§ 52.035 PURPOSE.

   It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the recovery of costs from users of the city’s wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program established in this chapter. The applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the city’s schedule of charges and fees to be prepared from time to time by the Director and approved by the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 14-3-1)

§ 52.036 MONITORING.

   All cost to the city associated with problem related non-scheduled monitoring, including equipment rental or use, sample gathering, and laboratory costs, shall be billed to the violating user according to the provisions of § 52.999(B).

(Prior Code, § 14-3-2)

§ 52.037 INSPECTION.

   Routine inspection and surveillance costs shall be paid through the permit fees.

(Prior Code, § 14-3-3)

§ 52.038 PERMIT.

   The wastewater discharge permit fees shall be proportional to as listed in the fee schedule ordinance.

(Prior Code, § 14-3-4)

ADMINISTRATION

§ 52.050 GENERAL USER REPORTS.

   The Director may require that any person discharging or proposing to discharge wastewater to the wastewater disposal system file a quarterly discharge report. The discharge report may include, but not be limited to, nature of process, rates of flow, mass discharge rate, raw material and production quantities, hours of operation, number and classification of employees, compliance status with any state or federal pretreatment standards, or other information which relates to the generation of waste, including wastewater constituents and concentrations in the wastewater discharge. The reports may also include sludge disposal practices and the chemical constituents and quantity of liquid or gaseous materials stored on site, even though they may not normally be discharged. At a minimum, a summary of the data indicating each industrial user’s compliance with this chapter shall be prepared annually and submitted to the Director. In addition to discharge reports, the Director may require information in the form of self-monitoring reports and compliance schedules.

(Prior Code, § 14-4-1)

§ 52.051 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS.

   (A)   Mandatory permits. All industries proposing to connect or to commence a new discharge to the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging into the wastewater disposal system if the discharge would result in the industry being classified as a significant industrial user. All existing significant industrial users or industrial users subject to national categorical pretreatment standards under § 307(b) and (c) of the Act connected to or discharging into the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within 180 days after the effective date of this chapter.

   (B)   Permit application. Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the Director an application in the form prescribed by the Director and accompanied by a fee as provided in §§ 52.035 through 52.038. Existing users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter, and proposed new users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting or discharging to the wastewater disposal system. The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within 45 days of receipt of a completed application form and after evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Director 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 applicable regulations, user charges, and fees established by the city. Permits shall contain the following (where applicable):

      (1)   The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the wastewater disposal system;

      (2)   Limits on the average and maximum waste constituents and characteristics;

      (3)   Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;

      (4)   Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities for each point of discharge;

      (5)   Requirements for installation, operation, and maintenance of pretreatment facilities;

      (6)   Specifications for in-plant monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency and method of sampling, number, types, and standards for tests and reporting schedule;

      (7)   Compliance schedules;

      (8)   Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;

      (9)   Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the Director, but in no case less than three years, and affording Director access thereto;

      (10)   Requirements for notification to and acceptance by the Director of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or of any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system;

      (11)   Requirements for notification of slug or accidental discharges as provided in § 52.020 and reporting permit violations;

      (12)   Requirements for disposal of sludges, screenings, skimmings, and the like; and

      (13)   Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure compliance with this chapter.

   (D)   Permit duration. Permits shall be recertified annually upon submission of the annual fee as specified in § 52.038. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the Director during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements as identified in §§ 52.015 through 52.021 are modified or other just cause exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his or her permit at least 45 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a schedule for compliance of not less than 180 days.

   (E)   Permit modifications. Within nine months of the promulgation of a national categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of users subject to the standard shall be revised to require compliance with the standard within the time frame prescribed by the standard. Where a user, subject to a national categorical pretreatment standard, has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit, the user shall apply for a permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable national categorical pretreatment standard. In addition, the user with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the Director within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable national categorical pretreatment standard a statement indicating whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met, and if not, whether additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance is required, a schedule shall be submitted which shall comply with applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If the information previously submitted in an application is still current and adequate, only a letter from the user certifying such shall be required.

   (F)   Permit transfer. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit may be reassigned, transferred, or sold to a new owner or a new user provided that any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit, and further provided that the Director receives notification on a form prescribed and provided by the Director of the reassignment, transfer, or sale.

(Prior Code, § 14-4-2)