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(a) Contents of Application. All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The Director may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:
(1) All information required by Section 26-156 and F.A.C. 62-625.600(1);
(2) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the WWF;
(3) Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(4) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(5) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
(7) Time and duration of discharges; and
(8) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
(b) This application will define all of the pertinent data concerning the acceptance of industrial and commercial waste flows and will provide the basis for the issuing of a permit certificate specifying limitations on what the user may discharge. The Permittee may appeal specific conditions of the permit for a period of 30 calendar days following the date of issuance. After this period, the Permittee waives all right to appeal the conditions of the permit.
(c) The initial permit shall be effective for a period of up to five years from date of issuance and must be renewed annually by the applicant in order to continue that waste discharge.
(d) An application for an initial permit shall be accompanied by a cashier's check for the first year's fees in the amount of $500 plus the City's monitoring costs as prescribed by 40 CFR 403.
(1) Industrial and commercial waste discharge permit form. The form of permit for industrial and commercial wastes shall be as specified by the city. Specific provisions for continued acceptance by the city of the waste shall be attached to and made a part of the permit to discharge. The city may prescribe those items as equalized flow discharge, prechlorination, or additional limitations on waste characteristics not adequately described in this ordinance or may prescribe pretreatment quality, requirements for the waste flow in detail.
(2) Renewal of industrial and commercial waste discharge permit. The application for a renewed waste discharge permit shall be of a form specified by the city.
(e) Application signatories and certification. All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user, as defined in F.A.C. 62-625.600(1l) and contain the following certification statement:
"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."
(f) Wastewater discharge permit decisions. The Director will evaluate the date furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the Director will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The Director may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
(g) Administration of permits.
(1) The administration of the industrial and commercial waste discharge permit program and the application of the surcharge formula imposes additional obligations of the cities.
(2) The city, in addition to determining the waste flow volumes and analyzing the waste strengths for development of the surcharge, must also maintain an accurate record of the permit applications, permits, meter installation details, meter calibrations, and shall make available to each establishment the necessary renewal application forms.
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
Subdivision H. User Charge and Industrial Cost Recovery System
(a) There is imposed upon the owners or upon the users of each retail and wholesale customer served by the sewer system, a monthly user charge for the use thereof as follows:
(1) Sewer rates. A charge for waste resulting from human occupancy which shall include all of the following factors for the operation of the collection system and treatment of wastewater by the regional wastewater facility:
a. Operation and maintenance;
b. Debt service;
c. Capital costs;
d. System expansion;
e. Others as applicable
Consult the Water/Sewer Billing Department for the prevailing rates expressed as $/l,000 gallons of water consumption.
(2) Sewer surcharge. A surcharge for waste in excess of the parameters for strength established in the industrial and commercial waste ordinance, and set forth in Section 26-162(b) which may be assessed to applicable customers.
(b) Wholesale sewer rates.
(1) This section is applicable to those wholesale customers which maintain their own wastewater collection systems. They shall be charged a flat rate per 1,000 gallons, the quantity of which shall be determined by the metering of the wastewater discharge from each wholesale customer's individual wastewater collection system.
(2) The metering device shall be satisfactory to the city and shall provide for a separate remote 30-day recording device which shall have a totalizer. Location of the metering device shall be at an accessible location as agreed upon by the parties involved and as further explained and stipulated in an agreement to be executed by both parties.
(3) All costs incident to the furnishing, installation, initial calibration, and maintenance on a continuing basis of the meter, are and shall be, the wholesale customer's responsibility. The wholesale customer will provide to the city or its designated representative full details on the proposed meter installation and assurance that the installation will commence only upon the written authorization of the city. The city shall provide an authorization within ten (10) days after receipt by the city of the details of the above proposed meter installation.
