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SUBSTITUTE BILL <br /> ORDINANCE NO. - <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL <br /> OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br /> AMENDING ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 17 <br /> OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PRETREATMENT <br /> REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to amend portions of Article <br /> 2 of Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code to bring the City' s sewage <br /> pretreatment requirements into compliance with current federal <br /> pretreatment regulations . This ordinance is in response to <br /> suggestions made by the EPA after review of our current ordinance <br /> requirements . <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the <br /> City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows : <br /> SECTION I . Sections 17-8 through 17-10, Division 3 of Article <br /> 2, Chapter 17 of the South Bend Municipal Code are amended to read <br /> as follows : <br /> DIVISION 3 . USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS <br /> Section 17-8 . Prohibited Discharge Standards . <br /> (a) General Prohibitions . No person shall discharge, <br /> introduce or cause to be discharged or introduced into the POTW any <br /> pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. <br /> These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or <br /> not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any <br /> other National, State or local pretreatment standards or <br /> requirements . <br /> (b) Specific Prohibitions . No person shall discharge, <br /> introduce or cause to be discharged or introduced any of the <br /> following described pollutants, substances or wastewater into any <br /> public sewersor directly or indirectly into the POTW: <br /> (1) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or <br /> other pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard <br /> to the POTW, including, but not limited to, wastestreams <br /> with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 1400F (600C) <br /> using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261 .21 . <br /> (2) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or <br /> poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient <br /> quantity, either singly or by interaction with other <br /> wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment <br /> process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, <br /> create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the <br /> receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant . <br /> (3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5 .5 <br />