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Ordinance No. 6,191Tuesday, March 31, 1992 Wednesday, April 1, 1992 • ORDINANCE NO. 6191 920326 -3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 34 "WASTE DISPOSAL" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS BY ADDING ARTICLE IV "INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT ", ESTABLISHING A WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN APPLYING TO NONDO- MESTIC CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM; CONTAIN- ING A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES; COMPLYING WITH LAWS PROMULGATED UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS; DEFINING TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS PROHIBITING DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN POLLUTANTS OR DIS- CHARGES WHICH MAY CAUSE PASS THROUGH OR INTERFERENCE; INCORPORAT- ING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT; SETTING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS; RESERV- ING THE CITY'S RIGHT TO REVISE THE PROGRAM AS NEEDED, PROHIBITING DILUTION OF DISCHARGES IN LIEU OF ADEQUATE TREATMENT; REQUIRING INDUSTRIAL USERS TO ESTABLISH SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES AND REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO PREVENT ACCIDEN- TAL DISCHARGES; REQUIRING NOTICE TO THE CITY AND TO EMPLOYEES OF ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS; REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR TERMINATION OF UTILITY SERVICE IN THE EVENT OF DENIAL OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPEALING DENIALS OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR REVISION OF PERMIT REQUIREMENTS WHEARE NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH NEWLY PROMULGATED NA- TIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND REQUIRING SUBMIS- SION OF ADDITIONAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS IN SUCH EVENT; PROHIBITING TRANSFER OR REASSIGNMENT OF PERMITS; PROVIDING CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH PERMITS MAY BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AND PROCEDURES FOR PERMIT REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION; PROVIDING MEASUREMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PERIODIC COMPLIANCE REPORTS FOR CATEGORICAL USERS; REQUIRING SAMPLING AND PROVIDING MEASUREMENT STANDARDS; AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES, TIMETABLES, AND DEADLINES; AUTHORIZING AND REQUIRING INSPECTION AND SAMPLING OF EFFLUENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; REQUIRING SELF MONITORING AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS BY SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USERS; REQUIRING NOTIFICATION OF CHANGED DISCHARGE OR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; REQUIRING REPORTS AND CERTIFICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL USERS DISCHARGING NONREGULATED WASTE AND NOTIFICATION OF ANY CHANGE IN DISCHARGE; ESTABLISHING NOTIFI- CATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VIOLATION OF PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND OUTLINING EXCEPTIONS THERETO; ESTABLISHING METHODS, TIMETABLES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS THEREOF; INCORPORATING PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW ESTAB- LISHING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MAKING FRAUDULENT OR FALSE STATE- MENTS; AUTHORIZING RIGHT OF ENTRY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO IN- SPECT USER RECORDS AND MONITOR COMPLIANCE; AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF SEARCH WARRANTS TO CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS UPON SHOW- ING OF PROBABLE CAUSE THAT A FIRE OR HEALTH HAZARD OR UNSAFE BUILDING CONDITION OR NUISANCE EXISTS; ESTABLISHING CIRCUMSTANCES • IN WHICH INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER THESE REGULATIONS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF A LIST OF USERS INSIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AND ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRA- TIVE REMEDIES TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS; REQUIRING THAT A PLAN FOR CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS BE SUBMITTED BY THE USER WITHIN THIRTY 1 • DAYS OF NOTICE OF THE VIOLATION FROM THE DIRECTOR; EMPOWERING THE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO CONSENT ORDERS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH USERS TO INSURE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING A USER WITH OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST A SHOW CAUSE HEARING BEFORE ANY PROPOSED ENFORCEMENT ACTION, OTHER THAN EMERGENCY SUSPENSION, TERMINATION OF DISCHARGE, OR CEASE OR DESIST ORDER, IS TAKEN; OUTLINING THE FORM AND MANNER BY WHICH THE USER MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE OPPOR- TUNITY FOR SUCH HEARING OR BY WHICH AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME IN WHICH SUCH HEARING MAY BE REQUESTED; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF A NEUTRAL HEARING OFFICER DESCRIBING THE AUTHORITY OF SAID HEAR- ING OFFICER AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED AT SAID HEARING; ALLOWING USER TO REQUEST THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR TO ORDER SEWER SERVICE TO BE DISCONTINUED FOR USERS WHO VIOLATE THIS ORDINANCE OR ORDERS ISSUED HEREUNDER, BUT WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE A PASS THROUGH OR INTERFERENCE; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR TO ORDER NONCOMPLYING USERS TO TAKE REASONABLY NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ADDRESS THE NONCOMPLIANCE; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS TO NONCOMPLYING USERS; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FINES OF UP TO TWO THOUSAND AND N01100 ($2,000.00) DOLLARS PER VIOLATION AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES THEREFORE; ESTABLISHING A LIEN ON USER'S PROPERTY TO SECURE PAYMENT OF UNPAID CHARGES, FINES, AND PENALTIES; ALLOWING USERS TO REQUEST A HEARING TO DISPUTE SUCH FINES, CHARGES, OR PENAL- TIES; AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF TREATMENT