[R.O. 2011 §715.170; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.1, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
When requested by the Superintendent, all industrial users must
submit information on the nature and characteristics of their wastewater
by completing a wastewater survey prior to commencing their discharge.
The Superintendent is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose
and may periodically require industrial users to update the survey.
Failure to complete this survey shall be reasonable grounds for terminating
service to the industrial user and shall be considered a violation
of the Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 §715.180; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.2, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
It shall be unlawful for significant industrial user to discharge
wastewater, either directly or indirectly, to the City's Sanitary
Sewer System without first obtaining an industrial user pretreatment
permit from the POTW Superintendent. Any violation of the terms and
conditions of an industrial user pretreatment permit shall be deemed
a violation of this Chapter. Obtaining an industrial user pretreatment
permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to obtain other
permits required by Federal, State, or local law.
[R.O. 2011 §715.190; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.3, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
A.
All non-domestic users must notify the Superintendent of the nature
and characteristics of their wastewater prior to commencing their
discharge. The Superintendent is authorized to prepare a form for
this purpose.
B.
The Superintendent may require that other industrial users, including
liquid wastehaulers, obtain industrial user pretreatment permits as
necessary to carry out the purpose of this Section.
[R.O. 2011 §715.200; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.4, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
Any industrial user located beyond the City limits shall submit a permit application in accordance with Section 715.230 below within ninety (90) days after December 11, 1991. New industrial users located beyond the City limits shall submit such application to the Superintendent ninety (90) days prior to discharging into the sanitary sewer. Upon review and approval of such application, the Superintendent may enter into a contract with the user which requires the user to subject itself to, and abide by this Chapter, including all permitting compliance monitoring, reporting, and enforcement provisions herein.
[R.O. 2011 §715.210; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.5, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
Any significant industrial user which discharges non-domestic
waste into the sanitary sewer system prior to December 11, 1991, and
who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within
ninety (90) days after said date, apply to the City for an industrial
user pretreatment permit and shall not cause or allow discharges to
the POTW to continue after one hundred eighty (180) days from and
after December 11, 1991, except in accordance with a permit issued
by the Superintendent.
[R.O. 2011 §715.220; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.6, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
Any significant industrial user proposing to begin or who recommends
discharging nondomestic wastes into the sanitary sewer system must
obtain a pretreatment permit prior to recommencing such discharge.
An application must be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the
anticipated start up date. All new connections must install and start-up
necessary pollution control equipment prior to discharge. New connections
must achieve compliance with standards within the shortest feasible
time, not to exceed ninety (90) days following commencement of the
discharge.
[R.O. 2011 §715.230; Ord. No. 91-43 §§4.7 — 4.9, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
A.
In order to be considered for a pretreatment permit, all industrial
users required to have a permit must submit the following information
on an application form approved by the Superintendent and accompanied
by a fee as set by the Board of Public Works:
1.
Name, address, and location (if different from the address).
2.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code of both the industry
as a whole and any processes for which Federal categorical standards
have been promulgated.
3.
Wastewater constituents and characteristics including any pollutants
in the discharge which are limited by any Federal, State, or local
standards. Sampling and analysis will be undertaken in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 136.
4.
Time and duration of the discharge.
5.
Daily maximum, daily average, and monthly average wastewater
flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations if any.
6.
Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on
the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals
used at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally
be discharged to the POTW.
7.
The site plans, floor plans and mechanical and plumbing plans
and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by
size, location and elevation.
8.
Each product produced by type, amount process or processes and
rate of production.
9.
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum
per day).
10.
Number and type of employees, and hours of operation, and proposed
or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system.
11.
Whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or
additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet all applicable
Federal, State, and local standards. If additional pretreatment and/or
O&M will be required to meet the standards, then the industrial
user shall indicate the shortest time schedule necessary to accomplish
installation or adoption of such additional treatment and/or O&M.
The completion date in this schedule shall not be longer than the
compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard.
The following conditions apply to this schedule:
a.
The schedule shall contain progress increments 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 contracts for major components, commencing construction,
completing construction, beginning operation and conducting routine
operation). No increment referred to above shall exceed nine (9) months,
nor shall the total compliance period exceed eighteen (18) months.
b.
No later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the
schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit
a progress report to the Superintendent including as a minimum, whether
or not it complied with the increment of progress, the reason for
any delay, and if appropriate, the steps being taken by the user to
return to the established schedule. In no event shall more than nine
(9) months elapse between such progress reports to the Superintendent.
12.
Any other information as may be deemed by the Superintendent
to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
B.
Plans To Be Certified. All plans required in Subsection (A) must be certified for accuracy by a State registered professional engineer.
C.
Application Must Have Certification Statement. All
applications must contain the following certification statement and
be signed in accordance with Subparagraphs (2), (3), (4) or (5) below:
1.
"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."
2.
By a responsible corporate officer, if the industrial user submitting
the reports is a corporation. For the purpose of this paragraph, a
"responsible corporate officer" means:
a.
A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the
corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other
person who performs similar policy- or decision-making functions for
the corporation, or;
b.
The manager of one (1) or more manufacturing, production, or
operation facilities employing more than two hundred fifty (250) persons
or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding twenty-five
(25) million (in second-quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign
document has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance
with corporate procedures.
3.
By a general partner or proprietor if the industrial user submitting
the reports is a partnership or sole proprietorship respectively.
4.
The principal executive officer or director having responsibility
for the overall operation of the discharging facility if the industrial
user submitting the reports is a Federal, State, or local governmental
entity, or their agents.
5.
By a duly authorized representative of the individual designated
in Subparagraph (2), (3), or (4) of this Subsection if:
a.
The authorization is made in writing by the individual described
in Subparagraph (2), (3), or (4);
b.
The authorization specifies either an individual or a position
having responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from
which the industrial discharge originates, such as the position of
plant manager, operator of a well, or well field superintendent, or
a position of equivalent responsibility, or having overall responsibility
for environmental matters for the company; and
c.
The written authorization is submitted to the City.
6.
If an authorization under Subparagraph (5) of this Subsection
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 authorization
satisfying the requirements of Subparagraph (5) of this Subsection
must be submitted to the City prior to or together with any reports
to be signed by an authorized representative.
[R.O. 2011 §715.240; Ord. No. 91-43 §4.10, 12-11-1991; Ord. No. 2016-38 §1, 10-24-2016]
The Superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the industrial
user and may require additional information. After evaluation of the
data furnished, the Superintendent may issue an industrial user pretreatment
permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
