[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Certification of the following Reports is required by an Authorized or Duly Authorized Representative of the User and contain the certification statement in Article V, Section 710.630(C):
1. 
All Baseline Monitoring Reports;
2. 
Control Mechanism Applications;
3. 
Control Mechanism Renewals;
4. 
Periodic Compliance Reports;
5. 
Reports on Compliance with Categorical Standards; and
6. 
Requests for Waivers for Pollutants not Present must be signed by an Authorized Representative or Duly Authorized Representative of the User and contain the certification statement in Article V, Section 710.630(C).
B. 
Changes In Designation Of Signatory Authority. If the designation of an Authorized Representative or Duly Authorized Representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new written authorization satisfying the requirements of these Regulations must be submitted to the Control Authority prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an Authorized Representative.
C. 
Electronic Reporting. Users may be required to electronically submit reports to satisfy reporting requirements.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A facility determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User by the Control Authority pursuant to Article I, Section 710.130, Subsection (2) of the definition of "Significant Industrial User," must annually submit the signed certification statement in Article V, Section 710.630(D).
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
A Baseline Monitoring Report is required for:
1. 
Industrial Users subject to new or updated Categorical Pretreatment Standards: Users shall submit a BMR within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a Categorical Pretreatment Standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later.
2. 
Existing Significant Industrial Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards and currently discharging to the POTW: Users shall have a BMR on file or in instances where a BMR is not on file, a BMR shall be submitted by the User in the timeframe requested by the Control Authority.
3. 
New Sources subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards: Users shall submit a BMR at least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of the Discharge. The BMR shall include the report components specified below as well as the method of Pretreatment it intends to meet the applicable Pretreatment Standards.
4. 
Report Components: a report which contains the information listed in Article V, Section 710.550(C) and any other information required by the Control Authority.
B. 
Compliance Certification.
1. 
In addition to the report certification required in Article V, Section 710.530(A) by an Authorized Representative, a compliance certification is required to be signed by a qualified professional.
2. 
The compliance certification shall document whether or not compliance with the applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements are being met on a consistent basis; and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance, or additional Pretreatment is required to meet the Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
3. 
The compliance certification shall include a statement documenting that a qualified professional has reviewed the BMR including the facility operations and resulting Discharge characteristics.
C. 
The report components shall be completed as requested by the Control Authority including the following information:
1. 
All information required in Article IV, Section 710.460;
2. 
Report Certification per Article V, Section 710.530(A);
3. 
Compliance Certification per Article V, Section 710.550(B) for Users subject to Article V, Section 710.550(A)(1) and (2).
[Ord. No. 1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
An Initial Report on Compliance is required for the following Users:
1. 
Existing Sources subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards: within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance;
2. 
New Sources subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards: within ninety (90) days following commencement of the introduction of Wastewater into the POTW.
B. 
The report components shall be completed as requested by the Control Authority including the following information:
1. 
All information required in Article IV, Section 710.460(A)(6) and (7);
2. 
Compliance Certification per Article V, Section 710.550(B) for Users subject to Article V, Section 710.550(A)(3).
C. 
For Industrial Users subject to equivalent mass of concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c) the report shall contain a reasonable measure of the User's long-term production rate.
D. 
For all other Industrial Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards expressed in terms of allowable Pollutant Discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the Industrial User's actual production during the appropriate sampling period.
E. 
All sampling shall be done in conformance with Article VI, Section 710.650 and Article VI, Section 710.660.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Users with Control Mechanisms may be required to periodically submit Compliance Reports to the Control Authority to document compliance with the relevant Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
B. 
Requirements for Significant Industrial Users as defined per Article I, Section 710.130, Subsection (1) of the definition of "Significant Industrial User":
1. 
The minimum reporting frequency is semi-annually; a more frequent reporting frequency may be required.
2. 
Report Contents.
a. 
Nature and concentration of Pollutants in the effluent including date and monitoring location.
b. 
Measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows. If required by the Control Authority, more detailed flow reporting.
c. 
If required, Management Plans for reduction or control of Pollutants.
d. 
Documentation of Best Management Practices as required by the Pretreatment Standard or as otherwise required by the Control Authority to determine compliance.
3. 
All compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with Article V, Section 710.630(C).
C. 
