NEIC
                    REPORT ON DADE COUNTY




                   INDUSTRIAL WASTE SOURCES




                   INVENTORY AND EVALUATION
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       National Enforcement Investigations Center, Denver
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                     Office of Enforcement

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             REPORT ON DADE COUNTY

            INDUSTRIAL WASTE SOURCES

            INVENTORY AND EVALUATION
        Environmental Protection Agency
             Water Quality Office
Division of Field Investigations - Denver Center
               Denver, Colorado

                  March 1971

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                          TABLE OF  CONTENTS


Title                                                               Page

LIST OF TABLES	      ii

LIST OF FIGURES	     Ill

INTRODUCTION  	       1

SUlCtARY AND CONCLUSIONS	       2

RECOIEIENDATIOHS	       3

INDUSTRIAL WASTE  SOURCE EVALUATION  	       4
     Survey Methods   	       4
     Findings   	       6

BIBLIOGRAPHY  	      13

APPENDICE

     Appendix 1,  Rule  7,  "Regulation  of  tlie  Use of Sanitary
         and Storm Sewers and  the Discharge  of  Waters arid
         Wastes into Utilities' Sewerage Systens."

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                          LIST OF TABLES

                                                               Following
No.    	Title	       Page  No.

 1     SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER SOURCES,
       DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA	     13

 2     INDUSTRIES CURRENTLY UNDER ENFORCEMENT ACTION 	     13
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                         LIST OF FIGURES
                                                               Following
No.    	Title	       Page No.

 1     LOCATION MAP, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA	    13
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                             INTRODUCTION




     During July, 1970, the Governor of Florida requested assistance of




the Federal Water Quality Administration in evaluating water-quality




problems in Dade County, Florida.  On October 22, 1970, the first Dade



County Enforcement Conference was held.



     One of the requirements which resulted from the Dade County




Enforcement Conference was that an inventory of industrial wastewater



sources within Dade County, Florida be compiled.  Recommendations No.



10 of the "Conclusions and Recommendations of the Federal-State Conferees,




Dade County Enforcement Conference" reads, in part:




     "..An inventory of all municipal and industrial waste sources



      within Dade County, Florida, shall be initiated immediately



      by the Federal Water Quality Administration in cooperation



      with the State of Florida and local officials.  A report



      shall be made to the Conferees by April 1, 1971."



This report presents the results of the industrial wastewater inventory.



The inventory data were collected during the period November 28,



1970 through February 1, 1971.



     The cooperation and assistance provided by the State and local



water-pollution control authorities were instrumental to the success



of this waste-source inventory and evaluation.  Grateful acknowledge-



ment is also due numerous industry officials and the various water-



department officials who cooperated in providing information and




water-use data.

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                       SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS




     Few industries discharge wastewater directly into streams or




canals in Dade County.  Of 89 industries having significant wastewater




discharges, only 15 discharge into water courses.  This includes




two soft-drink processors and a paper mill which are in the process




of correcting their pollution problems.  Most of the others are located




on Miami International Airport and discharge acids, caustic, and solvents




associated with aircraft painting, stripping, and cleaning into canals



which empty into the Miami River.  These canals cross the recharge



area for the Miami Springs-Hialeah well field, the main water supply




for Miami.  The pollutants discharged to these canals represents a potential



hazard to the Miami water supply.



     Of the remaining industries, a total of 38 discharge their Industrial



wastewater into domestic sewer systems.  Some of the wastewater entering



che domestic sewers contains heavy metals in concentrations which exceed




the criteria established by Rule 7 of the Dade County Commissioners,



"Regulation of the Use of Sanitary and Storm Sewers, and the Discharge



of Waters and Wastes into Utilities' Sewerage Systems."



     A total of 36 industries discharge wastewater, often containing



toxic compounds, into "dry wells", and are therefore a source of




pollution to the ground-water aquifer underlying Dade County.  This



type of wastewater disposal is used extensively in and around Hialeah,



in the recharge area for the Iliami Springs-Hialeah well field, the



source of domestic water for much of Dade County.

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                           RECOMMENDATIONS




     Most of the industrial wastewaters which are discharged directly



to a water course are from the Miami International and Opa Locka



Airports, which are located on lands controlled by the Dade County




Port Authority (DCPA).   The DCPA has the authority required to eliminate



the pollution from these industries.  It is recommended that the




wastewater effluent from Miami Aviation Corporation, located on



Opa Locka Airport, be discharged into the sanitary sewer system,




instead of the storm drain.



     Miami International Airport has the greatest concentration of



Industrial activity in Dade County.  Wastewater from these industries



should receive treatment prior to being discharged into the sanitary



sewer.  To achieve greater pollution control and to reduce construction



and operation costs, it is recommended that DCPA build one induetrial-



was tewater collection and treatment facility, rather than having



each industry construct and operate individual treatment facilities.



DCPA must prohibit surface and subsurface discharges of untreated



or inadequately treated wastewaters.



     Several industries throughout Dade County discharge toxic materials



directly into sewers with no pretreatment.  Rule 7, adopted June



20, 1966 by the Dade County Commissioners, establishes maximum effluent



concentrations of toxic materials and provides a mechanism whereby



operators of wastewater treatment plants may require operational



data from industries discharging into municipal sewers.  It is recommended



that the treatment plant operators utilize Rule 7 to obtain needed

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information, and to prevent tiic discharge of harmful  levels of




industrial waste witaout adequate pretreatment.  Violations of  Rule  7




must be reported to the Dade County Mr and i.'ater Pollution Control




ISoard for prosectuion.




     The practice o£ discharging industrial wastes, especially  toxic




-.:astes, into ground water is dangerous, wasteful, and must be discon-




tinued, to protect the aquifer.  It is recommended  that  the remaining,




uiisewerod portions of Cade County be severed at  the earliest possible




time.  After the severs arc constructed, pretreatnent of industrial




uastes which are not amenable to treatment by domestic waste-treatment




processes will be required.




     Sampling is recommended at industries which discharge to ground




water.  The recommended sampling also includes domestic  water-supply




uclls, to provide infomation on the prevalence  of  ground-water pollu-




tion, and a United sround-v.-ater survey in Cue area of toxic discharges,




to provide data on the fate of toxics in the aquifer.




     negulation-i of the Fiorina Department of Mr and Uater Pollution




Control provide a mechanism whereby permits muat DC obtained for




all discharges to the ground-water mass.  As a requisite for suc.i




a permit, data is required on nearby wells and tue  quality of the




wastewater.  These regulations car. do nucn to prevent pollution of




tiie valuable Biscayr.e Aquifer, and must be enforced.

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                  Il.DlSTKIAL WASTE SOURCE LVAL'JATIP"




Survey Methods




     A list of over l.GliG Dadc County industries was  drvaloped  fron




sources such as c-.anufacturing indicics and city directories.  ("in




the basib of industry type, this list v:as reduced  to  583  industries




which could be expected to be significant sources  of  industrial vastc.




