
               
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               (29)
               
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               <span class="ital">Excessive foaming.</span> Any wastes containing detergents, surface active agents, or other substances which
               may cause excessive foaming in the wastewater treatment system.
               
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               (30)
               
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               <span class="ital">Explosive limit.</span> At no time, shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point
               of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system) be more than five percent
               nor any single reading over ten percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the
               meter.
               
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               (31)
               
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               <span class="ital">Discharge of untreated wastewater.</span> Within the boundaries of WSACC, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge
               to any outlet, other than a sanitary sewer, any domestic or industrial waste except
               where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this article
               or where an appropriate NPDES permit has been obtained.
               
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               (32)
               
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               <span class="ital">Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates (APEs).</span> Any compounds containing APEs shall be prohibited due to the inhibiting and toxic
               effect of APEs on the biological treatment at the POTW. Linear alcohol ethoxylates,
               a more readily biodegradable surfactant, may be substituted for APEs.
               
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               (33)
               
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               <span class="ital">Equipment damage.</span> Any wastewater containing chemicals, either singly or by interaction with other chemicals,
               to cause operational problems or damage to the POTW process equipment and/or collection
               system.
               
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               (c)
               
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               Pollutants, substances, wastewater, or other wastes prohibited by this section shall
               not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW.
               All floor drains located in process or materials storage areas must discharge to the
               industrial user's pretreatment facility before connecting with the system.
               
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               (d)
               
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               When the executive director determines that a user(s) is contributing to the POTW
               any of the above-enumerated substances in such amounts which may cause or contribute
               to interference of the POTW operation or pass through, the executive director shall:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Advise the user(s) of the potential impact of the contribution on the POTW in accordance
               with section 78-68.1; and
               
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               (2)
               
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               Take appropriate actions in accordance with<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH78UT_ARTIIISEUS_S78-64WADIPEAPIS" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> section 78-64</a> for such user to protect the POTW from interference or pass through.
               
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               2.
               
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               <span class="ital">National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.</span> Users subject to categorical pretreatment standards are required to comply with applicable
               standards as set out in 40 CFR<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH1GEPR" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> Chapter 1</a>, Subchapter N, Parts 405â€”471 and incorporated herein.
               
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               (a)
               
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               Where a categorical pretreatment standard is expressed only in terms of either the
               mass or the concentration of a pollutant in wastewater, the executive director may
               impose equivalent concentration or mass limits in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(c).
               
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               (b)
               
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               When wastewater subject to a categorical pretreatment standard is mixed with wastewater
               not regulated by the same standard, the executive director shall impose an alternate
               limit using the combined waste stream formula in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
               
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               (c)
               
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               A user may obtain a variance from a categorical pretreatment standard if the user
               can prove, pursuant to the procedural and substantive provisions in 40 CFR 403.13,
               that factors relating to its discharge are fundamentally different from the factors
               considered by EPA when developing the categorical pretreatment standard.
               
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               (d)
               
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               A user may obtain a net gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with
               40 CFR 403.15.
               
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               (c)
               
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               A user may request a removal credit adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance
               with 40 CFR 403.7.
               
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               3.
               
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               <span class="ital">Industrial waste survey and local limits.</span> An industrial waste survey is required prior to a user discharging wastewater containing
               in excess of the following average discharge limits.
               
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               BOD - 300 mg/l
               
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               COD - 675 mg/l
               
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               TSS - 250 mg/l
               
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               NH
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                  3
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               - 15 mg/l
               
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               Aluminum - 1.80 mg/l
               
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               Arsenic - 0.003 mg/l
               
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               Cadmium - 0.003 mg/l
               
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               Copper - 0.090 mg/l
               
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               Chromium - 0.020 mg/l
               
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               Cyanide - 0.015 mg/l
               
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               Lead - 0.049 mg/l
               
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               Mercury - 0.0003 mg/l
               
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               Nickel - 0.021 mg/l
               
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               Silver - 0.005 mg/l
               
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               Zinc - 0.176 mg/l
               
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               Total oil and grease - 100 mg/l
               
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               Industrial waste survey information will be used to develop user-specific local limits
               when necessary to ensure that the POTW's maximum allowable headworks loading is not
               exceeded for particular pollutants of concern. User-specific local limits for appropriate
               pollutants of concern shall be included in wastewater permits. The executive director
               may impose mass limits in addition to, or in place of, concentration-based limits.
               
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               4.
               
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               <span class="ital">Rule of stringency.</span> The most stringent limitations and requirements on pretreatment of discharges to
               a POTW in effect, whether imposed by WSACC, state or federal government, shall apply.
               The user will be required to implement such pretreatment as necessary to comply with
               the applicable standards.
               
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               5.
               
