(a) The following industrial users are required to apply for an industrial user discharge authorization (permit):
(1) Any significant industrial user,
(2) Any user required by State pretreatment requirements to obtain a permit;
(3) Any user providing pretreatment; and
(4) Any other user directed by the Director to apply for a permit.
(b) Permits under this section must be enforceable and contain the following:
(1) Effluent limits, including BMPs, based on applicable general pretreatment standards, categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and state and local law;
(2) Requirements to control slug discharges, if determined to be necessary by the Director;
(3) A statement of duration, in no case more than five years;
(4) A statement of non-transferability without, at a minimum, prior notification to the POTW and provision of a copy of the existing control mechanism to the new owner or operator;
(5) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record keeping requirements, including an identification of the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and same type, based on the applicable general pretreatment standards, categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and state and local law; and
(6) A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for a violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable federal deadlines.
(c) Existing users required to obtain a permit by subsection (a) hereof must apply for a wastewater contribution permit within ninety days of the effective date of this section, unless they presently hold a valid industrial user discharge authorization.
(d) New sources required to obtain a permit by subsection (a) hereof must apply for and receive a wastewater contribution permit prior to discharging pollutants into the POTW.
(e) Any user not required to obtain a permit for existing discharges must apply for and receive an industrial user discharge authorization if new equipment or processes change the user’s discharge such that it meets the conditions of subsection (a) above.
(f) The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by users submitting applications for permits under this section, signed by an authorized representative as defined in Section 1040.02(2):
“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.
(g) A person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 1040.99(a).
(Ord. 14-01. Passed 10-16-01; Ord. 01-2015. Passed 3-17-15.)