A. 
If any wastewaters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers containing excessive substances or possessing excessive characteristics, the Commission may:
(1) 
Reject the wastewater or the waste;
(2) 
Require pretreatment of wastewater or waste to modify them to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers; and/or
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge of the wastewater or waste; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastewater or waste not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
B. 
If the Commission permits the pretreatment or equalization of wastewater or waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Commission and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, City ordinances and laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission. Any costs involved with such reviews shall be paid by the person requesting the permit.
C. 
The Commission shall have full power and authority to promulgate rules and regulations relating to all aspects of the federal pretreatment program and to further the purposes and objections of these regulations. Such regulations may include but not be limited to regulations for imposition of civil penalties, procedural regulations governing hearings and appeals, regulations imposing stricter requirements with respect to application for permits, issuance of permits, contents of permits, modification or termination of permits issued by it.
D. 
The Commission shall have and shall exercise all power and authority to prevent, stop or limit any discharge or activity which threatened discharge is in violation of these regulations, the Act, regulations of the EPA or of the commonwealth or to prevent, stop or limit any act which in its opinion would threaten or present serious or substantial danger to persons, the environment or which cause interference with the POTW or would cause or threaten to cause the either City to be in violation of any condition of its NPDES permit, state or federal regulation or order of the EPA.
E. 
The Commission shall have the power and authority to issue orders consistent with these regulations to any user for the purpose of achieving compliance with these regulations. Violations of any order issued by it shall be deemed a violation of these regulations.
F. 
The Commission may adopt rules and regulations for all purposes set forth in MGL c. 83, § 10, and to comply with federal law, including EPA regulations.
G. 
The Commission has the authority to:
(1) 
Inspect all public and private residences for violations of these regulations, which may include sampling and testing of internal plumbing, building drains, building sewers or service connections, sump pumps and grinder pumps, grease traps and all other structures and conduits designed or used for the purpose of collecting, treating or disposing of wastewater and stormwater;
(2) 
Require owners to repair or disconnect services which violate these regulations;
(3) 
Require owners to pay for all work in connection with repairs or disconnections on their service connection; and
(4) 
Assess civil penalties for noncompliance with these regulations.
H. 
No owner, occupant, or other person shall refuse, impede, inhibit, interfere with, restrict or obstruct entry and free access to properties, including within buildings, by the Commission or duly authorized employee or representative of the Town, bearing proper credentials and identification, where inspection is sought at reasonable times, with or without prior notice, in order to assure compliance with applicable bylaws, statutes, codes and/or regulations.
I. 
While performing inspections on private properties referred to in Subsections G and H above, the Commission or duly authorized employee or representative of the Town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises reasonably established by the occupant.
J. 
An owner's refusal to grant permission of access shall be a violation of these regulations and will be subject to civil penalty.
K. 
Also see Appendix E, Lunenburg Building Access Regulation.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix E is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
All persons desiring to make connections to the sewer system of the Town, whether within or outside the Town limits, shall apply to the Commission for a permit upon forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission (see Appendix F, Forms). Upon payment of the required fees to the Commission, a written permit shall be issued by the Commission. The acceptance of such permit shall obligate the owner of the property referred to in the permit to comply with all ordinances and regulations in force at the time the permit is granted or which shall be in force at any time thereafter.
B. 
Sewer Commission project review policy.
(1) 
When reviewing an application for or when conducting inspections in relation to permits, which are within its legal jurisdiction to review and inspect, the Commission may determine that the assistance of outside consultants is warranted due to the size, scale or complexity of a proposed project, because of a project's potential impacts, or because the Town lacks the necessary expertise to perform the work related to the permit. The Commission may require that applicants pay a "project review fee" consisting of the reasonable costs incurred by the Commission for employment of outside consultants engaged by the Commission to assist in the review of a proposed project.
(2) 
In hiring outside consultants, the Commission may engage engineers, planners, lawyers, urban designers or other appropriate professionals who can assist the Commission in analyzing a project to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, City ordinances and other regulations such as they relate to the project at hand. Such assistance may include, but not be limited to, analyzing an application, monitoring or inspecting a project or site for compliance with the Commission's decision or regulations, or inspecting a project during construction or implementation. The applicant shall be directly responsible for the cost of the outside consultants.
