It shall be unlawful to discharge without a
Village permit to any natural outlet within the Village, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of said Village, and/or to the POTW any
wastewater except as authorized by the Superintendent in accordance
with the provisions of this Sewer Code. The following permits and
conditions shall apply to all significant industrial users.
All significant industrial users proposing to
connect to or to contribute to the POTW treatment plant shall obtain
a wastewater contribution permit before connecting to or contributing
to the POTW.
A.
Permit application. Significant industrial users required
to obtain a wastewater contribution permit shall complete and file
with the Village an application prescribed by the Village and accompanied
by a fee as established by the Village. In support of the application,
the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation,
the following information:
(1)
Name, address and location of industry (if different
from the address).
(2)
Standard industrial classification number according
to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget,
1972, as amended.
(3)
Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those mentioned in § 162-34 of this chapter, as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR 136, as amended.
(4)
Time and duration of contribution.
(5)
Average daily and three-minute peak wastewater flow
rates, including daily, monthly and seasonly variations, if any.
(6)
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans
and details to show all sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances
by size, location and elevation.
(7)
Description of activities, facilities and plant processes
on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged.
(8)
Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants
in the discharge which are limited by any Village, state or federal
pretreatment standards.
(9)
If for an existing industry additional pretreatment
and/or operation and management will be required to meet the pretreatment
standards, the shortest schedule by which the significant industrial
user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date
in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established
for the applicable pretreatment standard.
(10)
The following conditions shall apply to this
schedule:
(a)
The schedule shall contain increments of progress
in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major
events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment
required for the significant industrial user to meet the applicable
pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary
plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components,
commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).
(c)
Not later than 14 days following each date in
the schedule and the final date for compliance, the significant industrial
user shall submit a progress report to the superintendent, including,
as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress
to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to
comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay and the
steps being taken by the user to return to the schedule established.
In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress
reports to the Superintendent.
(11)
Each product produced by type, amount, process
or processes and rate of production.
(12)
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average
and maximum per day).
(13)
Number and type of employees and hours of operation
of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment
system.
(14)
Any other information as may be deemed by the
Village to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
B.
The Village will evaluate the data furnished by the
industrial user and may require additional information. After evaluation
and acceptance of the data furnished, the Village may issue a wastewater
contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
Wastewater contribution permits shall be expressly
subject to all provisions of this Sewer Code and all other applicable
regulations, user charges and fees established by the Village. Permits
may contain the following:
A.
The unit charge or schedule or user charges and fees
for the wastewater to be discharged to the POTW.
B.
Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents
and characteristics.
C.
Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge
or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
D.
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection
and sampling facilities.
E.
Specifications for monitoring programs which may include
sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards
for tests and reporting schedule.
F.
Compliance schedules.
G.
Requirements for submission of technical reports or
discharge reports.
H.
Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records
relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the Village and affording
the Village access thereto.
I.
Requirements for notification of the Village of any
new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change
in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced
into the wastewater treatment system.
J.
Requirements for notification of slug discharges.
K.
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Village
to correct any operational problems that may occur at the POTW treatment
plant and to ensure compliance with this chapter.
Permits shall be issued for a specified time
period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period
less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. The
significant industrial user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum
of 180 days prior to the expiration of the industrial user's existing
permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification
by the Village during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements
as identified in this Sewer Code are modified or other just cause
exists. The industrial user shall be informed of any proposed changes
in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change.
Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable
time schedule for compliance.
Wastewater contribution permits are issued to
a specified significant industrial user for a specific operation.
The permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold to a new owner,
new industrial user, different premises or a new or changed operation
without approval of the Village. In the event that a specific operation
is altered resulting in a violation of this Sewer Code or the wastewater
discharge permit, the significant industrial user may be required
to develop a compliance schedule for installation of control technology.
