Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 314 CMR - DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Title 314 CMR 12.00 - Operation And Maintenance And Pretreatment Standards For Wastewater Treatment Works And Indirect Dischargers › Section 12.03 - Operations of Treatment Works and Sewer Systems

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) No person shall construct, install,
			 operate, or maintain a wastewater treatment facility, without the written
			 approval of the Department pursuant to applicable provisions of
			 314 CMR 3.00: Surface Water
			 Discharge Permit Program, 5.00: Ground Water Discharge Permit Program, 7.00:
			 Sewer System Extension and Connection Permit Program, 8.00: Supplemental
			 Requirements for Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, and 20.00: Reclaimed
			 Water Permit Program and Standards.
(2) No person shall make major physical
			 modifications to an existing treatment works, or such modifications as will
			 significantly affect treatment efficiency without the prior written approval of
			 the Department.
(3) No person shall
			 increase the volume or strength or change the characteristics of any discharge
			 in excess of that specified under any existing approval of the
			 Department.
(4) Any person
			 operating a wastewater treatment facility shall comply with
			 257 CMR 2.00: Certification of
			 Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Said operating personnel must
			 demonstrate that they are trained and competent to provide services consistent
			 with the equipment's specification, with the operation and maintenance
			 requirements specified by the vendor and the designer, and with any specified
			 by the Department. As appropriate, the operator will receive training from the
			 technology vendor and certification that they are capable of operating the
			 specific technology.
(5) A sewer
			 system authority owning or operating a system of sewers shall prepare and
			 maintain rules and regulations for sewer use that provide for the protection of
			 the treatment works, the wastewater treatment facility, and the receiving
			 waters. The Department may require modification of such rules and regulations
			 as needed to address any violations of any applicable law, regulation or
			 permit. Upon written request, the rules and regulations for sewer use shall be
			 submitted to the Department. The rules and regulations shall be implemented and
			 enforced by the sewer system authority. At a minimum, the rules and regulations
			 must contain the following provisions.
(a)
			 Specific limits necessary for compliance with the provisions of
			 314 CMR
			 12.08(1) and (2), including
			 provisions to control discharges of fats, oil, and grease to the sewer
			 system;
(b) Prohibitions against
			 the discharge of groundwater, surface water, stormwater runoff, and subsurface
			 drainage to the sewer system;
(c)
			 Authority to physically access properties connected to the sewer system to
			 ensure compliance with sewer use regulations;
(d) Measures to address non-compliance with
			 sewer use rules and regulations; and
(e) Requirements for a permit or approval
			 from the sewer authority for any new connection to the sewer system, or
			 extension to the system.