0836City of Southlake
Ordinance No. 836
Industrial Wastewater Ordinance
March 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION I GENERAl. PROVISIONS .................................................................................................................. 1
I. I Pnqmse and Policy ....................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Administration ............................................................................................................................................... 2
I .3 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................. 2
I .4 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
SECTION 2 - GENERAl. SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 8
2. I Prohibited Discharge Slandards .................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 National Categorical Pretreatmen! Slandards ............................................................................................ 10
2.3 Reserved ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Local Limits ................................................................................................................................................ l 1
2.5 ICily'si Right of Revision ........................................................................................................................... 1 l
2.6 Dilution ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.7 Phmt Loading ............................................................................................................................................. 12
SECTION 3 - PRETREATMENT OF WASTEWATER .......................................................................................... 12
3.1 Pretreatment Facilities ............................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Additional Pretrcalment Measures .............................................................................................................. 12
33 Accidental Discharge/Slug Conlxx)l Plans .................................................................................................. 13
3.4 tlauled Wastcwa~er ..................................................................................................................................... 13
SECTION
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION .............................................................. 14
Wastewater Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 14
Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirement ............................................................................................... 14
Wastewaler Discharge Permitling:Existing Connections ........................................................................... 14
Wastewater Discharge Permitting:New Connections ................................................................................. 14
Wasicwater Discharge Permit Application Conlems ................................................................................. 15
Application Signatories and Certification ................................................................................................... 15
Wastewalcr Discharge Permit Decisious .................................................................................................... 15
SECTION
5 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS ................................................... 16
5.1 Wastcwater Discharge Permit Duralion ..................................................................................................... 16
5.2 Wastewatcr Discharge Permit Contents ..................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Reserved ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
5,4 Wastewatcr Discharge Permit Modification ............................................................................................... 17
5.5 Wastewmcr Discharge Permit Transler ...................................................................................................... 17
5.6 Wastewale~ Discharge Pm-mil Revocation ................................................................................................. 18
5.7 Wastewalcr Discharge Permit Reissnance .................................................................................................. 19
SECTION 6 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................... 19
6.l Baseline Monitoring Reports ..................................................................................................................... 19
6.2 Compliance Schedule Progress Reports ..................................................................................................... 20
6.3 Reports on Compliance with Categorical Pretreatmcnt Standard Deadline .............................................. 21
6.4 Periodic Compliance Reports .................................................................................................................... 21
6 5 Reports of Changed Conditions ................................................................................................................. 21
6.6 Reports ol Potential Prohlems ................................................................................................................... 22
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t/7 Reports from UI~pennitted Users ................................................................................................................ 22
6 8 Notice of Violalion/Repeat Sampling and Reporting ................................................................................. 22
6 9 Nolification ,.)f the Discharge of Hazardous Waste ................................................................................... 23
~ 10 Analytical Reqnil'ements ........................................................................................................................... 23
0 11 Sample (?ollcction ..................................................................................................................................... 24
6 12 Timing ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
6.13 Record Keeping .......................................................................................................................................... 24
SECTION 7 - COMPLIANCE MONITORING ........................................................................................................ 25
7.1 Right of Entry: Inspection and Sampling .................................................................................................. 25
7.2 Search Warrants ......................................................................................................................................... 25
SECTION 8 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 26
SECTION 9 PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE ........................................... 26
SECTION 10 ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES ..................................................................... 27
I0.1 Notification o f Violation ............................................................................................................................ 27
10.2 Reserved ......................................................................................................................................... 27
10.3 Show Cause llearing ................................................................................................................................... 28
10.4 Compliance Orders .................................................................................................................................... 28
10,5 Cease and Desist OMers ............................................................................................................................. 28
10.6 Reserved ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
10.7 Emmgency Snspensions ............................................................................................................................. 29
10.8 Tem~ination of Discharge ........................................................................................................................... 29
SECTION I l ~ JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES ..................................................................................... 30
I I.l h~junctivc Relief ......................................................................................................................................... 30
11.2 Civil Penalties ............................................................................................................................................ 30
113 Crmfinal Prosecution ............................................................................................................................... 30
Il 4 Remedies Nonexclnsive .............................................................................................................................. 31
115 Applicability of More Stringem Regulations .............................................................................................. 31
SECTION I2 RESERVED ...................................................................................................................................... 33
SECTION 13 - AFEIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS .................................................... 33
13. I Upset .................................................................................................................................................. 33
13.2 ActofGod .................................................................................................................... 33
t3.3 Bypass ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
SECTION 14 WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES ........................................................................................ 34
SECTION 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS .................................................................................................. 34
15.1 Pxetreatmem Charges and I%es
15.2 Severabili~v .................................................................................................................34
SECTION 16 - EFFECTIVE DATE .......................................................................................................................... 35
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ORDINANCE NO. 836
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE REQUIRING USERS OF THE PUBLICLY
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS 'FO COMPLY WITII ALI. APPLICABLE STATE AND
FEDERAL LAWS CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS AND REQUIRING SUCIt USERS TO COMPLY
WITII GENERAl, PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS; PROVII)ING FOR MONITORING, COMPLIANCE
AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES; ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
I'ROCEDURES; REQUIRING USER REPORTING; PROVIDING FOR THE SETTING OF FEES
FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS RESULTING FROM THE PROGRAM
E'STABLISHED THEREIN; PROVII)ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUM[ILATIVE
t)F AI,L ORI)INANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A
I~ENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PIYBL1CATION IN THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORI)AINEI) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
Tbe City Cottncil of thc City of Southlake hereby adopts this Ordinance wbicb shall be known and
reii~rred to as the City et South]ake Industrial Wastewater Ordinance
SECTION I - (,ENERAL 1 RevISIONS
1.1 Purpose and Policy
q'bis or(linance sets fi~rth tmiIk}m~ requirements l~)r users o1: tbe Publicly Owned Treatment Works
tor the City et Southlake 0he "City") and enables 0~e City tn comply with all applicable State and
Federal laws, including tl~e Clean Water Act (33 United States Code {/ 1251 et seq.) and the General
Pretrealment Regulations (40 Cude of Federal Regulations Part 403). The ob ectives of tl~is ordinance
prevent the introduction nf pollutants inlo the Publicly Owned Treatment Works that will
inlerl~re with its operation;
to prevent the intrnduclion nf pollutants into the Publicly Owned Treatment Works that will
pass throngh the Publicly Owned Treatment Works, inadequately treated, into receiving
waters, nr ndierwisc be incolnpatible with the Publicly Owned Treatment Works;
to protect botb Publicly Owned Treatment Works personnel wbn may be affected by
wastewater and slndge in tbc course of their employment and the general public;
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to pi'on/otc reuse and recycling of industrial wastewaler and shulge from the Publicly
Owned Treatment Works:
provide l~)l' [~2es lor (he equitalrle distribution of the cost of operation, maimenance, and
unprovement of the Pablicly Owned Tream~ent Works; and
to enable the Control Authority to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System perlnit couditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or
State laws to which lhe Publicly Owned Treatment Works is subject.
Fhis ordinance shall apply tn all nsers of tile Publicly Owned Treatment Works. The ordinance
authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permils; provides tbr monitoring, compliance, and
entbrcement activilies; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and
provides tbr tile setting of lkes lbr the equitable distribution of costs resnhing from the program
cslablished herein.
1.2 Administration
Except as olherwise provided herein, tire Director of Public Works of tile City or his designated
representative shall admiuister, implement, and entbrce tile provisions of this ordinance.
1.3 Ahbreviations
The following abbreviations, when ased in Ihis ordinance, shall have the designated meanings:
BOD
CFR
COD
EPA
gpd
mg/l
NPDES
Binchemical Oxygen Demand
Code of Federal Regulatious
Chemical Oxygen Demand
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
gallons per day
milligrams per liter
- National Pollntant Discharge Elimination System
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
RCRA Resnurce Conservation and Recovery Act
SIC - Standard Induslrial Classification
SIU Significant Industriul User
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ICEQ Texas Co~nmisslon on Euvironmental Quafity
TPDES Texas Pollulant Discharge Elinfination System
TRA Triuity River Authority
TSS - Total Snspended Solids
TTO - Total 'loxic Organics
U.S.C. United Stales Cude
1.4 Definitions
Uoless a provision explicitly stales otherwise, tile lbllowing lerms and phrases, as used in this
ordinance, shall have tile meanings bereinafier designated.
A.
B.
Act o!' "the Acct.' 'File Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water
Act, as amended, ~3 U S.C. ~ 1251 et seq.
Approval Anthority. Tile Regional Admiuistrator of EPA or the Director of a state agency
delegated tn act uu EPA's behalf with all approved pretreatment program (e.g. Director of
TCEQ).
C. Anthorized Representative of t ~e User.
( I ) If tile user is a curporation:
(a)
Tile president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of tile corporation in
charge of ti principal bnsiness fimctiou, or ally other person who pertbm~s
similar policy or decisiou making fi~nctions lbr the corpnration; or
(b)
Tbe manager of one or more manuihcluring, production, or operation facilities
employing more than two hundred fifty (250) persons ur having gross annual
sales or expenditures exceeding twenty-five (25) million dollars (in second-
qualler 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or
delegated Io tile manager in accordance with corporate prncedures.
(2) If the user ~s ii parmership nr sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor,
respectively.
(3)
Il' the user is a Federal, State, or local governmental fhcility: a director or highest
official uppumted or designated to oversee the operation aud i)effonnance of the
activities of the guvermneut facility, nr their designee.
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The individuals described in paragraphs I through 3, above, may designate another
authorized represeutative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies
the individual or position responsible ~br the overall operation of the facility from
which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility /hr environmental
matters lbr tile company, and the written aothorization is suhmitted to the City.
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B~och~mical Oxygen [)ema!~d ur BOD. 'File quautlty of oxygen utilized in the biochetnical
oxidaliou o! orgauic matter uuder slandard laboratory procedures tk)r five (5) days at 20°
ccmigrade, usually exprcssed as a couceutration (e.g., rog/I).
Byj)ass. File unentiooal divers~ou nf waste Stl'eams from any portiere of a user's treatment
lhcilitv.
Categorical Pretrcatment Standard or Categorical Standard. Any regulation containing
Imllutant discharge limits pmlnulgated by EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c)
ol lhe Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317) which apply to a specific category of users and which appear
in 40 CFR Chapter 1, Snhchapter N, Parts 405 471.
The City of Southlake, Contracting Party of the Trinity River Authority's Central
Regioual Wastewater Systexn.
Cm_nj)osite Sample. A sample that is collected over time, lbnned either by continuous
sampling or by mixing discrete samples. The sample may be composited either as a time
Cl}llljg~sjt~ sample: cmnposcd uf discrete sample aliquots collected at constant time intervals
providing a sample irrespeclive of sit'cam flow; or as a [Iow proportional composite sample:
collected either as a cnustaut sample vohnne at time intervals proportional to flow, or
ct/llected by increasiug lhe volume ol each abquot as the llow increases while maintaiuing a
cous[ant tinle interval betweeu the aliquots.
Control Aulhority. Triuily River Authority of Texas.
Euvironmenta] Protection Agency tlr EPA. The U.S. Enviromnental Protection Agency or,
where appropriate, the Regiona} Water Mauagement Division Director, or other duly
anthorized ol[~cial of said ageucy.
Existiug Sourc_e. Auy source of discharge, tile coustruction or operation of which
cnmmcnced prior to the publicatinn by EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment standards,
which will he applicable tu such source if the standard is thereafter pronrulgated in
accordance with Section 307 of the Act.
Grab Sample. A sample which is taken frlull a wastestreanr without regard to the flow in
Ibc wastestreanr aud over a period of tilne unt to exceed fifteen (15) minutes.