(3) 
Any applicant may make an administrative appeal from this section regarding the outside consultant to the Board of Selectmen. Such appeal must be made in writing and may be made only within 20 days after the Commission has mailed or hand-delivered notice to the applicant of the selection. The grounds for such an appeal shall be limited to claims that the consultant selected has a conflict of interest or does not possess the minimum required qualifications. The minimum qualifications shall consist either of an educational degree in, or related to, the field at issue or three or more years of practice in the field at issue or a related field. Any required time limit for action shall be extended by the duration of the administrative appeal. In the event that no decision is made by the Board of Selectmen within 30 days following the filing of the appeal, the selection made by the Commission shall stand.
A. 
Discharge document requirements. All significant industrial users proposing to connect to or contribute to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the POTW. The Commission may change the restrictions and conditions of a permit as circumstances require. The permittee shall be allowed a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Commission, to comply with any changes required.
B. 
Permit application. Significant industrial users shall complete and file with the Town an application for a wastewater discharge permit on a Town-provided form. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet pretreatment standards, the user shall submit with the permit application the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The Town will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Town may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein. All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the certification required by 40 CFR 403.6(a)(2)(ii).
C. 
Permit modifications. Within nine months after the promulgation of a national categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of users subject to such standard shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. Where a user subject to a national categorical pretreatment standard has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit as required by Subsection B hereof, the user shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable national categorical pretreatment standard. In addition, the user with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the Commission within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable federal categorical pretreatment standard the information required.
D. 
Discharge document conditions.
(1) 
Discharge documents shall be made expressly subject to all the provisions of these regulations and to all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and user charges and fees established by the Town or the Sewer Commissioners. A violation of any provision of these regulations or any other applicable state or federal law shall be deemed a violation of the permit.
(2) 
Wastewater discharge permits must also contain:
(a) 
A statement indicating duration of the permit, which in no case shall exceed five years;
(b) 
A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification of the Commission, and specific requirements for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
(c) 
Effluent limits based on applicable pretreatment standards;
(d) 
Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and recordkeeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type based on federal, state or local law; and
(e) 
A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state or local law.
(3) 
Wastewater discharge permits may contain additional conditions, such as but not limited to the following conditions:
(a) 
The unit charge, criteria for calculation or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the POTW.
(b) 
Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
(c) 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities.
(d) 
Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports (see § 320-4.4).
(e) 
Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the Commission and for affording the Commission access thereto.
(f) 
Requirements for notification of the Commission of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system.
(g) 
Requirements for notification of slug discharges as described in § 320-4.4E.
(h) 
Requirements or conditions as deemed appropriate by the Commission to ensure or to further compliance with these regulations, state or federal law.
E. 
Duration of discharge documents. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit. The terms and condition of the permit may be subject to modification by the Town during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements identified in Article III are modified or other just cause exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. Discharge agreement term shall be based on actual conditions contained in the specific document.
F. 
Transfer of discharge documents. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed operation without the approval of the Commission. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit. The transfer of discharge rights pursuant to agreement documents shall be based on conditions contained in the specific document.
The reporting requirements for holders of discharge agreements and wastewater discharge permits shall be the same as presented below:
A. 
Pretreatment baseline monitoring report.
(1) 
Any existing user subject to national pretreatment standards shall submit a baseline monitoring report (form supplied by the Town), which includes, at a minimum, the information set forth in 40 CFR 403.12((b)(1) through (6), to the Commission by whichever deadline is later:
(a) 
One hundred eighty days after the final administrative decision is made upon a category determination submission under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4); or
(b) 
One hundred eighty days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard for that particular industry.
(2) 
If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance procedures will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the user shall submit a schedule for compliance with said standards. The completion date in the compliance schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule, the user shall submit a progress report to the control authority, including, at a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay and the steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the control authority.
(3) 
At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources and sources that become categorical users after the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard shall submit to the Commission a report which contains the information set forth in 40 CFR 403.12(b)(1) through (5). A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet the applicable categorical standards. A new source shall also give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
B. 
Pretreatment compliance report.
(1) 
Any user presently discharging to the POTW and subject to national pretreatment standards shall submit a report within 90 days following the date for final compliance with said standards. New users shall submit this report following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW. On a reporting form supplied by the Town, the user shall supply the following information:
(a) 
The nature and concentration of all pollutants in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited by pretreatment standards.
(b) 
The average and maximum daily flow for those process units of the industrial user which are limited by such pretreatment standards or requirements.
(c) 
Whether applicable pretreatment standards and requirements are being met, and if not, what additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance procedures are needed to bring the user into compliance.
(d) 
The user shall supply additional information as required by 40 CFR 403.12(d) or as required by the Commission.
(2) 
This statement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user and certified by a qualified professional, as specified in 40 CFR 403.12(d).
