§ 15.60.010. Purpose of chapter.

A.

The purpose of this chapter is to set uniform requirements for users of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County's (Metro) wastewater collection system and treatment works to enable Metro to comply with the provisions of the Clean Water Act and other applicable federal laws and regulations, Tennessee's Water Quality Control Act and other applicable state laws and regulations, and to provide for the public health and welfare by regulating the quality of wastewater discharged into Metro's wastewater collection system and treatment works.

B.

This chapter provides a means for determining wastewater volumes, constituents and characteristics, the setting of charges and fees, and the issuance of permits to certain users. This chapter establishes effluent limitations and other discharge criteria and provides that certain users shall pretreat waste to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works, including the collection and transmission system (hereinafter referred to as POTW), which may interfere with the operation of the POTW or contaminate the sewage sludge; and to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which may pass through the treatment works into the receiving waters or the atmosphere, or otherwise be incompatible with the treatment works; to protect both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public; to enable Metro to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the publicly owned treatment works is subject; and to improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludge resulting from wastewater treatment. This chapter provides measures for the enforcement of its provisions and abatement of violations thereof. This chapter establishes a wastewater hearing authority and establishes its duties and establishes the duties of the director of the department of water and sewerage services to ensure that the provisions of this chapter are administered fairly and equitably to all users. Metro reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in individual wastewater discharge permits, or in general permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW consistent with the purpose of this ordinance.

(Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; prior code § 40-1-185)