The following conditions shall apply to compliance schedules incorporated into permits:
A. 
The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the User to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events include, but are not limited to, hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing and completing construction, and beginning and conducting routine operation);
B. 
No increment referred to above shall exceed nine (9) months;
C. 
The User shall submit a progress report to the Plant Superintendent no later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date of compliance including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress, the reason for any delay, and, if appropriate, the steps being taken by the User to return to the established schedule.
Each User must notify the Plant Superintendent and Member Entity of any significant changes to the User's operations or system, which might alter the nature, quality, or volume of its wastewater.
This notification must be made at least thirty (30) days before the desired change and be sent to both the Plant Superintendent and the Member Entity. In such cases:
A. 
The Plant Superintendent may require the User to submit whatever information is needed to evaluate the changed condition. The Plant Superintendent may also require a new or revised Wastewater Discharge Permit Application under Section 5.4 of this Policy.
B. 
The Plant Superintendent and the Member Entity may issue, reissue, or modify a Wastewater Discharge Permit applying the procedures of Chapter 5 of this Policy in response to a User's notice under this Section.
A. 
Any User which has any unusual discharge that could cause problems to the POTW must immediately notify the TRRWP, Plant Superintendent, and Member Entity by telephone of the incident. This notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the User to control and curtail the discharge. Such discharges may include spills, slug loads, accidental discharges, or other discharges of a non-routine, episodic nature. Problems to the POTW which require reporting under this Section include violating pretreatment prohibitions, treatment standards, or other requirements of Section 2 of this Policy such as vapor toxicity and explosivity limits.
B. 
Within five (5) days following such discharge, the User shall submit a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the User to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the User of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability, which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, the environment, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the User of any fines, penalties, or other liability, which may be imposed pursuant to this Policy.
C. 
Regardless of whether the User has been required to submit a Slug Discharge Control Plan (per Section 3.3), all Users shall post notice in a prominent location advising employees of the names and telephone numbers to call to comply with the notification requirements of a potential problem discharge. Users shall ensure that all employees who may cause or witness such a discharge are advised of the emergency notification procedures.
D. 
All Users must immediately notify the Plant Superintendent and the Member Entity of any changes at their facility which might increase their potential for a slug discharge. This includes increasing the volume of materials stored or located on site, which if discharged to the POTW, would cause problems. Users required to prepare a Slug Discharge Control Plan under Section 3.3 shall also modify their plans to include the new conditions prior to or immediately after making such changes.
If sampling performed by a User indicates a violation, the User must notify the Plant Superintendent and Member Entity within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The User shall repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the original and repeat analysis to the Plant Superintendent and Member Entity within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation. The Plant Superintendent may waive the repeat sampling requirement where the POTW has sampled the effluent for the pollutant in question prior to the User obtaining sampling results.
A. 
Any User who discharges any substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261, or Chapter 173-303 WAC, must also comply with the following requirements:
1. 
Notify the Plant Superintendent, the Member Entity, the USEPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of the discharge. Maintain a copy of this notification and include it in all subsequent permit applications or re-applications under this Policy.
2. 
Include the following information in the notification:
a. 
The name of the hazardous waste as found in 40 CFR Part 261;
b. 
The USEPA hazardous waste number; and
c. 
The type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other).
3. 
If the discharge totals more than two hundred and twenty (220) pounds in any month, also provide:
a. 
The hazardous constituents contained in the wastes,
b. 
An estimate of the mass loading and concentration of hazardous constituents in the wastestream discharged during that calendar month, and
c. 
An estimate of the mass loading of constituents in the wastestream expected to be discharged during the following twelve (12) months.
4. 
This notice shall be repeated for new or increased discharges of substances subject to this reporting requirement.
5. 
All notifications must take place prior to discharging a substance for which these reporting requirements apply. If this is not possible, the notice must be provided as soon after discharge as practical and describe why prior notice was not possible.
6. 
This requirement does not relieve the User from requirements to provide other notifications, such as of changed conditions under Section 6.2 of this Policy, or required by applicable permit conditions, permit applications, and prohibitions.
