(a) Certification of Permit Applications, User Reports and Initial Monitoring WaiverCThe following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by Users submitting permit applications in accordance with Section 915.24; Users submitting BMR under Section 915.34 (b) (5); Users submitting reports on compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standard deadlines under Section 915.36; Users submitting periodic compliance reports required by Section 915.37 (a) to (d), and Users submitting an initial request to forego sampling of a Pollutant on the basis of Section 915.37 (b). The following certification statement must be signed by an Authorized Representative as defined in Section 915.04 (4):
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 violations.
(b) Annual Certification for Non-Significant Categorical Industrial UsersCA facility determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User by the Director pursuant to 915.04 (87) and 915.24 8} must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements in 915.04 (4). This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the Director:
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR ____, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from __________, ________ to ________, ________ [months, days, year]:
(1) The facility described as ____________________ [facility name] met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as described in 915.04 (87);
(2) The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements during this reporting period; and
(3) The facility never Discharged more than 100 gallons of total categorical Wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.
This compliance certification is based on the following information.
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(4) Certification of Pollutants Not Present
Users that have an approved monitoring waiver based on Section 915.37 (b) must certify on each report with the following statement that there has been no increase in the Pollutant in its waste stream due to activities of the User.
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Pretreatment Standard for 40 CFR _______ [specify applicable National Pretreatment Standard part(s)], I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there has been no increase in the level of ______ [list Pollutant(s)] in the Wastewaters due to the activities at the facility since filing of the last periodic report under the City of Kent Codified Ordinance Section 915.37
(a).
(Ord. 2012-90. Passed 8-15-12.)