A street excavation permit may be obtained from the office of the Town Manager. The fee associated with obtaining a street excavation permit shall be set by the office of the Town Manager.
A.
The user or his agent shall make application for a sewer entry permit on a special form furnished by the Superintendent. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
B.
The sewer entry permit fee shall be due at the time of application by check made payable to the Town of Palmer.
C.
Permit applications are to be obtained at the office of the Superintendent between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
D.
Permits shall be subject to revocation if any of these Rules are violated.
E.
If work is not completed within six months from issuance of the permit, the permit shall become void.
F.
The user shall indemnify the Town from loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
G.
Sewer entry permit required for proposed new developments.
(1)
Proponents of all proposed new developments shall submit an application for a sewer entry permit for said new developments on a form provided by the Superintendent. When required by MADEP regulations, sewer extension requests shall also be submitted and approved by the MADEP. All costs associated with this work shall be paid for by the applicant. Copies of all permits, as well as all applications for permits, required by MADEP shall be forwarded to the Superintendent.
(2)
The Superintendent will review said application and determine the terms for approval (or denial) of the requested permit.
(3)
The permit terms will include a technical evaluation of the existing POTW to determine whether extensions and/or upgrades are required to serve the proposed new development. The applicant will be responsible for the cost of said evaluation, which shall be performed by an engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The applicant will also be responsible for the cost of third-party review of the evaluation on behalf of the Town.
H.
Upgrades or extensions to the Town's POTW.
(1)
Whenever the construction of new POTW and/or the upgrade of existing POTW is either proposed by a sewer entry permit applicant or deemed necessary by the Superintendent, the applicant shall produce engineering plans depicting the proposed POTW and/or upgrades. The costs associated with producing these plans and providing for third-party review of these plans on behalf of the Town will be borne by the applicant.
(2)
These plans shall be the basis for review and approval or denial of the proposed project(s) by the DPW Director and Superintendent.
(3)
The plans shall be developed and stamped by an engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(4)
The plans shall show the limits of the proposed work and the proposed work itself, including horizontal stationing and invert elevations relative to the center-line elevations in the road (or other applicable elevations), survey, sill elevations of adjacent buildings, materials of construction for the proposed work, pipe size, line and grade/slope, depth, conflicts with existing utilities, locations of existing site features affected by or adjacent to the work, and any other features relevant to the proposed work as requested by the Superintendent.
(5)
Potential required POTW construction and/or upgrades may include any or all of the following: collection system extensions and/or upgrades, construction and/or upgrade of pumping stations, upgrades of existing treatment facility equipment and features and/or expansion of capacity at the existing treatment facility, and construction of any new treatment facilities.
(6)
If the applicant's project is approved by the Town, the cost of construction of the proposed POTW or upgrades will be borne by the applicant.
(7)
After construction, the Town shall be supplied with as-built plans, also developed and stamped by an engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The applicant will be responsible for the costs to develop such plans.
Any industrial user proposing to make a new connection to the POTW, any industrial user proposing to utilize an existing connection for its wastewater discharge, and any existing industrial user which substantially changes the volume or character of pollutants in its discharge to the municipal system (whether or not that industry has previously been issued an industrial wastewater discharge permit) shall obtain and submit to the Superintendent a completed industrial wastewater discharge permit application, including application fee, as stipulated in the Fee Schedule, at least 90 days before the commencement or change of discharge.
A.
The Superintendent will require users to submit some or all of the following information as part of the permit application:
(1)
Identifying information. Name and address of the facility, the name of the operator and owner, contact information, description of activities, facilities, and plant production processes on the premises;
(2)
Environmental permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility;
(3)
Description of operations. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production (including each product produced by type, amount, processes, and rate of production), and Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC codes) of the operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include a schematic process diagram, which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes. Types of wastes generated, and 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; number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation; type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day); 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;
(4)
Time and duration of discharges;
(5)
The location(s) for sampling/monitoring all wastes covered by the permit;
(6)
Flow measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined waste stream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e); and
(7)
Measurement of pollutants. The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process and any new categorically regulated processes for existing sources. The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the Superintendent, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in 40 CFR 136 of these Rules. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the Superintendent or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard.
B.
