Hallsville Regulations for Admissions of Industrial Wastes ordinance (§ 710.070)

A. In order to control the admission of industrial wastes into the public sewer, any person, firm or corporation desiring to deposit or discharge an industrial waste mixture into the sewer or sewerage works of the City, or any sewer connected therewith, or who is now so doing, shall make application to the Superintendent within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of passage of this Article for a permit therefor, upon application forms to be obtained from the Superintendent.

B. The owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall provide and maintain in a suitable accessible location on his/her premises, or such premises occupied by him/her, an inspection chamber or manhole into which all wastes from drain, pipe channel or connection which communicates with any sewer or sewerage works of the City shall discharge unless specifically exempt in writing by the Superintendent. Such manhole or inspection chamber shall be of such design and construction which will facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes and will prevent infiltration by ground and surface waters. Such manholes shall be accessibly and safely located, shall be constructed by the owner at his/her expense in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent and shall be maintained by the owner at his/her expense.

C. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water 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 samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required by the Superintendent, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.

D. Sampling of the effluent or waste discharges may be accomplished manually or by use of mechanical equipment to obtain a composite sample which would be representative of the total effluent. Samples shall be taken at intervals determined by the Superintendent as necessary to maintain a control over the discharge from the establishment. The City shall have the right to enter and set up on company property such devices or equipment necessary to conduct a gauging and sampling operation and to begin such operation upon presentation of proper identification on arrival without advance notice to the company.