     T.iis list was furtucr reduced turougu telephone  interviews,




during v/iich inforr.ation was obtained on the  type  and size  of the




industry, wastewater types, receiving waters,  etc.  On the  basio




of these interview's, field inspections were conducted at  233  industries.




The local pollution-control aeer.cies provided  valuable assistance




in the compilation of this reduced list.  T.ic  various water departments




in Lade County were contactcu to obtain water-use  information and




to insure t..at tae major water users were included on the list.




     Owners, plant managers, and other con-any officials  were visited,




to outain information on t.ic oricln, tyne, and disposal of  vastevaters'




plant processes; vater supply, and wasccvater  Duality. Where applicable,




P.v'QA Forn 120, "Report of Industrial l.'abte l.'ater i-lsposal", v/as completed.




Also, where applicaule, a tour of the plant i:,i3 rcquestea and generally




pernitted oy the industry.  An inspection report was  prepared on each




industry which discharged significant industrial wastevater,  and on




those industries -./hicu had been listed as pollution sources by  local




pollution-control authorities.  A total of 95  inspection  reports  '/ere




prepared.  These reports are contained in an  appendix entitled  "?.e-ort




on 3ade County Industrial i.'aste Sources Inventory  and Lvaluation-




Technicnl Appendix".

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     No discharges were sampled during this survey.  The engineers



prepared a list of industries which should be sampled, and provided



information on sampling sites and parameters of concern.





Findings



     Industrial activity in Dade County consists largely of small shops



engaged in light industry such as plastics fabricating and metal



plating.  A major portion of the Dade County industrial activity



is on or near Miami International Airport, and supports this major



center of air commerce, through aircraft service, repair, and rehabili-



tation.



     Table 1 provides information on the major sources of industrial



wastewater throughout Dade County.  The information on this table



was derived from plant investigations, local water and wastewater



plants, and files of local water-pollution control agencies.  Water



use figures reflect mean usage within the past two to four months.



     Abatement actions are pending against several industries because



of the discharge of untreated or poorly treated industrial wastes.



Tnese actions have been taken under the 1899 Refuse Act and local



pollution-control regulations.  The companies are listed on Table



2, with the status of corrective measures.  Most of the industries



have acted to correct the problem.  The exceptions are the various



aircraft service companies located on Miami International Airport.


                   (2)
     Available data    indicate that only 28 percent of Dade County



is currently serviced by sewer systems.  Almost all industries located

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within range of an existing system discharge their liquid wastes,




both sanitary and industrial, to the sewers.  In the case of certain




industries, such as photo processing, the waste is given a preliminary



treatment prior to discharge.  Other industries, notably plating




companies, often discharge toxic materials with no pretreatment.



This is in violation of Rule 7, adopted by the Dade County Board



of County Commissioners on June 20, 1966.




     Rule 7, attached as Appendix 1, provides limits on the concentration



of toxic materials which may be contained in the plant effluent to



receiving sewers, in the following amounts:



               Cyanides                        0.01 rag/I




               Copper, total                   0.05 mg/1



               Chromium, hexavalent            0.05 mg/1



               Chromium, total                 1.0 mg/1




               Cadmium                         0.5 mg/1




               Zinc, total                     1.0 mg/1





The Rule also prohibits the discharge of highly-colored waste, and




requires approval of the discharge of significant industrial waste.



Further, the rule requires the submission of data on the composition




of industrial wastewaters.  This Rule, which is a valuable water-



pollution control proceedure, is largely ignored by industrial dis-



chargers and operators of domestic wastewater treatment plants.



     Industries which discharge wastes into the municipal sewers



are included on Table 1.  Many of these are suspected of discharging

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wastes which do not comply with Rule 7.  Sampling of the effluents




from these industries is necessary in order to evaluate their impact on



the receiving wastewater treatment plants and their ultimate effect



upon the receiving waters.  Companies suspected of discharging wastes




in violation of Rule 7 include:  Aluminaire, Inc., American Plating,




Anodyne, Atlas Metal Industries, August Bros. Bakery, Diamond Color




Labs, Far-llac Plating, Inc., Florida Carib Fishery, Inc., Ililler



Industries, Perkins Marine Lamp & Hardware Corp., Southern Plating,



and Super Brand Dairy.




     Operational data collected during a parallel municipal waste treatment




inventory indicate that the industrial-waste discharges generally




have not adversely affected the operation of the various wastewater



treatment plants.  This is a result of the large quantity of dilution




available in most of the collection systems.  The Myrtle Grove treatment



plant inflow has a higher percentage of industrial wastewater than



most of the other plants, and has previously experienced operational



difficulties due to "slug" loads of industrial wastes.  These "slugs"



reportedly included milk-processing and metal-plating wastes.



     Engineers conducting a parallel municipal waste inventory learned



that a consultant, Precision Analysis, Inc., recently completed a study



of industrial wastewaters discharged to the Myrtle Grove treatment plant.



Attempts to secure a copy of this report were unsuccessful.  Data in the



report would be of value to the conferees in evaluating the effect of




industrial wastewater on domestic treatment systems.



     Virtually all of Dade County is immediately underlain by the




Biscayne Aquifer, a thick, highly-permeable aquifer consisting of

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limestone and sand.  Because of the numerous solution cavities in the


limestone, the aquifer freely transmits water to or from wells, with


almost no filtering action.  This aquifer supplies virtually all


domestic and industrial water used in Dade County, and is an extremely


valuable resource which must be protected.


     Unfortunately, in the unsevered portion of Dade County, the


standard method of industrial waste disposal is via "dry r'clls" or


"soakage pita" which introduce the uaste, generally untreated, directly


into this valuable and vulnerable aquifer.  This practice is especially


dangerous in the case of industries, such as platers, which discharge


long-lived toxic conpounds,  zinc, chromium, and cyanide, as the result


of thair industrial activity.  Only the  large volume of dilution


present in the aquifer has reduced the concentration of toxic  materials.


liany water users nay be  ingesting lov  levels of toxic compounds as.


a result of  the use of "dry  wells" for disposal of such toxics.   This


practice v;as especially  comion iu and  near  Hialeah (Fipure  1) , an


area which recharges  the lliani Springs-Hialeah T-/cll field,  a  major


source  of domestic water throughout Dade County.   Example  industries


include:   Acme Plating  and  Finishing,  Airco  Plating,  Continental


Dumper  Plating, London Platers,  and Standard Bumper Corp.   All industries


which discharge  to the Liscayne  Aquifer are included on Table 1,


and are identified as discharging to  ground water.


      During the  1961  "Symposiun on Ground-Water Contamination", V.r. "1. ii.

