§ 935.27. Same—Flammable, explosive or hazardous substances and foreign matter.

(a)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:

(1)

Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.

(2)

Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to human or animal health or safety, to the public welfare or to the environment, or create or contribute to a public nuisance or create or contribute to any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.

(3)

Any waters or wastes having pH lower or higher than that normally encountered in the system, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment/operation and personnel of the wastewater works without a permit to do so.

(4)

Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but not limited to, ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

(b)

Other than in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of permit issued by the Manager pursuant to Section 935.29 of this Municipal Code, no person (as that term is defined in Section 1135.02(p) of this Municipal Code) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters, Wastes (as that term is defined in Section 1135.02(y) of this Municipal Code) or substances to any public sewer:

(1)

Any hazardous waste the disposal of which in the City of Hurricane or in the area surrounding the City and within one mile of the City boundary has been declared to be nuisance pursuant to Section 1135.04(b)(13) of this Municipal Code; or

(2)

Any prohibited hazardous substance (as that term is defined by Section 1135.02(q) of this Municipal Code), the storage, land disposal, or the storage by conditions constituting land disposal of which, within the City of Hurricane or within the area surrounding the City and within one mile of the City boundary would result in liability under Section 1135.05 of this Municipal Code;

(3)

Any waters or wastes containing "Crude MCHM" in any concentration in excess of the "Odor Detection Threshold" as defined in Section 1135.02(o) of this Municipal Code for that substance.

(c)

Discharges from licensed solid waste facilities. Any discharge with respect to any waste that is required to be reported to the City, and that is properly and timely reported to the City, pursuant to Section 1135.28 of this Municipal Code by any person who owns or operates a "Solid Waste Facility," as that term is defined in West Virginia Code § 22-15-2(34), any part of which is located in the City or within the area surrounding the City and within one mile of the City boundary, licensed by any agency or instrumentality of the Federal or State government to manage, including to treat, store, or dispose of, any waste, including, but not limited to, a "Solid Waste," as that term is defined in West Virginia Code § 22-15-2(31) or hazardous waste.

(Code 1991, § 935.27; Ord. of 6-6-1988; Ord. of 9-2-2014(3); Ord. of 5-4-2015(1), § 1)