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Chapter 13.30 PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS
13.30.010 Purpose – Administration – Definitions – Abbreviations.
13.30.020 Standards – Requirements.
13.30.030 Wastewater discharge permit.
13.30.040 Reports – Notifications.
13.30.050 Sampling – Pollutant analysis.
13.30.060 Inspection – Monitoring.
13.30.070 Public records.
13.30.080 Noncompliance.
13.30.090 Enforcement.
13.30.100 Violation – Penalty.
13.30.110 Additional remedies.
13.30.120 Upset – Bypass.
13.30.130 Reserved.
13.30.140 Charges and fees – Severability – Conflicts.
A. Purpose and Policy. This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for the town of Eatonville and enables the town of Eatonville to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403). The objectives of this chapter are:
3. To ensure that the quality of the wastewater treatment plant sludge is maintained at a level which allows its use and disposal in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations;
4. To protect POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and to protect the general public; and
5. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the POTW. This chapter shall apply to all users of the POTW. This chapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; authorizes monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
B. Administration. Except as otherwise provided herein, the town shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the superintendent may be delegated by the superintendent to other town personnel.
C. Definitions. Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.
“Applicable pretreatment standards” means, for any specified pollutant, town prohibitive standards, town specific pretreatment standards local limits, state of Washington pretreatment standards, or EPA’s categorical pretreatment standards when effective, whichever standard is appropriate or most stringent.
1. If the user is a corporation: the president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
2. If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively; or
3. If the user is a federal, state, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or his/her designee.
4. The individuals described in subsections (1) through (3) of this definition may designate another authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, and the written authorization is submitted to the town.
“Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)” means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20 degrees Celsius, usually expressed as a concentration (milligrams per liter (mg/l)).
“Categorical pretreatment standard” or “categorical standard” means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the U.S. EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1317) which applies to a specific category of users and which appears in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471.
“Cooling water/noncontact cooling water” means water used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product. Cooling water may be generated from any use, such as air conditioning, heat exchangers, cooling or refrigeration, to which the only pollutant added is heat.
“Domestic user (residential user)” means any person who contributes, causes, or allows the contribution of wastewater into the town POTW that is of a similar volume and/or chemical make-up to that of a residential dwelling unit. Discharges from a residential dwelling unit typically include up to 100 gallons per capita per day, 0.2 pounds of BOD per capita per day, and 0.17 pounds of TSS per capita per day.
“Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)” means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Director of the Region 10 Office of Water, or other duly authorized official of said agency.
“Existing source” means a categorical industrial user, the construction or operation of whose facility commenced prior to the publication by EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment standards, which would be applicable to such source if and when the standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with Section 307 of the Act.
“Existing user” means any noncategorical user which was discharging wastewater prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
“Interference” means a discharge which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources either:
1. Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations;
2. Inhibits or disrupts its sludge processes, use or disposal; or
3. Is a cause of a violation of the town’s NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.
“Maximum allowable discharge limit” means the maximum concentration (or loading) of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.
“Medical wastes” means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes not allowed.
1. Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed categorical pretreatment standards under Section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section; provided, that:
2. Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or installation meeting the criteria of subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this definition but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
New User. A “new user” is a user that is not regulated under federal categorical pretreatment standards but that applies to the town for a new building permit or occupies an existing building and plans to commence discharge of wastewater to the town’s collection system after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Any person that buys an existing facility that is discharging nondomestic wastewater will be considered an “existing user” if no significant changes are made in the manufacturing operation.
“Pass through” means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the town’s NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
“Permittee” means a person or user issued a wastewater discharge permit.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state, or local governmental entities.
“Pollutant” means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, agricultural and industrial wastes, and the characteristics of the wastewater (i.e., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, chemical oxygen demand (COD), toxicity, or odor).
“Pretreatment requirement” means any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
“Pretreatment standards” or “standards” means prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits established by the town/POTW.
“Prohibited discharge standards” or “prohibited discharges” means absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances, which appear in EMC 13.30.020(A)(1) and (2).
“Publicly owned treatment works (POTW)” means a “treatment works,” as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1292) which is owned by the town. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment plant. The term also means the town.
“Septic tank waste” means any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
“Sewage” means human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations, etc.).
Shall, May. “Shall” is mandatory, “may” is permissive.
a. Discharges an average of 25,000 GPD or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blow down wastewater); or
c. Is designated as such by the town on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW’s operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
3. Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in subsection 2 of this definition has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW’s operation or for violating any applicable pretreatment standard or requirement, the town may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user (and in accordance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6)), determine that such user should not be considered a significant industrial user.
“Slug load” means any discharge at a flow rate or concentration which could cause a violation of the discharge standards in EMC 13.30.020(A) through (D) or any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge.
“Superintendent” means the person designated by the town to supervise the operation of the POTW, and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this chapter, or a duly authorized representative.
