§ 30-32. General requirements.

(a)

No person shall discharge sewage, wastewater, industrial waste, or other polluted water from any commercial, institutional or industrial establishment into the municipal sewer system without a valid wastewater discharge permit from the director if such discharge is from one of the following:

(1)

An industry the processes of which place it in an EPA pretreatment category as set out in 40 CFR 405—471 or amendment thereto.

(2)

A significant industrial user, as defined in this chapter.

(3)

A discharging, nonsignificant industry with a potential to discharge toxic, hazardous, or toxic wastes or wastewater of such a strength that it has the potential to interfere with the treatment process.

(b)

Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the unified government. Wastewater discharge permits may contain any or all of the following:

(1)

Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics.

(2)

Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.

(3)

Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities.

(4)

Specifications for monitoring programs that may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule.

(5)

Compliance schedules.

(6)

Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports, including, but not limited to, compliance with categorical deadline and periodic reports on continued compliance. All reports submitted shall be signed and certified by a duly authorized representative of the user and shall be accompanied by a certification statement as required by 40 CFR 403.6(a)(2)(ii) or its amendment.

(7)

Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the director, and affording director access thereto for inspection, review and photocopying.

(8)

Requirements for notification of the director of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the municipal sewer system.

(9)

Requirements for notification of slug discharges.

(10)

Requirements for pollution prevention plans as provided in section 3-327 herein and additional requirements addressing and regulating storm water runoff from the establishment.

(11)

A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements.

(12)

Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the director to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(c)

Other discharge limits may be established as determined by the director. A new wastewater discharge permit may be required when the discharge limits are exceeded, the character of waste is changed from that described on the wastewater discharge permit application, or the wastewater discharge permit expired.

(d)

Processing fees for new wastewater discharge permits or temporary wastewater discharge permits shall be determined from the approved tiered system of wastewater discharge permit fees. These fees shall be based on the average daily flow to the municipal sewer system, as determined by the records from the BPU for the previous 12 months (or available date, if the facility has not been in operation for a minimum of 12 months). Processing fees for the renewal of wastewater discharge permits shall be determined from the approved tiered system of wastewater discharge permit fees. These fees shall be based on the average daily flow to the municipal sewer system, as determined by the director.

(e)

Wastewater discharge permits issued to significant industrial users will be annual or as otherwise determined by the director. The user shall apply for wastewater discharge permit reissuance no less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing wastewater discharge permit. The terms and conditions of the wastewater discharge permit may be subject to modification by the unified government during the term of the wastewater discharge permit as limitations or requirements as identified in this article are modified or other just causes exist. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in the wastewater discharge permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the wastewater discharge permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. Wastewater discharge permits issued to all other industrial users shall be issued for a period not longer than five years.

(Code 1988, § 30-41; Ord. No. 0-46-05, § 1, 6-2-2005; Ord. No. O-27-14, § 4, 4-10-2014)