(a) Each discharger shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated materials or substances established by the Codified Ordinances. When there is a substantial danger to the public health or welfare to the environment or of interfering with the sewage disposal system as a result of an accidental discharge, facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the discharger's cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the City to review, and shall be approved by the City before construction of the facility. Each existing discharger shall complete its plan and submit same to the City by December 1, 1984. Construction of the approved facilities shall be completed by May 1, 1986. No discharger shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system after May 1, 1985, until accidental discharge protection procedures have been approved by the City. If facilities are not completed by May 1, 1986, the City may deny permission to discharge. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the City shall not relieve the discharger from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of the Codified Ordinances. Dischargers shall notify the City immediately upon the occurrence of a "slugload" or accidental discharge of substances prohibited by the Codified Ordinances. The notification shall include location of discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. Any discharger who discharges slugs or accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be liable for any expense, loss or damage to the sewage disposal system, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the City on account thereof under State or Federal law.
(b) Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on discharger's premises, advising employees who to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge. Employers shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge with respect to emergency notification procedures.
(c) A slug discharge plan shall conform and comply with the criteria of a slug discharge plan as set forth in OAC 3745-3-03(C)(2)(f)(i-iv), which is incorporated herein as if fully rewritten.
(d) The POTW shall evaluate the need for a plan, device or structure to control a potential slug discharge at least once during the terms of each significant industrial user's (SIU) control mechanism or within one year of being identified as a SIU.
(Ord. 2016-15. Passed 4-5-16.)