(A) Industrial dischargers must complete and file with the Agency a permit application in the form prescribed by the Agency and accompanied by the appropriate fee. New dischargers must apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to the POTW.
(B) No discharge permit will be issued until the following conditions have been met:
(1) Disclosure of the name, address and location of the discharger;
(2) Disclosure of the standard industrial classification (SIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(3) Disclosure of the wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in this chapter as determined by bona fide chemical and biological analyses. Sampling and analyses shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U.S. EPA and contained in 40 C.F.R. part 136, as amended;
(4) Disclosure of the time and duration of discharges;
(5) Disclosure of the average daily wastewater flow rates in gallons per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. All flows must be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the Agency due to cost or unfeasibility;
(6) Disclosure of the site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(7) Descriptions of the activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewers or works of the Agency;
(8) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this chapter in the discharge, including a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved on a consistent basis, and if not, what additional operation and maintenance activities or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply;
(9) Where additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with the applicable pretreatment standard, the discharger must provide a compliance schedule by which he or she will provide the additional pretreatment or the implementation of additional operational and maintenance activities.
(a) The schedule must contain milestone dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to comply with the requirements of this chapter, including, but not limited to, dates related to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing construction, completing construction and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance.
(b) Under no circumstances will the Agency permit a time increment for any single step directed toward compliance which exceeds nine months.
(c) Not later than 14 days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the discharger must submit a progress report to the Agency. This report must include a statement as to whether or not he or she complied with the increment of progress represented by the milestone date, and if not, the date on which he or she expects to comply with the increment of progress, the reason for delay and the steps being taken to return the construction to the approved schedule. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Agency.
(10) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount of process or processes and rate of production;
(11) Industrial users shall notify the POTW of any planned changes in the constituents or volume of industrial discharges to the POTW. Failure to notify the POTW at least ten days prior to a planned change shall result in a penalty;
(12) Disclosure of the type and amount of raw materials utilized;
(13) All permit applications for new or modified permits must be signed by a principal executive of the discharger; and
(14) All sewers must have an inspection and sampling manhole or structure with an opening of not less than 24 inches in diameter and an internal diameter of not less than 36 inches to contain flow measuring, recording and sampling equipment as required by the Agency to assure compliance.
(C) The Agency will evaluate the application and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data, the Agency may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to the terms and conditions provided herein.
(Ord. 2004-16, passed 1-5-2005; Ord. 2020-02, passed 6-1-2020) Penalty, see § 52.999