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When requested by the Superintendent, a user must submit information
on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within fifteen
(15) days of the request. The Superintendent is authorized to prepare
a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update
this information.
[Ord. No. 3393 §1, 4-20-2010]
A. No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining an individual wastewater discharge permit from the Superintendent, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to Section
725.170 of this Chapter may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
B. The
Superintendent may require other users to obtain individual wastewater
discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
C. Any violation of the terms and conditions of an individual wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Articles
X through
XII of this Chapter. Obtaining an individual 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.
D. Individual wastewater discharge permits may be transferred pursuant to Section
725.250 of this Chapter.
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Any user required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this Chapter and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within thirty (30) days after the effective date, apply to the Superintendent for an individual wastewater discharge permit in accordance with Section
725.190 of this Chapter and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this Chapter except in accordance with an individual wastewater discharge permit issued by the Superintendent.
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Any user required to obtain an individual 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 individual wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with Section
725.190 of this Chapter, must be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
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A. All
users required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit
must submit a permit application. The Superintendent may require users
to submit all or some of the following information as part of a permit
application:
1. Identifying information.
a. The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator
and owner.
b. Contact information, description of activities, facilities and plant
production processes on the premises.
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 wastes 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;
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 725.060(3)
of this Chapter. Potable water usage data may be acceptable in certain
cases, if approved by the Superintendent.
7. Measurement 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 Superintendent,
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
725.380 of this Chapter. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the Superintendent or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard.
e. Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in Section
725.390 of this Chapter.
8. Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Superintendent
to evaluate the permit application.
B. Incomplete
or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned
to the user for revision.
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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
725.420 of this Chapter.
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
Superintendent prior to or together with any reports to be signed
by an authorized representative.
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The Superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the user
and may require additional information. Within thirty (30) days of
receipt of a complete permit application, the Superintendent will
determine whether to issue an individual wastewater discharge permit.
The Superintendent may deny any application for an individual wastewater
discharge permit.