(a)
All nondomestic users which discharge into the sanitary sewer system
of the authority shall be grouped according to the following definitions:
(1)
Group I - Significant industrial users.
(2)
Group II - Commercial facilities and nonsignificant industrial users
(NSIU). Those commercial facilities and industrial users which are
not included in Group I and which do not discharge a significant amount
of regulated pollutants on a regular basis. Examples include automotive
service shops, small food processors and photographic developing shops.
(3)
Group III - Classed high strength users. Restaurants, carwashes or
other businesses which can be classed according to an average strength
or abnormal strength of their wastewater.
(4)
Group IV - Wastewater haulers. Transporters of wastewater desiring
to discharge into the authority’s sanitary sewage system.
(5)
Group V - Groundwater remediation dischargers. Dischargers who are
retrieving contaminated underground water, pretreating such water,
and then discharging into the POTW.
(6)
Group VI - Nonsignificant categorical industrial user industrial
users (NSCIU). Facilities that never discharge categorical wastewater
even though categorical process(es) are located on-site.
(b)
When requested by the director, a user shall submit information on
the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within the time specified
within the request. The director is authorized to prepare a form for
this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
(c)
No new Group I, Group IV or Group V or Group VI user shall be allowed
to discharge until issued a valid permit.
(d)
The director may require any Group II or Group III user to obtain
a wastewater discharge permit. Within thirty (30) days after being
notified by the director that a wastewater discharge permit is required,
the user shall submit a completed application in compliance with this
article. After sixty (60) days from the date a Group II or Group III
user is notified by the director that a permit is required, the user
shall cease discharge to the POTW without a wastewater discharge permit.
(e)
The authority will evaluate the completed applications and data furnished
by the discharger and may require additional information. If, after
evaluation, the application is deemed satisfactory, then a wastewater
discharge permit shall be issued within 60 days after the evaluation
is complete. The wastewater discharge permit shall be subject to the
terms and conditions specified herein and to the regulations of the
authority.
(f)
If the application is denied, the applicant shall be notified in
writing within 30 days of the reasons for such denial. If denial is
based on the authority’s determination that the applicant cannot
meet the wastewater discharge limitations of this article, the authority
may specify that the applicant be required to provide pretreatment
of the waste before it is deemed acceptable for sewer discharge.
(g)
Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this article, pursuant to subsection (f) above, the discharger shall provide a declaration of the shortest schedule by which the discharger will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implement added operational and maintenance activities.
(1)
The schedule shall contain milestone dates for the commencement and
completion of major events leading to the construction and operation
of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to comply with
the requirements of this article, including but not limited to dates
relating to hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing
final plans, executing contract(s) for major components, commencing
construction, completing construction, and all other acts necessary
to achieve compliance with this article.
(2)
The time increments between milestone dates established shall be
the shortest practicable for the completion of the required work.
Under no circumstances shall the authority permit a time increment
for a single step in the compliance schedule to exceed nine (9) months.
The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the completion
date established for applicable categorical pretreatment standards.
(h)
Not later than 14 days following each milestone date in the schedule
and the final date for compliance, the discharger shall submit a progress
report to the authority, including a statement as to whether or not
it complied with the increment of progress represented by that milestone
date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this
increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken
by the discharger to return the construction to the approved schedule.
In no event shall more than 9 months elapse between such progress
reports to the authority.
(i)
Prior to the approval of a permit, unless exempted by the authority,
all dischargers shall provide monitoring facilities to allow inspection,
sampling and/or flow measurement of wastewaters before entering the
sanitary sewer of the authority. Each monitoring facility shall be
located on the discharger’s premises; provided, however, where
such location would be impractical or cause undue hardship to the
discharger, the authority may approve the placement of monitoring
facilities in the public street or sidewalk area. All monitoring equipment
and facilities shall be maintained in a safe and proper operating
condition at the expense of the discharger. Failure to provide proper
monitoring facilities shall be grounds for denial of a permit.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(A), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit, who proposes
to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW, shall obtain such
permit prior to beginning or recommencing such discharge. For significant
industrial users, an application shall be filed with the director
at least ninety (90) days prior to the date upon which any discharge
will begin or recommence. Nonsignificant categorical industrial users
(NSCIU) and nonsignificant industrial users (NSIU) shall be required
to submit applications at dates specified by the director. Incomplete
or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned
to the user for revision.