Indirect D_i~scharg2or~Discharile. The introduction of pollotants into the POTW from any
lnmdon~estic sore-ct~ regnlated under Sectioo 307(b), (c), or (d) of tile Act.
htdustrial User. An induslry that discharges wastewater into tile wastewater systeln.
lustantaneous Maximum Alluwable Discharge Limit. The maximnm concentratiou of a
pnlhuant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete
or composited sample cullecled, independeut of the industrial flow rate and the duration of
tilt. sampliog eveul
htlcrferencc. A discharge, which alone nr in conjunction with a discharge or discharges
fitun other sources, inhibits ox' disrupts tile POTW, its treatment processes or operations or
its sludge processes, nsc or disposal; and therelk)re, is a cause ol a violation of the Control
Authority's NPDES permit or of the prevention ol sewage sludge use or disposal in
compliance with any uf the lbllowing statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued
thcrennder, ul auy lnore stringent State or local regulations: Sectiou 405 of the Act; the
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Solid Waste Disposal Acl, mcloding Title I1 commonly referred to as the Resource
(?onscrvadou ant[ Recovery Act (RCRA); 41) CFR 503 slndge regulations; any State
~egnlalions contained iii any State sludge umnagement plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D
oi thc Solid Waste Disposal Act and 30 'FAC 312; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances
( ont~ol Acl; and lhe Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.
Medical Waste. Isolation wastes, infectinus agents, hulnan blood and blood products,
palhotogical wastes, sharps, body paris, contaxninated bedding, surgical wastes, poteutially
contaminated laboratury wastes, and dialysis wastes.
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Eliminatinn Systen~). Natiunal Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit program of the Environmenta[ Protection Agency, and/or the
[~ermit program of tile state agency delegated to act oil EPA's behalf with an approved
pretreatnleut prngraxn fe.g. TPDES or Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System).
(I)
Any building, structure, I~acility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a
discharge ol pollntants, the construction of which connnenced after the publication of
pruposed pretreatmeot standards under Section 3071c) of the Act which will be
applicable lo such sonrce if such staudards are thereafter promulgated in accordance
with lhat section, provided that:
(at tile buihling, structure, lacilitv tlr installation is constructed at a site at which no
uther suurce is located; or
(bt
tile bnilding, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or
production Ctluipment that causes the discharge of pullutants at an existing
(ct
the prudncliou or wastewater generating processes of tile building, structure,
lacilily, or installation ale sabslantially independeut of an existing source at the
same site. tn determining whether these are substantially independent, Ihctors
such as the cxteut m which the aew facility is integrated with the existing plant,
and thc extent to which the uew l~tcilily is engaged in Ihe same general type of
activity as the existing sonrce, should be considered.
(2)
(3}
Couslroction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification
rather than a uew source if the construction does not create a new building, structure,
lacility, or installatinn lneetiug tile criteria ol Section (It(b) or (ct above but otherwise
alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
Cnuslruction ill' a new source as defined nnder this paragraph has commenced ii' the
(ti) begun, (~r caascd to begin, tls ])art (if a continuoos onsite construction program
(it any placement, assembly, ur installation oi'/~acilities or equipment; or
(ii) significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal
ot existing Iruildings, sm~ctures, or facilities which is necessary lbr the
placemeut, assembly, or installalion of new soorce fircilities or eqnipment;
or
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(b) Entered into a binding contractnal obligation tbr tile purchase of facilities or
equipment which ure intended to bc nsed in its operanon within a reasonable
[ime. ()[)[iOUS tn purchase or contracts which can he mnninated or lnodified
wilhotn substantial loss, anti contracts tot feasibility, cngiueering, and design
studies do not constinne a contractual nhligation under this paragraph.
N(ulconl_agt Cooling=Walter. Water used tier cooling which does not come into direct contact
wilh any raw material, inlcrmediale product, waste product, or finished product.
Nmqnal Wastewatcr. Wastewater which tile average concentration of suspended solids and
five-day BeD docs nol exceed 250 mg/l each.
Pass ThrQt!g'fl. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters uf lhe United States in
qnantities or concenn'ations which, alone or in conjnnctinn with a discharge or discharges
fi'om other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the Control Authority's
NPDES permit, including an increase in Iht magnitude or duration of a violation.
Person. Ally individual, parmership, copartnership, firln, company, corporation,
association..joint stock cumpany, trust, estate, govermnental enlity, or any other legal
entity; or their legal representatives, ugents, or assigns. This definition includes all Federal,
State, and local govemlnennd entities.
pH. A measure o[ tile acidity or alkalinity of a solution, expressed itl standard units.
Pollutant. Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator resklue, filter backwash, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, numitions, nledical wastes, chemical wasles, biological lnaterials,
radiouctive materiuls, heat, wrecked tlr discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt,
municipal, agricalumd and mdusn'ial xvasles, and cerlain characteristics of wastewater (e.g.,
pi I, lempcrature, ISS, tnrbidity, color, BeD, COD, tuxicity, or odor).
lhctreatmenb Thc mdnctiou of tile amount of pollutants, the eliinination of pollutants, or
the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of,
introducing snch pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by
physicul, chemical, or hiological processes; by process changes; tlr by other means, except
by diluting tile concentration of tile pollntants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment
standard.
Prctreatment Rqqnirements. Any snhslantive or procedural requirement related to
prelrealnlen[ impnsed on a user, other than a pretrefltment standard.
Pretreatmenl Standards tlr Staudards. Pretreatment standards shall inean prohibited
discharge standards, categorical tn'etreatnqen! standards, and lucal limits.
Pruhihited Disdmrge Standards or Prohibited Discharges. Absolnte prohibitions against the
discharge of certain suhslances; these prohibitions appear in Section 2.1 of this ordinance.
publicly Owued Treatment Works or POTW. A "treatment works," as defined by Section
212 uf tile Act (33 U.S.C. §1292) which is owned hy the City and/or tile Control Authority.
This definilion includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment,
recycling, und reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any
conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment plant.
Sgptic fank Waste. Any sewage from hohling tanks such as vessels, cbemical toilets,
campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
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Scv~rc~m'91)crtydm~!a~gc. Subs[aatial physical damage to pr~4oerW, Qamage to file treatment
lhcilities w~ch _canses them to becom__e inoperable, or ~ubstantial and permanent loss of
U4[ural resources which can r~astn!abl¥ be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass.
Severe properly damage does not mean economic lnss caused by. delays in production.
Sewage. Human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations,
c~c.).
Sball is mandatory: May is l~ermissive.
Siguiticant ladu~tr a User.
( I ) A user subject tu categorical pretreatment standards; or
(2l A user that:
discharges an average of twenty live thousand (25,000) gpd or more of process
wastewaler to Ihe POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler
blowdown wastewater);
(b)
cuntribmes a process wastestream which lnakes up five (5) percent or more of
the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment
plaut; m'
is designated us such by the City on the basis that it has a reasonable potential lbr
adversely aft¢cting the POTW's operation or lbr violating any pretreatment
slandard nr requirement.
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(3)
Upon a findiug that a user meeting the criteria in Subsection (2) has no reasonable
putential tin adversely aflkcting the POTW's operation or /bt violating any
pl'elreatnlenl standard (}r requirelnent, tile City may at uny time, on its own initiative
m' in respousc to a petition received from a user, ami in accordance with procedures
in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6), determiae thai such user shonld uot be considered a significant
Jnduslria] user.
Shlg }_oad_ or S tg. Any discharge at a lh)w rate or concentrabtm wbicb could cause a
violation cd' the pn)hibited discharge standards n Section 2 I of this ordinance.
Standard ludustrial Classification_~S[C~_Code. A classification pursoant to tile Standard
lndustriul Classification Mmntal issued by the Ihfiled States Office of Management and
Bndgel.
Storm B er. Any tlow occurring during nr lbllnwing any lbnn of natural precipitation,
and resuhing from such precipitation, indnding snowmelt.
Su)pefinten~de~t= Thc person designated by lhe City who is charged with certain duties and
resp(msibilities by lhis ordinauce, or a dnly authorized representative.
Total Toxic Qr~apic~s. The snm of the masses or concentration of the toxic organic
compounds listed iu 40 CFR 122 Appendix D, Table I1, excluding pesticides, found in
industrial users' discharge at a coucentration greater than 0.01 mg/L. Only those parameters
reasonably suspected to be present, at tbe discretion of the Direclor of Public Works, if any,
shall be analyzed Ira- with non-categorical industries. With Categorical industries, TTOs
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will he sampled l~)r as stipuhued in the particular category or those parameters reasonably
suspected m he p~esent, hr, where not stipulated, at the discretion or' the Director of Public
Works.
Upset: An exceptional incident itl which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the
reasonable cnnm)l of the user. An upset does uot include noncompliance to the extent
caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment
lhcililies, lack of prevcutive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
User or ludeatrial _User. A source of indirect discharge.
Wast~watcr. Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential
dwellings, commercial bnildings, industrial and manufacturing thcilities, and institutions,
whelber treated or untreated, which are contributed to the POTW.
Wastewater Treatlnent Plant or Treatment Plant. That portion of the POTW which is
designed m provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste,
SECTION 2 - GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS
2.1 ProhibitedD'~scharge Standards'
General Prohibitious. A person connnits an offense if the person introduces or causes to be
introdnced into the POTW any pollntant or wastewater which causes pass through or
interference. These gcueral prohibitions apply to all nsers of the POTW whether or not
they are sub. jeer to categorical pretreatment standards or any other National, State, or local
pretreatment standards or reqnirements.
Specific Prohibitions. A person commits an oft~nse il' the person iutroduces or causes to be
introduced iuto the POTW tile following pollntants, suhstances, or wastewater:
(1}
Pollnlants which creale a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, bot not
limited to, wastesn'eains with a closed-cup flasbpoint of less Iban 140°F (60°C) using
the test nlclbods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
Wastcwater having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or injury to
slrnctures, cqnipment and/or personnel of the POTW, as per the specific prohibition
itl the applicable local fimits in Section 2.4 of this Ordiuance. In no case shall
wastcwatcr containing a pH less than 5.0 be discharged unless the works is
specifically designated to accommodate such discharges;
(3) Solid or viscous substances in amounts which xvill cause obstruction of tbe flow in the
POTW resnhing iu intert~rence, blockage, or damage to Ibc POTW.
