(A) The Manager and/or Director of Wastewater Operations shall evaluate whether each SIU needs an accidental discharge/slug discharge control plan or other action to control slug discharges. The Manager and/or the Director of Wastewater Operations may require any User to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan or take such other action that may be necessary to control slug discharges. Alternatively, the Manager and/or the Director of Wastewater Operations may develop such a plan for any user. An accidental discharge/slug control discharge control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
(2) Description of stored chemicals;
(3) Procedures for immediately notifying the Manager and/or the Director of Wastewater Operations of any accidental or slug discharge, as required by this section, subsection (B) below; and
(4) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
(B) Each significant user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this chapter. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Water and Sewer Commission for review, and shall be approved by the Commission before construction of the facility. All existing users shall complete this plan within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this chapter. Construction shall be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days of approval of plans and notification by the Manager. No user who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective date of this chapter shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the city. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify the user's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately telephone and notify the POTW of the incident. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions.
(C) Written notice. Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the Commission a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrence. This notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall this notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this subchapter or other applicable law.
(D) Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall insure that all employees who may cause or suffer a dangerous discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
(Ord. - -, passed 6-7-84; Am. Ord. 2011-11-03, passed 11-3-11)