(b)
The director may require all users to submit as part of an application
the following information:
(2)
Description of activities, structures, equipment 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)
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)
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)
Time and duration of discharges; and
(8)
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the director
to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(B), adopted 1/19/12)
Permits are issued to a specific discharger for a specific operation
and are not assignable to another discharger or transferable to any
other location without the prior written approval of the authority.
Permits shall include, but are not limited to, the following information:
(1)
Limits on the average and maximum amount of certain wastewater constituents
to be discharged; SRI permits must contain effluent limits and best
management practices based on applicable general pretreatment standards
in part 40 CFR section 403, categorical pretreatment standards, local
limits, and state and local law.
(2)
Wastewater discharge permits shall also contain the following conditions:
(A)
If needed, limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge,
time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(B)
If needed, requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology,
pollution control, or construction of appropriate containment devices,
designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction of pollutants
into the treatment works;
(C)
If needed, requirements for the development and implementation of
spill control plans or other special conditions including management
practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated,
or nonroutine discharges.
(3)
If needed, requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection
and sampling facilities.
(4)
Location of approved discharge point(s).
(5)
Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the city
to be necessary.
(6)
Compliance schedules (if needed).
(7)
Requirements for submission of special technical reports, discharge
reports, notifications, and other documents as required.
(8)
Duration of permit. A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued
for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years from the
effective date of the permit. A wastewater discharge permit may be
issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the discretion of
the director.
(9)
Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation
of pretreatment standards and requirements.
(10)
Wastewater discharge permits may be transferred to a new owner or
operator only if the permittee give advance notice to the director
and the director approves the permit transfer. Failure to provide
advance notice of a transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit
void as of the date of facility transfer. The notice shall include
a written certification by the new owner or operator which:
(11)
Self-monitoring, sampling, notification and recordkeeping requirements,
including an identification of the pollutants to be monitored, and
the sampling frequency, and sample type based on applicable pretreatment
standards.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(C), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
Baseline report.
(1)
Deadlines for submission of reports.
(A)
Existing categorical users.
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 categorical users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the director a report which contains the information listed in subsection (2) below.
(B)
New sources and new categorical users.
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 a report which contains the information listed in subsection (2). 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.
(2)
Required information.
Users described above shall submit
the information set forth below.
(A)
Identifying information.
The name and address
of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
(B)
Environmental permits.
A list of any environmental
control permits held by or for the facility.
(C)
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.
(D)
Flow measurement.
Information showing the measured
average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW
from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to
allow use of the combined waste stream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(E)
Measurement of pollutants.
(i)
The user shall identify the pretreatment standards applicable
to each regulated process.
(ii)
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature
and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or
by the director, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each
regulated process. Instantaneous, 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 this article. In cases where
the standard requires compliance with a best management practice or
pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation
as required by the city or the applicable standards to determine compliance
with the standard.
(iii)
Sampling shall be performed in accordance with procedures set
out by this article.
(iv)
The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to
compile the data necessary to comply with the requirements of this
subsection. However, the city 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. Historical data than can represent the current discharge
only can be accepted as a baseline report [sic].
(v)
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.
(F)
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.
(G)
Compliance schedule.
If additional pretreatment,
best management practice 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 shall meet the requirements set
out in this article.
(H)
Signature and certification.
All baseline monitoring
reports shall be signed and certified in accordance with this article.
(b)
90-day compliance report.
Within 90 days following the
date for final compliance by the discharger with applicable categorical
pretreatment standards, or 90 days following the commencement of the
introduction of wastewater into the POTW by a new discharger, any
discharger subject to a categorical pretreatment standard shall submit
to the authority a report (in a form provided by the authority and
meeting the requirements of 40 CFR part 403.12(b)), indicating the
nature and concentration of all prohibited or regulated substances
contained in its discharge, and the average and maximum daily flow
in gallons. The report shall state whether the applicable categorical
pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and, if
not, what additional O&M or pretreatment is necessary to bring
the discharger into compliance with the applicable categorical pretreatment
standards. This report shall be signed by an authorized representative
and certified by a qualified professional as stated in 40 CFR part
403.12(b)(6).
