§ 122-187. Industrial pretreatment facilities.

(a)

Requirement. All users shall provide necessary wastewater pretreatment as required to comply with the limitations and provisions contained in this article and to achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards within the time limitations as specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the county shall be provided, operated and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the county for review and shall be acceptable to the county prior to commencement of construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user of the responsibility for modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the county under the provisions of this article. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the county prior to the user's initiation of the changes.

(b)

Compliance schedules. The timing of construction and operation of pretreatment facilities as required pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with the compliance schedules provided to the county as described in subsection 122-186(b). However, the county shall also have the authority to issue compliance schedules independent of the permitting process, and such compliance schedules may be enforced by the county as provided in division 2 of this article.

(c)

Maintenance of pretreatment facilities. All wastewater pretreatment facilities shall be properly and adequately maintained by the user so as to achieve the intended purpose of the facilities.

(d)

Maintenance of operators. All pretreatment facilities shall maintain certified wastewater operators as required by the rules of the state board of examiners for certification of water and wastewater treatment plant operators and laboratory analysts.

(Ord. of 6-28-88, § 3-26-98)