The control authority is obligated under federal law to identify and locate all possible nondomestic users which might be subject to the pretreatment standards, and to identify the character and volume of pollutants discharged by such nondomestic users. To satisfy this requirement, any possible nondomestic user of the POTW must, upon request of the director, periodically complete a nondomestic user screening form. Users of the POTW shall fully disclose the information requested and sign the completed form in accordance with BLMC § 13.14.550. Proper completion of nondomestic user screening requirements is a condition of initial and continued discharge to the POTW. Nondomestic users failing to fully comply with screening requirements within a timeframe specified by the director shall be subject to all enforcement measures authorized under this chapter including termination of service. The director is authorized to prepare several forms for this purpose and require completion of the particular form which the director determines appropriate to provide the information needed to categorize each nondomestic user. The director shall be authorized to categorize each nondomestic user, provide written notice of a nondomestic user's categorization and what it means, and revise this categorization at any time.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 1725 § 4, 2024)
A. 
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining an individual wastewater discharge permit from the director, as the city's agent in issuing such permits. A significant industrial user or nondomestic user that has filed a timely application pursuant to BLMC § 13.14.520 may continue to discharge unless and until notified otherwise by the director.
B. 
The director, as the city's agent, may require all other nondomestic users to obtain a wastewater discharge permit, control document, or implement best management practices as necessary to carry out the requirements or otherwise meet the intent of this chapter. For example, a control document may be required solely for flow equalization or for a NDCIU.
C. 
Any failure to complete the required nondomestic user screening form, apply for and obtain a required permit or other control document, or violate the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit or control document shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subject the nondomestic user to the sanctions set out in BLMC § 13.14.1100 through 13.14.1360. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit or other control document does not relieve a nondomestic user of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 1725 § 5, 2024)
A. 
Any nondomestic user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit under this chapter who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this chapter may be required to apply to the director for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with BLMC § 13.14.530. In such event, the nondomestic user shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue 270 days following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the director. The timeframes provided in this section may be extended at the director's discretion. The director may authorize significant industrial users that are already permitted by Ecology to continue discharging to the POTW pursuant to such permit by reissuing such permit under a new permit number and cover page identifying the control authority as the issuer and administrator of the permit.
B. 
Any nondomestic user with an existing wastewater discharge approval proposing to make a change in an existing waste discharge, which will substantially change the volume of flow or the characteristics of the waste or establish a new point of discharge, shall apply for a new wastewater discharge approval 30 days prior to making the change. Substantial changes may include, but are not limited to, a 20 percent increase in the authorized daily maximum flow, addition of a new process, product, or manufacturing line that will increase or decrease the concentration of pollutants in the wastestream or require modification in the operation of the pretreatment system, addition of new pretreatment equipment, or alteration of a sample site.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)
Persons wishing to discharge industrial wastewater must first complete either a nondomestic user screening form (if they do not expect a permit is needed) or a permit application. Any nondomestic user identified by the control authority through the nondomestic user screening as potentially needing a permit must file a permit application. Applications for wastewater discharge permits, in accordance with BLMC § 13.14.540, must be filed at least 120 days prior to the desired date of discharge, and the discharge permit obtained prior to commencing discharge.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 1725 § 6, 2024)
A. 
All nondomestic users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must apply using a form provided by the control authority or contributing jurisdiction. Nondomestic users must supply the following information as part of the permit application if relevant to the nondomestic users operation unless waived by the director.
1. 
Identifying Information.
a. 
The name and physical address of the facility, the names of the operator/facility manager and owner, and the name and address of the point of contact; and
b. 
A description of activities, facilities, and plant production processes on the premises.
2. 
A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
3. 
A description of operations and facilities including:
a. 
A brief description of the operations, average rate of production, and industrial classification (SIC or NAICS codes) of the operation(s) conducted on site;
b. 
The number and type of employees, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
c. 
The type, amount, rate of production, and process used for each product produced;
d. 
