If requested by the Director, a user shall submit information
on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 15 days
of the request. The Director is authorized to prepare a form for this
purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit that was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this chapter and that wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within 30 days after said date, apply to the Director for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with §
553-31 of this chapter and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW after 90 days of the effective date of this chapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the Director.
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit that proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW shall obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with §
553-31 of this chapter, shall be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports
shall 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."
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The Director shall 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 shall
determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. If
the Director fails to make a determination within this time period,
the application shall be deemed denied.