[R.O. 2011 § 710.150; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
When requested by the Director of
Public Works, a User must submit information on the nature and characteristics
of its wastewater within sixty (60) days of the request. The Director
of Public Works is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and
may periodically require Users to update this information.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.160; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
A.
No Significant Industrial User shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the Director of Public Works, except that a Significant Industrial User that has filed a timely application pursuant to Section 710.170 of this Chapter may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
B.
The Director of Public Works may require
other Users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to
carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
C.
Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Sections 710.470 through 710.590 of this Chapter. 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.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.170; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
Any User required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging water into the POTW prior to the effective date of this Chapter and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within ninety (90) days after said date, apply to the Director of Public Works for a wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with Section 710.190 of this Chapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the Director of Public Works.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.180; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
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 Section 710.190 of this Chapter, must be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.190; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
A.
All Users required to obtain a wastewater
discharge permit must submit a permit application. The Director of
Public Works may require all Users to submit as part of an application
the following information:
2.
Environmental Permits. A list of
any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
3.
Description Of Operations.
a.
A brief description of the nature,
average rate of production (including each product produced by type,
amount, processes, and 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.
b.
Types of waste generated, and 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.
c.
Number and type of employees, hours
of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation.
d.
Type and amount of raw materials
processed (average and maximum per day).
e.
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, showing all pipe sizes, manholes and location of sanitary
and storm sewers leaving the building or premises, together with all
connections to lateral sanitary and storm sewers.
4.
Time and duration of discharges.
5.
The location for monitoring all wastes
covered by the permit.
6.
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 wastestream formula set out in Section 710.060(A)(3) [40 CFR 403.6(e)].
7.
Measurements Of Pollutants.
a.
The categorical Pretreatment Standards
applicable to each regulated process and any new categorically regulated
processes for Existing Sources.
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 Public Works, of regulated pollutants
in the discharge from each regulated process.
c.
Instantaneous, Daily Maximum, and
long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be
reported.
d.
The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in Section 710.390 of this Chapter. Where the Standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the User shall submit documentation as required by the Director of Public Works or the applicable Standards to determine compliance with the Standard.
8.
Any other information as may be deemed
necessary by the Director of Public Works to evaluate the wastewater
discharge permit application.
B.
A permit fee in the amount stated in Section 150.030, per year, must accompany the permit application. Not-for-profit charitable and religious organizations, as well as educational institutions, are exempt from fees associated with the permit application.
[Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
C.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will
not be processed and will be returned to the User for revision.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.200; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
A.
All wastewater discharge permit applications, User reports and certification statements must be signed by an Authorized Representative of the User and contain the certification statement in Section 710.421(A).
B.
If the designation of an Authorized Representative
is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has
responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall
responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new written
authorization satisfying the requirements of this Section must be
submitted to the Director of Public Works prior to or together with
any reports to be signed by an Authorized Representative.
C.
A facility is determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical User by the Director of Public Works pursuant to Section 710.040[1] must annually submit the signed certification statement in Section 710.421(B).
[1]
Editor's Note: See Subsection (3) of the definition of "significant
industrial user."
[R.O. 2011 § 710.210; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
A.
The Director of Public Works will evaluate
the data furnished by the User and may require additional information.
Within ninety (90) days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge
permit application, the Director of Public Works will determine whether
or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The Director of Public
Works may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
B.
No wastewater discharge permit shall be issued by the POTW to any person or Industrial User whose discharge of material to sewers, whether shown upon his/her application or determination after inspection and testing conducted by the POTW, is not in conformity with POTW ordinances and regulations or whose application is incomplete or does not comply with the requirements of Sections 710.150 through 710.210 of this Chapter. The POTW shall state the reason or reasons for denial in writing, which shall be mailed or personally delivered to the applicant within ten (10) days after denial.
