2020-028 - Revising Article III Chapter 24 - Wastewater Discharge & Disposal in Conformance with current EPAO.RDINAN(.'..'.E No. 2020-028
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCII., OF 1.711E CITY OF PARIS,
rEXAS, REVISING Al "T M1`0 HAI-9.°ER 34 OF THE 1.1 OF
ORDINANCES OFTHE CITY OF PAS S, ENTITLED'WASTEWATE R
DISCHARGE AND DISPOSAL; APPROVING AND AUTROM''ZING
REVISIONS TO MAP,= 34, ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PA US, ENTI"rLED WASTEWATER
DJSCHAR(��E' AND DISPOSAL,IN CONFORMANCE wiTH CURRENT
ENVIRONMENTAT., PROTEcrION AGENCY AND TEXAS
COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QITALITY RULES
REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES IMPLEMENTING STREAMLINING
RULE PROVISIONS; PR(WIDING FOR PE rq.ALTIES; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS ( .3..AUSE; PROVIDING A SE"VERA11131LITY CLAUSE;
P.R. OVYDING A'REPEA1,.,'ER CLAIISE; MAKING OTIMR]IFINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATEDTO THE 5lul cr-, AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEIMAS, the City of Paris, pursuant to federal andstate law., and Texas Pollution
Discharge Elimination System Perni,it No., 104,79-002, operates a wastewater discbarge, disposal
and pretreatment prograrn-.:� and,
VMERE AS, the City"sprognum:fin as beenn.wiewed. in detail bythe '.1"exas Cornmissioti on
Envirorunentall Quality, in coordination with the City"s Department of Utilities Wastewater
1'reatment Environmental Services Division staff, and the City and the TCEQ have identified
certain ri:.wisionswhic.h are necessary throughout theCity'S )MUtewater discharge and disposal
ordinance, found at Article III to Chapter 34. of the Clity ol'Patis Code of Ordinances, Sections 34-
51 through 34-131; and,
WHEREAS, the City Department of Utilities Wastewater Treatrnent Environmental
Services [Mvision staff and Legal Department have, presented to the Texas Commission o.n
Environmental Quality a comprehensive draft revi.sion. of thie aforesaid Article III to Chapter 34of
the Code of Ordinances; arid,
WHEREAS, the, City has receivednotice that the afi-)resaid amendments are acceptable
and if adopted will ineall things, bring the City into ewrent compliance with die standardizedrules,
regulations and policies f(, -)r in.-iplemenfing the aforesaid program;
NOW, '11HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCII, OF THE
CITY' OF PARIS, TEXAS:
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Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, Article III to
Chapter 34, Sections 34-51 through 34-131, entitled "Wastewater Discharge and Disposal", is hereby
repealed and replaced with a revised Article III to Chapter 34, Sections 34-51 through 34-131 to read
as follows:
"ARTICLE M. WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AND DISPOSAL
"DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
"Sec. 34-51. - Purpose, policy, and authority.
(a) Generally. It is the policy of the city to provide the planning, engineering and administration
necessary to develop and manage the publicly owned treatment works that are adequate for
the transportation, treatment and disposal of wastes from within the city and to operate the
sewer system in a manner which protects public health and the environment, and, in addition,
to enable the city to comply with any applicable state and federal laws including, the Texas
Water Code, the Clean Water Act of 1977 as amended and the General Pretreatment
Regulations (40 CFR Part 403).
(b) Application. This article shall apply to users of the city POTW and to persons outside the city,
who are, by contract or agreement with the city, users of the municipal publicly owned
treatment works and those persons who conduct activities in the city and its jurisdiction under
the provisions of this article. All connections of lateral or other sewer lines to the sewage
system of the city, whether within or without the city, shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the city council may prescribe.
(c) Authority. The city, a home rule city, derives its authority from the Constitution and Laws of
the state and the Charter of the city to exercise all the power therein granted together with all
of the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted.
"Sec. 34-52. - Objectives.
(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;
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(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 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.
See. 34-53. - Abbreviations.
The following abbreviations used in this article shall have the designated meanings:
BODS
— Five (5) Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand.
BMPs
— Best Management Practices.
CERCLA
— Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations.
COD
— Chemical Oxygen Demand.
CWF
— Combined Wastestream Formula.
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency.
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Liter.
mg
— Milligrams.
mg/l
— Milligrams per Liter.
NPDES
— National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
POTW
— Publicly Owned Treatment Works.
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
SARA
— Superf ind Amendments and Reauthorization Act.
SIC
— Standard Industrial Classification.
SIU
— Significant Industrial User.
SPCCP
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan.
SS
— Suspended Solids (same as TSS).
SWDA
— Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 USC 6901, et seq.
TCEQ
— Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
TDH
— Texas Department of Health.
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TPDES
— Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
TSS
— Total Suspended Solids.
TTO
— Total Toxic. Organics.
USC
— United States Code.
Sec. 34-54. - Definitions.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used
in this article, shall have the meanings herein designated:
Accidental discharge. An act or omission through which waste or other substances are in-
advertently discharged into water in the state.
Act or the Act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act,
as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq.
Approval authority. The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the
appropriate agency of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) delegated state
with an approved state pretreatment program.
Authorized representative of a user.
(a) If the user is a corporation:
(1) A principal executive officer such as the president, secretary, treasurer or a vice
president in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who
performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
(2) The manager of one (1) or more manufacturing, production or operation facilities if
authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in
accordance with corporate procedures.
(b) A general partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a partnership or sole proprietorship
respectively.
(c) If the user is a Federal, state, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official
appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the
government facility, or their designee.
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(d) The individuals described in subsections (a) through (c) may designate another autheriz
representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the indivi
or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the dischar
originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the compann
and the written authorization is submitted to the city environmental services division.
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(e) If an authorization under subsection (d) is no longer accurate because a differ
individual or position has'responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or over i'l
responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new authorization must
submitted to the city environmental services division prior to, or together with, 41
reports to be signed by the authorized representative.
Best Management Practices (BMPs). Schedules of activities, prohibition of practices,
maintenance procedures and other management practices to implement the prohibitions
listed in Sec. 34104 (General Prohibitions) and See. 34-105 (Specific Prohibitions) of
this article. BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to
control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or to disposal, or drainage from raw
materials storage, BMPs also include alternative means of complying with, or in place of
certain Categorical Pretreatment Standards and effluent limits.
Biochemical oxygen demand (BODs). Ile quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical
forth in Standard Methods.
Boiler blowdown wastewater. Wastewater emitted from a boiler or energy -generating
equipment containing chemical residues as a result of the conventional boiler water treatment
programs -
Building sewer. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer.
Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Categorical Standard. Any regulation containing
pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with sections 307 (b) and (c) of
the Clean Water Act that apply to a specific category of users and that appear in 40 CFR Chapter
1, Subchapter N.
Categorical Industrial User. Any industrial user subject to a Categorical Pretreatment
Standard or categorical standard.
City. The city or any authorized person acting in its behalf.
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Comminuted garbage. Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in sanitary sewers, with no particle
greater than one-half (%) inch in any dimension.
Combined Wastestream Formula. Calculation deriving an alternative limit for a discharge
from a categorical user when the regulated wastestream is mixed with wastewater not regulated by
the same categorical standard. Such alternative limits shall be derived in accordance with 40 CFR
403.6.
Composite sample. A series of samples mixed together so as to approximate the average
strength of discharge to the sewer over a twenty-four (24) hour period. Sampling may be done
manually or automatically, and discretely or continuously. A composite sample shall consist of a
pool of at least twelve (12) sample aliquots if discrete sampling is employed. Discrete sampling
may be flow proportioned by either varying the time interval between aliquots or the volume of
each aliquot. Non -flow proportional composite samples may be collected when flow proportional
sampling is not possible or feasible. Non -flow proportional samples shall consist of at least twelve
(12) sample aliquots collected at equal intervals over a twenty-four (24) hour period with a
minimum volume of one -hundred (100) milliliters per aliquot. The supervisor must authorize the
use of any alternative composite procedure for sampling wastestreams of intermittent or less than
twenty-four (24) hour duration. Volatile pollutant aliquots must be combined in the laboratory
immediately prior to analysis. Samples shall be iced or refrigerated during sampling and
transportation to appropriate laboratory facilities.
