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. . I ~ . . ORDINANCE NO. 1357 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE l2 1/2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, SAID ARTICLE BEING THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: ADDING DEFINITIONS OF APPROVING AUTHORITY, DRY INDUSTRY, AND SUPERINTENDENT: PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF ANY INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTO ANY SANITARY SEWER WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING PERMIT THEREFOR: REQUIRING CONTROL MONITORING WELLS AND OTHER METERS, SAFETY AND MONITORING DEVICES: ESTABLISHING SAMPLING AND TESTING PRO- CEDURE: MONITORING THE INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY SURCHARGE FORMULA: REQUIRING AN ANNUAL PERMIT AND DISCHARGE REPORT: ESTABLISHING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS: AND ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES: PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MIS- DEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00): CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSES: FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section l, Section 2, Section 14, Section 15, Section 17, Section 18, and Section 19, of Article 12 l/2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, commonly called the Industrial Waste Ordinance of the City of La Porte are hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, to-wit: II SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (1) "APPROVING AUTHORITY" means the Director of Public Works or his duly authorized representative. (8) "DRY INDUSTRY". An industry discharging only typical domestic waste into the City sewer system and having no process or manufacturing operation that discharges liquid industrial waste of any characteristic into the City sewer system. (20) II SHALL II is mandatory: "MAY" is permissive. (23) II SUPERINTENDENT" means the Director of Public Works of the City of La Porte, Texas, or his duly authorized deputy, agent or representative. SECTION 2. PROHIBITED DISCHARGES. (a) After April 1, 1983, no person, firm, or establishment shall depositor discharge any industrial waste into any sanitary sewer within the City of La Porte without first obtaining a permit therefore. (b) No person may discharge to public sewers any waste which by itself or by interaction with other wastes may: