Except for private living quarters or dwelling units, grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided as required by the Control
Authority or State Plumbing Code for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes,
sand or other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a
type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector and shall be
located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
All industrial users shall promptly notify the Control Authority at 1-920-579-0893 and/or 1-920-517-6991 (24 hours per day/seven days per week) in advance of any change in its industrial operations in accordance with §
639-31A.
The Control Authority may impose mass limitations on industrial
users suspected of using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment
standards or requirements or in other cases where the imposition of
mass limitations is appropriate.
Sludges, floats, skimmings and other materials generated by
an industrial or commercial pretreatment system shall not be placed
into the sewerage system.
In addition to complying with the notice requirements in §
639-31A, all existing industrial users that discharge or have a potential to discharge wastewater containing toxic pollutants to the sewerage system or additional industrial users whose discharge has a potential to adversely affect the sewerage system shall apply for and obtain a wastewater discharge permit. All new industrial users proposing to connect to or to discharge to the sewerage system shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the sewerage system.
A. Permit application.
(1) Initial application. An application in the form prescribed by the Control Authority shall be completed and filed with the Control Authority by users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit. The application shall be accompanied by a permit fee as established by the City pursuant to §
639-47. Existing users shall submit an application for a wastewater discharge permit within 90 days prior to the existing permit expiration. Proposed new users shall submit a permit application at least 90 days prior to connecting to and discharging to the sewerage system.
(a)
Existing industrial users who will require a permit after changing
their wastewater volume and/or characteristics shall submit a permit
application at least 90 days before the proposed process wastewater
is discharged to the sewerage system.
(b)
A one-hundred-eighty-day baseline report under §
639-31B or
E may be submitted with the permit application to provide some of the data required for the permit application. New users shall submit estimates for those required items where actual data is not yet available. The permit application shall be signed by a representative of the industrial user and certified to by a qualified engineer in accordance with §
639-31N and
O.
(2) Supporting information. In support of the application, the users
shall submit in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following
information:
(a)
Name, location and SIC number of the user.
(b)
Disclosure of any environmental control permits held by or for
the facility.
(c)
A general description of the activities, facilities and plant
processes on the premises, including average rate of production and
all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewerage system.
(d)
The time and duration of discharges.
(e)
The average and maximum daily wastewater flow rates in gallons
per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
All flows shall be measured, unless other verifiable techniques are
approved by the Control Authority.
(f)
Site plans showing sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling
chambers and appurtenances, including size and location.
(g)
Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but
not limited to, those mentioned in this chapter as determined by sampling
and analysis performed in accordance with procedures contained in
40 CFR 136.
(h)
The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge
that are prohibited by this chapter, together with a statement regarding
whether or not compliance is being achieved with this chapter on a
consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance
activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user
to comply with this chapter.
(i)
Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this chapter, the user shall provide the reports required in §
639-31B.
(j)
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Control
Authority to evaluate the permit application.
(k)
A summary of BMPs required to be implemented if applicable.
User maintained documentation of BMP activities that demonstrate the
compliance status of the user shall be considered compliance records.
Such records must be retained by the user in accordance with industrial
pretreatment program requirements.
(3) The Control Authority will evaluate the completed application and
data furnished by the user and may require additional information.
Within 90 days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished,
the Control Authority will issue a decision on a wastewater discharge
permit application.
(4) Permit modification. Permitted industrial users may request a permit modification under Subsection
G(5) and §
639-31A.
B. Permit content. Wastewater discharge permits issued by the Control
Authority may include any or all of the following:
(1) The user's name and address.
(2) A description of the processes and operations to which the permit
applies.
(3) Applicable federal, state and local pretreatment standards and requirements, including any removal credits granted pursuant to §
639-25E. Permits shall specify acceptable ranges.
(4) Monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and recordkeeping
requirements, including the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location,
sampling frequency, sample collection techniques, and analytical requirements.
(5) Requirement that if an industrial user monitors any pollutant more
frequently than required by the City, the results of this monitoring
shall be included in reports and submitted to the City.
(6) The duration term of the permit.
(7) A statement indicating that the permit is not transferable to any
other person unless the new person applies to the Control Authority
for a transfer of the permit before the person takes possession or
control of the processes or operations to which the permit applies.