Control authority. The city and its authorized representatives.
Control manhole. A manhole giving access to a building sewer at a point before the building
sewer discharge mixes with other discharges in the public sewer.
Control point. The point on a building sewer where access to a discharge is provided, which
shall be before the discharge mixes with others in the public sewer. The control point shall be the
control manhole unless otherwise designated by the supervisor.
Cooling water. Water discharged from air conditioning, cooling or other uses, to which the
only pollutant added in significant amounts is heat, exclusive of boiler blowdown wastewater.
Direct discharge. The discharge of wastewater, treated or untreated into or adjacent to the
waters of the state.
Discharge. In verb form: to deposit, conduct, drain, spill, emit, throw, allow to seep, or
otherwise release or dispose; or to allow, permit, or suffer any of these acts or omissions. In its
noun form: the product of any of these acts.
Disposal. The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of a waste
into or on land, water, air, or the POTW.
Domestic user. Any person who discharges only normal domestic sewage.
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Environmental Protection Agency or A. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or,
where appropriate, the to may also be used as a designation for the administrator or other duly
authorized official of such agency,
Environmental services supervisor. The person. designated by the city manager to enforce this
chapter on behalf of the city and other such duties as designated by the city manager.
Flow-weighted (car flow proportional) composite sample. A composite sample in which twelve
(12) or more aliquots have been proportioned either by varying the volume of each aliquot in
accordance to the flow within a fixed time or collecting a fixed volume for each aliquot by varying
the time interval according to changing flow.
Garbage. Animal and vegetable wastes and residue from the preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food and from the handling, processing, storage and sale of food products and
produce.
Generator. A person who causes, creates, or otherwise produces waste.
Grab sample, An individual sample collected over a period of time not exceeding fifteen (15)
minutes with no regard to instantaneous wastestrearn, flow.
Holding tank waste. Any to from septic tanks, vacuum pump tank trucks, chemical. toilets,
campers, trailers or other direct holding vessels.
Hazardous waste. Any waste (or combination of wastes), which because of its quantity,
concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:
(1) Have any of the following characteristics: Toxic, corrosive, chemically reactive,
flammable or combustible, explosive or otherwise capable of causing substantial personal
injury or illness.
(2) Pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated,
stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise improperly managed,
(3) Be identified or listed as a hazardous waste in 40 CFR part 261 as defined by the
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the
Federal "Solid Waste Disposal Act" as amended by the "Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976" as amended.
Indirect discharge. The discharge of non-domestic pollutants from any source regulated under
section 307(1) or (C)cif the Act, (33 USC 1317) into the POT W (including holding tank waste).
Industrial user or user. A source of indirect discharge into the city POTW.
Industrial -waste. Waste resulting from any process involved with industry, manufacturing,
trade or business establishments including nonprofit organizations and government agencies,
concerned with the development of any natural resource, or any mixture of the to with water
or domestic wastewater, as distinct from normal wastewater.
Interference. Any inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes or operations
which contributes to a violation of any requirements or limitations of the city's NPDES permit.
The term also includes any prevention of sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with
Section 405 of the Act (33 USC 1345) or any criteria, guidelines or regulations developed pursuant
to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or
more stringent state criteria (including those contained in any state sludge management plan
prepared pursuant to Title IV of S WDA applicable to the methods of disposal or use employed by
the POTW).
May. May is permissive or discretionary.
Maximum allowable discharge limit. The maximum concentration of any pollutant discharged
to the POTW based on daily or monthly averages or a single grab sample as established by the city
based on technically based local limits development, national categorical pretreatment standards,
or best professional judgment of the city. If state, federal, and local discharge limits are different,
then the most stringent limit shall apply. Dilution of the wastestream to achieve an allowable
discharge limit is prohibited.
Milligrams per liter (mg/1). A weight -to -volume ratio equivalent to parts per million.
Monthly Average. The sum of all discharges measured during a calendar month divided by
the number of daily discharges measured during that month.
Monthly Average Limit. The highest allowable average of daily discharges measured over a
calendar month.
National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit. A permit issued pursuant
to Section 402 of the Act (33 USC 1342).
Natural outlet. Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or
groundwater.
New source. Any user who commences discharge to the POTW after the publication of a
proposed federal pretreatment standard under section 307(c) of the Act applicable to such user and
thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that:
(1) a. The facility is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or
b. The facility totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the
discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or
c_ The production or wastewater generating processes of the facility are substantially
independent of an existing source at the same time. In determining whether these are
substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is
integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged
in the same general type of activity as the existing source should be considered.
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(2) Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification
rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, facility or
installation meeting the criteria of subsections (I)b. or c., but otherwise alters, replaces
or adds to existing process or production equipment.
(3) Construction of a new source as defined herein has commenced if the owner or operator
has -
a. Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous onsite construction program:
1. Any placement, assembly or installation of facilities or equipment; or
2. Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation or removal of
existing buildings, structures or facilities which is necessary for the placement,
assembly or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or
3. Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or
equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable
time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified
without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering or design
studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this paragraph.
Noncontact Cooling Water. Water used for cooling that does not come into direct contact with
any raw material, intermediate product, waste product or finished product.
Normal domestic wastewater. Wastewater other than industrial wastewater discharged by a
person into the sanitary sewers and containing an average twenty-four (24) hour composite
concentration of not more than two hundred fifty (250) mg/l BOD, two hundred fifty (250) mg/I
TSS, or thirty (30) mg/l ammonia.
Other substances. Substances -which may be useful or valuable and therefore are not ordinarily
considered to be waste, but which will cause pollution if discharged into water in the state.
Overload. Any increase in flow, BOD, suspended solids or pollutants that would upset normal
operations or cause the POTW to be noncompliant with its state or federal permits.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions expressed
in grams per liter of solution.
Pass through. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the state in quantities or
concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, is a cause of a
violation of any requirement of the POTWs NPDES or TPDE S permits (including an increase in
the magnitude or duration of a violation),
Person. Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association,
joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity, or their legal
representatives, agents, or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the teminine- the singular
shall include the plural where indicated by the context®
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MY I y. or 'e purposes, s I so me e any sew rs convey w- ewaters
POTW from users outside the city, who are by agreement or contract users of the POTW treatment
facility.
Receiving waters, All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells,
springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and all other bodies or
accumulations of water,, surface or under 21= Lxz-wW"Wav-NO
or perennial flowing, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the state or any
portion thereof.
Sanitary sewer. A public sewer conveying domestic wastewater, industrial wastes, or both,
into which storm water, surface water, groundwater, and other unpolluted wastes are not
intentionally discharged.
Shaff Shall is mandatory.
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Significant industrial user. Any industrial user of the city POT W who meets any of -the
following®
(1) Is subject to categorical pretreatment standards under 40 CFR .403.6 and 40 CFR chapter
1, subehapter N.
(2) Discharges a flow of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons or more per day of process
wastewater to the city POTW.
(3) Discharges a process wastestream of five (5) percent or more of the of the average dry
weather hydraulic or organic capacity in the city's wastewater treatment facility,
(4) Is found by the city, TCEQ, or the EPA to have significant impact, or the potential for,
either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on -the wastewater
treatment system, the quality of sludge, the system effluent quality or air emissions
generated by the system.
