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The POTW is under the authority, management and control of the city of Waterloo who shall employ a full time superintendent of the waste management services department and other employees as are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the POTW and the administrative activities incidental thereto. (Ord. 4482, 5-29-2001)
A. Administrator: The superintendent of the waste management services department shall be the administrator of the system and, as such, is empowered to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 4482, 5-29-2001)
B. Powers And Duties: The superintendent is hereby empowered to, either directly or indirectly:
1. Supervise the implementation of this chapter.
2. Institute actions against all users violating this chapter and, with the city attorney, institute necessary legal proceedings to prosecute violations of this chapter and compel the prevention and abatement of violations of this chapter or nuisances arising therefrom.
3. Review the plans for pretreatment equipment, submitted by users.
4. Make inspections and tests of existing and newly installed, constructed, reconstructed or altered pretreatment equipment to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
5. Investigate complaints of violations of this chapter and make inspections and observations of discharges. Record such investigations, complaints, inspections and observations.
6. Issue orders requiring compliance with this chapter.
7. Determine surcharges to be levied pursuant to this chapter.
8. Deny a permit for cause.
9. Perform other actions necessary or advisable for the management and operation of the POTW and the enforcement of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. Application: Applications for construction of sanitary sewer extensions and/or improvements that connect to the Waterloo POTW shall be submitted to the city engineer for approval. The application may be made concurrently with the IDNR construction permit submittal, and shall include the appropriate IDNR construction permit schedules and shall, at a minimum, include:
1. Owner's name, address and phone number; the project name; the project location; the initial and future service areas; and the initial and future estimated flows.
2. Plans and specifications which shall, at a minimum, conform to the applicable standard specifications of the city.
3. Evidence that the project has been submitted to IDNR and/or other regulatory agencies that may be appropriate.
4. Other information as may be required by the city engineer.
B. Construction: Construction of the proposed sanitary sewer extensions and/or improvements shall not begin without the city engineer's approval.
Upon completion of the construction, the owner shall provide the city engineer one copy of the "as constructed" drawings which shall identify pertinent features of the project: pipe size, length, materials of construction, structure locations, elevations, service line connection locations, utilities, soil and ground water conditions and other information that may be requested by the city engineer.
C. Inspections: The city reserves the right to inspect the work while in progress or upon completion, including internal inspection. If it is found that the project is improperly constructed, improperly used or maintained which, in turn, causes extraneous flows to enter the POTW, creates a flow restriction, affects the structural integrity of the POTW or in any way impacts the POTW or other city facilities, the city engineer may give notice of the condition to the owner and shall direct the condition be corrected. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
All nondomestic users of the POTW which contribute either directly or indirectly to the POTW may be required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit from the city. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in sections 8-3-12 through 8-3-21 of this chapter.
Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal, state or local laws.
The wastewater discharge permit may require pretreatment of industrial wastewaters prior to discharge to the POTW, flow equalization to reduce peak flows, discharge of certain wastes only to specific sewers, relocation of discharge points, prohibition of certain discharges, restriction of some discharges to specific hours of the day, payment of additional charges to defray costs that may be related to specific discharges and other conditions that may be needed to implement activities consistent with the intent of this chapter.
No person shall discharge wastewater to the POTW in excess of the quantity or quality limits established in the wastewater discharge permit. Any person desiring to discharge wastewater or use facilities which do not conform to the permit should apply to the city for an amended permit.
A schedule for complying with permit requirements, effluent limits, self-monitoring requirements or other requirements deemed necessary by the superintendent shall be submitted to the city for approval by the nondomestic user in a time frame established by the superintendent. The superintendent may require compliance schedule progress reports, a report on final compliance with effluent limits and standards, and periodic reports on continued compliance. The superintendent may require a nondomestic user to submit to compliance independent of a compliance schedule. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. General Permit Requirements: All nondomestic users of the POTW may be required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit. Application procedure for the permit shall be initiated by the nondomestic user who, upon notification by the superintendent, shall provide the following information:
1. Name, address and location, if different from the address.
2. Authorized representative.
3. SIC code according to "Standard Industrial Classification Manual", bureau of the budget, 1987, as amended.
4. Description of the operation and primary activities associated with wastewater production.
5. Time and hours of operation and/or wastewater discharge.
6. General description of the wastewater discharge characteristics, including the nature and concentration of any known pollutants in the discharge.
