2013-0414
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. _____________
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 22 Sewer and Sewerage Disposal to add Article VI, Non-Domestic Waste Program.
Body
WHEREAS, there exists a need to monitor and limit the amount of non-domestic waste being introduced into the sanitary sewer system maintained and operated by St. Charles Parish in order to protect the integrity of the treatment process and physical infrastructure throughout the system; and,
WHEREAS, a pilot program to manage the intake of non-domestic waste has been in existence for several years and both the St. Charles Parish Wastewater system and the user have benefited from the ability to dispose of and properly treat the non-domestic waste generated by the user; and,
WHEREAS, The St. Charles Parish Department of Wastewater desires to fully implement a Non-Domestic Waste Program.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances be amended by adding Chapter 23 Sections 112-135 Non-Domestic Waste Program to read as follows:
Sec. 22-112. - Definitions.
(a) General. Unless the context requires other interpretations, the following words and terms are defined for the purposes of this article as follows:
40 CFR means Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Access control manhole means the nearest downstream manhole in a public or private sewer nearest to the point where the building sewer is connected or upstream from which no other user is connected to the sewer.
Baseline Reports means an initial pollutant scan conducted on the wastewater stream prior to issuing a permit to establish the baseline upon which the permit limits are based.
Clean Water Act or Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, and subsequent amendments. The term "Clean Water Act" or "Act" also mean Chapter 26 of Title 33 ...
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