(A) General permits.
(1) All significant and minor significant industrial users proposing to connect to or to discharge sewage, industrial wastes and other wastes to the POTW shall obtain an industrial waste permit before connecting to or discharging to the POTW. All existing significant and minor significant industrial users connected to or discharging to the POTW shall obtain an industrial waste permit within 150 days after the effective date of this chapter.
(2) All "New Source" industrial users shall be required to install and start up technology prior to discharge and to achieve compliance within the shortest time feasible, not to exceed 90 days after commencement of discharge.
(B) Permit application.
(1) Industrial users shall complete and file with the Pretreatment Coordinator, a permit application (WCH/MIPP-1) therefor in the form prescribed by the city, and accompanied by the appropriate fee as described in §§ 52.025 through 52.027. Existing industrial users shall apply for an industrial waste permit within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter, and proposed new industrial users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to the POTW. No discharge permit shall be issued unless and until the following conditions have been met:
(a) Disclosure of the name, address, and location of the industrial user;
(b) Disclosure of all environmental control permits held and the industrial users standard industrial classification (SIC) number(s) 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 and listed in the permit application, as determined by an Ohio EPA approved laboratory. 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 the time duration of the discharges;
(e) Disclosure of average daily and peak daily flow rates, in gallons per day (gpd), including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the Pretreatment Coordinator due to cost or nonfeasibility.
(f) Disclosure of site plans, 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 premise including all materials which are or may be discharged to the POTW sewers.
(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 facilities are required for the industrial user to comply with this chapter. In the case of new sources where it is not feasible to provide all data required, estimates may be made for flow and the presence and quantity of regulated pollutants in its wastestream.
(i) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance (O and M) 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 or O and M according to the conditions in § 52.042(G).
(j) Disclosure of each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production.
(k) Disclosure of the type and rate of raw materials utilized (average and maximum per day).
(l) All permit applications for new, modified or renewal permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the industrial user and notarized. Any plans submitted for pretreatment facilities shall be signed by a professional engineer registered in the state.
(m) Industrial users shall install at their expense a control manhole as specified by the authority, if required in the opinion of the Superintendent and Pretreatment Coordinator.
(2) The authority will evaluate the complete application data submitted by the industrial user and may require additional information. Within 60 days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the authority shall issue an industrial waste permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(C) Permit modifications.
(1) The authority reserves the right to amend any industrial waste permit issued hereunder in order to assure compliance by the authority with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(2) Within six months after the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard the industrial waste permit of each industrial user subject to such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standards within the time frame prescribed by the standard. All National Categorical Pretreatment Standards adopted after the effective date of this chapter shall become part of this chapter as if originally written herein.
(3) Any industrial user subject to a National Categorical Pretreatrnent Standard shall submit information required by such standards along with a compliance schedule to comply with the same. Said compliance shall not exceed 90 days.
(D Permit conditions. The industrial waste permit shall specify the following:
(1) Limitations on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics to be discharged to the POTW system.
(2) Sampling frequency, sample type and standards for tests.
(3) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection, sampling and metering facilities.
(4) Reporting schedule.
(5) Compliance schedule.
(6) Records retention.
(7) Right of entry for authority personnel.
(8) Unauthorized discharges.
(9) Accidental spill notification.
(10) Permit duration.
(11) Limitation on permit transfer.
(12) Hazardous waste disposal.
(13) State and federal regulations.
(Ord. 6-94, passed 4-27-94)