(A) Certification of Permit Applications, User Reports, and Initial Monitoring Waiver. The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by users submitting permit applications in accordance with § 52.054; users submitting periodic compliance reports required by § 52.093(A) - (D) and users submitting an initial request to forego sampling of a pollutant based on § 52.093(B). The following certification statement must be signed by an authorized representative as defined in § 52.004.
“I certify under penalty of Law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and/or imprisonment for knowing violations.”
(B) Annual Certification for Non-Significant Industrial Users. A facility determined to be a Non-Significant Industrial User by the City Manager pursuant to § 52.004 and § 52.054(C) must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements in § 52.004. This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the City Manager.
“Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 C.F.R. Part 403, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief during the periods from (mm/dd/yyyy) to (mm/dd/yyyy): (a) The facility described as [facility name] met the definition of non-significant categorical industrial user as described in § 52.004; (b) The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements during this reporting period; and (c) The facility never discharged more than 100 gallons of total categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period.”
(Prior Code, Art. 16B, § 6.14)