§ 13.80.030. Wastewater discharge permit application contents.

A.

Any person seeking to connect to the city sewer system shall file with the department an application in the form prescribed by the department, and accompanied by the applicable fees, set forth in Section 13.80.180, Wastewater discharge permit application fees. The applicant may be requested to submit the following information:

1.

Name, address and telephone number of applicant;

2.

Address and/or location of property to be served;

3.

Plot plan showing floor plan and plumbing plan, size of line and elevations;

4.

Encroachment permit read and date issued.

B.

All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The department may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:

1.

All information required by Section 13.80.120(A)(2) of this chapter;

2.

Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;

3.

Number and type of employees, hours of operation and proposed or actual hours of operation;

4.

Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains and appurtenances by size, location and elevation, and all points of discharge;

5.

Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

6.

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

7.

Volume of wastewater to be discharged;

8.

Time and duration of discharge;

9.

Average and thirty-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;

10.

Standard Industrial Classification Number(s) (SIC Code(s)) for any/all industrial facilities;

11.

Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the department to evaluate the waste-water discharge permit application.

C.

Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.

D.

In addition to the above requirements, procedures for updating information on existing industrial users requires that the industrial user notify the city of significant changes in process(es), discharge(s) and ownership. In some cases, these procedures will also include periodic reapplication of permitted industrial users and periodic completion of a questionnaire which helps to characterize the wastewater discharge of the industrial user.

E.

When requested by the department, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within ten working days of the request. The department is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.

(Ord. 627A § 1 (part), 1994)