The city reserves the right to enter into special agreements with users setting out special terms under which they may discharge to the POTW. In no case will a special agreement waive compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard or federal pretreatment requirement. A special agreement shall not constitute, nor be construed as a replacement for, an industrial wastewater discharge permit. However, if applicable, industrial users may request a net/gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with 40 CFR 403.15. They may also request a variance from the categorical pretreatment standard from the approval authority in accordance with 40 CFR 403.13. (Ord. 2020-018, 10-19-2020)