§ 114.009. Industrial waste treatment.

Sec. 9. 

A.

Discharging industrial wastes; requirement. Any industry or structure discharging industrial wastes to the sanitary sewer, storm sewer or receiving stream shall file the material listed below with the Authority, and the Authority may also require each person who applies for sewer service, receives sewer service, or through the nature of the enterprise creates a potential environmental problem as determined by the Authority's engineers, to file the documents listed below:

1.

A written statement setting forth the nature of the enterprise, the source and amount of water used, and the amount of waste discharged, both total and partial, with the present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive or other pertinent characteristics of the wastes.

2.

A plan map of the building, works or complex, with each outfall of the surface waters, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural watercourse, and/or groundwater noted, described and the waste stream identified.

3.

Sample, test and file reports with the Authority and the appropriate local and state agencies on appropriate characteristics of waste on a schedule, at locations, and according to methods outlined in this ordinance.

4.

An affidavit placing waste treatment facilities, process facilitates, waste streams, or other potential waste problems under the specific supervision and control of persons who have been certified by an appropriate state agency as properly qualified to supervise such facilities.

5.

A report on raw materials entering the process or support system, intermediate materials, final product, and waste by-products, as those factors may affect waste control.

6.

Record and file reports on the final disposal of specific liquid, solids, sludge, oil and radioactive material, solvent or other waste.

7.

If any industrial process is to be altered so as to include or negate a process waste or potential waste, written notification shall be given to the Authority subject to approval.

B.

Industrial representative; duties. One person from each industrial user shall be designated by the user (subject to approval by the Authority) to be responsible for industrial wastes admitted to the System. He shall be involved with maintaining any pretreatment facility operations and assuring a continual high level of performance. In case no pretreatment is provided, he shall be involved with prevention of accidental discharges of process wastes admitted to the System. He must become aware of all potential and routine toxic wastes generated by his industry. He must be informed of all process alterations which could, in any manner increase or decrease normal daily flow or waste strength discharged to the System.

C.

Catalog of chemicals; discharges. The industrial representative shall catalogue all chemicals stored, used or manufactured by his industry. Such a listing shall include specific chemical names, not manufacturer's codes. These wastes admitted to the sanitary sewer are a prime concern; however, all discharges shall be catalogued. An estimate of daily average flows and strengths shall be made including process, cooling, sanitary, etc. Such a determination should separate the flows according to appropriate categories. The aforementioned flow and chemical listing is to be sent to the Director and shall be treated as confidential information.

D.

Process alterations. The industrial representative should attempt to determine whether or not large process alterations will occur in the future, one year, two years, five years. He should consult with management to determine if such alterations are scheduled and forthcoming in order to inform the Authority of same.

E.

Plant layout sketch. A sketch of the plant buildings shall be made, including a diagram of process and chemical storage areas. Location of any pretreatment equipment must be indicated, and floor drains located near process and storage areas must be noted. Manhole and sewer locations at the industry's point of discharge into the municipal collection system must be included on the plant layout sketch.

F.

Pretreatment. There shall be separation of spent concentrates from the sanitary sewer to prevent toxic wastes from upsetting the treatment plant. Supervision and operation of the pretreatment equipment for spent concentrates, as well as all toxic wastes and high strength organic wastes to an acceptable level as detailed herein, is the responsibility of the industrial representative. All sludge generated by such treatment must be handled in an acceptable manner, such as in a designated area of a sanitary landfill or by a licensed waste hauler. Adequate segregation of those waters and wastes to be pretreated to meet discharge limits is a vital portion of the industrial effort to prevent operational problems of the System.

G.

Secondary containment. Throughout the industry, adequate secondary containment or curbing must be provided to protect all floor drains from accidental spills and discharges to the receiving sewers. Such curbing should be sufficient to hold 150 percent of the total process area tank volume. All floor drains found within the containment area must be plugged and sealed. Spill troughs or sumps within process areas must discharge to appropriate pretreatment tanks. Secondary containment should be provided for storage tanks which may be serviced by commercial haulers and for chemical storage areas.

H.

Sampling. An adequate sampling vault or manhole must be provided in a fully accessible place for Authority personnel to obtain samples and flow measurement data. The complexity of the vault will vary with the sampling requirements the Authority determines necessary to protect the treatment plant and receiving streams. Should the Authority desire continual flow recording over a long duration, or 24-hour composite sampling, then a more complex manhole would be mandatory, complete with 110 volt AC.

I.

Costs; surveillance fee, surcharge. A yearly surveillance fee may be imposed by the Authority or Municipality from time to time to recover a portion of equipment costs or for maintenance of monitoring devices. If a graduated surcharge is deemed necessary to check industrial discharges, then a factor may be incorporated to reduce the costs as industry lowers its waste strength. Consequently, a direct dollar incentive would be given to stimulate continued progress in industrial waste control. A graduated surcharge may not be required if industry provides adequate safeguard devices and treatment facilities to insure protection of the municipal treatment plant and biological processes involved.

J.

Unpolluted drainage where discharge allowed. Storm sewer and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the appropriate state agency. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the appropriate state agency, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.

K.

Industrial cooling water containing pollutants. Industrial cooling water containing such pollutants as insoluble oils or grease or other suspended solids shall be treated for removal of the pollutants and then discharged to the storm sewer.

L.

Pretreatment facilities. All major contributing industrial users shall pretreat any pollutant in its wastewater which may interfere with, pass through untreated, reduce the utility of municipal sludge or otherwise be incompatible with the treatment works. Pretreatment of such pollutants shall be in accordance with Section 307 of Public Law 92-500, 40 CFR 403, and as determined by the Director. All owners of and source to which pretreatment standards apply shall be in compliance within the shortest reasonable time, but not later than the date of compliance required by 40 CFR 403 or the date established by the director, whichever first occurs. All such owners shall submit to the director semi-annual notices (on April 1 and October 1 each year) regarding specific actions taken to comply with such standards.