83-012 ORD ARTICLE III SEWER USE ORDINANCE

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removal" shall be defined as reduction in the amount of a pollutant or alteration of the nature of the pollutant by the wastewater treatment system to a less toxic or a harmless state in the effluent as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). K. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAPS Any user discharging oil, sand, flammable wastes, grease or wastes containing grease in amounts that will impede or stop the flow in public sewers shall at his own cost and expense and as required by the provisions herein provide interceptors or traps of a type and capacity approved by the City with the following features : 1) Impervious material construction capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature; 2) Watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight; 3) Located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection; 4) Maintained by the owner or user at his own cost and expense; 5) In continuous and efficient operation at all times. Approval of traps and interceptors shall be obtained from the City Engineer. Approval shall in no way relieve the user from providing traps and/or interceptors of adequate size and design to bring all discharges into compliance with this ordinance. The user shall maintain for a period of at least the previous twelve (12) months records of cleaning of any traps and/or interceptors in his use. These records shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the person performing the cleaning service and the dates the service is performed. A permit shall be required for operation of traps and interceptors connected to the POTW when a wastewater contribution permit is not in effect for the user. A yearly permit fee shall be charged to cover periodic inspection. This fee shall appear on the regular monthly bill unless otherwise directed by the Finance Director. SECTION .33 MONITORING PROVI5IONS. A. INSPECTION AND SAMPLING AND RIGHT OF ENTRY The City may inspect the facilities of every user to ascertain whether the requirements of this ordinance are being met according to the purposes herein stated. Persons or premises occupants where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the City or their authorized representative(s) ready access at any and all reasonable times to all parts of the premises necessary for the purpose of in- spection, sampling, records examination or the performance of any of their official duties. The City of Paris, Paris, Texas, the state agencies with jurisdiction and the EPA shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring anci/or metering op- erations. If a user has in force security measures requiring proper identification and clearance prior to entry into their premises, the user shall make any necessary arrangements with their security service ( s) so that personnel from the City presenting suitable identi- fication (or such personnel from state agencies or the EPA) will be allowed to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities. In no case shall there be a delay of greater than ten (10) minutes for access to control points or control manholes and thirty (30) minutes for access to records or facility inspection. Sampling shall be done on a 24-hour composite flow-weighted basis for purposes of determination of surcharges when possible. When flow- recording or measuring devices are not used on wastewater lines, the 16