The type and amount of raw materials used (average and maximum rates);
e. 
The raw materials and chemicals to be routinely stored at the facility (including products in rail cars and tank trucks located on site);
f. 
The types of wastes generated on a routine and periodic basis;
g. 
The times and durations when wastes will be discharged;
h. 
A schematic process diagram showing each process step, wastestream, treatment step, internal recycle, and point of discharge to the POTW. This diagram should identify which streams are subject to categorical pretreatment standards;
i. 
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;
j. 
The sampling locations and provisions for monitoring discharges; and
k. 
Copies of plans and reports for wastewater facilities as required under Chapter 173-240 WAC (engineering report, plans and specifications, and an operations and maintenance manual).
4. 
Flow Data. The average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each wastestream. Information shall be complete enough to allow use of the combined wastestream formula per BLMC § 13.14.310(D) and 40 CFR Part 403.6(e) where applicable.
a. 
Significant industrial users that are subject to categorical pretreatment standards shall submit information showing the measured average daily flow and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the following:
i. 
Regulated or manufacturing process streams; and
ii. 
Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e).
b. 
Significant industrial users that are not subject to categorical pretreatment standards shall submit information showing the measured average daily flow and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the following:
i. 
Total process flow, treatment plant flow, total plant flow, or individual manufacturing process flow as required by the control authority. The director may allow verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or feasibility considerations.
5. 
Pollutant Data.
a. 
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process;
b. 
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration (and mass where required by the standard or the director) of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process; and
c. 
The estimated peak instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average discharge concentrations (and mass) based on the sampling results.
6. 
Sampling data to show samples are:
a. 
Representative of daily operations;
b. 
Taken just downstream from pretreatment facilities if such exist, or just downstream of the regulated process(es) if no pretreatment facilities exist;
c. 
Collected as required by BLMC § 13.14.800; and
d. 
Analyzed according to BLMC § 13.14.790.
7. 
Information Confirming BMPs. Where standards specify a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the nondomestic user must include the information needed by the control authority or the applicable standard to determine whether BMPs are (or will be) implemented.
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 must include new sampling data showing (continued) absence of the pollutant in the raw wastewater and satisfying BLMC § 13.14.730(J).
9. 
Any other information deemed necessary by the director to prepare a discharge permit.
B. 
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the nondomestic user for revision. The city, the control authority and the director shall be held harmless for delays caused by returned applications.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)
A. 
All wastewater discharge permit applications and reports shall be signed by an authorized representative of the nondomestic user and contain the certification statement in BLMC § 13.14.830(A).
B. 
All nondomestic user screening forms shall be signed by an authorized representative of the nondomestic user and may contain the certification statement in BLMC § 13.14.830(A).
C. 
Nondomestic users shall submit a new authorization if the designation of an authorized representative of the nondomestic user is no longer accurate. This includes when a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. The nondomestic user must submit the new authorization to the director prior to or with any reports to be signed by the new authorized representative of the nondomestic user.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 1725 § 7, 2024)
After receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the director will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The director may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit or require additional safeguards (including the installation of pretreatment facilities or plant or process modifications), or reports (including plans under Chapter 173-240 WAC), or information as a condition for approval. For nondomestic users not meeting the criteria of significant industrial users, the director may also waive or defer a permit, or allow discharges in the interim while a permit is being prepared.
As a condition of an approval, the director may require the nondomestic user to install pretreatment facilities or make plant or process modifications as deemed necessary by the director to meet the requirements of this chapter and applicable federal and state standards. Such facilities or modifications shall be designed, installed, constructed, operated, and maintained at the nondomestic user's expense in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of all local and governmental agencies. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the applicable pretreatment standards, the nondomestic user shall submit a proposed schedule with the shortest feasible timeline, not to exceed three years, to be reviewed and approved by the director, by which the nondomestic user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance. The schedule shall conform to the requirements of BLMC § 13.14.700(C)(4). The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established pursuant to BLMC § 13.14.700(C)(4).
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)