SERVICE AND /OR WASTEWATER PERMITS, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE THEREOF, REQUIR- ING COMPLIANCE THEREWITH, AND REQUIRING A WRITTEN STATEMENT BY AFFECTED USERS OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE TRIGGERING EVENT; AUTHORIZING TERMINATION OF DANGEROUS DIS- CHARGES; AND AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND JUDICIAL RELIEF FOR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR A POST ENFORCEMENT HEARING AND REQUIRING NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM A COURT OF COMPETENT JURIS- DICTION TO REMEDY VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, OR PERMITS OR ORDERS ISSUED THEREUNDER; AUTHORIZING CIVIL PENALTIES OF UP TO TWO THOUSAND AND N01100 ($2,000.00) DOLLARS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, OR ORDERS, RULES, OR REGULATIONS ISSUED THEREUN- DER, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RELIEF AT LAW OR EQUITY AND RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS; PROVIDING A FINE OF UP TO TWO THOUSAND AND NO 1100 ($2,000.00) DOLLARS FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR ANY ORDER OR PERMIT ISSUED HEREUNDER, OR FOR KNOW- INGLY MAKING ANY FALSE STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATION REQUIRED BY THIS ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHING UPSET AND BYPASS AS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION FOR DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. • BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding 2 • Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", "Purpose and Policy" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -51. PURPOSE AND POLICY Section 34 -51 A. Purpose. This article sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the City of Baytown, Texas, and enables the City to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws required by the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et sea.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations [40 CFR Part 4031. B. Objectives. The objectives of this article are: 1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge; 2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will pass through system, inadequately treated, into receiv- ing waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be in- compatible with the system; 3. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system; and 4. To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal wastewater system 5. To insure that composition of sludge will allow its use and disposal to be in compliance with all Local, State and Federal statutes and regulations 6. To protect the health and welfare of the general public and all the POTW personnel 7. To enable the City of Baytown to comply with NPDES permit conditions, sludge use and disposal re- quirements and any other applicable Federal or State laws. S. To prevent property damage. 3 This article provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the municipal wastewater system through the issuance of permits to certain nondomestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, author- izes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user report- ing, assumes that existing customer's capacity will not be pre- empted and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein. C. Jurisdiction. This article shall apply to the City of Baytown and to persons and entities outside the City who are, by contract or agreement with the City, users of the City POTW. This article is an amendment to Chapter 34 of the City of Baytown Code of Ordinances. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Director of Public Works of the City of Baytown shall administer, im- plement and enforce the provisions of this article. The requirements of this article shall apply to all areas within the extraterritorial limits of the City of Baytown, as established by the Texas Revised Civil Statutes and as they shall be amended, and shall apply to all users of the water and sewer system of the City of Baytown, re- E' gardless of location. D. Applicability. This article shall apply to all nondomestic users of the City of Baytown publicly owned treatment works (the "POTW ") which discharge directly or indirectly into the POTW's sanitary system. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any nondomestic user located outside the city limits to continue discharges to the POTW except as provided in Section 34 -53. D. 1., 2., and 3. 'k- 4 �W�. 0 • Section 2: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -52 "Definitions" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -52. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this article the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: 1. Act or "the act ": means Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as'the Clean Water act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et sea, 2. Approval Authority: means Region VI Administrator of the U.S.E.P.A. or his duly authorized representative. 3. Authorized Representative of the Industrial User: means the reports required by this section shall include the certification statement as set forth in 40 CFR 403.6 (a) (2)(11), and shall be signed as follows: (a) By a responsible corporate officer, if the Industrial User submitting the reports is a corporation. For the purpose of this paragraph, a responsible corporate officer means: (i) a President, secretary, treasurer, or vice - president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any person with similar policy- or decision - making responsibili- ties for the corporation or, (if) the manager of one or more manufacturing, pro- duction, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second - quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures. (b) By a general partner or proprietor if the Industrial User submitting the reports is a partnership or sole proprietorship respectively. (c) By a duly authorized representative of the individual designated in paragraph 3. (a) or 3. (b) of this section if: (1) The authorization is made in writing by the individual described in paragraph 3. (a) or 3. (b) of this section; 5 �J (ii) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility for the over- all operation of the facility from which the In- dustrial Discharge originates, such as the posi- tion of plant manager, operator of a well, or wellfield superintendent, or a position of equi- valent responsibility for environmental matters for the company; and (iii) the written authorization is submitted to the Director. (d) If an authorization under paragraph 3. (c) of this section is no longer accurate because of a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the re- quirements of paragraph 3. (c) of this section must be submitted to the City prior to or con - temporaneouusly with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative. 9. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): means the quantity of oxygen by weight, expressed in mg /1, utilized in the bio- chemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions for five (5) days at a temperature of twenty (20) degrees centigrade. 5. City (or individuals representing the City): means the City of Baytown, Texas, or any authorized person acting in its behalf. 6. Control Authority: refers to the POTW of the City of Baytown.. 7. Director: means the director of the public works depart- ment of the City of Baytown, or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative. 8. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA: means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 9. Flow Proportional Composite Sample: means a sampling method which combines discrete aliquots of a sample collected over time, based on the flow of the wastestream being sampled. There are two methods used to collect this type of sample. One method collects a constant sample volume at time in- tervals which may vary based on the stream flow [e.g., 200 milliliters (ml) sample collected for every 5,000 gallons discharged]. The other method collects aliquots of varying volume, based on stream flow, at constant time intervals. 6 1 • 10. Grab Sample: means an individual sample collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes. 11. Indirect Discharge or Discharge: means the introduction of pollutants into a POTW from any nondomestic source regulated under section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the Act. 12. Industrial User: the terms "Industrial User" or "User" means a source of Indirect Discharge. 13. Interference: the term "interference" means a Discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or dis- charges from other sources, both: (1) Inhibits or dis- rupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and, (2) There- fore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent State or local regulations), or Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and in- cluding State regulations contained in any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the (SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act. 14. Maximum Allowable Discharge Limit: means the highest allowable discharge. 15. National Pretreatment Standard, Pretreatment Standards or Standards: means any regulation containing pollutant dis- charge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307 (b) and (c) of the Act, which applies to Industrial Users. This term includes prohibitive dis- charge limits established pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5. 16. New Source: means any building, structure, facility or in- stallation from which there is or may be a Discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed Pretreatment Standards under section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that: (a) The building, structure, facility or installation Is constructed at a site at which no other source is located: or • (b) The building, structure, facility or installation totally replaces the process or production equip- ment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source: or (c) The production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility or installa- tion are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which,the new facility is in- tegrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source should be considered. Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new build- ing, structure, facility or installation meeting the criteria of paragraphs 16. (b), or 16. (c) of this section but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment. Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or operator has: (d) Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous onsite construction program: (i) Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or (ii) Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or (e) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without sub- stantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this paragraph. • 17. Noncontact Cooling Water: means water used for cooling which does not come into contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product or finished product. 8 /• 18. Nondomestic User: means any person who discharges, causes or permits the discharge of wastewater from any facility other than a residential unit. 19. Operator: means the person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. 20. Owner: means the person, or persons, who owns a facility or part of a facility. 21. Pass Through: means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States, or any State, in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a dis- charge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase) in the magnitude or duration of a violation. 22. Person: means and includes corporation, organization, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership association, and any other legal entity. 23. pH: means the logarithm (Base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. 24. Pollutant: means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radio- active materials, (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. It does not mean: (a) Sewage from vessels; or (b) Water, gas, or other material which is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas, or water derived in association with oil and gas production and disposed of in a well, if the well used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes is ap- proved by authority of the State in which the well is located, and if the State determines that the injection or disposal will not result in the degradation of ground or surface water resources. 