                                                                    (4)
 Baker,.Jr.,  of the Florida State Board of Health delivered a paper

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whicLi included excerpts fron Chapter XXI of the Florida State Sanitary




Code.  This Code required an application for approval for all vaste




discharged to the ground-water mass.  The application required informa-




tion on nearby wells, the nature and analysis of the waste, and sucn




additional information as may be required by the State Board of Health.




No waste deemed injurious to the public health could be discharged




to the ground water.  Virtually identical provisions are contained in




Chapter 17-3 of the rules of the Departnent of Air and Water Pollution




Control.




     During the Industrial Waste Inventory, it was apparent that




the regulations cited in 1CC1 by Ilr. Baker and currently in effect have




been largely ignored with the result that widespread ground-"atcr




contamination has occurred without the control which the regulations




attempt to achieve.




     Few industries discnarge wastes directly into the surface waters of




Daiie County.  Table 1 includes information on 15 industries which do




discharge to the various rivers and canals.  As shown by a comparison




between Table 1 and Table 2, many of the industries discharging to surface




waters are currently under court action for their discharger.,  ''isiolc




effects on receiving waters resulted from the discharge of:




     1.  Process wastes from Pepsi-Cola Bottling.




     2.  Uastewater from the clarifier operated by :.iani Board, SinUin




           Industries.




     5.  Aircraft washing, solvents, and oil fron various aircraft service




           organizations on Jliami International Airport.

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     Both 1'lami International and Opa Locka Airports are served by




sewers maintained by the Dade County Port Authority.  Wastes fron




the llianl International Airport sewer are, in turn, discharged into




ttie i'iarai sewage systen, while v/astes fron Opa LocUa Airport are




treated in an existing treatment plant maintained by the Dade County




Port Authority.




     Although bot;i airports are served by sanitary severs, a large




number of airport industries discharge industrial waste, predoninatcly




from aircraft paint stripping and cleaning, into nearby canals.  The




pollutants include oil, solvents, acid, caustic, and heavy metals.




These discharges are included in Table 1.  Some of the more significant




sources include:




          Aerodex




          :iodern Air Transport




          Airlift, Inc.




          Northeast Airlines




          Dutler Aviation of Miami, Inc.




          Iliami Aviation Corp. (Opa Locka Airport)




Legal action under the Refuse Act has been initiated by tr.e L.3.




Attorney against the first three companies lifted above.  Participants




in the inventory observed the discharge of oil and solvents fron Dutler




Aviation of lliami, Inc. and Iiodcrn Air Transports.




     Currently, industries at both airports save waste oil in drums,




and depend on local waste-oil reclainers for removal and disposition

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of the spent oil.  Uccortedly, the oil reclaimers are marginal operations,




and may go out of business.  If this occurs, the industries will




not have an acceptable method of disposal for  tue large quantities




of waste oil generated.  This could be expected to aggravate existing




water-pollution problems associated with the airport industries.




If the reclaimers cease operation, liCPA should investigate tne possibilities




of installing oil-reclanation facilities at the airport.




     The discharges of oil, chemicals, and metals fron t'iani Inter-




national Airport are cause for grave concern, not only because of




the effect on the canals and the Lliami River, but also because, as




shown in Figure 1, surface water in these streams is a source of




recharge for the lliarai Sprincs-IIialoah well field, a major source of




domestic water in Dade County.  Such pollutants can easily destroy




this valuable aquifer.  L;ade County Port Autuority should exercise




its authority as property owner to prevent che discharge of inadequately




created wastes by its tenants,  better control, as veil au aconony




of operation, would result if DCPA installed a single industrial




waotcwatcr collection and treatment system.

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                            BI'JLIOGRAPHY




1.  Executive enterprises, Inc., 1370.  Metropolitan 'iiani llanufactur-




      ing Directory, :iiami.




2.  Greeley and llansen - Connell Associates, Inc., January 15, 1971.




      Supplement to lietropolitan Dade County 1001 Liaster Plan for  Sanitary




      Sewerage, Idani.




3.  Parker, C. G., G. C. Ferguson, S. K. Love, and others, 1955.   iJater




      Resources of Southeastern Florida:  U.S. Geological Survey i.'ater-




      Supply Paper 1255.




4.  U.S. Puolic Health Service, 19G1, Proceedings.  Syr.nosiun on Ground-




      Water Contamination, Cincinnati.

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                                        Table 1.—Significant Industrial Wasteuatur Sources In Ride County, Florida
          Industry
                                    tlajor
                              Product or Service
                         'tater Use
                      Type and Amount
   Nature of
Waste Discharged  Receiving Hater
                                                            Present
                                                           Treatment
                                                                                                                              Treatment Needs - Remarks
Acme Plat inf. and Finishing
651 West 18th Street
Hialeah

Aerodex, Inc.
Miami International Airport
liiami

Alrco Plating
3636 iW 46tn Street
HI ami
Electroplating
Rinse water
1.386,000 Sal/rao(A)
lletivy metals
                                                                                         Ground water
                                                                                                          Minor
Aircraft servicing  Uasn water.          Crease, oil and   C.inal tributary  Oil seperator,
                    sanitary              heaw metals,     to I'lami River,  pll control
                    5,550,000 |Ml/no(2)   cyanide.         Sanitary sewer
Electroplating
                                  Pretreatment  and sewer connection.
                                  Sample  effluent and wells for
                                   heavy  metals.

                                  Adequate  pretreatment and newer
                                   connection.   Sample for oil,
                                   nrease,  and  heavy netals.
Klnse water
838,000 f>al/inn(4)
Heavy metals      Ground water     Neutralization.   Pretreatment and sewer connection.
                                    detention        Sample  well  for heavy metals.
Aircraft Plating, Inc.
Alul NW 28th Street
••liami

Airlift, International
Iliaml International Airport
Miaou

Alrtcch Services, Inc.
liiami International Airport
I'.iarai

Alert Planar,
1115 NW 10th Avenue
Iliaml

Alton Uox Board
6891 NU 74th Street
iledley

Alumlnaire, Inc.
1GOO NU 165th Street
ilorth iliami Bcacli

Aluminum Anodizinp Company
3630 NW 76th Street
iliani
electroplating
Air freight
 operator
Light-aircraf t
 overiidul
Wash water           Heavy metals
3,4
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                                   Table 1.—Significant Industrial Wascewater Sources in Dade County, Florida—Continued
          Industry
      Major              Water Use          Mature of
Product or Service	Type and Amount	Waste Discharged  Receiving Hater
                                                                                                              Present
                                                                                                             Treatment
                                                                                                                             Treatment Needs - Remarks
Aluminum finishing Corp.
  of Florida
13464 NU 26th Avenue
Opa Locka

American Plating
50 NU 22nd Avenue
lliaml
Anodyzed
 aluminum
Rinse water          Aluminum, acid,   Ground water     Settling
1,919,000 gal/mo(7)   caustic, dye
Decorative plating  Rinse water
                    9,000 gal/mo(3)
                     Heavy metals
                                       Sanitary sewer
                                       Virginia Key
                                                                         Adequate pretreatment and sewer
                                                                          connection.  Sample effluent and
                                                                          wells for aluminum.
Drip tank prior to rinse.
Sample effluent for heavy metals.
Anodyne
1270 NU 165th Street
Miami

Arrow Beef Corporation
18330 NE 2nd Avenue
Iliami
Lithograph and
 silk-screen
 print.