P1) Chronic violations.of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which sixty-
six (66) percent or more of all measurements taken during a six (6) month period exceed
(by any magnitude) the daily maximum or the average limit for the same pollutant
parameter;
(2) Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty-three
(33) percent or more of all measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six
(6) month. period equal. or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or average limit
multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = one and four -tenths (1.4) for fats, oil and grease,
and one and two-tenths (1.2) for all other pollutants except pH) NOTE: BOD and TSS
controlled by surcharge and TRC is not applicable;
(3) Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum or longer-term,
average, instantaneous limit or narrative standard) that the city determines has caused,
alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through including
endangering the health of POTpersonnel or the general public;
(4) Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or the
environment, or has resulted in the city's exercise of its emergency authority to It or
prevent such discharge-,
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(5) Failure to meet within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule
miles -tone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting
construction, completing construction or attaining final compliance-,
(6) Failure to provide within forty-five (45) days after its due date, any required reports,
including baseline monitoring reports', reports on compliance with categorical
pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports and reports on
compliance with compliance schedules;
(7) Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
Supervisor. See definition for "environmental services supervisor."
Suspended solids. The words "suspended solids" shall mean total suspended matter that either
floats on the surface or is in suspension in water or wastewater and that is removable by laboratory
filtering (as described in standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, current
edition, or guidelines for establishing test procedures for the analysis of pollutants, contained in
40 CFR 136, as published in the Federal Register and referred to as non -filterable residue) also
called total suspended solids or TSS.
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other duly authorized official of the commission. Formerly known as the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission or TNRCC.
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System pennit. A state permit issued by, the TCISQ,
equivalent to the federal NPDES permit.
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Toxic pollutant. Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations
promulgated by the administrator of the EPA under the provision of CWA Section 307(a) or other
acts.
Trap. A device designed to skim, settle or otherwise remove oil, grease, sand, flammable
wastes or other harmful substances.
Unpolluted wastewater. Water containing:
(1) No detectable free or emulsified grease or oil;
(2) No detectable acids or bases;
(3) No detectable phenols or other taste- and odor -producing substances;
(4) No detectable toxic or poisonous substances in solution or colloidal state of suspension;
(5) No detectable noxious or otherwise obnoxious or odorous gases;
(6) Not more than an insignificant amount (five (5) mg/1) of suspended solids and BOD, as
determined by the state.
(7) No color exceeding fifty (50) units as measured by the Platinum -Cobalt method of
determination as specified in Standard Methods.
User surcharge. A charge made on those persons who discharge other than normal domestic
wastewater into the POTW.
Waste. Substances rejected, unutilized or superfluous to domestic, agricultural or industrial
activities in liquid, gaseous or solid form.
Wastewater. Liquid and water -carried domestic or industrial waste from dwellings,
commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface
water and stormwatcr that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into
or permitted to enter the POTW.
Wastewater discharge permit. A permit issued by the city to a specific user to discharge
wastewater to the sanitary sewer in accordance with the terms and conditions of these ordinances.
(Same as "wastewater contribution permit").
Wastewater facilities. All facilities for collection, pumping, treating, and disposing of
wastewater and industrial wastes.
Wastewater treatment plant. Facilities, devices and structures for receiving, treatment and
disposing of wastewater, industrial wastes and sludges from the sewer system.
Waters of the state. Same as the definition for "receiving waters". "Words, terms, or
expressions peculiar to the art or science of sewage not hereinabove defined shall have the
respective meanings given in glossary, water and wastewater control engineering, published in
1981, prepared by a joint committee representing American Public Health Association, American
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Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control
Federation.
Sec. 34-55. - Prior user rights.
(a) A user contributing wastewater and/or wastes to the POTW prior to the effective date of this
article may continue to do so without penalty so long as he complies with the following:
(1) No increase in the quantity or decrease in the quality of the discharge will be allowed
without written permission of the supervisor;
(2) Prior to the effective date of this article, the user must have contributed waste to the
POTW for a minimum of eighteen (18) months;
(3) A wastewater contribution permit is applied for and granted within one hundred fifty
(154) days after the effective date of this article.
Sec. 34-56. - Industrial advisory committee.
The city council may appoint an industrial advisory committee to proposed changes or review
proposed changes in the sewer use ordinance. It shall be made of five (5) industrial users, at least
two (2) of which shall be significant industrial users.
Secs. 34-57-34-70. - Reserved.
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 34-71. - Administration by environmental services supervisor.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the duly authorized representative of the city shall
be the environmental services supervisor, who shall administer, implement and enforce the
provisions of this article.
Sec. 34-72. - Inspection, sampling and right of entry.
The city may inspect the facilities at least annually of every user to ascertain whether the
requirements of this article are being met according to the purposes herein stated. All significant
industrial users shall be inspected at least annually. Persons or occupants of premises 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
inspection, sampling, records, examination or the performance of any of their official duties. The
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If the supervisor, other city authorized personnel, EPA or TCEQ personnel are denied access
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Sec. 34-73. - Sample analysis.
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of the viol ion. The user is not required to resample if:
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(1) Routine sampling is performed by the user at a frequency of at least once per on and
the routine resampling will be done and results received within the thirty (30) day period
of becoming are of the violation.
(2) The city performs sampling of the user's discharge between the time when the user
performed the initial. sampling and the time the user receives the results of this sampling
and becomes aware of the violation.
(b) The supervisor may at his discretion:
(1) Have the user sample his discharge and have analysis done at a mutually agreeable
laboratory;
(2) Sample and send to a competent commercial or private laboratory for analysis.
(c) Any necessary quality assurance for pretreatment sampling and analysis shall be consistent
with those of 40 CFR 136 "Guidelines for establishing test procedures for the analysis of
pollutants," et seq.
See. 34-74. - Monitoring facilities.
(a) The city may require to be provided and operated at the user's own cost and expense
monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement or any combination
of these based upon the significance of the waste water discharge as determined by the city.
The monitoring facility should normally be located on the user's premises; however, when
such location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, the city may allow
the construction of the facility in the public street or sidewalk area in a location that will not
be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. The above shall apply to both old and new
users when monitoring facilities are necessary.
(b) Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall
be provided in accordance with the city's requirements and all applicable local construction
standards and specifications. There shall be ample room in or near such control manhole or
facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility,
sampling equipment and measuring devices shall be maintained at all times in a safe and
proper operating condition at the expense of the user.
(c) Plans and specifications for constructions of monitoring facilities shall conform to city
standards and shall be approved by the city engineer. Rental or lease of suitable equipment on
an as needed basis in lieu of permanent installation may be acceptable subject to approval by
the supervisor; such approval shall not release the user from the requirement to provide
sampling facilities which are accessible to the city and which are secured and protected.
Sec. 34-75. - Flow measuring devices.
(a) Users contributing twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day of normal domestic
wastewater or its equivalent in BOD and/or suspended solids loading and any user having a
wastewater contribution permit may be required to provide at the user's cost and expense a
device for measuring wastewater flow. Its specifications shall be approved by the city
engineer. Users contributing less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day have the
option of installing an approved flow measuring device. If no flow -measuring device is
installed, surcharges will be based one hundred (100) percent of water usage.
(b) Any user desiring to have his regular wastewater charges based on less than the percentage
return in effect at the time shall install, at his own expense, an approved flow -measuring
device or if the user is able to furnish records and amounts of water usage incorporated in final
products not returned to the POTW verifiable by the city, he may have his regular wastewater
charges based on a percentage return less than that in effect at the time subject to the approval
of the city manager.
(c) All flow meters and/or devices shall be installed so they may be easily cleaned, serviced,
inspected and calibrated and in properly operating conditions at all times. The city may inspect
these devices for compliance with this article at its discretion.
Sec. 34-76. - Pretreatment.
(a) Users shall provide necessary wastewater pretreatment as required to comply with this article
and shall achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards within the
limitations as specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Any facilities required to
pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the city shall be provided, operated and maintained
at the user's cost and expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and their
operating procedures shall be submitted to the city for review, and shall be approved by the
city before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedure will
in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to
produce an effluent acceptable to the city under the provisions of the pretreatment program
and the sewer use ordinances.
Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or operating procedures shall be reported to
and acceptable to the city prior to the initiation of the changes.
