Industrial Discharge Permit - St. Joseph Energy Center

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B. PennitUng The pretreatment staff assesses (lie information supplied by a user in its permit application. Discharge parameters to be monitored are set based on application information and local requirements, and limits are set in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. The industrial wastewater discharge permit is issued by the South Bend Board of Public Works. C. Monitoring Monitoring consists prunarily of the following items: 1. Periodic Compliance Reports submitted to the City of South Bend pretreatment staff as described in each permitted user's discharge pern-i it. 2. Control Authority (City of South Bend) monitoring including site inspections, and sample collection and analysis. Monitoring events will be conducted both with. and without anh.ouncement. 3. Compliance report submitted to the City of South Bend pretreatment stall as described in each permitted user's discharge pern.it. 4. Other information and reports that convey compliance status which the City of South. Bend pretreatment staff may request. D. Field Inspection and Analysis The City of South Bend pretreatment stall collect wastewater discharge samples and inspect industries as required to determine compliance, and to obtain verification of self monitoring data. E. Compliance Decisions and Enforcement Industries found to be out of compliance with federal state, or local requirements are subject to the conditions found in Chapter 17 of the South Bend Municipal Code, described in this Enforcement Response Plan. Informal enforcement actions, letters of violation, administrative fines, and administrative orders are conducted by a Pretreatment Coordinator or by the Director of Environmental Services, depending on the severity of the noncompliance. Enforcement actions which require legal action, criminal investigation, sewer ban, or other penalties may be made by the Board of Public Works upon the recommendation of the Director of Environmental Services. It. Enforcement Response Violations and discrepancies that have been identified are evaluated by the City of South Bend pretreatment staff as to the type of enforcement response necessary. In order to ensure equitable treatment of violators and provide a stronger basis for selection of appropriate responses to violations, the following Enforcement Response Plan should normally be followed. However, certain circumstances or types of violations may require responses that deviate from this plan. The Enforcement Response Plan indicates the type of noncompliance, the circumstances which might vary the type of response and the range of responses for that particular category of noncompliance. The Enforcement Response Plan .has been developed with the intention of serving die following purposes.