Legal Documents of Halls

This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the Town of Halls and enables the town to comply with all applicable state laws and regulations and federal laws required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 and its subsequent amendments, and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR, Part 403).

The objectives of this chapter are:

1. To protect the public health;
2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
3. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW system in amounts which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
4. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the POTW system; and

5. To provide for the full and equitable distribution of the cost of the POTW system.

   This chapter provides for the regulation of contributors to the POTW system through the issuance of permits to certain non-domestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, assumes that existing customer's capacity will not be preempted, and provides for the setting of fees and charges for the equitable distribution of costs relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, amortization of debt and depreciation of the POTW.

   This chapter shall apply to the Town of Halls and to persons outside the town who are, by contract or agreement with the town, users of the POTW. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Superintendent of the POTW shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (As amended by Ord. dated Sept. 11, 1995)