5a. Update on-site septic regulations

56 treatment works shall pay for such increased costs. (c) Any waters or wastes having pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the wastewater works. (d) 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, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshing, entails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc. either whole or ground by garbage grinders except as defined in Section 13, Article I. 4. The following described substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal systems to concentrations or quantities which will not harm the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or will not otherwise endanger lives, public property, or constitute a nuisance. The Superintendent may set limitations lower that the limitations established in the regulation below if in his opinion such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion as the acceptability, the Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of the subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the Superintendent are as follows: a) Wastewater having a temperature higher that 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius). b) Wastewater containing more that 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oils, or product of mineral oil origin.