(4)
Pollutants, including oxygen demanding polhmmts (BOD, etc.), released in a
discharge at a flow rale and/or pollutant concentration which, either singly or by
interaction with other polhnants, will cause interl~rence with the POTW;
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Waslewatm having a temperature greater than 150°F (65°C), or which will inhibit
biological activity m tile treatment plant resulting m interl.erence, Ira/ in no case
wastewa[er w]lich causes file lomperflltu-o at the ilrtrodnction into tire tream]ent plant
m exceed 11)4°F (40°Ci:
Petmleun~ oil, nonbiodegradable culling oil, or prodncts of urineral oil origin, in
amounts that will cause interI~rence or pass through;
Pollutants which resuh in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the
POTW in a qnantily Ihat uray cause acute worker heahh and salkty problems;
(8)
Tracked or hanled pollutants, excepl at discharge points designated by the Director of
Pnblic Wolgs aud thc Cono'ol Authority in accordance with Section 3.4 of this
ordinance;
(9)
Noxious or malodorons [iqnids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which, either
singly or by imeractinn with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or
a hazard to life, or to prevent emry into tile sexvers fi3r maintenance or repair;
(10) Wastcwater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process,
such ils, bnt uot limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which
conseqnently imparts color to file treatmenl plant's effluent, thereby violating the
applicable NPDES pernrit;
(1 l) Wastewaler coutaining any radioactive wastes or isotopes except ill compliance with
applicable State or Federal regnlatious;
(12)
~lOl'lll ,,vate~, surfilct* water, gronnd wrier, arlesian well water, roof 121noff,
snbsm face drainage, aud unpulluted wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the
Direclor of Public Works and tile Control Anfliority;
(13) Sludges, screenings, or other residnes from the pretreatment et indnstrial wastes;
(141 Medical wasles, except as specifically authorized by the Director of Public Works
and/or tile Control Anthority in it wastewater discharge permit;
(15) Wastewater cansing, alone or in cm~jnnction with other sonrccs, the treatment plant's
et'lluent to fail a toxicity test;
Detergents, surfaceqiclive agents, or other snbstances which nray cause excessive
filaming in Ihe POTW;
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(17) Fals, oils, or greases oI animal or vegetable nrigin in concentrations greater than Ihat
specified in lhe applicable h)cal limits in Section 2.4;
(~8)
(~9)
(20)
A discharge cfi' Waler, normal domcslic wastewater, or industrial xvaste that which ii1
quantity nf Iloxv exceeds, tbr a duration nf longer than lifleeo mimnes, more than /bur
times the average twenty fonr hnur flow dnring normal operations of the industry;
lusecticides and herhicides in concentrations that are not amenable to treatment;
Polychlurinalcd bipheuyls;
(21)
(22)
Garimge that is not shredded lo such an extent that all particles will be carried freely
under tile flnw cunditions i~ormally prevailing in wastewater mains, with no particle
having greater tban onc41alf (I/2") inch cross sectional dimension;
Waslewater ur industrial waste generated or produced outside the City, the Director
ol Pnhlic Works aud Ihe Cnntrol Anthority have given written approval to the person
disch rg ~g tile waste' or,
(23)
Withont thc appruval nf tile Director of Public Works anti tile Control Authority, a
substauce or pnllnlant olher lhan industrial waste, normal domestic wastewater, septic
tank waste nr chemical toilet waste thai is of a toxic nr hazardous nature, regardless
of whether or nut il is ainenable to lreatnlent, including bnt not limited to bnlk or
packaged chemical prodncls.
Storage. Pollutants, substances, or wastewater prohibited by dfis section shall not be
processed or stored in snch a manner that they conld be discharged to Ihe POTW.
2.2 National Categorical Prelreatment Sta ~dards
The categorical pretrcatment standards tbund at 40 CFR Chapter l, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471
hereby adopted.
A. Where a categorical pretreatment slandard is expressed only in terlns of either the mass or
the concentration ()t a po]lntant in wastewater, the Director of Pnblic Works may impose
equivalent concemration nr mass limits in accordance with 40 CFR 4/)3.6(c).
B. When wastewaler sub. ject to a categorical pretreatment standard is mixed with wastewater
nol regnlated by the same staudard, the Director of Poblic Works shall impose an alternate
limit using the combined wastestream lk)rmnla in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
Anser nlay ohtaio a variance t¥om a categorical pretreat~nent standard if the user can prove,
pnrsuant lo the procedural and substantive provisions in 40 CFR 403.13, that factors
relating to its discharge are ikmdamentally different from the factors considered by EPA
when develnping the categorical pretreatment standard.
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l). Anscr may ohlain ii net gross adjustmeiiI m a categorical standard in accordance with 40
CFR 403.15
2.3 Reserved
2.4 Local Limits
Tile tbllowing pollutant limits are established to protect against pass throngh and interference. A
person commits an nftbnse if the person shall discharge or cause or permit to be discharged, wastewater
containing in excess ot Ihe tbllnwing maximum allowable discharge limits into lhe tbllowing system(s):
Toxic Pollutant
Arsenic
TRA Central
Instantaneous
Max Limits (mg/I)
TRA Denton
Creek
Instantaneous
Max Limits
0.2
(mg/l~__
Barium 1.0
Cadmium 0,1 0.1
Chromium 2.9 1.0
Copper 2.3 15-
Cyanide 0.5 2.0
Lead 0.9
Manganese
1.0
1.5
0.0004 0.0050
Mercury
Molybdenum 0,2
Nickel 4.6 1.0
Selenium 0.1 0.05
Silver 0.8 0.1
Zinc 8,0 2.0
Oil & Grease 200.0 100.0
Hydrogen sulfide 0.1
r Total Toxic Organics 2.13 1.0
5.5to 11.0
pH
Standard Units
6.0 to 10.0
Standard Units
The abnvc limits apply at the point where tile wastewater is discharged to the POTW. All
concentrations fill' metallic substances are tbr "total" metal nnless indicated olherwise. The Director of
Public Works nlay impose mass limitations ill addidon to, or in place of, the concentration-based
limitations above.
2.5 City's Right of Revision
'File City reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more
sl~ingcnt standards or requirements on discharges ta the POTW than thnse provided herein.
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2.6 Dilution
A pCFSOU coUnUlIS an o~'J~llSe jf the person shall increase the nsc of process water, OF ii1 any
way altempt Io dilule a discharge, as a partial tar complete substitute fin- adequate treatment to
achieve coxnptiance wilh a discharge limitation unless expressly authnrized by an applicable
prelfefltment standard or requirement.
The Dircctnr of Public Works may impose mass [imilatious on users who are using dilution to
nlect applicatde prc[reatmen[ standards or requirements, or ils other cases when the imposition
of mass ]imi~ations is appropriate.
2.7 Plant Loading
Nil industry shall discharge wastewater coutainmg a BOD or TSS loading that causes the City's
prorata share ot the tolal BOD or TSS loading to the POTW System to exceed the City's prorata share of
the tola[ fluw lo thc POTW System. (Example: If thc City contributes 25 % ol the total wastewater flow
to the System, the City's cmnulative BOD or TSS loading to the System, as measm'ed at the City's points
oi carry to the System, shall nol exceed 25 % of the total BOD or TSS loading tn tile System.)
Ally industD, wilh a waslcwatcr strength that will cause lhe City's cumtdative wastewater loading,
a~ Ihe City's poiuts of enlry, to exceed the City's prorata share of the total wastewater loading based upon
th)w, shall be reqaired lo inslall pret~eatn/ent facilities to reduce its wastewater strength to an acceptable
level.
SECTION 3 - PRETREATMENT OF WASTEWATER
3.1 l'retreatment Facilities
A User shall provide wastewater trealment as necessary to comply with this ordinance and
shall achieve compliance with all categorical pretreatment standards, local limits, and the
prohibitions set out in Section 2.1 of this ordinance within the tilrle limitations specified by
EPA, tile State, Ibc Cuutrol Aathority, or the Directnr of Pablic Works, whichever is more
stringent.
Any I~cilities uecessary lbr compliance shall he provided, operated, and maintained at the
user's expense. Detailed plans describing such fimilities and operating procedures shall be
sulmfittcd to the Directur of Pablic Works lbr review, and shall be acceptable to the
Dilector ot Public Works betbre snch lhcilifies are constructed. The review of such plans
and operating procedures shall in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of
modil~,ing such lacilities as necessary tn produce a discharge acceptable to the City tinder
dh: provisions of this ordinance.
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3.2 Additional Pretreatment Measures
Whellever deemed necessary, the Director Of Public Works may reqllire users to restrict
their discharge during peak Ilow periods, desiguate that certain wastewater be discharged
ouly into specific sewers, relocale and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage
wastestreams fanll industrial wastestl'eams, and require such other conditions as may be
necessary Io protect Iht POTW and determine the user's cumpliauce with the requirements
of this oalinance.
l'he Director et Puhlic Works inay require auy person discharging into the POTW to install
atui maiutam, ou their property and at their expense, a suitable storage and flow control
fitcility to eusure cqualizatiou of llnw. A wastewater discharge pem~it may be issued solely
for I]OW cqualizatiou.
Grease, (.)il, an(,1 amd iuterccptors shall he provided wheu, in the opinion of the Director of
Public Works, they are necessa3< fbr die proper handling of wastewater containing
excessive amouuts ol greasc aud oil, or sand; except that such iuterceptors shall not be
required l~')r residcutial users. All interception uuits shall be of type aud capacity approved
hv the Director ol ?nblic Works and shall be so located to be easily accessible lbr cleaning
aud mspectiou. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned, aud repaired regularly, as
uecdc(,l, by tile user at their expense.
Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may he re(,luired to install and
n~ain[ain al/ approved combustible gas detection meter, or other control device as deemed
necessary hy tile Direcl(,n' of Pnblic Works.
3.3 Accidental Discharge/Slug Coutrol Plans
At least once every two (2) years, the Director of Public Works shall evaluate whether each
permitted significam industrial nser needs ail accidental discharge/slug control plan. The Director of
Public Works may require any user to develop, submit lbr appnrval, and implement such a plan. An
accidental discharge/slug contrul phm shall include, at a miuiumm, the l~llowing:
A.
B.
C.
Dcscriptiou of discharge practices, indudiug nonroutine batch discharges;
Descriptiou of stored chemicals;
Procedures Ibr immediately motit~ing the Director of Public Works and Control Authority
of auy acci(,leutal or slug discharge, as reqnired by Section 6.6 nf this ordinance; and
Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any acci(,leutal or slug discharge. Such
pn)cedures include, but arc not limited m, inspection and maintenance of storage areas,
haudling an(,l translkr of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site
rumfff, wurker training, building of coulaimnent structures or equipment, measures fi)r
containing tuxic organic p(,)lhnauts, inclu(,ling solvents, aml/(,/r measures and equipment for
Cll/e rgeucy respousc.
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.;.4 Hatfled Wastewater
Septic waste nmy be introduced tutu the POTW only at locations designated by the Director
ut Public Works and Control Authority, and at such times as are established by the Director
td Public Works and (:ontrol Authority. Such waste shall not violate Section 2 of this
ordinance or any other requirements established by the City. The Director of Public Works
and/or Control Anthority may require septic tank wasle haulers to obtain wastewaler
discharge pcmfits.
Septic wasle haulers must provide a waste tracking form for every load. This /brm
shall include, at a minimmn:
( l ) the name and address of the waste hauler;
(2) II~e permit number;
(3) mink idexndication:
names and addresses o[' sources of waste;
(5) volume and characteristics of waste;
(6) the type of generator;
(7) kuown or suspected waste constituents; and
(8) whether any wastes are RCRA hazardous wastes.
SECTION 4 - WASTEWATER ISCllARGE PERMIT APPLICATION
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4.1 Wastewa~:er Analysis
When requested by Ihe Director ut Public Works, a user must snbmit inlbrmation on the nature
alld characteristics of ils wastewaler by the deadline stipulated. The Director of Public Works is
authorized 1o prepare a tbrm lbr this lmrpose and may periodically require users to update this
iutormat~on.
4.2 Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirement
No significant iudustrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first
obtaining a waste'a,aler discharge permit from the Director of Public Works, except that a
significant industrial user that bas tiled a tilnely application pursuant to Section 4.3 of tbis
ordinance ilia3, co~ltinue t(t discharge for the time period specified therein.
The Director of Public Works may require other users to obtain wastewater discharge
I*ernfits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.
Any violation of the terms and condilJons of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed
a violation of ibis ordilmnce and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions
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scl out m Secdous 09 flnough 12 of this ordinance. Obtaining a wastewater discharge
permit does not relieve a pennittee of its obligation to cmnply wdh all Federal and State
prelreatmem standards or requiremenls with any other reqnirenlems of Federal, State, and
4.3 Wastewater Discharge Permitting: Existing Connections
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into
Ihe POTW prior to the cl'lbctivc date of this ordinance and who wishes to continue such discharges in the
luture, shall, al)ply to thc Director of Public Works for a wastewater discharge permit m accordance with
Section 4.5 of dfis ordium~ce, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after
ornery (90) days of the eft;uctivc (late ill' this ordmaoce except in accordance with a wastewater discharge
permit issued by the Director of Public Works. If, in tile Director of Public Work's .judgment, the
adoption of thc Ordinance docs uot significantly afliect Ihe Industrial User's current pemfit, then tile
existing pemlit will continne through m the expiration date.