Cut meat from
 carcasses
Wash water
 dye makeup
930,000 gal/mo(6)

Uash water
                     Dye, heavy        Sanitary sewer,  pll control,
                      metals           Myrtle Creek      aeration
                     Dried blood       Sanitary sewur   Crease trap
                                              Crovc
Sample effluent for heavy metals.
                                                                         Pretreatment
Associated Plastics
10101 E. 31st Street
llialeah

Atlas Metal Industries, Inc.
1135 NU 159th Drive
North Miami

August Bros. Bakery
Seaboard Industrial Park
Miami
                              Paints
Fabricated metnl
                    Product makeup,
                     washing
                    62,000 gal/mo(l)

                    Rinse water
                     Paint, solvent    Ground water
bread products      Uash water
                                         Heavy metals
                                       Sanitary sewer
                                       Iiyrtle Crovc
                     Ilifjh organic      Sanitary sewer
                      load             Seaboard Ind.
                                        Park
                                                                         Connection to sewer system.
                                                                         Sample water supply and effluent
                                                                          for heavy metals.
                                                                         Sample effluent  for BOD
Beverage Cdnners
Seaboard Industrial Park
Miami

Blrray Photo Engraving Co.
2244 NU 21st Terrace
Miami
Canned soft drinks  Product makeup,      Organic loading   Sanitary sewer,
                    wash water                             Seaboard Ind.
                    3.320,000 gal/mo(3)                     Park
Photo developing    Rinse water
 printing, and
 engraving
                     Photo chemicals   Sanitary sewer
                      ferric chloride  Virginia Key
                                                                         Sample effluent  for BOD
                                                                                             None

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                                   Table 1.—Significant Industrial Uastewater Sources In Uade County, Flordla—Continued
Industry
Borden's Dairy
7103 ML 2nd Avenue
Iliami
Brltt Metal Processing, Inc.
7490 NW 24th Avenue
Iliami
Butler Aviation of Iliami,
Inc.
lllaml International Airport
Iliami
Major
Product or Service
Milk and dairy
productb

Aircraft engine
parts

Refurbishing of
used aircraft


Water Use
Type and Amount
Waste water


Chrome plating
solution, washing
46,000 gal/mo (3)
Aircraft stripping
and cleaning
182,000 gal/mo(2)

Nature of
Waste Discharged
Organic loading


ChroDlum


Oil, caustic.
acid, solvents
heavy metals

Receiving Hater
Ground water


Ground water


Canal tributary
to Miami River


Present
Treatment



Chromium
reduction
precipitation
Settling tank



Treatment Needs - Remarks
Connection to sewer system.


Connection to sewer system.


P re treatment and connection to
sewer system


Canada Dry Bottling Co. of
  Florida, Inc.
5900 NW 72nd Avenue
Miami

Capital Film 1-abs, Inc.
199b HE 150th btreet
North Miami

Coca Cola Bottling Company
  of Miami
301 NU 29th Street
Miami

Colebrook Knitting Mills
3965 E. 10th Ct.
Illaleah

ColorGraphic Photo Engravers
1822 NW 22nd Street
Iliami

Continental Bumper Plating
4975 E. 10th Lane
Illaleah
                              Soft drinks
tlovle film
 processing


Soft drinks
Knit sweaters
Photo engravinj;
                    Hater treatment,
                     product makeup
                     wash water
Rinse water
920,000 gal/mo(5)
                     Organic loading   58th St. Cdnal   Being Installed  Company presently  under litigation
Photo chemicals   Sanitary sewer.  Sliver precipi-  None
                  North Miami       tation, solu-
                                    tion recycling
                    Product makeup.      Organic loading   Sanitary seucrs,
                     washing                               Virginia Key
                    4,511,000 gal/mo(3)
                    Sweater washing
Rinse water
3,300 gal/mod)
                                         Natural oils
                                       Closed system    recycling
Bumper reflnislung  Rinse water
                    6,100 gal/mo(4)
Photo chemicals   Sanitary sewers
                  Virginia Key
                     Cyanide, heavy    Ground water     Settling
                      metals
                                                                                             None
                                                                                             None
                                                                                             None
                                                    Pretreatment and connection to
                                                     sewer system.  Sample effluent

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                                   Table 1.--SiRnifleant  Industrial Wastcwater Sources  In  Uade  County,  Florida—Continued
          Industry
Continental Can Company
Seaboard Industrial Park
111 ami
      Major              Water Use          nature of                           Present
Product or Service    Type and Amount    Waste Discharged  Receiving Water     Treatment	Treatment Needs - Remarks
                              Cans
                    Cooling              Heat, heavy
                    314,000 Gal/rao(3)     metals
                                       Sanitary newer,
                                       Seaboard Ind.
                                        Park
                                                     Sample  effluent.
Cott Bolt ling of Florida
7130 NW 35th Avenue
Miami
                              Soft drinks
Product makeup.      Organic loadlnp   Ground wati-r
 washinp,
                                                                                              Connection to sanitary sewer
                                                                                               system.
Uade County Dairies
7350 NW 30th Avenue
Miami
Ililk products
Wash water, cooling  B.icteria,
                      organlcs
                                                                                         Ground water
                                   Spray
                                    irrigation
                 Connection  to  sewer system.
Uade Division,
American Hospital Supply
  Corporation
1851 Delaware Parkway
Miami
Diagnostic
 Reagents
Wash water           Chemicals,
181,000 gal/mod)     bacteria
                                       Sanitary beuer
                                       Virginia Key
                                   pll control
                 Sample effluent
Delt.i Air Lines
t'iami International Airport
Miami
                              Airline
                    Alrcr.ift vashinr,     °il, solvents     Canal
                                                                                                           Oil  generator
                                                                          Now minor use of facility.
                                                                          Company under litigation.
Diamond Color Labs
1999 NE 150th Street
North Miami

Dodr.c. Inc.
380 :iE 60tli Struct
Miami

Lantern Air Linen
Miami International Airport
Miami

Lcononiy Packing Company
2419 Uest 3rd Court
liialcaii

hnp.ravers. Inc.
1120 NW 21st Street
iliami
Film process ill)'.     Rinse i/ater
Llcctroplatinf,
Airline
Killing and
 cutting oeef
Rinse water
29,000 "al/mo(3)
                     Photo chenicals   Sanitary sev
                                       North Miami
Heavy metals
                                                           Ground water
Settling
                                                                          Inspector refused admission  to
                                                                           plant.   Sample effluent.  Company
                                                                           reportedly treats effluent.

