§ 9-117. Baseline monitoring report

Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a federal categorical pretreatment standard, or one hundred eighty (180) days after the final administrative decision made on a category, which ever is later, existing industrial users subject to such categorical pretreatment standards and currently discharging or scheduled to discharge to the wastewater treatment system will be required to submit to LSSD a report containing the following information as required by 40 CFR 403.12(b) and listed in paragraphs (1)—(7) below. Where reports containing this information already have been submitted to LSSD in compliance with the requirement of 40 CFR 128.140(b)(1977), the industrial user will not be required to submit this information again. At least 90 days prior to commencement of discharge, new sources, and sources that become industrial users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall be required to submit to LSSD a report which contains the information listed in paragraphs (1)—(5) of this section. new sources shall also be required to include in this report information on the method of pretreatment the source intends to use to meet applicable pretreatment standards. New sources shall give estimates of the information requested in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this section.

(1) Identifying information. The industrial user shall submit the name and address of the facility including the name of the operator and owners.

(2) Permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.

(3) Description of operations. An industrial user shall submit a brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classification of the operation(s) carried out by such industrial user. This description should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge to the wastewater treatment system from the regulated processes.

(4) Flow measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the wastewater treatment system from each of the following:

a. All regulated process streams; and

b. Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula or formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e).

The director may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or feasibility considerations.

(5) Measurement of pollutants. The pretreatment standards for measuring pollutants are done according to 40 CFR 403.12(b)(5).

(6) Certification. A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user and certified to by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O & M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the industrial user to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements as set forth in 40 CFR 403.12(b)(6).

(7) Compliance schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O & M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the industrial user shall comply with provision as set in forth 40 CFR 403.12(b)(7).

(8) Signatory requirements. All baseline monitoring reports, 90-day compliance, and periodic compliance reports must be signed and certified consistent with 40 CFR 403.12(1).

(Ord. No. 2011-05, (Exh. A, § II(G.), 4-21-2011)