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 Justin
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 48. UTILITIES
 Article VI. INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE

  § 48-177. Sampling and flow measurement of industrial wastes.  

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  • (a)

    The owner of any property or premises from which industrial wastes are originated and discharged to the sewer collection system of the city, shall within 120 days of the written notice, install, or cause to be installed, a suitable control manhole near the outlet of each sewer, drain, pipe, channel, or other connection which delivers the owner's wastes to the sewer collection system of the city. Such a manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the city secretary. 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. Duly authorized personnel of the city shall have the right of access to the control manhole and flow measuring devices at any time.

    (b)

    The owner of any property or premises from which industrial wastes are originated and discharged to the sewer collection systems of the city shall, within 120 days of the written notice, install, or cause to be installed, a suitable flow measuring device adjacent to or within the control manhole.

    (c)

    All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable sample taken at the control manhole. In the event the owner does not provide an adequate control manhole, samples shall be taken in the plant at their origin, and shall be assessed on the basis herein set forth until the control manhole is provided.

    (d)

    Sampling and testing of the industrial waste discharge shall be accomplished by the city at such intervals deemed necessary to maintain a control over the discharge from the property or premises. Any and all test results of a sampling shall be considered as the condition of the waste being discharged until the next sampling.

    (e)

    Sampling and testing of the industrial waste discharge for the purpose of establishing the rate of a surcharge, if any, shall be accomplished at least annually at the expense of the city but may be done at a more frequent time interval if it is deemed necessary to maintain control over the discharge.

    (f)

    In the event no waste flow measurement of the discharge is available, the metered water consumption shall be used as the waste discharge flow. The metered water consumption shall be that volume recorded by the city, where public water supply is used, together with authentic records of consumption from any private sources used. Measurement of water from private sources shall be done at the expense of the owner in a manner approved by the city, and such metering records and equipment shall be available to a duly authorized person from the city at all times.

(Code 1994, § 11.406; Ord. No. 33, § 6, 2-16-1972)