§ 90-84. Industrial discharge requirements.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for a significant industrial user to discharge industrial wastes to the wastewater treatment system except as authorized by a permit or an existing written contract with the city.

(b)

Every significant industrial user discharging industrial wastes shall be required to have a written wastewater discharge permit from the city as authorized by O.C.G.A. § 36-60-2. Such permit shall govern the nature, constituents, characteristics and volume of the discharge permitted thereby. Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years from the effective date of the permit. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five years, at the discretion of the director. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire. In every case, the provisions of this article shall become an integral part of this permit as if set forth verbatim therein, whether or not specially mentioned or expressly incorporated therein. In the event of conflict between the conditions of the permit and provisions of this article, this article shall be controlling.

(c)

Before issuance of any discharge permit the director shall require the industrial user to submit any information as may be deemed by the director to be necessary to evaluate the application for discharge permit.

(d)

The permit will specify the responsibilities which shall be required of the user. Failure of the user to comply with such requirements may result in penalties and/or discontinuance of water and sewerage service. Permits shall contain subsections (1) through (5) of this section and may contain subsections (6) through (14) of this section at the discretion of the director.

(1)

Statement of the duration (not more than five years);

(2)

Statement of nontransferability without prior notification to the director and provision of a copy of the existing control mechanism to the new owner or operator;

(3)

Effluent limits based on the pretreatment standards;

(4)

Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and recordkeeping requirements, including an identification of the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type, based on the pretreatment standards, categorical standards and local limits;

(5)

Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable federal deadlines;

(6)

The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged in the wastewater treatment system and unit surcharge for BOD in pounds or flow in excess of the limitations allotted to the user;

(7)

Limits on maximum rate and time of discharge. Alternately, the permit may include requirements for flow rate regulation and/or flow equalization;

(8)

Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities at the user's expense (section 90-85(h));

(9)

Compliance schedules for installation of pretreatment equipment by new and existing users;

(10)

Requirements for submission of technical and/or discharge reports;

(11)

Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the city, and allowing access thereto by representatives of the city, the environmental protection agency and the environmental protection division of the state department of natural resources;

(12)

Requirements for notification to the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituent being introduced into the wastewater system;

(13)

Requirement that the user notify the director within 24 hours after the permittee becomes aware of a permit violation;

(14)

Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to insure compliance with this article.

(e)

All such permits shall be issued to a user for a specific operation and shall not be assigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the approval of the city. Upon approval of the city, any succeeding owner or user shall be fully bound by the conditions of the permit and this article.

(Ord. of 9-14-1999, § 18-54)