(A) Information and data furnished to the District with respect to the nature and frequency of discharge shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the IU specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the District that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets or proprietary information of the IU under applicable state law or the laws of the United States. Such request shall be asserted at the time of the submission of the information or data to the District.
(B) When requested by an IU furnishing a report, the portions of a report which may disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this chapter, the NPDES permit, state disposal system permit, and/or the pretreatment program; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any other state agency in civil judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the IU furnishing the report.
(C) Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
(D) Information accepted by the District as confidential shall not be transmitted to any governmental agency (the USEPA and IDEM excepted) or to the general public unless and until a ten-day prior notification is given to the IU.
(Ord. 18-0017, passed 11-13-2018)