A wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the City Manager to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant’s effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be subject to all provisions of this ordinance and all other applicable regulations, user charges, and fees established by the POTW.
(A) Wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(1) The issuance date, effective date, and expiration date such that the expiration date shall not exceed five (5) years from the effective date.
(2) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to Mt. Vernon in accordance with § 52.076 of this ordinance, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
(3) Effluent limits on daily maximum and average pollutant concentrations from the applicable pretreatment standards (including Federal, State and Local limits whichever is more stringent);
(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; and
(5) 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, or local law.
(6) Requirements to control Slug Discharge, if determined by the City Manager to be necessary.
(7) Requirements to retain for a minimum of three years any records of monitoring activities and results relating to wastewater discharge and for affording the POTW access to said records;
(8) Requirements for advance notification to the POTW of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system pursuant to the terms of § 52.094 of this ordinance;
(9) Requirements for notification of slug discharges as defined in this ordinance;
(10) Requirements that permittee allow the POTW or its representatives ready access upon presentation of credentials at reasonable times to all parts of its premises in which a discharge source or treatment system is located or in which records required by this ordinance are kept for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and photocopying of said records and for the performance of any of their duties.
(B) Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
(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 treatment works;
(3) 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;
(4) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
(5) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
(6) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment, and flow measurement devices;
(7) 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;
(8) Requirements for reporting pretreatment sludge disposal practices;
(9) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City Manager to ensure compliance with this ordinance, and State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(Prior Code, Art. 16B, § 5.2)