C. 
Periodic compliance reports. Any user subject to a categorical pretreatment standard after the compliance date of such pretreatment standard or, in the case of a new source, after commencement of the discharge into the POTW shall submit to the control authority during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently in the pretreatment standard or by the control authority or the approval authority, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such categorical pretreatment standards. In addition, this report shall include a record of measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period for the discharge reported in the baseline monitoring report, except that the control authority may require more detailed reporting of flows. At the discretion of the control authority and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the control authority may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted. Significant noncategorical users shall submit periodic compliance reports at least once every six months in accordance with 40 CFR 403.12(h) on dates specified by the Commission.
D. 
Self-monitoring reports. If a self-monitoring report is required, the reporting schedule and requirements will be stated on each industrial user's wastewater discharge permit.
E. 
Accidental discharges report. In the event of an accidental discharge into the sanitary sewer of any wastes which might pose a hazard to the POTW treatment processes, personnel or sludge disposal methods or the discharge of a slug as defined herein, the Department must be notified by the user within one hour after discovery. Notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume and corrective actions. A written report must be submitted within five days, stating what occurred and the corrective actions taken so that further accidental discharges will not occur.
F. 
Upset reporting,
(1) 
The occurrence of an upset, as defined herein, shall constitute an affirmative defense for an industrial user to an action brought for noncompliance with national categorical pretreatment standards and local and state requirements. The burden of proof for such upset shall rest on the industrial user. The industrial user must notify the Department within one hour of becoming aware of the upset. The industrial user must have evidence to demonstrate the following conditions:
(a) 
An upset occurred and the industrial user can identify the specific cause(s) of the upset.
(b) 
The treatment facility was at the time being operated in a prudent and workmanlike manner and in compliance with applicable operation and maintenance procedures.
(c) 
The industrial user has submitted the following information within 24 hours of becoming aware of the upset (If this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five days.):
[1] 
A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance.
[2] 
The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue.
[3] 
Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance.
(d) 
In any enforcement proceeding, the user, seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset, shall have the burden of proof.
(2) 
The industrial user shall control production and all discharges upon reduction, loss or failure of its treatment facility until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This requirement applies in the situation where, among other things, the primary source of power of the treatment facility is reduced, lost or fails.
G. 
Recordkeeping.
(1) 
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this regulation shall retain and make available for inspection and copying all records and information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by these regulations or by order of the Commission and any additional records or information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements. Such records shall include for all samples:
(a) 
The date, exact place, method and time of sampling and name(s) of the person(s) taking the samples.
(b) 
The dates analyses were performed.
(c) 
Who performed the analyses.
(d) 
The analytical techniques/methods used.
(e) 
The results for such analyses.
(2) 
Any industrial user subject to the reporting requirements established in these regulations shall be required to maintain for a minimum of three years all records of monitoring activities and results. Records shall be made available for inspection and copying by the Commission. The period of retention shall be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation relating to the industrial user, the Town or the Commission, or where the user has been specifically notified or ordered to retain records for a longer period by the Commission.
H. 
Sludge documentation. The transportation and/or disposal of sludges generated by pretreatment shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local regulations. The industrial user shall be responsible for documenting the transporting and/or disposal of all pretreatment sludges. Receipts and other documentation shall be kept for a minimum of three years and shall be made available to the Commission upon request.
I. 
Intercepted and separated materials. Upon request by the Commission, a user having an interceptor or separator must state specifically how the waste oil, grease, solvent, paint, etc., is disposed of and must provide evidence of such disposal service when required by the Commission. Records and receipts must be kept which demonstrate that these waste materials were contained and transported in a safe manner as prescribed by the rules of regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the United States Department of Transportation, and handled by reputable persons who shall dispose of all such wastes in accordance with all federal, state and local regulations.
J. 
Truth in reporting. The reports required by this section shall comply with and be subject to the provisions of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 1001) relating to fraud and false statements; the provisions of Section 309(c)(4) of the Act governing false statements, representation or certification; and the provisions of Section 309(c)(6) of the Act regarding responsible corporate officers.
K. 
Reports of changed conditions. All industrial users shall promptly notify the Department in advance of any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the industrial user has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR 403.12(p).
L. 
Notice of violation; repeat sampling and reporting. If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user must notify the Department within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the Department within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation. The user is not required to resample if the City's Superintendent monitors at the user's facility at least once a month or if the City's Superintendent samples at a time between the user's initial sampling and the time when the user received the results of this initial sampling.
M. 
Notification of the discharge of hazardous waste.
