(a) It is the purpose of this section to establish chargeable fees to industrial dischargers to compensate the City for costs associated with the City's pretreatment program.
(b) Council shall adopt, from time to time, charges and fees which may include:
(1) Fees for filing grievances and appeals;
(3) Fees for monitoring, inspections, sample analysis and surveillance procedures for scheduled and demand sampling as warranted in the City's industrial pretreatment program;
(4) Fees for the City's administration costs associated with industries required to maintain a scheduled sampling and analysis program, as warranted in the City's industrial pretreatment program.
Fees shall be the total cost per year for industry incurred by the Service Director, City Engineer, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, Pretreatment Coordinator plus miscellaneous costs for office equipment, supplies, paper, copying and transportation.
(5) The funds received from the collection of fees for the pretreatment program shall be deposited as received with the Director of Finance who shall keep the same in the Sewer Revenue Fund.
(c) Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit.
(1) Permit required. No person shall discharge industrial wastes to the POTW without first obtaining an industrial wastewater discharge permit and complying with requirements stipulated in the industrial wastewater discharge permit issued by the City.
(2) Application. All industrial users, and other users as may be required by the Service Director, shall submit an application for an industrial wastewater discharge permit to the Service Director at least ninety days prior to connecting to or discharging to the POTW. All existing significant industrial users connected to or discharging to the POTW, and which have not previously applied for an industrial wastewater discharge permit, shall make application to the Service Director for a discharge permit within ninety days of the effective date of this chapter. Each application shall include:
B. A list of any environmental control permits held by the facility.
C. A description of operations, including the nature, rate of production and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the operation(s). This description shall include a schematic process diagram which indicates the point(s) of discharge to the POTW.
D. A plan of sampling and analysis of regulated pollutants from each regulated process. For all pollutants a minimum of one twenty-four hour flow proportional composite sample shall be obtained. Where a composite sample is not possible a minimum of three grab samples shall be hand composited over a period of time not less than one hour and must be representative of the pollutants discharged over a normal twenty-four hour period. Samples should be taken immediately downstream of pretreatment facilities if such exist or immediately downstream of regulated processes if no pretreatment facilities exist. All samples, regardless of collection method, shall be representative of the daily operations.
E. The certification statement signed by an authorized representative as required in Section 917.05.
(d) Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Conditions.
(1) Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and any other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the City. Permits may contain the following specific conditions:
A. Statement of duration including issuance and expiration dates.
B. Limits on average and maximum allowable levels of wastewater discharge constituents and characteristics.
C. Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation or equalization.
D. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment.
E. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests, and reporting requirements.
F. Schedules for attaining compliance.
G. Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports.
H. Requirements for developing and implementing spill and slug control plans.
I. Applicable charges and fees.
J. Compliance with BMPs ad described in 40 CFR 403.8.
K. Other conditions as deemed necessary by the Service Director to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(2) Nontransferability. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific industrial discharger for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, industrial discharger or different premises without written consent from the Service Director.
(3) Permit revisions. The City reserves the right to amend any wastewater discharge permit issued hereunder in order to assure compliance by the City with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. Industrial users with an effective discharge permit shall be informed of any propsed changes to the permit at least thirty days prior to the effective date of any such changes. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)