Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and the Authority's resolution, local sewer ordinances and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the Authority. Permits may contain the following:
A. 
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the sewer system.
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 schedules.
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 for three years or longer as specified by the Authority and affording the Authority access thereto, which period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the Authority.
I. 
Requirements for prior notification to the Authority 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. 
Requirements for installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works.
L. 
Other requirements as deemed necessary by the Authority to ensure compliance with the Authority's resolution.
Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period of less than one year or may be stated to expire on a specific date.
The Authority shall publish in the Courier Times a notice of intent to issue a significant or general industrial user wastewater discharge permit at least 14 days prior to issuance. The notice will indicate a location where the draft permit may be reviewed and an address where written comments may be submitted.
The Authority will provide interested parties with notice of final permit decisions. Upon notice by the Authority, any person, including the permittee, may petition to appeal the terms of the permit in writing within 30 days of the notice.
A. 
Failure to submit a petition for review shall be deemed a waiver of the appeal.
B. 
In the petition, the permittee must indicate the permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to be placed in the permit.
C. 
The effectiveness of this permit shall not be stayed pending reconsideration by the Authority. If, after reviewing the petition and any arguments, the Authority determines that reconsideration is appropriate, the Authority shall remand the permit for reissuance.
D. 
An Authority decision not to reconsider a final permit shall be considered a final administrative action for purposes of judicial review.
E. 
The permittee seeking judicial review of the Authority's final action must do so by filing a complaint with the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County within 30 days.
The terms and conditions of the wastewater discharge permit may be subject to modification by the Authority:
A. 
During the term of the permit. These reasons include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) 
To incorporate any new or revised federal, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
(2) 
Any changes in the permittee's process or discharge characteristics.
(3) 
Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the Authority's collection and treatment facilities, personnel or receiving waters.
(4) 
Violation of any terms or conditions of the permit.
(5) 
Misrepresentation or failure, upon the permittee's part, to disclose fully all relevant facts in the permit application or any required reporting.
(6) 
To correct typographical or other errors in the permit.
(7) 
To reflect transfer of facility ownership and/or operation to a new owner/operator.
B. 
Upon request of the permittee, provided such request does not create a violation of any applicable requirements, standards, laws or rules and regulations.
C. 
The permittee 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 as determined by the Authority. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination or a notification of planned change or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.
Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed operation without written approval of the Authority.
A. 
The permittee must give at least 30 days' advance notice to the Authority.
B. 
The notice shall include a written notarized certification by the new owner which:
(1) 
States that the new owner has no intent to change the facility's operations and processes.
(2) 
Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur.
(3) 
Acknowledge full responsibility for complying with the existing permit.
Wastewater discharge permits may be terminated for the following reasons:
A. 
Falsifying monitoring reports.
B. 
Tampering with monitoring equipment.
C. 
Refusing to allow timely access to the facility premises and records.
D. 
Failure to meet effluent limitations.
E. 
Failure to pay fines.
F. 
Failure to pay sewer charges.
G. 
Failure to meet compliance schedules.
The permittee shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing wastewater discharge permit. If the permit is not reissued by the Authority prior to its expiration date, the conditions of the existing permit shall continue until such time that a new permit is issued by the Authority, though not to exceed three months.