<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-96. - Prohibited discharge standards.</div>
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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 a POTW, whether or not the user is a significant
               industrial user 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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               Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not
               limited to, wastestreams 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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               Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in
               the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case solid substances greater than one-half
               inch in any dimension.
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               (3)
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               Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable 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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               Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0, or more than 9.5, or wastewater having any
               other corrosive property capable of causing damage to the POTW or equipment, unless
               permitted to do so (above 9.5 only).
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               (5)
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               Any wastewater containing pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, (e.g.,
               BOD) in sufficient quantity, (flow or concentration) either singly or by interaction
               with other pollutants, to cause interference with the POTW.
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               (6)
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               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 of the wastewater
               stream at the introduction into the treatment plant to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit
               (40 degrees Celsius).
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               (7)
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               Any pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within
               the POTW in a quantity that may cause chronic or acute worker health and safety problems.
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               (8)
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               Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the POTW
               director in accordance with <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSEUS_DIV2SEUSRE_S26-104HAWA" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 26-104</a> of this article.
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               (9)
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               Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids 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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               (10)
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               Any substances which may cause the POTW's effluent or any other product of the POTW
               such as residues, sludge or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse 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 sludge use or disposal regulations
               or permits issued under Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
               Clear Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or state criteria applicable to the
               sludge management method being used.
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               (11)
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               Any wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process,
               including, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently
               imparts sufficient color to the treatment plant's effluent to render the waters injurious
               to public health or secondary recreation or to aquatic life and wildlife or to adversely
               affect the palatability of fish or aesthetic quality or impair the receiving waters
               for any designated uses.
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               (12)
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               Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes, except those specifically
               approved by the POTW director and in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
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               (13)
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               Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface
               drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, noncontact cooling
               water and unpolluted industrial wastewater.
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               (14)
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               Fats, oils or greases of animal or vegetable origin in concentrations greater than
               200 mg/l. The point of measurement may be from the outlet tee of a user's grease trap.
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               (15)
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               Any sludge, screenings or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes.
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               (16)
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               Any medical wastes.
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               (17)
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               Any material containing ammonia, ammonia salts or other chelating agents which will
               produce metallic complexes that interfere with the POTW.
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               (18)
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               Any material that would be identified as hazardous waste according to 40 CFR Part
               261 if not disposed of in a sewer, unless specifically authorized by the POTW director.
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               (19)
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               Any wastewater causing the treatment plant effluent to violate state water quality
               standards for toxic substances as described in 15A NCAC 2B.0200.
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               (20)
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               Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant's
               effluent to fail a toxicity test.
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               (21)
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               Recognizable portions of the human or animal anatomy.
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               (22)
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               Any wastes containing detergents, surface active agents or other substances which
               may cause excessive foaming in the POTW.
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               (23)
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               Any wastewater containing mercury in concentrations greater than (142) ng/l as measured
               by EPA Test Method 1631, and sampled by EPA Method 1669.
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               (24)
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               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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               (25)
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               Any waste from cleaning or jetting sewer lines. The residue from sewer cleaning must
               be removed from the sewer system by means such as vacuuming.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Discharge to the wastewater system.</span> 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 county
               wastewater system. All floor drains located in process or materials storage areas
               must discharge to the user's pretreatment facility before connecting with the system
               if a pretreatment facility is required by the wastewater discharge permit.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Contributing to the POTW.</span> When the POTW 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 POTW operation or pass through, the POTW 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 <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSEUS_DIV8EN_S26-201ADRE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 26-201</a>; and
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               (2)
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               Take appropriate actions in accordance with division 4 of this article for such user
               to protect the POTW from interference or pass through.
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               (Ord. of 9-26-94, Â§ 2.1; Ord. of 8-25-03, Â§ 2; Ord. of 4-14-08, Â§ 7; Ord. of 11-26-12,
               Â§Â§ 4â€”7)
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