A. All information and data relating to a user's facilities obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, monitoring programs, and inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agencies without notification unless the user specifically requests confidentiality, and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city that the release of such information is proprietary in nature.
B. The portions of such information which are proprietary in nature shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon request to other governmental agencies for purposes related to this chapter, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and or pretreatment program. Those portions of the information shall also be available for use by any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the user. Waste-constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information. The burden will be on the user to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city that information and data requested from the user is proprietary.
C. Any information accepted by the city as confidential shall not be transmitted to anyone except the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Quality Control Board, and/or the Regional Water Quality Control Board, until and unless a ten-day notice is given to the user. (Ord. 01-102 § 2(part), 2001).