(A) Mandatory permits. All major contributing industries proposing to connect or to discharge into a community sewer must obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit before connecting to or discharging into a community sewer. All existing major contributing industries connected to or discharging into a community sewer must obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit within 90 days after the effective date of the chapter. For purposes of this chapter a MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY is defined as any user whose user classification is identified in the Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) Manual in any divisions A, B, D, E, and I and who has a discharge flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day, or has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the town's wastewater treatment system, or has in his wastes toxic pollutants in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under section 307(a) of the Federal Act, or is found by the Manager to have significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the treatment or collection system.
(B) Permit application.
(1) Users seeking a Wastewater Discharge Permit shall complete and file with the Manager, an application in the form prescribed by the Manager, and accompanied by the applicable fees. The applicant may be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following:
(a) Name, address, and SIC number of applicant;
(b) Volume of wastewater to be discharge;
(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in Section § 51.041 as determined by a laboratory approved by the own;
(d) Time and duration of discharge;
(e) Average and 30-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variation if any;
(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(g) Description of activities, facilities and plant process on the premises including all materials, processes and types of materials which are or could be discharged;
(h) Each product produced by type, amount, and rate of production;
(i) Number and type of employees, and hours of work;
(j) Any other information as may be deemed by the Manager to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
(2) The Manager will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Manager may issue a Wastewater Discharge Permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(c) Permit conditions. Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations, user charges and fees established by the own. The conditions of Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be uniformly enforced by the Manager in accordance with the chapter, and applicable state and federal regulations. Permits may 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) The average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
(4) Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling facilities;
(5) Pretreatment requirements;
(6) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency and method of sampling, number types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(8) Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the town, and affording town access thereto;
(9) Mean and maximum mans emission rates, or other appropriate limits when incompatible pollutants (as defined by § 51.001) are proposed or present in the user's wastewater discharge;
(10) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the town to insure compliance with this chapter.
(D) Duration of permits. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. If the user is not notified by the town 30 days prior to the expiration of the permit, the permit shall be extended one additional year. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modifications and changed by the town during the life of the permit as limitations or requirements as identified in § 51.041 are modified and changed. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(E) Transfer of a permit. Wastewater Discharge Permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A Wastewater Discharge Permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation.
(F) Revocation of permit. Any user who violated the following conditions of the permit or of this chapter, or applicable state and federal regulations, is subject to having his permit revoked;
(1) Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of his discharge;
(2) Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations, or wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(3) Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring; or
(4) Violation of conditions of the permit.
('80 Code, § 13.36.041) (Ord. 1976-22, passed - -76)