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ORDINANCE NO. 71-0--?0
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISPOSAL OF HARM-
FUL, OBSTRUCTIVE AND OTHER DANGEROUS MATERIALS
INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL WASTES AS DEFINED HEREIN;
SETTING FORTH STANDARDS FOR DISPOSAL OF INDUS-
TRIAL WASTE; THE RIGHT OF REFUSAL OF THE CITY
TO ACCEPT SUCH DISPOSAL; SETTING FORTH PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL RESOLU-
TIONS OR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the
following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them:
B. 0. D. (denoting biochemical oxygen demand). The quantity of
oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard
laboratory procedures in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees centigrade,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
C. 0. D. (denoting chemical oxygen demand). A measure of the oxygen
consuming capacity of inorganic and organic matter present in wastewater.
It is expressed as the equivalent amount of oxygen required as determined
using a chemical oxidant in a standard test. It does not differentiate between
stable and unstable organic material and thus does not necessarily correlate
with biochemical oxygen demand (B. 0. D. ).
Garbage. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Industrial Wastes. The waterborne wastes from industrial processes
as distinct from domestic sewage.
pH. The negative logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydro-
genions in grams per liter of solution.
Mg/L. Milligrams per liter.
Sanitary Sewer. A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm,
surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
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Sewage. A combination of the water -carried wastes from dwellings,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments. In effect,
it is the water supply of a community after it has been fouled by various
uses and discharged into a sewer.
Sewerage Works. A comprehensive term which includes facilities
for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
Storm Sewer. A sewer which carries storm and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes domestic sewage and industrial wastes.
Suspended Solids. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are
in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are capable of
being removed by filtering.
Utility. The City of Edgewater Water and Sewer Department.
SECTION 2. PROHIBITED WASTES --GENERALLY. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water,
roof runoff, groundwater, swimming pool water, sub -surface drainage,
cooling water of any type or unpolluted industrial or commercial process
water into any sanitary sewer.
SECTION 3. PROHIBITED WASTES --ENUMERATION. Except as
otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described wastes or waters to any
sanitary or storm sewer.
a. Any liquid having a temperature higher than ninety-five
(95) degrees Fahrenheit.
b. Any water or waste containing more than fifty (50) mg/L
at any one time or that exceeds a daily average of twenty-five (25) mg/L
when sampled three (3) consecutive times within a twenty-four (24) hour
period, of any grease or oil or any oily substance.
c. Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
d. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous sub-
stance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treat-
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ment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any
hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
e. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded, which
shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food, must be shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers,
with no particle size greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
f. Any waters having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than
9.0 and having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the sewerage works.
g. Any water or waste containing toxic substances in quantities
in excess of the following limits and measured at the point of discharge
into the sewer system:
Cyanides.......................................0.01 mg/L
Copper, total...................................0.5 mg/L
Chromium, haxavalent ...........................0.05 mg/L
Chromium, total................................1.0 mg/L
Cadmium.......................................0.1 mg/L
Zinc, total......................................1.0 mg/L
Cobalt..........................................0.1 mg/L
Silver..........................................0.15 mg/L
Manganese......................................1.0 mg/L
Barium.........................................1.0 mg/L
Sulfides........................................0.2 mg/L
Selenium.......................................0.01 mg/L
Nickel.........................................0.5 mg/L
Flouride.......................................6.0 mg A,
Detergents.....................................0.5 mg/L
Aluminum......................................1.0 mg/L
Arsenic........................................0.05 mg/L
Mercury.......................................0.05 mg/L
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Lead ......................................... 0.05 mg/L
Iron..........................................0.3 mg/L
Boron.........................................1.0 mg/L
or any substance that will pass through the sewage treatment plant and
exceed the state or federal requirements for the receiving stream.
h. Any water or waste containing suspended solids, BOD or
COD of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is
required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant, without
a special permit.
I. Any toxic radioactive isotopes, without a special permit.
j. Any noxious gases.
k. Any ashes, metals, cinders, rags, mud, straw, glass,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood or other interfering or obstructing solids.
SECTION 4. PROHIBITED WASTES --SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
No provision of Section 3 or 4 shall be construed as prohibiting any special
agreement or arrangement between the utility and any person whereby an
industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted into the
sanitary sewers for treatment by the utility after pretreatment by the person.