(1) 
Any user who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the Department, Commission, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director and state hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number and the type of discharge (continuous, batch or other). If the user discharges more than 100 kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification also shall contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the user: an identification of the hazardous constituents in the waste stream discharged during the following 12 months. All notifications must take place no later than 180 days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this subsection need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under § 320-4.4K of these regulations. The notification requirement in this subsection does not apply to pollutants already reported by users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under the self-monitoring requirements of these regulations.
(2) 
Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of Subsection M(1) above during a calendar month in which they discharge no more than 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as set forth in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than 15 kilograms of non-acute hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), requires a one-time notification. Subsequent months during which the user discharges more than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require additional notification.
(3) 
If new regulations under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., or any other federal or state statute identify additional characteristics of hazardous waste or list any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the user must notify the Commission, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director and state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations.
(4) 
In the case of any notification made under this section, the user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practical.
(5) 
This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by these regulations, by a permit issued hereunder or by any applicable federal or state law.
N. 
Analytical requirements. All pollutant analysis, including sampling techniques, to be submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application or report shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses must be performed in accordance with procedures approved by EPA.
A. 
Requirement. Periodic measurements of flow, suspended solids, BOD and other appropriate waste characteristics shall be made by those users specifically designated by the Department. The Department shall determine the number of twenty-four-hour flow measurements and samples required. The Department may require that all or some samples taken by the industrial user shall be divided with the City for testing in the manner as specified by the City's Superintendent. Continuous monitoring may be required in cases involving large fluctuations in quantity or quality of waters or if the wastewater appears to have characteristics which may damage the treatment system. The acceptability of any monitoring results shall be determined by the Department. Self-monitoring frequency, parameters and location shall be specified by the Department and stated on the user's discharge permit.
B. 
Facilities. The Town may require, to be provided and operated at the user's own expense, monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the building sewer and/or internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should normally be situated on the user's premises, but the Town may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user. Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Town's requirements and all applicable local construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be completed within 90 days following written notification by the Town.
C. 
Measurements. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewaters to which reference is made in these regulations shall be determined and performed in accordance with standard laboratory procedures and in accordance with § 320-4.4N of these regulations. In the event that no special structure has been required by Town, samples shall be taken at suitable locations within the establishment from which the wastewaters are being discharged. Sampling shall be carried out by accepted methods specifically designed to obtain representative samples of the total wastewater discharge and of slugs if any occur. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls from a premises is appropriate or whether a separate sample or samples should be taken.) Frequency of sampling shall be established by the Department on an individual basis and stated on the user's discharge document (agreement or permit). Any costs involved in examination and tests shall be paid by the individual industry. The Department may check these tests as necessary.
The Town and/or City may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of these regulations is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the Commissioners, City Superintendent, and other duly authorized employees of the Town and/or City ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties. The Town, City, approval authority and, where the NPDES state is not the approval authority, EPA shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the Town, City, approval authority and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
A. 
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with these regulations and shall achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and prohibited discharges within the limitations set by the federal pretreatment regulations, the EPA, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Town, City, or the Commission, whichever limitation is the most stringent. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the Town shall be provided, operated and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the Town for review and shall be acceptable to the Town before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the Town under the provisions of these regulations. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the Town prior to the user's initiation of changes.
B. 
Users in significant noncompliance. The term "significant noncompliance" shall mean:
(1) 
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66% or more of the wastewater measurements taken during a six-month period exceed the daily maximum limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter by any amount;
(2) 
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33% or more of the wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats oils and grease and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);
(3) 
Any other discharge violation that the Commission believes has caused, by itself or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through, including any which endangers the health of POTW personnel or the public;
(4) 
Any discharge of pollutants that have caused imminent danger to the public or to the environment or have resulted in the Commission's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
(5) 
Failure to meet, within 90 days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction or attaining final compliance;
(6) 
Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, any required reports, include baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
(7) 
Failure to report accurately any noncompliance; or
(8) 
Any other violation(s) which the Commission determines adversely affects the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.
C. 
All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA or approval authority upon request.
D. 
All requirements of the City of Leominster's and Fitchburg's pretreatment section of their regulations apply here.
A. 
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspection shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user or is otherwise exempt from the Public Records Law.
B. 
When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public to the extent allowed by law but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to these regulations, the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, state disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment programs to the extent allowed by law; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report to the extent allowed by law. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
C. 
All records, documents and information held by the Town or the Commission shall be treated either as public records or as confidential records in accordance with applicable state and federal law.