"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction and 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."
And shall be signed as follows:
(1) A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of a corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy-or decision-making functions for the corporation, or
(2) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities; provided that the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility, including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and to initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for control mechanism requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
(c) By a duly authorized representative of the individual designated in subsection (a) or (b) of this section if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by the individual described in subsection (a) or (b);
(2) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the Industrial Discharge originates, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well, or well field superintendent, or a position of equivalent responsibility, or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company; and
(3) The written authorization is submitted to the City.
(d) If an authorization under subsection (c) hereof is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of subsection (c) hereof must be submitted to the City prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.
(e) Certification Statements.
(1) Annual certification for non-significant categorical industrial users. A facility determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as described in Section 925.39 and pursuant to Section 925.39 must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements above. This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the Plant Manager:
"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]. (a) The facility described as_ [facility name] met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as described in Section 925.39. (b) The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements during this reporting period; and (c) 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 infonnation.
[Approximate justification may include water billing records, production records, etc.]
(2) Certification of pollutants not present. Users that have an approved monitoring waiver based on Section 925.39 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 Industrial User. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible 40 CFR 403.6(a) (2) (ii) or the most recent applicable National Pretreatment Standard part(s) and shall be signed in accordance with the criteria set forth in 40 CFR 403.12(1)(1)-(4).
(3) Certification for Toxic Organics Management Plans. Users that have in force a City approved Total Toxic Organics Management Plan (TOMP) must certify on each report with the following statement that there has been no dumping of contaminated toxic organics into the wastewater since the last monitoring report.
(Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the pretreatment standard for total toxic organics (TTO), I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, no dumping of concentrated toxic organics into the wastewaters has occurred since filing the last discharge monitoring report. I further certify that this facility is implementing the toxic organic management plan submitted to the control authority).
(Ord. 117-2015. Passed 9-8-15.)