(A) In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 403.8 f(5) and Part III.C.6. of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, the Town of Fortville is required to develop and implement an Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) to be used in conjunction with its industrial pretreatment program. The ERP will contain detailed procedures indicating how the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) will investigate and respond to instances of industrial user noncompliance.
(B) The ERP is a protocol for responding to industrial pretreatment violations consistently and systematically. It also provides a means whereby industries are notified as to how the town will respond to pretreatment violations. At a minimum, the ERP will:
(1) Describe how the POTW will investigate instances of noncompliance; and
(2) Describe the types of escalating enforcement actions the POTW will take in response to all anticipated types of industrial user violations; and
(3) Identify (by title) the officials) responsible for each type of action; and
(4) Adequately reflect me POTW’s primary responsibility to enforce all applicable pretreatment requirements and standards as detailed in Chapter 52 of the Fortville Town Ordinances.
(C) This ERP is a guidance or policy document to be coordinated with the existing pretreatment program procedures as outlined in Chapter 52 of the Town of Fortville Ordinances.
(Ord. 2012-2B, passed 3-5-12)