§ 12.5-633 SIGNATORIES AND CERTIFICATION.

   (a)   All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification 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.”

   (b)   A facility determined to be a non-significant categorical industrial user by the director pursuant to §§ 12.5-103 and 12.5-631(a)(6); must annually submit any report required by the director and the following statement signed in accordance with requirements in 40 C.F.R. § 403.120(l).

      “Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the categorical pretreatment standards under 40 C.F.R. ____________, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from ____________,                  to ____________, [months, days, year]:

      (1)   The facility described as ____________ [facility name] met the definition and criteria of a non-significant categorical industrial user as described in §§ 12.5-103 and 12.5-631(a)(6) of this article;

      (2)   The facility complied with all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements during this reporting period; and

      (3)   The facility never discharged categorical process wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.”

(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 20043-01-2012, § 9, passed 1-10-2012)