4.4 Waslewater Discharge Permitting: New Connections
Ally user required lo obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence
discharging into the POTW nmst obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such
discharge, ltl accordance with Sectiou 4.5 of ihis ordinance, all application/hr this must be filed prior to
Iht~ (late upnn which any discharge will begin or recommence.
4.5 Waste'wa/er Discharge Permit Application Contents
All users required Ii/ obtain a wastewater discharge permit nmst submit a permit application. The
Director of Public Win'ks may require all users to sabmit as part of all application the lbllowing
A All inlbnnalion required by Section 6.1(B) of this ordinance;
A description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of
all ruw materials and Chelnicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could
accidenlally m' imenlionally be, discharged to the POTW;
The number and type (ti employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of
operadon;
D. Each product produced by type, amou I, process or processes, and rate of production;
E. Thc lypc and amount of raw materials processed (average anti maxinnun per day);
Site phms, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor
drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all poiots of discharge;
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G. The time and dnralion o~ discbarges: and
Any ntbcr mI~mnatiou as may be deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works to
cwfiuate thc wastcwater discharge pemfit application.
Incomplelc nr inaccttrate applicalious will not be processed aud will be returned Io tile user fbr revision.
4.6 Applicatinn Signatories and Certification
All waslewater discharge permit applicafions and riser repons must be sigued by an authorized
representative el Ibc use~ and contaiu the fi)llowing certification statement:
'I certify under penahy of law Ibat this documeut and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance witb a syslem designed to assure that qualified
personuel pruperly gather and evaluate tbe iu/brmation submitted. Based on my inquiry of
Ibc persou or perseus who manage /lie system, or those persons direclly responsible tbr
~2atherfug the infimnafion, the inlbrnlation snbmitled is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, true, accurale, and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false infimnation, includblg tile possibility nf flue and Jmprisonlnent lbr knowing
violations."
4.7 Wastewater Discharge Pernfit I)ecisious
The Director of Public Works will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional infi*mmfum. Witbiu sixty (60) days of receipt of a coxnplete wastewater discharge permit
application, the Director of Public Works will delemrine whether or not to issue gt wastewater discharge
pcrmil. The Directnr of Public Wnrks may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit
which does nnt meet the requirements of ibis Ordinance, or which the Director determines, will not meet
die requirements of I~dcral, state and local law. An applicant may appeal a denial to file City Manager.
By filing an appeal in writing, stating the reasons fi)r the appeal. Tile appeal must be filed within 10
days allot the dcuial of Ibc pemnt, and the decision of tile City Manager sball be final.
SECTION 5 - WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE
PROCESS
5.1 Wastewater Discharge I'ermit Duration
A wastewaler discharge permit shall be issued lbr a specified time period, not to exceed five (5)
years from the effeclive date nf file pemlit. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued lbr a period
less Iban five (51 years, al the discretion of the Director of Public Works. Eacb wastewater discharge
p~:mlit shall indicate a specific date upon which it will expire.
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5.2 Wastewater l)ischarge l'ermit Contents
A wastcwatcr discharge permit shall iaclude such couditions as are deemed reasonably necessary
by tile Director of Puhlic Works tu prevent pass through or interference, protecl tile quality of tbe water
body receiving the Ireatmem plant's effluent, prntecl worker healtb and safety, facilitate sludge
management and disposal, and prolect against damage to Ibc POTW.
A. A wastewaler discharge permits shall contain:
(I} A stlttemenl that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event
shall exceed five (5) years;
(2l
A statemenl that tile wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior
notification to tile City in accordance witb Section 5.5 nf fids ordinance, and
provisioos lbr t'umishmg the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing
wastewater discharge permit;
(3) Efllnent limits based on applicable pmtreatment standards;
(4)
Sell' monilm'mg, sampling, repnning, notification, and record keeping requirements.
These reqairements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored,
sampling location, sampling freqnency, and sample type hased on Federal, State, and
lncal law; and
A statement of applicable civil and cmninal penalties lbr violation of pretreatment
standards and requirements, and any applicahle compliance schedule. Such schedule
may nnt exlend lhe time lbr compliance beyond that required by applicable Federal,
Stale, or local law.
It. Wastewater discbarge permits may contain, but are not limited to, tile following conditions:
IAmits nn Ihe average and/or lnaximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or
requirements lbr flow regulation and eqnalization;
(2)
Requimmeuts tbr lhe installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control, or
construction of appropriate containmel~t devices, designed lo reduce, eliminate, or
prevent file introduction of pollntants into tile treatlnent works;
(3~
Reqnirenlents tbr the developnlent and impleinemation of si)ill coutrol plans or other
special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent
accklental, naanticipated, or nonroubne discharges;
14) Devclopnrem and implementation of waste minilnization plans to reduce Ihe amount
of pollntanls discharged to tile POTW;
(51 '['be unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for tile management of the
wastcwater discharged lo the POTW;
(61 Requirements lbr installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling l~cilities
and equipnleut;
(7i A statement that compliance with tile wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the
[)ermiuce of responsihility for compliance with all applicable Federal and State
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5.3 Reserved.
prctrcanneat staudards, including those which become effective duriug tl0e term of the
wastcwfltcr discharge p£'l'UUt ~ and
Other conditious as dccined appropriate hy tile Director of Public Works to ensure
compliauce with this ordinance, and State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations.
5.4 Wastewater l)ischurge Permit Modification
fhe Director of Public Works may modify a wastewater discbarge permit tbr good cause,
including, but not limited to, tile fi)llowing reasons:
D.
G
H.
'['o incu~]¢orate any new or revised Federal, State, or k)cal pretreatment standards or
rc(Iniremeuts;
To address significain aheratioos ur additions to the user's ol)eratk)n, processes, or
wastewater s, olumc or character since the lime of wastewater discharge permit issuance;
A change m tl~e POTW lhat requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or
elimination of tile authorized discl0arge;
hltbrmatiun indicatiug that the permitted discharge poses a threat to POTW, POTW
personnel, or tile receiving waters;
Violation of any terms or conditions of the wastewater discharge permit;
Misrepresentations or laihu'e to fully disc[use all relevant t~,cts iu the wastewater discharge
permit applicatkm ur iu any required reporting;
Revisiuu of or a gram of variance from categorical pretreannent standards pursuant to 40
CFR 403.I3;
correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit; or
To reflect a Iransl~:r of the lacility ownership or operatioo to a new (~wner (or operator.
5.5 Wuste'v,,'ater Discharge Permit Transfer
A Waslewaler discharge pcrmil may he trans~brred to a new owner or operator only if the
l)ermittee gives advance nodce to the Director of Public Works and the Director of Public
Works approves thc wastewater discharge permit trauslbr. The uotice to the Director of
Public Works mnsl iuchule a written certification by the new owner or operator which:
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1. Stales lhat tile new owner and/or operator has nu immediate intent to change the
lacility's opcralions and processes;
2. ldeulifies Ihe specific date on which tile transfer is to occur; and
3 Acknowledges lidl responsibility Ibr complying with the existing wastewater
discharge permit
B. Failtne to provkle advaacc notice of a transl;~r renders the wastewater discharge permit void
as of the date or' tacilily transt~r.
5.6 Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocatinn
]'he Director of Public Works may revoke a waslewater discharge permit for good cause,
iuclndmg, but not limited to, thc Ibllnwing reasuns:
A. Failure It/ notify the Director of Public Works of signilicant cbanges lo the wastewater prior
to the changed discharge;
B. Failure tu prnvidc prior nolification lo the Director of Public Works of changed conditions
pursuant to Section 6.5 of dlis ordinance;
C. Misreprescotatiou or failure lo fully disclose all relevant filets in the wastewater discharge
permit application;
Falsilyiug sell'-mnuitoring reports;
E. Tampering with monitoring equipment;
F. Relhsiug tn allow the Director of Public Works timely access to tile facility premises and
records;
G. Failure to mee! ellluenl limitations;
Il. Failure Io pay fines;
Failure to pay sewer charges;
Failure Io meet compliauce schedules;
K. Failure to complete a waste~vater survey or tile wastewater discharge permit application;
I.. Failure to prnvidc advauce notice uf the transfer of business owaership of a permitted
facility; tlr
M. Violation nf any pretreatmeat slandard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater
discharge pemfit or this ordinance.
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Waslewater discharge pelnlits shall be vuidable upon cessation o[ operatioas or transfer of bnsiness
All \vaslewu[er disci/arge pellnits issued [o a partier(tar user are void upon the issuance of a
5.7 Wastewater Discharge Permit Reissuance
A user with an expMng wuslewater discharge permit shall apply for wastewater discharge permit
~cissuancc by submitting a complete permit application, in accordance with Section 4.5 of this ordinance,
al leasl 90 clays prior to the exph-ation of the user's existing wastewater discharge penni(.
SECTION 6 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
6.1 Baseline Monituring Repnrts
Wilhiu either one hundred eighty (180) days after the cflbctivc date of a categorical
px'ctreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a category detemfination
under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing categorical users currently
discharging to or scheduled lc) discharge to the POTW shall snbmit to the Director of Public
Works a report which contains the intbrmation listed in paragraph B, below.
At least niaely (90) days prior to cnmu~cncemem of their discharge, new sources, and
sources that will become categorical users subsequent to tile pronmlgation of an applicable
categorical standanl, shall submit to the Director of Public Works a report which contains
the in/brmation listed m puragraph B, below. A new source shall report the method of
lnetreatment i~ intcuds to usc m meet applicable categorical standards. A uew source also
shall give esti~nates of its auticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
Users described iu subsection A and B above, shall submit the Ibllowiug in/brmation set
Ibl'lh helow:
( 1 ) ldea. tifying lnlbm~atiou. Tile uame aud address of the fiacility, including the name of
(2} Enyiron!nemal Permits. A list nf any environmental cnntrol permits held by or for
Ibc facility.
(3)
Des~cn~0nn of Operatiggs. A brief description of the nature, average rate of
prodncfion, and standard industrial classificatinns of the operation(s) carried out by
sucb user. This dcscriptiou should include st schematic process diagram which
iudicates poinls of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(4)
Flow Measureme!g. Iu/brmatiou showing the measared or estimated average daily
and maxinmm daily flow, in galhms per clay, to the POTW l'rnni regalated process
streams and 01her streanls, as Ilecessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream
Jbrmula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
{5) Me~asuremem nf Pollutant_s.
(a) A descriptiun of the calegoricul pretreatment standards applicable to each
regulalcd process.
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the results of sumpling and unalysis identifying the numre and concentration,
and/o~ mass, where requh'cd by fi~e standard or by the Director of Public Works,
ol regulated pollutants m lhe discharge from each regulated process.
[nstantaueous, daily maxunllm, and long-term average concentrations, or mass,
where rcquu'ed, shall he repotqed. The sample shall be representative of daily
opcratiuns and shall be unalyzed in accordance with prncedures set out in Section
6. I 0 ol ihis r~rdinancc.
(c) San(piing must be perfi~rnted in accurdance with procedures set out ill Section
6.1 I oI this ()rdinance.
Cerlit'icutiou. A slalelnent, reviewed by the user's uuthorized representative and
cerdlied by u qualified prol;essional (qualificatiou shall be determined by the Director
of Public Win'ks based ou reqnired aud proven education and experience), indicating
whether pretreatment standards are being met ou ti consistent basis, and, il' not,
whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/hr additional pre(rea(men(
is required lo meet the pre(rea(men( staudards aud requirements.
(7)
Cot~li,[!tee Sche[!.u_le. If additional pre(ma(men( and/or O&M will be required to
meet the ]~retreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide
such additioual pre(rea(men( and/or O&M. The completion dute in this schedule shall
nnt lie hner than the compliance date established fur the applicable pre(rea(men(
staadard. A compliance schedule submitted pursuant Io Ihis section must meet the
reqairements scl out in Sectiou 6.2 of this ordinance.