                                                                          Pretreatment and connection  to
                                                                           sewer system.
                    Aircraft washinp,.    Oil, heavy
                     metal platinf,
                    U,520,000 Ral/mo(2)
                                       Sanitary sower,  Oil  sencrator,    Connection of all wastes lines
                                       Virginia Key     nctal  prccipi-     to sewer system
                                       Canal            tat ion
Waoiiiiip              Crease, organic   Ground water     f.rease  traps      Connection Co sewer system
49G.UOO gal/mo(4)     loading                           septic  tanks
Photo eiiRravuif;     Rinse water
                     Photo clieraicals.  Sanitary t>eucr,  Neutralization,   Classified work, no plant
                      heavy metals     Virginia Key     silver precipi-    admittance.
                                                        tat ion

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                                   Table 1.—Significant  Industrial Wastuwaler Sources  In  Dado County,  Florida—Continued
          Indus t ry
l.stcb Silversmiths
2152 MU 17tli Avenue
Miami

Far :iac Plating, Inc.
2196 :nj 17 tli Avenue
Miami

Farm Stores, Inc.
5800 MU 74til Avenue
Miami

Federal Packing Company
330 U. 23rd Street
Illalcati

Florida Carlb Fishery, Inc.
25 SW South River Drive
Miami

Florida Live-Pack Lobster
  Sales
34 Hook Square
(11 ami Springs
Florida Processing Company
6900 NW 69tli Street
tliami Springs

C. Ccrtz Enterprises
3401 NW 73rd Street
Miami

Gotham Provision Company,
  Inc.
7301 NW 74tli Street
tied ley

Henderson's Portion Pak
4202 Salzedo
Coral Cables
      Major              I'atur use          .'laturc of                            Present
Product or Survlcu  _ Type and «jnount    Waste Discharged  Itecclvnij- Water	Treatment	Treatment Needs - Remarks
Decorativu |il.iLin)>.  Kmse ualcr          Heavy metals      Sanit.irv -.ewer,
                                                           Virginia Kuy
                                                                          Small operation.
'letal plating
Rinse uatc-r
12.000 gal/mod)
Process, coolinr;,
boiler from well
Heavy metals
Waste milk and
products
Sanit.iry souur,
Virginia Key
Cround watur
Activated
treatment
Killing and
 cutting beef
Lobster Proccsser
Lobster sales
Uashing
599,000 gal/mo(4)
Blood, paunch     Cround water
 manure, grease
                                         Organic loading   Sanitarv sewer
                                          from lobster     Virginia Key
                                          process
                                                                          Sample effluent for heavy metals
                                                                                              Better operation at exlstinp, waste
                                                                                               treatment facilities.
Ineffective old  Pretreatment.  Connect  to  sewer
 package plant    system when completed  in  Hlaleah
                  area.
                    Cooling water
                                         Coliforras
                                                           Canals
                                                                             None
                                                         Settling
                                                                                              PretreatDent
                                                    Connection  to newer system.  Fecal
                                                     conforms  apparently result from
                                                     other  tenants (theatre) on
                                                     property.   Company under litiga-
                                                     tion.
Tallow and meat     Rinse water
 scrap processing   boiler feed
                     Organic loading   Trucked  to
                      f.reasc           Virginia  Key
                                   Package plant     In operation.
                                    chlorlnatlon
Knit tine mill
Killing and
 cutting beef
Processing food
 products
Uashlng nnd dycinp   Oil and dye
682,000 gal/mo(4)
                  Cround water     Carbon filters    Connection  to sewer system.
Blood, pauch      Ground water
 manure, grease
                                                         Settling ,
                                                          grease trap
                                                                                              Connection to sewer system
Wash water
shrimp thawing
Crease, organic   Sanitary sower   Crease trap      None
 loading          Coral Cables

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                                    TabIn  1.—Significant Industrial Wastewater Sources  In  Dade  County,  Florida—Continued
                                     tlajoi               Water Use          Mature of                            Present
 	Industry	  	Product  ni Jiurvite	Type and Amount    Wastf Discharged   Receiving  llattT  _  Tre.itmcnt	Treatment  Needs - Remarks
Home liilk Producers            Process  milk         Wash, coo Imp,        Organic londinp,    Snnit.iry  Stm.r   Rec I rcul^teil     None
  Assocl.ition                                      7,Jbu,000 -,,il/pui(3)                     Vlrp.lnin  Key      coo Imp, water
2451 IAJ 7th Avenue
Homestead Air Force LJase
homestead
lluward Johnson
1031 l.'est flakier Street
I'laiiu
International Aerodyne,  Inc.
liiaml International Airport
'liami

Jim Kubbins beat Belt
  Company
703 L. 10th Avenue
Hlulcah

Key Uiscayne Hand Print
3480 NIJ 41st Street
iiiaml
                               Air  Force  Base
                               Ice  cream
                              Aircraft
                                maintenance
                               Finish  seal  belts
                               from spool  fabric
                               Silk  screen
                                printing;
Washing* aircraft     Solvents,          Canalb
                     detcrfent, oil
                      and  grease
                                                                                                            Oil M-[irrator
                                                   Doi ler feed,
                                                   coolln|>,  process
                                                   uash water
                                                   240,000 f,al/mo(3)
                     Ori;nnic  loadiiig;   Sanit.iry sew.
                                        Virginia I.L-
Aircraft washing     Oil,  caustic.      Sanitary sewer   None
 and stripping       ntiJ,  solvent,     Virginia Kuy
U,3U(1 p,al/nio(2)      heavy  netals
Cool in;;, uaslilnp.      Dye
3.300,000 ,',al/mo(4)
Water feed, I'ashinr   IIVL
 and dyuinn
Sanitar" scrur    None
for coollnp,
water.  Scaled
pit for dye wash

Hauled away       None
                                                                                                                             None
                                                                                                                             None
                                   Pretreatment:  Sample  drain during
                                     aircraft washing.  (Question as
                                     co disposal of waste.