“Total suspended solids” means the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and which is removable by laboratory filtering.
“Treatment plant effluent” means the discharge from the POTW into waters of the United States.
“User” or “industrial user” means a source of indirect discharge. The source shall not include “domestic user” as defined herein.
“Wastewater” means liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to the POTW.
“Wastewater discharge permit” (industrial wastewater discharge permit, discharge permit) means an authorization or equivalent control document issued by the town to users discharging wastewater to the POTW. The permit may contain appropriate pretreatment standards and requirements as set forth in this chapter.
“Wastewater treatment plant” or “treatment plant” means that portion of the POTW which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste. The use of the singular shall be construed to include the plural and the plural shall include the singular as indicated by the context of its use.
D. Abbreviations. The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:
ASPP – accidental spill prevention plan
IWA – industrial waste acceptance
SWDA – Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.)
U.S.C. – United States Code (Ord. 2006-10 § 1, 2006).
A. Prohibited Discharge Standards.
1. General Prohibitions. No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
2. Specific Prohibitions. No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW the following pollutants, substances, or wastewater:
a. Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed-cup flash point of less than 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR Section 261.21;
b. Wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or more than 9.0, or otherwise causing corrosive structural damage to the POTW or equipment;
c. Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case substances greater than 10 percent solids;
d. Pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will cause interference with the POTW;
e. Wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater which causes the temperature at the introduction into the treatment plant to exceed 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) unless the approval authority, upon the request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits;
f. Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;
g. Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems;
h. Trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the town;
i. Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or a hazard to life or health, or to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair;
j. Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently imparts color to the treatment plant’s effluent, thereby violating the town’s NPDES permit. Color (in combination with turbidity) shall not cause the treatment plant effluent to reduce the depth of the compensation point for photosynthetic activity by more than 10 percent from the seasonably established norm for aquatic life;
k. Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except as specifically approved by the superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;
l. Stormwater, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, noncontact cooling water, and unpolluted wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the superintendent;
m. Any sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes or from industrial processes;
n. Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the superintendent;
o. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant’s effluent to fail a toxicity test;
p. Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause excessive foaming in the POTW;
q. Any liquids, solids, or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system), be more than five percent nor any single reading over 10 percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter;
r. Grease, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dusts, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, gas, tar asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud, or glass grinding or polishing wastes;
s. Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other disposal system permits;
t. Any wastewater, which in the opinion of the town, can cause harm either to the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment; have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance, unless allowed under special agreement by the town (except that no special waiver shall be given from categorical pretreatment standards);
u. The contents of any tank or other vessel owned or used by any person in the business of collecting or pumping sewage, effluent, septic tank waste, or other wastewater unless said person has first obtained testing and approval as may be generally required by the town and paid all fees assessed for the privilege of said discharge;
v. Any hazardous wastes as defined in rules published by the state of Washington or in 40 CFR Part 261;
w. Persistent pesticides and/or pesticides regulated by the Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);
x. Sewage sludge, except in accordance with the city’s NPDES permit, providing that it specifically allows the discharge to surface waters of sewage sludge pollutants. Pollutants, substances, or wastewater prohibited by this section shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW.
B. Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. The national categorical pretreatment standards as amended and promulgated by EPA pursuant to the Act and as found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, are hereby incorporated and shall be enforceable under this chapter.
C. State Requirements. State requirements and limitations on discharges to the POTW shall be met by all users which are subject to such standards in any instance in which they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those in this chapter or in other applicable ordinances.
D. Local Limits. The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW (end of the pipe). All concentrations for metallic substances are for “total” metal unless indicated otherwise. The superintendent may impose mass limitations in addition to (or in place of) the concentration-based limitations above. Where a user is subject to a categorical pretreatment standard and a local limit for a given pollutant, the more stringent limit or applicable pretreatment standard shall apply.
E. Town’s Right of Revision. The town reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW.
F. Special Agreement. The town reserves the right to enter into special agreements with users setting out special terms under which they may discharge to the POTW. In no case will a special agreement waive compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard or federal pretreatment requirement. However, users may request a net/gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403.15. They may also request a variance from the categorical pretreatment standard from the approval authority in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403.13.
G. Dilution. No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement unless expressly authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The superintendent may impose mass limitations on users which he believes may be using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases when the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.
H. Pretreatment Facilities. Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements set out in this chapter within the time limitations specified by the EPA, the state, or the superintendent, whichever is more stringent. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the town shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the user’s expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the town for review and shall be acceptable to the town before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an acceptable discharge to the town under the provisions of this chapter.
I. Deadline for Compliance with Applicable Pretreatment Requirements. Compliance by existing sources covered by categorical pretreatment standards shall be within three years of the date the standard is effective unless a shorter compliance time is specified in the appropriate standard. The town shall establish a final compliance deadline date for any existing user not covered by categorical pretreatment standards or for any categorical user when the local limits for said user are more restrictive than the federal categorical pretreatment standards.
