General provisions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.17.005
in effect14.17.005 - General provisions.
(A) Purpose and policy. This Chapter sets forth uniform requirements for all industrial users that discharge wastewater into the publicly-owned treatment works (POTW), or that have the potential to do so. This Chapter also enables the City to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including the Federal Clean Water Act (33 United States Code Section 1251 et seq.), and the General Pretreatment Regulations (Title 40, Part 403 of the Code of Federal Regulations) and the POTW's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). This Chapter shall apply to all industrial users connected to the POTW.
(B) Objectives. The objectives of this Chapter are to:
(1) Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will interfere with its operation, including interference with its use of disposal of municipal sludge;
(2) Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will pass through the treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;
(3) Protect the health, safety and welfare of both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment, as well as the general public;
(4) Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW;
(5) Provide for fees, charges, assessments, fines and penalties for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and improvement of the City's POTW and pretreatment program; and
(6) Enable the City to comply with its NPDES permit conditions, Federal and State requirements applicable to sludge use and disposal, and any other Federal or State laws or regulations to which the POTW is subject.
(C) Authority of the Director. Except as otherwise provided, the Director shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the Director may be delegated by the Director to other City personnel.
(D) Notification to industrial users. The Director shall attempt to notify in writing any industrial user whom the City has reason to believe is subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Requirement, or other applicable requirements promulgated by the EPA under the provisions of Section 204(b) or 405 of the Act, or under the provisions of sections 3001, 3004, or 4004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Failure of the City to so notify industrial users shall not relieve those industrial users from the responsibility of complying with applicable requirements. It is the responsibility of a significant industrial user (SIU) to apply for and receive a permit prior to discharge, whether or not the SIU has been identified and formally requested to do so.
(E) Discharge by industrial users. If wastewaters containing any pollutant, including excess flow, or as otherwise defined in this Chapter, are proposed to be discharged, are discharged, or have the potential to discharge in the opinion of the Director, the Director may take any action necessary to:
(1) Prohibit the discharge of such wastewater;
(2) Require an industrial user to demonstrate that in-plant facility modifications will reduce or eliminate the discharge of such substances in conformity with this Chapter;
(3) Require treatment, including storage facilities or flow equalization necessary to reduce or eliminate the potential for a discharge to violate this Chapter;
(4) Require an industrial user making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay any additional cost or expense incurred by the City for handling, treating, disposing or remediation costs because of wastes discharged to the POTW;
(5) Require an industrial user, including those with zero discharge, to apply for and obtain an industrial wastewater permit, authorization to discharge, or other control mechanism;
(6) Require timely and factual reports from the industrial user; or
(7) Otherwise meet the objectives of this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 6891, § 2, 11-6-24)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT14PUSE_CH14.17WACOTR_14.17.005GEPRFetched: 10/28/2026