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(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)
(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)
(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)
(A) Permits issued under the provisions of this subchapter may be modified by the city if the actual discharge is found to differ substantially in quantity, constituents or effects from the discharge which was permitted. The user with an existing wastewater discharge permit may request modification of the permit to change wastewater discharge limitations, monitoring requirements or other requirements. Requests for modifications which would allow increased loading to the wastewater disposal system shall be made at least 180 days prior to the date of the proposed change.
(B) The user with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the Director within 180 days after the promulgation of any applicable national categorical pretreatment standard the information required by § 52.097. If the information previously submitted in an application is still current and adequate, only a letter from the user certifying such is required.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed operation without the approval of the Director. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
(A) Monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of the building sanitary sewer and/or internal drainage systems shall be provided and operated by all industrial users. The monitoring facility should normally be situated on the user's premises, but the Director may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.
(B) There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or facility to allow accurate sampling and compositing of samples for analysis. The facility and sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user.
(C) Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Director's requirements and all applicable local construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be completed within 90 days following written notification by the Director, unless a time extension is otherwise granted by the Director.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
The Director shall inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this subchapter is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the Director ready access to all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties. The Director, MPCA and EPA shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with any security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director, MPCA and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
(A) Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this subchapter and shall achieve compliance with all national categorical pretreatment standards within the time limitations as specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater shall be provided, operated and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the Director for review and shall be acceptable to the Director before construction of the facility. The review of such plan and operating procedure will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the Director under the provisions of this subchapter. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the Director prior to the user's initiation of the changes.
(B) All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available by the Director to officials of the EPA or MPCA upon request.
(C) Any user subject to a national categorical pretreatment standard, after the compliance data of such pretreatment standard, or, in the case of the commencement of a new discharge to the wastewater disposal system, shall submit to the Director during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently in the pretreatment standard or by the Director, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such pretreatment standards or requirements. The report shall state whether the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, what additional operation and maintenance and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring the facility into compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. This statement shall be signed by the user and certified to by a qualified professional.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
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