[R.O. 2009 §13.16.300]
A.
Every
person and establishment known to be discharging industrial wastes
or polluted water into the City's sewers or wastewater system or to
a watercourse shall be required to file with the Director of Utilities
an industrial user questionnaire on a form furnished by the City and
supplying the following information:
1.
Company
name and address;
2.
Name
and title of official concerning information;
3.
Location
of plant;
4.
Primary
manufacturing or service activity;
5.
Standard
industrial classification code(s) (SIC No.);
6.
The
source of water supply of each plant and the volume of water used
by each plant daily, specified separately as to each source;
7.
Analytical
information, volume, nature and composition of industrial waste discharged;
8.
Quantity
of other liquid waste or sludge generated and disposed in the sewer
system;
9.
Average
number of employees employed in each plant by shifts; and
10.
Scaled
drawing of plant site showing the building and the location of all
sewers.
B.
All persons
regulated by Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall complete
and file with the Director of Utilities an industrial user pretreatment
questionnaire on a form furnished by the City.
C.
All persons
required to pretreat wastewater in accordance with this Article shall
complete an industrial user pretreatment questionnaire and provide
any monitoring reports required by EPA, certified by an authorized
representative of the user, indicating whether or not applicable pretreatment
standards are being met.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.310]
A.
When
in the judgment of the Director verification of data reported on the
industrial user pretreatment questionnaire and/or any monitoring reports
required by EPA is necessary, wastewater discharges from an industry
may be sampled by the City utility. Wastewater samples may be collected
by the utility on a periodic or continuous basis as required to verity
reported data. The analytical information obtained from such sampling,
if substantially different from reported data, may be used in lieu
of the information provided by the industry.
B.
If deemed
necessary, an extended, comprehensive sampling program may be conducted
after notice to the user by the Director to obtain additional wastewater
data necessary for verification of reported data. The analytical results
obtained from said program may also be used in lieu of reported values
for each wastewater discharge. If a comprehensive sampling program
is deemed necessary, all equipment installation, sampling and analysis
costs shall be borne by the user in accordance with a preset fee schedule.
If the user elects to make a sampling or monitoring installations
with his/her own personnel, each installation shall be of a type and
configuration acceptable to the Director. The hours of operations
of any gauging or sampling station shall be the time required, as
approved by the Director, to obtain representative samples of the
effluent discharged and to conduct necessary analytical examinations
of the samples collected.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.320]
When required by the Director, the user shall provide a suitable
manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenance
in the building sewer or other suitable location to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of all the wastes discharged from the user's
premises or regulated processes. Such sampling points, when required,
shall be accessible and safely located and shall be designed and constructed
in a manner approved by the Director. The sampling points shall be
provided and maintained by the user at his/her expense and shall be
safe and accessible at all times.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.330]
The Director and other duly authorized employees of the City
utility bearing identification shall be permitted, upon presentation
of proper credentials, to enter upon all properties without prior
notice for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing of those processes which may have any effect on the POTW
for determining the user's compliance with the provisions of this
Chapter. While performing the work, the City employee or representative
may be accompanied by an industrial representative who shall assure
that all applicable safety rules are being observed by the utility
employee or representative. They shall also be permitted access to
records on the premises which are required to be kept to assure compliance
with pretreatment standards.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.340]
A.
The applicable
charges or fees to provide for the recovery of costs associated with
implementation and enforcement of this Chapter shall be set forth
in the City's policy concerning charges and fees. These fees shall
be in addition to the charges for normal use of the wastewater system.
Charges and fees may include:
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.350]
A.
The Director
may require an industrial user to obtain a permit to discharge into
the City's wastewater system. Such judgment shall be made based upon
data contained in the industrial user questionnaire. The Director
may amend the conditions of a permit from time to time as circumstances
(including regulations enacted or promulgated by the Federal or State
Government or its agencies) may require. The Director may stipulate
special conditions or terms upon which the permit may be issued. A
user shall not increase the daily volume or flow rate of discharge
in amounts exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the limitations,
terms or conditions set forth in said permit without first having
secured an amendment to the permit. A permittee shall notify the Director
within thirty (30) days of any change in location, processes employed
or chemical storage procedures which may or will affect the volume
or character of the permittee's wastewater discharge(s). A permit
may not be reassigned or transferred.
B.
Permits
may contain the following conditions:
1.
Limits
on rate, time and characteristics of discharge or requirements for
flow regulation and equalization;
2.
Installation
and maintenance of inspection, flow measurement and sampling facilities,
including access to such facilities;
3.
Specifications
for monitoring programs which may include flow measurement, sampling,
chemical and biological tests, recording of data and reporting schedule;
4.
Pretreatment
requirements and schedules for implementation including schedules
for reporting progress towards meeting these requirements;
5.
Submission
of discharge reports;
6.
Special
service charges or fees;
7.
Other
conditions to ensure compliance with this Article and with applicable
requirements of Federal or State regulations.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.360]
The Director may require that any person discharging, proposing
to discharge wastewater into the wastewater system file a periodic
discharge report. The discharge report shall include any or all information
required to determine the user's compliance with applicable Federal,
State and City regulations and limitations.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.370]
In the event of an accidental discharge of prohibited or restricted
substances into the City's wastewater system, the industrial user
shall immediately notify the Director by telephone of the incident.
The notification shall include the time and location of discharge,
the type and quality of material included in the waste and action
taken to stop the spill or discharge. Within five (5) working days
following any such accidental discharge, the user shall submit, to
the Director, a detailed written report describing the cause 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, damages or other liability which may be incurred
as a result of damage to the wastewater system, fish kills or any
other damage sustained by any person or property; nor shall such notification
relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability
which may be imposed by this Chapter or other applicable law. Emergency
notification procedures shall be permanently posted by the user on
a bulletin board or in another prominent place advising employees
whom to call in the event of an accidental discharge. Users shall
make sure that all employees who may cause or allow such a discharge
to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedures.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.380]
Any user subject to pretreatment standards shall submit to the
Director self-monitoring reports indicating the nature and concentration
of prohibited or regulated substances in the user's effluent. In addition,
the report shall include a record of all measured or estimated average
and maximum daily flows during the reporting period. Other information
and reporting requirements may be required based upon applicable State
and Federal regulations. The reporting period shall be determined
by the Director based upon the quantity or characteristics of the
discharge.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.390]
A.
All reports
and/or forms submitted to the Director must be signed by an authorized
representative of the industrial user. An authorized representative
may be:
B.
Further,
all reports, records, monitoring data, sample results, etc., pertaining
to an industrial user's discharge to a POTW and its compliance with
pretreatment standards shall be kept for a period of at least three
(3) years.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.400]
The Director shall incorporate methods to ensure the confidentiality
of information provided by an industrial user pursuant to this Chapter
should the user so request.
