Montclair Municipal Code Art. XIV Reporting Requirements

Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with applicable pretreatment standards or, in the case of a new source, following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the City sewer system, any user subject to pretreatment standards and requirements shall submit to the City Engineer a compliance data report. Such report shall indicate the nature and concentration of all pollutants in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited by pretreatment standards and requirements and the average and maximum daily flow for these process units in the user's facility which are limited by such pretreatment standards or requirements. The report shall state whether the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, what additional operation and maintenance procedures or pretreatment is necessary to bring the discharge into compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. This statement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 6-6.1501)

A. Baseline Monitoring Reports. Any user subject to a pretreatment standard (categorical user) is required to submit a baseline monitoring report (BMR) containing the information described in 40 CFR Part 403.12(b)(1—7). All existing users of the system have 180 days after their final categorical compliance date to file their company's BMR. All new users of the system must submit a BMR at least 90 days prior to plant start up.

The baseline monitoring report shall include the following:

1. Name, address, and telephone number of the facility, including the name of the operator and owners;

2. List of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility;

3. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the operation(s);

4. Average and maximum daily flow data in gallons per day;

5. Current and past chemical analyses of each regulated waste stream with sampling and analysis to be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Parts 136 and 403.12(b)(5);

6. On-site plumbing and pretreatment system plans;

7. A statement signed by an authorized wastewater representative of the industrial user and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis; and

8. A compliance time schedule if additional pretreatment equipment or operation and maintenance is required to meet the pretreatment standards.

B. Periodic Reports on Continued Compliance. The EPA has established specific monitoring and reporting procedures with regard to periodic reports on continued compliance. Refer to 40 CFR Parts 403.12(b)(4,5), 403.12(e)(1,2,3) and 403.12(h)(l)(o) for details. The City may require up to four periodic reports on continued compliance for all significant industrial users each year, three months apart.

The periodic report on continued compliance shall consist of the following:

1. Results of any self monitoring of the permitted discharge for the reporting period;

2. The measured average and maximum daily flows in gallons per day from each permitted discharge point going to the City sewer system;

3. A reasonable measure of the long-term production rate for industrial users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits or actual average daily production rate for the reporting period for all industrial users on production based standards pursuant to 40 CFR Part 403.12(e)(3);

4. Plant operation and maintenance changes including those for pretreatment system equipment that could affect the wastewater quality or quantity from the user's facility;

5. A total toxic organic chemical compliance status report may be required of a significant industrial user. It may include the following: the most current toxic organic chemical analysis, a statement of compliance, and a compliance time schedule if there is an organic chemical violation. A toxic organic management plan (TOMP) may be required by the City if any of the toxic organic chemicals are found in the facility's effluent in excess of .01 mg/l or on the facility premises;

6. A cover letter signed by the industrial user's authorized representative stating that all the above items are current and are on file with the City and that they represent the industrial user's periodic report on continued compliance.

C. At the discretion of the City Engineer and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the City Engineer may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted. The City reserves the right, however, in accordance with Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, to take grab or composite samples of the wastewater effluent to ensure compliance with National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.

D. The City Engineer may impose mass pollutant limitations on users. In such cases, the periodic reports required by subsection B of this section shall indicate the mass of pollutants regulated by pretreatment standards in the effluent of the user. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with techniques approved by the City Engineer.

E. Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the postmarked date. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid, to a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service, the date of the receipt of the report shall govern.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 6-6.1502)

Any sample of effluent taken from a sample box, monitoring manhole, or other representative sampling location and presumed to be discharging into the City sewer system shall be subject to the following requirements:

A. The handling, storage and analysis of all samples taken for the determination of the characteristics of wastewater discharged shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136. When 40 CFR Part 136 does not include a sampling and/or analytical technique for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedure set forth in the EPA publication Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluent for Priority Pollutants (April 1977) and amendments thereto, or with any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the City Engineer.

B. The City Engineer may require periodic measurements of flow and wastewater characteristics for compliance with the requirements specified in the industrial user discharge permit or this chapter. Measurements of flow, suspended solids (SS), and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) for surcharge determination shall be made by those industrial users specifically designated by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall determine the number of 24-hour or 48-hour flow measurements and samples required, but the minimum requirement shall be two per year for all designated industrial users. Continuous monitoring may be required in cases involving large fluctuations in quantity or quality of wastes or if the wastewater appears to have characteristics which may damage the City sewer system.

C. All flow measurements, samplings and analyses shall be performed by qualified engineering personnel and laboratories acceptable to the City Engineer. All costs for such flow measurements, samplings, and analyses shall be borne by the industrial user.

D. When an industrial user operates as an integrated complex involving varying processes and having separate industrial waste sewer connections within the same contributory area, such industrial user may be considered as one unit with multiple connections. An analysis for each connection shall be required.

E. Should measurements or other investigations by the City Engineer reveal that an industrial user's BOD and/or SS significantly differ from those upon which the quality surcharge has been based, the industrial user shall apply for an amended permit and pay the appropriate charges and fees.

F. Samples shall represent the normal waste flow from the premises over a 24-hour or 48-hour period. The samples shall be composited by equal time or flow intervals, either manually with at least one sample collected hourly or by automatic integrated sampling equipment approved by the City Engineer. Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 6-6.1503)