HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-OR-02ORDINANCE NO. 73-0R-_ ~
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 72-0R-37.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON
JEFFERSONVILLE, CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA:
Section 1.
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
That Ordinance No. 72-0R~37 is hereby amended in that the
following sections are added ~i thereto and shall become a part thereof:
Section 5A. The admission into the public sewers of any
waters or wastes having (a) a 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater
than (300) parts per million by weight, or (b) containing more than
(350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or (c) containing
any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in
Section 1, or (d) having an average daily flow greater than (2%)
of the average daily sewage flow of the (City), shall be subject to
the review and approval of the City Engineer. Where necessary in
the opinion of the City Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his
expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to, (a)
reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to (300) parts per million
and the suspended solids to (350) parts per million by weight, or
(b) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within
the maximum limits provided for in Section 503, or (c) control the
quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans,
specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to pro-
posed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the appro-
val of the City Engineer and of the Water Pollution Control Commission
of the State of Indiana, and no construction of such facilities shall
be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
Section 5B. When required by the City Engineer, the owner of
any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to
facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such
manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the City
Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense,
and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all
times,
Section 5C. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the
characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made
in Ordinance No. 72-0R-37 shall be determined in accordance with
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage," and
shall be determined at the control manhole, or upon suitable samples
taken at said control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest
downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the
building sewer is connected.
Section 2,
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its
Attest:
CLERK-TREASURER
passage and approval.
Passed this ~ day. arch, 1973. ~/~
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said
City of jeffersonville this ~day of March, 197~.
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Approved and signed
March,
1973.
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