(A) Information and data about a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of Administrator that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user.
(B) When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection except upon written request by the state or EPA for uses related to this chapter. Confidential portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or EPA in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics shall not be recognized as confidential information. Information accepted by the POTW as confidential shall not be disclosed to the public unless the user is given a ten-day notification.
(2004 Code, § 181-16) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)