(b) The city shall prepare annually a list of industrial users which during the previous twelve (12)
months have significantly violated pretreatment requirements as defined in 34-54
(Definitions) of this article regarding significant noncompliance. This list will appear annually
in the largest newspaper published in the city during the month of January. Additionally, the
compliance status of all significant industrial users for the previous year is summarized in an
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See. 34-77. - Wastewater contribution permit system.
(a) Requirement for a permit. Any user shall have a wastewater contribution permit prior to
discharging into the city sewer system if -
(1) The discharge is subject to promulgated national categorical pretreatment standards;
(2) The discharge contains pollutants in concentrations or quantities that interfere or have the
potential to interfere with the operation of the sewer system. or increase the costs of
operation of the systems, as detennined by the city;
(3) The discharge requires pretreatment in order to comply with the discharge limitations in
this article;
()"Che discharge is twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons or more of processed wastewater
per day.
(5) Within one (1) year of being designated a Significant Industrial User, the city shall
determine if the user needs a spill prevention plan orother action to control slug
discharges. Records of such plans or slug control activities shall be kept for a period of
three (3) years by both the user and city and made available to appropriate EPA and TCEQ
personnel upon request.
(b) Permit informadom New significant industrial users shall file an application in the form
prescribed by the city at least ninety (90) days. prior to connecting to the POTW. Any other
non-domestic user shall file an application when notified within ninety (90) days of receipt of
notice to do so. In support of the application, the user shall. submit in units and terms
appropriate for evaluation, the following information as required by the supervisor:
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a. The schedule shall contain the increments of progress in the form of dates for
commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and
operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable
pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans,
completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing
construction, co
b. No increment referred to in subsection a, above shall exceed three (3) months;
00) Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual
hours of operation of pretreatment system;
(11) Type and amount of raw materials processed (averaged and maximum per day), which
are known to contain or exhibit a potential to produce any limited, restricted or prohibited
substance or toxic pollutants;
(12) Any other information as may be deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the permit
application.
The city will evaluate the date farriished by the users and may require additional
information. After evaluation and acceptance of the date furnished, the city may issue a
wastewater contribution permit subject to the terms and conditions provided herein.
(c) Permit conditions. Wastewater contribution permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions
of this article and all fees established by the city. Permits for all significant industrial users as
defined in this article shall contain the following minimum conditions and requirements; other
users may be subject to any or all of the following requirements:
(1) Statement ofd ation-,
(2) Statement of non -transferability;
(3) Effluent limits based on applicable pretreatment standards, categorical pretreatment
standards, local limits, and state and local law;
(4) Specifications for monitoring programs including and not limited to: sampling locations,
frequency of sampling, number, types of pollutants to be monitored, and standards for
testing and reporting schedules;
(5) Requirements for notification of SLUG discharges;
(6) Requirements for federal categorical pretreatment standards for users subject to such
standards;
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(8) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater
discharge as specified by the city, and affording the city access thereto;
(9) Requirements for notification of the city before any new introduction of wastewater
constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater
constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system;
(10) Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violations and any applicable
compliance schedules. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond
applicable federal deadlines;
(11) Any other conditions may be included as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure
compliance with this article.
(12) The supervisor may develop Best Management Practices (BMPs) in individual permits
to meet pollutant limitations and discharge prohibitions listed in this ordinance. BMPs
shall be included in discharge permits for any categorical significant industrial user with
BMP requirements as part of a federal categorical standard.
(d) Signatory requirements. All reports or other required documentation shall be signed and
certified by the authorized representative of the permit holder. The certification statements
shall be worded as follows:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified
personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of
the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and/or imprisonment for
knowing violations."
(e) Permit duration. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5)
years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a
specific date. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modifications by the
city during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements are modified or just cause
exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in this permit at least thirty (30)
days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall
include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(f) Permit renewal. Industrial dischargers holding a wastewater contribution permit shall apply
for a permit renewal ninety (90) days before their permit expires. Any desired changes in
permit limits, changes in plant piping, changes in wastewater quality or pretreatment facilities
made since the issuance of the last permit or additional information required by the city should
be a part of the application for permit renewal.
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(g) Permit transk. Wastewater° contribution permits are issued to a specific user fbr a specific
operation. A wastewater contributiori permit shall not be transferable. Any succeeding owner
Jnr user shall apply for a new penn i.t.
(h) Permit modifications, Widiin ninety (90) days following
the promulgation of a national
categorical pretreatment standivd, the wast 'water contribution permit of users subject to such
standards shall. be revised to require compthmee with such,s4andard within the timefrarne
.prescribed by such standard. Where a 'user subject to a national. categorical pretreatment
standard has not previously submitted an application Bi.)r a wastewater contribution perinit as
previously �Jescribed, fivw- user shall apply for andsubmit such application within ninety (90)
days after the promulgatior.D. of the- applicable national categorical pretreatment. standard.
Compliance shall be achieved within thetimefrarnes prescribed by the standardis
Changed conditions such as 1,-nrocess iii"evisions, nature and volurne of wastestrearns, or othcr
chanp
ges under the conditions of user's pennit shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of such
change for reviewby the city. The city may modify or reissue a wastewater conttibution perinit to
refect these changes.
(i) Revocation of permit. Any user Who violates rids article, or ap.. p licable state and -federal
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regulations or the conditions of the permit, is subJect to havinthe permit revoked and,
therefore, is sukiect, with the approval of the clity manager, to termination ofutility services
provided by, the, city.
Sec. 34-78. - Compliance date reporting.
'Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with applicable national
pretreatment standards or, in the case of a new source, following commencement of the
introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any user subject to such pretreatment standa-rds and
requiremsant sshall submit to the stipervisor arel.,)ort containing all of the requirements specified in
40 C17R., Part 403.12 for baseline, monitoring reports, This report mffll indicate the nature and
concentration. of all pollutants in the discharge from the regulated PpDcess Whictrare limited by
those pretreatment sumdards and requirements. Tlie n -,,port shall, state the performance of the user
in corisistently ra'eeting the applicable pretreatmerit standards and reqtPirements and, if ally, what
additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance is necessary to brinthe user intID
compliancewith. the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, "T'his statement shall be
signed by an authonmd representative of the industrial user and certified by a qualified
pmfessional enginee.i%
Sec. 34-79. - Periodic compliance reporting.
(a) Any user subject t(.,) a national pretreatment standard, after the com.plim.ce date of such
pretreafinentstandard, or, in the case of a new source, after 1:.*rnmencing dischem-ge ii -Ito the
POI W, shall submit to the supervisor a. report indicating the nature and concentration of
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pollutants in the discharge which. are, linii-tedby such pretreatment stan(lards. The user shall
collect a minimum of one (1) sample during each six (6) month period ending in June anxi
December, ii.rnless required more ffirequently in the par etreatmentstandard orby the supervisor,
and perform analyses requiredby the pre.1reatment standard for -the semi-annual report. T.he
semi-annual report must be -received by the supervisor within forty-five (45) days following
the end of each six (6) month period. Sarrnphng and analyses ti:-) meet federal P.1r.etreatment
standards does snot relievethe user of additional monitoring requirements as maybe deemed
appropriate by the city. In addition, this :r°eport shall include a record of all daily .flan ws l--dch
during the reporting.pa erid exceeded the, -average daily flow reported in, the compliance date
report. CR.Js and users are subject to Best Management Practices (BMPs) under a federal
categorical pretreatment standard must submit docurnentatiori to demonstrate compliance with
a BMP where a required BMP or pollution prevention afterriative is part of the categorical
standard with each semi-annual report.
