City of Crystal Lake, IL Article IV Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Process

§ 435-15 Wastewater analysis.

When requested by the Superintendent or his/her designee, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. The Superintendent, or his/her designee, is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.

§ 435-16 Permit requirements.

A. No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the POTW, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to § 435-17 of this chapter may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.

B. If an industrial user (IU), other than a significant or categorical industrial user (CIU), meets any of the criteria set forth in this chapter, or has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW, or causing violation of any pretreatment standards or NPDES requirements, the IU shall be required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit from the POTW.

C. The Superintendent, or his/her designee, may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

D. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Articles X through XII of this chapter. 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.

§ 435-17 Permit requirements for existing connections.

Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this chapter and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within 30 days after said date, apply to the POTW for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with § 435-19 of this chapter, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 90 days of the effective date of this chapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the Superintendent, or his/her designee.

§ 435-18 Permit requirements for new connections.

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 § 435-19 of this chapter, must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.

§ 435-19 Permit application contents.

A. All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application.

B. The Superintendent, or his/her designee, may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:

(1) All information required by § 435-30B of this chapter;

(2) A 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;

(3) The number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;

(4) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;

(5) The type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

(6) 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;

(7) The time and duration of discharges; this includes flow measurement information showing the measurement average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow the use of the combined wastestream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e) (if applicable);

(8) Any requests for a monitoring waiver (or a renewal of an approved monitoring waiver) for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge based on § 435-33D [40 CFR 403.12(e)(2)]; and

(9) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Superintendent, or his/her designee, to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.

Note: Currently, the City of Crystal Lake issues wastewater discharge permits to CIUs and/or SIUs, but does not currently issue general permits. However, the City reserves the right to do so if requested by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

C. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.

§ 435-20 Application signatories and certification.

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."

A. If the designation of an authorized representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new written authorization satisfying the requirements of this section must be submitted to the Superintendent prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative. This regulation also applies to reports submitted by the POTW (City of Crystal Lake) to another control authority (state or federal), if the control authority is not the POTW.

B. If the City of Crystal Lake determines that a facility is a non-significant categorical industrial user (NSCIU) pursuant to Subsection D of the definition of "significant industrial user" in § 435-4, the facility must annually submit the signed certification statement in Article VI, § 435-43 [40 CFR 403.3(v)(2)].

§ 435-21 Permit decisions.

The Superintendent, or his/her designee, will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. The Superintendent, or his/her designee, will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The Superintendent, or his/her designee, may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. If a wastewater discharge permit is issued, specific conditions shall be applied to the permit if it is warranted.