(a) Required. It shall be unlawful to discharge sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes to any sewer within the jurisdiction of the City, and/or to the POTW without a permit issued by the City.
(b) Connecting or Discharging. All industrial dischargers proposing to connect to or to discharge sewage, industrial wastes and other wastes to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the POTW. All existing industrial dischargers connected to or discharging to the POTW shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within ninety days after the effective date of this section.
(c) Permit Application. Industrial dischargers shall complete and file with the City, a permit application therefor in the form prescribed by the City, accompanied by the appropriate fee. Existing industrial dischargers shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within thirty days after the effective date of this section, and proposed new dischargers shall apply at least ninety days prior to connecting to the POTW. No discharge permit shall be issued unless the following conditions have been met:
(1) Disclosure of name, address and location of the discharger including the name of the operator and owners;
(2) Disclosure of a list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility;
(3) Disclosure of North American Industry Classification System Standard Industrial Classification (NAICSSIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Office of Management and Budget Bureau of the Budget, 20121972, as amended;
(4) Disclosure of wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in this chapter as determined by bonafide chemical and biological analysis. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U. S. EPA pursuant to Section 304 (g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended. The sample shall be representative of daily operations;
(5) Disclosure of time and duration of discharge;
(6) Disclosure of average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates, in gallons per day, from each regulated process stream and each other stream as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR 403.6. This includesing daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the City due to cost or nonfeasibility;
(7) Disclosure of 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. This includes a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes;
(8) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewers or works of the City;
(9) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this chapter in the discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved with this chapter on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply with this chapter;
(10) Where a BMP or a pollution prevention alternative is necessary, the industrial user shall submit documentation as required by the control authority or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard;
(11) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this chapter, the discharger shall provide a declaration of the shortest schedule by which the discharger will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implementation of additional operational and maintenance activities. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to this schedule:
A. The schedule shall 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 relating to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing a contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter.
B. Under no circumstance shall the City permit a time increment for any single step directed toward compliance which exceeds nine months.
C. Not later than fourteen days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the discharger shall submit a progress report to the City, including no less than a statement as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress represented by that milestone date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the discharger to return the construction to the approved schedule. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the City.
(12) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(13) Disclosure of the type and amount of raw materials utilized (average and maximum per day);
(14) Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system;
(15) Any other information as may be deemed by the City to be necessary to evaluate the permit application;
(16) All permit applications shall include a statement, reviewed and signed by an authorized representative of the industrial user (as specified in paragraph (17) below), certifying whether categorical pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance or additional pretreatment or both, is required by the industrial user to meet the categorical pretreatment standards and requirements.
(17) All permit applications for new or modified permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger, and a licensed professional engineer and all renewal applications for existing permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger.
(d) The City will evaluate the complete application and data furnished by the discharger and may require additional information. Within thirty days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the City shall issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(e) Permit Modification. The City reserves the right to amend any wastewater discharge permit issued hereunder in order to assure compliance by the City with applicable laws and regulations. Within nine months of the promulgation of a National categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of each discharger subject to such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standards within the time frame prescribed by such standards. All National categorical pretreatment standards adopted after adoption of this section shall be adopted by the City as part of this chapter. Where a discharger, subject to a National categorical pretreatment standard, has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit as required by Section 916.09, the discharger shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit from the City within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable National categorical pretreatment standard by the U. S. EPA. In addition, any discharger with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the City within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable National categorical pretreatment standard, the information required by Section 916.09(c)(8) and (9). The discharger shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least thirty days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(f) Permit Conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the City. Permits shall contain the following:
(1) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a community sewer;
(2) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
(4) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(5) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(6) Compliance schedules;
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports, per subsection (d) hereof;
(8) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the City, and affording City access thereto;
(9) Requirements for notification of the City of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system;
(11) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(g) Permit Duration. All wastewater discharge permits shall be issued and shall be in force until the discharger ceases operation, subject to amendment or revocation at any time as provided in this chapter. Under extraordinary circumstances, a permit may be issued for a stated period or may be stated to expire on a specific date. In the event that a permit is issued for a stated period or with a specific expiration date the discharger shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the City during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements as identified in Sections 916.04 and 916.05 are modified or other just cause exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least thirty days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(1) Permits will be evaluated and reissued by the City at least once every five years.
(h) Permit Transfer. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific discharger for a specific operation at a specific location. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new discharger, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the approval of the City. Any succeeding owner or discharger shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be transferred to a new location.
(Ord. 16-15. Passed 11-23-15.)