(c)
Periodic compliance reports.
(1)
All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency determined
by the director but in no case less than twice per year (once in January
covering the six-month period June 1 through November 30 and once
in July covering the six-month period December 1 through May 31),
submit a report containing at a minimum:
(A)
The nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which
are limited by pretreatment standards;
(B)
The measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the
reporting period;
(C)
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 city or the pretreatment
standard necessary to determine the compliance status of the user,
and contributing information as is determined necessary to account
for water usage, materials recovery, or disposal practices; and
(D)
Contributing information as is determined necessary to account for
water usage, materials recovery, or disposal practices.
(2)
All nonsignificant categorical industrial users (NSCIU) shall submit
a report annually in the month specified by the director. The report
shall be completed according to the city’s current reporting
requirements, including the submittal of any applicable certification
statements.
(3)
If the director has determined that a nonsignificant industrial user
(NSIU) needs a permit, then the NSIU shall submit a report annually
in the month specified by the director. The report shall be completed
according to the city’s current reporting requirements, including
the submittal of any applicable certification statements and data
obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed during
the period covered by the report which data are representative of
conditions occurring during the reporting period.
(4)
All periodic compliance reports shall be signed and certified in
accordance with this article.
(5)
All wastewater samples shall 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 equipment
in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that
sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge.
(6)
If a user subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors
any pollutant more frequently than required by the director, using
the procedures prescribed in this article, the results of this monitoring
shall be included in the report.
(d)
Analysis and sampling procedures.
(1)
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. Non-detectable sample
results may be used only as a demonstration that a pollutant is not
present if the EPA approved method from 40 CFR part 136 with the lowest
minimum detection level for that pollutant was used in the analysis.
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 city
in accordance with procedures approved by the EPA or TCEQ.
(2)
If a user’s monitoring and wastewater analysis indicates that
a violation has occurred, the user shall:
(A)
Inform the director within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware
of the violation;
(B)
Within thirty (30) days submit to the director a report which addresses:
(C)
Repeat the sampling and pollutant analysis and submit to the director
a written report of the results of this second analysis within thirty
(30) days after becoming aware of the violation. The user is not required
to resample if the director monitors at the user’s facility
at least once a month, or if the director samples between the user’s
initial sampling and when the user receives the results of this sampling.
(e)
Reporting additional monitoring.
If an industrial user subject to the reporting requirements of this section monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the authority, using the procedures prescribed in subsection (d) of this section, the results of this monitoring along with chain-of-custody forms shall be included in the report.
(f)
Significant noncategorical industrial user reporting.
Significant noncategorical industrial users shall submit to the authority at least once every six months (on dates as specified by the authority) a description of the nature, concentration, and flow of the pollutants required to be reported by the authority. These reports shall be based on sampling and analysis performed in the period covered by the report, and performed in accordance with the techniques described in subsection (d) of this section. This sampling and analysis may be performed by the authority in lieu of the significant noncategorical industrial user.
(g)
Notification of changed discharge.
Dischargers shall
give prior written notification to the authority of any potential
and actual significant change in the volume or character of pollutants
in the discharge. Significant industrial users shall notify the authority
and the control authority of changes at its facility that affect the
potential for a slug discharge.
(h)
Authority monitoring.
Sampling and analysis for the reports required by subsections (a), (b), (c) and (f) above may be performed by the authority in lieu of the discharger. If all information required for the report, including flow data, is collected by the authority, the discharger will not be required to submit the report or certifications.
(i)
Signatory requirements; annual certification for nonsignificant categorical
industrial users.
(1)
Signatory requirements.
All applications and compliance
reports submitted to the authority must contain the following certification
statement and be signed by the authorized representative:
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 possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations.
(2)
Annual certification for nonsignificant categorical industrial users.
