Grand Terrace Municipal Code Art. III Permits

All Class I, Class II, Class IV and Class V users and those Class III users so notified by the Director, which propose to connect or to discharge to the POTW, shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging to the POTW. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit shall not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with any other applicable requirements of federal, state and/or local law.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

A. Users required to obtain a permit shall complete and file with the Director an application in form prescribed by him and submit any required application, filing or permit fee. Applicable permit fees shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

B. New Class I and Class II users shall apply for a permit at least 90 days prior to connecting to or discharging to the POTW. Class III users shall apply for a permit within 30 days after receiving notification to apply from the director. Class IV users shall apply for a permit at least ten days prior to the proposed discharge. Class V users shall apply for a permit at least five days prior to the proposed discharge.

C. The following information may be required with the permit application:

1. Name, address and location of the facility (if different from the address);

2. Names and addresses of the operator and owner, if different than above;

3. Name and address of any and all principals, owners, major shareholders of company; articles of incorporation; business license (if applicable);

4. Name and address of property owners, landlord and/or property manager of the facility site;

5. SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1987, as amended;

6. Wastewater constituents and characteristics of the proposed discharge, as determined by a state-certified analytical laboratory using approved analytical methods and sampling procedures in accordance with 40 CFR 136 and 40 CFR 403.12(b)(5), and other EPA approved analytical methods;

7. Time, volume and duration of proposed discharge(s);

8. Average daily, peak daily and 15-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;

9. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, including details showing all sewers, sewer connections, treatment facilities, and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation. If required by the Director, such plans shall be certified by a civil engineer registered in the State of California;

10. An eight and one-half-inch by 11-inch process flow schematic diagram. If required by the Director, the diagram shall be certified by a civil engineer registered in the State of California;

11. Descriptions of activities, facilities, operations and planned processes on the premises including all materials which are or could be discharged;

12. Number and type of employees, and hours of plant operation, and proposed or actual hours of pretreatment system operation;

13. The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process;

14. A time schedule for compliance with any categorical standards or provisions of this Chapter for which immediate compliance is not possible;

15. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the user's facility, and a copy of the San Bernardino County "Business Plan" which addresses the location, type and quantity of hazardous materials handled by the user;

16. Water supplier and water account numbers;

17. Volume of cooling tower capacity, if applicable;

18. Waste minimization and water conservation practices;

19. Production records, if applicable;

20. Waste manifests, if applicable;

21. EPA hazardous waste generator number, if applicable;

22. Additional information may be required of wastehaulers, including the following:

a. A description of the industries and clients using the applicant's services,

b. Name and address of leaseholder of the vehicle or trailer, if applicable,

c. Number of trucks and trailers used and the license numbers and tank hauling capacity of each,

d. A copy of the applicant's San Bernardino County Health Department permit;

23. Any other information as may be deemed by the Director to be appropriate to evaluate the discharge to the POTW.

D. After evaluation and acceptance of the data, the Director may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided in this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 330, § 42, 5-12-2020; Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

A. Within three months of the promulgation of a categorical standard, permits for users subject to the categorical standards shall be revised to require compliance within the time frame prescribed by the new standard. Where an affected user has not previously submitted an application for a permit as required by Section 13.12.305, the user shall apply within one hundred eighty days after the promulgation of the applicable categorical standard. In addition, users with existing permits shall submit to the director, within one hundred eighty days after the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, a time schedule for compliance with the categorical standard.

B. The terms and conditions of any permit may be subject to modification by the director during the term of the permit if discharge limits or requirements, as referenced in Sections 13.12.210 and 13.12.240, are modified or other good cause exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in the permit at least thirty days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in a permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. Good cause for permit modification includes, but is not limited to, the following reasons:

1. To incorporate new or revised categorical standards or to incorporate other new or revised federal, state or local standards or requirements;

2. To address significant alterations or additions to the user's operation, processes or wastewater volume or character since the time of permit issuance;

3. A change in the POTW operations that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge;

4. Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the POTW, city employees, the public or the receiving waters;

5. The user's actual discharge is significantly different than the proposed discharge identified in the user's permit application;

6. Changes in the requirements of regulatory agencies which affect the city; or

7. A determination by the director that modification is appropriate to further the objectives of this chapter.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable regulations, and such charges and fees established, as appropriate, by city resolution or ordinance.

