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(A) Users shall retain and make available upon request of authorized representatives of the POTW, the state, or the EPA all records required to be collected by the user pursuant to this chapter.
(B) These records shall remain available for a period of at least three years after their collection.
(C) This period shall be extended during any litigation concerning compliance with this chapter or permit conditions.
(2004 Code, § 181-14) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
All analyses, including sampling techniques, submitted in support of any application, report, evidence as required by any permit or order shall be performed in accordance with 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and amendments thereto. Where 40 C.F.R. Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, or where the Administrator (as defined in 40 C.F.R. Part 136) determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed by using validated analytical methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the POTW or other persons, approved by the Administrator (as defined in 40 C.F.R. Part 136).
(2004 Code, § 181-15) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
(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)
Representatives of the county, the state, and EPA, upon showing proper identification, shall have the right to enter and inspect the premises of any user who may be subject to the requirements of this chapter. Industrial users required to obtain wastewater discharge permits shall allow authorized representatives of the POTW, state, and EPA, access at all reasonable times to all premises for the purpose of inspecting, sampling, examining records, or copying records in the performance of their duties. Authorized representatives of the POTW, state, and EPA shall have the right to place on the user’s property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and monitoring. Where a user has security or safety measures in force which would require clearance, training, or wearing of special protective gear, the user shall make necessary arrangements at its own expense, to enable authorized representatives of the county, state, and EPA to enter and inspect the premises as guaranteed by this section.
(2004 Code, § 181-17) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
All industrial users shall comply with the federal general pretreatment regulations in 40 C.F.R. Part 403 and the applicable national categorical pretreatment standards set out in 40 C.F.R., Subchapter N, Parts 401 through 471, upon promulgation and all applicable federal, state, or local requirements or standards.
(2004 Code, § 181-18) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
The Director shall set specific effluent limitations on discharges of heavy metals and other pollutants of concern to the POTW from nondomestic discharges. These limitations shall be established and developed using data collected from a POTW headworks loading analysis. This analysis will be performed so that limitations developed protect the POTW from interference and pass-through, to ensure the POTW’s compliance with water quality standards, and to protect sewer worker health and safety and the public health. In no circumstances shall the limitations allow the maximum allowable headworks loading for the POTW treatment plant to be exceeded.
(2004 Code, § 181-19) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
(A) Generally. In addition to the annual sewer service charge under §§ 51.01, 51.02, Sewer and Water Master Plan, and §§ 52.045 and 52.046, there may be charged a treatment surcharge for discharging any wastes into the system which exceed the maximum values of polluting materials established by the surcharge formula in division (B) below. Such treatment surcharge shall be applicable to all users that discharge directly or indirectly into the system and shall be payable to the county annually.
(B) Computation of treatment surcharges.
(1) Treatment surcharges will be based upon the volume and concentration of flow discharged to the system multiplied by factors expressing the cost for treating the constituents covered by the formula.
(2) The amount of surcharge will be determined by the following formula:
Total treatment surcharge = V x 8.34 x FA(BOD – 300) V x 834 x FB(TSS – 300)
Where:
V = Volume of waste in millions of gallons discharged to the system, such to be expressed to the nearest thousand gallons.
FA = Cost per pound (in dollars) of removing BOD constituents from the sewage, such to be expressed to the nearest tenth of a cent as determined by the engineer, subject to approval of the County Commissioners.
FB = Cost per pound (in dollars) of removing suspended solids from the sewage, such to be expressed to the nearest tenth of a cent as determined by the engineer, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners.
(3) A maximum of 300 mg/l by weight of BOD and TSS is allowable without payment of surcharge.
(4) Should it become necessary to place a surcharge on other constituents, charges will be computed in the same manner.
(5) Until a cost can be established for the treatment of each constituent at treatment plants operated by the county or Baltimore City, the cost factor may be based upon the average cost of treating those constituents at other plants having like or similar processes and effluent requirements.
(2004 Code, § 181-20) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
The county reserves the right to establish by ordinance more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the wastewater disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented in § 52.001, including the right to apply these more stringent limitations or requirements to users who have permits previously issued hereunder.
(2004 Code, § 181-21) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
FEES
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the recovery of costs from users of the county’s wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the county’s schedule of charges and fees.
(2004 Code, § 181-22) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
(A) The county may adopt charges and fees which may include:
(1) Fees for reimbursement of costs as calculated to recover the costs of developing and administering the county’s pretreatment program;
(2) Fees for monitoring, inspections, and surveillance procedures;
(3) Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction;
(4) Fees for permit applications;
(5) Fees for filing appeals; and
(6) Other fees as the county may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein.
(B) These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees chargeable by the county.
(2004 Code, § 181-23) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)
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