A. The initial survey shall be completed in order to ensure that said users of the POTW of the village adhere to and comply with the restrictions and prohibitions set forth in section 8-2-5-2 of this chapter pertaining to prohibited discharges into the POTW of the village, and to facilitate the village engineer's investigation of apparent or suspected violations thereof. The requirements are as follows:
1. All existing or new non-residential users, or in areas receiving sewer service from the village, shall complete and submit an initial survey on a form provided by the village when requested by the village.
2. All users defined in subsection A1 of this section seeking to establish a new account for sanitary sewer service from the village or to establish a new connection to the POTW of the village shall file a completed initial survey with the village as a condition to the establishment of such new sanitary sewer service account or connection to the POTW of the village.
3. All users defined above that fail to complete and submit to the village an initial survey shall be in violation of the provisions of the provisions of this section and shall be subject to all of the applicable penalties thereof, including, but expressly not limited to, the revocation of all permits and approvals previously granted to the commercial or industrial user in question for the discharge of sewage or wastewater into the POTW of the village.
B. Food Service Establishment (FSE) Survey: The initial FSE survey shall ensure that food service establishments using the POTW of the village adhere to and comply with the restrictions and prohibitions pertaining to pretreatment standards of wastes discharged into the POTW of the village set forth in section 8-2-3-9 of this chapter and to control spill of raw materials, intermediates and waste as set forth in section 8-2-6-3 of this chapter, and shall facilitate the village's investigation of apparent or suspected violations thereof. The requirements for the initial FSE survey are as follows:
1. All existing or new FSE's, including those is areas receiving sewer service from the village, shall complete and submit an initial FSE survey on a form provided by the village when requested by the village.
2. The initial FSE survey shall cover at a minimum information that includes a description of processes, kitchen fixtures, water usage and wastewater characteristics, plus grease usage and management for the facility. This information will be required to be submitted and will be evaluated by the village for determination of the requirement to issue a general FSE discharge permit or FSEP per subsection 8-2-8-2C of this chapter.
3. All new FSE's that establish a new account for sanitary sewer service or those that transfer an existing FSE account in the village shall file a completed initial FSE survey with the village as a condition to the establishment of such new or transferred sanitary sewer service account or connection to the POTW of the village.
4. The initial survey shall contain a statement affirming the truth, completeness and correctness of information submitted signed by an authorized representative of the user as defined in section 8-2-1-7 of this chapter. In the event that the village obtains the information through a site inspection(s) but the initial survey is not signed by an authorized representative, the village may proceed to determine classification and permit as appropriate based on the information obtained at the site.
5. All users defined above that fail to complete and submit to the village an initial survey within thirty (30) calendar days of notice by the village shall be in violation of the provisions of this subsection A and shall be subject to all of the applicable penalties thereof, including but expressly not limited to the revocation of all permits and approvals previously granted to the user in question for the discharge of sewage or wastewater into the POTW of the village.
6. The village may require an update to the initial survey in the event of blockages and violations of the village code. (Ord. 20-08-25, 8-10-2020)