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               <span class="ital">Right of revision.</span> WSACC reserves the right to establish limitations and requirements which are more
               stringent than those required by either state or federal regulation if deemed necessary
               to comply with the objectives presented in section 78-61.1 of this article or the
               general and specific prohibitions in section 78-62.1 of this article, as is allowed
               by 40 CFR 403.4.
               
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               6.
               
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               <span class="ital">Dilution.</span> No user shall ever increase the use of process water or, in any way, attempt to dilute
               a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve
               compliance with the limitations contained in the National Categorical Pretreatment
               Standards, unless expressly authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard, or
               in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by WSACC or state.
               
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               7.
               
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               <span class="ital">Pretreatment of wastewater.</span>
               
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Pretreatment facilities.</span> Users shall provide wastewater treatment as necessary to comply with this article,
               and wastewater permits issued under section 78-64.2 of this article and shall achieve
               compliance with all national categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and
               the prohibitions set out in section 78-62.1 of the ordinance within the time limitations
               as specified by the EPA, the state, or the executive director, whichever is more stringent.
               Any facilities necessary for compliance shall be provided, operated, and maintained
               at the user's expense. Users shall not discharge wastewater requiring treatment either
               directly or indirectly to WSACC's wastewater treatment system without first notifying
               and obtaining approval from the executive director. Detailed plans for the pretreatment
               facilities signed and sealed by a North Carolina Professional Engineer shall be delivered
               to and received by WSACC for review and an "authorization to construct" shall be issued
               by WSACC prior to construction of the pretreatment facilities. The user shall be solely
               responsible for the design, construction and operation of such pretreatment facilities
               as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this article. The review of such
               plans and operating procedures and the issuance of the "authorization to construct"
               will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facilities
               as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to WSACC under the provisions of this
               article. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation
               shall be reported to and be approved by the executive director prior to the user's
               initiation of the changes.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Additional pretreatment measures.</span>
               
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               (1)
               
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               Whenever deemed necessary, the executive director may require users to restrict their
               discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be discharged
               only into specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate
               sewage waste streams from industrial waste streams, and such other conditions as may
               be necessary to protect the POTW and determine the user's compliance with the requirements
               of this article. Suspension of wastewater treatment service shall be subject to section
               78-68.1(f).
               
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               (2)
               
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               Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the executive
               director, they are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive
               amounts of grease and oil, or sand; except that such interceptors shall not be required
               for residential users. All restaurants and slaughtering operations shall have grease
               interceptors or grease removal facilities. All interception units shall be of type
               and capacity approved by the executive director and shall be so located to be easily
               accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned,
               and repaired regularly, as needed, by the user at their expense.
               
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               (3)
               
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               <span class="ital">Flow equalization.</span> The executive director may require any person discharging into the POTW to install
               and maintain, on the property and at their expense, a suitable storage and flow-control
               facility to ensure equalization of flow. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued
               solely for flow equalization. Such facility shall have a capacity of at least 80 percent
               of the normal volume of one 24-hour production period of wastewater and outlet to
               the sewer controlled by a waterworks-type controller, or other approved device, the
               setting of which shall be directed by the executive director.
               
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               (4)
               
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               <span class="ital">Control manhole.</span> Any person discharging non-domestic wastewater into WSACC's sanitary sewer shall
               be constructed downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved system at
               a suitable and satisfactory location and built in a manner approved by the executive
               director or his designee.
               
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               (5)
               
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               <span class="ital">Measuring device.</span> Where a storage tank is not required, the control manhole shall be equipped with
               a permanent type volume measuring device such as a nozzle, or other device approved
               by the executive director. The manhole shall be installed by the person discharging
               the wastewater at his own expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe,
               accessible and in proper operating condition at all times.
               
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               (6)
               
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               <span class="ital">Interrupted service note.</span> Notice shall be given to the executive director or his designee when normal industry
               will be interrupted for 72 hours or longer and wastewater will not be available for
               discharge, or when a change of process is contemplated or malfunction of the treatment
               facility occurs or is anticipated which will alter demands on the wastewater treatment
               facilities. Normal operations shall include allowance for legal holidays and other
               announced plant shutdowns.
               
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               (7)
               
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               Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install,
               maintain and operate, at the user's expense, an approved combustible gas detection
               meter.
               
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               (8)
               
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               WSACC may require a user, who has the potential to discharge wastewater in violation
               of pretreatment standards, to install, maintain, and operate at the user's expense,
               an approved pH controller and meter related to pH.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="b1">
               Plans for the construction of the equalization tank, control manhole, controlling
               devices, and volume measuring devices shall be approved by the executive director
               prior to the beginning of construction.
               
