(A) Wastewater discharge permits required. All major industrial users proposing to connect to or to discharge into any part of the wastewater treatment system must first obtain a permit. No major industrial user shall discharge without a valid permit or the express written permission of the Superintendent.
(B) Permit application.
(1) Users seeking a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the Superintendent an application on the prescribed form and accompanied by the applicable fee. In support of this application, the user shall submit the following information:
(a) Name, address and standard industrial classification number of applicant;
(b) Volume of wastewater to be discharged;
(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including, but not limited to, those set forth in § 52.70, as determined by a reliable and certified analytical laboratory licensed by the state;
(d) Time and duration of discharge;
(e) Average and 15-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and season variations, if any;
(f) Site plans, floor plans and plumbing plans to show location of water and sewer lines, location of wet and dry processes and location of chemical storage facilities;
(g) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises including all chemicals, materials and types of materials which are, or could be, discharged;
(h) Number of employees and hours of operation; and
(i) Any other information as may be deemed by the Superintendent to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
(2) The Superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Superintendent may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(C) Permit conditions. Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations, user charges and fees established by the town. The conditions of permits shall be uniformly enforced in accordance with this chapter and applicable state and federal regulations. Permit conditions shall include the following:
(1) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the wastewater treatment system;
(2) The average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Limits on rate and time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(4) Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling facilities and specifications for monitoring programs;
(5) Requirements for maintaining and submitting monitoring reports and plant records relating to wastewater discharges;
(6) Daily average and daily maximum discharge rates, or other appropriate conditions, when pollutants subject to limitations and prohibitions are proposed or present in the user’s wastewater discharge;
(7) Compliance schedules and parameter monitoring frequency; and
(8) Other conditions to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(D) Discharge monitoring report. Every major industrial user shall file a discharge monitoring report at intervals as are designated on the user’s permit. The discharge report shall be filed on forms supplied by the town.
(E) Records and monitoring.
(1) All major industrial users who discharge or propose to discharge wastewaters to the wastewater treatment system shall maintain the records of production, effluent flows and pollutant amounts or concentrations as are necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter and any applicable state or federal pretreatment standards or requirements.
(2) The records shall be made available upon request by the Superintendent. All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the regulating authorities upon demand.
(3) All major industrial users shall be required to provide the Superintendent with yearly updated chemical inventory listings, plant process descriptions and plumbing diagrams.
(4) The user of any premises or facility discharging industrial wastes into the system shall install, at his or her own cost and expense, suitable monitoring equipment to facilitate the accurate observation, sampling and measurement of wastewater. The equipment shall be maintained in proper working order and kept safe and accessible at all times.
(5) Necessary monitoring equipment shall be located and maintained on the industrial user’s premises at a location approved by the Superintendent.
(6) Whether constructed on public or private property, the monitoring facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the Superintendent’s requirements and all applicable construction standards and specifications.
(7) When more than one user can discharge into a common sewer, the Superintendent may require installation of separate monitoring equipment for each user. When there is a significant difference in wastewater constituents and characteristics produced by different operations of a single user, the Superintendent may require that separate monitoring facilities be installed for each separate discharge.
(F) Duration of permits. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed two years. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification and change by the Superintendent during the life of the permit, as limitations or requirements are modified and changed. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his or her permit 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.
(G) Transfer of permit. 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. The Superintendent shall be notified in writing 30 days prior to a change of ownership or operation by any user, and a new wastewater discharge permit application must be submitted to the Superintendent.
(H) Revocation of permit. Any user who violates the conditions of his or her permit, this chapter or applicable state and federal regulations, may have his or her permit revoked. Upon revocation of the wastewater discharge permit, the user shall cease any discharge into the town’s wastewater treatment system and shall reapply to the Superintendent for issuance of a new valid permit. Violations subjecting a user to possible revocation of his or her permit include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Failure to accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of his or her discharge;
(2) Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Refusal of reasonable access to the user’s premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring; or
(4) Violation of conditions of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 13.12.360) (Ord. 90-02, passed - -)