83-012 ORD ARTICLE III SEWER USE ORDINANCE

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Objectives of this ordinance are: a) To provide for the orderly functioning of the PQTW; b) To provide control of construction and use of the City sewer system. c) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the City wastewater system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge; d) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into the receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system; e) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludges from the system; and f) To provide for the equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal wastewater system. It is the intent of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, to provide needed sewer service to all users vUhile meeting the outlined objec- tives. This ordinance provides the structure under which the service will be provided for certain types of non-domestic wastes, domestic wastes and industrial wastes, so that the system is protected and can continue to provide efficiently for the waste treatment needs of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas. B. ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings: BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand CFR - Code of Federal Regulations COD - Chemical Uxygen Demand EPA - Environmental Protection Agency 1 - Liter mg - Milligrams mg/1 - Milligrams per Liter NPDES- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works SIC - Standard Iridustrial Classification SS - Suspended Solids (same as TSS) SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et. seq. TDWR - Texas Department of Water Resources I~S~- Total Suspended Solids USC - United States Code ~ G