A.
Within either 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing categorical industrial users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the Township a report which contains the information listed in Subsection B, below. At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources, and sources that become categorical users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall submit to the Township a report which contains the information listed in Subsection B, below. A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
B.
Users described above shall submit the information set forth below.
(2)
Measurement of pollutants.
(b)
The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to
compile that data necessary to comply with the requirements of this
subsection;
(c)
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 wastestream formula in 40 CFR 403.6(e) to evaluate compliance
with the 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 City;
(e)
The Township may allow the submission of a baseline report which
utilizes only historical data so long as the data provides information
sufficient to determine the need for industrial pretreatment measures;
(f)
The baseline report shall indicate the time, date and place
of sampling and methods of analysis, and shall certify that such sampling
and analysis is representative of normal work cycles and expected
pollutant discharges to the POTW.
(3)
Compliance certification. A statement, reviewed by the user's authorized representative as defined in § 274-75 of this Part 5, titled "Definitions," and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements.
(4)
Compliance schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M must be provided. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to this section must meet the requirements set out in § 274-102 of this Part 5, titled "Compliance schedule progress reports."
The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule required by § 274-101B(4) of this Part 5, titled "Baseline monitoring reports."
A.
The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of dates
for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the
construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for
the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events
include, but are not limited to, hiring an engineer, completing preliminary
and final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing
and completing construction, and beginning and conducting routine
operation);
B.
No increment referred to above shall exceed nine months;
C.
The user shall submit a progress report to the Township no later
than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date
of compliance including, as a minimum, whether or not the user complied
with the increment of progress, the reason for any delay, and, if
appropriate, the steps being taken by the user to return to the established
scheduled; and
D.
In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress
reports to the Township.
Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment standards, or in the case of a new source following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any user subject to such pretreatment standards and requirements, shall submit to the Township a report containing the information described in § 274-90 of this Part 5, titled "Wastewater discharge application contents," and § 274-101 of this Part 5, titled "Baseline monitoring reports," Subsection B(2). For users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in § 274-79, titled "Local limits," this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the user's long-term production rate. For all other users subject to categorical pretreatment standards expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the user's actual production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with § 274-91 of this Part 5, titled "Application signatories and certification." All sampling will be done in conformance with § 274-110, titled "Sample collection."
A.
All Significant industrial users must, at a frequency determined
by the Township, submit no less than twice per year (June and December),
or on dates specified, reports indicating the nature, concentration
of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by Pretreatment Standards
and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for
the reporting period. In cases where the Pretreatment Standard requires
compliance with a Best Management Practice (BMP) or pollution prevention
alternative, the user must submit documentation required by the Township
or the Pretreatment Standard necessary to determine the compliance
status of the user.
C.
All wastewater samples must be representative of the user's
discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall
be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order
at all times. The failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility
in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that
sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge.
D.
If a user subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors any pollutant at the appropriate sampling location more frequently than required by the Township, using the procedures prescribed in § 274-109 "Analytical requirements" and § 274-110 "Sample collection," the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report.
A.
Each user must notify the Township of any planned significant changes
to the user's operations or system which might alter the nature,
quality, or volume of its wastewater at least 90 days before the change.
(2)
The Township may issue a wastewater discharge permit under § 274-99 of this Part 5, titled "Wastewater discharge permit issuance," or modify an existing wastewater discharge permit under § 274-96 of this Part 5, titled "Wastewater discharge permit modification," in response to changed conditions or anticipated changed conditions.
B.
For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but
are not limited to, flow increases of 20% or greater, loading increases
of 20% or more for pollutants, and the discharge of any previously
unreported pollutants.
A.
In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to, accidental
discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, a noncustomary
batch discharge, or a slug load, that may cause potential problems
for the POTW, the user shall immediately telephone and notify the
Township and the City of the incident. This notification shall include
the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume,
if known, and corrective actions taken by the user.
B.
Within five days following such discharge, the user shall, unless
waived by the Township, submit a detailed written report describing
the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the
user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall
not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability
which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, natural resources,
or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification
relieve the user of any fines, penalties, or other liability which
may be imposed pursuant to this Part 5.
C.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees who to call in the event of a discharge described in Subsection A, above. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause such a discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
D.
Significant industrial users are required to notify the Township
immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the potential
for a slug discharge.
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit
shall provide appropriate reports to the Township as the Township
may require from time to time.
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user
must notify the Township within 24 hours of becoming aware of the
violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and
submit the results of the repeat analysis to the Township within 30
days after becoming aware of the violation. Resampling by the industrial
user is not required if the City performs sampling at the user's
facility at least once a month, or if the City performs sampling at
the user between the time when the initial sampling was conducted
and the time when the user or the City receives the results of this
sampling, or if the City has performed the sampling and analysis in
lieu of the industrial user.
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, to be
submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application or
report shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed
in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto, unless otherwise specified
in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part
136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant
in question, or where the EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling
and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question,
sampling and analyses shall be performed by using validated analytical
methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures,
including procedures suggested by the Township or other parties approved
by EPA.
Samples collected to satisfy reporting requirements must be
based on data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed
during the period covered by the report, based on data that is representative
of conditions occurring during the reporting period.
A.
Except as indicated in Subsections B and C below, the user must collect wastewater samples using twenty-four-hour flow-proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the Township. Where time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the Township and/or the City, the samples must be representative of the discharge. 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 Township, as appropriate. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous limits.
B.
Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, total phenols,
sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab
collection techniques.
C.
For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and ninety-day compliance reports required in § 274-101, Baseline monitoring reports, and § 274-103, Reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadline, [40 CFR 403.12(b) and (d)], 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 Township may authorize a lower minimum. For the reports required by § 274-104, Periodic compliance reports, [40 CFR 403.12(e) and 403.12(h)], the industrial user is required to collect the number of grab samples necessary to assess and assure compliance by with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
Written reports shall be deemed to have been submitted on the
date postmarked. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid,
into a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service,
the date of receipt of the report shall govern.
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this Part 5 shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this Part 5 and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements, and documentation associated with best management practices established under § 274-79, Local limits, Subsection C. Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain available for a period of at least three years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user, the Township, or the City, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the Township or the City.
A.
Certification of permit applications, user reports. The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by users submitting permit applications in accordance with § 274-91, Application signatories and certification; users submitting baseline monitoring reports under § 274-101, Baseline monitoring reports, Subsection B(5), users submitting reports on compliance with the categorical pretreatment standard deadlines under § 274-103, Reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadline; users submitting periodic compliance reports required by § 274-104, Periodic compliance reports. The following certification statement must be signed by an authorized representative as defined in § 274-75, Definitions:
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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.
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B.
Annual certification for nonsignificant categorical industrial users. A facility determined to be a nonsignificant categorical industrial user by the Township pursuant to § 274-75, Definitions, and § 274-91, Application signatories and certification, Subsection C, must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements in § 274-75, Definitions. This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the Township:
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Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible
for managing compliance with the categorical Pretreatment Standards
under 40 CFR_____, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief that during the period from _____,_____ to _____,_____[months,
days, year]:
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(a)
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The facility described as _________ [facility name] met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical industrial user as described in § 274-75, Definitions;
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(b)
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The facility complied with all applicable pretreatment standards
and requirements during this reporting period; and
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(c)
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The facility never discharged more than 100 gallons of total
categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.
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This compliance certification is based on the following information.
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