A. Class I and Class II permits shall contain at least the following:

1. Statement of permit duration;

2. Statement of permit nontransferability;

3. Discharge limits based on applicable pretreatment standards and/or local limits, including but not limited to discharge limits on the average and/or maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;

4. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include: pollutants to be monitored; sampling location(s); frequency of sampling; sample type(s); number, types and standards for tests; and a reporting schedule for submitting to the city reports, data and records relating to production levels and wastewater discharges to the POTW;

5. Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements;

6. Compliance time schedule(s) where required.

B. Permits may also contain the following:

1. The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater discharged to the POTW;

2. Schedule of penalty fees for noncompliance;

3. Limits on the average and/or maximum discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;

4. Instantaneous concentration discharge limits and/or mass emission discharge limits;

5. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;

6. Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pH control equipment, flow monitoring facilities, sampling facilities, development of pollution control plans and/or other special conditions including management practices appropriate to prevent accidental, unanticipated or nonroutine discharges;

7. Requirements for development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;

8. Requirements for installation and maintenance of spill containment systems;

9. Requirements for submission of technical or discharge reports;

10. Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to the wastewater discharge as specified by the director;

11. Requirements for notification of slug or accidental discharges, and/or discharges of hazardous wastes;

12. Requirements for submittal of slug discharge control plans and/or solvent management plans;

13. Requirements to submit tax and water bills;

14. Requirements for maintaining and submitting waste manifests and/or wastehauling records;

15. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the director to ensure protection of the POTW and compliance with this chapter.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed two years for Class I and Class II permits, and shall identify the permit expiration date. The user shall apply for a permit reissuance a minimum of ninety days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

Permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold to a new owner or user, different premises, or a new or changed operation.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

In addition to reporting potential problems (see Sections 13.12.270 and 13.12.272), industrial users, at their sole expense, may be required to submit one or more of the following types of reports to the city:

A. Self-monitoring Reports. The director may require a permittee to submit periodic self-monitoring reports containing a description of the (1) nature, concentration and flow of pollutants; (2) the time, date and place of sampling; (3) methods of analysis; and (4) other information reasonably related to ensuring compliance with this chapter. Sampling for self-monitoring reports shall be performed by the user as the director specifies. All required analyses shall be performed by a state-certified laboratory using approved analytical methods. Class I and Class II users shall submit self-monitoring reports at least once every six months.

B. Compliance Reports. Class I users shall submit initial baseline monitoring reports (BMRs) and periodic compliance reports, and, if applicable, compliance schedule reports and final compliance reports.

1. a.

Initial baseline monitoring reports shall be submitted to the city to facilitate evaluation of initial compliance status with respect to categorical standards, and any modifications or conditions necessary to achieve full compliance with categorical standards.

b. Baseline monitoring reports shall include all information listed in Section 13.12.305, and the results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, where required by the applicable categorical standard or the director, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported.

c. The baseline monitoring reports shall include a statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user, and certified as to accuracy by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the industrial user to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements. New sources shall submit a baseline monitoring report at least ninety days prior to commencement of discharge.

d. If immediate compliance with the categorical standard is not possible and additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance is necessary, the report must specify the shortest time necessary to achieve compliance. The completion date must not be later than that specified in the applicable categorical standards. New sources shall achieve compliance with all applicable pretreatment standards within ninety days of commencing discharge.

2. a.

Compliance schedule reports shall be submitted to the city, if necessary, to demonstrate compliance with conditions of a time schedule requiring full compliance with categorical standards and/or other applicable discharge limits set forth in this chapter by a specific date.

b. Compliance schedule reports shall contain dates for commencement and completion of major events leading to construction and operation of additional pretreatment equipment, including but not limited to dates for pretreatment equipment design completion, building permit submittal, construction commencement, construction milestones, progress reports, construction completion, employee training completion and final compliance. Samples shall be collected and analyzed to demonstrate compliance. The samples shall be taken in accordance with 40 CFR 136 and 40 CFR 403.12(b)(5). Compliance schedule reports shall be submitted at the completion of all major events necessary to achieve full compliance with categorical standards or discharge requirements, but not less frequently than thirty days. Compliance schedule reports shall be submitted within fourteen days of a milestone date. Absent unusual circumstances, the duration of a compliance schedule shall not exceed nine months.