(b) All non categorical significant industrial users s.Ihall. collect a minimum of one (1) swnp.le
dii.ming each six (6) month reporting period and perfonn analyses for these pol Ititants deemed
appropriate by the city for the semi-annual reponing periods specified in subsection (a). Non-
cat,egoneal SIT.Js are required to report data obtained through, appropriate sampling 'Md
analysis per-f0imed during the period covered by the repart which data are representative of
conditions occurring, during the reportilag period. Any additional monitoring of'pollutants in
excess of the, minimwn of once per six months must be included in the semi-annual report. if
awalyzed. iii,l acco.ii--dm.ce with. 40 CFI R 136 methods.
(c) The supervisor rnay irn.pose mass limitations on. users which are using dilution to meet
applicable pretreatment standards air requirenients or, in other cases, her the imposition of
mass limitations is appropriate. In such cases, the periodic compliance report shall indicate
the=ss of pollulants regulated by pretreatment standards in the emuent of the t:iser. These
reports shall contain the results of saml.-fling and analysis of the disdharge, includingthy; flow
and the nature and concientration.., or productions and mass where regun ested by the supervisor,
of pollutants contained herein which are limited by the applicable pretreatment, stamndards,. The
Frequency of monitoring shall be at the discretion of the city. All analysis, shall be perfonned
hi accordance with procedures est abli-shedby the,EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act
and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures
approved by the EPA. Sampling shall. he perfbrmed in accordarice with the techniques
approved by the EPA.
Sec. 34-80. - Conand ential infonnation.
(a) 'It shall be the policy of the city not to require or accqpt confid,cmdal infortnation from.
industrial -users unless necessary to meet state or federal requirements Jnr tea stop or prevent
interference or darnage to -the POTW. Any infarmation furnished 'to the city by an. industrial.
user which the user co. nsiders conridential shall be clearly marked or st-amped "confidential
business iriffirination" on each page containing such information. Information and data on a
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user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring
programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agencies
without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the city that the release of such information would divulge information,
processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user, and
unless such information may be otherwise withheld in accordance with state law, including
the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code.
(b) Wastewater constituents and characteristics and any other effluent data collected either by the
user or the city will not be recognized as confidential information and shall be made available
to the public without restriction. Information accepted by the city as confidential will not be
transmitted to the general public by the city until and unless a ten (10) day notification is given
to the user, and unless such information may be otherwise withheld in accordance with state
law, including the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code.
Sec. 34-81. - Contract agreements.
(a) No provision contained herein shall be construed as preventing any agreement or arrangement
between the city and any industrial user whereby industrial waste of unusual strength or
character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to any applicable state and/or
federal limitations and requirements and to payment therefore by the industrial user for all or
some portion of the cost to the city involved in the handling and treating of such industrial
wastes, as may be established by the city council.
(b) When discharges of waste of unusual strength or character are accepted by the city for
treatment, the city may enter into an agreement or arrangement providing the following:
(1) Terms of acceptance by the city;
(2) Fees, charges and payments for the treatment of waste of unusual strength or character;
(3) Sewer connections, construction and procedures for discharge in accordance with all
applicable requirements of this Code;
(4) Fees and charges for sampling, analysis and reporting results of testing of discharge;
(5) Provisions for re -negotiation or re-evaluation of agreement elements.
Sec. 34-82. - Notification of violation.
Whenever the city finds that any user has violated or is violating this article, wastewater
contribution permit and/or any prohibition, limitations or requirements herein, the city may serve
upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation. Within thirty (30) days of the
date of the notice, a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be submitted to the city by the
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user. This thirty (30) day period does not relieve the user of any liability for damages, fees, and
other costs incurred by the city due to the user's violation.
Sec. 34-83. - Harmful contributions.
(a) The supervisor, with the recommendation of the city engineer and with the consent of the city
manager, may order suspension of the water and/or wastewater treatment service and/or
revoke wastewater contribution permit when such suspension or revocation is necessary, in
the opinion of the supervisor, to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may
present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or the welfare of persons or the
environment, cause interference to the POTW, or cause the city to violate any NPDES or
TPDES permit condition.
(b) Any person notified of an order to suspend the water and/or the wastewater treatment service
and/or the wastewater contribution permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the
contribution. If such person fails to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the city
shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate suspension of water and/or
wastewater treatment service, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or
endangerment to any individuals. The supervisor may rescind a suspension order, if the
harmful contribution is immediately and voluntarily stopped and the supervisor has reason to
believe it will not recur. The city shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit and/or the
water and/or wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncompliant
discharge.
(c) A detailed written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the harmful
contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the
city within fifteen (15) days of the date of the occurrence.
Sec. 34-84. - Show cause hearing.
(a) In the event of repeated unauthorized discharges, failure to meet a compliance schedule or any
repeated violations of this article by a user, the supervisor, with the consent of the city manager
and the approval of the city attorney, may order any user to show cause why a proposed
enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the user specifying the
time and place of a hearing to be held regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to
be taken, the proposed enforcement action and directing the user to show cause why the
proposed action should not be taken. The notice of hearing shall be served personally or by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least ten (10) days before the hearing.
Service may be made on any authorized representative of an industrial user.
(b) The city council shall appoint an attorney licensed and actively practicing law in the state as
hearing examiner, to perform the following functions:
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(1) Issue in the name of the city council notices of hearings requesting the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence relevant to any matter involved
in such hearings;
(2) Conduct the hearing;
(3) Deliver a transcript of the hearing and his recommendation to the city council for action
thereon.
7,'c) After the city council has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the user responsible
for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service or water
service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related
appurtenances are properly operated. Furffier orders and directives as are necessary and
appropriate may be issued.
Sec. 34-85. - Fees and charges due to violations.
(a) The city may recover all reasonable costs of repairing damages to the POTW, of sampling,
analysis, inspection, cleanup, costs of paying fines or penalties which result from a discharge
not in compliance with this article, and any other costs incurred by the city in controlling
discharges in violation of this article.
(b) Billing for recovery of such costs shall be by letter to the discharger, sent certified or registered
mail, (return receipt requested), which states the specific violation(s), the damages and
penalties sustained by the city, the costs of those damages and penalties, and the costs the city
has determined as attributable to the discharge and billed to the discharger.
(c) The costs are due and payable by the discharger upon receipt of the letter. Nonpayment or
disputes regarding the amount within ten (10) days shall be cause for termination of water
and/or wastewater service. It shall be unlawful for anyone but an authorized city employee to
reconnect service. Any reconnection fees in effect are applicable.
Sec® 34-86. - Surcharges.
(a) The city will accept BODs of up to two luindred fifty (250) mg/l and TSS of up to two hundred
fifty (250) mg/l as normal domestic wastewater. The city may elect to accept BOD5 and TSS
in excess of two hundred fifty (250) mg/l. BODs and TSS over the value of two hundred fifty
(250) mg/l shall be subject to an excessive strength. surcharge. These surcharges shall be
calculated on a monthly basis using metered wastewater contribution as a volume factor, if
provided by the user, or one hundred (100) percent of water usage. A surcharge may also be
levied on ammonia concentrations over thirty (30) mg/l.
(b) The total fat, oil, and grease allowed by this article is one hundred (100) nign, whether free or
emulsified. When this parameter is determined on a grab sample, any amount over the
De"M In milligrams per
purposes of surcharge calculation.
(c) Unless otherwise specified, samples shall be twenty-four (2 4) hour composites. When a flow
recording device is provided the samples may be flow -weighted; otherwise, a simple
composite sample shall be used.
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fees, court costs, court reporter's fees and other expenses of litigation.
See. 34-88. - Civil penalties.
Any user who is found to have violated an order of the city council or who willfully or
neiligently failed to comp,,dy th any rovision of this article- t.] -,e orders
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expenses of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this
article or the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder.
Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representations or certifications in
any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant
to this article, or wastewater contribution permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under these provisions, shall be
subject to the laws of -the state prohibiting the same.
Sec. 34401. - Private collection system restrictions.
No person owning property within. two hundred (200) feet of a public sewer shall construct,
use or maintain or allow to be constructed, used or maintained, on or about such property, any
M -p atus for the pMose of receiving, or removMg sgaage matter or sloj� ofanvAcmd- im—
Sec. 34-102. - Connection to sewers required.
