(A) (1) All significant industrial users and categorical industrial users, as determined from information provided as required in § 53.27 of this chapter, shall obtain an industrial permit before discharging sewage.
(2) Users required to obtain an industrial permit shall complete and file with the city an application, or in the case of a categorical user a baseline monitoring report, in the form prescribed by the city. Existing users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to or discharging into the sewerage works. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(a) Name, address and location, if different from the address;
(b) SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including, but not limited to, those mentioned in § 53.15 of this chapter and those specified by any applicable federal categorical standards, determined by a reliable analytical laboratory. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to § 304(g) of the act and contained in 40 C.F.R. part 136, as amended;
(d) Time, duration and volume of contribution;
(e) Average daily and 30-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation;
(g) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged;
(h) The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any city, state or federal pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;
(i) If additional pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet pretreatment standards, the schedule by which the user will provide the additional pretreatment. The scheduled completion date shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to the schedule.
1. The schedule shall contain dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of pretreatment required for the user to meet the pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction and the like).
2. No event shall be scheduled for completion in more than nine months.
3. Not later than 14 days following each scheduled completion date, and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the city, including, at a minimum, whether or not it complied with the scheduled progress, any reason for delay, and all steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between progress reports to the city.
(j) Each product produced by type, amount, process and rate of production;
(k) Type and amount of raw materials, processes and chemicals used (average and maximum per day);
(l) Number and type of employees, hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system;
(m) Name of owner, operator and facility contact person;
(n) Name of the POTW that will receive the wastewater discharge from the facility;
(o) A listing and description of any environmental permits held by the facility;
(p) Any other information deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the contract application; and
(q) The application will be signed and certified as correct by an authorized representative of the user.
(3) Within nine months of the promulgation of a national categorical pretreatment standard, the industrial permits of users subject to those standards shall be revised to require compliance with the standard within the time frame prescribed by the standard. Where a user subject to a categorical standard has not previously submitted an application for an industrial permit, the user shall apply for an industrial permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable categorical standard. Any user with an existing industrial permit and subject to a categorical standard shall submit to the control authority within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard the information required by divisions (A)(2)(h) and (A)(2)(i) above.
(2012 Code, § 88-168)
(B) (1) Industrial permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the city. Permits may contain the following:
(a) A unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a sewer;
(b) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(c) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
(d) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(e) Specifications for monitoring programs, which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(f) Compliance schedules;
(g) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(h) Requirements for notification of the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater system;
(i) Right of entry as authorized by § 53.32 of this chapter;
(j) Requirement that any permit amendment deemed necessary by the city be executed if there is new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume and character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater system;
(k) Requirements for notification of slug discharges;
(l) Requirements for the retention of records;
(m) Description of the location from which all samples used to measure compliance with applicable discharge standard will be obtained;
(n) Requirements for periodic reports of compliance, status or other information as provided to the city;
(o) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure compliance with this section;
(p) Requirements for an authorized representative to meet the signatory and certification requirements for all applications, industrial user reports and that all pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis (see the definition of “authorized representative of the industrial user” in section
§ 53.15 of this chapter); and
(q) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the city and affording city access to such records.
(2) Industrial permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user’s existing permit. Permits may not be transferred.
(2012 Code, § 88-169)