§ 25-152. Application.

(a)

Users required to obtain a wastewater contribution permit shall complete and file with the public works director an application in the form prescribed by the public works director. Proposed new users shall apply at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting to or contributing to the POTW. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the information listed in this section unless otherwise specified by the public works director. The public works director will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may, at his option, require the user to provide additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the public works director may issue a wastewater contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein. A permit and evaluation fee as set forth in sections 25-113 through 25-115 shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.

(b)

The following information shall be provided to support a permit application, unless otherwise specified by the public works director:

(1)

Name, address, and location (if different from address);

(2)

SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;

(3)

Wastewater constituents and characteristics including but not limited to those listed in division 2 of this article as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed as specified in sections 25-133 and 25-134.

(4)

Time and duration of contribution;

(5)

Average daily and sixty-minute 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 the size, location and elevation;

(7)

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

(8)

Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any 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 operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;

(9)

If additional pretreatment and/or O&M 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 standard. 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 standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).

b.

Not later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the city manager including, as a minimum, whether or not it 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.

c.

The city manager may require modification of the schedule if, in his opinion, it will not adequately achieve the purposes of this article.

(10)

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

(11)

Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

(12)

Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system;

(13)

A plan for disposal of all residues resulting from pretreatment or O&M, if such residues are produced, which shall comply with all applicable city, county, state, and federal codes and regulations;

(14)

Any other information as may be deemed by the public works director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.

(Ord. No. 10574, § 3.3, 6-20-83; Ord. No. 10911, § 1, 4-2-90; Ord. No. 11496, 5-7-2001)