ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. O-21-2
ORDINANCE
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AMENDING THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SEWER USE AND WASTEWATER CONTROL ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE LOCAL SEWER POLLUTANT LIMITS FOR INDUSTRIES, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS TO MATCH THE CURRENT RATE ORDINANCE, TO UPDATE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DENTAL FACILITIES, WASTE HAULERS, AND BUSINESSES THAT CAN DISCHARGE FATS, OILS, GREASE AND SOLIDS TO THE SEWER
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE WATER AUTHORITY:
3-1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3-1-1 SHORT TITLE.
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Sewer Use and Wastewater Control Ordinance."
3-1-2 PURPOSE AND POLICY.
A. This Ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for and applies to all users of the Publicly Owned Treatment Work (POTW).
B. The purpose of this Ordinance is to enable the Water Authority to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ?1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (Title 40 CFR Section 403); the requirements and conditions of the NPDES permit; and to protect the POTW and the public health and safety.
C. The objectives of this Ordinance are to:
1. Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with its normal operation, damage the POTW, or contaminate the resulting sludge;
2. Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will not be adequately treated and will pass through into the receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with normal operations;
3. Protect the safety and health of both general public and the Water Authority's personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment;
4. Promote the opportunity for reuse, recycling, and reclamation of wastewater and sludge from the POTW; and
5. Provi...
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