§ 17-110. Wastewater discharge permits.

(1)

General permits. All significant industrial users proposing to connect to or to discharge to the wastewater facilities shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the wastewater facilities. All existing significant industrial users connected to or discharging to the wastewater facilities shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within 30 days after August 23, 1983. An extension may be granted in cases of extenuating circumstances.

(2)

Permit applications. Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the city an application in the form prescribed by the city. Existing users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 30 days after August 23, 1983, and proposed new users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to or discharging to the wastewater facilities. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:

(a)

Name, address and location (if different from the address).

(b)

SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended.

(c)

Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those mentioned in section 17-103 of this article as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory acceptable to the director; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 304(g) of the act and contained in 40 C.F.R., part 136, as amended.

(d)

Time and duration of discharge.

(e)

Average daily and 30-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.

(f)

Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation.

(g)

Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged.

(h)

Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any city, state or federal 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 (O&M) or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.

(i)

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 shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to this schedule:

1.

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.).

2.

No increment referred to in (2)(i)1. above shall exceed 9 months.

3.

Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the director, including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment 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 9 months elapse between such progress reports to the director.

(j)

Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production.

(k)

Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).

(l)

Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.

(m)

Any other information as may be deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.

(Code 1966, § 24-59(1), (2); Ord. No. 3815, § 5, 1-23-90; Ord. No. 4397, § 4, 6-23-98)