Eagle Pass |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 27. WATER AND SEWERS |
Article II. SEWERS |
Division 3. DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE |
§ 27-76. Approving authority requirements.
(a)
If discharges or proposed discharges to public sewers may:
(1)
Deleteriously affect wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or receiving waters;
(2)
Create a hazard to life or health; or
(3)
Create a public nuisance;
the approving authority shall require:
a.
Pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
b.
Control over the quantities and rates of discharges; and
c.
Payment to cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes.
(b)
The approving authority is entitled to determine whether a discharge or proposed discharge is included under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
The approving authority shall reject wastes when:
(1)
It determines that a discharge or proposed discharge is included under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2)
The discharger does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(Ord. No. 75-05, § 11, 4-8-1975)