§ 18-101. Applying for permits to discharge industrial waste.

(a)

All significant industrial users who discharge industrial waste or pollutants into the sanitary sewer system shall obtain an industrial waste discharge permit from the county. Significant industrial users shall submit an application for a permit which:

(i)

Identifies their facilities including name and address of the facility and owner(s);

(ii)

Provides contact information, description of activities, facilities, and plant production processes on the premises;

(iii)

Provides a thorough chemical analysis of the waste that their facilities discharge, including the concentration of BOD and suspended solids. The discharge shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with 40 CFR 136 protocols as amended;

(iv)

Describes flow data, including rates, time and duration as well as, the flows from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula;

(v)

Describes the significant industrial user's operations including a brief description of the nature, average rate of production, standard industrial classification of operation(s) schematic process diagram showing points of discharge to Chesterfield County's sewerage system from the regulated processes, types of waste generated, list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are or could accidently or intentionally be discharged, types and amounts of raw material processed, site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, floor drains and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation and all points of discharge;

(vi)

Lists all other regulatory permits that the significant industrial user has obtained;

(vii)

Provides location for measurements for pollutants that are discharged or to be discharged by their operation;

(viii)

Provides the categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process any new categorically regulated processes for existing source;

(ix)

Provides any requests for a monitoring waiver for pollutant(s) neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge in accordance with federal and state pretreatment regulations;

(x)

Makes the certifications that are required by federal and state pretreatment regulations;

(xi)

Provides all compliance schedules required by federal and state pretreatment regulations; and

(xii)

Provides any other information required by the director.

(b)

All significant industrial users shall apply for a permit at least 60 days before they discharge industrial waste into the sanitary sewer system.

(c)

The director will evaluate the data furnished by significant industrial user and may require additional information. The director shall approve or disapprove all applications within 30 days after the application is filed, unless the director determines that the applicant is not a significant industrial user and, therefore, is not required to obtain a permit. The director shall issue a permit when an application has been approved.

(d)

An individual discharge permit shall be issued for a specified time period not to exceed five years. An individual wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five years at the discretion of the director.

(e)

If the director determines at the time that the permit is issued that the significant industrial user is not complying with categorical standards, local limits or any other state or federal regulations, the significant industrial user shall submit a compliance schedule within 90 days after the permit is issued. The compliance schedule shall comply with the requirements of federal and state pretreatment regulations. The director shall approve the schedule for compliance if he determines that the schedule adequately protects the integrity of the sanitary sewer system and the public safety. Otherwise, the director shall require the significant industrial user to modify the compliance schedule. The compliance schedule shall require the industrial user to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit that is proposed in the compliance schedule within the timeframe specified by the director. The director may refuse to allow the industrial user to discharge waste until he has complied with all terms of the permit if the director finds that the discharge is likely to pose an immediate danger to the sanitary sewer system or the health, safety and welfare of the public.

(Code 1978, §§ 20-98(a), 20-99; Ord. of 4-29-09(1), § 1)

(Code 1978, §§ 20-98(a), 20-99; Ord. of 4-29-09(1), § 1)