(A) Compliance date report.
(1) Within 90 days following the date for final compliance by the discharger with applicable pretreatment standards set forth in this chapter, or 90 days following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW by a new discharger, any discharger subject to this chapter shall submit to the Authority a report indicating the nature and concentration of all prohibited or regulated substances contained in its discharge and the average and maximum daily flow in gallons.
(2) The report shall state whether the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, what additional O&M and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring the discharger into compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. The statement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the discharger and certified to by a qualified engineer.
(B) Periodic compliance reports.
(1) Any discharger subject to a pretreatment standard set forth in this chapter, after the compliance date of such pretreatment standard, or, in the case of a new discharger, after commencement of the discharge to the Authority, shall submit to the Authority monthly reports, unless required more frequently by the Authority, a report indicating the nature and concentration of prohibited or regulated substances in the effluent which are limited by the pretreatment standards hereof. In addition, this report shall include a record of all measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows during the reporting period reported in division (A) above.
(2) Flows shall be reported on the basis of actual measurement; provided, however, where cost or feasibility considerations justify, the Authority may accept reports of average and maximum flows estimated by verifiable techniques. The Authority, for good cause shown considering such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles or other extenuating factors, may authorize the submission of said reports on times other than those specified above.
(3) Reports of dischargers shall contain all results of sampling and analysis of the discharge, including the flow and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where required by the Authority. The frequency of monitoring by the discharger shall be as prescribed in the applicable pretreatment standard of this chapter. All analysis shall be performed in accordance with 40 C.F.R. part 136 and amendments thereto.
(C) Compliance schedule reports for non-categorical dischargers. Any non-categorical discharger which is not in compliance with this subchapter must develop a compliance schedule to comply with said limits. The schedule should follow the same format established in § 52.101(B)(1)(i) of this code.
(D) Periodic compliance reports for non-categorical dischargers. Any discharger suspected of contributing wastes and/or waters that will exceed the conditions set forth in this subchapter shall submit to the Authority reports specified by the Authority to ensure compliance with this subchapter on a frequency specified by the Authority.
(E) Baseline reporting. Within 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or 180 days after the final administrative decision made on a category, whichever is later, existing industrial users subject to such categorical pretreatment standards and currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the Authority a report containing the information listed in paragraph(b)(l)-(7) of 40 C.F.R. § 403.12. Upon promulgation of a categorical pretreatment standard, the Authority will provide the appropriate 12(b) to the affected dischargers.
(F) Monitoring facilities.
(1) Each discharger shall provide and operate, at the discharger’s own expense, a monitoring facility to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of each sewer discharge to the Authority.
(2) Each monitoring facility shall be situated on the discharger’s premises, except where such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the discharger, the Authority may concur with the facility being constructed in the public street or sidewalk area; provided, that the facility is located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. There shall be ample room in or near the sampling facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the discharger.
(3) All monitoring facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all applicable local construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be completed within 120 days of receipt of permit by discharger.
(G) Inspection and sampling. The Authority may inspect the monitoring facilities of any discharger to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The discharger shall allow the Authority or its representatives, upon presentation of credentials of identification, to enter upon the premises of the discharger at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of inspection, sampling or records examination. (The Authority shall have the right to set up on the discharger’s property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations.)
(H) Confidential information.
(1) Information and data furnished to the Authority with respect to the nature and frequency of discharge shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the discharger specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Authority that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets or propriety information of the discharger.
(2) When requested by a discharger furnishing a report, the portions of a report which may disclose trade secrets or secret process shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this chapter, the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, state disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment programs; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the discharger furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
(3) Information accepted by the Authority as confidential shall not be transmitted to any governmental agency or to the general public by the Authority until and unless a ten-day notification is given to the discharger.
(Ord. 17-1989, passed 12-5-1989)