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Control Manhole. Any person discharging nondomestic wastewater into the County's sanitary sewer shall construct and maintain a suitable control manhole to fac£1itate observation, measurements and sampling of all wastewater including domestic wastewater from the industry. The control manhole shall be constructed downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved system at a suitable and satisfactory location and built in a manner approved by the Administrator or his designee. Measuring Device. Where a storage tank is not required, the control manhole shall be equipped with a permanent type volume measuring device such as a nozzle, or other device approved by the Executive Director. The manhole shall be installed by the person discharging the wastewater at his own expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times. Interrupted Service Note. Notice shall be given to the Executive Director or his designee when normal industry will be interrupted for seventy-two (72) hours or longer and wastewater will not be available for discharge, or when a change of process is contemplated or malfunction of the treatment facility occurs or is anticipated which will alter demands on the wastewater treatment facilities. Normal operations shall include allowance for legal holidays and other announced plant shutdowns. Users with potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter. Plans for the construction of the equalization tank, control manhole, controlling devices, and volume measuring devices shall be approved by the Executive Director prior to the beginning of construction. Section 10-2.8 Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plans. At least once every two (2) years, the Executive Director shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs an accidental discharge/slug control plan. The Executive Director may require any user to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan. Alternatively, the Executive Director may develop such a plan for any user. An accidental discharge/slug control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: a. Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges; b. Description of stored chemicals; Procedures for immediately notifying the Executive Director of any accidental or slug discharge, as required by Section 10-5.6 of this ordinance; and do Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response. Section 10-2.9 Hauled Wastewater. Any person engaging in the transport of septage, wastes from chemical toilets or other liquid or semi-liquid wastewater for the purpose of disposal shall be referred to herein as contractors. Contractors shall be allowed to empty wastewater permitted by this subsection into the sewer system at designated structures located at the POTW subject to the following limitations and conditions: Before emptying septic tank sludge or wastes from chemical toilets into the sewer system at the POTW, contractors shall have obtained and have in their possession a currently va~id permit to provide scavenger service issued by