Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
REVISED
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
CITY OF MILFoRD

81, y 3 - PRESCRIBING G
SE 81 REGULATIONS, AMI
9gEES OF CHARGES FoE
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IL OF THE CITY OF NH F0RD.
SECTION /. That industrial Virs So
I sewage may be discharged into
Is Caty sewer System with the con-
ent OF the Council provided that other
uiss ana regulations herein set forfI,
no prescribed for the treatment nj
loustriaI wastes or sewage are fulIv
onaplieu with to the satisfaction ot
he Council. Oi
SECTION 2. Definitions. Unless the
onteXt specifically indicates other
use the meaning of terms used in
ms ordinance shall be as follows.
a. CounciF shall mean the grOup
OF elected officials acting as gov
ernlng body for the City Of Mil
b. Sewage Works" shall mean all
facilities for collecting, pumping
treating and disposing of sewage.
c. sewage shall mean q connbi-
nation Of the water arried
wastes from residences. business
buildings, institutions, and in
dustrial establishments together
with such ground, surface and
storm waters as may be present
a. Sewer" shall mean a pine or
CONDUIT for carrying sewage.
g Combined Sewer shall mean a
of and sewage.
+ Sanitary Sewer shall mean a
sewer which carries sewage and
20 which storm, surface and
ground waters are not intention
ally admitted.
g. storm Sewer shall mean a
sewer which carries storm and
surface waters and drainage but
excludes sewage and polluted in
dustrial waste.
2. Sewage Treatment Plant" shall
mean any arrangement of devices
ana structures used for treating
sewage.
!. Domestic Sewage" shall mean
the water-carried waste from
residences, business buildings
and Institutions.
J. Industrial Wastes" shall mean
the liquid wastes from industrial
processes as distinct from sani-
tary sewage.
k. BOD" (Biochemical Oxygen
Demand) shall mean the olian-
tity Of oxygen utilized I'm the
biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard labora
tory procedure in five (5) days at
twenty 900 degree centigrade
expressed in parts per million by
l. Suspended Solids" shall mean
solids that either float on the
surface of or are in suspension
IN water, sewage or other LIQUIDS
and which are removable by lab
oratory flltering.
m. Chlorine Demand" shall mean
the quantity of chlorine absorbed
IN water. sewage or other LIQUIDS.
allowing residual of OIL parts
per million after IS minutes of
contact.
n. "pH' shall mean the Iogarithm
OF the reciprocal of the weight of
Hy0fogen ions IN grams per lit
ter OF solution.
o. Person" shall mean any indi-
viduaL firm, company, associa-
tlon' society corporation or
group.
p. ''Shall' is mandatory. '.ATav,, is
permissiYe.
SECTION 3. Use Of Public Sewers.
a. 1t shall be unlawful for anv per-
IN TO place, deposit or permit to be
spOsited in an insanitary manner
pom public or private property with
the City Of Milford or in any area
nder the Jurisdiction of said City,
ny human or animal excrement, gar
lge or other Objectionable waste.
b. 1t shall be unlawful to DISCHARGE
any natural outlet within the City
Milford or in any area under the
riscictiOn of said City, any sani-
ry sewage, industrial waste or other
diluted wastes except where suit
lie treatment has been provided to-
e satisfaction Of the Council.
C. No person shall discharge or
use to be discharged any storm
ater, surface water, ground water,
of runoff, sub-surface drainage.
'Oling water or unpolluted industrial
'ocess waters to any sewer desig-
lted by Council as a sanitary sewer.
.orm waters and all other unpOllut-
drainage shall be discharged to
lch sewers as are designated as com-
ned sewers or storm sewers by
Ouncil or to a natural outlet ap-
owed by Council. Industrial cooling
ater and air conditioning water may
discharged, upon approval of the
o9nciL to a storm sewer or natural
d. Except as hereinafter provided.
person shall discharge or cause to
discharged any of the following
sscribed waters or wastes to any
lblic sewer.
% Any liquid. or vapor Eaving a
temperature higher than 1909 +.
W Any water Cr waste which NAV
contain more than 100 parts per
million, - weight, of fat, oil or
grease.
Cd Any gasoline, benzene, naptha.
fuel oil, Or other hammable or
explosive liquid, solid or gas.
t4) ANY gar bage that has not been
properly shredded.
(5) ANY ashes, cindeEs, sand, mud,
straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags Ieathers' tar. plastics,
wood, paunch manure or any
other solid or Viscous substance
capable of causing obstruction
to the flow in sewers or other
interference with the proper op-
Grafton Of the sewage works.
(bl any waters or wastes having a
pH lower than as or higher than
80 or having any other corrO-
sive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures,
. equipment or personnel of the
sewage works.
CD Any waters or wastes contain
ing a toxic or poisonous sub
stance in sufficient quantity toI
injure or interfere with any
sewage treatment process, con-
stitute a hazard to humans or
animals or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sew
age treatment plant Toxic
wastes shall include wastes con-
tanning cyanide, copper and FOR
chromium ions.
(S) Any waters or wastes contain
ing suspended solids of such
character and quantity that un-
usual attention or expense is
required to handle such mater
ials at the sewage treatment
plant except as may be approV
ed by Council.
CD Any noxious or malodorous gas
or substance capable Of creating
public nuisance.
e. The admission into the public
wers Of any waters or wastes hav
3 (al a 5-day biochemical oxygen
mand (BOD) greater than 300 parts
n million By weight or (b) contain
g more than 300 parts per million,
weight, of suspended solids or (c)
any quantity of substances
wing the characteristics described in
ction Sd or (dl having an average
lily flow greater than ten (10) per-
mt of the average daily sewage flow
the City, shall be subject to the
VinVv and annrnval of the Council