(A) Nondomestic user survey. Any commercial or industrial user discharging to the POTW shall, upon request of the WWTP Superintendent, submit the following information on the city’s nondomestic user survey form:
(1) Company information.
(a) Name;
(b) Telephone;
(c) Local facility address;
(d) Local mailing address;
(e) Person in charge of local operations; and
(f) Owner of company and owner’s address.
(2) Nature of business.
(a) Description of local operation; and
(b) Primary SIC code.
(3) Water supply.
(a) Sources; and
(b) Average usage.
(4) Wastewater discharge.
(a) Description of types and categories of wastewater;
(b) Whether floor drains are present in process operation or chemical storage areas;
(c) Whether residuals such as high strength wastes, residues, sludge-type wastes, and spent raw materials or products are generated and, if so, description of how these wastes are disposed;
(d) Description of system to pretreat discharge to POTW, if any; and
(e) Description of sampling points and sampling procedures for discharge to POTW, if any.
(5) Bulk chemical usage and storage.
(a) Whether bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products are used or stored on-site;
(b) Whether bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products are stored on-site in aboveground or underground tanks;
(c) Whether secondary containment used when storing bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products;
(d) Identification of all bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products used or stored on-site in quantities exceeding ten gallons (liquid) or 100 pounds (solid);
(e) Description of how how spills of bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products are disposed; and
(f) Description of how spent products and raw materials are disposed.
(6) Grease interceptors.
(a) Description of installed interceptors, if any; and
(b) Description of how often any interceptors are cleaned and how waste is disposed.
(B) Industrial waste questionnaire. Any industrial user discharging to the POTW shall, upon request of the WWTP Superintendent, also submit the following information on the city’s industrial waste questionnaire form:
(1) Company information.
(a) Facility name, address, mailing address, and email address;
(b) Operator name, address, mailing address, and email address;
(c) Owner name, address, mailing address, and email address;
(d) Authorized representative name, address, mailing address, and email address; and
(e) Local wastewater contact name, address, mailing address, and email address.
(2) Business activity.
(a) Identification of any processes subject to national categorical pretreatment standards;
(b) Description of major products and services at facility; and
(c) List of all applicable SIC codes in descending order of importance.
(3) Facility operation.
(a) Schedule of normal business activity; and
(b) Engineer-certified site layout drawing that clearly shows the location of all buildings, process areas, chemical storage areas, pretreatment facilities if applicable, floor drains near process and chemical storage areas, sanitary and storm sewers, discharge sampling points, discharge outfalls to waters of the state, and discharge outfalls to the POTW.
(4) Water balance.
(a) Average inflow flow for all raw water sources;
(b) Average outflow for all wastewater discharges; and
(c) Engineer-certified process operation flow diagram summarizing the flow of raw materials, products, byproducts, water, wastewater, and other waste streams to/from each process operation consuming water or generating wastewater.
(5) Connections to POTW.
(a) Current city account number;
(b) Periods of normal discharge from facility to the POTW;
(c) Peak discharge flow to the POTW;
(d) Whether batches routinely discharge to the POTW;
(e) Description, average and maximum discharge flows, discharge type and category, and corresponding outfall of each process operation connected to the POTW;
(f) Description of flow metering and automatic sampling equipment for discharge to the POTW; and
(g) Description of in-progress, or planned within the next five years, facility modifications that could alter the volume or pollutant characteristics of wastewater discharged to the POTW.
(6) Wastewater characteristics.
(a) Identification of pollutants known to be absent, suspected to be absent, suspected to be present, or known to be present in discharge to the POTW; and
(b) Maximum expected or observed concentrations of pollutants suspected or known to be present in discharge to the POTW.
(7) Pretreatment system, if any.
(a) Description of wastewater streams and method of pretreatment;
(b) Basis of design for pretreatment facility;
(c) Operator name, address, mailing address, and email address;
(d) Operator certifications and schedule; and
(e) Whether written O&M procedures exist.
(8) Disposal of residuals, if any.
(a) Quantity of high strength wastes, residues, sludge-type wastes, and spent raw materials or products generated at facility;
(b) Disposal method for high strength wastes, residues, sludge-type wastes, and spent raw materials or products;
(c) Name, address, and permit number of any hauler used to dispose of high strength wastes, residues, sludge-type wastes, and spent raw materials or products; and
(d) Identification of any hazardous waste permits issued to facility.
(9) Slug load potential.
(a) Quantity, storage method, and storage location of all bulk chemicals and petroleum-based products used or stored on-site in quantities exceeding ten gallons (liquid) or 100 pounds (solid);
(b) Material safety and data (MSDS) sheets for all materials identified in division (B)(1) of this section;
(c) Ultimate destination of an accidental spill for all materials identified in division (B)(1) of this section;
(d) Copy of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plan, pollution incident prevention (PIP) plan, and/or slug discharge control plan;
(C) Signature and certification.
(1) All forms submitted pursuant to this section shall include the following certification statement:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
(2) All forms submitted pursuant to this section shall be signed by one of the following:
(a) A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president if the user is a corporation;
(b) A general partner or proprietor if the user is a partnership or proprietorship, respectively; or
(c) A duly authorized representative of the user if that representative is responsible for overall operation of the facility from which the discharge to the POTW originates.
(D) The WWTP Superintendent will review the submitted disclosure form(s) and associated data, and may return incomplete submittals for rework or may require additional information. Incomplete to the user for rework. After evaluating potential impacts of a discharge on the POTW, the WWTP Superintendent will notify the affected user in writing if further action is required.
(Ord. 257, passed 6-3-91; Am. Ord. 333, passed 5-16-16) Penalty, see § 51.999