§ 74-101. Prohibited discharges.

(a)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to any sanitary sewer. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the village.

(b)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the collection system, either directly or indirectly, any of the following described wastes or wastewater:

(1)

Any liquid having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius).

(2)

Any wax, grease, or oil, plastic or any other substance that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between 32 degrees to 150 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees to 65 degrees Celsius).

(3)

Any pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the sewerage system in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.

(4)

Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewer system such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

(5)

Any garbage that has not been properly comminuted or shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension in the municipal sewers (100 percent passing one-half-inch screen, 90 percent passing one-quarter-inch screen).

(6)

Any noxious or malodorous substance which, either singly or by interaction with other substances, is capable of causing odors objectionable to persons of ordinary sensitivity.

(7)

Any wastes or wastewater having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazards to the sewer system.

(8)

Any wastes or wastewater of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle them in the sewer system.

(9)

Any wastewater or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance such as plating or heat treating wastes in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with wastewater treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create any hazard in the sewer system, or which would cause the Sussex wastewater treatment facility to discharge any of the following pollutants in quantities in excess of the limitations established in the Wisconsin Administrative Code or WPDES permit: cyanide, hexavalent chromium, trivalent chromium, copper, nickel, cadmium, zinc, phenols, iron and tin.

(10)

Any radioactive wastes greater than allowable releases as specified by the current United States Bureau of Standards Handbooks dealing with the handling and release of radioactivity.

(11)

Free or emulsified oil and grease exceeding on analysis an average of 100 mg/l of either or both of combinations of free or emulsified oil and grease.

(12)

Any cyanides or cyanogen compounds capable of liberating hydrocyanic gas or acidification in excess of 0.5 mg/l by weight as cyanide in the wastes.

(13)

Wastes or wastewater which:

a.

Cause unusual concentrations of solids or composition; as for example, in total suspended solids of inert nature (such as fuller's earth) and/or in total dissolved solids (such as sodium chloride, or sodium sulfate).

b.

Cause excessive discoloration in the wastewater treatment facilities discharge.

c.

Has a total BOD, suspended solids, phosphorous, or nitrogen loading in excess of domestic strength wastewater.

d.

Cause damage to the collection system or impair the treatment process.

(14)

Any pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the sewer system including, but not limited to, waste with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Celsius using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.

(15)

Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through.

(c)

No person shall allow the discharge of slugs of water or wastes to the collection system which may be harmful to the operation of the sewer system. Where, in the opinion of the Sussex wastewater superintendent, slugging does occur, each person producing such a discharge into the collection system shall construct and maintain at his own expense, a storage reservoir of sufficient capacity with flow control equipment to ensure an equalized discharge over a 24-hour period.

(d)

No person shall discharge any waste or wastewater which would cause the Village of Sussex wastewater treatment facility to be in violation of any of the requirements of their WPDES permit.

(e)

No person shall connect to and discharge to the collection system, unless there is capacity available in all downstream components of the sewer system as determined by the village.

(Ord. No. 198, § 13.09, 9-11-95)