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"Sec. 34-52. Ob j ectives. "(a) The objectives of this article are: "(1) To provide for the orderly functioning of the POTW: "(2) To provide control of construction and use of the city sewer system; "(3) 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; "(4) 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; "(5) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludges from the system; and, "(6) To provide for the equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal wastewater system. "(7) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into or adjacent to the waters of the State of Texas within the City and its jurisdiction. "(8) To monitor and regulate the generation and disposal of industrial and hazardous wastes. "(9) To prevent the disposal of wastes within the City and its jurisdiction in a manner which causes a hazard to human health or the environment or creates a public nuisance. "(b) It is the intent of the city to provide needed sewer service to all users while meeting the out-lined objectives. This article 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 POTW and the environment are protected and the POTW can continue to provide efficiently for the waste treatment needs of the City. (Ord. No. 92-029, § 1, 7-13-92) "Sec. 34-53. Abbreviations. The following abbreviations used in this article shall have the designated meanings: BODS - Five (5) Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand. CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.