SECTION 5. TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The economy
and desirability of the combined treatment of industrial wastes and sanitary
sewage is recognized. However, not all types and quantities of industrial
wastes can be so treated. Hence, it shall be the established policy to admit
those types and quantities of industrial wastes that are not harmful or
damaging to the structures, processes or operation of the sewage works
as determined by the utility.
It is also recognized that to provide this service additional facilities
may be required and the cost must be borne by those persons receiving the
benefits.
SECTION 6. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTES. In
order to control the admission of industrial wastes, the discharge to the
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public sewers of any waters or wastes shall be subject to review and
approval of the Utility, based upon current federal and state laws and
guidelines.
SECTION 7. SURVEY DATA REQUIRED. All users of the sewer
system who are now discharging industrial waste into the public sewers
shall execute and file with the Utility within one (1) month from the date
of approval of this Ordinance, a complete statement of the quantity of
flow and an analysis of the discharge of their industrial wastes into the
City of Edgewater sewers.
Similarly, any person desiring to make a new connection to the
sewage system for the purpose of discharging industrial waste to the
public sewers shall execute and file with the Utility or it's authorized
agent an industrial questionnaire which shall furnish pertinent pre-
dicted data, including quantity of flow and an analysis of the industrial
waste to be discharged into the sewer system, for study and recommen-
dations. Such flow measurement and analysis shall be at the user's
expense. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Utility when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
and approval of the Utility or it's representative.
SECTION & SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS. Samples of industrial
waste must be collected by a City employee who shall be at least a Class
C Operator or a licensed chemist, biologist, or professional engineer
licensed in the State of Florida. Analysis shall be made by a registered
sanitary engineer or a graduate chemist whose qualifications are acceptable
to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation or a Class A and B
wastewater treatment plant operator, registered in this state, using the
laboratory methods for the examination of industrial waste as set forth in
the latest editions of:
a. "Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Waste-
water" as published by the American Public Health Association.
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b. ASIM standards water atmospheric analysis, American
Society for testing and materials.
c. Methods for Chemical Analyses of Water and Wastes
(Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Office, and Analytical
Quality Control Laboratory).
SECTION 9. EXTENSION OF TIME. When, due to the size or com-
plexity of the waste disposal problem of an industry, it can be shown that
it is impractical to meet the schedule imposed under Section 7, a request
for an extension of time may be presented to the Utility.
SECTION 10. CONTROL MANHOLE. Any person discharging
industrial wastes into the sewerage system shall cause to be constructed
and maintained at his expense a suitable control manhole, or manholes,
downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved works, to
facilitate observations, measurement and sampling of all wastes, includ-
ing domestic sewage, from the premises. The control manhole or man-
holes shall be constructed at suitable and satisfactory locations and built
in a manner approved by the City Engineer and include a flow measuring
device.
The Control manhole shall be accessible to the City at all times for
sampling and/or inspection.
SECTIONII. WHEN PRETREATMENT REQUIRED. The user of the
utility sewer system shall provide at his expense such preliminary treat-
ment or handling as may be necessary to modify the objectionable charac-
teristics or constituents to come within the limits set forth in this
Ordinance.
SECTION 12. RIGHT -OF -ENTRY. Any duly authorized employees
of the Utility bearing proper credentials and identification shall be per-
mitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observa-
tions, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 13. RIGHT OF REFUSAL. The City hereby reserves
the right to refuse waste from any lot or parcel of land upon which
there is located any institutional, commercial or industrial plants,
building or premises which does not comply fully with this Ordinance
and/or that does not utilize City water and/or that does not supply proper
metering of its waste, and/or that is not within the City Limits.
SECTION 14. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance or failing to comply therewith shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one ($1.00)
dollar nor more than five thousand ($5, 000.00) dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the jail for a period of not exceeding sixty (60) days or by both
such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the judge trying the case.
Each day any such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 15. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 16. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided by law.
SECTION 17. The City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise this
Ordinance as required by law.
The first reading of the above Ordinance is read in full and passed
by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the day of June, 1979,
and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of said Ordinance to be at a.Qt
meeting of the City Council to be held on the day of�Q,�i�,
1979.
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ATTEST:
FIRST READING:
SECOND READING:
This Ordinance prepared by:
JUDSON I. WOODS, JR.
City Attorney
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