City of Monroe, MI Article V Wastewater Discharge Permit Application

§ 570-33 Wastewater analysis.

When requested by the Director of Wastewater, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. The Director of Wastewater is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information. All such analysis is at the user's expense.

§ 570-34 Permit requirement.

A. No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the Director of Wastewater, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to § 570-35 of this Part 2 may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.

B. The Director of Wastewater may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part 2.

C. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this Part 2 and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Articles XI, XII and XIII of this Part 2. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state and local law.

§ 570-35 Permitting for existing connections.

Discharge permits issued prior to this Part 2 shall remain in effect until the expiration date thereof.

§ 570-36 Permitting for new connections.

Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW must obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with § 570-37 of this Part 2, must be filed at least 30 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.

§ 570-37 Permit application contents.

A. All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. Permit applications must be submitted on the IPP permit application form developed by the Director of Wastewater. Application forms are available at the Wastewater Department (734-241-5926) 120 E. First St., Monroe, MI 48161. The Director of Wastewater may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:

(1) All information required by § 570-48B of this Part 2;

(2) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;

(3) Number of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;

(4) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;

(5) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains and appurtenances by size, location and elevation, and all points of discharge;

(7) Time and duration of discharges; and

(8) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director of Wastewater to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.

B. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.

§ 570-38 Application signatories and certification.

All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

§ 570-39 Permit decisions.

The Director of Wastewater will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within 30 days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the Director of Wastewater will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The Director of Wastewater may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. In either event the Director of Wastewater will inform the applicant in writing of the decision at the earliest possible date but not to exceed 30 days.