Industrial wastewater discharge permits shall be issued under the following categories as determined by the director of public works after review of the permit application as described in section 8-2-7-5 of this chapter. The director of public works may determine, upon review of the permit application, that no permit is required for certain small industries and commercial users.
A. Significant industrial user (SIU) permits (category 1 dischargers). SIU permits shall be issued to those industries which are determined by the director of public works to be significant industrial users (SIUs) as defined in section 8-2-1-4 of this chapter.
1. The director of public works may require other users to obtain an SIU permit as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
B. General industrial/commercial user permits (category 2 dischargers). General industrial/commercial user permits shall be issued to certain small industries and some commercial users whose individual discharges do not significantly impact the POTW, degrade wastewater quality, or contaminate sludge. Industries that have the potential to discharge a nondomestic or process waste stream, but at the present time discharge only sanitary waste, may also be included in this group. (Ord. 2014-003, 7-22-2014)