Legal Documents of Mosheim

This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works for the Town of Mosheim - Lick Creek Valley Sanitary Sewer System and enables the Town of Mosheim to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the state pretreatment requirements (Tennessee Rule 0400-4-14), the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 1251, et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 403). The objectives of this chapter are:

1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will interfere with its operation;
2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;
3. To protect both publicly owned treatment works personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public; and

4. To enable the Town of Mosheim to comply with its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the publicly owned treatment works is subject.

   This chapter shall apply to all users of the publicly owned treatment works. The chapter authorizes the issuance of individual wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user repotting and establishes other procedures related to the connection and use of the sewer

   system. (Ord. #221, April 2010)