Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit - Tri-Pac, Inc.

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Tri-Pac Inc. Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit page 18 of 36 procedures shall be outlined for each permittee. No permittee shall introduce or cause to be introduced petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause Pass Through or Interference. j. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths-horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Board. k. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not. l. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Director for such materials. m. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Board as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirement of the State, Federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters. n. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0, any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 11.0, or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW), or that interferes with any treatment process. o. 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 to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair. p. Sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes. q. Medical Wastes, except as specifically authorized by the Director. r. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the POTW’s effluent to fail a toxicity test. s. Materials which exert or cause: i. Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (S.S.) (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate). ii. Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions). iii. Unusual S.S., CBOD, BOD, ammonia-nitrogen, phosphorus, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works. iv. Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs," as defined herein. t. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent will be compromised.