New source and new users are required to comply with applicable pretreatment standards within the shortest feasible time, not to exceed 90 days from the beginning of discharge. New sources and new users shall install, have in operating condition, and shall start up all pollution control equipment required to meet applicable pretreatment standards before beginning to discharge. Any wastewater discharge permit issued to a categorical user shall not contain a compliance date beyond any deadline date established in EPA’s categorical pretreatment standards. Any other existing user or a categorical user that must comply with a more stringent local limit which is in noncompliance with any local limits shall be provided with a compliance schedule placed in an industrial wastewater permit to ensure compliance within the shortest time feasible.
J. Additional Pretreatment.
1. Whenever deemed necessary, the superintendent may require users to restrict their discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be discharged only into specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage waste streams from industrial waste streams, and such other conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and determine the user’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
2. Each user discharging into the POTW greater than 5,000 gallons per day shall install and maintain, on its property and at its expense, a suitable storage and flow-control facility to ensure equalization of flow over a 24-hour period. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for flow equalization.
3. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease and oil or sand, except that such interceptors shall not be required for residential users. All interception units shall be of type and capacity approved by the superintendent and shall be so located to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned, and repaired regularly, as needed, by the user at its expense.
K. Accidental Spill Prevention Plans. The superintendent may require any user to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan (ASPP) or slug control plan. Where deemed necessary by the town, facilities to prevent accidental discharge or slug discharges of pollutants shall be provided and maintained at the user’s cost and expense. An accidental spill prevention plan or slug control plan showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the town for review and approval before implementation. The town shall determine which user is required to develop a plan and require said plan to be submitted within 60 days after notification by the town. Each user shall implement its ASPP as submitted or as modified after such plan has been reviewed and approved by the town. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the town shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
1. Any user required to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
c. Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge. Such notification must also be given for any discharge which would violate any of the standards in subsections A through D of this section; and
d. Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug 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 chemicals (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
2. Users shall notify the town wastewater treatment plant immediately after the occurrence of a slug or accidental discharge of substances regulated by this chapter. The notification shall include location of discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. Any affected user shall be liable for any expense, loss, or damage to the POTW, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the town on account thereof under state or federal law.
3. Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the superintendent 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 POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property, nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law.
4. Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the user’s premises advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge. Employers shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge with respect to emergency notification procedures.
L. Septic Tank Wastes.
1. Septic tank waste may be introduced into the POTW only at a designated receiving structure within the treatment plant area, and at such times as are established by the superintendent. Such wastes shall not violate this section or any other requirements established or adopted by the town. Wastewater discharge permits for individual vehicles to use such facilities shall be issued by the superintendent.
2. Septic tank waste haulers may only discharge loads at locations specifically designated by the superintendent. No load may be discharged without prior consent of the superintendent. The superintendent may collect samples of each hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. The superintendent may require the hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge.
3. Septic tank waste haulers must provide a waste-tracking form for every load. This form shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the waste hauler, permit number, truck identification, sources of waste, and volume and characteristics of waste.
4. Fees for dumping hauled wastes will be established as part of the user fee system as authorized in EMC 13.30.140. (Ord. 2006-10 § 2, 2006).
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the superintendent. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set forth in this chapter. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
The superintendent may require other users, including liquid waste haulers, to obtain wastewater discharge permits (as necessary) to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
A. Wastewater Discharge Permitting – Existing SIU. Any SIU that was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter and that wishes to continue such discharges in the future shall, within 60 days after notification by the superintendent, submit a permit application to the town in accordance with subsection D of this section and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after three days after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the superintendent.
B. Wastewater Discharge Permitting – New Source and New User. At least 90 days prior to the anticipated start-up, any new source, which is a source that becomes a user subsequent to the proposal of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard that is later promulgated, and any new user considered by the town to fit the definition of SIU shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit and will be required to submit to the town at least the information listed in subsections (D)(1) through (5) of this section. A new source or new user cannot discharge without first receiving a wastewater discharge permit from the town. New sources and new users shall also be required to include in their application information on the method of pretreatment they intend to use to meet applicable pretreatment standards. New sources and new users shall give estimates of the information requested in subsections (D)(4) and (5) of this section.
C. Wastewater Discharge Permitting – Extrajurisdictional Users. Any existing user who is located beyond the town’s limits and who is required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall submit a wastewater discharge permit application as outlined in subsection A of this section. New source and new users who are located beyond the town limits and who are required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall comply with subsection B of this section.
D. Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Contents. All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit, at a minimum, the following information. The superintendent shall approve a form to be used as a permit application. Categorical users submitting the following information shall have complied with 40 CFR Section 403.12(b):
1. Identifying Information. The user shall submit the name and address of the facility including the name of the operator and owners;
2. Permits. The user shall submit a list of all environmental control permits held by or for the facility;
3. Description of Operations. The user shall submit a brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classification of the operation(s) carried out by such industrial user, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the POTW; number and type of employees; hours of operation; each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production; type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day) and the time and duration of discharges. This description should also include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated or manufacturing processes; 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;
4. Flow Measurement.
a. Categorical User. The user shall submit information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the following:
i. Regulated or manufacturing process streams; and
ii. Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR Section 403.6(e)).
b. Noncategorical User. The user shall submit information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the following:
i. Total process flow, wastewater treatment plant flow, total plant flow or individual manufacturing process flow as required by the superintendent. The town may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or feasibility considerations;
5. Measurements of Pollutants.
a. Categorical User.
i. The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for each regulated or manufacturing process.
ii. In addition, the user shall submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration (or mass, where required) by the categorical pretreatment standard or as required by the town of regulated pollutants (including standards contained in EMC 13.30.020(A) through (D), as appropriate) in the discharge from each regulated or manufacturing process. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall conform to sampling and analytical procedures outlined in EMC 13.30.050.
iii. The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
iv. Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403.6(e) for a categorical user, this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted as part of the application.
b. Noncategorical User.
i. The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for its wastewater discharge.
ii. In addition, the user shall submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration in the discharge (or mass, where required) by the town of regulated pollutants contained in EMC 13.30.020(A) through (D), as appropriate. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall conform to sampling and analytical procedures outlined in EMC 13.30.050.
iv. Where the superintendent developed alternate concentration or mass limits because of dilution, this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted as part of the application.
6. Certification. The user shall submit a statement, worded as specified in subsection E of this section, which has been reviewed by an authorized representative of the user, and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether the applicable pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
7. Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the applicable pretreatment standards, the user shall submit the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M. The user’s schedule shall conform with the requirements of EMC 13.30.040(D). The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established pursuant to EMC 13.30.020(I).
a. Where the user’s categorical pretreatment standard has been modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR Section 403.7), the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR Section 403.6(e)), and/or a fundamentally different factors variance (40 CFR Section 403.13) at the time the user submits the report required by this subsection, the information required by subsections (D)(6) and (7) of this section shall pertain to the modified limits.
b. If the categorical pretreatment standard is modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR Section 403.7), the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR Section 403.6(e)), and/or a fundamentally different factors variance (40 CFR Section 403.13) after the user submits the report required by subsections (D)(6) and (7) of this section, then a report containing modified information shall be submitted by the user within 60 days after the new limit is approved.
8. The user shall submit any other information as may be deemed necessary by the superintendent to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
E. Signatory and Certification Requirement. All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:
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 person or 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.
F. Wastewater Discharge Permit Decisions. The superintendent will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within 30 days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the superintendent will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. Upon a determination to issue, the permit shall be issued within 30 days of full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished. The superintendent may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
G. Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents. Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary by the superintendent to prevent 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 POTW.
1. Wastewater discharge permits must contain the following conditions:
a. A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event shall exceed five years;
b. A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to and approval from the town, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
c. Applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, including any special state requirements;
d. Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, submittal of technical reports, compliance schedules, and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on federal, state, and local law;
e. Requirement for immediate notification to the town where self-monitoring results indicate noncompliance;
f. Requirement to report a bypass or upset of a pretreatment facility;
g. Requirement to report immediately to the town all discharges, including slug loadings, that could cause problems to the POTW;
h. Requirement for the SIU who reports noncompliance to repeat the sampling and analysis and submit results to the town within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation;
i. A statement of applicable civil, criminal, and administrative penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule.
2. Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
a. Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
b. 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 treatment works;
c. 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;
d. Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
e. The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW;
f. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment;
g. 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;
h. Any special agreements the superintendent chooses to continue or develop between the town and user;
i. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the superintendent to ensure compliance with this chapter, and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
H. Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeals. Any person, including the user, may petition the town to reconsider the terms of a wastewater discharge permit within 45 days of its issuance.
4. If the town fails to act within 45 days, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater discharge permit, not to issue a wastewater discharge permit, or not to modify a wastewater discharge permit shall be considered final administrative actions for purposes of judicial review.
I. Wastewater Discharge Permit Duration. 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 less than five years, at the discretion of the superintendent. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire.
J. Wastewater Discharge Permit Modification. The superintendent may modify the wastewater discharge permit for good cause including, but not limited to, the following:
2. 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;
4. Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the town’s POTW, town personnel, or the receiving waters;
6. Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required report;
7. Revision of or a grant of variance from categorical pretreatment standards pursuant to 40 CFR Section 403.13;
8. To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit; or
9. To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership and/or operation to a new owner/operator.
K. Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer. Wastewater discharge permits may be reassigned or transferred to a new owner and/or operator only if the permittee gives at least 30 days’ advance notice to the superintendent and the superintendent approves the wastewater discharge permit transfer. The notice to the superintendent must include a written certification by the new owner and/or operator which:
1. States that the new owner and/or operator has no immediate intent to change the facility’s operations and processes;
2. Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur; and
3. Assumes full responsibility for complying with the existing wastewater discharge permit beginning on the date of the transfer. Failure to provide advance notice of a transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit voidable as of the date of facility transfer. Provided that the notice required above occurred and that there were no significant changes to the manufacturing operation or wastewater discharge, the new owner will be considered an existing user and will be covered by the existing limits and requirements in the previous owner’s permit.
L. Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation. Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked for, but not limited to, the following reasons:
1. Failure to notify the town of significant changes to the wastewater prior to the changed discharge;
2. Failure to provide prior notification to the town of changed conditions;
6. Refusing to allow the town timely access to the facility premises and records;
7. Failure to meet discharge limitations;
12. Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of a permitted facility;
13. If the town has to invoke its emergency provision as cited in EMC 13.30.090(G); or
14. Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this chapter. Wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable 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.
M. Wastewater Discharge Permit Reissuance. A user who is required to have a wastewater discharge permit shall apply for wastewater discharge permit reissuance by submitting a complete wastewater discharge permit application, in accordance with subsection D of this section, a minimum of 60 days prior to the expiration of the user’s existing wastewater discharge permit. A user whose existing wastewater discharge permit has expired and who has submitted its re-application in the time period specified herein shall be deemed to have an effective wastewater discharge permit until the town issues or denies the new wastewater discharge permit. A user whose existing wastewater discharge permit has expired and who failed to submit its reapplication in the time period specified herein will be deemed to be discharging without a wastewater discharge permit. (Ord. 2006-10 § 3, 2006).
A. Baseline Monitoring Reports.
1. Within either 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR Section 403.6(a)(4) (whichever is later), existing categorical users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall be required to submit to the town a report which contains the information listed in subsection (A)(2) of this section. At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources, and sources that become categorical users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall be required to submit to the town a report which contains the information listed in subsection (A)(2) of this section. A new source shall also be required to report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical standards. A new source shall also give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants discharged.
a. Identifying Information. The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
b. Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
c. Description of Operations. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
d. Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined waste stream formula set out in 40 CFR Section 403.6(e).
i. The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process.
ii. The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration (and/or mass, where required) by the standard or by the town of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in EMC 13.30.050.
iii. Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in EMC 13.30.050.
f. Certification. A statement, reviewed by the user’s authorized representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements.
g. Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to this section must meet the requirements set out in subsection D of this section.
h. Signature and Certification. All baseline monitoring reports must be signed and certified in accordance with EMC 13.30.030(E).
B. Final Compliance Report (Initial Compliance Report).
1. Within 90 days following the date for final compliance of an existing significant industrial user with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements set forth in this chapter, in federal categorical standards, or in a wastewater discharge permit, or, in the case of a new source or a new user considered by the town to fit the definition of SIU, within 90 days following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, the affected user shall submit to the town a report containing the information outlined in EMC 13.30.030(D)(4) through (6).
2. For users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the town in accordance with procedures established in 40 CFR Section 403.6(c), this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the user’s long-term production rate. For all other users subject to categorical pretreatment standards expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the user’s actual production during the appropriate sampling period.
C. Periodic Compliance Report.
1. Any user that is required to have an industrial waste discharge permit and performs self-monitoring shall submit to the town during the months of June and December, unless required on other dates or more frequently by the town, a report indicating the nature of the effluent over the previous reporting period. The frequency of monitoring shall be as prescribed within the industrial waste discharge permit. At a minimum, users shall sample their discharge at least twice per year.
2. The report shall include a record of the concentrations (and mass if specified in the wastewater discharge permit) of the pollutants listed in the wastewater discharge permit that were measured and a record of all flow measurements (average and maximum) taken at the designated sampling locations and shall also include any additional information required by this chapter or the wastewater discharge permit. Production data shall be reported if required by the wastewater discharge permit. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported. If a user sampled and analyzed more frequently than what was required by the town or by this chapter, using methodologies in 40 CFR Part 136, it must submit all results of sampling and analysis of the discharge during the reporting period.
3. Any user subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the town or by unit production limits specified in the applicable categorical standards shall report production data as outlined in subsection (B)(2) of this section.
4. If the town calculated limits to factor out dilution flows or nonregulated flows, the user will be responsible for providing flows from the regulated process flows, dilution flows and nonregulated flows.
5. Flows shall be reported on the basis of actual measurement; provided, however, that the town may accept reports of average and maximum flows estimated by verifiable techniques if the town determines that an actual measurement is not feasible.
6. Discharges sampled shall be representative of the user’s daily operations and samples shall be taken in accordance with the requirements specified in EMC 13.30.050.
7. The town may require reporting by users that are not required to have an industrial wastewater discharge permit if information or data is needed to establish a sewer charge, determine the treatability of the effluent, or determine any other factor which is related to the operation and maintenance of the sewer system.
