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(1) All significant industrial dischargers proposing to connect to or to discharge sewage to the municipal sewer system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the system. All significant industrial dischargers proposing to connect to or discharge sewage to the municipal sewer system shall also obtain approval from the state prior to connecting or discharging to the system.

(2) Significant industrial dischargers shall complete and file with the director a permit application therefor in the form prescribed by the director. Proposed dischargers shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to the system. No discharge permit shall be issued unless and until the following information has been provided;

(a) Name, address, and location of the discharger;

(b) Standard industrial classification (SIC) number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;

(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics including, but not limited to, those mentioned in this ordinance, as determined by bonafide chemical and biological analyses. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the U.S. EPA and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended;

(d) Time and duration of discharges;

(e) Average daily and instantaneous peak wastewater flow rates in gallons per day, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any. All flows shall be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the director due to cost or nonfeasibility;

(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation;

All sewers shall have an inspection and sampling manhole or structure with an opening of no less than 24 inches in diameter and an internal diameter of no less than 48 inches containing flow measuring, recording and sampling equipment as required by the director to assure compliance with this ordinance;

(g) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises including all materials which are or may be discharged to the municipal sewer system;

(h) The nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials prohibited by this ordinance in the discharge, together with a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being achieved with this ordinance on a consistent basis and if not, whether additional operation and maintenance activities and/or additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply with this ordinance;

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

(j) The type and amount of raw materials including chemicals utilized (average and maximum per day);

(k) All permit applications for new or modified permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger, and a qualified engineer (licensed professional), and all renewal applications for existing permits shall be signed by a principal executive officer of the discharger;

The director will evaluate the complete application and data furnished by the discharger and may require additional information. Within 30 days after full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the director shall issue an industrial wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein;

(3) Wastewater discharge permits shall specify the following:

(a) Fees and charges to be paid upon permit issuance. These fees and charges shall be established by Resolution of the City Council.

(b) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics regulated.

(c) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.

(d) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities.

(e) Special conditions as the director may reasonably require under particular circumstances of a given discharge including sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types, and standards for tests and reporting schedule.

(4) Each discharger shall provide and operate at the discharger's own expense, a monitoring facility to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of each sewer discharge to the sanitary sewer system. Each monitoring facility shall be situated on the discharger's premises, except where such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the discharger, the director may concur with the facility being constructed in the public street or sidewalk area providing that the facility is located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.

There shall be ample room in or near such sampling facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling, and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the discharger.

All monitoring facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the most recent edition of the State of Washington “Criteria for Sewage Works Design” and APWA standard specifications. Construction shall be completed within 180 days of receipt of permit by discharger.

(5) All Significant Industrial Dischargers shall comply with all restrictions or conditions imposed by state or federal permits and regulations. (Ord. 93-9 §§1 and 2, 1993; Ord. 87-29 §6, 1987).