(a) Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge to the sewerage system of wastes prohibited or restricted by this chapter. Such required protection may include walls or dikes, separate storage, removal of drain lines from locations where significant quantities of prohibited materials are maintained or other appropriate procedures to assure the prevention of discharge to the City sewerage system.
(b) Plans for installation of such control facilities or operating procedures shall be submitted to the Director for approval prior to construction or at the time such control facilities are found to be necessary by either the user or the Director. The review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user of responsibility for preventing the discharge of unacceptable materials to the City sewerage system.
(c) Industrial users both categorical and non-categorical must notify the POTW immediately in the event of any discharge, including slug loads, with the potential to cause problems at the POTW. Users shall notify the department through an emergency spill number (614-286-1137) or by other means to be established by the Department, immediately upon accidental loss of prohibited materials or those unacceptable for discharge to enable counter
measures to be taken to minimize damage to the wastewater treatment system and/or the receiving waters.
Where such information is given orally, a written follow-up report thereof shall be filed by the discharger with the Director within five days, which specifies:
(1) A description of the accidental discharge, the cause of it and impact on the discharger's compliance status.
(2) Duration of noncompliance including exact dates and times, and the time compliance is expected to occur.
(3) Steps taken or which will be taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent reoccurrence of the accidental discharge.
Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any consequential expense, loss or damage to the wastewater treatment system or for any fines and/or penalties imposed on the department which results from the violative discharge.
(d) Any direct or indirect connection or entry point for prohibited or deleterious wastes to the sewerage system shall be eliminated. Where such action is impractical, the Director may give permission to place appropriate notices at entry points to warn against discharge of such wastes in violation of this chapter.
(e) The Superintendent may require any user to develop, submit for approval, and implement a Slug Control Plan. An Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Description of discharge practices; including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2) Description of stored chemicals;
(3) Procedures for immediately notifying the Superintendent of any accidental or slug discharge.
(4) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a discharge as described in this Section. Employers shall ensure that all employees, who may cause such a discharge to occur, are advised of the emergency notification procedure.