A facility determined to be a nonsignificant categorical industrial user by the director pursuant to section 13.06.001 and this section must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements in 40 CFR 403.120(l). This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the director:
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 __________,
_____(month, days, year):
(B)
The facility complied with all applicable pretreatment standards
and requirements during this reporting period; and
(C)
The facility never discharged categorical process wastewater on any
given day during this reporting period.
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(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(D), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
Except as indicated in subsections (b) and (c), the user shall collect wastewater samples using 24-hour flow proportional composite collection techniques. In the event flow proportional sampling is not feasible, the director may authorize the use of time proportional sampling or a minimum of four (4) grab samples where the user demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a 24-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 city, as appropriate. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous discharge limits.
(b)
Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides,
and volatile organic compounds shall be obtained using grab collection
techniques.
(c)
For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and 90-day
compliance reports, a minimum of four (4) 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
does not exist; for facilities for which historical sampling data
are available, the city superintendent may authorize a lower minimum.
(d)
For the reports required by section 13.06.094(c) (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 with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(E), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
Inspections and control authority sampling.
(1)
At least once a year, the director shall inspect and sample each
significant industrial user (SIU), NSCIU and NSIU. However, the director
may inspect and sample each SIU as frequently as needed during the
pretreatment year. At the time of permit application, or at least
by the first year, the director shall evaluate whether each SIU needs
a plan to control slug discharges.
(2)
The authority shall inspect the facilities of any discharger to determine
compliance with the requirements of this article. The discharger shall
allow the authority or its representatives to enter upon the premises
of the discharger at all reasonable hours for the purposes of inspection,
sampling, or examination of records. All reports and records related
to the provisions of this article shall be made available for copying
and inspection by the authority. The authority shall have the right
to set upon the discharger’s property such devices as are necessary
to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and metering
or measuring operations. The user shall provide ample room in or near
the monitoring facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation
of samples and analysis and, whether constructed on public or private
property, the monitoring facilities should be provided in accordance
with the city’s requirements and all applicable local construction
standards and specifications, and such facilities shall be constructed
and maintained in such manner so as to enable the city to perform
independent monitoring activities.
(3)
The inspectors, agents or representatives of the authority charged
with the enforcement of this section shall be deemed to be performing
a governmental function for the benefit and health and welfare of
the general public, and neither the authority nor any individual inspector,
agent or representative shall be held liable for any loss or damage,
whether real or asserted, caused or alleged to have been caused as
a result of the performance of such governmental function. The failure
or refusal of such owner or discharger to comply with this provision
shall be grounds for the disconnection of water or sewer service to
the facility. If entry is denied or a person in control cannot be
located, the director shall have every recourse provided by law to
secure entry. Such recourse shall include the right to obtain a search
warrant under the guidelines of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,
and, for the purposes of same, any person with enforcement authority
under this article is hereby declared to be a “health officer.”
(4)
The industrial waste discharged or deposited into the sanitary sewers
shall be subject to periodic inspection and sampling as often as may
be deemed necessary by the authority. Samples shall be collected in
such manner as to be representative of the character and concentration
of the waste under operational conditions. The laboratory methods
used in the examination of said waste shall be those set forth in
40 CFR part 136. The determination of the character and concentration
of industrial waste shall be made at such times and on such schedules
as may be established by the authority. Should a discharger desire
a determination of the quality of such industrial waste be made at
some time other than that scheduled by the authority, such special
determination may be made by the authority at the expense of the owner
or discharger.
(b)
Measurement of flow.
(1)
The volume of flow used in computing sewage charges shall be based
upon metered water consumption or discharge as shown in the records
of meter readings maintained by the city water department.
(2)
Where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the director that a
substantial portion of the metered water does not enter the sanitary
sewer, the director may require or permit the installation of additional
approved meters at the owner’s expense, to measure the quantity
of water actually entering the sewer system. If approved by the director,
the measured quantity of water actually entering the sewer system
will be used to determine the sewer service charge.
(3)
Any discharger who procures all or part of its water supply from
sources other than the city water department, all or part of which
is subsequently discharged into the sanitary sewer, shall install
and maintain at its expense an effluent meter or flow-measuring device
approved by the director for the purpose of determining the proper
volume of flow to be used in computing sewer service charges. Such
meters or measuring devices shall be read monthly.
