(a) Industrial dischargers shall complete and file with the Authority a permit application in the form prescribed by the Authority and accompanied by the appropriate fee. Existing industrial dischargers shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 84-11, passed May 15, 1984), and proposed new dischargers shall apply at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting to the POTW. No discharge permit shall be issued unless and until the following conditions have been met:
(1) Disclosure of the name, address and location of the discharger;
(2) Disclosure of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number according to the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual," Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(3) Disclosure of wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in this chapter, including Appendices A, B and C following the text of this chapter, as appropriate, as determined by bona fide chemical and biological analyses. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U.S. EPA and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended.
(4) Disclosure of the time and duration of discharges;
(5) Disclosure of the average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates, in gallons per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any, All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the Authority due to cost or nonfeasibility.
(6) Disclosure of site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(7) A description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewers or works of the Authority;
(8) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this chapter in the discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved with this chapter on a consistent basis, and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply with this chapter;
(9) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this chapter, a declaration of the shortest schedule by which the discharger will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implement additional operation and maintenance activities, as follows:
A. The schedule shall contain milestone dates for the commencement of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to comply with this chapter, including, but not limited to, dates relating to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing construction, completing construction and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter.
B. Under no circumstances shall the Authority permit a time increment for any single step directed toward compliance which exceeds nine (9) months.
C. Not later than fourteen (14) days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the discharger shall submit a progress report to the Authority, including not less than a statement as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress, and if not, the reason for delay and the steps being taken by the discharger to return the construction to the approved schedule. In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between such progress reports to the Authority.
(10) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production; and
(11) Disclosure of the type and amount of raw materials utilized (average and maximum per day).
(b) All permit applications for new or modified permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger and by a qualified, licensed professional engineer, and all renewal applications for existing permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger.
(c) All sewers shall have an inspection and sampling manhole or structure with an opening of not less than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter and an internal diameter of not less than forty-eight (48) inches containing flow measuring, recording and sampling equipment as required by the Authority to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(d) The Authority will evaluate the complete application and data furnished by the discharger and may require additional information. Within thirty (30) days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Authority shall issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided in this chapter.
(e) New source dischargers are required to have installed and operational any necessary pollution control equipment before beginning to discharge. They must achieve compliance with categorical and local regulations in the shortest feasible time, not to exceed ninety (90) days after commencement of discharge.
(f) Baseline Monitoring Reports. Within 180 days after the effective date of a categorical Pretreatment Standard, or 180 days after the final administrative decision made upon a categorical determination submission under 403.6(a)(4) whichever is later, existing industrial dischargers subject to such categorical Pretreatment Standards and currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to a POTW shall be required to submit to the control Authority a report which contains the information listed in Section 922.13(a)(1) - (7) (Reports and Reporting Requirements).
(g) All applications and reports must be signed as required and include the following 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. "
(Ord. 23-14. Passed 8-17-23.)