When requested by the Director, an industrial user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within thirty (30) days of the request or less in the case of an emergency. The Director is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
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No industrial users shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a permit from the Director, except that a user which has filed a timely and complete application pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Ordinance may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
B.
The Director may require other users to obtain Industrial Discharge Permits, or submit an application for an Industrial Discharge Permit, as necessary to execute the purposes of this Ordinance.
C.
Any violation of the terms and conditions of an Industrial Discharge Permit shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance, and the industrial permittee shall be subject to the enforcement actions set out in Article X of this Ordinance. Obtaining an Industrial 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 laws.
Any new industrial waste, or any alteration of either flow or waste characteristics of greater than twenty percent (20%) of a user's existing industrial wastewater that is being discharged into the POTW, and that the Director believes could cause interference with the POTW or have an adverse effect on the receiving water or otherwise endangers life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance, shall be approved by the NHDES Water Division. Such approvals shall be in accordance with Section 6.2 of this Ordinance.
Any user required to obtain an Industrial Discharge Permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, and is not currently covered by a valid Industrial Discharge Permit, and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this ordinance and amendments thereto, apply to the Director for a permit in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Ordinance, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this Ordinance except in accordance with a permit issued by the Director. A "valid" permit is defined as a permit which was issued under the guidance of this Ordinance.
Any user required to obtain an Industrial Discharge Permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW must obtain a permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this permit, in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Ordinance, must be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
Within 90 days subsequent to the effective date of a Federal categorical pretreatment standard, an industrial user subject to such standards shall submit an application for a permit amendment. The application shall contain the information noted under Section 4.7.
All users required to obtain an Industrial Discharge Permit, and other users subject to these rules, as required by the Director, must submit a permit application. The Director may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:
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The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operators and owners.
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A list of all environmental permits held by or for the facility.
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Number and type of employees, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
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Description of activities, facilities, and production processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility that are, or could accidently or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;
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Each product by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
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Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
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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;
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Time, duration, and rate of discharges;
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An analysis identifying the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge.
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A schedule of actions to be taken to comply with discharge limitations.
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An identification of the categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process;
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Copies of existing pollution prevention plans, slug control plans or other similar plans that may describe pollution prevention activities that may exist at the facility;
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An indication of whether the conditions referenced in the application are existing or proposed; and
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Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the permit application.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision. |
All 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 or imprisonment for knowing violations."
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Septic tank waste may be introduced into the POTW only at locations designated by the Director, and at such times as are established by the Director. Transport and discharge of such waste shall comply with Article XII of this Ordinance.
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The Director shall require generators of hauled industrial waste to obtain Industrial Discharge Permits. The Director may require haulers of industrial waste to obtain Industrial Discharge Permits. The Director may also prohibit the disposal of hauled industrial waste. The discharge of hauled industrial waste is subject to all other requirements of this Ordinance.
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Industrial waste haulers may discharge loads only at locations designated by the Director. No load may be discharged without prior consent of the Director. The Director shall collect samples of each hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The Director shall require the industrial waste hauler to provide and pay for a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge.
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Industrial waste haulers shall provide a waste-tracking form for every load. This form shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the industrial waste hauler, permit number, truck identification, names and addresses of sources of waste, and volume and characteristics of waste. The form shall identify the type of industry, known or suspected waste constituents, and a certification that the waste is not hazardous.
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Fees for dumping septage will be established as part of the User Fee Schedule. The Director shall have the authority to limit the disposal of such wastes, if in his opinion such disposal could interfere with the wastewater treatment facility operation. Procedures for the disposal of such wastes shall be in conformance with the operating policy of the Board of Selectmen, and disposal shall be accomplished under the supervision of the Director unless specifically permitted otherwise.