(8) Signature and Certification. All huseline monitoring repo~s must be signed and
certified in uccordance wilh Section 4.6 of Ihis ordinance.
6.2 Compliance Schedule I'rogress Repurts
The Iiilluwing condibons shall al)ply to the contpliance schedule required by Sec(inn 6.1(B)(7) of
lhis ordinauce:
The schedale shall comain prngress increments in Ihe tbrm of dates lbr the commencement
and completiolt ol m~[ior events leading to the construction and operation or' additional
prelreatment required tbr the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events
include, bul are rot limited u), hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans,
executing contructs fnr m;tjor componenls, commeucing and completing construction, and
beginning uud conducting rnutine operation);
B. No incremeut referred to above shall exceed uine (9) months:
Thc user shall submit a progress report to the Director of Public Works no later than
I~mrteen (14) clays fi.3llowiug each date m the schedule and the final date of compliance
iucludiug, as a utiuilnnul, whether nr not it complied with lhe increment of progress, the
reason tBr any delay, and, it' appropriate, Ihe steps being taken by Ihe user to return to the
eslablished schedule; and
i).
In un eveut shall more Ihan nine (9) mnnlhs elapse he(ween snch progress reports to the
Director of Public Works.
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t~.3 Repnrts ou Cuinpliance with Categorical Preti'eatment Standard l)eadline
Wilhm uinety tg0) days lblluwing tile date Ibr final compliance with applicable categorical
In'etrcamlent staudards, or iu thc case ufa new sotu'ce tbllowing commencemem of lhe introduction of
waslcwalcr inlo linc POTW, any user subject ~o such prelrcatmeut standards aud requirements shall
suhlnil In Ibc Dil'ecmr of Public Wnrks a report cnntaining the iutbrmatiun described in Section 6.1(B)(4-
o) (ff this nrdiuancc. For users suhject to equivalent mass or concentratiuu limits established in
accordance wilh Ibc procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c), this report shall comain a reasonable measure of the
user's long teinl prnduction rate. For all other users std~cct [o categnricat pretreatment standards
expressed in lcrms of allowable pollntant discharge per unit uf productiou (or other measure of
operation), Ihis report shall include thc user's aclual production during lbe appropriate sampling period.
All compliance repnrts must be sigued and certified in accordance wid~ Section 4.6 uf tiffs ordinance.
6.4 Periodic Compliance Repnrts
All signilicant industrial users shall, at a frequency determined by the Director of Public
Works bnt m no case less than twice per year, submit a report indicating the nature and
coucentration uf pollutanls in the discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards and
~hc measlu'ed nr eslimated average and maximum daily flows tbr the reporting period. All
periodic compliance reports nlust be signed and ce~dfied ill accordance with Section 4.6 of
lifts nrdinauce.
All wastewater salnplcs must be represeutative of tbe nser's discharge. Wastewater
muniloring aud flow measurement facilities shall be properly uperated, kept clean, and
maimained in goud workiug order at all times. The failure of a user to keep its monitoring
tacility in good working order shall not bc grouuds tbr the nser to claim tllat sample results
are uurcpreseutative of its discharge.
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If a user suhjecl Io the reporting requirement in this section monitors any pollutant more
frcquenlly than required by lhe Director of Puhlic Works, using tl~e procedures prescribed
in Seclion 6.10 aud 6.1 I of this ordinance, tile resuhs nf this monitoring shall be i~mluded in
file rcpnrt.
6.5 Rel)orts of Changed Cnnditions
Each user must nutify Ihe Directur of Public Works of auy plauned significant changes to the
t~ser's oi/crations or system which might alter tile uature, quality, or volume of ils wastewater befi:)re the
change is made
A. The Director of Public Works may require the user m submit snch informatiou he deems
necessary to eVahlate lhe changed condition, inchtding the submission of a wastewater
dischmge penmit applicatiou under Sectiou 4.5 of this ordinance.
The Dimclor of Public Works may issue a wastewater discharge permit under Section 4.7 of
this ordinance or mndify an existing wastewater discharge pemfit under Section 5.4 of this
ordimmce itl respouse to changed conditious or anticipated changed cuoditions.
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F()r puq*oses ot this section, significunt changes iuclude, but ure not limited to, flow
mcreuses o[' twenly percent 20% or greater, and the dischurge of uny previously unreported
po]lulunts Ihut are dclelfnlned to be of cunccrn.
6.6 Repurts o[ I)otential I)rul)lems
In Iht case of any discharge, including, but not limited to, accidental discharges, discharges
of u n(mroutine, episodic nalnre, a uoncustomary ha(cb discharge, nra slug load, that may
cause polcntial inxlhlenls tk)r Ihe POTW, thc user shall immediately telephone and notify the
City and the Control Authurity of the incideut. This notification shall include the location
of tile discharge, lype ot wasle, conccmration and vohnne, it' known, and corrective actions
lakeu by the user.
Within five (5) days t?dlowing such discharge, unless waived by the Director of Public
Wnrks, Ihe nser shall submit a detailed written report descfibiug the cause(s) of the
dischurge und the measures tu be taken by tile user to prevent similar future occurrences.
Such nolificalion shall nol relieve tile user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability
which may be incurred as u result of damage to the POTW, nam(al resources, or any other
damugc It/ pc(sou or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines,
pc'nahies, ()r olher liability which may be imposed pursuant lo this ordinance.
A notice shall be permanently posted on tile user's bulletin board or other prominent place
advisiug employees whnm to call ill the event of a discharge described in paragraph A,
alu)ve. Employers shull ensure that all employees, wbo ~nay cause such a discharge to
uccnr, are advised of the emergeucy notification procedure.
6.7 Rct)orts from Unl)crmilted Users
All users not reqnircd to ob(alu u waslewaler discharge permit shall provide appropriate repons to
Iht Direclr)r of Public Works as lhe Director of Public Works may require.
6.8 Notice()f ~, u)la(' ' )ffRcpeat Sampling and Rel)urtiug
If sampling perfi)rmed hV u aser ilulicates a violation, tile user must notify the Director of Public
Works within Iwenty tkltu- (24) hours ul' becoming aware of the violution. The nser shall also repeat the
sampling and analysis aud submit lhe resuhs of lite repeat analysis to the Director of Public Works within
Ihirty (30) (lays alit( hecoming aware ut' thc violadnn. The nser is nnt required to resaolple if the
Director ol Puhtic Wurks pcrli~rms monitoring al the user% l}~cility at least once a month, or if the
Direclur ol Puhlic Works sanlples betweeu tile user's inilial sampling and when the user receives the
resulls ol this SUUlpliug.
6.9 N( t f'cafinn of the Disc mrge of ltazardous Waste
Any user whu connnenccs the discbarge of hazardous waste shall uotify the POTW, the
EPA Regional Waste Management Diviskm Director, and State hazardous waste authorities,
in wrifiug, of uny discburge into the POTW nfa substance which, if otherwise disposed of,
v~tutl,:l he a huzardous wuste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such nntification must include:
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name of the hazardons waste as scl tbrth ill 40 CFR Part 2611
12 ) Ihe EPA ]/az~n dOLlS waste nnnrbel ~
and tile type ol discharge (cuntmuons, batch, or ()tiler); aud
(4)
If the user discharges more than one hnudred (100) kilograms of such waste per
calendar monlh to the POTW, tu the extent such inlbrn~ation is known and readily
awdlable to the nser: an identilicufion uf lhe hazardous constituents contaiued in
tile wflstcs, an estilnation of tile mass and concentration nf such constituents in the
wastestream discharged during that calendar month, and an estimation of the mass
of constituents m file wastestream expected to be discharged dnring the following
twelve (12) moolhs.
All uotifications mast take place uo later than oue hundred and eighty (180) days after the
discharge conmaeuces and need he subxnitted only once fur each hazardous waste
discharged. However, notificatious of changed conditious must be submitted under Section
6.5 of this ordinance. Thc notificatiou requirement m this section does not apply to
pollnlants already reported by users sul~ject to categorical pretreatment standards under the
sell mouilormg reqnirements of Sections 6. I, 6.3, and 6.4 of this urdiuance.
Dischargers are exempt fl'mn tile requirements of subsections A and B, during a calendar
month in which they discharge no more Ihan fitieen (15) kilograms of hazardous wastes,
unless the wustes are acute hazardons wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and
261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen (15) kilograms of nonacute hazardous wastes in a
calendar month, or oI auy quantity of acnte hazardons wastes as specified in 40 CFR
261 30rd) and 261.33(e), requires a one time notificafion. Subsequent inonths during which
[]it: user discharges n]ore tllau SUC]I quautities o[ ally hazardous waste do not require
additional notificanon.
lu Ihe case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional
characteristics of hazardons waste or lis0ng any additional substance as a hazardous waste,
the ust:r nmst nnlify tile Director nf Puhlic Works, the POTW, the EPA Regional Waste
Managemeut Waste Division Director, and Slate hazardous waste authorities of the
discharge uf such substance within uinety (90) days of the eflkcfive date of such regulations.
In thc case of an3 notification made under this sectinn, tile user shall certify that it has a
program in place n) reduce the volume aud toxicity of hazardons wastes generated to the
degree it has deterndned to be economically practical.
This provision docs not create a right to discharge any suhslunce not otherwise permitted to
he discharged by this ordiuauce, a pem~it issned therennder, or any applicable Federal or
Snne htw.
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6.10 Mmlyticul Requirements
All pollutant analyses, mchulmg sampling techniqnes, ~() be submitted as part of a wastewater
discharge permit application or report shall be per/brined m accordance witll the techniques prescribed in
,I0 CFR Part 136, unless ofllerwise spcmfied nl all applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If 40
I?FR Part 136 does not cnntain sampling or analytical lechniques for tile pollutant in question, sampling
and analyses iiitlSl be pertbrmcd in accordance with procedm-es approved by EPA.
6.11 Sample Collection
Except as indicated m Sectino B, below, the user nmst collect wastewater samples using
t]ow proportional compnsite collection techuiques. In the event flow proportional sampling
is mlbasible, the Director of Pnblic Works and/or Control Authorily may authorize the use
of time propnrti(mal sampling or a minmmm uf tbur (4) grab samples where the user
demonstrates that this will pruvkle a representative sample of the effluent being discharged.
Ill addition, grab samples illay be nsed to show cornpliunce wilh iustantaneous discharge
limits.
Siunplcs lbr oil and grease, tcmperatnre, pH, cyanide, phenols, snlfides, aud volatile
orgaoic cumpounds musl be ubtained using grab cullection techniques.
6.12 Timing
Written reports will he deelned to have been sublnitted on tbe date postmarked. For reports whicb
a~c nol mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail l~cility serviced by tile United States Postal Service, tile date
nt receipt of tile report sball govern.
6.13 Record Keeping
Users snbiect to the rep{ming requirements of tlds ordinance shall retain, and make available lbr
inspecuon and copying, all records of intYrmation ohtaiucd pnrsnant to any mouitoring activities required
by Ihis ordinance and ally additiunal mcurds uf infurnlation obtained pnrsnant to monitoring activities
undertaken by the user imlependcnt of snch rcquircmeuts. Records sball include the date, exact place,
mt'thod, and time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were
pcrtbrmed: who perlbrmed thc analyses; the analytical techniqnes or methods osed; and the results of
such analyses. These records shall remaiu available liar a period of at least three (3) years. This period
shall be atttomatically extended tbr the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the City, or
where the nser has been specilically unit fled of a longer retention period by tbe Director of Public Works
and/or Control Anthurity.
