(A) Permit required. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sewer any industrial wastes without a valid permit from the Manager. When the Manager has reason to believe that an owner of property has been discharging, is discharging or is about to discharge any industrial wastes into a public sewer, he or she may request the person to file an application for such a permit, which application shall be completed and returned to the Manager within 30 days after the receipt thereof.
(B) Application. All applications for a permit under this section shall require the applicant to provide the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the location and legal description of the property to be covered by the permit; a general statement of the type of operations conducted and to be conducted on the property; a plat of the property showing accurately all sewers and drains; plans and specifications covering any work proposed to be performed under the permit; a complete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced or expected to be produced for discharge from the property, including a description of the character of each waste, the daily volume and maximum rates of discharge and representative analyses; and the name, address and telephone number of the person who will perform the work covered by the permit. All applications shall also require the applicant to agree to furnish at the request of the Manager any additional information relating to the installation or use of the industrial sewer for which the permit is sought; to accept and abide by all provisions of this chapter and all other pertinent ordinances and regulations which may be adopted in the future; to operate and maintain any waste pretreatment facilities as may be required as a condition of the acceptance into the public sewers of the industrial wastes involved in an efficient manner at all times, and at no expense to the city; to cooperate at all times with the Manager in the inspecting, sampling and study of the industrial wastes and in the inspecting of any facilities provided for pretreatment; and to notify the Manager immediately in the event of any accident, negligence or other occurrence which occasions discharge to the public sewers of any wastes or process waters not covered by the permit.
(C) Issuance or denial. If, after examination by the Manager of the information contained in an application for a permit under this section, it is determined that the characteristics of the proposed discharge do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter, a permit shall forthwith be issued allowing the discharge of the wastes to the public sewers. If it is determined that the characteristics of the wastes are not in compliance with provisions of this chapter, the application shall be denied and the applicant forthwith advised of steps which must be taken to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 52-195)