28 - Article III Chapter 34 Wastewater Discharge and Disposal Revisions

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annual report which is sent to state and federal regulatory authorities during the month of January prior to the publication of any significant violators. (c) All users subject to reporting requirements shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this ordinance and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements including documentation associated with Best Management Practices (BMPs). Records shall include the exact date, exact place, method and time of sampling, and the name of person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall be maintained for a period of at least three (3) years. This period of record retention shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the city, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the supervisor. Sec. 34-77. - Wastewater contribution permit system. (a) Requirement for a permit. Any user shall have a wastewater contribution permit prior to discharging into the city sewer system if: (1) The discharge is subject to promulgated national categorical pretreatment standards; (2) The discharge contains pollutants in concentrations or quantities that interfere or have the potential to interfere with the operation of the sewer system or increase the costs of operation of the systems, as determined by the city; (3) The discharge requires pretreatment in order to comply with the discharge limitations in this article; (4) The discharge is twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons or more of processed wastewater per day. (5) Within one (1) year of being designated a Significant Industrial User, the city shall determine if the user needs a spill prevention plan or other action to control slug discharges. Records of such plans or slug control activities shall be kept for a period of three (3) years by both the user and city and made available to appropriate EPA and TCEQ personnel upon request. (b) Permit information. New significant industrial users shall file an application in the form prescribed by the city at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting to the POTW. Any other non-domestic user shall file an application when notified within ninety (90) days of receipt of notice to do so. In support of the application, the user shall submit in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information as required by the supervisor: Page 19 of 45