(A) The POTW Director shall have the authority to grant a permit with such conditions and provisions as the Director believes necessary to achieve the purpose of this chapter and G.S. § 143-215.1. Wastewater permits shall at a minimum contain the following provisions:
(1) A statement of duration (in no case more than five years);
(2) A statement of non-transferability;
(3) Applicable effluent limits based on categorical standards or local limits or both;
(4) Applicable monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type based on federal, state and local law;
(5) Requirements for notifying the POTW in the event of an accidental discharge or slug load as defined in § 50.002(A) of this chapter;
(6) Requirements to implement a plan or other controls for prevention of accidental discharges and/or slug loads as defined in § 50.002(A) of this chapter, if determined by the POTW Director to be necessary for the user;
(8) A statement of applicable civil and/or criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule.
(B) In addition, permits may contain, but are not limited to, the following provisions:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum, rate of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Limits on the instantaneous, daily and/or monthly average and/or maximum concentration, mass or other measure of identified wastewater pollutants or properties;
(3) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology or construction of appropriate containment devices designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works;
(4) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to and treatment by the town wastewater system;
(5) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the system;
(6) Requirements for installation and maintenance of monitoring and sampling facilities and equipment;
(7) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations; frequency of sampling; number, types and standards for tests; and reporting schedules;
(8) Requirements for immediate reporting of any instance of non-compliance and for automatic re-sampling and reporting within 30 days where self-monitoring indicates a violation(s);
(9) Compliance schedules for meeting pretreatment standards and requirements;
(10) Requirements for submission of periodic self-monitoring or special notification reports;
(11) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plans and records relating to wastewater discharges as specified in § 50.044 of this chapter and affording the POTW Director or his or her representatives access thereto;
(12) Requirements for prior notification and approval by the POTW Director of any new introduction of wastewater pollutants or of any significant change in the volume or character of the wastewater prior to introduction in the system;
(13) Requirements for the prior notification and approval by the POTW Director of any change in the manufacturing and/or pretreatment process used by the permittee;
(14) A statement that compliance with the permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the permit;
(15) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the POTW Director to ensure compliance with this section, and state and federal laws, rules and regulations; and
(16) Requirements for immediate notification of excessive, accidental or slug discharges or any discharge which could cause any problems to the system.
(Ord. 00277d, passed 2-4-2003; Ord. passed 10-14-2021)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see G.S. § 143215.1