8. The town may require self-monitoring by the user or, if requested by the user, may agree to perform the periodic compliance monitoring needed to prepare the periodic compliance report required under this section. If the town agrees to perform such periodic compliance monitoring, it may charge the user for such monitoring, based upon the costs incurred by the town for the sampling and analyses. Any such charges shall be added to the normal sewer charge and shall be payable as part of the sewer bills. The town is under no obligation to perform periodic compliance monitoring for a user.
D. Compliance Schedules for Meeting Applicable Pretreatment Standards.
2. No increment referred to in subsection (D)(1) of this section shall exceed nine 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 town including, at 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 nine months elapse between such progress reports.
E. Notification of Significant Production Changes. Any user operating under a wastewater discharge permit incorporating equivalent mass or concentration limits shall notify the town within two business days after the user has a reasonable basis to know that the production level will significantly change within the next calendar month. Any user not providing a notice of such anticipated change will be required to comply with the existing limits contained in its wastewater discharge permit.
F. Hazardous Waste Notification. Any user that is discharging more than 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes as defined in 40 CFR Part 261 (listed or characteristic wastes) in a calendar month or any facility discharging any amount of acutely hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR Sections 261.30(d) and 261.33(e) is required to provide a one-time notification in writing to the town, to the EPA Region 10 Office of Waste and Chemicals Management Director, and to the state Hazardous Waste Division. Any existing user exempt from this notification shall comply with the requirements contained herein within 30 days of becoming aware of a discharge of 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes in a calendar month or any discharge of acutely hazardous wastes to the town sewer system. Such notification shall include:
1. The name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261;
2. The EPA hazardous waste number; and
4. If an industrial user discharges more than 100 kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the sewer system, the notification shall also contain the following information to the extent it is known or readily available to the industrial user:
b. An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste streams discharged during that calendar month; and
c. An estimation of the mass of constituents in the waste streams expected to be discharged during the following 12 months. These notification requirements do not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-monitoring requirements.
Whenever the EPA publishes final rules identifying additional hazardous wastes or new characteristics of hazardous waste, a user shall notify the town of the discharge of such a substance within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations. In the case of any notification made under this subsection, an industrial user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practical.
G. Notice of Potential Problems, Including Accidental Spills, Slug Loads. Any user shall notify the town immediately of all discharges that could cause problems to the POTW, including any slug loads, as defined in EMC 13.30.010(C). The notification shall include the concentration and volume and corrective action. Steps being taken to reduce any adverse impact should also be noted during the notification. Any user who discharges a slug load of pollutants shall be liable for any expense, loss, or damage to the POTW, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the town under state or federal law.
H. Noncompliance Reporting. If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user shall notify the town within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling within five days and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the town within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation, except the user is not required to resample if:
1. The town performs sampling at the user at a frequency of at least once per month; or
2. The town performs sampling at the user between the time when the user performs its initial sampling and the time when the user receives the results of this sampling.
I. Notification of Changed Discharge. All users shall promptly notify the town in advance of any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including significant manufacturing process changes, pretreatment modifications, and the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the user has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR Section 403.12(p).
J. Reports from Unpermitted Users. All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the town as the superintendent may require.
K. Record Keeping. Users subject to the reporting requirements of this chapter shall retain and make available for inspection and copying all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this chapter and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements. Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain available for a period of at least three years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or POTW, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the superintendent. (Ord. 2006-10 § 4, 2006).
A. Sampling Requirements for Users.
1. A minimum of four grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, and volatile organics. The superintendent will determine on a case-by-case whether the user will be able to composite the individual grab samples. For all other pollutants, 24-hour composite samples must be obtained through flow-proportional composite sampling techniques where feasible. The city may waive flow-proportional composite sampling for any user that demonstrates that flow-proportional composite sampling is infeasible. In such cases, samples may be obtained through time-proportional composite sampling techniques or through a minimum of four grab samples where the user demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged.
2. Samples shall be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such exist, immediately downstream from the regulated or manufacturing process if no pretreatment exists, or at a location determined by the city and specified in the user’s wastewater discharge permit. For categorical users, if other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment, the user shall measure the flows and concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined waste stream formula of 40 CFR Section 403.6(e) in order to evaluate compliance with the applicable categorical pretreatment standards. For other SIUs, for which the city has adjusted its local limits to factor out dilution flows, the user shall measure the flows and concentrations necessary to evaluate compliance with the adjusted pretreatment standard(s).
3. All sample results shall indicate the time, date and place of sampling, and methods of analysis and shall certify that the waste stream sampled is representative of normal work cycles and expected pollutant discharges from the user. If a user sampled and analyzed more frequently than what was required in its wastewater discharge permit, using methodologies in 40 CFR Part 136, it must submit all results of sampling and analysis of the discharge as part of its self-monitoring report.
B. Analytical Requirements. All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses must be performed in accordance with procedures approved by the EPA.
