§ 62-39. General wastewater facility use requirements and prohibitions.

(a)

General prohibitions.

(1)

Pursuant to F.S. § 381.0065(6), effective January 1, 2016, the land application of septage and wastewater from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems shall be prohibited.

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on any public or private property within the village, or in any area under its jurisdiction, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

(3)

It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet or waters within the village, or in any area under its jurisdiction, any wastewater or other pollutant.

(4)

Except as provided for herein, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the storage, treatment or disposal of wastewater.

(b)

Specific prohibitions. No person, owner or customer shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the wastewater system any of the following pollutants or substances:

(1)

Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a close-cup flash point of less than 140° F (60 ° C) using the test methods specified in Chapter 62-730, F.A.C. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the wastewater system (or at any point in the wastewater system) be more than five percent, nor any single readings over ten percent, of the lower explosive limit (LEL), of the meter. Prohibited materials included, but are not limited to gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, chlorates, perchlorate, bromates, perchloroethylene, carbides, hydrides, and sulfides and any other substances which constitute a fire hazard or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the wastewater system or its operation;

(2)

Any waters or wastes having a pH less than 5.0 or more than 9.0, or otherwise causing corrosive structural damage to the wastewater system or equipment;

(3)

Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in the wastewater system resulting in interference; such as, but not limited to, ashes, bones, cat litter, cinders, sand, mud, grass clippings, straw, spent grains, spent lime, stone or marble dusts, shavings, metal, glass, rags, paper towels, diapers, sanitary/hand wipes, tampons or sanitary napkins, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, hide or fleshing, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, either whole or ground grinders, tar asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, or glass grinding or polishing wastes;

(4)

Pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will cause pass through or interference with the wastewater system;

(5)

Wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the wastewater system resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater which causes the temperature at the introduction into the KLWTD RTP to exceed 104° F (40° C);

(6)

Petroleum, oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, or any substance containing toxic pollutants or hazardous substances of sufficient quantity, either singularly or by interaction with other pollutants, in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;

(7)

Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the wastewater system in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems;

(8)

Any trucked or hauled pollutants;

(9)

Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or a hazard to life or health, or to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair;

(10)

Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes, and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently imparts color to the treatment plant's effluent, thereby violating the village's and/or KLWTD's FDEP permit;

(11)

Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;

(12)

Storm water, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, noncontact cooling water, and unpolluted wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the village;

(13)

Any sludge, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes or from industrial processes;

(14)

Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the village;

(15)

Wastewater causing, along or in conjunction with other sources, the KLWTD RTP's effluent to fail a toxicity test;

(16)

Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause excessive foaming in the wastewater system;

(17)

Fats, oils or greases of animal or vegetable origin in concentrations greater than 100.0 mg/L;

(18)

Septage or other fluids from septage hauler pump trucks;

(19)

Storage tanks containing the contents of boat and/or RV waste holding tanks;

(20)

Wastewater having a salinity in excess of 2.0 parts per thousand;

(21)

Wastewater having a CBOD ₅ in excess of 400 mg/L;

(22)

Wastewater having a TSS in excess of 400 mg/L;

(23)

Any substance which will cause the wastewater system or the KLWTD RTP to violate its NPDES and other disposal system permits;

(24)

Any substance as defined to be prohibited under Chapter 62-604, F.A.C.; and

(25)

Any hazardous wastes as defined in rules published by the State of Florida.

Discharge of pollutants and substances prohibited by this section shall not be discharged or introduced into the wastewater system, nor processed or stored is such a manner that could result in the discharge of such into the wastewater system.

No person, owner, or customer shall introduce or place substances, materials or items in the gravity service lateral connection prohibited by the vacuum sewer manufacturer which may cause blockages or damages to the vacuum valve, the vacuum valve pit or the vacuum mains or impede the proper operation of the vacuum sewer system. No person, owner or customer shall introduce or place substances, materials or items in the gravity service connection (grinder pump), the grinder pump station or the grinder pump service lateral connection prohibited by the grinder pump manufacturer or which may cause blockages or damage to the grinder pump station or proper operation of the low pressure grinder pump system or the wastewater system.

(Ord. No. 14-14, § 3 (Exh. A), 11-6-2014)