(a) General Permits: All significant industrial dischargers proposing to connect to or to discharge sewage, industrial wastes and other wastes to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the POTW. All existing significant industrial dischargers connected to or discharging to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within ninety days after the effective date of this section.
(b) Application: Significant industrial dischargers shall complete and file with the Authority, a permit application therefore in the form prescribed by the Authority, and accompanied by the appropriate fee. Existing significant industrial dischargers shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within thirty days after the effective date of this section and proposed new dischargers shall apply at least ninety days prior to connecting to the POTW. No discharge permit shall be issued unless and until the following conditions have been met:
(1) Disclosure of name, address, and location of the discharger;
(2) Disclosure of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(3) Disclosure of wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in this chapter including Section 307 of the Act, as appropriate, as determined by bonafide chemical and biological analyses. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U.S. EPA and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136 as amended;
(4) Disclosure of time and duration of discharges;
(5) Disclosure of average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates, in gallons per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the Authority due to cost or non-feasibility;
(6) Disclosure of site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(7) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewers or works of the Authority;
(8) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this chapter in the discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved with this chapter on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply with this chapter;
(9) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this chapter, the discharger shall provide a declaration of the shortened schedule by which the discharger will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implementation of additional operational and maintenance activities.
A. The schedule shall contain milestone dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to comply with the requirements of this chapter including, but not limited to dates relating to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completion construction, and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter.
B. Under no circumstances shall the Authority permit a time increment for any single step directed toward compliance which exceeds nine months.
C. Not later than fourteen days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the discharger shall submit a progress report to the Authority, including no less than a statement as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress represented by that milestone date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the discharger to return the construction to the approved schedule. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Authority.
(10) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production;
(11) Disclosure of the type and amount of raw materials utilized (average and maximum per day);
(12) All permit applications for new or modified permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger, and a qualified engineer (licensed professional), and all renewal applications for existing permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger;
(13) All sewers carrying wastewater from major significant industrial users to the POTW sewer shall have an inspection and sampling manhole or structure with an opening of no less than twenty-four inches diameter and an internal diameter of no less than thirty-six inches containing flow measuring, recording and sampling equipment as required by the Authority to assure compliance with this chapter. The discharger shall submit plans and specifications of the proposed manhole and equipment to the Authority for approval prior to purchase and installation by the discharger.
The Authority shall evaluate the complete application and data furnished by the discharger and may require additional information. Within thirty days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Authority shall issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(c) Permit Modifications: The Authority reserves the right to amend any wastewater discharge permit issued hereunder in order to assure compliance by the Authority with applicable laws and regulations. Within nine months of the promulgation of a National categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of each discharge subject to such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standards within the time
frame prescribed by such standards. All National categorical pretreatment standards adopted after the promulgation of this section shall be adopted by the Authority as part of this chapter. Where a discharger, subject to a National categorical pretreatment standard, has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit as required by subsection (b) hereof, the discharger shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit from the Authority within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable National categorical pretreatment standard by the U. S. EPA. In addition, the discharger with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the Authority within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable National categorical pretreatment standard, the information required by subsection (b)(8) and (9) hereof. The discharger shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least thirty days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(d) Permit Conditions: Wastewater discharge permits shall specify the following:
(1) Fees and charges to be paid upon initial permit issuance;
(2) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics regulated thereby;
(3) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
(4) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(5) Special conditions as the Authority may reasonably require under particular circumstances of a given discharge including sampling location, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(6) Compliance schedules;
(7) Requirements for submission of special technical reports or discharge reports where same differ from those prescribed by this chapter.
(e) Permit Duration: All wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a period: of five years subject to reevaluation and renewal at the end of such period.
(f) Limitations on Permit Transfer: Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific discharger for a specific operation and are not assignable to another discharger or transferable to any other location without the prior written approval of the Authority.
(Ord. 84-14. Passed 10-13-14.)