(A) Significant Industrial User Permits.
(1) Any industrial user and any other user on demand of the Superintendent shall provide the Utility Service Board with sufficient information to determine if that user is a major contributor, and shall be required to obtain a permit which describes the wastewater constituents and characteristics allowed and which sets forth the applicable surveillance schedule and the monitoring requirements the user shall be subject to in order to discharge into the POTW's sewerage system. A major contributor permit shall be valid for four years unless process changes are made that, in the opinion of the Superintendent, alter the wastewater constituents and characteristics significantly. In the event of such a change, a new application shall be filed accordingly. A permit shall be renewed by new application at the end of four years. The reapplication for renewal will be subject to normal application fees in force at reapplication. Nothing in a major contributor permit shall constitute an exception to the prohibitions and limitations on wastewater admissibility as set forth herein. Major contributors are subject to all applicable fees, rates, and charges set forth in this chapter. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information.
(a) Name, address, and location (if different from the address).
(b) The SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended.
(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in § 51.071 of this chapter as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304 (g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended.
(d) The time and duration of contribution.
(e) Average daily and three minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations if any.
(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size, location, and elevation.
(g) A description of the activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or could be discharged.
(h) Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any city, state, or federal pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.
(i) If additional pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide the additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to this schedule.
1. The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such as hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, and the like).
2. No increment referred to in division (a) above, shall exceed nine months.
3. Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the Superintendent including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on that date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Superintendent.
(j) Each product produced by type, amount, process, or processes and rate of production.
(k) The type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).
(l) The number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.
(m) Any other information by 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Part 403.12(b) to evaluate the permit application. The reporting requirements for POTW's and industrial users, found in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, part 403.12(b) are hereby incorporated into this chapter.
(n) The information for the permit application shall be signed by the authorized representative of the Industrial User and certified by a qualified professional as to whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the Industrial User to meet the pretreatment Standards and Requirements. The certification shall read as follows:
“I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction and 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 violation.”
(2) The POTW will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the POTW may issue a wastewater contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(Ord. PO-80-1, passed 11-24-80; Am. Ord. PO-98-4, passed 6-8-98) Penalty, see § 51.999
(B) Minor contributor permits.
(1) Minor contributor permits shall be issued to a user that is considered a minor contributor. The minor contributor shall submit the following information.
(a) Name, address, and location (if different from the address).
(b) Wastewater pollutants
(c) Site plans and an outline for a spill control.
(2) The permit shall be valid for four years unless process changes are made that could significantly alter the wastewater effluent. The permit will list possible pollutants that may be generated but shall not be limited to those listed.
(Ord. PO-80-1, passed 11-24-80; Am. Ord. CO-83-4, passed 4-25-83)
Penalty, see § 51.999