C. Town Monitoring of User’s Wastewater. The town will follow the same procedures as outlined in subsections A and B of this section. (Ord. 2006-10 § 5, 2006).
A. Inspection and Sampling. The town shall have the right to enter the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder is being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. Users shall allow the superintendent ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties.
1. Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the superintendent will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
2. The superintendent shall have the right to set up on the user’s property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user’s operations.
3. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the superintendent and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
4. Unreasonable delays in allowing the superintendent access to the user’s premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
B. Monitoring Facilities. Each user shall provide and operate at its own expense a monitoring facility to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurements of each sewer discharge to the town. Each monitoring facility shall be situated on the user’s premises, except, where such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, the town may concur with the facility being constructed in the public street or sidewalk area, providing that the facility is located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. The superintendent, whenever applicable, may require the construction and maintenance of sampling facilities at other locations (for example, at the end of a manufacturing line or a wastewater treatment system). There shall be ample room in or near such sampling facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, including the sampling and measuring equipment, shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user. The superintendent may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary. All monitoring facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all applicable local construction standards and specifications. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
C. Search Warrants. If the town has been refused access to a building, structure or property, or any part thereof and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter, or that there is a need to inspect as part of a routine inspection program of the town designed to verify compliance with this chapter or any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the town shall seek issuance of a search and/or seizure warrant from the courts of the town. Such warrant shall be served at reasonable hours by a uniformed police officer of the town.
D. Vandalism. No person shall willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with, or prevent access to any structure, appurtenance or equipment, or other part of the POTW. Any person found in violation of this requirement shall be subject to the sanctions set out in this chapter. (Ord. 2006-10 § 6, 2006).
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, wastewater discharge permits, monitoring programs, and from town inspection and sampling activities shall be available to the public without restriction, unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the town that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets under applicable state law. When requested and demonstrated by the user furnishing a report that such information should be held confidential, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available immediately upon request to governmental agencies for uses related to the NPDES program or pretreatment program and in enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics and other “effluent data” as defined by 40 CFR Section 2.302 will not be recognized as confidential information and will be available to the public without restriction. (Ord. 2006-10 § 7, 2006).
The town shall publish annually, in the largest daily newspaper published in the municipality where the POTW is located, a list of the users which, during the previous 12 months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. For the purposes of this provision, an industrial user is in significant noncompliance if its violation meets one or more of the following criteria:
A. Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66 percent or more of wastewater measurements taken during a six-month period exceed the daily maximum limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter by any amount;
B. Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33 percent or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable criteria 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH;
C. Any other discharge violation that the town believes has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through (including endangering the health of town personnel or the general public);
D. Any discharge of pollutants that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the town’s exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
E. Failure to meet, within 90 days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
F. Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
H. Any other violation(s) which the town determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. (Ord. 2006-10 § 8, 2006).
A. Notification of Violation. When the town finds that a user has violated (or continues to violate) any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the superintendent may serve upon that user a written notice of violation via certified letter. Within five days of the receipt of this notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the town. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the notice of violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the town to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a notice of violation.
B. Consent Orders. The superintendent may enter into consent orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any user responsible for noncompliance. Such documents will include specific action to be taken by the user to correct the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. Such documents shall have the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued pursuant to subsections D and E of this section and shall be judicially enforceable. Use of a consent order shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
C. Show Cause Hearing. The town may order via a certified letter a user which has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, to appear before the superintendent and show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. Notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place for the meeting, the proposed enforcement action, the reasons for such action, and a request that the user show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Such notice may be served on any authorized representative of the user. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
D. Compliance Orders. When the town finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the town may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user come into compliance within a time specified in the order. If the user does not come into compliance within the time specified in the order, sewer service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders may also contain other requirements to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring, and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
E. Cease and Desist Orders. When the town finds that a user has violated (or continues to violate) any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, or that the user’s past violations are likely to recur, the superintendent may issue an order to the user directing it to cease and desist all such violations and directing the user to:
1. When the town finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the town may fine such user. Such fines shall be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation.
2. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall, after 60 calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty of five percent of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter.
3. Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the superintendent to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within 60 days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, the superintendent shall convene a hearing on the matter within 90 days of receiving the request from the user. In the event the user’s appeal is successful, the payment, together with any interest accruing thereto, shall be returned to the user. The town may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, to the fine.
G. Emergency Suspensions. The town may immediately suspend a user’s discharge after informal notice to the user whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The town may also immediately suspend a user’s discharge after notice and opportunity to respond that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW or which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment.
1. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user’s failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the town shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The superintendent shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the town that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in subsection H of this section are initiated against the user.
2. A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the superintendent prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing under subsections C and H of this section. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section.
