Industrial users that have received discharge approval and other non-domestic users shall notify the Public Works Department of any of the instances described herein
(A) Changes in facility conditions or discharge.
(1) Users must notify the Public Works Department of any planned changes to the user’s operations or system that might alter the nature, quality or volume of its wastewater at least 90 days before the change.
(2) The Public Works Department may require the user to submit any information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition. Planned significant changes include, but are not limited to:
(a) Expansion or addition of wastewater-generating production lines or processes;
(b) Projected increases of 20% or greater in monthly flow over the previous year’s highest monthly flow, or annual average flow over the previous year’s annual average flow; and/or
(c) The discharge of any previously unreported pollutants.
(3) The Public Works Department shall review any proposed new or increased discharge to ensure it is admissible under this chapter.
(4) The town and the Public Works Department retain the right to deny any new or increased discharge to ensure compliance with this chapter, state and federal pretreatment standards and requirements.
(B) Change in ownership or business.
(1) Users with a change in ownership will be recognized as a new industrial facility and shall comply with the Public Works Department’s discharge limits in accordance with this chapter.
(2) Discharge approval for a user shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation, without prior notification to and approval by the Public Works Department.
(3) If a change in a business occurs, the property owner and/or user shall inform the Public Works Department of the change within 30 days and of the new type of business currently operating at that location.
(C) Potential problems.
(1) Users shall notify the Public Works Department immediately of all discharges that could cause problems or harm to the sewage works. This would include any of the following: bypass of pretreatment facilities or equipment; accidental discharges; slug load or slug discharge; batch or other non-customary discharges that could cause pass through or interference at the POTW, and/or upsets.
(2) The user shall verbally notify the Public Works Department of any unanticipated flow that exceeds prohibited discharges as described in this chapter, or other requirements, as soon as the user becomes aware of the bypass that is in violation.
(D) Notification to the Public Works Department.
(1) If a user knows in advance of a potential problem, it shall notify the Public Works Department, if possible, at least ten days before the date of the event.
(2) A user shall verbally notify the Public Works Department of any unanticipated flow that exceeds prohibited discharges as described in this chapter, or other requirements, as soon as the user becomes aware of the bypass that is in violation.
(3) Verbal notifications shall include: the date, time, location and duration of the discharge; the type of waste, including concentration and volume; any corrective actions taken by the user.
(4) If requested by the Public Works Department, the user shall also provide a written notification within five days of the event. The written submission shall contain: a description of the
bypass and its cause; the volume and duration of the bypass, including exact times and dates, and if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the event.
(Ord. 2019-10, passed 12-2-2019)