Requirements for Non-Significant Categorical Industrial Users defined per Article I, Section 710.130, Subsection on (2) of the definition of "Significant Industrial User":
1. 
The reporting frequency is annual.
2. 
Report Contents.
a. 
Statements or documentation as required such as manifests, maintenance logs, monitoring results, flow monitoring results, or other information as required by the Control Authority to document compliance with Best Management Practices required for the Reduced Reporting.
b. 
Signed certification in accordance with Article V, Section 710.630(C).
D. 
Requirements For Other Control Mechanisms.
1. 
Users with a Control Mechanism other than a Permit may be required to submit reports at a specified frequency or upon request by the Control Authority.
2. 
If required, Report Components may include the following:
a. 
Flow measurement and analytical results.
b. 
Statements or other documentation as required such as manifests, maintenance logs, monitoring results, flow monitoring results, or other information as required by the Control Authority to document compliance with Best Management Practices required for the reduced reporting.
c. 
Management Plans and corresponding documentation for reduction or control of Pollutants.
d. 
Signed certification in accordance with Article V, Section 710.630(C).
E. 
Control Authority Monitoring In Lieu Of The User.
1. 
Where the Control Authority performs the required sampling and analysis in lieu of the User, the User may not be required to submit the report certification.
2. 
Where the Control Authority collects all the information required for the report, including flow data, the User may not be required to submit the report.
F. 
If a User subject to the reporting requirement in these Regulations monitors any regulated Pollutant at the appropriate sampling location more frequently than required by the Control Authority, using the procedures prescribed in Article VI, Section 710.650 and Article VI, Section 710.660 of these Regulations, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report.
[Ord. No. 1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
All SIUs are required to notify the Control Authority of any planned changes to manufacturing operations or Wastewater management which may significantly alter the nature, quality or volume of its Wastewater at least thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the changed condition.
1. 
The Control Authority may require the Industrial User to submit information as deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition, including the submission of a control mechanism application under Article IV, Section 710.460.
2. 
The Control Authority may issue a Control Mechanism under Article IV, Section 710.400 or modify an existing Control Mechanism under Article IV, Section 710.500, in response to changed conditions or anticipated changed conditions.
3. 
The Control Authority may deny the changed Discharge or modify the Control Mechanism to incorporate the changed conditions.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Immediate (without delay) notification upon discovery to the Control Authority is required for:
1. 
Accidental or Slug Discharges.
2. 
Internal or operational monitoring data or observations indicating that a Pretreatment Standard is or is likely to be violated.
B. 
The initial notification of the event shall include at a minimum, the following:
1. 
Location of the Discharge;
2. 
Date, time, and duration of Discharge;
3. 
Description (type) of event resulting in the Discharge;
4. 
The substance discharged;
5. 
Concentration or strength of Discharge;
6. 
Volume of Discharge;
7. 
The cause of Discharge; and
8. 
Corrective actions taken by the User.
If any of the required information is not available when the incident is initially communicated, then the missing information shall be acknowledged and provided by the User as soon as it is available.
C. 
Follow-Up Report.
1. 
A written follow-up report is required to be submitted five (5) days following identification of the Discharge unless waived by the Control Authority.
2. 
The report shall contain:
a. 
A description of the investigation;
b. 
Amendments to the initial report;
c. 
Corrective actions to prevent future similar occurrences including updated procedures such as the Slug Discharge Control Plan;
d. 
Time-frames to implement corrective actions.
D. 
The Control Authority may issue an enforcement remedy as authorized in Article VII which may contain additional corrective actions or required responses.
E. 
Such notification shall not relieve the User of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which might be incurred because of damage or Disruption to the POTW or the environment.
F. 
Such notification does not relieve User of any fines, penalties, or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to these Regulations, or other Federal, State, or Local Regulations.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
If sampling performed by a User indicates exceedance of an effluent limit, the User must notify the Control Authority within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the exceedance.
B. 
A resampling event shall be performed and submitted to the Control Authority within thirty (30) days after the User becomes aware of the violation.
1. 
Where the Control Authority performs sampling in lieu of the User, the Control Authority shall repeat the sampling event unless the User is notified to perform the resampling event.
C. 
Resampling is not required for the following situations:
1. 
If the Control Authority performs monitoring at the User's facility at least once a month; or
2. 
