[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.1]
When requested by MACM, a user must submit information on the
nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 60 days of the
request. MACM is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and
may periodically require users to update this information.
[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.2]
1.
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from MACM, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to § 18-317 of this Part may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
2.
MACM 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 §§ 18-346 — 18-357 of this Part. 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.
[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.3]
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 who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within 60 days after said date, apply to MACM for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with § 18-319 of this Part, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 120 days of the effective date of this Part except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by MACM.
[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.4]
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 § 18-319 of this Part, must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.5]
1.
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit
a permit application. MACM 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 and type 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.
G.
Time and duration of discharges.
H.
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by MACM to evaluate
the wastewater discharge permit application.
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Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed
and will be returned to the user for revision.
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[Ord. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.6]
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user 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. 486, 3/21/2002, § 4.7]
MACM will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional information. Within 60 days of receipt of a complete wastewater
discharge permit application, MACM will determine whether or not to
issue a wastewater discharge permit. MACM may deny any application
for a wastewater discharge permit.
