(A) If another municipality, or user located within another municipality outside of the jurisdiction of the control authority, contributes wastewater to the POTW, the control authority shall enter into a binding agreement with the contributing municipality.
(B) Prior to entering into an agreement required by division (A) above, the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator shall request the following information from the contributing municipality:
(1) A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing municipality;
(2) An inventory of all users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to the POTW; and
(3) Such other information as the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator may deem necessary.
(C) A binding agreement, as required by division (A) above, shall contain the following conditions:
(1) (a) A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance which is at least as stringent as this chapter, Chapter 54 of this code of ordinances, a surcharge resolution and local limits which are at least as stringent as those set out in § 53.021; and
(b) The requirement shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the control authority’s chapter or local limits.
(2) A requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised user inventory on at least an annual basis;
(3) A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities, including wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator; and which of these activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality and the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator;
(4) A requirement for the contributing municipality to provide the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator with access to all information that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment activities;
(5) Limits on the nature, quality and volume of the contributing municipality’s wastewater at the point where it discharges to the POTW;
(6) Requirements for monitoring the contributing municipality’s discharge;
(7) A provision ensuring the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator access to the facilities of users located within the contributing municipality’s jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling and any other duties deemed necessary by the Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator; and
(8) A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms of the binding agreement, and authorizing the control authority to take legal action to enforce the terms of the contributing municipality’s regulations or impose and enforce pretreatment standards.
(Res. 1998-10-18-A, passed 10-19-1998; Ord. 180, passed 12-21-1998)