§ 26.50.200. Requirement to obtain permit.

A.

No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the municipal sewerage system without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the utility. The utility will establish the status as a significant industrial user, if the user:

1.

Is subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or

2.

Meets one or more of the following criteria:

a.

Discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gpd or more of process wastewater to the municipal sewerage system (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater);

b.

Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five (5) percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic capacity of the treatment plant or contains more than 1,000 pounds/day (daily maximum) or 500 pounds/day (monthly average) of non-domestic BOD or suspended solids; or

c.

Is designated as such by the Municipality on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the municipal sewerage system's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.

3.

Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in subsection (2) has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the municipal sewerage system's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the municipality may at any time on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user, and in accordance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6), determine that such user should not be considered a significant industrial user.

B.

The utility may require other users obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All users shall provide appropriate information to the utility as the utility may require.

C.

Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the permittee to the sanctions set out under Part 4 of this chapter.

D.

Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.

E.

Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must obtain such permit prior to commencing discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will commence.

(AO NO. 86-118, 9-4-86; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 14, 11-21-00; AO No. 2012-77, § 14, 8-7-12)