9 • • 25. Pretreatment: the term "Pretreatment" means the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise Introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction or alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical or bio- logical processes, process changes or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6(d). Appropriate pre- treatment technology includes control equipment, such as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges or slug loadings that might interfere with or other- wise be incompatible with the POTW. However, where waste- water from a regulated process is mixed in an equalization facility with unregulated wastewater or with wastewater from another regulated process, the effluent from the equalization facility must meet an adjusted pretreatment limit calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e). 26. Pretreatment Requirements: means any substantive or pro- cedural requirement related to Pretreatment, other than a National Pretreatment Standard, imposed on an Industrial User. 27. Publicly Owned Treatment Works or POTW: means a treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Act, which is owned by a State or municipality (as defined by section 502(4) of the Act). This definition includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to a POTW Treatment Plant. The term also means the municipality as defined in section 502(4) of the Act, which has jurisdiction over the Indirect Discharges to and the discharges from such a treatment works. 28. Significant Industrial User: means (a) All dischargers subject to Categorical Pretreatment standards under 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N; and 10 • • . .. Ii". W (b) All noncategorical dischargers that, in the opinion of the Director, have a reasonable potential to adversely affect the POTW's operation, or that contribute a pro- cess wastestream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic ca- pacity of the POTW treatment plant, or that discharge an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the POTW. However, the Director need not designate as Significant any noncategorical Industrial User that, in the opinion of the Director and with the agreement of the Approval Authority, has no potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement. Any noncategorical Industrial User designated as Significant may petition the Director to be deleted from the list of Significant Industrial Users on the grounds that it has no potential for adversely af- fecting the POTW's operation or violating any pre- treatment standard or requirement. (c) Blowdown: means the minimum discharge of recir- ulating water for the purpose of discharging materials contained in the water, the further build- up of which would cause concentration in amounts exceeding limits established by best engineering practice. (d) Noncontact Cooling Water Pollutants: means pollutants present in noncontact cooling waters. (e) Process Waste Water: means any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by- product, or waste product. (f) Process Waste Water Pollutants: means pollutants pre- sent in process water. 29. Slug load or Slug: means any discharge of water, waste- water, or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty -four (24) hour con- centration or flows during normal operation. 11 • 30. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: means a classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual currently issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. The SIC defines industries in accordance with the com- position and structure of the economy and covers the entire field of economic activities. 31. Storm Water: means rainfall or any other forms of pre- cipitation. 32. Suspended Solids: means solids measured in mg /l that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which are largely removable by a laboratory filtration device. 33. Toxic Pollutant: means one of 126 pollutants, or combination of those pollutants, listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA under the pro- vision of Section 307 (33 U.S.C. 1317) of the Act. 34. Wastewater: means a combination of the water carried waste from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with any ground, surface, and storm water that may be present. 35. As used herein the term "shall" is mandatory in regards to any action to be taken; "may" is permissive or dis- cretionary. The use of the singular "shall" be con- strued to include the plural and the plural "shall" include the singular as indicated by the context of its use. 12 0 • ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations shall have the following meanings: ( 1) "BOD5" means five -day biochemical oxygen demand; ( 2) "COD" means chemical oxygen demand; ( 3) "TOC" means total organic carbon; ( 4) "TDS" means total dissolved solids; ( 5) "TSS" means total suspended non - filterable solids; ( 6) "kw" means kilowatt(s); ( 7) "kwh" means kilowatt hour(s); ( 8) "Mw" means megawatt(s); ( 9) "Mwh" means megawatt hour(s); (10) "hp" means horsepower; (11) "mm" means millimeter(s); (12) "cm" means centimeter; (13) "m" means meter(s); (14) "in." means inch; (15) "ft" means foot (feet); (16) 111" means liter(s); (17) "cu m" means cubic meter(s); (18) "k cu m" means 1000 cubic meter(s); (19) "gal" means gallon(s); (20) "cu ft" means cubic foot (feet); (21) "mg" means milligram(s); (22) "g" means gram(s); (23) "kg" means kilogram(s); (24) "kkg" means 1000 kilogram(s); (25) "lb" means pound(s); (26) "sq m" means square meter(s); (27) "ha" means hectare(s); (28) "sq ft" means square foot (feet); (29) "ac" means acre(s); (30) "CBOD" means carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand; (31) 11mg /1" means milligrams per liter; (32)'"CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations (33) "EPA" means U.S Environmental Protection Agency (34) "NPDES" means National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (35) "0 &M" means Operation and Maintenance (36) "POTW" means Publicly Owned Treatment Works (37) "RCRA" means Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (38) "SIC" means Standard Industrial Classifications (39) "SWDA" means Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, et sea.) (40) "USC" means United States Code 13 I Section 3: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -53 "General Sewer Use Requirements" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -53. GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS A. Prohibited Discharge Standards A User shall not introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which may cause Pass Through or Interference. These general prohibitions and the specific prohibitions in paragraph (b) of this section apply to each User introducing pollutants into a POTW whether or not the User is subject to other National Pretreatment Stand- ards or any National, State, or Local Pretreatment Requirements. B. Specific Prohibitions In addition, the following pollutants shall not be introduced into a POTW: 1. Pollutants which hazard in the PO' to, wastestreams of less than 140 Centigrade using 40 CFR 261.21. create a fire or explosion rW, including, but not limited with a closed cup flashpoint degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees the test methods specified in 2. Pollutants which may, in the opinion of the Director, cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case Discharges pH lower than 6.0. 3. Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which may, in the opinion of the Director, cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in Interference; 4. Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (HOD, etc.) released in a Discharge at a flow rate and /or pollutant concentration which may, in the opinion of the Director, cause Interference with the POTW. 5. Heat in amounts which may, in the opinion of the Director, inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in Interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW Treatment Plant exceeds 40 degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit). 6. Petroleum oil, or petroleum oil products, non - biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that may, in the opinion of the Director, cause Interference or Pass Through; 14 • 7. Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems; 8. Any trucked or hauled pollutants. n U C. Federal Categorical Pretreatment 1. National Pretreatment Standards specifying quantities or concentrations of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged to a POTW by existing or new Industrial Users in specific industrial subcategories will be established as separate regulations under the applicable subpart of 40 CFR chapter I, sub- chapter N. These Standards, unless specifically noted otherwise, shall be in addition to all applicable Pretreatment Standards and Require- ments. 2. Pursuant to 40 CFR 403.8 each POTW shall develop and enforce specific limits to implement the prohibitions listed in paragraphs D. 1. and D. 3. of this section. Each POTW with an approved Pretreatment program shall continue to develop these limits as necessary and effectively enforce such limits. Where specific prohibitions or limits an pollutants or pollutant parameters are developed by a POTW in accordance with the paragraph above, such limits shall be deemed Pretreatment Standards for the purposes of section 307 (d) of the Act. D. Specific Pollutant Limitations 1. The maximum allowable concentrations of heavy metals stated in terms of milligrams per liter (mg /1), determined on the basis of individual sampling in accordance with "Standard Methods" are: 15 • ( 1) Arsenic 0.02 mg /1; ( 2) Barium 5.0 mg /1; ( 3) Cadmium 0.02 mg /1; ( 4) Chromium (Total) 5.0 mg /l; ( 5) Copper 1.0 mg /l; ( 6) Cyanide 0.1 mg /1; ( 7) Lead 0.1 mg /1; ( 8) Mercury 0.005 mg /l; ( 9) Nickel 1.0 mg /1; (10) Selenium 0.02 mg /l; (11) Silver 0.1 mg /1; (12) Zinc 5.0 mg /1. 2. No other heavy metals or toxic pollutants may be discharged into public sewers without a permit from the Approving Authority specifying conditions of Pretreatment, concentrations, volumes, and other applicable provisions. 3. Prohibited heavy metals and toxic materials in- clude, but are not limited to: ( 1) Antimony, ( 2) Beryllium, ( 3) Bismuth, ( 4) Cobalt, ( 5) Molybdenum, ( 6) Tin, ( 7) Uranyl ion, E. City's Right of Revision ( 8) Rhenium, ( 9) Strontium, (10) Tellurium, (11) Herbicides, (12) Fungicides, (13) Pesticides. The City reserves the right to establish by Ordinance more stringent limitations or requirements on discharge to the wastewater disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented in Purpose and Policy, or to secure any other objectives within the Police Powers of the City of Baytown. F. Dilution - Prohibited Except where authorized to do so by an applicable Pretreatment Standard or Requirement, no Industrial User shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any other way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a Pretreatment Standard or Requirement. The Director may impose mass limitations on Industrial Users which are using dilution to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements, or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations Is appropriate. 16 Section 4:, That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -54 "Accidental Discharge ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -54. ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE A. Pretreatment Facilities Industrial Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this ordinance and shall achieve compliance with all Categorical Pretreatment Standards, Local limits and the pro- hibitions set out in Section 34 -53 above, within the time limitations specified by the EPA, the State, or the Director - - whichever is more stringent. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the Director shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the Industrial User's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the Director for review, and shall be acceptable to the Director before construc- tion of the facility. The review of such plans and operat- ing procedures will in no way relieve the Industrial User from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an acceptable discharge to the City of Baytown under the provisions of this Article. B. Policy Each User shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this Article. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Director for review, and shall be approved by the Director before construction of the facility. All existing Users shall complete such plant within 180 days from the date of passage of the Article. No User who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective date of this Article shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the Director. Review and approval of such plans and operating proce- dures shall not relieve the Industrial User from the responsibility to modify the User's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this Article. In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the User to immediately telephone and notify the POTW of the Incident. The notification shall include location of dis- charge, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. 17 0 C. Written Notice Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge, the User shall submit to the Director a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the User to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the User of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the User of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this Article or other applicable law. D. Notice To Employees Employer shall ensure that all appropriate employees be advised of notification procedures to be used in the event of an accidental discharge. Section 5: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -55 "Protection From Damage ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -55. PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the penalty provisions set out under Sec. 34 -64. C. herein. Section 6: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -56 "Wastewater Discharge Permit Application" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -56. WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION A. Wastewater Survey All applicants shall complete a wastewater discharge permit application approved by the Director. 18 1 B. Deny /Condition New or Increased Contributions iA The POTW shall have legal authority to: Deny or condition new or increased contributions of pollutants, or changes in the nature of pollutants, to the POTW by Industrial Users where such conditions do not meet applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements or where such contributions would cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit; C. The POTW Shall Have Legal Authority To: Control through permit, order, or similar means, the contribution to the POTW by each Industrial User to ensure compliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements. In the case of the Significant Industrial Users under 40 CFR 403.3 (t), this control shall be achieved through permits or equivalent individual control mechanisms issued to each such User. D. Other Industrial Users 1. Persons or owners discharging industrial wastes which exhibit any of the prohibited wastes set out in Specific Pollutant Limitations shall pre- treat or otherwise dispose of such industrial waste to make the remaining waste acceptable to the City water utilities. 2. Persons or owners discharging industrial wastes which exhibit none of the characteristics of wastes prohibited in Specific Pollutant Limita- tions other than excessive B.O.D. or suspended solids, but having a concentration level four (4) times greater (for a fifteen minute duration) than that of "normal" sewage as measured by suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D) or a concentration level during a twenty -four hour period averages a suspended solids level of B.O.D. content in excess of "normal" sewage as defined in Section 34 -11. of Article II of this chapter as "normal domestic wastewater ", shall be required to pretreat the industrial wastes to meet the required levels of "normal ", sewage. 19 . Section 7: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -57 "Permit Requirements ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -57. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS A. All nondomestic users must notify the Director of the nature and characteristics'of their wastewater prior to commencing their discharge. The Director is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose. B. It shall be unlawful for Significant Industrial Users to discharge wastewater, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sanitary sewer system without first obtaining an Industrial User Pretreatment Permit from the Director. Any violation of the terms and conditions of an Industrial User Pretreatment Permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. Obtaining an Industrial User Pretreatment Permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to obtain other permits required by Federal, State, or Local law. C. The Director may require that other industrial users, including liquid waste haulers, obtain Industrial User Pretreatment Permits as necessary to carry out the pur- poses of this chapter. D. Any Industrial User located beyond City limits shall submit a permit application in accordance with Section 34 -58. below within 30 days of the effective date of this Article. New Industrial Users located beyond City limits shall submit such applications to the Director 60 days prior to discharging into the sanitary sewer. Upon review and approval of such application, the Director may enter into a contract with the User which requires the User to subject itself to, and abide by, this chapter, including all permitting, compliance monitoring, reporting, and enforcement provisions herein. E. Existing Connections Any Significant Industrial User which discharges non - domestic waste into the sanitary sewer system prior to the effective date of this Article and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall within 90 days after said date, apply to the Director for an Industrial User Pretreatment Permit and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 180 days from and after the effective date of this Article • except in accordance with a permit issued by the Director. 20 • F. New Connections Any Significant Industrial User proposing to begin or recommence discharging nondomestic wastes into the sanitary sewer system must obtain a Pretreatment Permit prior to beginning or recommencing such discharge. An application for this permit must be filed at least 90 days prior to the anticipated start -up date. Section 8: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -58 "Permit Application" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -58. PERMIT APPLICATION A. In order to be considered for a Pretreatment Permit, all Industrial Users required to have a permit must submit the following information on an application form approved by the Director. 1. Name, address, and location (if different from the address) state of incorporation, if applicable 2. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code of both the industry as a whole and any processes for which Federal categorical standards have been promulgated 3. Wastewater constituents and characteristics in- cluding any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by Federal, State or Local standards. Sampling and analysis will be taken in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 4. Time and duration of the discharge 5. Daily maximum, daily average, and monthly average wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly, and seasonal variations, if any 6. Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the POTW 7. The site plans, floor plans and mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, . floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location and elevation 8. Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of production 21 ;;,: • 9. Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day) 10. Number and type of employees, and hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation of the Pretreatment system 11. Whether additional operation and maintenance (0 &M) and /or additional Pretreatment is required for the User to meet all applicable Federal, State and Local standards. If additional Pretreatment and /or 0 &M will be required to meet the Standards, then the Industrial User shall indicate the shortest time schedule necessary to accomplish installation or adoption of such additional treatment and /or 0 &M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be longer than the compliance date established for the applicable Pretreatment Standard. The following conditions apply to this schedule: (a) The schedule shall contain progress incre- ments in the form of dates for the commence- ment and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional Pretreatment required for the User to meet the applicable Pretreatment Standards (such events include hiring an engineer, completing pre- liminary plans, completing final plans, com- mencing construction, completing construction, beginning operation, and conducting routine operation). No increment referred to in (a) above shall exceed nine (9) months, nor shall the total compliance period exceed eighteen (18) months. (b) No later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the User shall submit a progress report to the Director including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress, the reason for any delay, and if appropriate, the steps being taken by the User to return to the established schedule. In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between such progress reports to the Director. 12. Any other information as may be deemed by the Director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application. 13. All plans required in Section 34 -56. A. must be certified for accuracy by a professional engineer registered in the State of Texas. 22 • 14. All applications must contain the following cer- tification statement and be signed in accordance with subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) below: "I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information sub- mitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the informa- tion, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, in- cluding the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations." (a) By a responsible corporate officer, if the Industrial User submitting the reports is a corporation. For the purpose of this para- graph a responsible corporate officer means: (i) A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice- president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person with similar policy - or decision - making responsibilities for the corporation, or (ii) The manager of one or more manufactur- ing, production, or operation facili- ties employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or ex- penditures exceeding $25 million (in second - quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate bylaws and procedures (b) By a general partner or proprietor if the Industrial User submitting the reports is a partnership or sole proprietorship re- spectively (c) The principal executive officer or director having responsibility for the overall opera - tion of the discharging facility if the Industrial User submitting the reports is a Federal, State, or Local governmental entity, or their agents. 23 • (d) By a duly authorized representative of the individual designated in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this section if: (i) The authorization is made in writing by the individual described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (ii) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having re- sponsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the Indus- trial User Discharge originates, such as the director, or a position of equiva- lent responsibility, or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company; and (iii) The written authorization is submitted to the Director (e) If an authorization under paragraph (d) of this section is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has re- sponsibility for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section must be sub- mitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an author- ized representative. 