Legal Documents of Newport

Criteria for pretreatment. Any wastewater discharge from a commercial or industrial user of the wastewater treatment system whose discharge violates the provisions set out in the prohibited wastewater discharges or the restricted wastewater discharges of this ordinance shall pretreat at the point of origin in a private wastewater treatment plant provided, maintained, and operated by the discharger.

Any commercial or industrial wastewater discharge exceeding only the limitations on wastewater strength provision of this ordinance may be pretreated at the point of origin in a private wastewater treatment plant provided, maintained, and operated by the discharger.

1.  Design and construction. All commercial or industrial users of the wastewater treatment works who elect or are required to construct new or additional facilities for pretreatment, shall submit plans, engineering reports and studies, specifications, and other pertinent information relative to the proposed construction to the general manager for review and approval. Plans and specifications submitted for approval must bear the seal of a professional engineer registered to practice engineering in the State of Tennessee. 

   Written approval of the general manager must be obtained before construction of new or additional facilities may begin. The plans, specifications, and other pertinent information submitted to the board for approval will be retained as file material for future reference with one approved copy returned to the user.

2. Compliance schedule. In the event new additional pretreatment facilities for existing sources are required under the provisions of this ordinance, the users shall have two (2) years within which to install and place such facilities into operation but during said two (2) year period, shall submit written progress reports to the general manager not less often than each six (6) months. In the event users are making a good faith effort to comply but are prevented from compliance due to the complexities of a given situation or other circumstances beyond the user's control, this time may be extended by the general manager for a period of time not exceeding the time limits imposed by federal pretreatment regulations.

3. Inspection of facilities. A permit for the operation of a new or existing pretreatment or equalization system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the general manager and written approval for operation is issued to the owner by the general manager. The general manager or his representative shall be allowed to inspect the work at any state of construction, and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the general manager when the work is ready for final inspection. In addition, the general manager or his representative shall be allowed to make periodic inspections of the facilities in operation as he deems necessary.

   The general manager or his representative may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this ordinance is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the general manager or his representatives ready access at all reasonable times to parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection or sampling or in the performance of any of their duties. The general manager shall have the right to set up or the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. If the user is found to be in violation of his discharge permit, then such user shall be financially responsible and shall pay for any and all damages, including sampling and analytical costs.

4. Maintenance of facilities. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to maintain all wastewater treatment or equalization facilities in good working order at all times. The board must be notified in writing when pretreatment facilities will not be or are not operative by reason of equipment malfunction, emergency or routine maintenance, or any reason whatever. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to repair and maintain all pretreatment facilities on a high priority basis. (Ord. #____ , Oct. 1980)