The Director may require a user proposing to connect to or discharge into the sewer system to obtain a Waste Discharge Permit before connecting to or discharging into the system.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-601)
Persons requiring a Waste Discharge Permit shall complete and file with the Director an application in the form prescribed by the Director and accompanied by the applicable fees. The applicant may be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(a) 
Name, address, and standard industrial classifications. The name, address, and standard industrial classification number of the applicant;
(b) 
Volume. The volume of wastewater to be discharged;
(c) 
Constituents and characteristics. The waste constituents and characteristics;
(d) 
Time and duration. The time and duration of the discharge;
(e) 
Flow rates. The average and thirty (30) minute peak Wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any;
(f) 
Plans. The site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewer lines and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation;
(g) 
Description of activities. A description of the activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including all materials, processes, and types of substances which are or could be discharged;
(h) 
Products produced or processed. Each product produced or processed by type and amount;
(i) 
Employees: Type of work. The shift schedule and number of employees per hour per shift and the type of work performed on each shift; and
(j) 
Other information. Any other information as may be deemed by the Director to be necessary or appropriate to evaluate the data furnished by the applicant. After the evaluation and approval of all the data required, the Director may issue a Waste Discharge Permit, subject to the terms and conditions provided in this chapter.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-602)
Waste Discharge Permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other laws, regulations, charges and fees established by the City.
(a) 
Contents. Each Waste Discharge Permit shall include the following:
(1) 
Statement of duration as set forth in Section 6-4-605;
(2) 
Statement of non-transferability as set forth in Section 6-4-606;
(3) 
Effluent limits as set forth in this chapter, Categorical Standards, and state and federal law;
(4) 
Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record keeping requirements, including an identification of the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type, based on the applicable pretreatment standards, Categorical Standards, local limits, and state and local law;
(5) 
The requirements for the submission of various technical reports as required by 40 CFR 403.12(b), including, but not limited to, a baseline report and this chapter;
(6) 
The requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the City and affording City access thereto;
(7) 
Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of any pretreatment standards, Categorical Standards, or other pretreatment requirements, and any applicable compliance schedules. These schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable federal deadlines.
(b) 
Enforcement of conditions: Other conditions. The conditions of the Waste Discharge Permit shall be uniformly enforced by the Director in accordance with this chapter and applicable state and federal regulations, and in addition to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of this section may include the following:
(1) 
The average and maximum water constituents and characteristics permitted;
(2) 
The limits on the rate and time of discharge or the requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
(3) 
The mean and maximum mass emission rates or other appropriate limits when incompatible pollutants are proposed or present in the user's waste discharge; and
(4) 
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Director to ensure compliance with federal, state, or local laws or regulations or this chapter.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-603)
At least ninety (90) days prior to any proposed change in processing or manufacturing which causes or may cause a change in the waste constituents nature or volume of wastewater discharge, a user shall notify the Director of the changes in processing or manufacturing activities and of the dates the proposed activities will commence or end and shall apply for a change in its Waste Discharge Permit conditions.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-604)
Waste Discharge Permits shall be issued for a period of one (1) year. The terms and conditions of the Waste Discharge Permit may be subject to modification and change by the City during the term of the Waste Discharge Permit. The user shall be informed in writing of any proposed changes in the Waste Discharge Permit at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the change. Any changes or new conditions shall include a reasonable time schedule, to be determined by the Director, for compliance.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-605)
Waste Discharge Permits shall be issued to a specific user for a specific operation and cannot be assigned, sold, or otherwise transferred to a different user, different premises, or a new or changed operation.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-606)
Any user who violates the conditions of a Waste Discharge Permit, any provisions of this chapter, applicable state or federal law or regulations, or any of the following shall be subject to having the Waste Discharge Permit revoked within five (5) days after written notification from the Director:
(a) 
Failure to report constituents and characteristics. The failure of a user to factually report the constituents and characteristics of the user's discharge;
(b) 
Failure to report changes. The failure of the user to report changes in operations or constituents and characteristics; or
(c) 
Failure to provide access to premises. The refusal of, or failure to provide, reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of enforcing federal, state, or local law or regulations or this chapter.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-607)
(a) 
General. All information and data regarding a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, monitoring programs, and inspections shall be available to the public or any other governmental agency without restriction, unless the User specifically requests and is able to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the City, that the information should be considered confidential in that, if released, information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the User would be divulged.
(b) 
Exceptions. When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made available to governmental agencies for use in making studies; provided, however, such portions of the report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the Person furnishing the report. Regardless of the exclusions or protections for the user in this section, the City shall disclose to the USEPA all information to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 308 of the Act.
(895-CS, Enacted, 04/11/1996; 1018-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-4-608)