§ 20-112. Admission of industrial and commercial waste.

(a)

The economy and desirability of the combined treatment of industrial and commercial wastes and sanitary sewage is recognized. However, not all types and quantities of industrial and commercial wastes can be so treated. It shall be the policy to admit the types and quantities of industrial and commercial wastes that are not harmful or damaging to the structures, processes, or operation of the treatment works or are not specifically prohibited. In all cases, a special agreement will be issued which will state specific conditions and requirements to be maintained. It is also recognized that to provide this service, additional facilities and/or treatment are required, and the cost of such must be borne by the user receiving the benefits.

(b)

Approval is required for the admission of commercial or industrial wastes into the public sewers having:

(1)

A five-day twenty-degree centigrade BOD greater than three hundred (300) mg/l; or

(2)

A suspended solids content greater than three hundred (300) mg/l; or

(3)

A chemical oxygen demand content greater than four hundred (400) mg/l; or

(4)

A total phosphorous content greater than ten (10) mg/l; or

(5)

A total nitrogen content greater than thirty (30) mg/l.

The user shall provide chemical analysis of discharge according to a schedule to be established by the city and continued discharge shall be subject to approval of the city.

(c)

In order to identify the point sources, all users of the treatment works who are now discharging industrial or commercial wastes to the public sewers shall, upon request of the director of his designated agent, fill in and file with the requesting official within ninety (90) days a questionnaire which shall furnish pertinent data inclusive of quantity of flow and an analysis of the water discharged to the treatment facility. Further, any person desiring to make a new connection to the wastewater system for the purposes of discharging industrial or commercial wastes to the public sewers shall fill in and file with the city officials designated above an industrial and commercial waste questionnaire as outlined for existing users.

(d)

Sampling, unless otherwise directed, shall be a twenty four-hour composite sample, collected so as to be a representative sample of the actual quality of the wastes. Samples for analysis may be collected by the user or his representative. Analysis shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the State of Florida for environmental analysis, using the laboratory methods for the examination of wastewater as set forth in 40 CFR Part 136.

(e)

If it is necessary due to size or complexity of the waste disposal problem of an establishment, an extension of time may be granted, provided it can be shown that it is impractical to meet the schedule imposed in this article. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable federal deadlines. A request for extension must be submitted in writing to the city official identified in paragraph (c) above.

(f)

Any new or existing establishment discharging industrial or commercial wastes into the sewer system shall construct and maintain at its expense a suitable control manhole or manholes downstream from any treatment, storage, or other approved works to facilitate observation, measurement, and sampling of all wastes, including all domestic sewage from the establishment. The control manhole or manholes shall be constructed at suitable and satisfactory locations and built in a manner approved by the city official identified in paragraph (c) above. If any establishment wishes to meter its waste discharge into the sewer system to verify end product water retention or other uses of metered flow, they may install a flow-metering devise as approved by the director or designated agent. The control manhole shall be accessible to city personnel at all times for sampling. All authorized city employees shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing and shall have the authority to inspect records in accordance with provisions of this article.

(g)

Where in the opinion of the public works director the potential exists for contamination of groundwater surrounding any new or existing establishment, the city may require to be installed at the owner's expense, one (l) or more observation/monitoring wells. The well or wells shall be constructed at suitable and satisfactory locations and installed in a manner approved by the city official identified in paragraph (c) above.

The monitor well or wells shall be accessible to city personnel at all times for sampling.

(Ord. No. 84-16, § 3, 7-24-84; Ord. No. 92-26, § 2, 1-12-93)