7. Spill prevention plans in place.
8. Priority pollutant information.
9. Any other information that the superintendent may deem appropriate to evaluate the permit application.
The superintendent shall determine from the information supplied whether the nondomestic user can be granted a general wastewater discharge permit for the classification of its discharge or whether a specific discharge permit shall be required.
B. Individual Permit Requirements: All significant industrial users (SIUs) and all other discharges to the POTW determined by the superintendent to have significant potential impact on the POTW shall be required to apply for an individual wastewater discharge permit. Dischargers requiring an individual permit shall submit, at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting to or contributing to the POTW, a permit application/baseline monitoring report providing the following information to the city along with the appropriate permit application fee:
1. Name, address and location, if different from the address, and the authorized representative.
2. Primary SIC number according to the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual", bureau of the budget, 1987, as amended.
3. List the environmental control permits held by or for the user.
4. General description of activities which may result in discharges to the POTW.
5. Each product produced, by type and amount.
6. Number and type of employees and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.
7. Show all sewers, sewer connections, testing places and provide site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans when available.
8. Average daily and estimated peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
9. Time and duration of contribution. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
10. Wastewater constituents and characteristics as determined by a certified analytical laboratory. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to section 304(g) of the act and contained in 40 CFR, part 136, and 40 CFR section 403.12 as amended, and all reports shall comply with the requirements of said regulations.
Where 40 CFR, part 136, does not include a sampling or analytical technique for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the EPA publication, "Sampling And Analysis Procedures For Screening Of Industrial Effluents For Priority Pollutants", April 1977, and amendments thereto, or with any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the administrator. (Ord. 5267, 3-2-2015)
11. All pretreatment standards which apply to the user's discharge.
12. The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any federal or categorical pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.
13. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule for categorical pretreatment standards shall not be later than the compliance date established for applicable pretreatment standards.
The following conditions shall apply to the schedule:
a. The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).
b. The schedule should be submitted to the superintendent for approval.
c. Not later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the superintendent or pretreatment program manager including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increments of progress to be met on such 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 user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than six (6) months elapse between such progress reports to the superintendent or pretreatment program manager.
14. A statement reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user and certified to by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the industrial user to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements.
15. A certification statement attesting to the validity of the information supplied, signed by a representative of the permittee.
16. Any other information as may be deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
The city will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the city may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
C. Discharge Permit Conditions: Wastewater discharge permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the city. Permits may contain the following as determined by the superintendent or pretreatment program manager:
1. A statement of the duration of the permit (in no case more than 5 years).
2. A statement of nontransferability without, at a minimum, prior notification to the POTW and provision of a copy of the existing control mechanism to the new owner or operator.
3. The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the POTW. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
4. Limits, including best management practices, on the average and maximum wastewater concentration, mass or other measure of constituents or properties based on categorical pretreatment standards, state law or local limits. (Ord. 5267, 3-2-2015)
5. Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
6. Requirements for installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW.
7. Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or special conditions, including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated or nonroutine discharges.
8. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities.
9. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule.
10. Compliance schedules.
11. Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports.
12. Requirements for maintaining and retaining records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the city and affording city access thereto.
13. Requirements for notification to the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the POTW.
14. Requirements for notification to the city of any potential problems, including slug loading.
15. Requirements for notification of accidental discharges.
16. Requirements for notification of an "upset" defined as an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with permitted pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the industrial user.
17. Requirements for notification of discharge of hazardous wastes.
18. A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule.
19. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure compliance with this section.
D. Permit Duration: Permits shall be renewable as directed by the superintendent for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years. Permits may be issued for a period less than one year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the user's permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the city during the term of the permit for cause. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
E. Permit Modifications: Within nine (9) months of the promulgation of a federal categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of the users subject to such standard shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the prescribed time frame. Where a user becomes subject to a federal categorical pretreatment standard who has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit, the user shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within ninety (90) days after the promulgation of the applicable federal categorical pretreatment standard.
F. Permit Transfer: Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the approval of the city. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
G. Permit Denial: A permit may be denied to any user whose discharge of material to the POTW, whether shown upon application or determined after inspection and testing conducted by the city, is not in conformity with this section, or whose application is incomplete or does not comply with the permit application/baseline monitoring report procedure. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. Information and data obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user.
B. When requested by the user furnishing a report, portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, except upon written request to governmental agencies through the Freedom of Information Act for uses related to this chapter, the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, state disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment program; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by EPA, the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Data on wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information. Information accepted by the city as confidential shall not be transmitted to the general public by the city until and unless a ten (10) day notification is given to the user. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
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