If the Control Authority performs sampling at the User between the time when the initial sampling was conducted and the time when the User or the Control Authority receives the results.
[Ord. No. 1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Discharge of any substance that would be a hazardous waste prior to mixing with other wastestreams pursuant to 40 CFR 261, if otherwise disposed of, is prohibited in accordance with Article II, Section 710.250(A)(13). Should a User discharge hazardous waste in violation of Article II, Section 710.250(A)(13), said User must comply with the following provisions:
1. 
Any User who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the Control Authority, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of Discharge (continuous, batch, or other). If the User discharges more than one hundred (100) kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification also shall contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the User: an identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes and an estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the wastestream discharged during that calendar month.
2. 
Notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under Article V, Section 710.580 of these Regulations. The notification requirement does not apply to Pollutants already reported by Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under the self-monitoring requirements of Article V, Section 710.530, Article V, Section 710.560, and Article V, Section 710.570 or other reporting requirements as required by the Control Authority.
3. 
All notifications must take place no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this Subsection need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged.
4. 
In the case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the User must notify the Control Authority, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities of the Discharge of such substance within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations.
B. 
This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise authorized to be discharged by these Regulations, a Control Mechanism issued thereunder, or any applicable Federal, State, or Local Regulations.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the postmarked date. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service, the date of receipt of the report shall govern.
B. 
In the event that electronic reports are required by the Control Authority, the date of receipt of the report shall be the date that the report is electronically transmitted.
C. 
Incomplete reports may be considered late for not including the required reporting components per Article V, Section 710.570.
[Ord. No.1840, 12-15-2025]
A. 
Reports required under these Regulations shall be submitted in a format as required by the Control Authority which may be in an electronic format compliant with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Cross Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR) per the Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Part 3.
B. 
Certification statements as required in this Section shall be provided by an Authorized or Duly Authorized Representative as defined in Article I, Section 710.130.
C. 
Standard report certification is required for the following reports:
1. 
Applications in accordance with Article IV, Section 710.420;
2. 
Baseline monitoring reports under Article V, Section 710.530;
3. 
Reports on compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standard deadlines under Article V, Section 710.560;
4. 
Periodic compliance reports required by Article V, Section 710.570(A); and
5. 
Initial request for a monitoring waiver to forego sampling of a Pollutant on the basis of Article IV, Section 710.480.
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.
D. 
No Discharge/Zero Discharge Certification may be authorized in Control Mechanisms or Permits: if a User did not Discharge any Process Wastewater during a reporting period and therefore was unable to fulfill monitoring requirements specified in a Control Mechanism, or if a User's Control Mechanism requires "Zero Discharge" for part or all of its Process Wastewater, the following certification statement shall be submitted in addition to the standard report certification.
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with industrial waste discharge requirements, I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this facility did not discharge Process Wastewater, including categorical wastestreams, to the sanitary sewer system during this monitoring and reporting period. I further understand that an annual inspection, as well as any necessary non-routine inspections, may be conducted by the Control Authority. During these inspections, I shall make available copies of waste manifests and any other records that support zero discharge of Process Wastewater (e.g., sludge manifest records, chemical solution replenishment records, and water bills).
E. 
Annual certification is required for Non-Significant Categorical Industrial Users. Users determined by the Control Authority to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User pursuant to Article I, Section 710.130, Subsection (2) of the definition of "Significant Industrial User" and Article V, Section 710.540 must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements in Article I, Section 710.130, the definition of "Authorized or Duly Authorized Representative of the User." This certification shall accompany a report in a format as required by the Control Authority:
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR_____, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from ________, _____to _____, _____ [months, days, year]:
(a)
The facility described as __________ [facility name] met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as described in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2);
(b)
The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements during this reporting period; and
(c)
The facility never discharged more than 100 gallons of total Categorical Wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.
This compliance certification is based on the following information:
F. 
Certification Of Pollutants Not Present. The following certification is required for Users that have an approved monitoring waiver based on Article IV, Section 710.480 to certify on each report that there has been no increase in the Pollutant in its wastestream due to activities of the User.
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Pretreatment Standard for 40 CFR _____ [specify applicable National Pretreatment Standard part(s)], I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there has been no increase in the level of _____ [list Pollutant(s)] in the Wastewaters due to the activities at the facility since filing of the last periodic report under 40 CFR 403.12(e).