§ 110-152. Purpose and intent; administration; jurisdiction; rules of construction.

(a)

Purpose and intent. The board of county commissioners has determined that establishing industrial pretreatment requirements is necessary and is in the best interest of the citizens of the county. This division sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works for the county and enables the county to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code § 1251 et seq.), the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403) and the Florida Administrative Code (62-625, F.A.C.). The objectives of this division are:

(1)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will interfere with its operation;

(2)

To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;

(3)

To protect both publicly owned treatment works personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;

(4)

To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the publicly owned treatment works;

(5)

To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the publicly owned treatment works; and

(6)

To enable the county to comply with its various permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the publicly owned treatment works is subject.

This division shall apply to all users of the publicly owned treatment works. The division 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 program established herein.

This division shall not be deemed as alleviating compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. Specific user charge and industrial cost recovery requirements, promulgated by resolution passed by the board of county commissioners or by law, shall be considered as a part of this division upon official adoption.

(b)

Administration. This division shall be administered by the county administrator. The county administrator is responsible for the development and promulgation of the necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the division. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the administrator may be delegated by the administrator to a duly authorized county employee.

(c)

Jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided herein, this division shall apply only to unincorporated areas of the county where the county provides or plans to provide wastewater service in accordance with the provisions of the county comprehensive plan and to areas of the county which discharge wastewater to the county wastewater system through a multijurisdictional agreement.

(d)

Rules of construction. For the purposes of administration and enforcement of this division, unless otherwise stated in this division, the following rules of construction shall apply to the text of this division:

(1)

The word "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary. The word "may" is permissive.

(2)

Words used in the present tense shall include the future, and words used in the singular shall include the plural, and plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.

(Ord. No. 98-17, § 2, 8-4-98; Ord. No. 11-21, § 2, 12-6-11)