A.
Within either 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing categorical users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in Subsection B below. At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources, and sources that become categorical users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in Subsection B below. A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
B.
Users described above shall submit the information set forth below:
(1)
Identifying information. The name and address of the facility, including
the name of the operator and owner.
(2)
Environmental permits. A list of any environmental control permits
held by or for the facility.
(3)
Description of operations. A brief description of the nature, average
rate of production, and standard industrial classifications of the
operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include
a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to
the POTW from the regulated processes.
(4)
Flow measurement. Information showing the measured average daily
and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated
process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the
combined waste stream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(5)
Measurement of pollutants.
(a)
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated
process.
(b)
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the Director, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in § 450-79 of this article.
(6)
Certification. A statement, reviewed by the user's authorized
representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating
whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis
and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M)
and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment
standards and requirements.
(7)
Compliance schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to this subsection must meet the requirements set out in § 450-71 of this article.
The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule required by § 450-70B(7) of this article:
A.
The schedule shall contain progress increments 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 user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events
include but are not limited to hiring an engineer, completing preliminary
and final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing
and completing construction, and beginning and conducting routine
operation).
B.
No increment referred to above shall exceed nine months.
C.
The user shall submit a progress report to the Director no later
than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date
of compliance, including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied
with the increment of progress, the reason for any delay and, if appropriate,
the steps being taken by the user to return to the established schedule.
D.
In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress
reports to the Director.
Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment standards or, in the case of a new source, following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any user subject to such pretreatment standards and requirements shall submit to the Director a report containing the information described in § 450-70B(4) through (6) of this article. For users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c), this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the user's long-term production rate. For all other users subject to categorical pretreatment standards expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the user's actual production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with § 450-60 of this Part 4.
A.
All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency determined by the Director but in no case less than twice per year, submit a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. All periodic compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with § 450-60 of this Part 4.
[Amended 4-30-2007 by Ord. No. 723-07]
B.
All wastewater samples must be representative of the user's
discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall
be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order
at all times. The failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility
in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that
sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge.
Each user must notify the Director of any planned significant
changes to the user's operations or system which might alter
the nature, quality or volume of its wastewater at least 90 days before
the change.
A.
In the case of any discharge, including but not limited to accidental
discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, a noncustomary
batch discharge, or a slug load, that may cause potential problems
for the POTW, the user shall immediately telephone and notify the
POTW Superintendent and the Director of the incident. This notification
shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration
and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the user.
B.
Within five days following such discharge, the user shall, unless waived by the Director, submit a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be insured as a result of damage to the POTW or natural resources or any other damage to person or property, nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, penalties, or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this Part 4.
C.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees who to call in the event of a discharge described in Subsection A above. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause such a discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit
shall provide appropriate reports to the Director as the Director
may require.
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user
must notify the POTW Superintendent within 24 hours of becoming aware
of the violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis
and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the Superintendent
within 30 days after becoming aware of a violation. The user is not
required to resample if the Superintendent monitors at the user's
facility at least once a month or if the Superintendent samples between
the user's initial sampling and when the user receives the results
of this sampling.
A.
The City prohibits the discharge of hazardous wastes, as defined
under 40 CFR Part 261, into the POTW.
B.
In the case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying
additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional
substance as a hazardous waste, the user must notify the Director,
the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director, and state
hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance, and
within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations the discharge
shall cease.
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, to be
submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application or
report shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed
in 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical
pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling
or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, sampling and
analyses must be performed in accordance with procedures approved
by the EPA.
A.
Except as indicated in Subsection B below, the user must collect wastewater samples using flow proportional composite collection techniques. In the event that flow proportional sampling is infeasible, the Director may authorize the use of time proportional sampling or a minimum of four grab samples where the user demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous discharge limits.
B.
Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides
and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection
techniques.
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the
date postmarked. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid,
into a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service,
the date of receipt of the report shall govern.
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this Part 4 shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this Part 4 and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements. Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain available for a period of at least three years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the City of Aberdeen or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the Director.