                                   None
                                                                                                                             Connect  to  sewer.
Kim Color
(Tremendous Color, Monkey
  Color, Inc.)
332 West 20th Street,
Ilialcali

London Platers
1080 L. 24th Street
Ilialcah

HeArthur Jersey Farms
6B31 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami
                               Huoto  proces-iiii}'
lUnsc water
2,196.000
                               Decorative platmi',  Kinse water
                                                    fron well
                                                                        Photo chemicals   Ground water     Settling
                     Heavy  metals       Ground water
                               Milk  distribution   Coollnc., washing     Organic loadliiK   Ground waCer
                                                   6,342,000 gal/ino(3)
                                   Pretreatment and connection to
                                    sewer system  (Plans have  been
                                    made for connection)
                                   Pretreatment and connection  to
                                    sewer system.  Sample effluent
                                    and wells for heavy metals

                                   Connection to sewer system

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                                   Table 1.—Significant  Industrial Uastewater  Sources  In  Dadc County,  Florida—Continued
                                    Major              Water  Use           Nature  of                            Present
 	Industry	Product or Service    Type  and  Amount     Haste  Discharged _ Jtec_el_vlji£_Uiitcr	Treatment

Miami Aviation Corporation    Aircraft            Aircr.ift  stripping   Oil, solvents     Canal via -.lorm  None
Op a Locka Airport              refurbislmif        mul i_le.mlnf          acid,  caustic,     drain
Opa LocUa                                         2UO ,1)110 •;.il/mo(2)      heavy  metals
Miami Uo.-ird,
Division of bimkinn liiJ.,
  Inc.
P. U. Box 1397
Miami
                              Cardboard
                                                  Cool i nyf. w.'i
                                                   process
                           c Inailfnf,  TjnuiLnu C. ir.nl
                     suttleable solids
                                                        Cl €ir i f 1 cnt ion,
                                                         ch lor 1 nation
                                                                                                                              Treatment  Needs  - Remarks
                                                                                                                            Pretreatment  and connection to
                                                                                                                             existing  sanitary seuer system.
                                                                                                                            Sample drainage, trace flow with
                                                                                                                             dye.

                                                                                                                            Connection to sewer system.
                                                                                                                            Company  under litigation
Miami Dye Murks               Dyed  fabrics
355 .1L 72nd 'lerrace
'liami

Mil [jo l.lcccronic Corporation  Llectronic
7C2J Ml 36th Avenue            equipment
Iliami                          manufacture

Miller Industries             Aluminum
16295 NW 13th Avenue           pieces
Iliami
                                                  Wash water
                                                  (All ,000  |>al/mo(3)
                                                  lUnsc uatur  from
                                                   clirome  jilatinp,
                                                  374.00U  .;al/mo(4)

                                                  KnibC water
                                                  J25.0UO  Ral/mo(6)
                                                                        Dye,  or|-anics
                                                                        Chromium
                                                                        llaxavalunt
                                                                         chromium
                                       (.round water
                                       (salt water)
                                                                                          Ground water
                                                                                                           SettIIHK
                                                                                                           Chroroiun
                                                                                                            reduction,
                                                                                                           settling
                                       Sanitary sewer    lione
                                       Myrtle t.rove
                                                                          Pretreatment and connection  to
                                                                           sewer system
                                                                          Connection to sewer system.
                                                                          Sample effluent for chromium
                                                                          Pretreatment for chronium
                                                                           reduction
Modern Air Transport
lilaml International Airport
1 .1 ami

Modem Aluminum Coatings,
  Inc.
7295 NW 64 til Street
Miami

National Brewing Company
637 NU 13th Street
Miami

National Linen Service
1950 NW 1st Avenue
tllami
                              Air  freight
                              Anodyzcd
                               aluminum
                              Fermented
                               drinks
                              Commercial  linen
                               cleaning
Aircraft warning     Oil, solvents,    Canal  tributary   Primitive oil
692,000 K.I 1/no(2)    heavy metals        to Miami  iUvcr    separator
Kinsu water
 from wells
                     Aluminum, acid,   (.round water
                      caustic
Mash water.          Organic loading   Sanitary  sewer
product makeup,                        Virginia  Key
Ib,529 ,000 gal/moO)
                                                                                                           Settling
Wash water           Soap, oil
5,600,000 gal/mo(l)
                                       Sanitary  seucr    Soap
                                       Virginia  Key       degradation
                                                                          Prctreatmcnt and connection  to
                                                                           sewer system.
                                                                                                                            Pretreatment and connection to
                                                                                                                              sewer  system.   Sample Inflow
                                                                                                                              and  outflow from pond for
                                                                                                                              aluminum.

                                                                                                                            None
                                                                                                                             None

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                                   Table 1.—Significant Industrial Wasicwatcr Sources in Uade County, Florida—Continued
          Industry
Macro, Inc.
(Vcric Processing)
2735 K. 8th Avenue
Illaloah
      llajor              Water Use
I'rodact or Service	Typi* and AiirounL

Textiles            Unknown
                                            Nature of
                                         U.iste Dijadiarijud  Receiving Dator

                                         Dye, paint        Ground water     Have plant
                                                                                                              Present
                                                                                                             Treatment
                                                                                                                             Treatment  Needs  - Remarks
                                                                                             Refused  to  see  inspectors.
                                                                                             Effluent  from plant  visibly
                                                                                              discolored.  Sample.
Neway Laundry
16U Ail Udba Avenue
Opa Locka

Northeast Air Linus
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                                   Table 1.—Significant Industrial Wasteuatcr Sources in Dade County, Florida—Continued
          Industry
Smith and Butturfleld
3170 NW 36th Street
111 ami

Smith, ILlchardson, and
  Conroy
3bOO NW 62nd Street
Miami
      Major              Water Use          Nature of                           Present
Product or Service	Type and Amount    Waste Discharged  lUicelvlnp Mater	  Treatment	Treatment Needs  -  Renarks

Film developer      lUnse water          Photo chemicals   Ground water     Silver preclpi-  Connection to  sewer
                    190,000 gal/mo(l)                                        tatlon


Portion pack meat   Holler food          Oil and grease    Ground uaLer     Settling, oil    Connection to  sewer
                    wash water           Organic loading                     and crease
                    250,000 gal/mo(l)                                        skimming
Southern Air Transport, Inc.
111 ami International Airport
iliaml

bout lie rn Plating, Inc.
720 MW 72nd Street
I liaml

Southern Coverages
3601 NW 55th Street
iliaml

Standard Bumper Corporation
2500 U. 3rd Ct.,
Ilialeah

Super Brand Dairy
Seaboard Industrial Park
Miami

Sun-Aid Food Products
3615 NW 60th Street
Miami

Tallo-Master
Scott Road
Medley

Tower Paint Company
620 West 27th Street
Ilialeah
Air transport
 freight
Plated aircraft
 parts
Soft drink
 manufacture
Bumper
 refurbishiii);
Washing aircraft
 and equipment
SO,000 f,al/mo(2)

Pansc water
156,000 gal/no(3)
Process product
mal.cup, rinsiup
Rinse water
22,000 fial/iao(4)
Oil, grease and   Sanitary sewur   Oil skimmer
 solvents         Virginia Key
Cyanide and
 heavy metals
Org.inics and
 detergent
Heavy metals,
 cyanide
Sanitciry sewer   None
Virginia Key
                                                           Ground water
                                                           Ground water
                                                                            None
                                                                            None
Ililk distribution   Wash water           Organic loadlnp,
                    1.070,000 gal/mo(3)   at 860 ppm BOD
                                       Sanitary sewer   None
                                       Seaboard Ind.
                                        Park
tlanufncture Jelly,  Product makeup
 jams, mustard      cooling wash
 mayonnaise         260,000 gal/mo(l)

Grease processing   Wash, cooling
                     Organic loading   Ground water     Crease trap
                                                                                                                           None
                                                                                             Pretreatment
                                                                                             Connection to  sewer
                                  Pretreatment and connection to
                                   sewer.  Sample effluent  for heavy
                                   metals.

