(A) Wastewater analysis. When requested by the Director, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. The Director is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
(B) Wastewater discharge permit requirement.
(1) No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the Director, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to division (B)(3) below may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
(2) The Director may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(3) Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in §§ 51.046 through 51.048. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
(C) Wastewater discharge permitting; existing connections. Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit which was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this subchapter and which wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within 60 days after said date, apply to the Director for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with division (E) below and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 90 days of the effective date of this subchapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the Director.
(D) Wastewater discharge permitting; new connections. Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW must obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit must be filed at least 30 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
(E) Wastewater discharge permit application contents.
(1) All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The Director may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:
(a) All information required by § 51.040(B);
(b) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the POTW;
(c) Number and type of employees, hours of operation, or proposed hours of operation;
(d) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(d) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
(g) Quantity of water purchased by user and quantity of river or well water used by user on a monthly or quarterly basis;
(h) Time and duration of discharges; and
(i) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
(2) Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
(F) Application, notification, and report signatories and certification. All wastewater discharge permit applications and user notifications and written reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:
“I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.”
(G) Wastewater discharge permit decisions. The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information as the Director determines necessary for completion and proper review of the application. Within 60 days of receipt of an administratively complete wastewater discharge permit application, the Director will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The Director may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. A permit may be denied by the Director if the Director determines that the proposed discharge, or continued discharge, will not comply with all applicable standards and requirements of this subchapter; if the user refused to accept the terms and conditions of a permit as proposed to be issued by the Director; for any reason that would support a suspension or revocation of the permit as provided by this subchapter; if the Director determines that the POTW cannot adequately treat the discharge (due to insufficient capacity, the quality or quantity of pollutants, and the like); or for any other reason as determined necessary by the Director to prevent the discharge of pollutants into the POTW that, singly or in combination with other pollutants, would not meet applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, would interfere with the operation of the POTW, would pass through the POTW into the receiving waters or the atmosphere, would inhibit or disrupt the POTW’s processing, use, or disposal of sludge, would cause health or safety problems for POTW workers, or would result in a violation of the city’s NPDES permit or of other applicable laws and regulations.
(Prior Code, § 51.34) (Ord. D-1635, passed 9-9-1991, effective 9-9-1991; Ord. D-1927, passed 7-15-2002, effective 8-1-2002)