A significant industrial user who furnishes a report, permit application, questionnaire
or other document that is required by this article may request in writing that the
county not disclose portions of the document to the public in order to protect trade
secrets or secret processes. If such a request is made, the county shall only allow
access to the portions of the reports that contain trade secrets and secret processes
to governmental entities or agencies, after a written request, for uses related to
this article or to the county's national pollutant discharge elimination system permit
or pretreatment program, and for use in administrative or judicial review or enforcement
proceedings. For purposes of this section, the physical or chemical characteristics
of wastewater shall not be considered confidential information or a trade secret.
(Code 1978, § 20-107; Ord. of 4-29-09(1), § 1)