7. 
The notification requirements in this Section do not apply to pollutants for which routine monitoring and reporting is required by a valid permit issued under this Policy.
B. 
Users must report all discharges of more than thirty-three (33) pounds per month of substances which, if otherwise disposed of, would be hazardous wastes. Users must also report any discharge of acutely hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR Parts 261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Subsequent months during which the User discharges hazardous waste for which notice has already been provided do not require another notification to USEPA or the State, but must be reported to the Plant Superintendent and Member Entity.
C. 
If new regulations under RCRA describe additional hazardous characteristics or substances as a hazardous waste, the User must provide notifications under subsection A of this section, if required by subsection B of this section, within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations.
D. 
For any notification made under this Section, the User shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated and shall describe that program and reductions obtained through its implementation.
E. 
This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by this Policy, a permit issued hereunder, or any applicable federal or state law.
All pollutant sampling and analyses required under this Policy shall conform to the most current version of 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for a pollutant, or the Plant Superintendent determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inconsistent with the goal of the sampling, the Plant Superintendent may specify an analytical method. If neither case applies, Users shall use validated analytical methods or applicable sampling and analytical procedures approved by USEPA.
Users must ensure all samples they collect to satisfy sampling requirements under this Policy are representative of the range of conditions occurring during the reporting period. Users must also ensure that, when specified, samples are collected during the specific period.
A. 
Users must use properly cleaned sample containers appropriate for the sample analysis and sample collection and preservation protocols specified in 40 CFR Part 136 and appropriate USEPA guidance.
B. 
Users must obtain samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, total phenols, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds using grab collection techniques.
C. 
For certain pollutants, Users may composite multiple grab samples taken over a 24-hour period. Users may composite grab samples for cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides either in the laboratory or in the field, and may composite grab samples for volatile organics, and oil & grease in the laboratory prior to analysis.
D. 
For all other pollutants, Users must employ 24-hour flow-proportional composite samplers unless the Plant Superintendent authorizes or requires an alternative sample collection method.
E. 
The Plant Superintendent may authorize composite samples for parameters unaffected by the compositing procedures, as appropriate.
F. 
The Plant Superintendent may require grab samples either in lieu of or in addition to composite sampling to show compliance with instantaneous discharge limits.
G. 
In all cases, Users must take care to ensure the samples are representative of their wastewater discharges.
The Plant Superintendent will credit written reports as having been submitted on the date of the postmark or shipping date when sent via the United States Postal Service or private delivery company utilizing package tracking technology. Reports delivered in any other manner will be credited as having been submitted on the business day received.
Users subject to reporting requirements of this Policy shall retain records for all monitoring required by this Policy and for any additional monitoring which could be used to satisfy minimum monitoring requirements. Users must make these records available for inspection and copying at the location of the discharge. Users must similarly maintain documentation associated with any Best Management Practices required under authority of Section 2.3.G. Monitoring records shall include at least:
A. 
The time, date, and place of sampling;
B. 
The sampling and preservation methods used;
C. 
The person taking the sample, and persons with control of the sample prior to analysis;
D. 
The person performing the analysis and the date the analysis was completed;
E. 
The analytical techniques or methods used; and
F. 
The results of analysis.
Users are encouraged to retain quality control and quality assurance information provided by the laboratory and submit this information in routine reporting. This information also has value in the event that the sample data is called into question. For analytes for which Washington State requires use of a certified/accredited laboratory, Users shall maintain records demonstrating the laboratories utilized for performance of analyses have the proper accreditation to perform such analyses.
Users shall maintain the above records for a minimum of three (3) years following reporting the analyses, and thereafter until any litigation concerning the User, the Plant Superintendent, the TRRWA, or the Member Entity is completed, or for a specified period of longer duration when the User has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the Plant Superintendent or Member Entity.
The following certification statement must be signed by an authorized representative as defined by Section 1.4 and included when submitting a permit or renewal application in accordance with Section 4.6:
"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."