Users seeking an industrial user discharge permit shall complete and file with the city, under penalty of perjury, an industrial user discharge permit application. The application shall be signed by an authorized representation of the industrial user. The applicant shall be required to submit, as appropriate, any or all of the following items necessary to fully evaluate the proposed discharge and its effect on the city's collection system and POTW:
(A) Industrial user's name, facility address, facility mailing address, telephone number and facility contact person;
(B) Industrial users SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1987, as amended;
(C) Industrial user's EPA hazardous waste generator number, if applicable;
(D) Wastewater samples analyzed for specified constituents. The samples shall be analyzed by a state-certified laboratory in accordance with the methods published by the EPA in 40 CFR 136, and amendments thereto;
(E) Time and duration of all wastewater discharges;
(F) Average and maximum daily wastewater flow rates, including any seasonal variation of all waste streams discharged;
(G) A list of all environmental control permits held by the users;
(H) A statement from the property owner or landlord, if different from the industrial user, agreeing to the industrial user's activities, manufacturing processes and chemical and material storage;
(I) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, with details to show all sewers, sewer connections, pretreatment equipment, systems and devices, production areas and all areas of wastewater generation;
(J) A complete description of operations which shall include the nature, average rate of production and standard industrial classification of the operation(s) carried out by the industrial user. This description shall include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the city's POTW;
(K) Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the city from regulated process waste streams and other waste streams as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e);
(L) Results of sample analyses identifying the nature and concentration (or mass, where required) of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass) shall be reported. All analyses shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR 136, and amendments thereto;
(M) A certification statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user, and prepared by a qualified professional, indicating whether or not pretreatment standards (categorical and/or local) are being met on a consistent basis. If not, the industrial user shall state if additional operations and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment equipment are necessary to achieve compliance with pretreatment standards and requirements;
(N) A schedule of compliance shall be submitted if compliance with pretreatment standards cannot be met on a consistent basis. This schedule shall provide the shortest possible time for the industrial user to provide additional pretreatment and/or operations and maintenance to achieve compliance. The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates, not to exceed nine months, for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the industrial user to achieve compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment standards;
(O) Plans of systems to prevent and control the loss of materials through spills to the public to the city's collection system or POTW. These plans shall contain at least the following elements:
(1) A description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
(2) A description of stored material;
(3) Procedures for promptly notifying the city of slug discharges, including any discharge that violates a specific prohibition under this chapter, with procedures for follow-up written notification within five days;
(4) Procedures to prevent adverse impacts from accidental spills;
(5) Follow-up practices to limit the damage suffered by the POTW or the environment;
(P) Other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. After evaluation and acceptance of the information furnished, the city shall issue an industrial user discharge permit, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter;
(Q) If the Director determines that the proposed discharge will not be acceptable, the Director shall disapprove the application and shall notify the applicant in writing, specifying the reason(s) for denial and the applicable appeals process;
(R) Industrial user permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, charges and fees established by resolutions. Permits may contain the following:
(1) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
(2) Schedule of penalty fees for noncompliance;
(3) Limitations on the average daily and maximum daily wastewater pollutants and mass emission rates for pollutants;
(4) Limitations on the average daily and maximum daily wastewater flow rates;
(5) Requirements for the submittal of an Integrated Waste Management Plan;
(6) Requirements for the submittal of daily, monthly, annual and long-term production rates;
(7) Requirements for installation and maintenance of monitoring and sampling equipment and devices;
(8) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include: sampling location(s); frequency of sampling; number; types and standards for tests; reporting schedule; and total toxic organic (TTO) monitoring;
(9) Requirements of compliance schedules;
(10) Requirements for submission of technical or discharge reports, baseline monitoring reports, compliance reports and reports on continued compliance;
(11) Requirements for maintaining and retaining all records relating to the wastewater monitoring, sample analyses, production, waste disposal, recycling, waste minimization and BMPs as specified by the Director;
(12) Requirements for notification of slug or accidental discharges;
(13) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Director to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(`78 Code, § 13.08.340.) (Ord. 3346 § 3, 2022; Ord. 3111 § 3 (part), 2012; Ord. 2932 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2330 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 2195 § 1 (part), 1994.)