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~I~]CTI()N 7 - COMI'I,IANCE MONITORING
'7.1 Right of Eutry: ll~speetion and Sampliug
?he l)irectol oI Public Winks and/or the Control Authorhy, TCEQ, or USEPA or their designated
representative shall have Ibc right to enter lhe prenliscs of ally user tO deterufine whether the user is
complying wilh all reqtfiremcnts of Ibis ordinance and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hcrenuder. Users shall allow inspecling ur sampling pers(m ready access to all paris of the premises for
Ihe purposes of inspection, sampliug, recto'ds examination and copying, and the per/bnnance of any
additional duties.
Where a user has secnrity mcasnres in tbrce whicb reqnire lu'oper identification and
clearance belbre curry iuto its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its
security guards so that, upon presentatiou nf suitable identification, the City, Control
Authnrity, TCEQ or USEPA will be permitled to enler without delay for the purposes of
pcrlbrnliug specific responsibilities.
The Direclur of Public Works and/or Control Amhority shall have file right to set up on the
user's prupcrty, m require installation of, such devices as are uecessary to conduct sampling
and/hr metering of Iht user's operations. All sampling and analysis performed by tile
Director of Public Win'ks and/or Conu'ul Authm'ity to mouitor compliance shall be at tile
expense of Ihe industrial user.
The Director of Public Works and/or Control Anthority may require the user to install
moniloriug equipment as necessary. The lacility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall
bc maintained at all tilnes m a saI~ aud proper operating conditkm by tbe user at its own
expense. All devices used u) measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated, at a
ininilFlUn], annually to etlsure their accuracy.
Ally tcmpmary or permanent obstruction to salk and easy access Io the facility to be
inspected and/hr sanlpled shall be prnmplly removed by tile user at the written or verbal
reqnest of lhe Direcn)r of Public Works aud/or Cnntrul Authority and shall not be replaced.
Thc costs el clearing such access shall be born by the user.
[.. Unrcasmud¢le delays iu allowing lhe inspecting or sanlpling pers(m access to the user's
prcnlises shall be a violatiou of Ihis ordinauce.
ltl accordance with 40 CFR 403, the City shall iuspect and monitor each permitted ludustrial
User a minimnm of once per year. If the City elects .) perfoml compliance monitoring for the
mduslry Iheu the City will monitor the iudustry a minilnum nf sexni ammally.
7.2 Search Warrauts
II tile Director of Pnblic Wurks and/or Control Authority has bccn refnsed access to a building.
slmcture, or property, or auy part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable canse to believe that there
may be a viohuion of this nrdinance, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as pan of a routine
inspection aud saulplmg progrmn uf lhe City designed to verify compliance with this ordinance or any
I)crmil or order issued hereunder, m lo prelect Ihe overall public heahh, sabety and welfare of the
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~4~mmtulily, [heu thc Dircclor of Pul)lie \Vorks and/or Conlrol Authority Ina3,' seek issuallce of a search
\varralu Il'Om ~he apf, ropriate court.
SE(YrFION 8 - C~ONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Inlbrmation and data un a user obtained l¥om reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit
app[iculions, wastewater discharge permils, and monitm'ing programs, and from inspection and sampling
aclivitms, shall be available to lhe public, unless the user specifically requests, and is able to demonstrate
to the satisfilction of lhe City and/or Control Authority, that the release of sucll information would
divulge inlbrmation, processes, or lnethods of production entitled to protection tls trade secrets under
applicable State law. Any such requesl nmst be asserled at tile time of subinissiou of the infirrmation or
dala. When requested and denlooslrated by the user flu'nishiilg a rc'pm'l lhat such infnrination should be
held confidential, Ihe portions of a rcporl which might disclose linde secrets or secret processes shall not
be made available Ibr inspection hy thc public, but shall be made awdlable immediately upon request to
governmental agencies lbr uses related to thc NPDES program or pretreatnlent program, and in
cnfin'celnent proceedings involving tile persnn or user 151rnishing the report. Wastewater constitueuts and
characteristics and other "eflltieut data" as defined by 40 CFR 2.302 will not be recognized as
confidential inlormation and will be available to tile p~ahlic without restriction.
SI~;CTION 9 - PlJBLICATION Ole USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
The Director of Public Works shall publish annually, in the largest daily newspaper published in
Ibc municipalilv where the POTW is located, a list of the users which, during Ihe previous twelve (12)
nlonllls, were m significant noncompliance with applicable prelreatlnent slandards and requirenrents.
The term signiticant mmcompliance shall mcan:
A Chronic viohltions of wastewaler discharge limits, defiued here as thnse in which sixty-six
percent (66%) or more nf wastewater measuremenls taken during a six (60 month period
exceed Ihe daily nmximunl limit or average limit tbr the same pollutant parameter by any
Technical Review Crileria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty-three
pcrcenl (33%) m' more of wastewaler measurements taken tbr each pollutant parameter
during a six (6) month period equals or exceeds tile product of thc daily maximum limit or
thc average limit muhiplicd by tile applicable criteria (1.4 lbr BOD, TSS, lhts, oils and
grease, and 1.2 tb~ all olber pollutants except Ph);
Any other discharge violation that tile Director of Public Works and/or Control Authority
believes has caused, alone m' io combination with other discharges, interference or pass
throogh, includiug endangeriug the health ut' POTW personnel or the general public;
Any discharge of pullutants that has caused imminent endangerment to tile public or to the
environment, or has resnlled in Director of l'ublic Works tlr Conlrol Authority's exercise of
ils enlergency authorily Ii) halt or prevent such a discharge;
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l:aih[]'e lo meet, within ninety (90) days o[ tile scheduled date, a compliance schedule
llllJesloln' colltailwd i11 fl wastewaler discbarge permit or glllbrcelllelll order for starting
Failure to provide wilhin thirly (30) days alter Iht due date, any required reports, including
baseline IllouilorHlg reports, reports on compliance with categorical prelreatment standard
dcadliues, perk)die sell mouitoring repurts, and ]'eports oa compliance with compliance
Failure to aCClll'alely report nollcompliance; or
Any olher vk)latiou(s) which the Director of Public Works determines will adversely affect
thc operali(m or ixnplemcnlation of the local pretreamlent program.
· EC F1ON 10 - ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
Ill.l Nntification of Violation
When ibc Director el Public Works finds that a user bas violated, or continues to violate, any
provision of this ordiuance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any
olhcr pretreatment standard or requiremem, tile Director of Public Works may serve upon that
user a wriuen Nutice of Violation. The notice shall specify the time frame, usually, ten (Il))
days, fl~r tile user lo submit an explanation of tile violation and a plan [hr tile satisfactory
corrc'ction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actkms, to tile Direclor of
Public Wurks
Submission of Ibis plan in tlc) way relieves tile user of liability tbr any violations occurring
belme or alice receipt el tile Notice uf Violation. Nothing in this section shall lilnit the
authorJly of tile Dimclor of Public Works to take any aclion, including emergency actious or
any olher enlbrccxllern action, without first issuing a Notice of Violation.
11).2 Reserved
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10,3 ,~how (.at se Heariug
The Director (3i Puhlic Works may m-der a user which has violated, or cuntinues lo violate, any
provlsiml of Ihis ordinance, ~ wastewater discharge F, ermit ur m-der issued hereunder, or any other
prclreaunent standard or retltm'ement, in appear helore thc Director of Public Works and show cause
why thc proposed eufin'cement action shonld not be taken. Notice shall be served on the user specifying
tl~c lime and place tbr tile meeting, the prnposed enlbrcement action, the reasons for such action, and a
request that thc user show cause why the proposed ent~u'cemenl action should uot be taken. The notice of
flit mcctiug shall hc served persunally ur hy registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least
ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Such ut, rice may be served on any attthorized representative of the
user. A show cause hcariog shall not be a bar agaiust, or prerequisite fi)r, taking any other action ugainst
10.4 (~o npliance Orders
Wheu the Director o{ Public Works finds thai a user has viulated, or coutinues to violate, any
provisiou of dfis ordiuancc, a wastewaler discl:,arge penmt or order issued beremlder, or any
other prctreatment slaudard or requirement, the Director of Public Works ~nay issue au order
to die user responsible flu' Ihe discharge directing that the user come into compliance within a
specified time.
If tile user does not come iuto compliauce within the time provided, tile City may discontinue
sewer service uuless the user installs and operates adequale treatlneut l~,cilities, devices, or
uthel re]aled al)l)uFteuances.
Compliauce orders also may contaiu t~ther requP'ements to address tl~e noncompliance,
iucludmg additiouat sell-monuuring and nranagement practices desigued to minimize the
amotmt ol polhnauts discharged to tl~e sewer.
D.
A compliance order may not extend the deadliue lbr compliance established tbr a pretreatment
standard ur requirement, nor does a cumpliance order relieve the user of liability for any
viuladun, including ~my coutiuuing violatiou. Issuance of a compliauce order shall nol be a
har against, nr ~t prerequisite fi)F, taking auy other aclion against the nser.
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I|L5 Cease and Desist Orders
When lhe Director of Public Works fiuds Ihat a user has violated, or continues to violate, any
IlrOVlSlOn of' this ordinallce, a wastewaler discharge perlllil or order issued hereunder, or any other
l.etreatment standard (ir rcquirmneut, or that tile user's pasl violations are likely tn recur, the Director of
I'ublic Works may issttc ail order to the user directing it tn cease and desist all snch violations and
direcling Ihe user to:
.5. hnnlcdiatdy comllly with all requirements; and
B. Take such appropriale remedial nr preveutive action as nlay be needed to properly address a
continuing or tlneatened violation, inchnling halling operations and/or terminating the
discharge.
|ssuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite lbr, taking any other
aclion against the user.
10.6 Reserved
10.7 Emergency Snspensic, ns
The Director of Public Works may immediately suspeud a nser's discharge, after intbrmal notice
Io thc user, whenever such suspension is necessary to stop all actual or threutened discharge wl'dch
l't~asonably appears to present nr cause au inlminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare
o[ pei'stlns. The Director c,f Public Works may ulso immediately snspend a user's discharge, after notice
and opportunity to respond, thai thremens It/ interlerc with the operation of the POTW, or which
ln'Cselns, or ilia? ilresem, un endangernlcnt [o tile environment.
Any user notil'iud of a suspension of ils discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its
corer|but|on, hi Ihe event of a user's failure to imlnediately cnmply voluntarily with the
suspensioc, order, Ihe |)ireclor of Puhlic Works may take such steps as deemed necessary,
iududing immediule severance of the sewer connection, Io prevent or minimize damage to
thc POTW, its rcceiviog slream, or endangerment to ally individuals. The Director of
Public Works may allow IP.e user to recommence its discharge when the user has
dcnlonstrated lc. the satisfitction nf the Directnr of Pnblic Wnrks that the period of
eudungernlcut lifts passed, unless thc termination proceedings in Section 10.8 uf this
nrdinance are initiuled against the user.
A user that is responsible, in whole or itl part, lk)r uny discharge presenting imminent
endangerment shall suhntit a detailed written statement, describing Ihe causes of the harmful
contributiou and tile lncasnres taken to prevent any future nccnrrence, to the Director of'
Public Works prior lo the date of any show cause or terminatiou hearing nnder Sections
10.3 or 10.8 of Ihis ordinance.
Nothing in tiffs secliou shall bc ioteq)reted as requiric~g a hearing prior to any emergency suspension
nndcr this seclion.
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10.8 Termiuation of I)ischarlRe
A. lu additJou to the [)rovislnus lu Sectiou 5.6 of Ibis ordiuunce, auy user who violates the
l~)llowiug conditkms is subject to discharge termination:
(I I Violatinn of wastewater discharge permit cnnditions;
(2l Failure re accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its
discharge;
(3)
Failure lo report signil]cunt C]lauges ii1 operatinns OF wastewater volume,
constitueuls, and characteristics prior to discharge;
(4)
Rett~sul I/l: reasouable access to tile user's prenlises lbr tile purpose of inspection,
inouiloring, or sampling; or
(5) Violutiou of the preu'eatment staudards in Secfiou 2 of this ordinance.
