[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.1), 2012]
When requested by the owner, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request or within such other time period as may be requested by the owner. The owner is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require the user to update this information.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.2), 2012]
(A) 
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the owner, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to MMC 912.18. may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
(B) 
The owner may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
(C) 
Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this article and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Divisions IX through XII of this article. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal, state and local pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.3), 2012]
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within 90 days after said date, apply to the owner for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with this Division IV, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article without a wastewater discharge permit issued by the owner. If a permit is not issued within the 180 days, the permit is considered to have been denied unless a modification of the 180-day period is obtained from the owner.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.4), 2012]
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article must obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. A complete application for this wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with MMC 912.21, must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.5), 2012]
Any user who is required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit due to the promulgation of a new categorical pretreatment standard, or upon the discharger being newly identified as a significant industrial user, either of which arise after the enactment of the ordinance codified in this article, shall, within 90 days after the promulgation of a new categorical pretreatment standard, or after the discharger is identified as a significant industrial user, apply to the owner for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with MMC 912.21, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days of the date the user was notified of the need to make application for a permit to discharge, without a wastewater discharge permit issued by the owner. If a permit is not issued within the 180 days, the permit is considered to have been denied unless a modification of the 180-day period is obtained from the owner.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.6), 2012]
(A) 
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application, along with a permit application fee as established from time to time by the owner. Unless the owner agrees otherwise, all users shall submit as part of an application the following information:
(1) 
All information required by MMC 912.31(B);
(2) 
Description of activities, facilities, 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;
(8) 
Any requests for a monitoring waiver (or a renewal of an approved monitoring waiver) for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge based on MMC 912.06(H); and
(9) 
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the owner to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
(B) 
The owner may require any significant industrial user applying for a permit to develop, submit for approval, and implement an accidental discharge/slug control plan as the owner deems appropriate. An accidental discharge/slug control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) 
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2) 
Description of stored chemicals;
(3) 
Procedures for immediately notifying the owner of any accidental or slug discharge, as required by MMC 912.36; and
(4) 
Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
(C) 
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision. The owner reserves the right to deny a permit to any user who submits an incomplete or inaccurate application.
[Ord. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.7), 2012]
All wastewater discharge permit application and user reports must be signed by an authorized or duly authorized representative of the user and 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. 3514 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3698 § 1(4.8), 2012]
The owner will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. The owner may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. If a wastewater discharge permit application is not acted upon within 180 days, it shall be deemed denied unless the time period has otherwise been extended.