Ordinance 1047-84 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 (m) Radioactive waste. 2 (n) Any matter which, in the opinion of the Mayor, might interfere with the satisfactory operation of any treatment plants or any portion of the Sewer System. 3 In the event that sewage or other matter having or exceeding the 4 above characteristics is discharged into the sewer system, in addition to other remedies, including criminal prosecution, the Public Works Director 5 shall issue a cease and desist order. Further, the Public Works Director shall investigate the circumstances of said excess pollutant discharges or 6 sewer system blockages and estimate the cost of correction and/or treatment of said discharges during the time said discharges have 7 occurred, and the cost of correction or treatment of said discharges shall 8 be added to the sewer charges of the customer discharging said sewage or other matter. Said costs shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the Utility Billing Supervisor's procedures. 9 In the event that the Public Works Director finds that excess 10 pollutant discharges of liquids containing suspended solids in excess of 250 parts per million or matter having a five day BOD in excess of 200 parts 11 Added per million or fats, oils and grease in excess of 50 ppm. may be continued 12 without impairing proper operation of the Everett sewage system, the Public Works Director may issue an excess pollutant discharge permit and 13 establish charges therefor. Said permit shall be revocable at any time by the Public Works Director upon finding that continued discharge of sewage exceeding the above standards will impair operation of the 14 Everett sewer system at the time of sewer connection application. All 15 applicants intending to operate any industrial or manufacturing operations shall submit data concerning type of wastewater discharges and the Public 16 Works Director shall consider issuance of an excess pollutant discharge permit at that time. 17 Correction of sewer system blockages shall be charged on a time 18 and material basis. The City Council shall by resolution establish the charges for excess pollutant discharges on the basis of an annual analysis 19 of sewer collection and treatment costs. 20 Section 3: If any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance should 21 be held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect 22 the validity or constitutionality of any other section, clause, sentence or phrase. It 23 shall be conclusively presumed that this Ordinance would have been enacted without the 24 provision so held unconstitutional or invalid and the remainder of this Ordinance shall 25 not be affected as a result of said part being held unconstitutional or invalid. 26 27 WILLIAM E. MORE 28 AT i:.=T: Mayor 29 1- LAINE MOSCHILLI 30 City Clerk 31 Passed: 7 -a -F c` 32 Valid: -7 —6 Published: '7 — j --F5/