§ 6-13.605. Permit conditions.

Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations, user charges, and fees established by the City. A permit shall include such conditions that are deemed necessary by the Director to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the POTW's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW. The permit shall also include effluent limits, including BMPs, based on applicable pretreatment standards.

The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information to determine whether to issue a permit. The Director may deny any application for a permit if it does not meet the standards set in this chapter.

Permit conditions may include some or all of the following:

(a)

Limits on the average and maximum wastewater pollutants and characteristics;

(b)

Limits on the average and/or maximum rate and time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;

(c)

Limits regarding the discharge of specific pollutants;

(d)

The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the system;

(e)

Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities, equipment, and flow measurement devices;

(f)

Requirements for containment of uncontrolled discharge and installation of secondary containment structure(s). The secondary containment system must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 264.175(b);

(g)

Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated, or non-routine discharges;

(h)

Requirements, which may include self monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and recordkeeping requirements, specific sampling locations, frequency of sampling, times of sampling, test standards, reporting schedules, and pre-notification of sampling for self-monitoring programs;

(i)

Requirements for the 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;

(j)

Requirements for maintaining and submitting technical reports and records relating to wastewater treatment, discharges, and disposal;

(k)

Requirements on daily average and maximum discharge rates, or other appropriate conditions when pollutants subject to limitations and prohibitions are proposed or present in the user's wastewater discharge;

(l)

Compliance schedules;

(m)

Applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements;

(n)

Requirements for wastewater analyses to be done in accordance with the standards set in this chapter;

(o)

Requirements for maintaining and affording city access to appropriate records;

(p)

Requirements for notification to the director of any new introduction of wastewater pollutants or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater pollutants;

(q)

Requirements for the development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;

(r)

Requirements for the control of slug discharges;

(s)

Requirements for notification of slug, upset, or bypass discharges;

(t)

Requirements for notification of discontinued discharge and the responsibility of the building and/or landowner for facility cleanup and closure;

(u)

Requirements for an amended application to be filed within ten (10) business days if conditions noted in the original application change; and

(v)

Other conditions to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)