Salinas Municipal Code Div. 4 Industrial Waste Permit

Any industrial user seeking a wastewater discharge permit or reapplying for a permit shall complete and file with the director of public works an application in the form prescribed by the city. They applicant shall submit the following information including but not limited to:

(a) Name, address and standard classification number (SIC) of applicant;

(b) Volume of wastewater to be discharged;

(c) Wastewater constituents and characteristics;

(d) The type of product processed;

(e) Peak flow in million gallons per day;

(f) Peak biochemical oxygen demand in pounds per day;

(g) When applicable, the pretreatment system to be used;

(h) Name and signature of manager, corporate officer or responsible person making the application.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

Wastewater discharge permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter, regulations, charges and fees established by the city. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the director in accordance with this chapter and applicable state and federal regulations. Permits may require conditions including but not limited to the following:

(a) Compliance with local limits on heavy metals;

(b) List of prohibited materials;

(c) Development of a spill prevention and control plan;

(d) Installation of inspection and sampling facilities;

(e) Construction of screens, meters, grease trap and other pretreatment devices;

(f) Technical reports or discharge reports;

(g) Mean and maximum mass emission rates, or other appropriate limits when incompatible pollutants (as defined in section 36-33 and 36-34) are proposed or present in the user's wastewater discharge.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed three years. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification and change by the city during the life of the permit as limits and other requirements are modified and changed. The industrial user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least one-hundred eighty days prior to effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.

If the city has not renewed the permit by the expiration date, the permit conditions remain valid.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

Any industrial user who anticipates change in the operation or change in wastewater constituents and characteristics shall notify the director immediately. The director shall determine whether the industrial user must apply for a change in discharge permit in an appropriate form furnished by the city. The director of public works shall evaluate the application and shall have the right to deny or set conditions for the new application.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

Any change in the pretreatment facility of an industrial user shall be submitted to the city for review and approval. Plans showing the pretreatment facility's operating procedures shall be in detail. The director will approve the change before construction. The review and approval of such plans will in no way relieve the industrial user from the responsibility of future facility modification to effect compliance with the provision of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

The wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable and valid only to the specific industry and owner to whom it is originally issued. New owners/operators are required to apply for a discharge permit. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred or sold.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

Any industrial user who violates the conditions of the wastewater discharge permit, applicable state and federal regulations, or any provisions of this chapter including the following, is subject to have his permit revoked:

(a) Falsification of information and data submitted in the permit application;

(b) Failure of IU to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of her/his discharge;

(c) Failure of IU to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics;

(d) Refusal of reasonable access to the industrial user's premises for the purpose of inspection and monitoring;

(e) Tampering with monitoring equipment or metering device and any other activity detrimental to the integrity of the pretreatment program.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)