§ 122-183. Wastewater permit application and questionnaire.

(a)

Application. All nondomestic users shall, upon the request of the county complete and submit to the county a wastewater permit application. The wastewater permit application shall be on a form provided by the county and attached to a questionnaire provided by the county. The information on the questionnaire shall be used for the purpose of determining whether the industry is a significant industrial user and for other purposes.

(b)

Contents of application. The questionnaire shall include the following information, at a minimum:

(1)

Name and address of the owner.

(2)

The company name, address and location, if different from the address.

(3)

SIC number, according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1972, as amended.

(4)

Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but not limited to, those shown in section 122-181.

(5)

Time and duration of contribution.

(6)

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

(7)

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

(8)

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

(9)

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

(10)

If additional pretreatment and/or O & M will be required to meet the discharge standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment must be set forth. The completion date in this schedule shall represent a reasonable timeframe when considering the circumstances of each individual situation. 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 the pretreatment facilities required for the user to meet the applicable discharge standards, e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.

b.

No increment referred to in subsection (b)(10)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 county, including, as a minimum, whether or not it has 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. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports.

(11)

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

(12)

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

(13)

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

(14)

Any other information as may be deemed necessary for the county to evaluate the permit application.

(15)

A description of other environmental permits held by the facility.

(c)

Certification. All wastewater discharge permit applications, questionnaires and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:

"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 fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."

The county will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information.

(Ord. of 6-28-88, § 3-26-94; Amd. of 2-26-13)