§ 52.093 FEES.

   (A)   Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the recovery of costs from users of the city's wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the city's schedule of charges and fees to be prepared, from time to time, by the Director and approved by the City Council.

   (B)   Charges and fees. The City Council shall adopt charges and fees which may include:

      (1)   Area charges: fee set by ordinance paid at the time parcels are annexed and/or subdivided (platted) into the city limits;

      (2)   Sanitary sewer access charges: fee set by ordinance paid at the time a new connection to the city's sanitary sewer main is made;

      (3)    Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;

      (4)   Fees for permit applications;

      (5)   Appeal fees; and

      (6)   Other fees as the city may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.094 GENERAL USER REPORTS.

   The Director may require that any person discharging or proposing to discharge wastewater to the wastewater disposal system file a periodic discharge report. The discharge report may include but not be limited to nature of process, rates of flow, mass discharge rate, raw material and production quantities, hours of operation, number and classification of employees, compliance status with any state or federal pretreatment standards or other information which relates to the generation of waste, including wastewater constituents and concentrations in the wastewater discharge. The reports may also include sludge disposal practices and the chemical constituents and quantity of liquid or gaseous materials stored on site, even though they may not normally be discharged. At a minimum, a summary of such data indicating each industrial user's compliance with this subchapter shall be prepared quarterly and submitted to the Director. In addition to discharge reports, the Director may require information in the form of wastewater discharge permit applications, self-monitoring reports and compliance schedules.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.095 MANDATORY DISCHARGE PERMITS.

   All industries proposing to connect or to commence a new discharge to the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging into the wastewater disposal system if the discharge would result in the industry being classified as a significant industrial user. All existing significant industrial users or industrial users subject to national categorical pretreatment standards under § 307(b) and (c) of the Act connected to or discharging into the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within 180 days after the effective date of this subchapter.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.096 PERMIT APPLICATION.

   (A)   Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the Director an application in the form prescribed by the Director and accompanied by an initial fee of $300. Existing users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 30 days after the effective date of this subchapter, and proposed new users shall apply at least 180 days prior to connecting or discharging to the wastewater disposal system. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:

      (1)   Name, address and location (if different from the address);

      (2)   SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;

      (3)   Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those governed by this subchapter, as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to § 304 (g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR 136, as amended;

      (4)   Time and duration of discharge;

      (5)   Average daily and 30 minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variation, if any;

      (6)   Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sanitary sewers, sanitary sewer connection and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;

      (7)   Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged, including sludges, floats, skimmings and the like;

      (8)   Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any city, state or national pretreatment standards; and for an existing discharge, a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards. If additional operation and maintenance and/or pretreatment will be required, a proposed schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standard. No increment shall exceed nine months in length, and progress reports concerning each increment shall be submitted within 14 days following each increment date;

      (9)   Each product produced by type, amount and rate of production;

      (10)   Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

      (11)   Number of full and part time employees and hours of work; and

      (12)   Any other information as may be deemed by the Director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.

   (B)   The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Director may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.097 PERMIT CONDITIONS.

   (A)   Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the city.

   (B)   Permits may contain the following:

      (1)   The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the wastewater disposal system;

      (2)   Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;

      (3)   Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;

      (4)   Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;

      (5)   Requirements for installation, operation and maintenance of pretreatment facilities;

      (6)   Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency and method of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;

      (7)   Compliance schedules;

      (8)   Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;

      (9)   Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the Director, but in no case less than three years, and affording Director access thereto;

      (10)   Requirements for notification to and acceptance by the Director of any new introduction of wastewater constituents of any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater treatment system;

      (11)   Requirements for notification of slug or accidental discharges as provided by § 52.106 and reporting of permit violations;

      (12)   Requirements for disposal of sludges, floats, skimmings, and the like; and

      (13)   Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure compliance with this subchapter.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.098 PERMIT DURATION.

   (A)   Permits shall contain sanitary sewer service rates for the term of the permit. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the Director during the term of the permit as limitation or requirements as identified in this subchapter are modified or either just cause exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his or her permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.

   (B)   The expiration of discharge permits will be determined on a case by case basis and included in the permit issuance.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)