8409-93 Amending Articles 1 & 2 of Chapter 17 Pretreatment Requirements the Public Sewers

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' Richard A. Nussbaum, II Page Two August 2, 1993 G. The proposed ordinance defines a resportable significant Change in discharge to include, but not be limited to, flow increases of 20% or greater, or the discharge of any previously unreported pollutants. 7 . The revised ordinance significantly changes the report requirements for industrial users. It revises the time frames and the elements required for the base line monitoring report. it elaborates the requirements for compliance schedule progress reports and reports on compliance with categorical deadlines. It requires resampling and submittal of results within thirty ( 30) days after an industrial user has given the City notice of violation. It requires an industrial user to notify the City, the State, and the EPA, in writing, of any discharge which is considered a hazardous waste under federal law. Finally, this ordinance clarifies the signature and certification requirements for the above reports. 8. The proposed ordinance has been revised to make it clear that all measurements, tests, and analyses required by the ordinance must be done pursuant to appropriate federal regulations. 9. The most significant changes to the pretreatment ordinance are in the area of inspection and enforcement. The new ordinance will make it clear that the City has the right to enter into whatever property is necessary to inspect an industrial user' s facility to assure compliance with state, federal, and local law relating to sewage pretreatment. Previously, the ordinance required that the City negotiate an easement in order to allow our entry onto the property of the industrial user. The proposed changes would do away with that requirement and make it clear that the City may go wherever is necessary to perform its duties relative to inspection. 10. The revised ordinance will make it clear that the City has the right to inspect and copy the records of an industrial user. 11. Relative to enforcement of the City' s pretreatment ordinance, the ordinance revisions will make it clear that the City has the right to do the following: A. To seek injunctive relief through the courts when appropriate without having to seek administrative review first; B. Assess civil penalties for violation to a maximum of $2 ,500 per day; C. In the event of an actual or a threatened discharge that reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health or welfare of people, the City has the authority to take emergency response, which would include stopping up an