(a) Every building containing plumbing, any portion of which is within. two hundred (200) feet
of an available sewer, shall be connected with the public sewer within six (6) months after the
owner, lessee, or occupant thereof receives written notice from the city engineer or his
designee to do so. For the purposes of this provision, notice shall begin upon. mailing of such
notice by certified or registered mail directed to the owner, lessee or occupant.
(b) Upon failure of the owner, lessee or occupant to connect the premises to a public sewer, the
city engineer or his designee shall have the right to make the connection of such premises to
the public sewer and charge the cost thereof, including labor and materials necessarily used,
as well as any other expenses connected therewith, against such owner, lessee or occupant,
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who shall be personally liable for the payment thereof. To secure payment of such costs, the
city shall have a lien against the property on which the connection was made.
Sec. 34-103. - Wastewater from customers outside the city limits.
(a) The POTW may elect to accept wastewater from sources outside the city. Acceptance of
holding tank wastes such as, but not limited to, septage, may be accepted at the discretion of
the supervisor after consideration of the POTW's ability to treat the waste properly and with
the approval of the city engineer and wastewater superintendent. Unless otherwise directed,
the rate for acceptance will be twice the cost to treat. This shall in no way prohibit the city
from making individual contracts between the city and an outside user. No outside user shall
make any plumbing connection or pump or pipe wastewater to the POTW without the specific
approval of the city council.
(b) Any outside user of the POTW, either by direct connection or discharge from holding tanks,
shall comply with all conditions of this article and the industrial pretreatment program of the
city. Any contract or agreement to accept wastewater from outside the city must contain
specific language to insure appropriate authority exist to enforce all provisions and conditions
of this article and the industrial pretreatment program.
Sec. 34-104. - General prohibitions.
(a) No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly into the POTW any
pollutant, wastewater, or other substances which will:
(1) Cause pass through or interference with the operation or performance of the publicly
owned treatment works.
(2) Cause the city to be in violation of any of the conditions of its NPDES or TPDES permit
conditions.
(3) Contaminate the POTW sludge in a manner that will limit sludge use or disposal.
(4) Cause the city to be in violation of any other federal or state laws.
(b) No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly into or adjacent to,
storm drains, surface or groundwater any pollutant, wastewater or other substance which will
pollute the waters of the state, create a nuisance, or cause a hazard to human health or the
environment.
Sec. 34-105. - Specific prohibitions.
(a) No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, into the POTW any
of the following substances:
(1) Any solid, liquid, or gas which by reason of their nature or quantity will create a fire or
explosion hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, wastestrcams with a closed
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cup flash -point of less than one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit (sixty (60)
degrees Celsius) using test met.ods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
(b) Any solid or viscous subs cels} in amounts that will cause obstruction to the flow in the
sanitary sewer or interfere with the operation of the POTsuch as, but not limited to: animal
and vegetable grease, fat, or oil in excess of specific linuit.tions as set forth in this article,
garbage other than comminuted garbage which has been reduced to a particle size no greater
than one-half (V2) inch. in any dimension, rocks, sand, glass, metal, waste paper, grass
clippings, wood, plastic, feathers, bones, grinding and polishing wastes, tar, asphalt residues,
rags, or any material that has been determined by the city to cause an obstruction.
Note: The supervisor, city engineer or their authorized representative is entitled to review and
approve the installation of any equipment to condition waste or grind garbage with a motor or
driving means of three-fourths (%) horsepower or greater.
(c) Any wastewater or other substance having a pH lower than five and one-half (5.5) or higher
than nine and one-half (9.5) or having other corrosive properties capable of causing damage
or hazard to the structures, equipment and/or personnel of the POT W,err the general public.
Excursions of the above limits may be acceptable as follows:
Maximum Excursion Duration
0.5 pH unit not to exceed 60 in.
1.0 p1l unit not to exceed 30 min.
1.5 pH unit not to exceed 10 min.
Such excursions shall be at the discretion of the supervisor.
(d) Any petroleum based oil. or grease except in trace amounts and as specified in this article, non -
biodegradable cutting oil, or any other petroleum-based on mineral oil based material that will
cause pass through or interference with the POTW.
(e) Any discharge that results in toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POT' W in a quantity that
may endanger the health or safety of POTW personnel or the general public, or create a public
nuisance.
(f) Any discharge to the P1W having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the
POT' W treatment plant resulting in interference, cause damage to the POTW, increase the
temperature of the total treatment plant influent at a to of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit or
more per hour, or cause the to treatment plant influent to exceed one -hundred four (104)
degrees Fahrenheit (forty (40) degrees Celsius).
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(g) Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, COD, etc.) released in a
discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration that will cause interference with the
POTW.
(h) Any trucked or hauled waste including, but not limited to, septage, grease trap wastes, and
grit trap wastes except as specified in this article. Such wastes shall only be discharged to the
POTW at points designated by the city. Any wastes defined as hazardous by RCRA standards
will not be accepted. Each load brought to the POTW must bear a signed certification
statement declaring the load non -hazardous on the trip manifest.
(i) Any wastewater or other substance containing toxic pollutants in any sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to interfere with any wastewater treatment
process cause damage to any part of the POTW, cause a hazard to POTW personnel, the public
or the environment, or create a toxic effect in the receiving stream of the POTW.
(j) Any wastewater or other substance with objectionable color not removed in the treatment
process, such as but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(k) Any pollutant regulated pursuant to any categorical pretreatment standard promulgated by the
EPA or TCEQ in a concentration or amount which is in excess of the limit specified in the
standard.
(1) Any herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides or any other pesticide that will create a
toxic condition in the POTW resulting in interference, pass through, or hazards to human,
animal or plant life, including aquatic organisms, or cause any deleterious effect to the
environment.
(m) Any wastewater or substance containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such
concentration or half-life that may exceed any limits set by applicable state and federal
regulations. No person may discharge such radioactive wastes into the POTW without the
written approval of the city manager, the wastewater treatment plant superintendent, and
supervisor.
(n) Any unpolluted stormwater, surface or groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or other
unpolluted drainage. The city engineer may designate storm sewers and other watercourses
into which unpolluted drainage may be discharged.
(o) Any discharge that required unusual provisions, attention, or expense to treat or control in the
sewer system, treatment plant, or sludge disposal facility.
See. 34-106. - Specific pollutant limitations.
No person shall discharge wastewater in excess of the following allowable concentrations of
specific pollutants:
These limits shall be applied uniformly to the end of pipe discharge.
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Value not to be exceeded:
Pollutant
Arsenic (As)
Cadmium (Cd)
Chromium (Cr)
Copper (Cu)
*Cyanide (CN)
Lead (Pb)
Mercury (Hg)
Molybdenum (Mo)
_n ®......_w . ®....._....._. _...... ..... .. _..._...
Nickel (Ni)
Selenium (Se)
'Silver (Ag)
Zinc (Zn)
*Grease, fat, oil
(animal or vegetable, free or emulsified)
*Oil, wax, paraffin
(Petroleum based or mineral, free or emulsified)
* — By grab sample only.
Sec. 34-107. - State and federal limitations on discharges.
Daily Maximum ..,,.__. .
milligrams/liter
0.05 ..._ ...®....__ ..
0.06
1.48
0.92
0.39
0.47
0.0001
0.14 M .
2.94 ....._.
0.05
1.61 .. .._.__.
2.80 Mo.
200 Max. • 100 ...
Avg.
Total all sources Mo.
20 Max. 20 Avg.
Total all sources
State and/or federal limitations and requirements on discharges which apply to the POTW or
its users shall apply in all cases where they are more stringent that those contained herein, and,
where state and federal limitations differ, the lower limit shall apply.
Sec. 34-108. - Excessive discharge.