3. Final compliance reports shall be submitted to the city by any user subject to categorical pretreatment standards within ninety days following the date for final compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment standards, or in the case of a new source, within ninety days following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, to demonstrate that full compliance with categorical standards has been achieved. Final compliance reports shall include all information contained in a baseline monitoring report.

4. Periodic compliance reports shall be submitted to the city to demonstrate continued compliance with categorical standards. Periodic compliance reports shall include all monitoring data specified in the applicable categorical standard, and any additional monitoring data obtained by the user during the period covered by the report. Sampling for periodic compliance reports shall be performed during the period covered by the report. Analyses shall be performed by a state-certified laboratory using approved analytical methods. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and 40 CFR 403.12(b)(5). Periodic compliance reports shall be submitted every six months in June and December of each year, unless required to be submitted more frequently by the director. Periodic compliance reports may be combined with self-monitoring reports pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. Solvent Management Plans. All industrial users subject to promulgated categorical standards which include a total toxic organic (TTO) limitation shall be required to file a solvent management plan. The director may also require other users to submit solvent management plans where, in his judgment, a plan is necessary to assure proper containment and disposal of solvents.

D. Slug Discharge Control Plans. All industrial users so required by the director shall develop and file with the director and implement a slug discharge control plan. The plan shall contain at least the following elements:

1. Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;

2. Description of stored chemicals;

3. Procedures for prompt verbal notification to the city of slug discharges, including any discharge that would violate a specific prohibition under Sections 13.12.210 or 13.12.240 of this chapter or 40 CFR 403.5(b), and procedures for follow-up written notification to the director within twenty-four hours;

4. If required by the director, the plan shall include procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental spills, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant run-off, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response; and

5. If required by the director, the plan shall include follow-up practices to limit the damage suffered by the POTW or the environment.

E. Specific Compliance Plans. All industrial users so required by the director shall file a specific compliance plan. The plan shall indicate the cause of noncompliance, the corrective actions which will be taken to prevent recurrence of the noncompliance, and, if required by the director, a proposed compliance time schedule indicating the dates those corrective actions will be completed.

F. 1. Notification of Hazardous Waste Discharge. Any user shall notify the city, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities in writing of any discharge by the user into the POTW of a substance, which, if otherwise disposed of, would be classified a hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 261, as revised. Such notification shall include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other). If the user discharges more than one hundred kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification shall also contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the user: an identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the wastestream discharged during that calendar month, and an estimation of the mass of constituents in the wastestream expected to be discharged during the following twelve months.

2. Users shall provide notification no later than one hundred eighty days after the discharge of the hazardous waste.

3. Any notification under this section need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharge. However, notifications of changed discharges must be submitted in accordance with 40 CFR 403.12(j).

4. The hazardous waste discharge notification requirements specified herein do not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-monitoring requirements of subsections A and B of this section. Users are also exempt from the above requirements during a calendar month in which they discharge no more than fifteen kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e).

5. Discharges of more than fifteen kilograms of nonacute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), require a one-time notification. Additional notification is not required for subsequent months during which the user discharges additional quantities of the same nonacute hazardous waste.

6. In the case of new federal regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the user shall notify the city, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within ninety days of the effective date of such regulations.

7. In the case of any notification made under these requirements, the user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume or toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practical.

G. Any other reports required by California state law; including such reports as are required by Chapter 6.95 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code.

Users shall be responsible for compliance with all milestone dates established pursuant to the reports required pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

All industrial users shall provide spill containment for protection against the unauthorized discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this chapter. Such protection shall be designed to prevent such materials and wastes from entering into the sewerage system in accordance with reasonable engineering standards. Such facilities shall be provided and maintained at the industrial user's expense.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)

A. All permit applications, reports and plans submitted to the city by industrial users pursuant to Sections 13.12.270, 13.12.272, 13.12.305, 13.12.310 and 13.12.330 shall be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the user. The signature shall accompany the following certification statement:

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those person directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

B. Analytical reports submitted directly to the city by a certified analytical laboratory at the request of the user for samples of wastewater collected at user facilities may be signed, dated and certified by the laboratory manager in lieu of an authorized representative of the user; however, such reports shall be accompanied by a statement, signed, dated and certified by an authorized representative of the user, as above, which verifies that the sample identified in the analytical report was collected on the date and time indicated at the location indicated, and using the method indicated on the analytical report. This signed, dated and certified statement may be included as part of the chain-of-custody form for the sample.

(Ord. 179 § 1(part), 1998)