(a) An application for a sewer permit for any new or revised service to establishments producing industrial wastes, or a discharge permit for establishments producing industrial wastes, which would be transported to the Canal Fulton Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, shall be made by the owner or his agent to the City Manager on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the City Manager. A permit and inspection fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid to the City upon application.
(b) All costs charged by the City Engineer to review plans and specifications shall be borne by the applicant and a deposit for such service of three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be paid to the City at the time of application. Any additional charges or refund shall be made at the time the application is approved and the permit is issued. This plan review charge shall be in addition to the permit and inspection fee described in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) The Utility Superintendent, City Engineer, and/or City Manager shall submit a report to Council on any application to the City of Canal Fulton, Ohio, on the discharge of any industrial wastes into the Canal Fulton Regional Sewer Treatment Plant, whether by sewer or by outside transport. Said report shall include at least the following information:
(1) A statement as to whether or not the applicant is within the region that the Plant was originally designed to serve.
(2) Whether the applicant has obtained U.S. and/or Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approval to discharge their wastes.
(3) Whether the applicant's type and volume of waste can be processed by the Canal Fulton Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant with an assessment of the degree of risk to plant operations and the environment.
(4) A recommendation to Council by the City Manager, Utility Superintendent and/or City Engineer as to whether applicant's application for a permit should be approved.
(5) A recommendation on fees and charges for accepting the applicant's wastewater. Such fees and charges shall be consistent with requirements of Codified Ordinance Chapters 929, "Sewer Improvement Fund," and Chapter 933, "Sewer Charge System".
(d) Council shall have the sole authority regarding any application for a permit and, after reviewing the report in subsection (c) above, shall by resolution authorize the City Manager to accept the application and issue a permit to the applicant, modify the terms of the permit, or reject the application.
(e) If a permit is to be issued, it shall include provisions for monitoring wastes, assessing costs of wastewater testing to the applicant, and ensuring the applicant carries adequate liability insurance for covering damage to property or injury to persons.
(Ord. 5-95. Passed 3-7-95.)