(A) User permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges, and fees established by the POTW. Further, user permits incorporate by reference all provisions, regulations, and requirements of this chapter without setting them forth in full therein.
(B) Industrial user permits shall at a minimum include all of the conditions required by M.A.C. R 323.2306(a)(iii). In addition, user permits shall include any conditions determined reasonably necessary by the POTW Manager to prevent pass-through or interference, to protect the quality of the receiving waters, to protect worker health and safety, to facilitate POTW sludge management and disposal, to protect ambient air quality, to protect against damage to the POTW, or to otherwise achieve the objectives of this chapter including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Limits on the average and/or maximum concentration, mass, or other measure of identified wastewater constituents or properties;
(3) Requirements for installation of pretreatment technology or construction of appropriate containment devices, or similar requirements designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works;
(4) Development and implementation of slug discharge control plans, spill control plans, or other special conditions, including additional management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental or unanticipated discharges;
(5) Requirements for installation, maintenance, repair, calibration, and operation of inspection and sampling facilities and discharge flow monitors;
(6) Specifications for monitoring programs which shall include, but are not limited to, sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types, and standards for tests, and reporting schedules;
(7) Compliance schedules;
(8) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(9) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the POTW and affording the POTW access to those records;
(11) Requirements for notification of any new introductions of wastewater constituents or of any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater being introduced into the POTW, including listed or characteristic hazardous waste for which the user has submitted initial notification under M.A.C. R 323.2310(15);
(12) Requirements for the notification of any change in the manufacturing and/or pretreatment process used by the permittee;
(13) Requirements for notification of accidental or slug discharges, or discharges that exceed a discharge prohibition;
(14) Requirements for notification and need for prior approval from the POTW Manager for any proposed change in a sampling location;
(15) A statement regarding limitations on transferability of the permit;
(16) A statement of the duration of the permit;
(17) A statement that compliance with the permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, including those that become effective during the term of the permit;
(18) Requirements for a written certification signed by the permittee that acknowledges that the permittee has read and fully understands all terms and conditions of the permit; and acknowledges that the permittee accepts all of the terms and conditions of the permit as written and accepts full responsibility for complying with the permit as approved;
(19) A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of discharge limitations, pretreatment standards and requirements, and compliance schedules;
(20) Requirements regarding development by a user of a pollutant prevention, minimization, or reduction plan (e.g., for mercury or PCBs) or requirements regarding use of best management practices to control, contain, treat, prevent, or reduce the discharge of wastewater, pollutants, or other substances to the POTW, or otherwise meet the purposes, policies, and objectives of this chapter; and/or
(21) Other conditions as determined necessary by the POTW Manager to ensure compliance with this chapter and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
(C) If the POTW determines that a user is discharging substances of a quality, in a quantity, or in a location that may cause problems to the POTW or the receiving stream, the POTW has the authority to develop and enforce effluent limits applicable to the user’s discharge.
(Ord. 2009-5, passed 7-20-2009) Penalty, see § 53.999