                                  Pretreatment
                                                    Connection  to  sewer system
                     Grease
Manufacture paint   Product makeup wash  Paint, solvents,
                    77,000 F>al/rao(6)      detergents
                  Canal            Oxidation pond,  Connection  to  sewer system.
                                    skimming        Company cited  by  county for  grease
                                                     discharges.

                  Ground water     Settling and     Pretreatment and  connection  to
                                    sludge disposal   sewer

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                                 Table 1.—Significant Industrial Wastewater  Sources  In Dade County,  Florida—Continued
Major
Industry Product or Service
Tripure Spring Water Company Bottled water
and Standard Chemical Co.
3355 NW 73rd Street
Miami
Tropical Plating Decorative metal
1825 NW 79th Street plating
Miami
Uni-Vinyl Corporation PVC compounding
3750 Nil 43rd Street
iliami
Zippy Chocolate Beverage Chocolate
355 tni 52nd Street beverages
111 ami


aOU&CC OE WclCcK ~~USc LJaEa •
If Supplied by Company.
2/ Uade County Port Authority.
3/ Iliami Mater Department.
4/ Hialcah Mater Department.
5/ North Miami Water Department.
6f North Iliami Beach Water Department
Water Use
Type and Amount
Wash water, product
makeup, boiler
feed
506.000 gal/mo(l>
River water-wells


Cooling


Product makeup
boiler feed, wash









[lature of Present
Waste Discharged Receiving Water Treatment Treatment Needs - Remarks
tilncrals, Ground water None None
detergents


Heavy metals Ground water Settling Pretreatment and connection to
cyanide sewer. Sample effluent for heavy
metals.
PVC and other Ground water None Connection to sewer
organlcs

Organic loading, Ground water None Connection to sewer system
detergent
BOD 80U-1.00U
mg/1







?7  Upa Locka Water Department.

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                      Table 2.—Industries Currently Under Enforcement  Action
         Company
 Pollution Problem
   Type Action
           Status
Aerodex, Inc.
Airlift, International

Modern Air Transport
Canada Dry Bottling Co.

Delta Air Lines
Farm Stores, Inc.

Florida Live-Pack
  Lobster Sales

Florida Processing

National Air Lines
Pan American Air Lines
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Miami Board,
  Simkins Industries

Tallo-Master
Natro, Inc.
  (Veric Processing)
Oil Discharge
Oil Discharge
Oil Discharge
Process waste to
 Canal
Oil Discharge
Ililk wastes

Fecal coliform
Crease

Oil Discharge
Oil Discharge
Process waste
Fecal coliform

Crease discharge
Paint and dye in
 effluent
1899 Act
1899 Act

1899 Act
County Regulation

County Regulation
County Regulation

County Regulation

County Regulation

County Regulation
County Regulation
County Regulation
County Regulation

County Regulation
County Regulation
Company reducing activities.
Company reinstituted use of oil
 seperator.
Discharges continuing.
Continuing.  Plant being
 installed.
Activities reduced.
Existing treatment plant not
 operating properly.
Apparently results from cross
 connection by tenant.
Investigation continuing.
Now hauling waste to plant, prior
 to completion of new treatment
 system.
New plant recently completed.
Recently improved treatment.
Discharge continuing.
Apparently results from cross
 connection.  Investigation
 continuing.
Skimmer not maintained.
Discharge continuing.
Information furnished by Dade County Pollution Control.

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             APPENDIX 1
               RULE 7

REGULATION OF THE USE OF SANITARY
AND STORM SEWERS AND THE DISCHARGE
OF WATERS AND WASTES INTO UTILITIES'
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS.

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                 RULE 7'

    REGULATION OF THE USE OF SANITARY
    AND STORM SEWERS AND THE DISCHARGE
    OF WATERS AND WASTES INTO UTILITIES'
    SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE JUNE 20, 1966, BY
RESOLUTION NO. R-606-66 OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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                         RULE 7

     Regulating the use of sanitary and storm sewers
     and the discharge of waters and wastes into
     utilities sewerage systems, and providing penalties.

SECTION 1:    Unless the context specifically indicates
              otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this
              rule shall be as follows:

              (a)   "Sewage Works" is a comprehensive term
                   which includes facilities for collecting,
                   pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

              (b)   "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the
                   water carried wastes from dwellings,
                   business buildings, institutions, and
                   industrial establishments.  In effect it
                   is the water supply of a community after
                   it has been used and discharged into a
                   sewer.

              (c)   "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer
                   which carries sewage and to which storm,
                   surface and ground waters are not in-
                   tentionally admitted.

              (d)   "Storm Sewer" shall mean a sewer which
                   carries storm and surface waters and
                   drainage,  but excludes sewage and polluted
                   industrial wastes.

              (e)   "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid
                   wastes from industrial processes as
                   distinct from sanitary sewage.

              (f)   "Garbage"  shall mean solid wastes from the
                   preparation, cooking and dispensing of
                   food and feom the handling, storage and
                   sale of produce.

              (g)   "B.O.D." (denoting Biochemical Oxygen
                   Demand)  shall mean the quantity of oxygen
                   utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
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                   organic matter under standard laboratory
                   procedure in 5 days at 20 degrees
                   Centigrade,  expressed in parts per
                   million.

              (h)   "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the
                   reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions
                   in grams per liter of solution.

              (i)   "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids
                   that either float on the surface of, or
                   are in suspension in water, sewage or
                   other liquids and which are largely re-
                   moveable by laboratory filtering.

              (j)   "Person" shall mean any individual, firm,
                   company, association, society, corporation
                   or group.

              (k)   "P.P.M." shall mean parts per million by
                   weight.
SECTION 2:    Prohibited Wastes.
              (a)   No person shall discharge or cause to be
                   discharged any storm water, surface water,
                   ground water, roof runoff, subsurface
                   drainage, cooling water or unpolluted
                   industrial or commercial process water into
                   any sanitary sewer.

              (b)   The discharge of cooling water from air
                   conditioning units is prohibited.  Cooling
                   water free from bacteria and harmful
                   chemicals should be discharged into storm
                   water sewers.  Except as hereinafter pro-
                   vided, no gerson shall discharge or cause
                   to be discharged any of the following
                   described wastes or waters to any public
                   sewer:

                   1.  Any liquid having a temperature higher
                       than 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
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2.  Any water or waste containing more
    than 100 p.p.m. or exceed a daily
    average of 25 p.p.m. of any grease
    or oil or any oily substance.

