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If pretreatment or control of wastewater flow is required, the facilities shall be maintained in good working order and operated as efficiently as possible by the owner or operator at the owner's or operator's own cost and expense, subject to the requirements of this Code and all other applicable codes, ordinances, laws, rules and regulations. The Chief Executive Officer may require the owner or operator of the facilities to submit a documented plan to the Chief Executive Officer describing how the equipment will be operated and maintained. The approval shall not be construed as or act as a guarantee or assurance that any discharge is or will be in compliance with any applicable code, ordinance, rule, regulation, or order of any governmental authority. Any subsequent alterations or additions to the pretreatment or flow control facilities shall not be made without due notice to and prior approval of the Chief Executive Officer. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
A. The Chief Executive Officer has the power to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by industrial users, compliance or noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements by industrial users. Representatives of the POTW shall be authorized to enter any premises of any industrial user in which a discharge source or treatment system is located or in which records are required to be kept under this article, to assure compliance with pretreatment standards.
B. The inspection shall be completed with reasonable promptness. If any samples are taken, a portion of the sample shall be given, if requested, to the owner, agent, or operator. The occupant of the property or premises shall render all proper assistance in the activities.
C. If entry or inspection to any property is denied or not promptly consented to, or at any other time to investigate sources of pollution impacting water quality within the wastewater system or the waters of the State within the City limits, the Chief Executive Officer is empowered to obtain, from Municipal, County or State District Court with jurisdiction, a warrant to enter and inspect any property, premises or place. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 00-204; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 10-82; Ord. 18-42; Ord. 19-34)
Each user shall provide adequate protection as approved by the Chief Executive Officer from unauthorized discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this article. Facilities and procedures to prevent the discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or operator's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer for review, and shall be approved by the Chief Executive Officer before installation of the accidental discharge protection. Review and approval of the plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify the facilities as necessary to meet the requirements of this article. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 10-82; Ord. 18-42)
If a facility has a slug discharge, or a discharge that could cause problems to the POTW, the owner or user of the facility responsible for the discharge shall immediately notify the Chief Executive Officer so that corrective action may be taken to protect the wastewater treatment system. In addition, a written report addressed to the Chief Executive Officer detailing the date, time and cause of the slug discharge, the quantity and characteristics of the discharge and corrective action taken to prevent future slug discharges, shall be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer by the responsible person within five (5) days of the occurrence of the noncomplying discharge. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
A. Failure To Report: It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to report within the time periods required by this article, by a control mechanism or expeditiously if not stated, to the Chief Executive Officer, any discharge which violates the requirements, prohibitions and limitations of this article.
B. Prohibited Procedural Actions Or Failure To Act: It is unlawful to not perform the requirements of this article. This includes, but is not limited to, failure to apply for permits or other control mechanisms when required by this article; failure to respond to questionnaires and requests for necessary information to determine application of or compliance with this article; submittal of incomplete questionnaires, reports, applications or plans; untimely submittal or questionnaires, applications, plans or reports; failure to comply with a final order of the Chief Executive Officer; failure to protect against accidental discharge of prohibited wastes; failure to provide notices to employees; monitoring as required; failure to prevent a slug discharge, failure to conduct sampling when requested in accord with conditions in the user's permit; failure to accurately report noncompliance; missing compliance dates; failure to immediately discontinue the discharge when ordered because of imminent harm or risk of harm; failure to certify per 40 CFR section 403.6(A)(2) when required. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
A notice or notices approved by the Chief Executive Officer shall be permanently posted in an unobstructed, prominent place or places within the working areas of significant industrial users, or other users as the Chief Executive Officer deems necessary, which advise employees of whom to call in the event of a dangerous chemical discharge or potential discharge. These users shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer to cause a discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedures. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
A. Significant industrial users which discharge process wastewaters determined by the Chief Executive Officer to contain pollutants necessitating continuous pH adjustment shall, subsequent to notification by the Chief Executive Officer, install a continuous recording pH meter as approved by the Chief Executive Officer. The meter shall be installed, operated and maintained at the user's own cost and expense. The records generated by this meter shall be retained for three (3) years and shall be made available to the Chief Executive Officer upon request.
B. The Chief Executive Officer may order other users of the wastewater treatment system to install and maintain similar equipment as necessary to assure compliance with this article. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 99-162; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
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