[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.1, 2-1-2000]
(a)
The City, at its sole discretion, may elect to allow an industrial
or unusual waste producer to utilize the sewage works, provided that
it can be demonstrated by the producer to the City's reasonable satisfaction
that acceptance of the waste will result in:
(1)
No violation of applicable federal or state regulations, including
federal Environmental Protection Agency pretreatment requirements.
(2)
No inhibition of, or damage to, the treatment plant's processes
or equipment and no upsets of the plant's processes which lead to
nuisance conditions, operational problems, or discharge license noncompliance.
(3)
No pass-through of any waste material not treatable in the City's
treatment plant to the receiving waters.
(4)
No contamination of the City's sewage sludge with toxic or undesirable
waste constituents and no impairment of the City's ability to dispose
of the treatment plant's sludge residuals.
(5)
No creation of hazardous or unsafe conditions in the sewer system
or treatment plant which might jeopardize the health and welfare of
the general public or the City's staff.
(6)
Equitable allocation of sewer user fees such that the true cost
of treating the industrial or unusual waste is fully borne by the
sewer user that generated the wastes.
(b)
Prior to accepting the waste, the City may require that appropriate
industrial or unusual wastes undergo pretreatment or flow equalization
prior to its discharge into the City's sewer system.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.2, 2-1-2000]
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner, at his expense.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.3, 2-1-2000]
When required by the City, the owner of any property served
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control structure in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the City. The manhole shall be installed
by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as
to be safe and accessible at all times.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.4, 2-1-2000]
No discharger or user shall increase the use of potable or process
water, in any way, for the purpose of diluting a discharge as a partial
or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance
with the standards set forth in this article. Pollutants, substances
or wastewater prohibited by this article shall not be processed or
stored in a manner that would allow them to be discharged to the treatment
plant.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.5, 2-1-2000]
(a)
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided by the producer
when the limits in this article for those substances are exceeded
or when, in the opinion of the City, they are necessary for the proper
handling of wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any
flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
required by the state plumbing code and as required for subsurface
wastewater disposal systems and shall be approved by the City prior
to installation, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(b)
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped
with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.6, 2-1-2000]
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times and shall be readily accessible and open to
inspection by the City at any time. A maintenance record shall be
maintained by the owner for the City's periodic review.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.7, 2-1-2000]
The categorical pretreatment standards found at 40 CFR chapter
I, subchapter N, parts 405 through 471, as from time to time amended,
are incorporated in this article by reference. These standards must
be adhered to by dischargers to, or users of, the City's sewage works.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.8, 2-1-2000]
Local limits for certain pollutants may be established by the
City to protect against passthrough, interference, process inhibition
and damage, safety concerns, and sludge residual contamination. No
person shall discharge wastewater containing in excess of the instantaneous
maximum allowable discharge limits as identified in this article or
on the user's wastewater discharge permit. All discharge limits shall
be technically based and approved by the appropriate regulatory agencies.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.9, 2-1-2000]
When requested by the City, users must complete a wastewater
survey form, on a form supplied by the City, which contains information
on the nature and characteristics of their wastes. This form must
be submitted to the City prior to the discharge of the user's wastewater
into the City's sewage works. The City is authorized to prepare a
form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update
the survey. Failure to complete this wastewater survey form shall
be reasonable grounds for terminating service to the user and shall
be considered a violation of this article. Existing industrial dischargers
shall file wastewater survey forms within 30 days after being notified
by the City, and proposed new dischargers shall file such forms at
least 90 days prior to connecting to the sewage works. The form shall
include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1)
The name, address, and location of the user and the number of employees.
(2)
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code of the user.
(3)
The known, or suspected to be present, wastewater constituents and
characteristics, including, but not limited to, those listed in this
article. Any sampling and analysis that is required by the City shall
be performed in accordance with Standard Methods. The costs of all
such sampling, analysis, and reporting shall be fully borne by the
user.
(4)
The time and duration of discharges.
(5)
The average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates, in
gallons per day, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations,
if any. All flows shall be as actually measured unless other verifiable
measurement techniques are approved by the City.
(6)
The 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 adjacent
to, or at, the user's premises.
(7)
The activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises,
including all materials which are, or may be, discharged to the sewage
works.
(8)
The nature and concentration of any known or suspected pollutants
or materials prohibited by this article from being included in the
discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance
is being, or will be, achieved with this article on a consistent basis
and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities
and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to comply
with this article.
(9)
The identification of each product produced by the user by type,
amount, process, and rate of production.
(10)
The type and amount of raw materials utilized, average and maximum
per day, by the user.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.10, 2-1-2000]
All disclosure forms and any periodic reports submitted by a
user shall be signed by the principal executive officer of the user
and shall contain the following certification: "I certify under penalty
of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to
assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the persons who manage the system,
or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information,
the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility
of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.11, 2-1-2000]
The City will evaluate the completed wastewater survey forms
and material safety data furnished by the user and may require the
user to furnish additional information. The user shall provide all
requested additional information within 15 days after receiving notification
from the City that additional information is required. After full
evaluation and acceptance of all submitted data, the City shall make
the determination as to whether the user is subject to pretreatment
requirements. If the City determines that the user is subject to pretreatment
requirements, the City shall require the user to apply for a wastewater
discharge permit as required by this division. The user shall make
application for a wastewater discharge permit, on a form provided
by the City, within 30 days after having received notification from
the City to do so. The user shall provide with the permit application,
at the user's own expense, the results of all sampling and analysis
of the user's wastewater effluent as the City may require to accompany
the permit application. If so requested by the City, the user shall
collect all required samples in the presence of the City.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, §§ 700.12-700.20, 2-1-2000]
(a)
Every new or existing user of the City's sewage works who is determined
to be a categorical user or significant industrial user is required
to obtain a wastewater discharge permit from the City.
