Section 134-2 PURPOSE AND POLICY; OBJECTIVES; APPLICABILITY; ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
A. This
Article sets forth uniform requirements for
direct and indirect discharge of pollutants from domestic and
industrial
sources into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the
Town of
Front Royal, Virginia, and enables the Town to comply with all
applicable state
and federal laws, including the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
Section 1251
et seq.) and the general Federal Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part
403).
B. The
objectives of this Article are:
1.
To prevent the introduction of pollutants
into municipal wastewater system which will interfere with the
operation of the
system.
2.
To prevent the introduction of pollutants
into the municipal wastewater system which will pass through
the system
inadequately treated into receiving waters or the atmosphere or which
otherwise
will be incompatible with the system.
3.
To ensure that the quality of the
wastewater treatment plant sludge is maintained at a level which allows
its
marketability.
4.
To protect municipal personnel who may come
into contact with sewage, sludge and effluent in the course of
their employment, as well as to protect the general public and the
environment.
(Ord.
No. 2-05 Added “environment”
12-20-04-Effective Upon Passage)
5. To
preserve the hydraulic capacity of the
municipal wastewater system.
6. To improve the opportunity to
recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system.
7.
To provide for a fair assessment and
recovery of the costs of operation, maintenance and improvements to the
municipal wastewater system.
8.
To ensure that the
Town of Front Royal complies with National and Virginia Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) / (VPDES) permit conditions, sludge
use and
disposal requirements and any other federal or state laws to which the
municipal wastewater system is subject.
(Ord.
No. 2-05 Added “VPDES” 12-20-04-Effective Upon Passage)
C. This
Article provides for the regulation of
discharge into the municipal wastewater collection system through the
issuance
of permits to certain nondomestic users and through the enforcement of
general
requirements for other users. This Article authorizes monitoring
and
enforcement activities, establishes administrative review procedures,
requires
user reporting and provides for the setting of fees for the fair
assessment of
costs resulting from the program established herein.
D. This
Article shall apply to users of the municipal
wastewater system both within the Town of Front Royal and outside its
corporate
limits. By discharging wastewater into the municipal wastewater system,
all
users, industrial and otherwise, located beyond the Town limits agree
to comply
with the terms and conditions established in this Article, as well as
any
permits or orders issued hereunder.
E. Any
industrial user located beyond the corporate
limits of the Town of Front Royal, which would otherwise be subject to
Categorical Pretreatment Standards as defined herein, shall as a
condition of
service enter into a written contract with the Town of Front Royal
wherein said
user shall agree to conform to the requirements of this Article.
F. Except
as may otherwise be provided herein, the
Administrator of the municipal wastewater system, or his designated
agents,
shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of the Article.
(Ord.
No. 4-92 Amended Entire Section 4-27-92-Effective Upon
Passage)
(Ord. No. 2-05 Amended Title 12-20-04-Effective Upon Passage)