A.
All Class III dischargers shall file with the Authority wastewater
information deemed necessary by the Authority for determination of
compliance with this chapter, the Authority's NPDES permit conditions,
and state and federal law. Such information shall be provided by completion
of a questionnaire designed and supplied by the Authority and by supplements
thereto as may be necessary. Information requested in the questionnaire
and designated by the discharger as confidential is subject to the
conditions of confidentiality as set out in § 75A-40C of
this Article.
B.
Where a person owns, operates or occupies properties designated as
a Class III discharger at more than one location, separate information
submittals shall be made for each location as may be required by the
Authority.
C.
The Authority shall implement measures to ensure the confidentiality
of information provided by a Class III discharger pursuant to this
chapter. In no event shall the Authority delegate this responsibility
or disclose any claimed confidential information to any person without
prior notice in writing to the owner and without providing the owner
with the opportunity to protect such confidential information, including
the right to seek judicial relief.
A.
Application. Any person desiring to deposit or discharge or who is
now discharging any industrial waste into the sewage collection system
of the Authority or borough shall make application to the Authority
for a permit to discharge said industrial waste. Such application
shall be in a format as shown on Appendix 1[1] and shall contain a certification by a Professional Engineer
licensed in the State of New Jersey that the information required
in the application is accurate and correct in his professional opinion.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Industrial Wastewater Permit Application (Appendix 1), is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
An application submitted by a corporation shall be signed by the
principal executive officer of the corporation or by an official of
the rank of corporate vice president or above who reports directly
to such principal executive office to make such applications on behalf
of the corporation. In the case of a partnership or a sole proprietorship,
the application must be signed by a general partner or the proprietor.
C.
Where an application involves a governmental discharge, the person
signing on behalf of a municipal, county or intrastate regional governmental
unit, or if the applicant is a state or multistate agency, the application
must be signed by the governmental unit's or agency's principal executive
officer or an officer who reports directly to him and is authorized
to make applications on behalf of the governmental unit or agency.
Applications submitted by an agency of the United States should be
signed by an official who is authorized to evaluate environmental
factors on an agency-wide basis.
D.
Where the average daily flow of any individual permittee is greater
than 2% of the average daily flow of the entire sanitary system of
the Authority (except those flows permitted by written agreements
existing prior to the effective date of this chapter), as a condition
to the granting of a permit, holding facilities, may be required to
be constructed on the premises of the permittee by, and at the expense
of, the permittee, which shall control the quantity and rates of discharge
so that the rate will be constant over a twenty-four-hour period for
each day of the week.
If all requirements of this chapter have been met, the Authority
shall issue a permit for the discharge into the Authority or borough
wastewater system of the waste described in the application submitted
for said permit. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period
not to exceed five years and renewed upon reapplication by the permittee,
at least 60 days prior to the expiration of said permit.
The permit issued under this chapter is issued to a specific
user for a specific operation. The permit shall not be assigned, transferred
or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed
operation.
A.
When required by the Authority, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying Class III wastewater discharges shall
provide suitable access and such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastewater. Such access shall be in a readily and safely accessible
location and shall be provided in accordance with plans approved by
the Authority. The access shall be provided and maintained at the
owner's expense so as to be safe and accessible at reasonable times.
B.
The Authority shall consider such factors as the volume and strength
of discharge, rate of discharge, quantities of toxic materials in
the discharge, wastewater treatment facility removal capabilities,
and cost effectiveness in determining whether or not access and equipment
for monitoring Class III wastewater discharges shall be required.
C.
Where the Authority determines access and equipment for monitoring
or measuring Class III wastewater discharges is not practicable, reliable
or cost effective, the Authority may specify alternative methods of
determining the characteristics of the wastewater's discharge which
will, in the Authority's judgment, provide an equitable measurement
of such characteristics.
A.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in
accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association
or such alternate methods approved by the Authority and which comply
with state and federal law. Sampling methods, locations, times, durations
and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject
to approval by the Authority. The discharger shall have the option
to use, at his own expense, more complete sampling methods, locations,
times, durations and frequencies then specified by the Authority.
B.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
required by this chapter shall be performed by a qualified laboratory.
When such analyses are required of a discharger, the discharger may,
in lieu of using the Authority's laboratory, make arrangements with
any qualified laboratory, including that of the discharger, to perform
such analyses.
C.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics necessary for determination
of compliance with applicable pretreatment standards shall be conducted
on the basis of the following schedule, unless more frequent monitoring
is required by authority other than this chapter, or if the Authority,
in its judgment, determines that the characteristics of the specific
discharge warrant a different frequency monitoring:
|
Average Actual Daily User Discharge
(gallons per day)
|
Monitoring Frequency
|
|---|---|
|
Less than 10,000
|
Semiannually
|
|
100,000 - 999,999
|
Quarterly
|
|
More than 999,999
|
Monthly
|
D.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics for any purpose other than
the determination of compliance with pretreatment standards shall
be conducted on a frequency deemed necessary by the Authority.
E.
Upon demonstration by any person that the characteristics of the
wastewater discharged by that person are consistent, the Authority
may reduce the frequency as may be required by authority other than
this chapter, except in no case shall the frequency of monitoring
be less than semiannual for the determination of compliance with pretreatment
standards.
F.
In determining the discharge, characteristics factors such as continuous
or batch operation and seasonal operation and the information requirements
of other provisions of this chapter shall be considered by the Authority.
The authority may obtain wastewater samples as required to verify
the consistency of discharge characteristics.
G.
Fees for any given measurement, test or analysis of wastewater required
by this chapter and performed by the Authority shall be the same for
all classes of dischargers, regardless of the quantity of quality
of the discharge and shall reflect only direct cost. Costs of analyses
performed by an independent laboratory at the option of discharger
shall be borne directly by the discharger.
If the drainage or discharge from any establishment causes a
deposit, obstruction or damage to any of the Authority's wastewater
facilities, the Authority shall cause the deposit or obstruction to
be promptly removed or cause the damage to be promptly repaired. The
cost for such work, including materials, labor and supervision, shall
be borne by the person causing such deposit, obstruction or damage.
A.
Notification of discharge. Permittees shall notify the Authority
immediately upon accidentally discharging waste in violation of this
chapter and/or the permit issued for such discharge, to enable countermeasures
to be taken by the Authority to minimize damage to the Authority's
sewage treatment facilities, treatment processes, sewers and the receiving
waters. This notification shall be followed within 15 days of the
date of the occurrence, by a detailed written statement describing
the causes of the accidental discharge and the measures taken to prevent
future occurrences.
B.
Notice to employees. In order that employees of the users be informed
of the Authority's requirements, users shall make available to their
employees copies of this chapter, together with such other wastewater
information and notices which may be furnished by the Authority from
time to time, directed or more effective water pollution control.
A notice shall be furnished and permanently posted on the permittee's
bulletin board advising employees whom to call in case of an accidental
discharge in violation of this chapter and/or the permit issued hereunder.
C.
Submission of time schedules. When the Authority finds that a discharge
of wastewater has taken place in violation of prohibitions or limitations
prescribed by this chapter and/or the permit issued hereunder, the
Authority may require the permittee to submit for approval, with such
modifications as it deems necessary, a detailed time schedule of specific
actions which the permittee shall take in order to prevent or correct
a violation of requirements.
