(a) No person shall discharge wastewater to any natural outlet within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, and/or to the wastewater treatment facilities unless authorized by the City in accordance with the provision of this chapter. In addition, no discharger shall "bypass" or intentionally divert the wastestream from any portion of an Industrial User's treatment facility, which would result in a violation of existing pretreatment standards or requirements. Bypasses which are necessary for essential maintenance of facilities may be approved if notice is given to the City at least ten days in advance of a planned bypass. In the event of an unplanned bypass, the industrial user must orally notify the City within twenty-four hours of the time the bypass is known, and must provide written submission to the City within five days of the time the industrial user becomes aware of the bypass, describing the cause, duration, and methods of correction. Approval of bypasses may also be made if they were made to prevent the loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage.
(b) All significant or industrial users are required to apply for and receive an approved wastewater discharge permit before discharging any wastewater into the City's wastewater treatment system. Within ninety days following the date for final compliance by the Discharger with applicable Pretreatment Standards set forth in this chapter or ninety days following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW by a New Source discharger, any Discharger subject to this chapter shall submit to the City a Baseline Monitoring Report (BMR) indicating the nature and concentration of all prohibited or regulated substances contained in its discharge, and the average and maximum daily flow in gallons for those processes which are limited by pretreatment standards or requirements.
The BMR must contain all information as listed in 40CFR 403.12(b)(1)-(7) and the following:
(1) Name, address, and location (if different from the address).
(2) SIC number according to the SIC Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended.
(3) Wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(4) Time and duration of contribution.
(5) Average daily and peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any.
(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size, location, and elevation.
(7) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises including all material which are or could be discharged.
(8) Where known, 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 consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O and M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.
(9) If additional pretreatment and/or O and M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, all dischargers refer to 925.15 ENFORCEMENT (i) Compliance Schedule.
(10) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production.
(11) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).
(12) Number and type of employees and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.
(13) Any other information as may be deemed by the City to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
(c) The City will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the City may authorize the industry to discharge subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
(d) Within ninety days following the date for final compliance with applicable National Pretreatment Standards or as required by the City, the industry shall submit a report following all applicable Federal requirements indicating the nature and concentration of all pollutants and the average and maximum daily flows for those processes which are limited by pretreatment standards or requirements. This report should include production data from industrial users subject to production-based standards, and long-term production rate data for industrial users with equivalent limits. Refer to Section 925.15 ENFORCEMENT (i) Compliance Schedule.
(e) (1) Any Discharger subject to a Pretreatment Standard set forth in this chapter, after the compliance data of such Pretreatment Standard, or, in the case of a New Source discharger, after commencement of the discharger to the City, shall submit to the City during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently by the City, a report indicating the nature and concentration of prohibited or regulated substances in the effluent which are limited by the Pretreatment Standards hereof. In addition, this report shall include a record of all measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows during the reporting period. Flows shall be reported on the basis of actual measurement, provided however, where cost or feasibility consideration justify, the City may accept reports of average and maximum flows estimated by verifiable techniques.
(2) Reports of Discharges shall contain all results of sampling and analysis of the discharge, including the flow and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where required by the City. The frequency of monitoring by the Discharger shall be as prescribed in the applicable Wastewater Discharge Permit. All analyses shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments thereof. (Comment: Where 40 CFR, Part 136 does not include a sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in EPA publication, Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants, April, 1977, and amendments thereof, or within any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the Administrator of the U.S. EPA).
Any reports required of the industrial users by this chapter must be signed by a responsible corporate officer, general partner, or proprietor of the industry.
(f) All industrial users shall promptly notify the Director in advance of any substantial changes in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the Industrial User has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR 403.12(p).
(g) New Source industrial discharges shall install and have in operating condition; and shall "start-up" all pollution control equipment required to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards before beginning to discharge. Within the shortest feasible time (not to exceed 90 days), New Sources must meet all applicable Pretreatment Standards.
(Ord. 2001-25. Passed 2-20-01.)