(A) A wastewater discharge permit must contain:
(1) A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event shall exceed five years;
(2) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is not transferable without prior authorization by the city according to the provisions found in § 54.77. A copy of the existing permit will be provided to the new operator or owner.
(3) Discharge limits based on applicable pretreatment standards including best management practices and any other limits the director deems necessary to prevent pass through and interference;
(4) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type based on federal, state and local law;
(5) The process for seeking a waiver from monitoring for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge in accordance with § 54.104(F).
(6) Any grant of the monitoring waiver by the director will be included as a condition in the IU's permit.
(7) A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state and local law;
(8) Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the director to be necessary; and
(9) A signature and certification in accordance with § 54.114.
(B) A wastewater discharge permit may contain, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the WWF;
(3) Requirement for the development and implementation of a toxic organic management plan (TOMP), including control measures to prevent entry of toxic organics and other solvents into the sanitary sewer system;
(4) Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions, including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated or non-routine discharges;
(5) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the WWF;
(6) The unit charge or schedule of IU charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the WWF;
(7) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment;
(8) A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the wastewater discharge permit; and
(9) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the director to ensure compliance with this chapter and federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(C) Permit duration. Wastewater discharge 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 specified date.
(Ord. 679, passed 9-26-2017)