The City shall uolily thc user of lhe proposed lermination of its discharge and ofikr him an
opp(munity to sbuw cause under Sectiou 10.3 of this ordinance why tile proposed action
should uot he taken. Exercise of this option by tile Director of Public Works shall not be a
bar to, ur u prerequisite fur, taking any other actioo agaiust the user.
SECTION 11 -.IIII)ICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
11.1 Injunctive Relief
When lhe Director of Puhlic Works finds that a user has violated, or coutinues to violate, any
pmvisiou of this ordinance, a wastewatcr discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other
l¢~etreatment standard or requiremenl, tile Director of Public Works may petition a district court through
the City's Attorney li)r the issuauce of a temporary t)r pennaoent iujunctiou, as appropriate, which
~eslrains or compels lhe specific perlimnauce of the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other
Icquirement imposed hy this ordinance ou activities Ill' the user. The Director of Public Works may also
seek such uther actiou us is appropriute lin' legal and/or equitable rciief, including a requirement l~)r the
user m conduct cuvironmenta[ ICluedia[ioll, A petition for i¢}unctive relief shall not be a bar against, or
a prerequisite tier, [uking auy other actiou against a user.
11.2 Civil Penalties
A user who [las violated, or contiuues to violate, any provision of this ordinance, a
wastewatcr discharge permit, ur order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard
or lequiremenl shall be liable to the City fi)r a maximum civil penalty of One Tho'usand
Dollars ($1,000.00) pe~ violaliou, per day. In the case et' a monthly or other long-term
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average discharge limil, pcualtics shall accrue for each day during the period of tile
x iolalion.
'lite City may recover reasonable atmrueys' t~es, conrt costs, and nlher expenses associated
widl cnfi}rcemeln activities, inchlding sampling and mnnitoring expenses, and the cost of
any actna[ dalnagcs inctu-rcd by the City.
lu delei'mining thc amount ol civil liability, tile Court shall take into account all relevant
cn'cnmstances, iucluding, but not limited lo, the extent of harm cansed by the violation, the
magnitude and duration of the violation, auy ecouomic benefit gained through the user's
violation, conective actions by lhe user, Ihe compliance history nf the user, and any other
t~ctnr as justice requires.
Filing a suit tbr cMl pcnahies shall nol be a bar agaiust, or a prerequisite for, taking any
(libor actinn agaiusl ansel'.
I 1.3 (. m hal Pr ~secl.~tlnn
A.
lite illegul
A aser whn violates ally provision of this ordiuance, a wastewater discharge permit, or
under issued hereuuder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per violation, per day.
A user who negligeu y intrnduces any substance into tile POTW which causes personal
inlury or property damage shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be
sub. ject to the same pe dlies described iu 1 I .3.A. of this Ordinance. This penalty shall be in
addition to any nthcr cause nl acdon Ibr personal injnry nr property damage available under
~tatc law.
A user who makes aoy false slatements, representations, or certifications ii1 any application,
record, report, plan, or nflmr documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to
tiffs ordinance, wastewater discharge permit, nr order issued herenuder, or who l;alsifies,
lampers wilh, or renders inaccurate aoy mouitoring device nr method required under this
ordimmce shall, upon c~mviction, be subject to the same penalties described in 11.3.A. of
Ibis Ordinance.
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBIIJTY. A cnlpable ~neotal state is uol required to prove an
offense under this Ordinaucc. A person is cri~ninally responsible tbr a violation of this
Ordinance il':
(l) Ibc person commits or assists m tile commJssiun of a violatinu, or causes or perinits
aunlheF person to COllllnit a violation; or
(2) tile persnn uwns or manages tile property nr facilities cleternmled tu be the cause of
discharge under Section 2.1,2.2, 2.4, 3.4, or 4.2.
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I 1.4 Remedie~ Nonexclusive
Fhe remedies provided I~)l' in llns ordinance are not exclusive. The Director of Public Works may
I~kc auy, all, or any combination of Ihese actions against a uoncompliant user. Entbrcement of
pretreatmeot violations will gcuerally he in accordaucc with the City's rntbrcement response plan.
l lowcver, tile Direclor ol Pnblic Works may take other action against any user when the circumstances
warrant. Furlhcr. thc Director of Public Works is empowered to take more than oue enforcement action
against auy noncompliaut user.
11.5 Applicability ol' More Stringent Regulations
11' national pretreatmeuI standards, categorical or otherwise, lnore stringent than the
discharge limds prescribed iu lhis article are promulgated by the United States
Environmental Pn>tcctiou Agency l~r certain industries, the more stringent national
plelreatmt:nt standards will apply to the affected industrial user. A violatioo of the more
stringent natk)nal [)rctreatment standards will also be considered a violation of this
O~xlioance.
Apl)licability of more striugeut discharge limits. Au industrial user within the City who
discharges iudustrial waste ttltimately received and treated by another governmental eotity
tmrsuant lo a wholesale wastewater contract or a reciprocal agreement with the City is
sub eot to the following additional roles:
(I)
Il' tile governmenlal entity has nlore stringent discharge limils than those prescribed
by this Ordinance, or by a discharge permit issued herennder, because the United
States Environmental Protection Agency requires the more stringent discharge limits
as parl of Ihe governmental eutity's wastewater pretreatment program, the more
stringeut discharge limits shall prevail.
(2)
Tbe Directrn of Public Works is authorized to issoe a discharge permit Io an
induslrial use~ affected by Subsection ( D, to insure nolice of and compliance wilh the
IBore slringcnt discl~arge limits. If tile indostrial user already has a discharge permit,
tbe Direclor of Public Works may amend the permit to apply and enlbrce the more
slringem discharge limits. An industrial user shall submit to the Director of Public
Works an expccled compliance date and an installation schedule if ~he more stringent
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discharge limits ucccssitme lecbonlogical or mcclmnical at[jostments to discharge
l}lcilities or plain processes.
11' Ihe Director of Public Works chooses not misstie or amend a permit under
$obsection (2), the Director of Public Works sball nntity thc af/kcted industrial user
iu writing of the more stringent discharge limits and their cft¥ctive date. Regardless
of whether tlr uol a permit is issued or amended, an industrial user shall be given a
reasouablc ~lpportunity Ii) comply witb thc nlorc stringent discharge limits.
(4)
Fbc mm'e sn'ingeut discharge Ii]nils cease to apply upon termination of the City's
wholesale wustewater contract or reciprocal agreement with the governmental entity,
or upon modificatkn~ or elimination of the limits by the government entity or the
Uuitcd Stales Environmental Protectiuo Agency. The Director of Public Works shall
lake the approprmte action to nnlil'y the afl,tied industrial user of all occurrence
under this Subsection (4).
Variances in compliance dines. The Director of Public Works may grant a variance in
cmnpliance dates Io an industry when, itl Director of Public Works's opinion, such action is
necessary to achieve prctreatment or corrective nleasures. In no case shall tile Director of
public Works gram a variance ill compliance dates lo an induslry affected by national
calegorical pretrcatment standards beynnd the compliance dates established by the United
glales Environlnenlal Prolectinn Agency.
D.
Aulbor~ty to regulate. The Director of public Works may establish regulations, not in
c~mllict with Ibis Ordinance olber luws, to contrnl tile disposal aud discharge of industrial
wasle into the waslcwaler system and to insure compliance with Ibe City's pretreatment
enli~rcement program with all applicable prelreatment regulations promulgated by the
Unilcd Stales Environmental Pmlection Agency. Tile regulations established shall, where
applicable, be made part of any discharge permit issued to ail industrial user by the Director
el Public Works.
SECTION 12 - RESERVED
SECTION 13 - AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS
13.1 lis all uction hrnnght ill federal eonrt only:
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I pset Prnvisiun
An npset shall cnnstittne an affirmative delbnse tn ail action brought tbr noncompliance with
categorical pretre:mnent standards if the reqniremems of paragraph lB), below, are met.
B Anser whn wishes to establish the affirmative detbnse of upset shall demonstrate, through
properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence that:
( I ) An upset occurred and the user can identity Iht canse(s) of Ibc npset;
(2) ~lhe t~tcility was at lbe time being operated in a prudent and wurkman-like manner and
m compliance with applicable operatinn and maintenance procednres; and
(3~
The user has submitted tile lblloxving intbrmation to tile Director of Public Works
within twenly4bur (24) hours ol becoming aware o1' tile upset, if lifts intbrmation is
provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five (5) days:
(al A description oi the indirect discharge anti canse of noncompliance;
(b) ri'he period o~ noncompliance, including exact dutes and times or, if not
c{n'recled, Ibc anticipated linle the noncompbance is expecled to continue; and
(c) Steps being taken and/or planned a', reduce, elilninate, and prevent recurrence of
die nonconlplianct'.
C
In any entbrcement proceeding, the nser seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset
shall have Ihe burden of prnof.
A users shall have tile opportunity lbr a judicial determinalion on any claim of upset only in
an enfc~rcemenl aclion brongbt for nonconlpliance with categorical pretreatment standards.
A users shall contrnl production nl all discharges to tile extent necessary to maintain
compliance with categorical pretream/ent standards upon reduction, loss, or failure of its
tream~ent lhcility nntil Ibc lacility is restored or an alternative method of treatxnent is
provided. This requirement applies in the sitnation where, amnng other things, the primary
source of power of Iht treatment futility is reduced, lost, or Kqils.
13.2 Act Of (, }d PrnvlslOll.
In un ucti(m brougbt in municipal or state court only:
An event that would olherwise be a viulation that is caused solely by an act of God, war,
strike, riot, or olher culastrophe iS an affirmative detbnse It) prusecnlion for a violation of
Ibis Ordinance.
any enforcenlem proceeding, tim nser seeking to establish the occurrence of an act of
Gnd, war, slrike, riot, or other catastrophe shall have lbe bnrden of l)rnof.
In Ihe event that anser satisfies the cnnditions set Ibrib in Subsections A. and B. above, the
user shall cuntrnl prodnclion of all discharges lo the extent necessary to maintain
compliance wilh pretreatment standards npon reduction, luss, or failure of its treatment
facility nntil Ibc facility is reswn'ed or an ahernative method of treatment is provided.
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13.3 lb, pass
"Flypass' lUCaUS the mtentioual diversiou of wasteslmams from any portiou of a user's
trealmeut facility.
(2)
"Severe property dainage" means substantial physical datnage to property, damage to
die treatulent thcilities which causes diem to become inoperable, or substantial and
permanent loss ol' tlatUl'a[ resources which can reasonably be expected to occur ill the
absence ora bypass. Severe properly damage does not mean economic loss caused hy
delays in productiuu.
A user nlay allow any bypass to occur which does not cause pretreatment standards or
rcqtdremeuls to be violated, but nnly it' it also is lbr esseutial maiutenance Io assure efficient
operaliou. These bypasses are not subjecl to the provisiou of paragraphs (C) and (Dr of this
(Ir
If a user km~ws ill advance of tile need lbr a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the
Direclor of Public Works, at least ten (10) days betbre dte clare of the bypass, if
l)t/ssit)le.
(2)
A user shall submil oral notice to die Director of Public Works of all unanticipated
bypass thai exceeds applicable pmtrcatmeut staudards withio twenty four (24) hours
from tile thlle it hecomes aware of Ihe bypass. A writteu sobmission shall also be
provided within five (5) days o[' the time the user becomes aware of the bypass. The
writtcu snbmission shall coutain a description of the bypass and its cause: the duration
of die bypass, including exact dates and thnes, and, if the bypass has not been
corrected, tbe anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to
reduce, elilniuale, and prevent reoccurrence of tile bypass. Tbe Director of Public
Works may waive die written report on a case by-case basis if the omi report has
bceu ieceivcd wilhin lwenty tbur (24) hours.
