The Department of Public Works shall publish annually, in the largest daily newspaper published in the municipality where the sewer system is located, a list of Industrial Users that, during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. The term significant noncompliance shall mean:
(a) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined herein as those in which sixty-six percent (66%) or more of wastewater measurements taken during a six (6)-month period exceed the daily maximum limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter by any amount;
(b) Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, defined herein as those in which thirty-three percent (33%) or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six (6)-month period equals or exceeds the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD5, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1.2 for all other parameters except pH);
(c) Any other discharge violation that the Department of Public Works believes has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including endangering the health of City personnel, POTW treatment plant personnel or the general public;
(d) Any discharge of pollutants that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the City's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
(e) Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
(f) Failure to provide within thirty (30) days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
(g) Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
(h) Any other violation(s) that the Department of Public Works determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program or the operation of the POTW treatment plant.
(Ord. O-3-08. Passed 7-24-08.)