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9-2-1: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
9-2-1-1: PURPOSE AND POLICY:
9-2-1-2: ADMINISTRATION:
9-2-1-3: ABBREVIATIONS:
9-2-1-4: DEFINITIONS:
9-2-2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-2-1: PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS:
9-2-2-2: FEDERAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS:
9-2-2-3: STATE REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-2-4: LOCAL LIMITS:
9-2-2-5: CITY RIGHT OF REVISION:
9-2-2-6: SPECIAL AGREEMENT:
9-2-2-7: DILUTION:
9-2-2-8: PRETREATMENT FACILITIES:
9-2-2-9: DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-2-10: ADDITIONAL PRETREATMENT MEASURES:
9-2-2-11: ACCIDENTAL SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL PLANS:
9-2-2-12: SEPTIC TANK WASTES:
9-2-3: WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT:
9-2-3-1: WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITTING; EXISTING SIU:
9-2-3-2: WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITTING; NEW SOURCE AND NEW USER:
9-2-3-3: PERMIT APPLICATION CONTENTS:
9-2-3-4: SIGNATORY AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT:
9-2-3-5: DECISIONS:
9-2-3-6: CONTENTS:
9-2-3-7: APPEALS:
9-2-3-8: DURATION:
9-2-3-9: MODIFICATION:
9-2-3-10: TRANSFER:
9-2-3-11: REVOCATION:
9-2-3-12: REISSUANCE:
9-2-4: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-4-1: COMPLIANCE REPORT:
9-2-4-2: PERIODIC COMPLIANCE REPORT:
9-2-4-3: COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES FOR MEETING APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS:
9-2-4-4: NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION CHANGES:
9-2-4-5: HAZARDOUS WASTE NOTIFICATION:
9-2-4-6: NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING ACCIDENTAL SPILLS, SLUG LOADS:
9-2-4-7: NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTING:
9-2-4-8: NOTIFICATION OF CHANGED DISCHARGE:
9-2-4-9: REPORTS FROM UNPERMITTED USERS:
9-2-4-10: RECORDKEEPING:
9-2-5: SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-5-1: SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS FOR USERS:
9-2-5-2: ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS:
9-2-5-3: CITY MONITORING OF USER'S WASTEWATER:
9-2-6: COMPLIANCE MONITORING:
9-2-6-1: INSPECTION AND SAMPLING:
9-2-6-2: MONITORING FACILITIES:
9-2-6-3: SEARCH WARRANTS:
9-2-6-4: VANDALISM:
9-2-7: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
9-2-8: PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE:
9-2-9: ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES:
9-2-9-1: NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION:
9-2-9-2: CONSENT ORDERS:
9-2-9-3: SHOW CAUSE HEARING:
9-2-9-4: COMPLIANCE ORDERS:
9-2-9-5: CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS:
9-2-9-6: ADMINISTRATIVE FINES:
9-2-9-7: EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF SERVICE AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT:
9-2-9-8: TERMINATION OF DISCHARGE (NONEMERGENCY):
9-2-10: JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES:
9-2-10-1: INJUNCTIVE RELIEF:
9-2-10-2: CIVIL PENALTIES:
9-2-10-3: CRIMINAL PROSECUTION:
9-2-10-4: REMEDIES NONEXCLUSIVE:
9-2-11: SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION:
9-2-11-1: PERFORMANCE BONDS:
9-2-11-2: WATER SUPPLY SEVERANCE:
9-2-12: AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS:
9-2-12-1: UPSET:
9-2-12-2: PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS:
9-2-12-3: BYPASS:
9-2-13: WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES:
9-2-14: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
9-2-14-1: PRETREATMENT CHARGES AND FEES:
9-2-14-2: SEVERABILITY:
9-2-14-3: CONFLICT:
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This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for the city of Meridian and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the clean water act (33 United States Code section 1251 et seq.) and the general pretreatment regulations (40 CFR, part 403). The objectives of this chapter are:
A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with the operation of the POTW;
B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;
C. To protect POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and biosolids in the course of their employment and to protect the general public;
D. To ensure that the quality of the wastewater treatment plant biosolids is maintained at a level which allows its use and disposal in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations;
E. To provide equitable fees for administrative cost recovery, permitting, inspection, compliance enforcement, damages and technical assistance resulting from the program described herein; and
F. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and biosolids 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 processes, requires user reports and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Except as otherwise provided herein, the superintendent 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 city of Meridian personnel. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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MIU Minor industrial user
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Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated. 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.
ACT OR THE ACT: The federal water pollution control act, also known as the clean water act, as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq.
APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS: For any specified pollutant, city of Meridian prohibitive standards, city of Meridian specific pretreatment standards (local limits), or EPA's categorical pretreatment standards (when effective), whichever standard is appropriate or most stringent.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY: The regional administrator of the EPA, region 10, Seattle, Washington.
1. 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. The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities, provided, the managers if authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility including having explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for control mechanism requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedure.
D. The individuals described in subsections A through C 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 superintendent or designee.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OR BMPs: Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices to implement the prohibitions listed in 403.5(a)(1) and (b). BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD): The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C), usually expressed as a concentration (milligrams per liter [mg/l]).
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: The board constituted pursuant to section 9-1-17 of this title and as established in title 2, chapter 8 of this code.
CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD OR CATEGORICAL STANDARD: Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the U.S. EPA in accordance with sections 307(b) and (c) of the act (33 USC section 1317) which applies to a specific category of users and which appears in 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, parts 405-471.
CATEGORICAL USER: A user regulated by one of EPA's categorical pretreatment standards.
CITY: The city of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
COLLECTION SYSTEM: Any devices, pipes, conduits, ditches, sewers or other systems used to collect or convey sewage.
COLOR: The optical density at the visual wave length of maximum absorption, relative to distilled water. One hundred percent (100%) transmittance is equivalent to zero (0.0) optical density.
COMPENSATION POINT: To make up for, counterbalance.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE: The sample resulting from the combination of individual wastewater samples taken at selected intervals based upon an increment of either flow or time.
CONTROL AUTHORITY: A. The POTW if the POTW's pretreatment program submission has been approved in accordance with the requirements of 403.11; or
B. The approval authority if the submission has not been approved.
COOLING WATER/NONCONTACT COOLING WATER: 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): Any person who contributes, causes, or allows the contribution of wastewater into the city of Meridian 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 one hundred (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): The U.S. environmental protection agency or, where appropriate, the director of region 10 office of water and watersheds, other duly authorized official of said agency.
EXISTING SOURCE: A categorical industrial user, the construction or operation of which commenced prior to the publication by EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment standards, which will be applicable to such source if and when the standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with section 307 of the act.
EXISTING USER: Any noncategorical user which was discharging wastewater prior to the effective date hereof.
GRAB SAMPLE: A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a onetime basis without regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE OR DISCHARGE: The introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any nondomestic source regulated under section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the act. The discharge into the POTW is normally by means of pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, constructed drainage ditches, surface water intercepting ditches, and all constructed devices and appliances appurtenant thereto.
INTERFERENCE: A discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, either: a) inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations; b) inhibits or disrupts its biosolids processes, use or disposal; or c) is a cause of a violation of the city of Meridian's NPDES permit or of the prevention of biosolids 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; and the toxic substances control act; and the marine protection research, and sanctuaries act.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE LIMIT: 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 WASTE: 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.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL USER (MIU): A nondomestic user with an indirect discharge to the POTW which does not meet the criteria of a significant industrial user, but whose operation and discharge may warrant inspection to ensure compliance with discharge prohibitions, pretreatment facility operation, spill prevention measures, and pollution prevention assistance.
NPDES: National pollutant discharge elimination system permit program as administered by the U.S. EPA or state.
NEW SOURCE: A. Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed 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:
3. The production of wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered.
B. 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 A2 or A3 of this definition but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
C. Construction of a new source as defined under this definition has commenced if the owner or operator has:
1. Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous on site construction program:
NEW USER: A user that is not regulated under federal categorical pretreatment standards but that applies to the city of Meridian for a new building permit or occupies an existing building and plans to commence discharge of wastewater to the city of Meridian collection system after the effective date hereof. 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.
OTHER WASTE: Decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, lime, refuse, ashes, garbage, offal, oil, tar, chemicals and all other substances except sewage and industrial wastes.
PASS-THROUGH: 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 city of Meridian NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
PERMITTEE: A person or user issued a wastewater discharge permit.
PERSON: Any individual, partnership, copartnership, 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, and local governmental entities.
POLLUTANT: 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: The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means (except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard).
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS: Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS OR STANDARDS: Prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits established by the city of Meridian POTW.
PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS OR PROHIBITED DISCHARGES: Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances, which appear in subsections 9-2-2-1A and B of this chapter.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW): A "treatment works", as defined by section 212 of the act (33 USC section 1292) which is owned by the city of Meridian. 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.
SEPTIC TANK WASTE: Any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
SHALL, MAY: "Shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER: A. A user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
1. Discharges an average of twenty five thousand (25,000) gpd or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater); or
2. Contributes a process waste stream which makes up five percent (5%) or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or
3. Is designated as such by the city of Meridian on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
C. Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in subsection B of this definition has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the city of Meridian may at any time, on their 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: Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration which could cause a violation of the discharge standards in sections 9-2-2-2 through 9-2-2-4 of this chapter or any discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC) CODE: A classification pursuant to the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual" issued by the United States office of management and budget.
STORM WATER: Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.
SUPERINTENDENT: The person designated by the city of Meridian, to supervise the operation of the POTW, who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this chapter, or duly authorized representative.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS: The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and is removable by laboratory filtering.
TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT: The discharge from the POTW into waters of the United States.
UPSET: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with categorical 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 preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation thereof.
USER OR INDUSTRIAL USER: A source of indirect discharge. The source shall not include "domestic user" as defined herein.
WASTEWATER: 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): An authorization or equivalent control document issued by the city of Meridian 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: That portion of the POTW which is designated to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial wastewater. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008; amd. Ord. 10-1469, 12-21-2010, eff. 12-27-2010)
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9-2-2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS1:
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A. 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.
B. Specific Prohibitions: No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW the following pollutants, substances, or wastewater:
1. Fire Or Explosive Hazard Pollutants: Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140°F) (60°C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
2. Wastewater Causing Corrosion: Wastewater having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.0 or otherwise causing corrosive damage to the POTW or equipment;
3. Substances That Obstruct Flow: Solid or viscous substances in amounts which cause obstruction of the flow in the POTW resulting in interference (but in no case solids greater than 1/2 inch or 1.27 centimeters in any dimension);
4. Interfering Pollutants: 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;
5. Excessive Temperature: 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 one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104°F) (40°C) unless the approval authority, upon the request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits;
6. Oils: Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass-through;
7. Toxic Gases, Vapors Or Fumes: 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;
8. Trucked Or Hauled Pollutants: Trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the superintendent or designee;
9. Noxious Or Malodorous Wastes: 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 to prevent entry into the sewer or collection system for maintenance or repair;
10. Dyed Or Discolored Wastewater: 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 impart color to the treatment plant's effluent, thereby violating the city'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 ten percent (10%) from the seasonably established norm for aquatic life;
11. Radioactive Wastes: Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotope except as specifically approved by the superintendent or designee in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;
12. Nonwastewater Discharges: Storm water, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, noncontact cooling water, and unpolluted water, unless specifically permitted by the superintendent or designee;
13. Pretreatment Residue: Any sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes or from industrial processes;
14. Medical Wastes: Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the superintendent or designee;
15. Toxic Wastes: Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant's effluent to fail a toxicity test;
16. Detergents: Detergents, surface active agents, or other substances which may cause excessive foaming in the POTW;
17. Explosion Hazards: 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 (2) consecutive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system), be more than five percent (5%) nor any single reading over ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter.
18. Miscellaneous Wastes: Grease, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshing, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dusts, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud, or glass grinding or polishing wastes.
19. Other Substances That Violate Disposal System Permits: Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other disposal system permits.
20. Any Wastewater Causing Harm: Any wastewater, which in the opinion of the superintendent or designee 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 superintendent or designee (except that no special waiver shall be given from categorical pretreatment standards).
21. Sewage Tank Or Vessel: The contents of any tank or 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 city of Meridian and paid all fees assessed for the privilege of said discharge.
22. Hazardous Wastes: Any hazardous waste as defined in rules published by the state of Idaho or in 40 CFR part 261.
23. Pesticides: Persistent pesticides and/or pesticides regulated by the federal insecticide fungicide rodenticide act (FIFRA).
24. Sewage Sludge: 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.
25. Process And Storage: 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.
26. Limitation Discharge Point: No person shall discharge any substance directly into a manhole or other opening into the POTW without a current permit issued by the superintendent or designee.
27. Water Generated From Cleanups: Groundwater/wastewater generated from the cleanup of spills, leaking underground storage tanks, monitoring wells or other similar sources shall not be discharged to the sewer or collection system without a temporary discharge permit issued by the superintendent or designee.
28. Substances Unsuitable For Reclamation: Any substance which may cause the POTW's biosolid effluent or treatment processes to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse.
29. Prohibitions On Unpolluted Water: Unpolluted water, including, but not limited to, swimming pools, ponds, noncontact cooling water, process water or blowdown from cooling towers and evaporative coolers shall not be discharged through direct or indirect connection to the POTW unless authorized through a temporary discharge permit.
C. Prevention Practices: Best management practices or BMPs; schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, treatment requirements as specified by the city of Meridian to meet acceptable discharge of influent wastewater to the collection system and POTW. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
D. Grease Interceptor Required: Each user for which a grease interceptor is required shall, in the discretion of the superintendent or designee:
1. Install and/or use a grease interceptor which shall serve only that user, or
2. Enter into a written agreement or permit with the city of Meridian establishing comparable best management practices. (Ord. 12-1526, 9-4-2012)
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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_471 are hereby incorporated and shall be enforceable under this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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 other applicable ordinances. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The following pollutant limits are established to protect against pass-through and interference. No person shall discharge wastewater containing pollutants in excess of the following specified discharge limits:
Parameter Maximum Daily
Arsenic 4.0
Cadmium 0.8
Chromium (total) 3.2
Cyanide (total) 5.0
Iron 1.50
Mercury 0.16
Nickel 5.81
Total organics (TTO) 2.131
1.Metal finishing subcategory of 40 CFR part 433.11(e) provides a definition for the term TTO as to mean the total toxic organics, which is the summation of all quantifiable values greater than 0.01 milligrams per liter for the listed toxic organics identified in 40 CFR part 433.11(e). See list of organic chemicals included in total toxic organics (TTO) regulated under electroplating and metal finishing categories maintained at the Meridian POTW.
The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW (end of pipe). All concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal unless indicated otherwise. 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.
The following pollutants are regulated to ensure compliance with the city of Meridian NPDES permit. Higher concentration levels of wastewater discharge for the following are subject to subsection 9-4-9C1 of this title:
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The city of Meridian reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The city of Meridian 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 403.15. They may also request a variance from the categorical pretreatment standard from the approval authority in accordance with 40 CFR 403.13. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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 treat wastewater to a level acceptable to the city of Meridian 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 city of Meridian for review and shall be acceptable to the city of Meridian 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 city of Meridian under the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Compliance by existing sources covered by categorical pretreatment standards shall be within three (3) years of the date the standard is effective unless a shorter compliance time is specified in the appropriate standard. The city of Meridian shall also establish a final compliance deadline 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 ninety (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 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. Whenever deemed necessary, the superintendent or designee may require users to restrict their discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be discharged only to specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage waste streams from industrial waste streams, and other such conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and determine the user's compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
B. Each user discharging into the POTW greater than ten thousand (10,000) gallons per day, shall install and maintain, on its property and its expense, a suitable storage and flow control facility to ensure equalization of flow over a twenty four (24) hour period. The facility shall have a capacity for at least twenty five percent (25%) of the daily discharge volume and shall be equipped with alarms and a rate of discharge controller, the regulation of which shall be directed by the superintendent or designee. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for flow equalization.
C. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the superintendent or designee, they are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease and oil, and sand, except that such interceptors shall not be required for residential users. All interceptor units shall be of type and capacity approved by the superintendent or designee and shall be 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.
D. Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee may require any user to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan (ASPP) or slug control plan. Where deemed necessary by the city, 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 city for review and approval before implementation. The city of Meridian shall determine which user is required to develop a plan and require said plan to be submitted sixty (60) days after notification by the city. Each user shall implement its ASPP as submitted or as modified after such plan has been reviewed and approved by the city of Meridian. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the city shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
A. Any user required to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
3. Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge;
4. 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.
B. The user shall immediately telephone and notify the wastewater treatment plant of the incident regulated by this chapter. The notification shall include the location of the 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 city on account thereof under state or federal law.
C. Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the superintendent or designee, a detailed written report describing the cause(s) 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.
D. 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. Septic tank waste may be introduced into the POTW only at a designated receiving structure at such times as designated by the superintendent or designee. Wastewater discharge permits are required; waste will not be accepted without an approved permit application by the hauler company.
B. The designated process requires the hauler to sign a disposal information sheet. This sheet requires name of hauler, address, driver, and truck identification, sources of waste, volume and characteristics of the waste or additional information as determined by the superintendent or designee.
C. Fees for dumping hauled waste will be established as part of the user fee system as authorized in section 9-2-14-1 of this chapter.
D. Recreational vehicles (RV) waste tank effluent is allowed to be disposed of by the general public at the POTW in the designated RV dump site. No permit is required at this time. Commercial haulers are not allowed to discharge at this site location. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the superintendent or designee. Any violation of the terms and conditions of the 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 obligations to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
The superintendent or designee may require other users, including liquid waste haulers, to obtain wastewater discharge permits to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Any SIU that was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date hereof and that wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within sixty (60) days after notification by the superintendent or designee submit a permit application to the city of Meridian in accordance with section 9-2-3-3 of this chapter and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date hereof except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the superintendent or designee. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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At least ninety (90) days prior to the anticipated startup, 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 city of Meridian to fit the definition of SIU shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit and will be required to submit to the city at least the information listed in subsections 9-2-3-3A through E of this chapter. A new source or new user cannot discharge without first receiving a wastewater discharge permit from the city of Meridian. 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 9-2-3-3D and E of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit, at a minimum, the following information. The superintendent or designee shall approve a form to be used as a permit application. Categorical users submitting the following information shall have complied with 40 CFR 403.12(b):
A. Identifying Information: The user shall submit the name and address of the facility including the name of the operator and owners.
B. Permits: The user shall submit a list of all environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
C. Description Of Operations: The user shall submit a city DDF (data disclosure form) that describes the operational processes.
D. Flow Measurement:
1. 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:
a. Regulated or manufacturing process streams; and
b. Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR 403.6(e)).
2. 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:
a. Total process flow, wastewater treatment plant flow, total plant flow or individual manufacturing process flow as required by the superintendent or designee.
The city of Meridian may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where consideration is justified by cost or feasibility.
E. Measurements Of Pollutants:
1. Categorical User:
b. 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 city) of regulated pollutants (including standards contained in sections 9-2-2-1 through 9-2-2-4 of this chapter, 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 section 9-2-5 of this chapter.
c. The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection E.
d. Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e) for a categorical user, this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted as part of the application.
2. Noncategorical User:
b. 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 city of Meridian) of regulated pollutants contained in sections 9-2-2-1 through 9-2-2-4 of this chapter, 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 section 9-2-5 of this chapter.
d. Where the superintendent or designee developed alternate concentration or mass limits because of dilution, this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted as part of the application.
F. Certification: The user shall submit a statement, worded as specified in section 9-2-3-4 of this chapter, 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.
G. 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 section 9-2-4-3 of this chapter. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the completion date established pursuant to section 9-2-2-9 of this chapter.
1. Where the user's categorical pretreatment standard has been modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR 403.6(e)), and/or a fundamentally different factors variance (40 CFR 403.13) at the time the user submits the report required by this subsection, the information required by subsection F of this section and this subsection G shall pertain to the modified limits.
2. If the categorical pretreatment standard is modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined waste stream formula (40 CFR 403.6(e)), and/or a fundamentally different factors variance (40 CFR 403.13) after the user submits the report required by subsection F of this section and this subsection G, then a report containing modified information shall be submitted by the user within sixty (60) days after the new limit is approved.
H. Other Information: The user shall submit any other information as may be determined necessary by the superintendent or designee to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by a responsible officer or manager, sole proprietor or general partner as applicable or duly authorized representative.
A. For the purpose of this section, a "responsible officer or manager" means:
1. A president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer 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. The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for control mechanism requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures. This authorization must be made in writing by the principal executive officer or ranking elected official and submitted to the approval authority prior to or together with the report being submitted of the user and contain the following certification statement:
B. A duly authorized representative is an individual designated by the responsible officer, manager, sole proprietor or general partner in writing. The written authorization must be submitted to the city of Meridian and also specifies either an individual or position having the responsibility of the overall operation of the facility from which the industrial discharge originates, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well, or well field superintendent, or a position of equal responsibility, or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. If an authorization in this section is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of this section must be submitted to the city of Meridian prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the superintendent or designee will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. Upon a determination to issue, the permit shall be issued within thirty (30) days of full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished. The superintendent or designee may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary by the superintendent or designee 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 biosolids management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
1. A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event shall exceed five (5) years;
2. A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to and approval from the city of Meridian and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
3. Applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, including any special state requirements;
4. 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;
5. Requirements for immediate notification to the city of Meridian where self-monitoring results indicate noncompliance;
6. Requirement to report a bypass or upset of a pretreatment facility;
7. Requirement to report immediately to the city of Meridian all discharges, including slug loadings, that could cause problems to the POTW;
8. Requirement for the SIU who reports noncompliance to repeat the sampling and analysis and submit results to the city of Meridian within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation;
9. A statement of applicable civil, criminal, and administrative penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule;
10. Requirements to control slug discharges, if determined by the POTW to be necessary.
3. Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent any or all unwanted discharges;
6. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment;
7. 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;
8. Any special agreements the superintendent or designee chooses to continue or develop between the city of Meridian and user;
9. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the superintendent or designee to ensure compliance with this chapter, and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Any person, including the user, may request a hearing before the board of adjustment to appeal a decision by the superintendent or designee relating to wastewater discharge permit applications within thirty (30) days of the denial or issuance of the permit and by complying in all respects with the procedures set forth in title 2, chapter 8 of this code pertaining to the board of adjustment.
A. Failure to submit a timely request for hearing before the board of adjustment shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right to appeal.
B. In the request for hearing, the appealing party (hearant) must indicate the wastewater discharge permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit.
D. A limited right of appeal to the city council shall be available to a hearant who receives an adverse decision by the board of adjustment and complies in all respects with the procedures set forth in section 2-8-7 of this code.
E. The decision of the city council shall be final. (Ord. 10-1469, 12-21-2010, eff. 12-27-2010)
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Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the discretion of the superintendent or designee. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee may modify the wastewater discharge permit for good cause including, but not limited to, the following:
D. Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the city of Meridian POTW, city personnel, or the receiving waters;
F. Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required report;
I. To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator;
J. To incorporate special conditions resulting from the issuance of a special order or an enforcement action by the city of Meridian. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Wastewater discharge permits may be reassigned or transferred to a new owner and/or operator only if the permittee gives at least ninety (90) days' advance notice to the superintendent or designee and the superintendent or designee approves the wastewater discharge permit transfer.
The notice to the superintendent or designee must include a written certification by the new owner or operator which:
C. 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked for, but not limited to, the following reasons:
A. Failure to notify the superintendent or designee of significant changes prior to the changed discharge;
B. Failure to provide prior notification to the superintendent or designee of changed conditions;
F. Refusing to allow the superintendent or designee immediate access to the facility premises and records upon request;
H. Failure to pay fines or fees;
L. Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of a permitted facility; or
M. If the superintendent or designee has to invoke its emergency provision as cited in section 9-2-9-7 of this chapter; or
N. Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this chapter.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be void upon cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership unless specified in section 9-2-3-10 of this chapter. All wastewater discharge permits issued to a particular user are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit to that user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A user who is required to have a wastewater discharge permit shall apply for wastewater discharge permit reissuance by submitting a completed wastewater discharge permit application, in accordance with this section 9-2-3, a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the user's existing wastewater discharge permit. A user whose existing discharge permit has expired and has submitted its reapplication in the time period specified herein shall be deemed to have an effective discharge permit until the superintendent or designee issues or denies a new discharge permit. A user whose existing discharge permit has expired and who failed to submit a reapplication in the time period specified herein will be deemed to be discharging without a discharge permit in violation of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. Within ninety (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 city of Meridian to fit the definition of SIU, within ninety (90) days following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, the affected user shall submit to the city of Meridian an initial compliance report containing the information outlined in subsections 9-2-3-3D through F of this chapter.
B. For users subject to equivalent mass of concentration limits established by the city of Meridian in accordance with procedures established in 40 CFR 403.6(e), 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. Any user that is required to have an industrial waste discharge permit and performs self-monitoring shall comply with all applicable requirements under CFR 403.12 and submit to the city of Meridian during the months of June and December, unless required on other dates or more frequently by the city of Meridian, 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.
B. 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 sample 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 concentrations (or mass, where required) shall be reported. If a user sampled and analyzed more frequently than was required by the city of Meridian 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.
C. Any user subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the city of Meridian or by unit production limits specified in the applicable categorical standards shall report production data as outlined in subsection B of this section.
D. If the city of Meridian calculated limits to factor out dilution or nonregulated flows, the user will be responsible for providing flows from the regulated process flows, dilution flows and nonregulated flows.
E. Flows shall be reported on the basis of actual measurement, provided, however, that the city of Meridian may accept reports of average and maximum flows estimated by verifiable techniques if the city of Meridian determines that an actual measurement is not feasible.
F. Discharges sampled shall be representative of the user's daily operations and samples shall be taken in accordance with the requirements specified in section 9-2-5 of this chapter.
G. The city of Meridian may require reporting by users that are not required to have an industrial wastewater discharge permit, in accordance to 40 CFR 403.12(h), 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.
H. The city of Meridian 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 city of Meridian agrees to perform such periodic compliance monitoring, it may charge the user for such monitoring, based upon the costs incurred by the city of Meridian for the sampling and analysis. Any such charges shall be added to the normal sewer charge and shall be payable as part of the sewer bills. The city of Meridian is under no obligation to perform periodic compliance monitoring for a user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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B. No increment referred to in subsection A of this section shall exceed nine (9) months.
C. Not later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the city of Meridian 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 (9) months elapse between such progress reports. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Any user operating under a wastewater discharge permit incorporating equivalent mass or concentration limits shall notify the city of Meridian within two (2) 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Any user that is discharging more than fifteen kilograms (15 kg) of hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261 (listed or characteristic wastes) in a calendar month or any facility discharging any amount of acutely hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e) is required to provide a onetime notification in writing to the city of Meridian, to the EPA region 10 office of air, waste and toxics director, and to the state of Idaho department of environmental quality hazardous waste division. Any existing user exempt from this notification shall comply with the requirements contained within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of a discharge of fifteen kilograms (15 kg) of hazardous wastes in a calendar month or any discharge of acutely hazardous wastes to the city of Meridian sewer system.
