§ 136-36. Regulation of waste received from other jurisdictions.

A. 

If another municipality, or user located within another municipality, contributes wastewater to the Lebanon Treatment Works, the city, pursuant to RSA Ch. 53-A, shall enter into an intermunicipal agreement with the contributing municipality.

B. 

Prior to entering into an agreement required by Subsection A above, the Director of Public Works shall request the following information from the contributing municipality:

(1) 

A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the Lebanon Treatment Works by the contributing municipality.

(2) 

An inventory of all users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to the Lebanon Treatment Works.

(3) 

Such other information as the Director of Public Works may deem necessary.

C. 

An intermunicipal agreement, as required by Subsection A above, shall contain the following conditions:

(1) 

A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use chapter which is at least as stringent as this chapter, and local limits which ensure that the pollutant loadings allocated to the contributing municipality are not exceeded. The requirement shall specify that such chapter and local limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the city's chapter or revisions to the loadings allocated to the contributing municipality.

(2) 

A requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised user inventory on at least an annual basis.

(3) 

A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities, including industrial discharge permit issuance, inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the Director of Public Works; and which of these activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality and the Director of Public Works.

(4) 

A requirement for the contributing municipality to provide the Director of Public Works with access to all information that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment activities.

(5) 

Limitations on the nature, quality and volume of the contributing municipality's wastewater at the point where it discharges to the Lebanon Treatment Works.

(6) 

Requirements for monitoring the contributing municipality's discharge.

(7) 

A provision ensuring the Director of Public Works access to the facilities of users located within the contributing municipality's jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling and any other duties deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works.

(8) 

A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms contained within the agreement.

D. 

Intermunicipal agreements must receive NHDES approval.