The POTW Superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the industrial user and may require additional information, including but not limited to additional sampling and analysis, site inspections, etc. After evaluations and acceptance of the data furnished to the Superintendent, a determination will be made as to whether the industrial user will be issued an industrial wastewater discharge permit, subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. All costs of sampling and analysis conducted in connection with this determination, and the fee for issuance of the industrial wastewater discharge permit, shall be borne by the applicant. This fee is separate from any of the sewer entry permit fees, street excavation permit fees, review fees, etc. which may apply.
C.
Reports submitted under this article shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user.
D.
Permit modifications. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the Superintendent during the term of the permit as federal, state or local pretreatment limitations or requirements are modified, a change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge; to correct typographical or other errors in the individual wastewater discharge permit; or to reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator where requested. The industrial user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
E.
Permit conditions. Industrial wastewater discharge permits as well as waste hauler discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of these Rules, and any amendments thereto, and all other applicable regulations. User charges and fees shall be established by the Superintendent. Permits may contain the following:
(1)
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a public sewer;
(2)
All applicable federal, state and local effluent limits, including best management practices, which are defined in applicable pretreatment standards;
(3)
Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(4)
Requirements for design, installation and maintenance of monitoring and sampling facilities and/or technology required to meet a pretreatment standard;
(5)
Specifications for monitoring programs, which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and notification and recordkeeping requirements and reporting schedule;
(6)
Compliance schedules;
(7)
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent to ensure compliance with these Rules and state and federal laws; and
(8)
A plan to control accidental and slug discharges, if determined by the Superintendent to be necessary.
F.
Permit duration. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than five years or may be stated to expire on a specific date at the discretion of the Superintendent. The industrial user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit.
G.
Permit transfer. Industrial wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific industrial 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. Any succeeding owner or user must apply to the Superintendent for a new or modified industrial wastewater discharge permit.
H.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole or other sampling location together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole or other sampling location, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent and in accordance with all applicable local construction standards. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer or private sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. The manhole or other sampling location, as well as meters and other appurtenances, shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be operable and safe and accessible at all times. Frequency of the sampling shall be established by the Superintendent on an individual basis and stated on the user's industrial wastewater discharge permit. Any costs involved in examination and tests shall be paid by the individual industry. The Superintendent shall randomly sample and analyze the discharges of industries connected to a public sewer and shall conduct surveillance and inspection activities to identify, independent of information supplied by such persons, occasional and continuing noncompliance with these Rules.
I.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in these Rules shall be conducted using the methods and procedures in 40 CFR Part 136. If no method is listed for a given parameter, the Superintendent shall specify acceptable methods. Furnishing required analyses, flow data, etc., shall be the responsibility of the applicant. The Superintendent will stipulate within the permit minimum analyses and other data that shall be obtained.
(1)
Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, total phenols, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques.
(2)
Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR Part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a twenty-four-hour period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: for cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides, the samples may be composited in the laboratory or in the field; for volatile organics and oil and grease, the samples may be composited in the laboratory. Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by the compositing procedures as documented in approved EPA methodologies may be authorized by the Superintendent, as appropriate. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous limits, where applicable.
(3)
For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and ninety-day compliance reports, a minimum of four grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide and volatile organic compounds for facilities for which historical sampling data do not exist. For facilities for which historical sampling data are available, the Superintendent may authorize a lower minimum. For the periodic compliance reports, the industrial user is required to collect the number of grab samples necessary to assess and assure compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
(4)
Except for those pollutants that are required to be measured by grab samples (referenced above), all other pollutants will be measured using twenty-four-hour flow-proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is representative of the discharge and is authorized by the Superintendent.
(5)
Samples should be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such exist or immediately downstream from the regulated process if no pretreatment exists. If other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment, the user should measure the flows and concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined waste stream formula, 40 CFR 403.6(e), in order to evaluate compliance with pretreatment standards. Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e), this adjusted limit, along with supporting data, shall be submitted to the POTW.
(6)
All industries discharging into a public sewer shall perform such monitoring of their discharges as the Superintendent may reasonably require, including installation, use, and maintenance of monitoring equipment, keeping records and reporting the results of such monitoring to the Superintendent. Such records, including records of all monitoring activities and results, whether or not such monitoring was required, shall be made available upon request for inspection and copying by the Superintendent and to other agencies having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters. Records shall be maintained for a minimum of three years. This period shall be extended during the course of unresolved litigation or when requested by the POTW or agency having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters.