Amending Certain Portions of Chapter 17 Sewers and Water

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(b) Accidental Discharges . ( 1) A discharger shall provide a plan of protection from accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated substances listed in Section 17-25(d) . Each protection plan is subject to the approval of the Board of Wastewater Commissioners . ( 2) Dischargers shall notify the Manager of the Bureau of Wastewater immediately upon the occurrence of a "slug" or accidental discharge of substances prohibited by this ordinance . The notification shall include location of discharge, date and time of occurrence, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions . Immediate notification may be verbal, followed by a written verification within five days of the incident. (c) Wastewater Discharge Permits. ( 1) It shall be unlawful to discharge sewage, nondomestic wastes, or other wastes to any sewer outlet within the jurisdiction of the Board of Wastewater Commissioners without having been issued a Wastewater Discharge Permit if the discharger : (a) is subject to National Categorial Pre- treatment Standards as promulgated by the U.S. EPA; or, (b) discharges nondomestic wastewater in the amount equal to or exceeding 25, 000 gallons per day; or, (c) contributes a nondomestic wastestream exceeding 5 percent of the dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the wastewater treatment plant; or, (d) has a reasonable potential to adversely affect the treatment plant processes by inhibition, pass-through of pollutants, sludge contamination, or endangerment of treatment plant personnel . ( 2) Prospective nondomestic users of any sewer which are subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) (1) of this section shall obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit prior to connecting to or discharging into the wastewater system and shall apply for said permit at least 90 days prior to anticipated connection. ( 3) All existing nonresidential dischargers which are subject to the provisions of paragraph ( c) ( 1) of this section shall apply for a Wastewater Discharge Permit within 30 days after the effective date of this Ordinance . (d) Permit Application; Fees . ( 1) Applications for Wastewater Discharge Permits may be procured from the Manager of the Bureau of Wastewater. ( 2) Dischargers subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) (1) of this Ordinance shall obtain from, complete, and file with the Manager of the Bureau of Wastewater, a permit application on a form prescribed by the Board of Wastewater Commissioners . Said form shall require the following conditions : (a) Disclosure of name , address, and location of the discharger.