§ 5-6.401. Permits.

(a)

To provide the maximum public benefit from the use of City facilities, written authorization to use said facilities is required. This written authorization shall be in the form of a discharge permit. All users are required by the Director to obtain a wastewater discharge permit that shall be completed, filed, and approved by City at least ninety (90) days prior to any planned discharge to sewer. No vested right shall be given by issuance of any permit(s) provided for in this chapter.

(b)

The discharge permit is dependent upon the type of discharger, volume, and characteristics of the discharge. The types of discharge permits are:

(1)

Categorical permit;

(2)

Industrial user permit:

(i)

Major industry,

(ii)

Minor industry;

(3)

Pollution prevention permit:

(i)

Wet industry;

(ii)

Dry industry;

(4)

Groundwater discharge permit;

(5)

Wastehauler discharge permit.

(c)

In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, all information as may be deemed by the Director as necessary to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application. This information includes, but is not limited to: identifying information; environmental control permits held; standard industrial classification codes for industry as a whole or any categorical process; flow rates; wastewater constituents and characteristics; time and duration of discharge; peak discharge amounts; locations of all discharge points; pretreatment facilities; sampling and monitoring equipment and points; description of activities; facilities, and plant processes including raw materials, processes and types of materials which are or could be produced, by type; number of employees and hours of operation; time and duration of discharge; wastewater characteristics; site diagrams; flow schematics; and a statement reviewed by an authorized representative of the user and certified by a qualified professional indicating whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and if not, what additional pretreatment is necessary.

(d)

The permittee must abide by all terms, provisions, rules and regulations contained in the permit and/or this chapter.

(e)

Permit fees and any other associated fees may be collected by the City in an amount adopted from time to time by City Council resolution.

(Added by Ord. 3137-C.S., § 1)

(Amended by Ord. 3630-C.S., § 1, effective 8-14-15; Ord. 3649-C.S., § 3, effective 7-14-16)