(a) 
Within either one hundred eighty (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 users subject to categorical standards currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the director of public utilities a report which contains the information listed in subsection 26-39.10(b). At least ninety (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 director of public utilities a report which contains the information listed in subsection 26-39.10(b). 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 following information.
(1) 
Identifying information.
The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
(2) 
Environmental permits.
A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
(3) 
Description of operations.
A brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(4) 
Flow measurement.
Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(5) 
Measurement of pollutants.
a. 
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process.
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 control authority.
d. 
The result of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the director of public utilities, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Daily maximum and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in section 26-39.19 of this article.
e. 
Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in section 26-39.20 of this article.
f. 
The director of public utilities 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.
g. 
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.
h. 
Where the Standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the director of public utilities or the applicable Standards to determine compliance with the standard.
(6) 
Certification.
A statement, reviewed by the user’s authorized representative 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.
(7) 
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. 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 section 26-39.11 of this article.
(8) 
Signature and certification.
All baseline monitoring reports must be signed and certified in accordance with section 26-39 of this article.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-49, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule required by section 26-39.10(b)(7) of this article:
(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 and 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 (9) months;
(c) 
The user shall submit a progress report to the director of public utilities no later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date of compliance including, as a minimum, whether or not it 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 schedule; and
(d) 
In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between such progress reports to the director of public utilities.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-50, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
Within ninety (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 director of public utilities a report containing the information described in section 26-39.10(b)(4)–(6) of this article. For users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c), 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 section 26-39 of this article. All sampling will be done in conformance with section 26-39.20 of the article.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-51, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
(a) 
The city may choose to sample and analyze user discharges in lieu of requiring the users to conduct the sampling and analysis. If this is the case, the reporting requirements in subsection (b) below may not be applicable.
(b) 
All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency determined by the director of public utilities but in no case less than twice per year (in June and December), submit a report indicating the nature and 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 director of public utilities or the pretreatment standard necessary to determine the compliance status of the user. All periodic compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with section 26-39 of this article.
(c) 
All wastewater samples submitted by the user 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 requirements in this section monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the director of public utilities, the results shall be submitted to the city at a frequency determined by the director of public utilities but in no cases less than twice a year (in June and December). Sampling and analytical procedures shall be those as prescribed in section 26-39.19 and 26-39.20 of this article and all reports must be signed and certified in accordance with section 26-39 of this article.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-52, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
Each user must notify the director of public utilities of any planned significant changes to the user’s operations or system which might adversely alter the nature, quality, or volume of its wastewater at least thirty (30) days before the change.
(a) 
The director of public utilities may require the user to submit such information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition, including the submission of a wastewater discharge permit application under section 26-38 of this article.
(b) 
The director of public utilities may issue a wastewater discharge permit under section 26-39.1 of this article or modify an existing wastewater discharge permit under section 26-39.5 of this article in response to changed conditions or anticipated changed conditions.
(c) 
For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow increases or decreases of twenty percent (20%) or more, and the discharge of any previously unreported pollutants.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-53, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
(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 director of public utilities 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 (5) days following such discharge, the user shall, unless waived by the director of public utilities, 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 the ordinance.
(c) 
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 director of public utilities immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the potential for a slug discharge.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-54, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the director of public utilities as may be required.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-55, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
(a) 
If sampling conducted by the user indicates a violation, the user must notify the director of public utilities within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the director of public utilities within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation. The user is not required to resample if the director of public utilities monitors at the user’s facility at least once a month, if the director of public utilities samples between the initial sampling and when the user receives the results of this sampling, or if the director of public utilities chooses to perform the repeat sampling and analysis at the user’s expense.
(b) 
If the sampling and analysis conducted by the city indicates a violation, the city will perform the repeat sampling and analysis unless the city orders the user to perform the repeat sampling and analysis in accordance with 40 CFR 403.12(g)(2). The results of the repeat sample by the city or the user shall be submitted to the director of public utilities within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-56, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
The discharge of hazardous waste by any user to the POTW is strictly prohibited by this article.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-57, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
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 director of public utilities or other parties approved by EPA. Total residual chlorine, pH, and temperature samples cannot be “composited” under any circumstances. For all other pollutants, 24-hour composite samples must be obtained through flow-proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized in writing by the city.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-58, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
(a) 
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.
(b) 
Except as indicated in subsection (c), below, wastewater samples must be collected using flow proportional composite collection techniques. In the event flow proportional sampling is infeasible, the director of public utilities may authorize the use of time proportional sampling or a minimum of four (4) grab samples where this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged.
(c) 
Samples of oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques.
(d) 
“ND” (not detected) may only be used to demonstrate that a pollutant is not present if the EPA analytical method from 40 CFR part 136 with the lowest minimum detection level for that pollutant was used in the analysis, as this applies to categorical pretreatment standards and requirements contained in 40 CPR parts 405–471, as applicable.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-59, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
Written reports will 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.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-60, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)
Users shall retain and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this article 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 section 26-26(d). 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 (3) years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the city, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the director of public utilities.
(Ordinance O-10-005, sec. 26-61, adopted 4/29/10; Ordinance O-21-005 adopted 3/11/21)