(a) Compliance Date Report. Within ninety days following the date for final compliance by the discharger with applicable categorical pretreatment standards set forth in this chapter or ninety days following commencement on the introduction of wastewater into the POTW by a new discharger, any discharger subject to this chapter shall submit to the City a report including new production, the nature and concentration of all prohibited or regulated substances contained in its discharge, and the average and maximum daily flow in gallons, and information as described in Section 926.14
of this chapter. Also required is the production data from industrial users subject to production based standards, and long term production rate data for industrial users with equivalent limits. The report shall state whether the applicable categorical pretreatment standards or requirements are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, what additional operation and maintenance and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring the discharger into compliance with the applicable categorical pretreatment standards or requirements. If needed a compliance schedule shall be prepared according to requirements in Section 926.25
. All reports shall be signed by an authorized representative of the discharger or his designee, in accordance with Part (d) of this Section.
(b) Periodic Compliance Reports. All industrial users shall submit periodic compliance reports indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in their discharge. All Significant Industrial Users must, at a frequency determined by the Superintendent submit no less than twice per year (June and December) reports indicating the nature, concentration of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by Pretreatment Standards and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. In cases where the Pretreatment Standard requires compliance with a Best Management Practice (BMP) or pollution prevention alternative, the User must submit documentation required by the Superintendent or the Pretreatment Standard necessary to determine the compliance status of the User. The frequency of monitoring and reporting shall be as prescribed in the Industrial User's Wastewater Administrative Orders. This report shall include a record of all measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows, including the nature and concentration, or production and mass information where required by the City; the report shall also contain all results of sampling and analysis of the discharge. In addition, this report shall include a description of the type and amount of residuals generated by the user during the reporting period and a description of how and where these residuals were disposed of.
(1) If sampling performed by any Industrial User indicates a violation, the User shall notify the City within twenty-four hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation. Resampling by the Industrial User is not required if the City performs sampling at the User’s facility at least once a month, or if the City performs sampling at the User between the time when the initial sampling was conducted and the time when the User or the City receives the results of this sampling, or if the City has performed the sampling and analysis in lieu of the Industrial User. Results of sampling above the minimum required shall be reported if analysis were conducted according to methodology in Section 926.17 of this chapter.
(2) All wastewater samples must be representative of the user's discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working orders at all times. The failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge.
(3) These reports shall include the certification statement and shall be signed by an authorized representative of the discharger as defined in Part (d) of this Section.
(c) Baseline Monitoring Report Deadline for New Sources. New sources and existing sources that become industrial users subsequent to promulgation of categorical standards are required to submit baseline monitoring reports at least 90 days prior to the commencement of discharge. Elements to be contained in the baseline monitoring report are listed in Section 926.14
of this Chapter. New Sources are required to install and start-up technology prior to discharge and to achieve compliance within the shortest time feasible, not to exceed 90 days after commencement of discharge. If needed a compliance schedule shall be prepared according to requirements in Section 926.25
. All reports shall be signed by an authorized representative of the discharger or his designee, in accordance with Part (d) of this Section
(d) Reporting Signatories and Certification. All wastewater discharge applications and user reports must 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 violation."
(Ord. 07-14. Passed 1-13-14.)