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(A) Discharge permits may contain any or all of the following conditions and requirements:
(1) The average and maximum waste pollutant concentrations permitted to be discharged into the sanitary sewers;
(2) The maximum daily amounts of BOD5,
suspended solids, biodegradable oils and grease, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia permitted to be discharged into the sanitary sewers;
(3) Limits on rate and time of discharge and requirements on flow regulations and equalization;
(4) Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling facilities;
(5) Pretreatment requirements;
(6) Specifications for monitoring programs, which may include sampling locations, frequency and methods of sampling and the number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports; and
(8) Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to waste discharges as specified by the Director of Public Works and making the records available to the Department of Public Works.
(B) The Director may determine any additional requirements as needed.
(Prior Code, § 51.134)
(A) Permits shall be issued for a specified period of time but in no event shall a permit extend beyond three years from the date of issuance. Thirty days prior to the expiration of the permit, the owner shall apply to the Department of Public Works for a renewal of the permit.
(B) (1) The owner shall be notified in writing of any proposed changes in the permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. The notice shall include a specified time schedule for compliance.
(2) This time schedule shall be based on practical delivery and construction time requirements and shall become part of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 51.135)
Waste discharge permits are issued to a specific owner for a specific operation. A waste discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold to a new owner. A waste discharge permit shall not be transferred to a new or significantly changed operation.
(Prior Code, § 51.136) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) Any owner who violates any of these rules and regulations, or applicable state and/or federal regulations, or any of the following conditions which are hereby made part of every permit, whether stated therein or not, is subject to having owner’s permit revoked:
(1) The owner shall factually report the waste constituents and characteristics of the discharge;
(2) The owner shall report significant changes in operation, or in waste constituents and characteristics;
(3) The owner shall allow reasonable access to owner’s plant or facilities for the purpose of inspection or monitoring; and
(4) The owner shall comply with all terms and conditions of the permit.
(B) (1) Before a permit is revoked, the Director of Public Works shall send the owner written notice 15 days in advance of the date of a hearing.
(2) The owner shall have the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing. The Director of Public Works shall notify the owner in writing of the decision by no later than 15 days after the hearing.
(Prior Code, § 51.137) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) The Director of Public Works may require any industrial plant owner to construct, at the owner’s expense, monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the lateral sewer or internal drainage systems and may also require sampling or metering equipment to be provided, installed and operated at the owner’s expense.
(B) The monitoring facility shall be situated on the owner’s property and located so that landscaping or parked vehicles will not obstruct it.
(C) The personnel of the Department of Public Works shall have access to the monitoring facilities at all times for inspection and sample collection. If the facilities are locked, special arrangements shall be made to allow access. The Department of Public Works’ personnel shall also have the right to set up monitoring devices at the facilities. There shall be ample room in or near such monitoring facilities to allow adequate sampling and composition of samples for analysis. The monitoring facilities, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the owner.
(D) The sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Department of Public Works’ requirements, standards and specifications. Unless the Director of Public Works otherwise grants a time extension, construction shall be completed within 90 days following the issuance of written notification by the Department of Public Works.
(Prior Code, § 51.138) (Ord. 03-39, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) The owner of any industrial plant where waste is created or discharged shall allow employees of the Department of Public Works ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the property for purposes of inspection, sampling or for performance of their duties. The Department of Public Works shall have the right to set up on the owner’s property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. Where an owner has security measures in force that would require proper identification and clearance before entry into the facilities, the owner shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the Department of Public Works will be permitted to enter without delay for the purpose of performing specific responsibilities.
(B) While performing the work, the Department of Public Works personnel shall observe all safety rules established by the owner and applicable to the plant or facilities. The Department of Public Works shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or facilities for waste treatment.
(Prior Code, § 51.139) Penalty, see § 51.999
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