(a)
All owners or operators of facilities that have or will have storm water discharges associated with industrial activity that are subject to an NPDES storm water discharge permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit.
(b)
All owners or operators of facilities that have or will have storm water discharges associated with industrial activity (except for construction activities) shall submit one of the following:
(1)
A copy of the facility's signed NOI for a TPDES general permit relating to storm water discharges associated with industrial activity to the city manager not less than two calendar days prior to commencement of industrial activity at the facility.
(2)
A copy of the facility's no exposure certification to the city manager not less than two calendar days prior to commencement of industrial activity at the facility.
(3)
A copy of the facility's NPDES or TPDES application for an individual permit to discharge storm water not less than thirty calendar days prior to commencement of industrial activity at the facility.
(4)
A copy of the facility's signed NOI for an NPDES general permit for discharges from ready-mixed concrete plants, concrete products plants and their associated facilities in Texas to the city manager not less than thirty calendar days prior to commencement of industrial activity at the facility.
(c)
If the owner or operator of a facility becomes aware of a failure to submit relevant facts or that incorrect information has been submitted, a copy of the signed revised NOI shall be submitted to the city manager within fourteen calendar days of the discovery. If relevant information on the NOI or no exposure certification changes, a copy of the signed revised NOI shall be submitted within fourteen calendar days of the discovery.
(d)
When the owner or operator of a facility changes or the facility moves to a new location or the industrial activity at the facility ceases operations, a copy of the signed NOT for the TPDES or NPDES general permit or no exposure exclusion shall be submitted to the city manager within fourteen calendar days of the change.
(e)
Any owner of a facility with a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity, to which subsection (a) of this section applies, whether or not he/she is an operator of the facility, is jointly and severally responsible for compliance with this article.
(f)
Upon request by the city manager, all owners and operators of any facility that is in noncompliance with the requirements of this article, the NPDES or TPDES general permit, the no exposure exclusion, or any applicable individual NPDES or TPDES permit issued for storm water discharges from the industrial facility shall consult with the city manager, any other representative of the city, or any third party designated by the city in an attempt to achieve compliance as soon as practicable. If compliance is not achieved to the city's satisfaction, the city may, in its discretion, report the noncompliance to EPA and/or the TCEQ, and/or the city may itself undertake any enforcement action authorized by this article. Exercise of the city's option for consultation under this subsection (f) shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other enforcement action against any owner or operator of the facility.
(Ordinance 1304, sec. 8-2.16, adopted 4/12/2010)