13.16.230 Industrial waste permit.
A. No categorical or significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater to the wastewater facilities without having a valid industrial waste permit issued by the Public Works Director. A permit may be required for any industrial user as deemed necessary by the Director. All industrial users shall complete and submit an initial contract survey and any other reports required by the Director within 30 days after a written request by the city for the survey or report.
B. Industrial users shall comply fully with the terms of their permits and the provisions of this chapter. Violation of a permit condition is deemed a violation of this chapter.
C. Persons proposing to connect to the wastewater facilities and determined by the Public Works Director as requiring an industrial waste permit shall request same at least 60 days prior to commencing the discharge to the wastewater system. All permittees shall reapply for a new permit at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the old permit.
D. All applications shall be in the form prescribed by the Public Works Director. The industry shall provide all information that could affect the characteristics of wastewaters to be discharged to the wastewater system.
E. An applicant or permittee shall notify the Public Works Director of any new or increased contribution of pollutants or changes in the nature of pollutants not indicated in the permit application.
F. Industrial waste permits shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms:
1. Notice of the general and specific prohibitions required by § 13.16.210;
2. Prohibitions on discharge of certain materials determined by the Public Works Director pursuant to this chapter;
3. Notice of applicable national categorical pretreatment standards;
4. Requirements for installation of pretreatment necessary to achieve compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The design and installation of the technology shall be subject to the review, inspection and approval of the Public Works Director, and is also subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and federal and state laws;
5. Compliance schedules;
6. Monitoring, sampling, recordkeeping, reporting, notice, control manhole and measuring requirements;
7. Special requirements regarding unusual strength wastewater;
8. Requirements for additional payments;
9. Other conditions necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter and applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
G. Permits will be issued for a period not to exceed 5 years, but no less than 1 year.
H. Permits are not transferable.
I. Permits may be modified by the Public Works Director for just cause upon 30-days’ notice. Just cause shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Promulgation of a new applicable national categorical pretreatment standard;
2. Changes in the requirements of this chapter;
3. Changes in processes used by the permittee or changes in discharge volume or character;
4. Changes in design or capability of the wastewater facilities.
J. Permits may be revoked for just cause including, but not limited to violation of any terms and conditions of the industrial waste permit or any other violation of this chapter; obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts; and false statements in any required report.
K. The permittee will allow the Public Works Director or designee with proper identification, to enter the premises for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, evaluation, sampling and/or testing a minimum of once per year.