[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.1]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to the POTW any wastewater
except as authorized by the City in accordance with the provisions
of this Part, subject to state and federal laws and regulations.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.2]
When requested by the City, a user must submit information on
the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 90 days of
the request. The City is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose
and may periodically require users to update this information.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.3]
1.
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the City, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to § 18-420 of this Part or the previous City Ord. 61-84 may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
2.
The City may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge permits
as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part.
3.
Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge
permit shall be deemed a violation of this Part and subjects the wastewater
discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Parts 1J through 1L.
Obtaining a 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.
4.
No permit holder shall discharge industrial wastewater in excess
of the quantity, rate of discharge, concentrations or any other limits
specified in the permit. Any person desiring to modify his or her
permit must first apply for an amended permit.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.4]
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this Part, and does not have a permit currently, and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within 90 days after said date, apply to the City for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with § 18-422 of this Part, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days of the effective date of this Part except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the City.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.5]
Any user required to obtain a 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 wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with § 18-422 of this Part, must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.6]
1.
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit
a permit application. The City may require all users to submit as
part of an application the following information:
B.
Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the
premises, including 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 of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours
of operation.
D.
Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and
rate of production.
E.
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per
day).
F.
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 and pretreatment system
plans.
G.
Time and duration of discharges.
H.
Waste water constituents and characteristics. Sampling and analysis
shall be performed in accordance with § 304(g) of the Act
and 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended.
I.
The name and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge, the
number of sampling events shall be determined by the City; and a written
statement as to whether or not applicable pretreatment standards are
being met, and if not, whether additional in-plant modification and
additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet such applicable
pretreatment standards.
J.
If additional pretreatment or in-plant modification will be required
to meet the pretreatment standards, the user will provide a schedule
by which to achieve the standards in a timely manner. The schedule
will be reported as the pretreatment compliance schedule. 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 user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (e.g.,
hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, executing contracts
for major components, commencing construction, completing construction).
No increment shall exceed nine months.
(2)
Not later than 14 days following each completion date in the
schedule, the user shall submit a progress report to the City including
at a minimum, whether or not, he or she complied with the increments
of progress. If such increment of progress was not completed on time,
the user shall also report the date on which he or she expects to
complete the increment of progress, the reason for the delay, and
the steps being taken by the user to return to the schedule established.
In no event shall completion dates be more than nine months apart.
K.
Information on the disposal of substances to the POTW which are considered
hazardous under 40 CFR, Part 261.
L.
Signatory requirements.
M.
Applicable fees.
N.
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the City to evaluate
the wastewater discharge permit application.
2.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will
be returned to the user for revision.
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.7]
All wastewater discharge permit applications, user reports and
inspection reports must be signed by an authorized representative
of the user and contain the following certification statement:
"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."
[Ord. 1073, 11/8/2007, § 4.8]
1.
The City shall evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional information. Based on the application, the City may issue
a wastewater discharge permit subject to the terms and conditions
enumerated in the permit.
