The General Manager shall have the authority to deny or condition new or increased contributions of pollutants or changes in the nature of pollutants to the POTW by industrial users where the contributions do not meet applicable pretreatment standards and requirements or where the contributions would cause the city to violate its waste discharge requirements.
(A) Any industrial user which discharges industrial waste into the POTW prior to the effective date hereof and who wishes to continue the discharges in the future, shall, within 90 days after the date, apply to the General Manager for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with this chapter, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days of the effective date hereof except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the General Manager.
(B) Any industrial user proposing to begin or recommence discharging industrial wastes into the POTW must obtain a wastewater discharge permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of the discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin.
(C) Any existing industrial user located beyond the city limits and which utilizes the city’s public sewer system to discharge industrial waste shall submit a wastewater discharge permit application, in accordance with this chapter, within 90 days of the effective date hereof. New industrial users located beyond the city shall submit the applications to the General Manager 90 days prior to any proposed discharge into the system.
(1995 Code, § 7.20.620) (Ord. 17-03, passed 3-21-2017; Ord. 15-02, passed 5-5-2015)