Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary by the City to prevent pass-through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
A. Wastewater discharge permits should contain the following conditions:
1. A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event shall exceed five (5) years, and a specific date upon which the permit will expire;
2. A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is non-transferable without prior notification to, and approval from, the City and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
3. Applicable pretreatment standards (including local limits) and requirements, including effluent limits;
4. Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, submittal of technical reports, compliance schedules and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequently and sample type based on Federal, State and local law;
5. Requirement to report the results of monitoring of any regulated pollutant that is conducted more frequently than required by the permit;
6. Requirement for immediate notification to the City, where self-monitoring results indicate non-compliance;
7. Requirements to report a bypass or upset of a pretreatment facility;
8. Requirements for the SIU who reports non-compliance to repeat the sampling and analysis and submit results to the City within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation;
9. A statement of applicable civil, criminal and administrative penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule; and
10. Requirements to control slug discharges, if determined by the Director to be necessary.
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B. Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
1. Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
2. Requirements for the installation and proper O&M of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW;
3. Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated or routine discharges;
4. Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
5. The unit charge or schedule of industrial user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
6. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment;
7. A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable Federal and State pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the wastewater discharge permit;
8. Any special agreements the City chooses to continue or develop between the City and industrial user; and
9. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City to ensure compliance with this Chapter, and State and Federal laws, rules and regulations. (Ord. 353, 6-21-1994; amd. Ord. 582, 10-9-2019)