15.30.030 Application Contents.
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit, at a minimum, the following information. Submitting the following information complies 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 brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classification of the operation(s) carried out by the industrial user, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the sewage system; number and type of employees; hours of operation; each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production; type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day) and the time and duration of discharges. This description should also include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the sewage system from the regulated or manufacturing processes; site plans; floor plans; mechanical and plumbing plans; and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation.
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 sewage system from each of the following:
a. Regulated or manufacturing process streams; and
b. Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream 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 sewage system 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 Director of Public Works. The City may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or feasibility considerations.
E. Measurements of Pollutants.
1. Categorical User.
a. The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for each regulated or manufacturing process.
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 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. In cases where the standard requires compliance with a best management practice or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the City or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard. Sampling performed shall conform to sampling and analytical procedures required by BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80.
c. The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
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 Significant Industrial User (SIU).
a. The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for its wastewater discharge.
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 regulated pollutants, 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 required by BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80.
c. The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
F. Certification. The user shall submit a statement that 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 to the requirements of BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established by BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80.
1. Where the user’s categorical pretreatment standard has been modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined wastestream 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 this section shall pertain to the modified limits.
2. If the categorical pretreatment standard is modified by a removal allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined wastestream 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 this section, then a report containing modified information shall be submitted by the user within 60 days after the new limit is approved.
H. Submittal of Information. The user shall submit any other information as may be deemed necessary by the City 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. NS-2182, 2012]