§ 18-90. Purpose and policy.

This article sets forth uniform requirements for the industrial users of Chesterfield County and enables the county to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act and the General Pretreatment Regulations 40 CFR 403 as amended. Users must comply with state pretreatment standards, as set out at 9 VAC § 25-31-730 through 9 VAC § 25-31-900, as amended. The objectives of this article are:

(a)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will interfere with its operations;

(b)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works and be discharged into the receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;

(c)

To protect publicly owned treatment works personnel and the general public;

(d)

To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the publicly owned treatment work;

(e)

To enable Chesterfield County to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other applicable federal or state laws.

(Ord. of 4-29-09(1), § 1)

(Ord. of 4-29-09(1), § 1)