[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1516, 9-3-2008]
(a) 
When a wastewater discharge permit is required. The control authority may, in its discretion, require that an existing potential nondomestic user procure and maintain in effect a wastewater discharge permit, issued by the control authority, as a condition precedent to making any discharge to the POTW. The control authority may require an existing or potential user to obtain a wastewater discharge permit whenever it shall reasonably determine that the user is an SIU or MIU as defined in Section 29-3 of this chapter.
(b) 
Permit application. Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the control authority, an application in the form prescribed by the control authority, and accompanied by a fee as required in Section 29-11. Proposed new nondomestic users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit at least 90 days prior to connecting to or contributing to the POTW. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(1) 
Name, address, and location (if different from the address) and name of owners and operator;
(2) 
Standard industrial classification (SIC) code of both the industry as a whole and any process for which categorical pretreatment standards have been promulgated.
(3) 
Wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in Section 29-49 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, Part 136, as amended;
(4) 
Time and duration of discharge;
(5) 
Daily maximum, daily average, and monthly average wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations if any;
(6) 
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation and a current water use schematic;
(7) 
Description of activities, facilities and industrial processes on the premises including all materials which are or could be discharged;
(8) 
The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any City, state, or federal pretreatment requirements and a statement signed by an authorized representative of the user regarding whether or not the 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 for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;
(9) 
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. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. 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 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.).
b. 
No increment referred to in Paragraph (a) shall exceed nine months.
c. 
Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the control authority 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 the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the control authority.
(10) 
Each product and/or by-product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production;
(11) 
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(12) 
Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of facility and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system;
(13) 
List of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility;
(14) 
Any other information as may be deemed by the control authority to be necessary to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
The control authority will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the control authority may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.