(a) National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
All industrial dischargers shall comply with applicable categorical standards promulgated by the USEPA pursuant to the Act.
(b) State or other governmental requirements.
All dischargers shall comply with applicable State and other requirements legally adopted by other political subdivisions which discharge into the City's treatment works.
(Ord. 883-85. Passed 12-31-85.)
(c) Toledo Standards - Maximum Allowable Industrial Loadings.
The total mass of pollutants allocated to all permitted Industrial Users shall not exceed the levels specified as referenced in Appendix A. Changes in Local Limits due to increased or decreased loadings in the service area or due to other special conditions including, but not limited to, water quality stream standards, NPDES discharge permit limits, or other conditions as determined by the Control Authority, may cause a change in these allocations. The loadings are incorporated into Industrial User permits as concentration limits. The Industrial User permit limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW.
The Control Authority may impose mass limitations for specific substances when it is determined that the imposition of mass limitations is necessary either to protect the treatment works, sludge disposal processes, sludge disposal options, and receiving streams, or to comply with the City's NPDES permit. Allocations may be revoked by the Control Authority and shall not be considered property rights.
(d) Dilution Exclusion.
No Industrial User shall increase the use of potable or process water in any way for the purpose of diluting a discharge or as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the Director.
(e) Best Management Practices as Local Limits.
Where appropriate, the Control Authority may require Industrial Users to establish and implement industry specific Best Management Practices (BMPs) in conjunction with or in lieu of numerical Local Limits. Such BMPs shall be considered Pretreatment Standards and are fully enforceable under this chapter.
(Ord. 210-12. Passed 5-8-12.)