§ 19-212. Wastewater discharges.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge without a city permit to the POTW any wastewater except as authorized by the city and director in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(b)

Individual wastewater discharge permit—Contents. An individual wastewater discharge permit, or a general permit, shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the director to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.

(1)

Individual wastewater discharge permits must contain:

a.

A statement that indicates the wastewater discharge permit issuance date, expiration date and effective date;

b.

A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to the city in accordance with this article, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;

c.

Effluent limits, including Best Management Practices, based on applicable Pretreatment Standards;

d.

Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants (or best management practice) to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on federal, state and local law;

e.

The process for seeking a waiver from monitoring for pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge in accordance with this article;

f.

A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state or local law.

g.

Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the city to be necessary;

h.

Any grant of the monitoring waiver by the city must be included as a condition in the user's permit.

(Ord. No. O2013-05, § 2, 2-25-13)