Wastewater permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary by the Public Works Director or other designee to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plants effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
A. Wastewater permits shall contain the following conditions:
1. A statement that indicates permit duration, which in no event shall exceed 5 years.
2. A statement that the permit is nontransferable without prior notification to and approval from the city and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing permit.
3. Effluent limits, including best management practices, based on applicable pretreatment standards in federal, state and local law.
4. Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on federal, state and local law.
5. Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable federal deadlines.
6. Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the Public Works Director or other designee to be necessary.
7. Requirements for immediate reporting of any instance of noncompliance and for automatic re-sampling and reporting within 30 days where self-monitoring indicates a violation(s).
8. Requirements for prior notification and approval by the Public Works Director or other designee of any new introduction of wastewater pollutants or of any change in the volume or character of the wastewater prior to introduction in the system.
9. Requirements for immediate notification of excessive, accidental, or slug discharges, or any discharge which could cause any problems to the system.
B. Permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following:
1. Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
2. Limits on the instantaneous, daily and monthly average and/or maximum concentration, mass, or other measure of identified wastewater pollutants or properties.
3. Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology or construction of appropriate containment devices, and the like, designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works.
4. Development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated, or routine discharges.
5. Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the municipal wastewater system.
6. The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the system.
7. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment.
8. Specifications for monitoring programs, which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types, and standards for tests, and reporting schedules.
9. Compliance schedules for meeting pretreatment standards and requirements.
10. Requirements for submission of periodic self-monitoring or special notification reports.
11. Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified in § 13.16.101 and affording the Public Works Director, or representatives, access thereto.
12. Requirements for prior notification and approval by the Public Works Director or other designee of any change in the manufacturing and/or pretreatment process used by the permittee.
13. A statement that compliance with 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 permit.
14. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Public Works Director or other designee to ensure compliance with this chapter, and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(Ord. 1413 § 5.2, passed 4-1-2015)