(4)
If the director determines that it is not practicable to measure
the quantity or quality of waste by the aforesaid meters or monitoring
devices, the quantity or quality of the waste shall be determined
in any manner or method the director may find practicable in order
to arrive at the percentage of water entering the sanitary sewage
system of the authority and/or the quality of the sewage to be used
to determine the sewer service charge.
(c)
Right of access.
The city and/or the CA shall inspect
and sample each SIU at least once a year. The authority also adopts
by reference the minimum required inspection and sampling frequencies
of 40 CFR section 8(t)(2)(v) or its successor legislation. Additionally,
SIUs may be inspected and sampled as frequently as needed during the
pretreatment year. Furthermore, any right of access to the authority
or its inspector shall also apply towards any federal (EPA) or state
(TCEQ) authorities.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(F), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
The authority reserves the right to amend any permit issued hereunder
in order to assure compliance by the authority with applicable laws
and regulations. The authority may amend any permit for good cause,
including, but not limited to the following:
(1)
To incorporate any new or revised federal, state, or local pretreatment
standards or requirements;
(2)
Material or substantial alterations to [or] additions to the discharger’s
operation processes, or discharge volume or character, which were
not considered in drafting the effective permit;
(3)
A change in any condition in either the industrial user or the POTW
that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination
of the authorized discharge;
(4)
Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat
to the authority’s collection and treatment systems, POTW personnel
or the receiving waters;
(5)
Violation of any terms or conditions of the permit;
(6)
Misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts
in the permit application or in any required reporting;
(7)
To correct typographical or other errors in the permit;
(8)
To reflect transfer of the facility ownership and/or operation to
a new owner/operator;
(9)
Upon request of the permittee, provided such request does not create
a violation of any applicable requirements, standards, laws, or rules
and regulations;
(10)
To incorporate, revise, or revoke new or existing best management
practices.
(b)
All categorical pretreatment standards promulgated and adopted by the EPA after the effective date of this article shall automatically become a part of this article. Where a discharger, subject to a categorical pretreatment standard, has not previously submitted an application for a permit as required by section 13.06.091(b), the discharger shall apply for a permit from the authority within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable categorical pretreatment standard by the EPA. In addition, the discharger with an existing permit shall submit to the authority, within 180 days after promulgation of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard, the information required by section 13.06.093(1). The discharger shall be informed of any proposed changes in its permit at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(G), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
A user with an expiring wastewater discharge permit shall apply for
wastewater discharge permit reissuance by submitting a complete permit
application, in accordance with this article, a minimum of ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of the user’s existing permit.
(b)
If the user submits an application in compliance with subsection (a), and the failure of the director to reissue a permit prior to the expiration of the previous permit is not due to any act or omission of the user, the expired permit shall continue to be effective and enforceable until reissued.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(H), adopted 1/19/12)
(a)
Generally.
All information and data submitted by a discharger
to the POTW may be submitted to any state or federal agency governing
the POTW. Such information shall be considered subject to public disclosure;
provided, however, that the discharger may request that information
not be subject to public disclosure, in accordance with 40 CFR part
2 as follows: A discharger may assert a business confidentiality claim
covering part or all of the information in a manner described below,
and that information covered by such a claim will be disclosed only
by means of the procedures set forth below. If no claim of business
confidentiality is asserted, all information will be subject to public
disclosure without further notice to the discharger.
(b)
Method and time of asserting business confidentiality claim.
A discharger which is submitting information to the authority
may assert a business confidentiality claim covering the information
by placing on or attaching to the information, at the time it is submitted
to the authority, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other
suitable form of notice employing language such as “trade secret,” “proprietary”
or “company confidential.” Allegedly confidential portions
of otherwise nonconfidential documents should be clearly identified
by the discharger, and may be submitted separately to facilitate identification
and handling by the authority. If the discharger desires confidential
treatment only until a certain date or until the occurrence of a certain
event, the notice should so state.
(c)
State public disclosure requirements.
The provisions
of this section shall be subject to any public disclosure requirements
which may exist under V.T.C.A., Government Code, chapter 552.
(Ordinance 450-12, sec. 5(I), adopted 1/19/12)
