(A) General. All significant users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater contribution permit before connecting to or contributing to the POTW. All existing significant users connected to or contributing to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater contribution permit within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this article.
(B) Permit application. Users required to obtain a wastewater contribution permit shall complete and file with the city, an application in the form prescribed by the city, and accompanied by a permit fee. Existing users shall apply for a wastewater contribution permit within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this article, and proposed new users shall apply at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting to or contributing to the POTW. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(1) Name, name of operator and owner, address, and location if different from the address;
(2) SIC numbers according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, United States Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(3) Wastewater constituents and characteristics as determined by an analytical laboratory acceptable to the city; 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;
(4) Time and duration of contribution;
(5) Average daily and thirty (30) minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variation if any;
(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size, location, and elevation;
(7) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or could be discharged;
(8) Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by 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 pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;
(9) If additional pretreatment 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:
(a) The schedule must be acceptable to the city.
(b) 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.
(c) Not later than fourteen (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 users to return the construction to the schedule established.
(10) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(11) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(12) Number of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system;
(13) A copy of the industry’s written environmental control program, comparable document, or policy;
(14) Any other information as may be deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the permit application; and
(15) A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
(C) Issuance. The Superintendent shall evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Superintendent may issue a wastewater contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(Ord. 5-1996, passed 2-12-96)
Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 30.999