(4) The meter shall be read monthly by a duly authorized agent of the city, and the wholesale customer shall provide access to the meter for this purpose. In the event of suspected inaccuracy in meter readings, the city shall have the right to request that the meter be tested by an independent organization in accordance with standard practices. If the meter shall be found inaccurate or defective, the cost of the meter test shall be borne by the wholesale customer. If the meter shall be found to be accurate and in good condition, the cost of the meter test shall be borne by the city.
(5) In the event of extenuating circumstances, the Commission may, at its discretion, direct that sufficient proof other than the installation of a metering device may be acceptable to determine the quantity of wastewater discharge.
(c) Calculation of sewer surcharge.
(1) Calculation of the sewer surcharge shall be in accordance with the following:
Parameter | Percent of Effect on Costs | Allowable Level of Sewage Strength |
BOD-5 | 41
| 400 mg/l (ppm)
|
TSS
| 15
| 400 “ ”
|
COD
| 41
| 800 “ ”
|
Let:
F = F1 + F2
Where:
F = The factor to multiply the sewer rate for a surcharge due to excess strengths.
F1 = The strength factor for BOD-5 or COD, whichever is higher.
F2 = The strength factor for TSS (total suspended solids)
(2) The surcharge will be added to the sewer rate to develop the monthly cost per customer. As an example of sewer charge calculations utilizing sewer rate and the strength surcharge formula, assume the following with respect to Ajax Manufacturing Company: total monthly flow of 100,000 gallons; COD of 900 mg/l; BOD5 of 500 milligrams per liter; total suspended solids of 900 milligrams per liter; Prevailing monthly sewer rate is $1.52 per 1,000 gallons.
i. Sewer rate:
$1.52/1000 gallons (100,000 gallons/month) = $152/month
ii. Sewer surcharge calculation:
F1 = 0.41 (900-800) = 0.051
800
F2 = 0.15 (900-400) = 0.188
400
F = 0.051 + 0.188 = 0.239
iii. Total monthly charge (sewer rate plus surcharge):
$152/month + $152/month( 0.239) = $ 188.33
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. 10-002, § 2, 1-19-10; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
(a) A surcharge shall be applied over and above the standard sewer use fee when the wastes from any lot or parcel of land, upon which there is located any building or activity, contain B.O.D., C.O.D., ammonia, or suspended solids concentration higher than defined herein.
(b) The surcharge in dollars shall be computed by the formulas included in this subchapter established for the user charge and industrial cost recovery system. Computation of surcharges will be based on effluent analyses at a frequency determined by the user's water consumption as follows:
(1) Monthly effluent analyses for water usages at more than 100,000 gallons per month.
(2) Semi annual effluent analyses for water consumption less than 100,000 gallons per month.
Surcharges will remain in effect until a new effluent analysis is required or changed based on interim analyses by the user using a Certified Water Testing Laboratory at the user's expense.
Sewer surcharges will constitute a new line item on the prevailing water/sewer bill prepared monthly per user of the system and subject to prevailing regulations/penalties for late or nonpayments. Reimbursements of surcharge related monitoring expenses initiated by the City of Boynton Beach are required.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict the city from making additional adjustments in rates if it is found that the nature or quantity of the waste creates an additional burden on the system or if those adjustments are necessary to comply with regulations of the State Department of Environmental Protection or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
(a) At the discretion of the Director of the Public Utilities System, there is imposed upon all users of each industrially and commercially classified property served by the sewer system an annual cost recovery assessment.
(b) The annual cost recovery is as follows:
(1) SIU Industrial Permit Fee—$500 plus monitoring costs.
(2) Commercial/Industrial User Fee—$50 plus monitoring costs.
Permit fees, commercial/industrial user fees and related monitoring costs reimbursements must be paid within 30 days of permit issuance or receipt of monitoring cost recovery notice.
Commercial/industrial user fees will be billed as a new line item on the prevailing water/sewer bill prorated over a period of 12 months, but billed monthly; a monthly payment of $4.17 will be added to the prevailing water/sewer bill.
(c) SIU industrial permit fees and commercial/industrial user fees shall be prorated for existing permit holders and users upon enactment of this division.
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
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