H. Termination of Discharge (Nonemergency). In addition to the provisions in EMC 13.30.030(L), any user that violates the following conditions is subject to discharge termination:
3. Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater volume, constituents and characteristics prior to discharge;
4. Refusal of reasonable access to the user’s premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring or sampling; or
5. Violation of the pretreatment standards in EMC 13.30.020. Such user will be notified of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an opportunity to show cause under subsection C of this section why the proposed action should not be taken. Exercise of this option by the town shall not be a bar to, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. (Ord. 2006-10 § 9, 2006).
A. Injunctive Relief. When the town finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the town may petition the court through the town’s attorney for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or compels the specific performance of the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other requirement imposed by this chapter on activities of the user. The town may also seek such other action as is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief, including a requirement for the user to conduct environmental remediation. A petition for injunctive relief shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against a user.
1. A user which has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall be liable to the town for maximum civil penalties.
2. The town may recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the town.
3. In determining the amount of civil liability, the court shall take into account all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the magnitude and duration, any economic benefit gained through the user’s violation, corrective actions by the user, the compliance history of the user, and any other factor as justice requires.
C. Remedies Nonexclusive. The provisions in EMC 13.30.080 through 13.30.110 are not exclusive remedies. The town reserves the right to take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant user. Enforcement in response to pretreatment violations will generally be in accordance with the town’s enforcement response plan. However, the town reserves the right to take other action against any user when the circumstances warrant. Further, the town is empowered to take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant user. These actions may be taken concurrently. (Ord. 2006-10 § 10, 2006).
A. Performance Bonds. The town may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any user which has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement unless such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the town, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the town to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.
B. Liability Insurance. The town may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any user which has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless the user first submits proof that it has obtained financial assurances sufficient to restore or repair damage to the POTW caused by its discharge.
C. Water Supply Severance. Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, water service to the user may be severed. Service will only recommence, at the user’s expense, after it has satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply.
D. Public Nuisances. A violation of any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the superintendent. Any person(s) creating a public nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of the town code governing such nuisances, including reimbursing the town for any costs incurred in removing, abating, or remedying said nuisance.
E. Contractor Listing. Users which have not achieved compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements are not eligible to receive a contractual award for the sale of goods or services to the town. Existing contracts for the sale of goods or services to the town held by a user found to be in significant noncompliance with pretreatment standards or requirements may be terminated at the discretion of the town. (Ord. 2006-10 § 11, 2006).
1. For the purposes of this section, “upset” means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the user. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
2. An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards if the requirements of subsection (A)(3) of this section are met.
a. An upset occurred and the user can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
c. The user has submitted the following information to the POTW and treatment plant operator within 24 hours of becoming aware of the upset. If this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five days:
i. A description of the indirect discharge and cause of noncompliance;
ii. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue; and
iii. Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance.
5. Users will have the opportunity for a judicial determination on any claim of upset only in an enforcement action brought for noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards.
6. Users shall control production of all discharges to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with applicable pretreatment standards upon reduction, loss, or failure of their treatment facility until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This requirement applies in the situation where, among other things, the primary source of power of the treatment facility is reduced, lost, or fails.
B. Prohibited Discharge Standards. A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement action brought against it for noncompliance with the prohibitions in EMC 13.30.020(A)(1) and (2)(c) through (g) if it can prove that it did not know, or have reason to know, that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would cause pass through or interference and that either: (1) a local limit exists for each pollutant discharged and the user was in compliance with each limit directly prior to, and during, the pass through or interference; or (2) no local limit exists, but the discharge did not change substantially in nature or constituents from the user’s prior discharge when the town was regularly in compliance with its NPDES permit, and in the case of interference, was in compliance with applicable sludge use or disposal requirements.
a. “Bypass” means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a user’s treatment facility.
b. “Severe property damage” means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
2. A user may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause applicable pretreatment standards or requirements to be violated, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of subsections (C)(3) and (4) of this section.
3. Notice of Bypass.
a. If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the POTW at least 10 days before the date of the bypass, if possible.
b. A user shall submit oral notice to the town of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable pretreatment standards within 24 hours from the time it becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be provided within five days of the time the user becomes aware of the bypass. The written submission shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass, including exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the bypass. The POTW may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours.
4. Bypass Conditions.
a. Bypass is prohibited, and the POTW may take an enforcement action against a user for a bypass, unless:
i. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage;
ii. There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
iii. The user submitted notices as required under subsection (C)(3) of this section.
b. The POTW may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if the POTW determines that it will meet the three conditions listed in subsection (C)(4)(a) of this section. (Ord. 2006-10 § 12, 2006).
(Ord. 2006-10 § 13, 2006).
A. Pretreatment Charges and Fees. The town may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the town’s pretreatment program which may include:
2. Fees for monitoring, inspection, and surveillance procedures including the cost of collection and analyzing a user’s discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports submitted by users;
4. Fees for filing appeals; and
5. Other fees as the town may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the town.
B. Severability. If any provision of this chapter is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.
C. Conflicts. All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict. (Ord. 2006-10 § 14, 2006).