§ 98-43. Permit application.

A person required to obtain a discharge permit under this article shall complete and file with the city an application containing at least the following information:

(1)

Name, address and location, if different from the mailing address.

(2)

SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended.

(3)

Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in sections 98-32 through 98-37 of this article as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR 136, as amended.

(4)

Time and duration of contribution.

(5)

Average daily and three-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonable variations, if any.

(6)

Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation.

(7)

Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials that are or could be discharged.

(8)

Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge that are limited by any city, state or federal pretreatment standards and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.

(9)

If additional pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to this schedule:

a.

The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards, i.e., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing a contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.

b.

No increment referred to in subsection (9)a. of this section shall exceed nine months.

c.

Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the director including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress, the reason for delay and the steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule established. No more than nine months shall elapse between such progress reports to the director.

(10)

Each product produced by type, amount, process and rate of production.

(11)

Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day).

(12)

Number and type of employees and hours of operation of the plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system.

(13)

The signature of an authorized representative of the user, along with the following certification: "I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

(14)

Any other information as may be deemed by the city to be necessary to evaluate the permit application. The city will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the city may issue a discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided in this article.

(Ord. No. O-15-11, § I, 4-11-2011)