(8) A statement regarding the applicable civil and criminal penalties
for violating pretreatment standards and requirements, such as the
penalties set forth in § 283.91, Wis. Stats., 33 U.S.C.
§ 1319 and 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
(9) Any applicable compliance schedule, but wastewater discharge permits
may not contain compliance schedules that extend past an applicable
federal or state deadline. The compliance schedule may include but
is not limited to the following: requirements for installation of
pretreatment technology, pollution control, and construction of appropriate
containment devices designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the
introduction of pollutants into the treatment works.
(10)
Requirements for notification to the Control Authority pursuant to §
639-31A and
I.
(11)
Requirements for the installation and maintenance of sampling
and monitoring facilities.
(12)
Requirements for retaining and preserving records relating to
the wastewater discharges and for allowing the Control Authority access
to those records.
(13)
A statement that the user consents to inspection and sampling
by the City.
(14)
A slug control plan as determined to be necessary pursuant to §
639-27C and as defined in § NR 211.235(4), Wis. Adm. Code.
(15)
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Control Authority
to ensure compliance with this chapter.
C. Permit duration. All wastewater discharge permits may be issued for
up to five-year periods subject to modification or revocation as provided
in this chapter. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum
of 90 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit.
D. Limitations on permit transfer.
(1) No change in operations. Wastewater discharge permits may be transferred
to a new owner or operator only if the permittee gives at least 30
days' notice to the Control Authority prior to the date of transfer
and the Control Authority approves the wastewater discharge permit
transfer. The notice to the Control Authority must include a written
certification by the new owner or operator which:
(a)
States that the new owner and/or operator is not changing the
facility's operations and processes; and
(b)
Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur;
and
(c)
Acknowledges full responsibility for complying with the existing
wastewater discharge permit.
(2) Change in operation. If, in the process of transfer, there is a change in the facility operations or processes, the owner shall apply for a new permit under Subsection
A at least 90 days prior to commencement of the discharge or request a permit modification in accordance with Subsection
A(4).
(3) Failure to provide 30 days' notice to the Control Authority
of the transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit void as of
the date of the facility transfer.
E. Permit appeals. The permittee may appeal the terms of the permit within 30 days of the notice in accordance with §
639-45. This petition must be in writing; failure to submit a petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the appeal. In its petition, the permittee must indicate the permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to be placed in the permit. At the discretion of the Control Authority, the effectiveness and provisions of the permit being appealed may be stayed pending the appeal.
F. Permit reissuance.
(1) A user shall submit to the Control Authority an application for reissuance
at least 90 days before the expiration date of a permit.
(2) An application for reissuance shall consist of:
(a)
A written request for reissuance of the permit;
(b)
A statement indicating whether the user is in compliance with
all of the conditions of the existing permit and this chapter; and
(c)
A description of any circumstances that have changed since the
permit was issued or modified.
(3) A person who satisfies the signature criteria of §
639-31O shall sign and swear to the truth of the application for reissuance.
G. Permit modification.
(1) The Control Authority may modify any wastewater discharge permit
issued hereunder at any time, to assure compliance with applicable
laws and regulations.
(2) Reasons to modify the permit include, but are not limited to, incorporation
of special conditions resulting from the issuance of a special order
by the City; incorporation of any new or revised federal, state or
local pretreatment standards or requirements; or information indicating
that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the sewerage system,
personnel, or receiving waters.
(3) Any modifications which result in new conditions in a permit shall
include a reasonable time schedule for compliance, if necessary, subject
to the limitations set by applicable state and federal law.
(4) Within 270 days of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment
Standard or other applicable standards, the wastewater discharge permit
of each user subject to the standards shall be revised to require
compliance with the standards within the time frame prescribed by
the standards.
(5) A user may request a permit modification for significant changes in processes and/or operations in accordance with §
639-31A. The modification may be granted at the discretion of the Control Authority.
H. Permit revocation. A wastewater discharge permit may be revoked pursuant to §
639-39.
I. Expired permit. An expired permit will continue to be effective and
enforceable until reissued.
J. General discharge permits. The Control Authority may issue and utilize
general permits in accordance with the provisions in § NR
211.235(1), Wis Adm. Code General permits may include limitations
on concentration and mass of pollutants, may specify best management
practices and include other conditions necessary to ensure compliance
with applicable limits.