[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
When requested by the Superintendent, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 60 days of the request. The Superintendent is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
(a) 
No significant indirect discharger shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining an industrial discharge permit from the Superintendent, except that a significant indirect discharger that has filed a timely and complete application pursuant to § 16-4.4 of this Part may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
(b) 
The Superintendent 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 Part.
(c) 
Any violation of the terms and conditions of an industrial discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this Part and shall subject the industrial discharge permittee to the enforcement actions set out in Articles IX through XII of this Part. 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 law.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
All industrial users must receive DEP approval for any new industrial discharge, or any significant alteration in either flow or waste characteristics, in accordance with the City's MEPDES permit. Such approvals shall be obtained in accordance with § 16-6.2 of this Part.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
Any user required to obtain an industrial discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this Part, and is not currently covered by a valid industrial discharge permit, and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within 60 days after said date, apply to the Superintendent for an industrial discharge permit in accordance with § 16-4.7 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 an industrial discharge permit issued by the Superintendent.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
Any user required to obtain an industrial discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW shall obtain an industrial discharge permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this industrial discharge permit, in accordance with § 16-4.7 of this Part, shall be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
(a) 
All users required to obtain an industrial discharge permit, and other users subject to these rules, as required by the Superintendent, shall submit a permit application. The Superintendent shall require all users to submit as part of an application the following information, where applicable, as a minimum:
(1) 
The name, street address, and mailing address of the indirect discharger;
(2) 
The name, position, and daytime telephone number of a responsible individual at the indirect discharger, such as a plant manager, plant engineer, president, or vice president of the company, who has certified the permit application;
(3) 
The SIC code and the North American Industry Classification System ("NAICS") code of the indirect discharger, if available;
(4) 
Whether the indirect discharger is subject to national categorical standards and, if so, which standards;
(5) 
The estimated average, minimum, maximum and total daily flow for domestic discharges and each process discharge and the time and duration of those discharges;
(6) 
A schematic of the proposed treatment process;
(7) 
If applicable, plans, specifications, and operation and maintenance procedures for new or modified treatment facilities at the indirect discharger, stamped by a chemical, civil, sanitary, or environmental engineer registered in New Hampshire;
(8) 
A schematic diagram showing the production process, including the origin of each waste stream;
(9) 
A list of pollutants expected to be present in the discharge and the anticipated quantity of each, based on:
a. 
Analyses of the waste stream(s) to be discharged, in which case test results shall be submitted with the discharge permit request; or
b. 
Knowledge of the process which produces the wastewater;
(10) 
Information on the toxicity and treatability of the pollutants proposed to be discharged, as available from manufacturer's testing, safety, and data publications;
(11) 
A map showing the location within the municipality of the indirect discharger with respect to the POTW;
(12) 
A listing of all chemicals used at the indirect discharger that will be or could be discharged, such as production chemicals, degreasers, and cleaning solvents;
(13) 
A description and location diagram of all sampling locations at the indirect discharger;
(14) 
A brief narrative describing those measures taken or planned to reduce water usage and implement pollution prevention techniques, if any, such as:
a. 
Flow restricters;
b. 
Countercurrent rinses;
c. 
Recycling of noncontact cooling water;
d. 
Chemical substitutions; and
e. 
Pollutant source reduction; and
(15) 
A list of all environmental permits held by or for the indirect discharger.
(b) 
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
[Ord. of 5-5-2008]
All industrial discharge permit applications and user reports shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user and shall 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. of 5-5-2008]
(a) 
Septic tank waste is not currently allowed to be discharged to the POTW.
(b) 
The Superintendent shall require generators of hauled industrial waste, including landfill leachate, to obtain industrial discharge permits. The Superintendent may require haulers of industrial waste to obtain industrial discharge permits. The Superintendent may also prohibit the disposal of hauled industrial waste. All other requirements of this Part apply to the discharge of hauled industrial waste.
(c) 
All vehicles discharging any loads to the POTW must be clean and watertight, or the discharge may not be allowed by the Superintendent. Vehicles discharging to the POTW will need to discharge at a rate to be determined by the Superintendent.
(d) 
Industrial waste haulers may discharge loads only at locations designated by the Superintendent. No load may be discharged without prior consent of the Superintendent. The Superintendent may collect samples of each hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The Superintendent may require the industrial waste hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge.
(e) 
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, volume and characteristics of waste. The form shall identify the type of industry, known or suspected waste constituents, and a certification that the wastes are not hazardous wastes.