An individual wastewater discharge permit shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years from the effective date of the permit. An individual wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the discretion of the POTW Manager. Each individual wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire.
(Ord. No. 07-2014, 03/19/2014)
An individual wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the POTW Manager to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
(1) 
Individual wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(a) 
A statement that indicates the wastewater discharge permit's issuance date, expiration date and effective date;
(b) 
A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable;
(c) 
Effluent limits, including best management practices, based on applicable pretreatment standards;
(d) 
Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and recordkeeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants (or BMP) to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on Federal, State, and local law;
(e) 
A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable Federal, State, or local law;
(f) 
Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the POTW Manager to be necessary;
(g) 
Requirements to report to the POTW Manager any slug discharge; and
(h) 
Requirements to notify the POTW Manager of changes to the industrial user's discharge thirty (30) days prior to the change, and a statement that the POTW Manager may deny or conditionally approve the change prior to the user making the change at the facility that may impact the discharge to the POTW.
(2) 
Individual wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
(a) 
Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(b) 
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 POTW;
(c) 
Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including best management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated, or nonroutine discharges;
(d) 
Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
(e) 
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
(f) 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment, including flow measurement devices;
(g) 
A statement that compliance with the individual wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable Federal and State pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the individual wastewater discharge permit; and
(h) 
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the POTW Manager to ensure compliance with this Chapter, and State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(Ord. No. 07-2014, 03/19/2014)
The POTW Manager may modify an individual wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including, but not limited to, the following reasons:
(1) 
To incorporate any new or revised Federal, State, or local pretreatment standards or requirements;
(2) 
To address significant alterations or additions to the user's operation, processes, or wastewater volume or character since the time of the individual wastewater discharge permit issuance;
(3) 
A change in 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 Springville POTW, City personnel, the treatment of sludge, or the receiving waters;
(5) 
Violation of any terms or conditions of the individual wastewater discharge permit;
(6) 
Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required reporting;
(7) 
Revision of or a grant of variance from categorical pretreatment standards pursuant to 40 CFR 403.13;
(8) 
To correct typographical or other errors in the individual wastewater discharge permit;
(9) 
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 POTW.
(Ord. No. 07-2014, 03/19/2014)
(1) 
The POTW Manager may revoke an individual wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including, but not limited to, the following reasons:
(a) 
Failure to notify the POTW Manager of significant changes to the wastewater prior to the changed discharge;
(b) 
Failure to provide prior notification to the POTW Manager of changed conditions pursuant to Section 4-14-705;
(c) 
Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application;
(d) 
Falsifying self-monitoring reports;
(e) 
Falsifying certification statements;
(f) 
Tampering with monitoring equipment;
(g) 
Refusing to allow the POTW Manager timely access to the facility premises and/or records;
(h) 
Failure to meet effluent limitations;
(i) 
Failure to pay fines;
(j) 
Failure to pay sewer charges;
(k) 
Failure to meet compliance schedules;
(l) 
Failure to complete a wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit application or reapplication;
(m) 
Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of business ownership of a permitted facility; or
(n) 
Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this Chapter.
(2) 
Individual wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable upon cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership. All individual wastewater discharge permits issued to a user are void upon the issuance of a new individual wastewater discharge permit to that user.
(Ord. No. 07-2014, 03/19/2014)
(1) 
If another municipality, or user located within another municipality, contributes wastewater to the POTW, the City shall enter into an interlocal agreement with the contributing municipality.
(2) 
Prior to entering into an agreement required by subsection (1) of this Section, the POTW Manager shall request the following information from the contributing municipality:
(a) 
A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing municipality;
(b) 
An inventory of all users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to the POTW; and
(c) 
Such other information as the POTW Manager may deem necessary.
(3) 
An interlocal agreement, as required by subsection (1) of this Section, may contain the following conditions:
(a) 
A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance which is at least as stringent as this Chapter and local limits, including required baseline monitoring reports (BMRs) which are at least as stringent as those set out in the local limit development document. The requirement shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the City's ordinance or local limits;
(b) 
A requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised user inventory on at least an annual basis;
(c) 
A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities, including individual wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the POTW Manager; and which of these activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality and the POTW Manager;
(d) 
A requirement for the contributing municipality to provide the POTW Manager with access to all information that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment activities;
(e) 
Limits on the nature, quality, and volume of the contributing municipality's wastewater at the point where it discharges to the POTW;
(f) 
Requirements for monitoring the contributing municipality's discharge;
(g) 
A provision ensuring the POTW Manager access to the facilities of users located within the contributing municipality's jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling, and any other duties deemed necessary by the POTW Manager; and
(h) 
A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms of the interlocal agreement.
(Ord. No. 07-2014, 03/19/2014; Ord. No. 17-2025 § 1, 08/05/2025)