            </p>
            <p class="incr0">
               8.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               <span class="ital">Accidental discharge/slug control plans.</span>
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (a)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The executive director shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs
               a plan or other action to control or prevent slug discharges as defined in section
               78-61.2(a)(55). All SIUs must be evaluated within one year of being designated an
               SIU. The executive director may require any user to develop, submit for approval,
               and implement such a plan or other specific action. Alternatively, the executive director
               may develop such a plan for any user.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (b)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Facilities to prevent accidental or slug discharges of prohibited materials shall
               be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's expense. Detailed plans of the
               facilities and operating procedures must be delivered to and received by WSACC for
               review before construction of the facility. Completion of an accidental or slug discharge
               plan may be required before a wastewater discharge permit will be issued. Review of
               such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the SIU from the responsibility
               of modifying the SIU's facilities as necessary to meet the requirements of this article.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (c)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               All SIUs are required to notify the POTW immediately of any changes at its facility
               affecting the potential or spills, and other accidental discharge, discharge of a
               non-routine, episodic nature, a non-customary batch discharge, or a slug load. Also,
               see sections 78-65.5 and 78-65.6.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (d)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               An accidental discharge/slug control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr2">
               (1)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content3">
               Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr2">
               (2)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content3">
               Description of stored chemicals;
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr2">
               (3)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content3">
               Procedures for immediately notifying the executive director and the POTW of any accidental
               or slug discharge, as required by section 78-65.6 of this article; and
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr2">
               (4)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content3">
               Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures
               include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling
               and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site
               runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures
               for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment
               for emergency response.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               9.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               <span class="ital">Pump and haul wastewater procedures.</span> Any person engaging in the transport of septage, wastes from chemical toilets or
               other liquid or semi-liquid wastewater for the purpose of disposal shall be referred
               to herein as contract haulers. Contract haulers shall be allowed to empty wastewater
               permitted by this subsection into the sewer system at designated structures located
               at the POTW subject to the following limitations and conditions:
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (a)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Any contract hauler proposing to discharge pump and haul wastes to the POTW must first
               apply for and receive from the State of North Carolina Department of Environment and
               Natural Resources - Solid Waste Division a permit to operate a septage management
               firm and discharge such waste to the POTW. The permit number must be prominently displayed
               by the contract hauler on the cab of the truck or on the tank in which sludge or waste
               is transported.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (b)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The contract hauler must apply for and receive a discharge permit from WSACC, accompanied
               by the applicable fee prior to discharging to the POTW. By accepting the permit to
               introduce septic tank sludge and chemical toilet wastes derived only from domestic
               sources into the sewer system the contract hauler agrees to dump or empty such sludge
               and waste only at designated structures, at such times as are established by the POTW,
               and to maintain these structures and the area surrounding them in a proper condition
               of cleanliness. Such waste shall not violate<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH78UT_ARTIIISEUS_S78-62GESEUSRE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> section 78-62</a> of this article or any other requirements established by WSACC.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (c)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The contract hauler shall not empty into the sewer system any grease trap wastes.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (d)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The contract hauler shall not empty into the sewer system any industrial waste without
               prior written approval from WSACC. The contract hauler must provide any and all information,
               including sampling analysis, requested by the executive director.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (e)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               In addition to permit requirements, WSACC may require the contract hauler to provide
               with every load a representative sample of the waste to be discharged. For any sampling
               and analysis conducted by WSACC on the pump and haul waste, WSACC may include the
               cost incurred for such sampling and analysis on the contract hauler's next sewer usage
               bill. The contract hauler may also be required to provide the name, address and phone
               number of the customer for which the sample was provided.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (f)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Upon failure to maintain structures in a proper condition of cleanliness, failure
               to have a currently valid permit from the North Carolina Department of Solid Waste
               or failure to pay charges due to WSACC as hereinafter provided, WSACC may deny a contract
               hauler permission to dispose of waste into the sewer system and/or revoke or suspend
               the discharge permit. WSACC will notify the Cabarrus Health Alliance and/or state
               of such denial of permission to any contract hauler.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (g)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Failure of the contract hauler to comply in accordance with the ordinance or discharge
               permit or the submission of false or misleading information on an application may
               result in revocation of permit and/or penalties as provided for in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH78UT_ARTIIISEUS_S78-68EN" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> section 78-68</a>.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (h)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The contract hauler is responsible for any and all damages resulting from improper
               handling and/or spillage.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (i)
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               User fees shall be established at a rate to recover the cost of treatment and administration
               of the contract hauler program. Fees and payment policy shall be approved by the board
               of directors and shall be paid in accordance with the procedure established by the
               executive director.
               
            </p>
            		
            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. No. 2013-19, Â§ 2, 8-19-13)
               
            </p></div>