§ 12.5-631 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT REQUIRED.

   (a)   All nondomestic users which discharge into the POTW shall be grouped according to the following definitions:

      (1)   Group I significant industrial users;

      (2)   Group II commercial facilities and non-significant industrial users (NSIU). Those commercial facilities and industrial users which are not included in Group I. Examples include, but are not limited to, automotive service shops, car washes, small food processors and photographic developing shops;

      (3)   Group III classed high strength users. Restaurants or other businesses which can be classed according to any average strength or abnormal strength of their wastewater;

      (4)   Group IV wastewater haulers. Septage and chemical toilet waste haulers desiring to discharge into the POTW. Waste must be generated within the city’s service area;

      (5)   Group V ground water remediation dischargers. Dischargers who are retrieving contaminated underground water, pretreating such water, and then discharging into the POTW; and

      (6)   Group VI non-significant categorical industrial user (NSCIU). Facility that never discharges categorical wastewater even though categorical process(es) are located on-site.

   (b)   No Group I, Group IV or Group V or Group VI user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the director.

   (c)   The director may require any Group II or Group III user to obtain a wastewater discharge permit. Within 30 days after being notified by the director that a wastewater discharge permit is required, the user shall submit a completed application in compliance with this article. After 60 days from the date a Group II or Group III user is notified by the director that a permit is required, the user shall cease discharge to the POTW without a wastewater discharge permit.

   (d)   Any violation of the terms and/or conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this article and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in this chapter. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state and local law.

(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 15496, § 11, passed 3-25-2003; Ord. 20043-01-2012, § 9, passed 1-10-2012)

§ 12.5-632 PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS.

   (a)   Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit, who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW, shall obtain such permit prior to beginning or recommencing such discharge. For significant industrial users (SIU), an application shall be filed with the director at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence. Non-significant categorical industrial users (NSCIU) and non-significant industrial users (NSIU) shall be required to submit applications at dates specified by the director. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.

   (b)   The director may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:

      (1)   All information required by § 12.5-651 of this article;

      (2)   Description of activities, structures, equipment and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;

      (3)   Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;

      (4)   Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production;

      (5)   Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

      (6)   Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains and appurtenances by size, location and elevation, and all points of discharge;

      (7)   Time and duration of discharges; and

      (8)   Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the director to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.

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

§ 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)

§§ 12.5-634—12.5-638 RESERVED.

DIVISION 5: WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS

§ 12.5-639 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT DECISIONS.

   (a)   The director will evaluate the data furnished by a user’s permit application, and may require additional information.

   (b)   Within a reasonable period of time following receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the director will determine whether to issue a wastewater discharge permit.

   (c)   The director may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. A permit denial may be appealed in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 12.5-119 of this chapter.

(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 15496, § 1, passed 3-25-2003)

§ 12.5-640 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT DURATION.

   (a)   A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years from the effective date of the permit. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five years, at the discretion of the director.

   (b)   Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire.

   (c)   Wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable upon cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership. A permit may be transferred to the new owner in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 12.5-644 of this chapter.

   (d)   All wastewater discharge permits issued to a particular user are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit to that user.

(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 17074, § 8, passed 7-25-2006)