§ 18-401. Purpose and objectives.

(1)

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of direct and indirect discharges into municipal waters and public sewer systems. This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for all direct and indirect discharges into the waters of the City of Morristown, Tennessee. This chapter further authorizes Morristown Utilities Commission (MUC) also known as Morristown Utility System (MUS) to regulate the direct and indirect discharge into its sewer system. This chapter enables both the City of Morristown and MUC to comply with all applicable state laws, the Clean Water Act (33U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR part403) as amended.

(2)

Objectives. The objectives of this chapter include but are not limited to the following:

(a)

To protect the employees and agents of the City of Morristown, MUC, the general public, and the local environment from potential hazards to human health associated with pollutants which may or could be discharged into the POTW or a receiving stream;

(b)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will interfere with the operation of the system, including interference with its use, or disposal of the resulting biosolids; or which will pass through the system into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be detrimental to the system or the environment;

(c)

To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and biosolids from the system;

(d)

To allow for equitable distribution of the capital, operating and maintenance costs of the MUC wastewater system to the uses of the system;

(e)

To provide for the development of effluent limitations and other discharge criteria, and to provide that certain users shall pretreat wastes to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW or the local environment;

(f)

To provide for the assessment of penalties against any person for violations of any provisions set forth in the articles or sections contained herein or as authorized under state laws or federal regulations;

(g)

To enable MUC to comply with its NPDES permit conditions, biosolids use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws.

(h)

To authorize MUC to adopt rates, policies, rules and regulations as it deems necessary to meet the intent of this chapter as they apply to the sewer collection and treatment system within their authority.

( Ord. No. 3578, 5-2-2017 )