Information and data furnished to the City by any person shall be made available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the person specifically requests and is able to demonstrate in accordance with 40 CFR 2.204 and 327 IAC 12.1 that the release of such information would divulge information and/or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets or proprietary information of said person. The above limitation to access has no application to the EPA or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and other government agencies, which shall be entitled to immediate and unlimited access to all information collected by the City under its pretreatment program. Further, under no circumstances may the amount, frequency, concentration, temperature, or characteristics of the discharge (to the extent related to water quality) be considered confidential. All requests, by the user, for confidentiality of information shall be made in accordance to and governed by the provisions of 327 IAC 12.1 and 40 CFR 2.
(Ord. G-5-18, passed 3-13-18)