(b)
Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are
reasonably deemed necessary by the City to prevent waste pass-through
or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the
treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate
sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the
sewage works. Wastewater discharge permits may impose effluent restrictions
or limits on the user if the City determines that such limits are
necessary to protect the quality of the treatment plant influent,
effluent, or sludge, or to maintain compliance with any applicable
federal or state law, including requirements under the City's NPDES
permit and national categorical pretreatment standards for new and
existing sources set forth in 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, parts
401 through 471.
(c)
Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time
period, not to exceed five years. A wastewater discharge permit may
be issued for a period of less than five years. Each wastewater discharge
permit shall indicate a specific date upon which it will expire, and
no permit shall run beyond the expiration of the City's NPDES permit.
Such discharge permit may, after written notice and hearings, be suspended
or revoked by the City council for violation of the permit or change
of law applicable to the subject matter of the permit.
(d)
Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued to a specific operation.
A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred
or sold to a new owner or a new user, different premises, or a new
or changed operation. To facilitate the issuance of new, separate
permits, the City may allow new owners or individuals to operate under
an existing wastewater discharge permit for a period not to exceed
90 days.
(e)
Wastewater discharge permits may contain requirements and compliance
schedules for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution
control, or construction of appropriate containment devices, any of
which would be designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction
of pollutants into the City's sewage works.
(f)
Wastewater discharge permits may contain requirements for the development
and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions,
including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental,
unanticipated, or routine discharges to the City's sewage works.
(g)
Wastewater discharge permits may contain requirements for the installation
and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment
and for the reporting of all results to the City.
(h)
The City, for good cause, may, at any time, modify any wastewater
discharge permit so long as the public health and safety are maintained.
(i)
Seven days' advance written notice of intent to revoke and an opportunity
for hearing before the City council shall be provided before revocation
of any permit for a violation of any condition thereof or of this
article or any applicable state or federal statutes, rules or regulations.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.21, 2-1-2000]
The City may require any user to develop and implement an accidental
discharge/slug control plan. At least once every two years, the City
shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs such
a plan. Any user required to develop and implement an accidental discharge/slug
control plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the
following:
(1)
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2)
Description of stored chemicals;
(3)
Procedures for immediately notifying the City of any accidental or
slug discharge. Such notification must also be given for any discharge
which would violate any of the prohibited discharge standards in this
article; and
(4)
Procedures to prevent adverse sewage works impacts from any accidental
or sludge discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited
to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer
of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site
runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment,
measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents),
and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.22, 2-1-2000]
Where additional pretreatment and/or operation or maintenance
activities will be required to comply with this article, the user
shall provide a declaration of the shortest schedule by which the
user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or implementation
of additional operation and maintenance activities. The City reserves
the right to determine the reasonableness of the proposed schedule,
to modify the proposed schedule, or to reject the schedule. The schedule
shall contain milestone dates for the commencement and completion
of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional
treatment required for the user to comply with the requirements of
this article, including, but not limited to, dates relating to hiring
an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans,
executing contracts for major components, commencing construction,
completing construction, and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance
with this article. No later than 14 days following each milestone
date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall
submit a progress report to the City including, at a minimum, a statement
as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress represented
by that milestone 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 to the approved schedule.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.23, 2-1-2000]
All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency stated
in their wastewater permit or as determined by the City, but in no
case less than twice per year, submit a report to the City indicating
the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which
are limited by pretreatment permit criteria or standards in this article
and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows and
loadings for the reporting period. All periodic compliance reports
must be signed and certified in accordance with this article. All
wastewater samples collected must be representative of the user's
discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall
be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order
at all times. The failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility
in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that
sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge. If a user subject
to the reporting requirements in this article or its permit monitors
any pollutant more frequently than required, the results of this additional
monitoring shall be included in the report.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.24, 2-1-2000]
Each user must notify the City in writing of any planned significant
changes to its operations or process systems which might alter the
nature, quality or volume of its wastewater at least 60 days before
the change. No user shall implement the planned changed conditions
until and unless the City has responded in writing to the user's notice.
Significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow or pollutant
load increases of 10% or greater, and the discharge of any previously
unreported pollutants.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 700.25, 2-1-2000]
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation of the
permit or this article, the user must notify the City within 24 hours
of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also, within five
calendar days, repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results
of the repeat analysis to the superintendent within five calendar
days of such repeat sampling and analysis. In the case of any discharge,
including, but not limited to, hazardous waste discharges, accidental
discharges, discharges of a nonroutine or episodic nature, a noncustomary
batch discharge, or a slug load, that may cause potential problems
for the sewage works, the user shall immediately telephone and notify
the City of the incident. This notification shall include the location
of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, if known,
and corrective actions taken by the user. Within five days following
such a discharge, the user shall submit a detailed written report
describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken
by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification
shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other
liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the sewage
works or natural resources or other damage to person or property,
nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, penalties
or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this article.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board
or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event
of a discharge described in this section. Employers shall ensure that
all employees who may cause such a discharge to occur are advised
of the emergency notification procedure.