D. If an industrial user discharges more than one hundred kilograms (100 kg) 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:
1. An identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes,
2. An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste streams discharged during that calendar month, and
3. An estimation of the mass of constituents in the waste streams expected to be discharged during the following twelve (12) months.
Whenever the EPA publishes the final rules identifying additional hazardous waste or new characteristics of hazardous waste, a user shall notify the city of Meridian of the discharge of such a substance within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations.
In the case of any notification made under this section, 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Any user shall notify the superintendent or designee immediately of all discharges that could cause problems to the POTW, including any slug loads, as defined in section 9-2-1-4 of this chapter. 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 city of Meridian under state or federal law. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user shall notify the superintendent or designee within twenty four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling within five (5) days and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the POTW within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation. Where the control authority has performed the sampling and analysis in lieu of the industrial user, the control authority must perform the repeat sampling and analysis unless it notifies the user of the violation and requires the user to perform the repeat analysis.
Resampling is not required if:
A. The POTW performs sampling at the industrial user at a frequency of at least once per month, or
B. The POTW performs sampling at the user between the time the initial sampling was conducted and the time when the user or POTW receives the results of this sampling. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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All users shall promptly notify the superintendent or designee 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 403.12(p). (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the city of Meridian as the superintendent or designee may require. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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9-2-4-10: 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 (3) 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 or designee. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. Grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, and volatile organic compounds. For all other pollutants, twenty four (24) hour composite samples must be obtained through flow proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the control authority. The samples must be representative of the discharge and the decision to allow the alternative sampling must be documented in the industrial user file for that facility or facilities. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a twenty four (24) hour period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: for cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides the sample may be composited in the laboratory. Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by compositing procedures as documented in approved EPA methodologies may be authorized by the superintendent or designee, as appropriate.
B. For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and ninety (90) day compliance reports, a minimum of four (4) grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide and volatile organic compounds for facilities for which historical sampling data do not exist. For facilities for which historical sampling data are available, the superintendent or designee may authorize a lower minimum. For the reports required by 40 CFR 403.12(e) and (h), the superintendent or designee shall require the number of grab samples necessary to assess and assure compliance by industrial users with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
C. 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 of Meridian 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 wastewater formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e) in order to evaluate compliance with the categorical pretreatment standards. For other SIUs, for which the city of Meridian 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).
D. 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 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The city of Meridian will follow the same procedures as outlined in sections 9-2-5-1 and 9-2-5-2 of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The city of Meridian 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 or designee 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.
A. 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, or designee, will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
B. The superintendent or designee 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.
C. 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 or designee and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
D. Unreasonable delays in allowing the superintendent or designee access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Each user shall provide and operate at its own expense a monitoring facility to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of each sewer discharge to the city of Meridian. 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 city of Meridian 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 or designee, 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, 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 or designee 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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If the superintendent or designee 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 city of Meridian 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 superintendent or designee shall seek issuance of a search and/or seizure warrant from the court of proper jurisdiction located in Ada County, Idaho. Such warrant shall be served at reasonable hours by the superintendent or designee in the company of a uniformed police officer of the city of Meridian. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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No person shall wilfully 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. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, wastewater discharge permits, monitoring programs, city of Meridian 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 superintendent or designee, 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 2.302 will not be recognized as confidential information and will be available to the public without restriction. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The city of Meridian shall publish annually, in a newspaper(s) of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdiction(s) served by the POTW, a list of the users which, during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards or 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 sixty six percent (66%) or more of wastewater measurements taken during a six (6) month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits, as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1);
B. "Technical review criteria (TRC) violations", defined here as those in which thirty three percent (33%) or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six (6) month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits, as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1) multiplied by the TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1/2 for all other pollutants except pH);
C. Any other discharge violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1) (daily maximum, longer term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the POTW determines has caused, alone or in combination with any discharges, interference or pass-through (including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public);
D. Any discharge of pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has caused the superintendent or designee to exercise its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
F. Failure to provide within thirty (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 or group of violations, which may include a violation of best management practices, which the POTW determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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When the superintendent or designee 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 or designee may serve upon that user a written notice of violation (via certified letter). Within twenty (20) 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 superintendent or designee. 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 superintendent or designee to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a notice of violation. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee 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 sections 9-2-9-4 and 9-2-9-5 of this chapter and shall be judicially enforceable. Use of a consent order shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any action against the user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee 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 or designee 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 ten (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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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When the superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provisions of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the superintendent or designee may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user come into compliance within a time specified in that 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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When the superintendent or designee 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 or designee may issue an order to the user directing it to cease and desist all such violations and directing the user to:
B. Take such appropriate remedial or preventive action as may be needed to properly address a continuing or threatened violation, including halting operations and/or terminating the discharge. Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. When the superintendent or designee 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 or designee may fine such user in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Such fines shall be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of monthly or other term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation.
B. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall after thirty (30) calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty of one percent (1%) of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of one percent (1%) per month. A lien against the user's property will be sought for unpaid charges, fines, and penalties.
C. Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the superintendent or designee to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within thirty (30) days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, the superintendent or designee shall convene a hearing on the matter within ten (10) 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 city of Meridian may add costs of preparing administrative actions, such as notices and orders, to the fine.
D. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee 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 superintendent or designee 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. The city shall have the authority to physically cap, block or seal the user's sewer line (whether on public or private property) in order to terminate service under this section. The city shall have the right to enter upon the user's property to accomplish the capping, blocking or sealing of the user's sewer line. The city may reinstate the wastewater treatment service upon clear and convincing proof by the user of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge or condition creating the threat as set forth above.
A. 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 superintendent or designee shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize danger to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The superintendent or designee shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city of Meridian that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in section 9-2-9-8 of this chapter are initiated against the user.
B. 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 or designee prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing in sections 9-2-9-3 and 9-2-9-8 of this chapter.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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In addition to the provisions contained in section 9-2-12 of this chapter, any user who violates the following conditions is subject to discharge termination:
E. Violation of the pretreatment standards in section 9-2-2 of this chapter.
Such user will be notified of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an opportunity to show cause under section 9-2-3 of this chapter why the proposed action should not be taken. Exercise of this option by the city of Meridian shall not be a bar to, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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When the superintendent or designee 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 or designee may petition the fourth judicial district court of Ada County, Idaho, through the city of Meridian'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 superintendent or designee 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A. A user who 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 shall be liable to the city of Meridian for a maximum civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation, per day. In the case of a monthly or other long term average discharge limit, penalties shall accrue for each day during the period of the violation.
B. The superintendent or designee may recover reasonable attorney 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 city of Meridian.
D. Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against a user. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A user which has wilfully or recklessly violated any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be prosecuted and punished accordingly. In addition, a user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this chapter, wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be prosecuted and punished accordingly. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The remedies provided for in this chapter are not exclusive. The city of Meridian may take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant user. Further, the city of Meridian is empowered to take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant user. These actions may be taken concurrently. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The superintendent or designee may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any user who 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 city of Meridian, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the superintendent or designee to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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3. The user has submitted the following information to the superintendent or designee within twenty four (24) hours of becoming aware of the upset (if this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within 5 working days):
a. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance;
E. 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.
F. Users shall control production of all discharges to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with applicable pretreatment standards upon reduction, loss, or failure of its 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. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement action brought against it for noncompliance with the prohibitions in subsections 9-2-2-1A and B and sections 9-2-2-2 through 9-2-2-4 of this chapter 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: a) 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 b) no local limit exists, but the discharge did not change substantially in nature or constituents from the user's prior discharge when the city was regularly in compliance with its NPDES permit, and in the case of interference, was in compliance with applicable biosolids use or disposal requirements. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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BYPASS: The intentional or unintentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a user's treatment facility.
B. Bypass Without Violation: A user may allow a bypass to occur which does not cause applicable pretreatment standards or requirements to be violated, but only for essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provision of subsections C and D of this section.
C. Notice Of Bypass:
1. If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the superintendent or designee, at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass, if possible.
2. A user shall submit oral notice to the city of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable pretreatment standards within twenty four (24) hours from the time it becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be provided within five (5) 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 reoccurrence of the bypass. The POTW may waive the written report on a case by case basis if the oral report has been received within twenty four (24) hours.
D. Bypass Conditions:
1. Bypass is prohibited, and the POTW may take an enforcement action against a user for a bypass, unless:
c. The user submitted notices as required under subsection C of this section.
2. The POTW may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if the POTW determines that it will meet the three (3) conditions listed in subsection D1 of this section. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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Wastewater treatment rates and charges shall be set by resolution of the Meridian city council. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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The city of Meridian may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the city's pretreatment program which may include:
B. 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;
D. Fees for filing appeals; and
E. Other fees as the city of Meridian 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 city. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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If any provision of this chapter is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be effected and shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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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. 08-1353, 3-18-2008, eff. 3-18-2008)
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