Wastewater Characteristics. 2.1 The Partnership shall receive, treat and dispose of Member Towns’ wastewater in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, water quality standards, orders and decrees of any state and/or federal governmental authority having jurisdiction over the treatment, and disposal/ recharge of wastewater. The Partnership shall comply at all times with the Partnership’s Groundwater Discharge Permit(s). 2.2 Member Towns shall adopt as a minimum the rules, regulations and requirements of the Partnership proscribing and limiting the content of wastewater discharged into the sewers that convey flow to the Common Partnership System. The rules, regulations and requirements include but are not limited to: 2.2.1 Sewer Use Regulations (Partnership to develop and adopt new regulations prior to treatment plant being operational) The Partnership shall send written notice of any proposed revisions to the Partnership’s Sewer Use Regulations to the Member Towns 30 days prior to such revision(s) being enacted or adopted. 2.3 It is recognized that under extreme wet weather events or high groundwater periods that increased Infiltration and/or Inflow (I/I) may occur. In recognition of this, each Member Town shall work cooperatively with the Partnership to investigate and reduce its flows so that I/I flow by Member Towns is maintained to be within industry (Water Pollution Control Federation or other) and regulatory (MassDEP or other) guidelines. It is the responsibility of each Member Town to pay for its own I/I evaluations, studies, construction, and related work to reduce I/I within each Member Town’s respective Local Wastewater System. 2.4 Any Member Town accepting wastewater from an adjacent customer community shall be responsible for requiring the customer community to adopt and adhere to any and all Partnership requirements regarding wastewater regulations, permits or Partnership operations as defined herein. The Partnership shall have the authority to require that a Member Town pursues appropriate actions in this regard and may charge any costs the Partnership incurs for this enforcement to said Member Town.
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Samples: Partnership Agreement, Partnership Agreement, Partnership Agreement
Wastewater Characteristics. 2.1 The Partnership shall receive, treat and dispose of Member Towns’ wastewater in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, water quality standards, orders and decrees of any state and/or federal governmental authority having jurisdiction over the treatment, and disposal/ recharge of wastewater. The Partnership shall comply at all times with the Partnership’s Groundwater Discharge Permit(s).
2.2 Member Towns shall adopt as a minimum the rules, regulations and requirements of the Partnership proscribing and limiting the content of wastewater discharged into the sewers that convey flow to the Common Partnership System. The rules, regulations and requirements include but are not limited to:
2.2.1 Sewer Use Regulations (Partnership to develop and adopt new regulations prior to treatment plant being operational) The Partnership shall send written notice of any proposed revisions to the Partnership’s Sewer Use Regulations to the Member Towns 30 days prior to such revision(s) being enacted or adopted.
2.3 It is recognized that under extreme wet weather events or high groundwater periods that increased Infiltration and/or Inflow (I/I) may occur. In recognition of this, each Member Town shall work cooperatively with the Partnership to investigate and reduce its flows so that I/I flow by Member Towns is maintained to be within industry (Water Pollution Control Federation or other) and regulatory (MassDEP or other) guidelines. It is the responsibility of each Member Town to pay for its own I/I evaluations, studies, construction, and related work to reduce I/I within each Member Town’s respective Local Wastewater System.
2.4 Any Member Town accepting wastewater from an adjacent customer community shall be responsible for requiring the customer community to adopt and adhere to any and all Partnership requirements regarding wastewater regulations, permits or Partnership operations as defined herein. The Partnership shall have the authority to require that a Member Town pursues appropriate actions in this regard and may charge any costs the Partnership incurs for this enforcement to said Member Town.
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Samples: Partnership Agreement, Partnership Agreement
