(A) An individual wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the POTW manager to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant’s effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal and protect against damage to the POTW
(B) Individual wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(1) A statement that indicates the wastewater discharge permit issuance date, expiration date and effective date;
(2) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is non-transferable;
(3) Effluent limits, including best management practices, based on applicable pretreatment standards;
(4) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants (or best management practice) to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type based on federal, state and local law;
(5) A statement of applicable administrative, civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state or local law;
(6) Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the POTW manager to be necessary;
(7) Requirements to report immediately to the POTW manager any slug discharge or any changes at its facility affecting potential for a slug discharge; and
(8) Requirements to notify the POTW manager of changes to the industrial Users discharge 30 days prior to the change. The POTW manager may deny, or conditionally approve, the change prior to the User making the change at the facility that may impact the discharge at the facility to the POTW.
(C) Individual wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW;
(3) Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated or non-routine discharges;
(4) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
(5) The unit charge or schedule of User charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
(6) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment, including flow measurement devices;
(7) A statement that compliance with the individual wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the individual wastewater discharge permit; and
(8) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the POTW manager to ensure compliance with this ordinance and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
(Prior Code, § 22.05.020) (Ord. 22-17, passed 8-18-2022)