13.20.160 Permit--Application.
Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the city an application in the form prescribed by the city and accompanied by a fee as set forth in the schedule of fees for the city sewer system. All existing industrial users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit prior to December 31, 1985, and proposed new industrial users shall apply at least ninety days prior to connecting to or contributing to the city sewer system. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation the following information:
1. Name, address, and location of discharge (if different from the address);
2. SEC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
3. Wastewater quantity and quality. Quality characteristics include, but are not limited to, those mentioned in Sections 13.20.050 through 13.20.070 of this chapter as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 204(h) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 135, as amended;
4. Time(s) and duration of discharges;
5. Average daily and peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
6. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by size, location and elevation. If deemed necessary by the city, such plans shall provide for separate systems for handling sanitary and industrial wastewater;
7. Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials which are or could be discharged;
8. Where known, the quantity and specific nature of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by the 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 operations and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;
9. If additional pretreatment and/or operations and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the 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 requirements.
10. 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 requirements,
b. No increment referred to in subdivision 1 of this subsection shall exceed nine months,
c. Not later than fourteen days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the city including, as a minimum, whether or not the user 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;
d. Any other information as required by the city to evaluate the permit application. After evaluation and acceptance of the date furnished, the city may issue a wastewater discharge permit. (Ord. 121 §36, amended, 1985)