All wastewater discharge permit applications, user reports, and certification statements must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:
“I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.”
Annual Certification for Non-Significant Categorical Industrial Users - A facility determined to be a NSCIU by the director pursuant to section 15.40.010(70)(c) must annually submit the following certification statement signed by the authorized representative. This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the director:
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR Part ___ [specify applicable National Pretreatment Standard part(s)], I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and believe that during the period from _____ to _____ [months, dates, year]:
1. The facility described as _____ [facility name] met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as defined in section 15.40.010(70)(c);
2. The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements during this reporting period; and
3. The facility never discharged more than 100 gallons of total categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.
This compliance certification is based on the following information:
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Certification of Pollutants Not Present - Users that have an approved monitoring waiver based on section 15.40.330(2) must certify on each report with the following statement that there has been no increase in the pollutant in its wastestream due to the activities of the user:
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Pretreatment Standard for 40 CFR Part ___ [specify applicable National Pretreatment Standard part(s)], I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there has been no increase in the level of _____ [list pollutant(s)] in the wastewaters due to activities at the facility since the filing of the last periodic report under section 15.40.330(2).
(Ord. 2481 §1 (part))