§ 56.23 DETERMINING THE CHARACTER AND CONCENTRATION OF WASTEWATER.
   (A)   The wastewater discharged or deposited into the POTW shall be subject to periodic inspection and sampling as often as may be deemed necessary by the environmental officer. Sampling shall be conducted according to 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by the EPA.
   (B)   The examination and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be both:
      (1)   Performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to section 304(h) of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1314) and contained in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by the EPA. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the techniques approved by the EPA. Where 40 C.F.R. Part 136 does not include sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutants in question, or where the EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses shall be performed using validated analytical methods or any other sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the environmental officer or other parties, approved by the EPA.
      (2)   Determined from suitable samples taken at the control manhole provided or other control points authorized by the environmental officer provided at the expense of the industry.
   (C)   The Environmental Officer may select an independent firm or laboratory to perform sampling and laboratory analyses.
   (D)   The determination of the character and concentration of industrial wastewater shall be made by the environmental officer at such times and on such schedules as he/she may establish.
   (E)   The environmental officer may require any industrial user to compensate NTMWD and/or the city, as appropriate, for the costs of sampling, analyses of the discharges, and any additional administrative fees provided in § 56.24, below.
(Ord. 160726-A, passed 7-26-2016)