[Code 1991, § 18-131]
In support of an application for an industrial discharge permit,
a significant industrial user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate
for evaluation, the following information:
A. The name and address of the SIU and the owner and operator of the
SIU's premises.
B. The location of the SIU's premises.
C. The nature, average rate of production, and Standard Industrial Classification
codes for the operation carried out by the SIU. This description shall
include a schematic process diagram.
D. Average daily and thirty-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including
daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any, from the regulated
process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the
combined waste stream formula set forth in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
E. The nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge from
each regulated process and the identification of the applicable pretreatment
standards and requirements. The concentration shall be reported as
a daily maximum and as an average level (or mass, where required)
as provided in the applicable pretreatment standard.
F. A description of each product produced, by type, amount, process,
and rate of production.
G. The type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum
per day).
H. The number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed
or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system.
I. A plot of the property and of the proposed pretreatment facilities,
showing the location of all sampling and monitoring points.
J. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details
showing all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by size,
location, and elevation.
K. A minimum of four grab samples for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil
and grease, sulfide, and volatile organics. For all other pollutants,
a twenty-four-hour composite sample must be provided through flow-proportional
composite sampling techniques, where feasible. The DPW may waive flow-proportional
composite sampling for any SIU able to demonstrate that flow-proportional
sampling is not feasible. In such cases, samples may be obtained through
time-proportional composite sampling techniques or through a minimum
of four grab samples where the SIU demonstrates that this will provide
a representative sample of the effluent being discharged. The SIU
shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile the data
necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection. Samples
required by this subsection shall be taken immediately downstream
from pretreatment facilities, if they exist, or immediately downstream
from the regulated process, if no pretreatment exists.
L. The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which
are limited by any local, state or federal pretreatment standards,
with a statement, signed by a registered professional engineer, indicating
whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent
basis. If not, the statement shall indicate whether additional operation,
maintenance, or pretreatment is required for the SIU to meet applicable
pretreatment standards.
M. A baseline monitoring report that utilizes historical data only,
consisting of information sufficient to determine the need for pretreatment
measures. Such report shall indicate the time, date, and place of
current sampling procedures and the methods of analysis, and shall
include applicant certification that such procedures and analysis
are representative of normal work cycles and expected pollutant discharges
to the POTW.
N. A list of all environmental control permits held by or for the SIU's
facility.
O. If additional pretreatment, operation, or maintenance is required
to meet pretreatment standards, the shortest practicable time schedule
necessary to provide such additional pretreatment, operation, or maintenance.
The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance
date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The compliance
schedule must be approved by the DPW. The following conditions shall
apply to this schedule:
(1) 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 SIU to meet the applicable pretreatment standards;
(2) No increment of progress referred to in Subsection
O(1) of this section shall exceed nine months;
(3) No later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the
final date for compliance, the SIU shall submit a progress report
to the DPW including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with
the applicable increment of progress, the reason for any delay, and
the steps being taken by the SIU to return to the established schedule;
and
(4) A SIU providing additional pretreatment on an approved schedule may
continue to make discharges to the POTW as long as the discharges
do not exceed the amounts and types indicated in its permit. However,
when construction is completed, the SIU shall meet the final limits
in its permit.
[Code 1991, § 18-132]
The City shall evaluate the data furnished by the applicant
in its application for an industrial discharge permit and may require
additional information deemed necessary by the DPW to evaluate the
application in accordance with the terms of this article. After evaluation
and acceptance of the data furnished, the City may either issue a
permit, subject to the terms and conditions provided in this article,
or refuse to issue such permit.
[Code 1991, § 18-134]
Permits issued under this division shall be issued for a specified
time period, not to exceed five years. At the discretion of the DPW,
a permit may be issued for less than five years, provided the permit
includes a specific expiration date. The DPW may also temporarily
extend a permit for not more than 12 months.
[Code 1991, § 18-135]
Each significant industrial user shall report the following
proposed changes in permit conditions at least 90 days prior to such
change:
A. A change in use of the SIU's premises.
B. A 10% or greater change in waste volume, strength, or characteristics.
C. Any change which has the potential to alter significantly the nature,
quality, or volume of the SIU's wastewater.
[Code 1991, § 18-137]
A permittee under this division shall apply for permit reissuance by submitting a complete permit application in accordance with §
74-262 a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit.
[Code 1991, § 18-138]
Each permit issued under this division shall be issued to a
SIU for a specific operation. A permit shall not be assigned or transferred
to a new owner or SIU or to different premises without the prior written
approval of the City. Any succeeding owner or SIU shall automatically
be required to comply with the terms and conditions of the existing
permit.
[Code 1991, § 18-141]
All permit applications and reports required by this article
shall contain the following certification statement and be signed
by an authorized representative of the industrial user:
"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 fines and imprisonment for
knowing violations."