No user shall ever increase the use of potable or process water or, in any way, attempt to dilute
a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with
the limitations contained in the federal categorical pretreatment standards, or in any other
pollutant -specific limitation developed by the city or the state, including BODS and TSS. Dilution
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may, however, be acceptable as a means of controlling some of the prohibited discharge levels
which shall be subject to the specific approval of the supervisor.
Sec. 34-109. - Hazardous waste notification.
It shall be unlawful for an industrial user to fail to notify the Environmental Services Division,
federal and state hazardous waste authorities in writing of any discharge into the POTW of a
substance, which if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR, part 261.
The notice herein required does not relieve the industrial user of its obligation to comply with any
RCRA, CERCLA, or SARA requirements relating to handling of such hazardous wastes.
See. 34-110. - Force majeure.
(a) If a person can establish that an event that would otherwise be a violation of any conditions
of this ordinance, or a permit issued under this ordinance, was caused solely by an act of God,
war, strike, riot or other catastrophe, the event is not a violation of the ordinance or permit.
(b) If force majeure is claimed as an affirmative defense to an action brought forth under this
ordinance, the user shall demonstrate, through relevant evidence that:
(1) An event that would otherwise be a violation of this ordinance, or permit issued under
this ordinance, has occurred and the sole cause was an act of God, war, strike, riot or other
catastrophe; and
(2) The user has submitted the following information to the city within twenty-four (24)
hours of becoming aware of the event (if this information is provided orally, a written
submission must be provided within five (5) days):
a. A description of the event and the nature and cause of the event;
b. The time period of the event, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the
anticipated time the event is expected to continue;
c. Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the
event.
(c) The user seeking to establish an affirmative defense under this section shall have the burden
of proof in any enforcement proceeding of providing by a preponderance of evidence that an
event that would otherwise be a violation of this ordinance or permit issued under this
ordinance, was caused solely by an act of God, war, strike, riot or other catastrophe.
Sec. 34-111. - Accidental discharge.
(a) Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other
substances regulated by this article. The facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited
materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's own cost and expense.
Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be
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submitted to the city for review, and shall be approved by the city before construction of the
facility. No user who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective to of this
article shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental discharge
procedures have been approved by the city. Plans approved by or on file with state or federal
agencies will be considered sufficient to meet article requirements if reviewed by and on file
with the city. Users required to have such plans must review the plan every three (3) years and
make such. changes as needed to comply with this section and any applicable state and federal
laws concerning such plans. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures
shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify. the user's facility as
necessary to meet the requirements of this article. Accidental spill and/or slug control plans
shall include, ata minimum, the following elements:
(1) Description of discharge practices, including non -routine batch discharge -&-
(2) Description of stored chemicals-,
(3) Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of slug discharges, including any
discharge that would violate a prohibition under 40 CFR 403.5(b), with procedures for
follow-up written notification within five (5) days;
(4) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental spills, including inspection and
maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading
operations, control of plant site run-off, worker training, building of containment
structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including
solvents) and equipment for emergency response.
In the case of an accidental discharge . ii JLie jejjWjj Jjj",�
it
(1) Location of point of discharge;
(2) Type of waste or pollutant discharged;
(3) Concentration and volume of discharge; and,
(4) Corrective action taken at point of discharge.
(b) In. addition, withinfive (5) days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the
supervisor a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to
be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall. not relieve
-the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of
damage to the POTW, fish kills or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such
notification relieve the user of any fimes, civil penalties or other liability which may be
imposed by this article or other applicable law.
(c) Furthermore, a notice shall be posted with other emergency telephone numbers advising
designated employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall
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Sec. 34-112. - Bypass prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or suffer a bypass under circumstances other than
or expressly permitted in this section.
(b) A bypass may be excused if the bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury
or severe property damage, and where there were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such
as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance
during normal periods of equipment downtime. The "no feasible alternatives" criterion is not
satisfied if, in the exercise of reasonable engineering j udgment, the user should have installed
adequate back-up equipment as preventive maintenance or to prevent a bypass that occurred
during normal periods of equipment downtime. Users may bypass if they do not exceed
effluent limitations and if the bypass was for essential maintenance or to insure efficient
facility operations.
(e) Notice shall be required when a bypass by an industrial user results in the violation of
applicable pretreatment standards or requirements (including local limits established in
accordance with this article). If the industrial user knows in advance of the need for a bypass,
it must give prior notice to the city, if possible at least ten (10) days before the date on which
the bypass is to occur. If the bypass is not anticipated, the industrial user must notify the city
orally within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the bypass. This verbal twenty-
four (24) hour notice must be followed within five (5) days by a written description of the
bypass, its cause, its duration (or if it has not been corrected, how long it is expected to
continue), and what remedial action has been taken to rectify the problem.
Sec. 34-113. - Federal categorical
When promulgated, federal categorical pretreatment standards for a particular category, if
more stringent that the limitations imposed by this article for users in that category or subcategory,
shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this article. The supervisor shall notify
all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFF, Part 403.12.
Where the city wastewater treatment system achieves consistent removal of pollutants limited
by federal pretreatment standards, the city may apply to the administrator of the EPA and/or the
executive director of the TCEQ for modification of the specific limit(s) in the federal pretreatment
standards. "Consistent 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).
See. 34-1.15. - Requirements for traps.
(a) Any user discharging oil., sand, grease or wastes containing grease in amount that vn"ll impede
or stop the flow in. public sewers or cause the user to violate any limitations set forth in this
article 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 citywitb the following features:
(1) Impervious material. construction capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in
temperatures;
(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.
(b) Approval of traps and interceptors shall be obtained from the city engineer or his designee.
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 article. 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 ata minimum the name and
address of the person performing the cleaning service and the dates the service is performed.
Emulsifiers and/or degreasers shall not be acceptable as a substitute for proper cleaning of
grease and oil traps.
(c) Any user required to have such traps shall dispose of these wastes in accordance with the laws
and regulations of the state concerning such wastes.
Sec. 34-116. - Enforcement response plan.
Any user who is found in violation of any of the conditions of this article shall have such
violation(s) corrected in accordance with a predetermined strategy of enforcement in which an
appropriate response corresponds to the severity of the violations. This plan implements
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(a) In accordance with the enforcement response plan required herein, any person in violation of
any of the provisions of this article may be issued an administrative order requiring
compliance and may include an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand dollars
($2,000.00). Each and every day's continuance of any violation of the provisions of this article
shall constitute an
(3) The method of disposal of liquid waste and portable chemical toilet wastes as well as
disposal sites within the city shall be approved and monitored by the city. Disposal sites
receiving liquid wastes shall:
a. Obtain and maintain compliance with all licenses and/or its required by local,
state, or federal law.
b. Accept waste only from a permitted transporter and sign the trip ticket from the
transporter.
c. Maintain trip ticket copies for a period of five (5) years and make available all records
required to be kept for inspection by the city at any reasonable time.
d. Accept only those classes of to authorized by license or permit.
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(4) Liquid waste transporters desiring to transport, mobile treat and/or process within the city
shall:
a. Comply with all requirements of the laws and regulations of the United States and
the state concerning such wastes.
b. Obtain a permit from the city, requirements of which are listed in subsection (c)(1).
c. Demonstrate to the city the capability of the operator and the equipment to
consistently meet the requirements of this article.
d. Discharge at the point designated by the city, in order to discharge to the POTW.
(b) Hazardous wastes. Users that generate industrial and hazardous wastes shall comply with all
the laws and regulations of the United States and the state concerning such wastes. Such users
shall maintain records of the types and quantities of wastes generated, name of the transporter,
and the site of disposal. These records shall be made available for inspection by the city at any
reasonable time. Transporters transporting hazardous wastes must have the applicable federal
and state permits and use the appropriate manifest system. The city shall be allowed to inspect
vehicles for proper operation, registration, and manifest.
(c) Nonhazardous waste transportation.
