(A) Wastewater discharge permits.
(1) It shall be unlawful to discharge sewage, nondomestic wastes, or other wastes to any sewer outlet within the jurisdiction of the Town Council without having been issued a wastewater discharge permit if the discharger:
(a) Is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards as promulgated by the EPA;
(b) Discharges nondomestic wastewater in the amount equal to or exceeding 5,000 gallons per day;
(c) Contributes a nondomestic stream exceeding 5% of the dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the wastewater treatment plant; or
(d) Has a reasonable potential to adversely affect the treatment plant processes by inhibition, pass-through of pollutants, sludge contamination, or endangerment of treatment plant personnel.
(2) Prospective nondomestic users of any sewer which are subject to the provisions of division (A)(1) above shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit prior to connecting to or discharging into the wastewater system and shall apply for said permit at least 90 days prior to anticipated connection.
(B) Permit application; fees.
(1) Applications for wastewater discharge permits may be procured from the Town Council.
(2) Dischargers subject to the provisions of division (A)(1) above shall obtain from, complete, and file with the Town Council a permit application on a form prescribed by the Town Council. Said form shall require the following information:
(a) Disclosure of name, address, and location of the discharger;
(b) Disclosure of standard industrial classification (SIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(c) Disclosure of wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in this division, as determined by bona fide chemical and biological analysis;
(d) Disclosure of time and duration of discharges;
(e) Disclosure of average daily wastewater flow rates in gallons per day, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any. All flows must be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the Town Council due to cost or nonfeasibility;
(f) Disclosure of site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers, and appurtenance by size, location, and elevation;
(g) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewer;
(h) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this division in the discharge, including a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved on a consistent basis and if not, what additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply;
(i) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation maintenance activities are required to comply with the applicable pretreatment standard, the discharger must provide a compliance schedule by which he or she will provide the additional pretreatment and/or implementation of additional operational and maintenance activities. All pretreatment plans shall be submitted to the Town Council or its authorized agents for review and approval prior to implementation.
(j) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process, or processes and rate of production;
(k) Disclosure of the type and amount of the raw materials utilized; and
(l) All permit applications for new or modified permits must be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger.
(3) The following fees are required for discharge permits.
(a) Each permit will be issued for a base fee of $250.
(b) For each additional sampling point there will be a charge of an additional $50.
(4) Within 60 days after receipt of the application for discharge permit, the Town Council or its authorized agents shall review said application for compliance with the terms and conditions of this division and shall make recommendations to the Town Council.
(5) The Town Council shall review the staff recommendations and shall approve or reject the application.
(6) If the Town Council finds the applicant to be in compliance, the application shall be approved and a permit to discharge shall be issued subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a municipal sewer;
(b) Numerical limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(c) Limits on the average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(d) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(e) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number and types of samples, and standards for analyses and reporting schedules;
(f) Compliance schedules;
(g) Requirements for submittal of technical reports or discharge reports;
(h) Requirements for maintaining and retention of plant records pertaining to wastewater discharge as specified and affording the Town Council or its authorized agents access thereto;
(i) Requirements for reporting the nature of significant changes in wastewater flow or in type and concentration of wastewater constituents. For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow increases of 20% or greater, or the discharge of any previously unreported pollutants;
(j) Requirements for notification of slug discharges;
(k) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Town Council to ensure compliance with this division; and
(l) The permit is for a period of five years, but may be revoked or rescinded if the applicant is not in conformity with the provisions of this code.
(7) If the Town Council rejects the application for noncompliance, they shall establish a compliance schedule and require compliance schedule reports and compliance date reports on forms as supplied.
(1996 Code, § 108.06) (Ord. 487, passed 1-25-1994; Ord. 1997-3, passed 6-9-1997; Ord. 99-5, passed 5-10-1999) Penalty, see § 53.999