A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued
for a specified time period, not to exceed 5 years. A wastewater discharge
permit may be issued for a period less than 5 years, at the discretion
of the Borough. Each permit shall indicate a specific date upon which
it will expire, and no users may continue to discharge to the POTW
after the expiration date so specified.
A wastewater discharge permit shall include
such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the Borough
to prevent pass-through or interference with plant operations, protect
the quality of the water body receiving the POTW effluent, protect
worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management, re-use, recycling
and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
A.
Wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(1)
A statement that indicates the duration of the wastewater
discharge permit and the specific expiration date.
(3)
Effluent limits based on applicable pretreatment standards;
(4)
Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification,
and recordkeeping requirements. These requirements shall include an
identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling locations,
sampling frequency, and sample type based on federal, state and local
law; and
(5)
A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties
for violations of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any
applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time
for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state or
local law.
B.
Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need
not be limited to the following:
(1)
Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge,
time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization.
(2)
Requirements for the installation and operation of
pretreatment technology, pollution control, or construction of appropriate
containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the
introduction of pollutants into the POTW.
(3)
Requirements for the development and implementation
of spill control plans or other special conditions, to include management
practices designed to prevent accidental, unanticipated, or nonroutine
discharges from reaching the POTW.
(4)
Develop and implement waste minimization plans to
reduce the amount or strength of pollutants discharge to the POTW.
(5)
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees
for the treatment of wastewater discharged to the POTW.
(6)
Requirements for the installation and maintenance
of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment.
(7)
A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge
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 wastewater discharge
permit.
(8)
Any other conditions as deemed necessary by the supervisor
to ensure compliance with this Part 3, and federal and state law,
rules or regulations.
The Borough may modify a wastewater discharge
permit for good cause, including but not limited to the following
reasons:
A.
To incorporate any new or revised federal, state or
local pretreatment standards or requirements;
B.
To address significant alterations or additions to
the user's operation, processes or wastewater volume or character
since the time of wastewater discharge permit issuance;
C.
A change in the POTW that requires either a temporary
or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge;
D.
Information indicating that the permitted discharge
poses a threat to the Borough of Lake City POTW, Borough personnel
or the receiving water;
E.
Violation of any terms or conditions of the wastewater
discharge permit;
F.
Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all
relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in
any required reporting;
G.
Revision of or a grant of variance from categorical
pretreatment standards pursuant to 40 CFR 403.13;
H.
To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater
discharge permit; or
I.
To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or
operation to a new owner or operator.
A.
Wastewater discharge permits may be transferred to
a new owner or operator only if the permittee gives at least 60 days
advance notice to the Borough and the Borough approves the wastewater
discharge permit transfer. The notice to the Borough must include
a written certification by the new owner or operator which:
B.
Failure to provide advance notice of a transfer renders
the wastewater discharge permit void as of the date of facility transfer.
A.
The Borough may revoke a wastewater discharge permit
for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons:
(1)
Failure to notify the Borough of significant changes
to the wastewater prior to the changed discharge;
(3)
Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all
relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application;
(4)
Falsifying self-monitoring reports;
(5)
Tampering with monitoring equipment;
(6)
Refusing to allow the supervisor timely access to
the facility premises and records;
(7)
Failure to meet effluent limitations;
(8)
Failure to pay fines;
(9)
Failure to pay sewer charges;
(10)
Failure to meet compliance schedules;
(11)
Failure to complete a wastewater survey or the
wastewater discharge permit application;
(12)
Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer
of business ownership of a permitted facility; or
(13)
Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement,
or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this Part 3.
B.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be violable upon
cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership. All wastewater
discharge permits issued to a particular user are void upon the issuance
of a new wastewater discharge permit to that user.
A.
If another municipality, or user located within another
municipality, contributes wastewater to the POTW, the Borough of Lake
City shall enter into an intermunicipal agreement with the contributing
municipality.
B.
Prior to entering into an agreement required by Subsection A, above, the Borough shall request the following information from the contributing municipality:
C.
An intermunicipal agreement, as required by Subsection A above, shall contain the following conditions:
(1)
A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance which is at least as stringent as this Part 3 and local limits which are at least as stringent as those set out in § 52-36 of this Part 3. The requirement shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the Borough of Lake City's ordinance or local limits;
(2)
A requirement for the contributing municipality to
submit a revised user inventory on at least an annual basis;
(3)
A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation
activities, including wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection
and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing
municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the Borough;
and which of the activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing
municipality and the Borough;
(4)
A requirement for the contributing municipality to
provide the Borough with access to all information that the contributing
municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment activities;
(5)
Limits on the nature, quality, and volume of the contributing
municipality's wastewater at the point where it discharges to the
POTW;
(6)
Requirement for monitoring the contributing municipality's
discharge;
(7)
A provision ensuring the Borough access to the facilities
of users located within the contributing municipality's jurisdictional
boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling, and any other
duties deemed necessary by the Borough; and
(8)
A provision specifying remedies available for breach
of the terms of the intermunicipal agreement.
