(A) It shall be the responsibility of the user and/or discharger to comply with all of the provisions of this chapter. The omission to act by the District and/or the failure of the District to take observation of the nature of the operation of the user and/or the properties of the user’s wastewater shall not relieve the user of responsibility to comply with the conditions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, such requirements regarding permitting, pretreatment, monitoring and reporting.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the user to make determinations as to the nature of its operation and wastewater flow and to take such actions as may be required under this chapter prior to any discharge of wastewater, whether or not the user has been informed by the District of the requirements which may apply to the user regarding its discharge.
(C) All industrial users who meet the definition of class I or II and who are currently connected or contribute to the District POTW, or who propose to connect or contribute to the District facilities, shall make application for a wastewater discharge permit. This application shall be made before connecting to or contributing to the District’s facilities, or within 90 days after the enactment of this chapter in the event the user is currently connected and not currently permitted. All existing industrial users connected to or contributing to the District’s facilities and having a current wastewater discharge permit shall be required to obtain a new permit or permit contract upon the expiration of their existing permit.
(D) All class III industrial users may be required to receive a permit in order to connect to the District facilities or to continue to discharge to District facilities. At such time as the District undertakes such a program to permit class III users, existing class III users will be required to apply for a permit within 90 days of notice to said users by personal service, mail or publication. Thereafter, it shall be the responsibility of all class III users prior to connection to obtain a permit.
(E) Industrial user permits may be issued to mobile service providers that operate in the District’s service area in order to ensure that the wastewater generated is managed and discharged in compliance with this chapter and applicable state and federal requirements. The classification of the mobile service provider will be determined by evaluating the quantity and quality of the wastewater discharged.
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 3-31-2022)