Industrial dischargers shall complete and file with the Director, a baseline report in the form prescribed by the Director. Existing industrial dischargers shall file baseline reports within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter, and proposed new dischargers shall file baseline reports at least 90 days prior to connecting to the POTW. New sources shall also be required to include in this report information on the method of pretreatment the discharger intends to use to meet applicable pretreatment standards. The report to be made by the discharger shall be made on written forms provided by the Director and shall cover:
(A) Disclosure of name, address and location of the discharger;
(B) Disclosure of standard industrial classification (SIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
(C) Disclosure of wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned in this chapter, including Appendices A aid B as appropriate, as determined by bonafide chemical and biological analyses. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U.S. EPA and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended;
(D) Disclosure of time and duration of discharges;
(E) Disclosure of average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates, in gallons per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the city due to cost or nonfeasibility;
(F) Disclosure of site plan, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(G) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or may be discharged to the sewers or works of the city;
(H) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this chapter in the discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved with this chapter on a consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply with this chapter.
(I) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to comply with this chapter, the discharger shall provide a declaration of the shortest schedule by which the discharger will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implementation of additional operational and maintenance activities:
(1) The schedule shall contain milestone dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to comply with the requirements of this chapter including, but not limited to, dates relating to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter.
(2) Under no circumstances shall the Director permit a time increment for any single step directed toward compliance which exceeds 9 months.
(3) Not later than 14 days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the discharger shall submit a progress report to the Director, including no less than a statement as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress represented by that milestone date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay and the steps being taken by the discharger to return the construction to the approved schedule. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the Director.
(J) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production;
(K) Disclosure of the type and amount of raw materials utilized (average and maximum per day);
(L) All baseline reports shall be signed by the authorized representative of the discharger, and certified to by a qualified professional;
(M) All industries shall have an inspection and sampling manhole or structure (with an opening of no less than 24 inches diameter and an internal diameter of no less than 36 inches) containing flow measuring, recording and sampling equipment as required by the city to assure compliance with this chapter.
(N) The Director will evaluate the complete baseline report and data furnished by the discharger and may require additional information. Within 30 days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Director shall notify the discharger of the city's acceptance thereof. The Director may issue orders to any discharger to require compliance with any requirements under this chapter, including applicable categorical pretreatment standards, other discharge limits, and reporting requirements.
(1981 Code, § 52.32) (Ord. 6586-93, passed 1-10-1994) Penalty, see § 52.99