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r - <br /> T <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 93-1-1 <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 997 AND ESTABLISH PRETREATMENT <br /> REQUIREMENTS AND LOCAL LIMITS FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONTRIBUTORS <br /> INTO THE BATESVILLE PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS, AND ENABLING THE <br /> CITY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS REQUIRED BY THE <br /> CLEAN WATER ACT OF 1977 , THE GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS (40 CFR <br /> PART 403 ) AND THE ARKANSAS WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ACT (ACT <br /> 472 OF 1949 ) . <br /> SECTION 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> 1 . 0 Short Title: This Ordinance shall also be known as the <br /> "Pretreatment Ordinance" . <br /> 1 . 1 Purpose and Policy <br /> This ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for users of the <br /> wastewater collection and Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) for the <br /> City of Batesville, Arkansas, and enables Batesville, Arkansas to <br /> comply with all applicable State and Federal laws including the Clean <br /> Water Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ) and the General Pretreatment <br /> Regulations (40 CFR Part 403 ) . The purposes of this ordinance are: <br /> A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that <br /> will interfere with the operation of the POTW; <br /> B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW <br /> which will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into <br /> receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW; <br /> C. To protect POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater <br /> and sludge in the course of their employment and to protect <br /> the general public; <br /> D. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater <br /> and sludge from the POTW; <br /> E. To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the <br /> cost of operation, maintenance and improvement of the POTW; <br /> and <br /> F. To enable Batesville, Arkansas to comply with its National <br /> Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit <br /> conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements and any <br /> other Federal or State laws to which the POTW is subject. <br /> This ordinance shall apply to all industrial users of the POTW. <br /> The ordinance authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; <br /> f authorizes monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities; <br /> establishes administrative review procedures; requires industrial user <br /> reporting, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable <br /> distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein. <br />