(1) Requirements for permit. Any person required by this section to obtain a permit to
transport nonhazardous waste shall perform the following:
a. Make application on a form provided by the city and provide such information as the
city may reasonably request.
b. Submit for inspection by the city each vehicle the applicant proposed to use to
transport liquid waste. Each vehicle shall be constructed, equipped and identified in
accordance with the following provisions:
1. Vehicle markings and identification shall be permanently and prominently
displayed on both sides of the vehicle in accordance with TCEQ requirements
for liquid waste transporters.
2. Vehicle shall be clean and odor free.
3. Vehicle shall be equipped for safe operation and possess a valid state
registration.
4. Vehicle shall have a single tank as an integral portion of the vehicle to transport
wastes. Portable tanks or other containers temporarily installed in or on vehicles
are prohibited.
5. Piping, valves, and connectors shall be permanently attached to tank and/or
vehicle.
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6. Tank shall be liquid tight.
7. Tank to be constructed so that every interior and exterior portion can be cleaned.
8. Piping, valves and connectors shall be accessible and easy to clean.
9. Inlet or opening of tank to be constructed so that collected waste will not spill
during filling, transport, or transfer.
10. Outlet connections to be constructed so that no waste will leak, run, or spill out
of the vehicle.
11. Outlets to be of a design and type suitable for the waste handled and capable of
controlling flow or discharge without spillage or undue spray on or flooding of
immediate surroundings while in use.
12. Pumps, valves, cylinders, diaphragms and other appurtenances to be of a design
and type suitable for the type of waste being handled, capable of operation
without spillage, spray, or leakage, and capable of being easily disassembled for
cleaning.
c. Submit to the city with the application, a photocopy of the driver's license of the
manager.
d. Specify to the city which disposal site or sites are to be used.
(2) Permit issuance, duration and fees. Upon payment of the fee required in subsection
(c)(6), and demonstration by the applicant that he has adequate and proper equipment and
sufficient knowledge of tanks, traps, and sewage disposal systems to perform the services
contemplated in a safe and competent manner, the city shalt issue a permit to haul non-
hazardous wastes.
Any such permit shall be for a period co -extensive with the current fiscal year of the city
and the full annual fee shall be payable for any fraction of the fiscal year. The permit shall
continue in fall force and effect from issuance to the end of the said fiscal year, unless
sooner revoked, and shall be nontransferable.
The city shall number permits consecutively as follows:
PTX 0000
The first three (3) letters (PTX) shall represent the city and the permit number shall
follow. The city shall approve the type of liquid waste transported in each vehicle prior
to collection and disposal.
Transporters authorized to use a disposal site operated by the city shall pay fees as
required in subsection (c)(6).
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(3) Permit conditions.
a. Before the vehicle is operated in the city, the permit number shall be displayed on
each side of each vehicle in a color contrasting with the background and shall be a
minimum of two (2) inches in height and clearly visible at a distance of fifty (50)
feet.
b. A permit to transport non -hazardous waste issued by the city prohibits the hauling of
hazardous waste and the co -mingling of hazardous waste.
c. The city shall be notified of management changes during the permit period, and shall
be provided with a copy of the new manager's driver's license.
d. Transporters shall remove the entire contents of tanks and traps unless prior approval
is received in writing from the city.
e. Disposal of non -hazardous wastes shall not be made to grease traps, grit traps, septic
tanks, or the sanitary sewer without the approval of the city.
f Transporters shall immediately notify the city of additional disposal sites used during
the permit period.
g. Transporters shall:
1. Maintain hoses, tanks, valves, pumps, cylinders, diaphragms, pipes,
connections, and other appurtenances on a vehicle in good repair and free from
leaks.
2. Provide a safety plug or cap for each valve of a tank.
3. Cause a vehicle exterior to be clean and the vehicle odor -free at the beginning
of each workday.
4. If transporting portable chemical toilet waste, report monthly to the city the total
volume of waste transported and all utilized disposal sites for the previous
month.
The city may cause to be impounded a vehicle which is being operated in violation
of this section and may authorize the holding of the vehicle until the violation is
corrected. The city may also suspend or revoke the permit for the improperly
operated vehicle.
h. A manifest system, consisting of a five (5) part trip ticket to document the generation,
transportation, and disposal of liquid waste shall be used as follows:
1 A transporter will complete one (1) trip ticket for each location serviced.
2 One (1) part of the trip ticket shall have the generator and transporter information
completed and shall be given to the generator at the time of waste pickup.
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3 The remaining four (4) parts of the trip ticket shall have all required information
completely filled out and signed by the appropriate parties before distribution of
the trip -ticket parts.
4 One (1) part of the -trip ticket shall go to the disposal or processing facility.
5 One (1) part shall go to the transporter, who shall retain a copy of all trip tickets
showing the collection and disposition of wastes.
6 One (I) copy of the trip ticket. shall be return. ed by the transporter to the generator
within fifteen (15) days after the waste is received at the disposal or processing
facility,
7 The remaining copy (original) shall remain in the -trip ticket book and shall be
returned to the city within thirty (30) days bollowing usage of all trip tickets in
the trip ticket book.
8 Copies of all trip tickets shall be maintained for a period of five (5) years for all
parties except the generator ho shall maintain a copy for a minimum of one (1)
year,
(4) Denial, suspension, revocation ofpermit,
a. The authority may deny a permit if it is determined that an applicant has not
performed the requirements of subsections (c)(1) and (c)(3) and may suspend a
permit if it is determined that a permittee:
1m Is not qualified under subsection (c)(1).
2. Has violated a provision of this ice®
3. Has failed to pay a required fee.
4. Has failed to comply with maintenance or inspection requirements.
® The city may revoke for a period of one (1) year or less all permits held by a
transporter if the transporter or one (1) of his employees -violates any of the
provisions of this article, any rule or regulation promulgated by the city, or applicable
provisions of state or federal laws.
c. A. permittee whose permit is suspended or revoked shall not collect, transport, or
dispose of any waste materials within e) isdiction of the city.
(5) Show cause hearing. The city or its duly authorized representative may order any
permitted transporter to show cause before the city why the proposed suspension or
revocation action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the transporter
specifying the time and place of a hearing to 'be held by the city or its representative
regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to 'be taken, and directing the
transporter to show cause before the city why the proposed action should not be taken.
The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified it at
least ten (10) days before the hearing. Service may be made on any person, or any agent
or officer of a corporation,
a. Permits, Each person shall include with an application for permit an initial fee of
hundred dollars ($100.00), with an annual renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
b. Waste disposal at POTW. Waste transporters utilizing the city POTW -will be char
a minimum fee of thirty-three dollars ($33.00) for one thousand (1,000) gallons,
all over one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be pro -rated at the minimum fee for 0
thousand (1,000) gallons. Waste transporters may also be surcharged for wastes
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exceed the parurneters of nonnal domestic wastewater as established in section 3
86(a). This charge will be based upon the strength of a representative grab samp
from each load. Fees shall be reviewed on a regular basis by the city council
adjusted as necessary to reflect true costs to the city. No wastes shall be accept
containing prohibited sub stances as described in section 34-105 1
Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict
with the provisions of flus ordinance are hereby repeaI4 and all other provisions of the ordinances
of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect
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of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.
Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas that
this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or
partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity
of any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 6. That Section 2 of this ordinance notwithstanding, the repeal of prior Article
III of Chapter 34, Sections 34-51 through 34-131 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas shall not affect any pending or subsequent prosecution, other enforcement action,
other litigation for violations of the provisions of Chapter 34 repealed herein, when such violations
occurred prior to the effective date of this ordinance, it being the intention of the City Council that
aforesaid repealed provisions be continued in full force and effect to the extent necessary and as
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required by law, to effectuate the prosecution of all such outstanding violations, to effectuate the
continuation of other litigation, or to effectuate other enforcement actions related thereto, and for
such purposes only.
Section 7. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1-6 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of
any violation of the above -enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this° .
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SHE City Steve: e ClifforD., Mayor
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nice Ellis, City'e�
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VED AS TO
Harris, City Attorney
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