General purpose and policy.

A. This chapter establishes rules and regulations governing the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes and other waste into the Town of Webster's sanitary sewer system or tributaries thereto, providing for the establishment and collection of charges for use of such sewer system and sewers and prescribing penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations.

B. The general purpose of this chapter is to provide for the efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and legal operation of the Town of Webster's publicly owned treatment works (POTW). This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributions into the wastewater collection system and treatment systems for the Town of Webster's Town-wide Sewer District and enables the Town to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (the Act) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403), as amended.

C. This chapter shall apply to all the users of the POTW. It authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the programs established herein.