(a) No person shall discharge without a permit to any natural outlet within the Village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village and/or to the Village Water Pollution Control Plant, any wastewater except as authorized by the Village Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) (1) Proposed new users. All non-residential Users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the Village wastewater works must obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit at least ninety days prior to connecting to or contributing to the Village’s wastewater works.
(2) Existing users. All existing non-residential Users connected to or contributing to the Village’s wastewater works must also obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit within 210 days after the effective date of the chapter.
(c) Any User subject to a Pretreatment Standard, after the compliance date of such Pretreatment Standard, or, in the case of a New User or New Source, after commencement of the discharge into the POTW, shall submit to the Village Administrator during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently in the Pretreatment Standard or by the Village Administrator, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such Pretreatment Standards. In addition, this report shall include a record of all daily flows which during the reporting period exceeded the average daily flow. At the discretion of the Village Administrator and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the Village Administrator may alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted.
(d) In cases where the character of sewage or industrial waste from any manufacturing or industrial plant, building, or premises is such that it will damage the sewerage system or cannot be treated satisfactorily at the wastewater treatment plant, the Village shall compel such users to dispose of such waste and prevent it from entering the sewerage system.
(e) In cases where the character of sewage or industrial waste from any manufacturing or industrial plant, building, or premises shows excessive flow rates or concentration of pollutants such that it imposes an unreasonable burden upon the sewage collection, pumping, or treatment works greater than that imposed by the average sewage entering the sewerage system, the Village may: compel such manufacturing or industrial plant, building, or premises to pretreat such sewage in such manner as specified by the Village before discharging it into the sewerage system; require flow control or equalization of such wastes so as to avoid any "slug" loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works, or require payment of a surcharge on any excessive loadings discharged to the treatment works to cover the additional costs of treating such wastes.
(f) Users required to obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit shall complete and file with the Village, a Wastewater Discharge Permit Application in the form prescribed by the Village, and accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Existing Users shall apply for a Wastewater Discharge Permit within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter, and proposed new Users shall apply at least ninety days prior to connecting to or contributing to the wastewater works. In support of the Wastewater Discharge Permit Application, the User shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(1) Name, address, and location (if different from the address);
(2) SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(3) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in Section 925.03 as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CfR, Part 136, as amended;
(4) Time and duration of contribution;
(5) Average daily and three minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical- and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation;
(7) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged;
(8) Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any Village, State, or Federal Pretreatment Standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the Pretreatment Standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional Operation and Maintenance (O & M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the User to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards;
(9) If additional pretreatment and/or O & M will be required to meet the Pretreatment Standards, the shortest schedule by which the User will provide such additional pretreatment. 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 increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (e.g. hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.)
B. No increment referred to in subsection (f)(9)A. shall exceed nine months.
C. Not later than fourteen days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the User shall submit a progress report to the Superintendent including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such 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 User to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Superintendent.
(10) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production.
(11) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).
(12) Number and type of employees and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.
(13) Any other information as may be deemed by the Village to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
(14) The Village will evaluate the data furnished by the User and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Village may authorize the industry to discharge subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
(g) Any User subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards must submit within nine months a revised disclosure form of the information required by subsection (f)(8) and (9) hereof.
(h) Within ninety days following the date for final compliance with applicable National Pretreatment Standards or as required by the Village, the industry shall submit a report indicating the nature and concentration of all pollutants and the average and maximum daily flows for those processes which are limited by pretreatment standards or requirements.
(i) As ordered by the Village the owner or operator of any premises or facility discharging industrial wastes into the system shall install at his own cost and expense suitable monitoring equipment to facilitate the accurate observation, sampling, and measurement of wastes. Such equipment shall be maintained in proper working order and kept safe and accessible at all times.
(j) The monitoring equipment shall be located and maintained on the industrial user's premises outside of the building. When such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the User the Village may allow such facility to be constructed in the public right of way, with the approval of the public agency having jurisdiction over such right of way, and located so that it will not be obstructed by public utilities, landscaping or parked vehicles.
(k) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided by the owner when, in the opinion of the Village Administrator, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
(l) When more than one User can discharge into a common sewer, the Village may require installation of separate monitoring equipment for each User. When there is a significant difference in wastewater constituents and characteristics produced by different operations of a single User, the Village may require that separate monitoring facilities be installed for each separate discharge.
(m) Whether constructed on public or private property, the monitoring facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the Village requirements and all applicable construction standards and specifications.
(n) Compliance determinations with respect to the prohibitions and limitations stated in Section 925.02 may be made on the basis of either instantaneous grab samples or composite samples of wastewater. Composite samples may be taken over a 24-hour period, or over a longer or shorter time span, as determined necessary by the Village in order to meet the needs of specific circumstances.
(o) Laboratory analysis of industrial wastewater samples shall be performed in accordance with the current edition of "Standard Methods", "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste", published by the U.S. EPA, or the "Annual Book of Standards, Part 23, Water, Atmospheric Analysis", published by the American Society for Testing and Materials. Analysis of those pollutants not covered by these publications shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA).
(p) Sampling of industrial wastewater for the purpose of compliance determination with respect to the prohibitions and limitations stated in Section 925.02 will be done at such intervals as designated by the Village. All records of sampling and other information must be kept for a period of at least three years.
(q) Duly authorized employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(r) Duly authorized Village employees may obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information considered confidential provided that the industry establishes that revealing such information to the public might result in an advantage to competitors.
(s) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in subsection (m) hereof, the Village or duly authorized employees of the Village shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises.
(t) Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this chapter. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or operator's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Village review, and shall be approved by the Village before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify his facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(u) If, for any reason, a facility does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any prohibition or limitations in this chapter, the facility responsible for such discharge shall immediately notify the Village that corrective action may be taken to protect the treatment system. In addition, a written report addressed to the Village detailing the date, time, and discharge, and corrective action taken to prevent future discharges, shall be filed by the responsible industrial facility within five days of the occurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
(Ord. 1987-65. Passed 11-12-87.)