(I} Bypass is pn~hihited, aud die Director of Puhlic Works may take an enIbrcement
(ar bypass was uuavuidable to prevent loss of lilb, hudily injury, or severe property
damage:
there were uo tkasiblc alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
lrt-~atolc~nl facililies, retention of uutreated wastes, or IBaintenauce during normal
periods ol'equipment dowutime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-
np cquipmem should have been installed iu the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent a bypass whicb occurred during normal periods
of cquipmcm duwntiute or preventive maimenauce; and
(c) the user submitted uotices as required under l)aragraph (C) of this section.
(2)
The Director uf Puhlic Works may approve an anticipated bypass, after consideriug
i~s adverse efI~cts, it' the Director of Public Works determiues that it will meet the
Ibrec conditious lisled iu paragraph (Dr(1) of Ihis secliou.
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SECTION 14 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES
IRESERVEDI
SECTION 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15.1 Pretreatnlent Charges and Fees
The City may adoF, t reasonal/le tees tbr reimbursen~enl of costs of setting up and operating
the Cily's Prltrealmeut Program which nlay include fees Ibr:
wastewater discharge permit applications inclnding the cost of processing such
applications;
nloniloring, mspcctinn, and surveillance procedures including tile cost of collection
and aua]yziog a user's discharge, and reviewing n~onitorii~g repons submitted by
risers;
rcviewiug aud respouding to accidental discharge procedures and construction;
Ii ling appeals
5. Ibr Ireating abnomlal strength wasles:
7. Fees incurred from till upset, hypass nr unauthm'ized discharge; and
Other Ikes tis tile City may deem uecessary to carry ont the requirements contained
herein. These tkes relate solely to lhe matters covered by this ordinance and are
separate from alt other Ikes, fines, and penalties chargeable by the City.
Sulcharge
Thc City olay snrcharge industrial users lbr tile treating of abnomml strength wastes. Water
or wastes having l) a five day biochemical oxygen demand greater than two hundred fifty
(250) parts per milliou (ppnO by weight or 2) containing more than two hundred flay (250)
pm'ts per million by weight of total snspended solids shall be sub. ject to the review and
approval et thc Director el Public Works. Where tile Director of Public Works has
apprnved thc adnfission hi' (Il or (2) above into the POTW, that discharge may be sul2iect to
a surcharge as determined by the Director of Public Works. In uo case shall a discharge be
accepted tbat will prevetn tile POTW froul meetiog it's limits.
Thc surcharge will be assessed according to lhe lbllowing tbrmula each month using tile
nil)s( current polhuan[ coucen[ralion data aod lhe curren[ nlon[hs x~astewater flow:
Surcharge = Q x [a(BOD- x) +b(TSS- Y)118.341
1,000,000
Where:
Q = Ilow iu galhms
8.34 = weight itl pounds uf one gallon of waler
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liler
normal limds of BOD m domestic wastewater expressed m milligrams
= lll)inlal limils of TSS in domeslic wastewater expressed in ~nilligrams per
a = unit cost of treatment per pound of BOD
tlllit cns[ of trealmen[ per ponnd of TSS
BOD - measnred amount of BOD, in mg/l
TSS mcasnrcd ammmt of TSS, in mg/1
A s~rchargc is an additional charge by tile POTW lbr the increased cost of handling
discharge of unusaal strength and chamcler and shall not serve as a variance to the
~cquircmcnts n) lifts ordinance. Exercise of this provision shall not be a bar to, or a
p:ercquisite for, taking any other action against Iht user.
15.2 Severability
[f any provision of this ordinauce is invalidaled hy any court of cmnpetent jurisdiction, the
remaining provisions shall nnt be affkcted and shall conlmne in lid[ tk]rce and efl~ct.
SECTION 16- EI~FEC ! I'~ E DATE
'[his ordinance shall be in fiHI Ii)roe and efl~ct immediately t~)llowing its passage, approval, and
pnblication, its provided by law
SIt~'CTI¢)N 17 - CIJMI/LA FIX E AND REPEALING CLAUSE
This m'dinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of m'dinances of the City of Southlake,
'[cxas, except when thc provisit)ns of this ordinance are in direct conflict with thc provisions of other
ordinances, in which case the coal]toting provisions of the other ordinances are herehy repealed.
SECTION 18- SAVINGS CLAUSL
Ail rights and remedies of thc City of $outhlakc are expressly sltvcd as to aoy and all violations
o[: die lin)visions of any ordillanccs thin lll'¢ amended by this ordinance, or any (]tiler ordillances relating
Io mdnslrta[ waslcwaler, which have accrued at Ibc lilne of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to
such accrned viotatkms and all pending litigation, bolh civil and criminal, whedler pending in court nr
aol, nndcr snch ordinances, same shall not he afli~cled by Ihis ordinal]ce but may be prosecuted until final
disln)silkm by thc courts.
SECTION - PUBLICATION
The Cily $;eeretary of the City of Somhlake is hereby directed to pnblish fl~is ordinance, or its
callt~nn and penally clanse, as reqnired by Section 3.13 of tile Charter of the City of Southlake.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS 1~4q DAY OF
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PASSED AND
DAY OF
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INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 225289541
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 3/23/03
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 3/31/03
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 22528954
STE 440 Sales Rep: 073
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: NOTICE OF PUBLI
Publication Dates: 3/17/03 -3/23/03
's s ., , ter .
NOTICE OF FEES FOR THt
NOTICE OF PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING EQUITABLE DISTRI- 1 113 1 13 LINE $3.20 $723.94
Notice Is hereby given BUTION OF COSTS
by the City Council of RESULTING FROM
the City of Southlake, THE PROGRAM ES-
Sales Discount Texas, that a public TABLISHED THERE- ($632.41)
hearing will be held PROVIDING
on April 1, 2003, at TI-IAT THIS ORDI-
6:00 p.m. or immedi- NANCE SHALL BE
ateo�yy following the CUMULATIVE OF
Work Session, during ALL ORDINANCES;
the Regular City PROVIDING A SEV-
Council Meeting to be ERABILITY CLAUSE,
held in the City PROVIDING FOR A Net Amount: $91.53
Council Chambers of PENALTY; PROVID-
Town Hall, 1400 Main ING A SAVINGS
Street, Southlake, CLAUSE' PROVID-
Texas. ING FOIL PUBLICA-
Purpose of the public TIN IN THE OFFI-
hearing is to consider CIAOL NEWSPAPER;
the second reading of AND PROVIDING
the following ordi- FOR AN EFFECTIVE
nance: DATE.
CITY OF A user who has vio-
SOUTHLAKE fated, or continues.to
ORDINANCE NO. violate, any.provision ^ _ ----- --
AN ORDINANCE OF of this ordinance, a D �ilt�" `S '—THE CITY OF wastewater discharge I
SOUTHLAKE RE- permit,or order issued
QUIRING USERS OF hereunder, or any
THE PUBLICLY sstandardporferequiretment
OWNED TREAT- ment shall be liable to
MENT WORKS TO the City for a maxi- LI APR y 201!. V
COMPLY WITH ALL mum civil penalty of
APPLICABLE STATE One Thousand Doi
AND FEDERAL• lam ($1 0O0,0o) per
THE STATE OF TEX, LAWS CONCERN- violation, per day. In
ING THE INTRO- the case of a monthly
DUCTION OF POL- or other long-term OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY
County of Tarrant LUTANTS INTO THE average discharge
PULICLY OWNED limit, penalties shall
TRBEATMENT accrue for each day.
WORKS AND RE- during the period of
Before me,a Notary I QUIRING SUCH US-ml the violation. sonally appeared KAREN WILLIAMS, Bid and Legal Coordinator
ERS TO COMPLY City of Southlake
for the Star Telegram, WITH GENERAL l'le Lori Farwell i,in Tarrant County,Texas;and wh'3,after being duly sworn, did depose and say
PRETREATMENT City Secretary
that the attached clip{ REGULATIONS; Au-wa ...-_..,n named paper on the liste dates: IDS 8t LEGALS DEPT STAR TELEGRAM
(817) 390-7182. SUANCENG THE OF
WASTEWATER PERMITS_;
PROVIDING
1OVTORING Signed \ /COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT
SUBSCRIBED AND Si ACT I ITIES AS--'r THIS Thursday,March 7, ,
MINISTRATIVE RE-
VIEW PROCfVE�-
USERSREPORTR11Nf{: Notary Public
PROVIDING FCII
THE SETTING OF
''r„ CHRISTY L.HOLLAND1i
Thank You For Your Payment %! MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 225289541
Invoice Amount: $91.53
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed: $
INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W. 7th Street Invoice Number: 225971411
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390 7761 Invoice Date: 4/4/03
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 4/30/03
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 22597141
STE 440 Sales Rep: 073
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA
Publication Date: 4/4/03
Description Location Col Depth Linage MU Rate Amount
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE I SOUTHLAKE 13580 1 96 96 LINE $6.63 $636.48
ORDINABNCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF
Sales Discount THE CITY OF ($561.72)
SOUTHLAKE RE- ($561.72)
QUIRING USERS OF
THE PUBLICLY
OWNED TREAT-
Misc Fee MENT WORKS TO $3.00
COMPLY WITH ALL
APPLICABLE STATE
AND FEDERAL
LAWS CONCERN-
ING THE INTRO-
DUCTION OF POL-
LUTANTSINTONED
Net Amount: $77.76
PUBLICLY OWNED
TREATMENT
WORKS AND RE-
QUIRING TO SUCH
WITH GENERAL
PRETREATMENT
REGULATIONS;
AU-
THORIZING THE OF
IS-
SUANCE
CHARGE APTERMITS
R
MONIIITI ORI NG
COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES ES-
• TABLISHING AD-
THE STATE OF TEXAS MINISTRATIVE RE-
VIEW PROCE-
County of Tarrant USERSIREPORTRING
PROVIDING FOR
THE SETTING OF
Before me,a Notary Public it FEES
FOERDISTRE I State, this day personally appeared KAREN WILLIAMS, Bid and Legal Coordinator
EQUITABTfor the Star-Telegram,publisl BUTION OF cows Inc. at Fort Worth,in Tarrant County,Texas; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say
RESULTING FROM lished In the a ove named paper on the listed dates: BIDS ez LEGALS DEPT, STAR TELEGRAM
that the attached clipping of THE PROGRAM RE-
(8 1 7) 390-7182. IN TABLISHED
THIS ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE r '
CUMULATIVE OF W-
PROVIDIING ORDINANCES; >ned
ERABILITY CLAUSE,
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN PROVIDING FOR A ���atl11wlwulnnp
PENALTY; S ROINGS Monday,April 07,200 \����`"\ 3ACk������iq,�
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AND PROVIDING a (1 •
FOR AN EFFECTIVErITS7
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DATE. _ / h
A user who has vio-
lated, or continues.to = c
violate, any.provision
of this ordinance, a �91F OF 1�
Thank You For You wastewater discharge
hpermit,or order issuedPR ' i, 2I�n3 O
other ,pietreatmentother P stmandard r rlequire-ble to
the City for a maxi-
mum civil penalty of
One Thousand Dol- FCIT`
lars ($1000.00) per
violation, per day. In
Remit To: Star-Telegr he oheoflongq to m Customer ,
average
ve ag penalties nargeshall
P.O. Box 9 accrue for each day Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WO the'violatiion,De of
PASSED AND AP--2OS I Invoice Number: 225971411
PROVED THIS THE
1ST DAY OF APRIL
2003 Invoice Amount: $77.76
REGULAR
THE CITY
MAYOR:
COUNCIL Stacy
PO Number:
MAYOR: Rick Stacy
City Secretta Farwell,
Amount Enclosed: 1$ I
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