In addition to all other requirements, each industrial user who discharges an industrial discharge into the sanitary sewer system and is designated as a significant industrial user (SIU) by the Director shall also:
(A) Obtain a Class A wastewater discharge permit from the Director. Any application for a Class A permit or an amended Class A permit shall contain the information specified in the application form or such other information as may be requested by the Director. Any person intending to commence any new industrial discharge(s), or any additional discharge(s) not already allowed pursuant to an existing permit, shall apply for a new or amended permit at least 90 days prior to initiating the discharge(s).
(B) Provide all of the pretreatment necessary to comply with the categorical standards and pretreatment requirements imposed by this chapter. In addition, there shall be no discharge of any water or waste exceeding limits for the following substances that are expressed in the total form except if otherwise indicated:
Daily Average Effluent Limitations | |
Arsenic | 100 ug/l |
Boron | 5,600 ug/l |
Cadminum | 47 ug/l |
Chromium VI | No limit |
Chromium | 1,400 ug/l |
Copper | 1700 ug/l |
Cyanide | 2,000 ug/l |
Lead | 500 ug/ |
Mercury | 4.6 ug/l |
Nickle | 5,000 ug/l |
Oil & grease (TPH) | 100 mg/l |
Selenium | 100 ug/l |
Silver | 500 ug/l |
Sulfides | 10.0 mg/l |
Zinc | 5,400 ug/l |
NOTES TO TABLE: mg/l = Milligrams per liter ug/l = Micrograms per liter 1 mg/l = 1,000 ug/l | |
(C) Maintain a continuous discharge record which clearly indicates the:
(1) Dates and times of all industrial discharges; and
(2) Nature, concentration(s) and volumes of all such discharges.
(D) Provide the Director with all reports and notices which the SIU is required to submit in accordance with the provisions of Title 40 C.F.R. part 403.12. In particular, each SIU shall meet the requirements of:
(1) Notices which must be filed within 180 days of the adoption of any categorical standard, including a compliance schedule;
(2) Notices which must be filed within 90 days of any final compliance date, or in the case of a new source, following the commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the sanitary sewer system;
(3) Reports which must be filed by the SIU in June and December of each year unless required more frequently by the Director;
(4) Notices which must be immediately given after a slug load release of any industrial discharge;
(5) Sampling and analyses of pollutants discharged to the sanitary sewer system, including any more frequent sampling and analyses performed beyond what is required by the Director;
(6) The maintenance of records by the SIU.
(E) Comply with all reporting requirements and maintain records of all information resulting from any monitoring activities as required hereby.
(F) Records required by divisions (D) and (E) above shall be required to be retained for a minimum of 3 years from the date of monitoring activity and shall be made available for inspection and copying. This period of retention shall be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation between the SIU and the town. The records shall include for all samples:
(1) The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the name(s) of the person(s) taking the samples;
(2) The dates analyses were performed;
(3) Who performed the analyses;
(4) The analytical techniques/methods used; and
(5) The results of the analyses.
(Ord. 04-578, passed 7-22-2004; Am. Ord. 2022-913, passed 2-22-2022)