3.  Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel
    oil or other flammable or explosive
    liquid, solid or gas.

4.  Any waters or wastes containing a
    toxic or poisonous substance in
    sufficient quantity to injure or
    interfere with any sewage treatment
    process, constitute a hazard to
    humans or animals, or create any
    hazard in the receiving waters of the
    sewage treatment plant.

5.  Any garbage that has not been proper-
    ly shredded, which shall mean the
    wastes from the preparation, cooking
    and dispensing of food that have been
    shredded to such degree that all
    particles will be carried freely under
    the flow conditions normally prevailing
    in public sewers, with no particle
    size greater than 1/2 inch in any
    dimension.

6.  Any waters or wastes having a pH
    lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or
    having any other corrosive property
    capable of causing damage or hazard to
    structures, equipment or personnel of
    the sewage works.

7.  Any water or waste containing toxic
    substances in quantities in excess of
    the' following limits and measured at
    the point of discharge into the sewer
    system:
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                         Cyanides 	 0.01 p.p.m.
                         Copper, total 	  0.5  p.p.m.
                         Chromium, hexavalent - 0.5  p.p.m.
                         Chromium, total - - -  i.o  p.p.m.
                         Cadmium 	  0.5  p.p.m.
                         Zinc, total	1.0  p.p.m.

                   Or any substance that will pass through
                   the sewage treatment plant and exceed
                   the state requirements for the receiving
                   stream.

              8.   Any water or waste containing phenols in
                   excess of 0.005 p.p.m.

              9.   Any water or waste containing suspended
                   solids or color of such character and
                   quantity that unusual attention or
                   expense is required to handle such materials
                   at the sewage treatment plant,  without a
                   special permit.

             10.   Any toxic radioactive isotopes, without
                   a special permit.

     No statement contained in this section shall be construed
     as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement,
     between the utility and any person whereby an industrial
     waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted
     into the sanitary sewers for treatment by the utility
     either before or after pretreatment.

SECTION 3:    Admission of Industrial Waste.

              (a)  Treatment of Industrial Wastes  - The
                   economy and desireability of the combined
                   treatment o'f industrial wastes  and
                   sanitary sewage is recognized.   However,
                   not all types and  quantities of in-
                   dustrial wastes can be so treated.   Hence,
                   it shall be the established policy to
                   admit these types  and quantities  of in-
                   dustrial wastes that are not harmful or
                   damaging to the structures,  processes  or
                   operation of the sewage works or are not
                   specifically prohibited by this rule.
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     It is also recognized that to provide
     this service additional facilities are
     required and the cost of which must be
     borne by those persons receiving its
     benefits.

(b)   Approval Required for Industrial Wastes-
     In order to control the admission of in-
     dustrial wastes,  the discharge into the
     public sewers of any waters or wastes
     having:

     1.   A five day 20 degree Centigrade B.O.D.
         greater than 300 p.p.m. or

     2.   A suspended solids content greater
         than 350 p.p.m.,  or

     3.   A chlorine demand greater than 15
         p.p.m.,  or

     4.   An average daily flow greater than 2%
         of the average daily sewage flow at
         the sewage treatment works, or

     5.   Any toxic substance,  or

     6.   Any wastes which are considered by the
         Superintendent of the Sewage Treatment
         Works co offer possibilities or harm
         to structures,  processes,  or operation
         of the plant.

     shall be subject to review and approval of
     the utility.

(c)   Sewerage Systems Connected to an Ocean
     Outfall - When industrial wastes are dis-
     charged to a sewerage system utilizing an
     ocean outfall, items 1 through 3,  Section 3 (b)
     shall not be applicable unless it is being
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     treated by a sewage treatment plant
     where the loading of the biological
     treatment unit would be a factor.

(d)   Survey Data Required - All users  of  the
     sewage system who are now discharging
     industrial wastes to the public sewers
     shall upon request of the sewage  treat-
     ment plant Superintendent, fill in and
     file with the plant superintendent,
     within three months,  a questionnaire
     which shall furnish pertinent data,  in-
     clusive of quantity of flow and an
     analysis of the water discharged  to  the
     sewage treatment plant.

     Similarly any person desiring to  make a
     new connection to the sewage system  for
     the purpose of discharging industrial
     wastes to the public sewers, shall fill
     in and file with the sewage treatment
     plant superintendent an industrial waste
     questionnaire which shall furnish
     pertinent or predicted data inclusive of
     quantity of flow and an analysis  of  the
     industrial waste to be discharged into
     the sewer system.

(e)   Sampling and Analysis - Samples shall be
     a composite sample collected daily over
     a three day period of operation so as to
     be a truly representative sample  of  the
     actual quality of the wastes.   Sample,
     for analysis,  must be collected by the
     engineer,  chemist or his representative.
     Analysis shall be made by a registered
     Sanitary Engineer,  or a graduate  Chemist
     whose qualifications  are acceptable  to
     the Health Department,  or Class A  &  B
     waste water treatment plant operator,
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     registered in Florida,  using the
     laboratory methods for  the exami-
     nation of industrial waste as set
     forth in the latest edition of
     "Standard Methods for Examination
     of Water and Sewage" as published
     by the American Public  Health
     Service.

(f)   Extension of Time - When,  due to the
     size or complexity of the  waste
     disposal problem of an  industry, it
     car. ;e shown that it is impractical
     to rreet the schedule imposed under
     Section 3(c)  above,  a request for
     an extension of time may be present-
     ed to the plant superintendent.

(g)   Control Manhole - Any establishment
     discharging industrial  wastes into
     the sewage system shall construct
     and maintain at his expense a suitable
     control manhole,  or manholes down-
     stream from any treatment,  storage or
     other approved works, to facilitate
     observation,  measurement and sampling
     of all wastes,  including domestic
     sewage, from the establishment.

     The control manhole or  manholes shall
     be constructed at suitable and satis-
     factory locations and built in a
     manner approved by the  Sewage Treat-
     ment Plant superintendent.

     The control manhole shall  be accessable
     to the Sewage Treatment Plant superin-
     tendent or his representatives at all
     times for sampling.
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              (h)   Pretreatment - When required, the user
                   of the utility sewer system shall
                   provide at his expense such preliminary
                   treatment or handling as may be neces-
                   sary to modify the objectionable
                   characteristics,  or constituents to
                   come within the limits set forth in
                   Section 3(b) of this rule.

SECTION 4:    The Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent
              and other duly authorized employees of the
              utility bearing proper credentials and
              identification shall be permitted to enter
              upon all properties for the purposes of
              inspection, observation, measurement,
              sampling and testing in accordance with
              the provisions of this rule.
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MIAMI INTERh mONAL AJRI
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                                     DADE COUNTY. FLORIDA

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