§ 98-25. Purpose and policy.

(a)

This article sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly-owned treatment works for the City of Palestine, and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Act and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403). The objectives of this article are:

(1)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with its operation;

(2)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or that will otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;

(3)

To protect both the general public and POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment;

(4)

To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW; and

(5)

To enable the City of Palestine 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 POTW is subject.

(b)

This article shall apply to all users of the POTW. The article authorizes the issuance of individual wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; and requires user reporting. To the extent that a user is not located within the city limits, that user is deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the City of Palestine by discharging wastewater into the POTW.

(Ord. No. O-15-11, § I, 4-11-2011)