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<br />Any Discharger who discharges a slugload of <br />prohibited materials shall be liable for any <br />expense, loss or damage to the POTW, and for any <br />loss for fish kill or any other damage to person <br />or property, in addition to the amount of fines <br />imposed on the Authority on account thereof under <br />State or Federal Law. An additional report with <br />updated information as required above shall be <br />filed within five (5) working days of the initial <br />report. Signs shall be permanently posted In <br />conspicuous places on Discharger's premises, <br />advising employees of whom to call in the event of <br />a slug or accidental discharge. Employers shall <br />instruct all employees who may cause or discover <br />such a discharge with respect to emergency <br />notification procedure. The telephone number of <br />the POTW shall be prominently posted at the <br />industry and the Discharger shall notify the POTW <br />of any slug discharge. <br /> <br />226. If the Town Council permits the pretreatment or equalization <br />of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans and <br />equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the <br />Town Council and subject to the requirements of all <br />applicable codes, ordinances, and laws. <br /> <br />227. Any industrial waste discharged into the public sewers shall <br />be subject to periodic inspection and determination of <br />volume, character, and concentration. The examination shall <br />be made as often as the Superintendent deems it necessary and <br />may include the use of suitable continuous monitoring <br />instruments in appropriate cases. Samples shall be collected <br />either manually or by approved mechanical devices. <br /> <br />228. The installation, operation, and maintenance of the flow <br />measuring and sampling facilities shall be the responsibility <br />of the person discharging the wastes and shall be subject to <br />the approval of the Superintendent. <br /> <br />229. The Superintendent, Inspector, and other duly authorized <br />employees of the Town, State water pollution control <br />employees, and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />employees bearing proper credentials and identification shall <br />be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of <br />inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing <br />in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. The <br />Superintendent or his representatives, the State water <br />pollution control employees, and U. S. EPA employees shall <br />have no authority to inquire into any processes including <br />metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or <br />other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on <br />the kind and source of discharge ~o the sewers or waterways <br />or facilities for waste treatment. <br /> <br />230. It shall be the duty of such industrial user to provide all <br />necessary clearance before entry by the Superintendent and <br />not to unreasonably delay or hinder the Superintendent in his <br />inspection and testing. Any industrial or commercial <br />establishment that discharges industrial (process) wastewater <br />to the publicly owned treatment works. <br /> <br />231. The Superintendent, Sewer Inspector, and other duly <br />authorized employees of the Town bearing proper credentials <br />and identification shall be permitted to enter all private <br />properties through which the Town holds a duly negotiated <br />easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, <br />observation, measurements, sampling, repair, and maintenance <br />of any portion of the sewage works lying within said <br />easement, All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said <br />easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of <br />the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private <br />property involved. <br /> <br />-13- <br />