A. Any user who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the POTW, the EPA regional waste management division director, and state hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR part 261 or California code of regulations title 22, chapter 11, section 66261.1 et seq. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other). If the user discharges more than ten (10) kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification also shall contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the user:
1. An identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes;
2. An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste stream discharged during that calendar month; and
3. An estimation of the mass of constituents in the waste stream expected to be discharged during the following twelve (12) months.
All notifications must take place no later than ten (10) days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this subsection need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under section 8-2-8-3 of this chapter. The notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants already reported by users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under the self-monitoring requirements of section 8-2-8-1 of this chapter.
B. All notifications must take place no later than ten (10) days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this subsection needs to be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under section 8-2-8-3 of this chapter. The notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants already reported by users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under the self-monitoring requirements of section 8-2-8-1 of this chapter.
C. In the case of any new regulations under section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the user must notify the director of public works, the EPA regional waste management waste division director, and state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within thirty (30) days of the effective date of such regulations.
D. In the case of any notification made under this section, the user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practical.
E. This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by this chapter, a permit issued thereunder, or any applicable federal or state law. (Ord. 2014-003, 7-22-2014)