(A) All Users required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. All permittees that will be continuing to discharge are required to complete an application 90 days prior to the permit expiring. The POTW manager may require Users to submit all or some of the following information as part of a permit application:
(1) Identifying information:
(a) The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner;
(b) Contact information for the authorized representative and the duly authorized representative for the facility; and
(c) The description of activities, facilities and plant production processes on the premises.
(2) Environmental permits: a list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility;
(3) Description of operations:
(a) A brief description of the nature, average rate of production (including each product produced by type, amount, processes and rate of production), and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such User. This description should include a schematic process diagram, which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(b) Types of wastes generated, and 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 POTW;
(c) Number and type of employees, hours of operation and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(d) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day); and
(e) 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.
(4) Time and duration of discharges;
(5) The location for monitoring all wastes covered by the permit;
(6) Flow measurement: information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined waste stream formula set out in § 52.045 of this chapter (alternate limits for mixed wastewater with different standards);
(7) Measurement of pollutants:
(a) The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process and any new categorically regulated processes for existing sources;
(b) The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the POTW manager, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process;
(c) Instantaneous, daily maximum and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported;
(d) The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in § 52.129 of this chapter. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the User shall submit documentation as required by the POTW manager or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard; and
(e) Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in § 52.130 of this chapter.
(8) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the POTW manager to evaluate the permit application.
(B) Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the User for revision.
(C) Based on information provided by the permittee, in § 52.084 of this chapter, the city will within 30 days determine if additional information is needed, a permit is not necessary or if a permit will be required to be issued before the IU discharge is allowed to the POTW.
(D) Should any of the information requested or supplied be considered by the User to be of a confidential nature, the User should request confidential status in accordance with § 52.160 of this chapter. Information regarding sampling and analysis of the discharge is not considered confidential information.
(Prior Code, § 22.04.050) (Ord. 22-17, passed 8-18-2022)