(A) Wastewater analysis. When requested by the authority, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. The authority is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
(B) Individual wastewater discharge permit and general permit requirement.
(1) No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit from the authority, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to division (C) of this section may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
(2) The authority may require other users to obtain individual wastewater discharge permits or general permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(3) Any violation of the terms and conditions of an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in §§ 50.063, 50.0642, and 50.999 of this chapter. Obtaining an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general 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) Individual wastewater discharge and general permitting: existing connections. Any user required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this subchapter and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within 90 days after said date, apply to the authority for an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit in accordance with division (E) of this section, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days of the effective date of this subchapter except in accordance with an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit issued by the authority.
(D) Individual wastewater discharge and general permitting: new connections. Any user required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general 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 individual wastewater discharge permit or general permit, in accordance with division (E) of this section, must be filed at least 30 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
(E) Individual wastewater discharge and general permit application contents.
(1) All users required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit must submit a permit application. Users that are eligible may request a general permit under division (F). The authority may require users to submit all or some of the following information as part of a permit application:
(a) Identifying information.
1. The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
2. Contact information, description of activities, facilities, and plant production processes on the premises;
(b) Environmental permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
(c) Description of operations.
1. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production (including each product produced by type, amount, processes, and rate of production), and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include a schematic process diagram, which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
2. Types of wastes generated, and 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;
3. Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
4. Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
5. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
(d) Time and duration of discharges;
(e) The location for monitoring all wastes covered by the permit;
(f) Flow measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula set out in § 50.049(B)(3) (40 CFR 403.6(e)).
(g) Measurement of pollutants.
1. The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process and any new categorically regulated processes for existing sources.
2. The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the authority, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process.
3. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported.
4. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in § 50.057(J) of this chapter. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the authority or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard.
5. Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in § 50.057(K) of this chapter.
(h) Any requests for a monitoring waiver (or a renewal of an approved monitoring waiver) for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge based on § 50.057(D)(2) (40 CFR 403.12(e)(2)).
(i) Any request to be covered by a general permit based on division (F) below.
(j) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the authority to evaluate the permit application.
(2) Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
(F) Wastewater discharge permitting: general permits.
(1) At the discretion of the authority, the authority may use general permits to control SIU discharges to the POTW if the following conditions are met. All facilities to be covered by a general permit must:
(a) Involve the same or substantially similar types of operations;
(b) Discharge the same types of wastes;
(c) Require the same effluent limitations;
(d) Require the same or similar monitoring; and
(e) In the opinion of the authority, are more appropriately controlled under a general permit than under individual wastewater discharge permits.
(2) To be covered by the general permit, the SIU must file a written request for coverage that identifies its contact information, production processes, the types of wastes generated, the location for monitoring all wastes covered by the general permit, any requests in accordance with § 50.057(D)(2) for a monitoring waiver for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge, and any other information the POTW deems appropriate. A monitoring waiver for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge is not effective in the general permit until after the authority has provided written notice to the SIU that such a waiver request has been granted in accordance with § 50.057(D)(2).
(3) The authority will retain a copy of the general permit, documentation to support the POTW's determination that a specific SIU meets the criteria in division (F)(1)(a) through (e), and applicable state regulations, and a copy of the user's written request for coverage for three years after the expiration of the general permit.
(4) The authority may not control an SIU through a general permit where the facility is subject to production based categorical pretreatment standards or categorical pretreatment standards expressed as mass of pollutant discharged per day or for IUs whose limits are based on the combined wastestream formula (§ 50.049(B)(3)) or net/gross calculations (§ 50.049(B)(4)).
(G) Application signatories and certifications.
(1) All wastewater discharge permit applications, user reports and certification statements must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the certification statement in § 50.057(A)(1).
(2) If the designation of an authorized representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new written authorization satisfying the requirements of this section must be submitted to the authority prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.
(H) Individual wastewater discharge and general permit decisions. The authority will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within 30 days of receipt of a complete permit application, the authority will determine whether to issue an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit. The authority may deny any application for an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit.
(Ord. 12-2683, passed 8-20-12)