15. The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the Industrial User and may require additional information. After evaluation of the data furnished, the Director may issue an Industrial User Pretreatment Permit sub - ject to terms and conditions provided therein. 15. Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Shall Contain (a) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a City sewer; (b) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization; • (c) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities; (d) Compliance schedules; 24 • • (e) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater dis- charge as specified by the City, and af- fording City access thereto; (f) Requirements for notification of the City of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system; (g) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City to ensure compliance with this Article. 17. Application Signatories and Certification Statement A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the Industrial User (as defined in Definitions in Sec. 34 -52. 3.) and certified to by a qualified professional, indicating whether Pretreatment Standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (OEM) and /or additional pre- treatment is required for the Industrial User to meet the Pretreatment Standards and Requirements. 18. Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents: (a) Statement of duration (in no case more than three (3) years); (b) Statement of non - transferability without, at a minimum, prior notification to the POTW and pro- vision of a copy of the existing control mechanism to the new owner or operator; (c) Effluent limits based on applicable general Pre- treatment Standards in 40 CFR Part 403, categorical Pretreatment Standards, Local limits, and State and Local law; (d) Self- monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and recordkeeping requirements, including an identi- fication of the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type, based on the applicable general Pretreatment Standards in 40 CFR 403, categorical Pretreatment Standards, Local limits, and State and Local law; 25 • (e) Statement of applicable civil and criminal penal- ties for violation of Pretreatment Standards and Requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond applicable Federal deadlines. • 19. Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeals (a) Except as provided in Sec. 34 -63, subsection g and h, of this Article, the Director shall give ten (10) days prior notice to any person whose utilities are to be terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Article. Any such notice shall specify the reasons for the proposed termination and inform the affected person of the appeal procedure provided herein. If, within said ten -day period, the Director receives notice that such person requests a hearing, the effective date of the termination shall be automatically delayed at least until the date set by the Director for a hearing. The Director shall select a hearing date, giving the person appealing the decision at least three (3) days notice thereof. (b) Any person whose application for a permit is denied, whose permit is suspended or revoked pursuant to this Article or whose service is being terminated shall be given notice thereof. Any such notice shall specify the reasons for this decision and inform the affected person of the appeal procedure provided herein. If any such affected person desires a hearing, he shall file a notice of appeal with the Director no later than ten (10) days after his receipt of the Director's official notice of decision. (c) The Director of the Department of Public Works shall establish rules not inconsistent with this section governing hearing procedures. (d) The Director of the Department of Public Works shall appoint a qualified individual who was not involved in the original decision to deny the Permit, to serve as hearings examiner to hear appeals. The Hearings Examiner shall be authorized to affirm, deny or modify the Director's initial decision. 26 9' J Ll (e) The Hearings Examiner may, in lieu of termination of service, require any or all of the following: (1) administer penalties not to exceed $2,000 per day. (ii) impose special permit conditions (iii) impose mandatory compliance schedules (iv) or take any other action which he deems Just and equitable. (f) If the Director of Public Works determines that a discharge from an Industrial User presents an immiment threat that: (i) the health of City employees or the public will be endangered, or (ii) a likelihood that the City's treatment plant permit parameters (including sludge) will be violated Then the City may immediately terminate water /waste water service and provide a hearing as described herein within three (3) days of initial termination. (g) To be effective under this section, a notice shall be in writing and either: (i) Be delivered in person to the person (or his agent) entitled to receive such notice; or (ii) Be sent by United States Certified Mail, return receipt requested, to the person (or his agent) entitled to receive notice. 20. Wastewater Discharge Permit Modifications Within nine (9) months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, the wastewater dis- charge permit to Users subject to such Standards shall be revised to require compliance with such Standards within the time frame prescribed by such Standard. Where a User, subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit as required by the Act, said User shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable National Pretreatment Standard. In addition, the User with an existing wastewater discharge permit shall submit to the Director within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard the information required under 40 CFR Section 403.12. 27 0 U The Director shall notify all Industrial Users of the existence of Requirements under Sections 204 (b) and 405 of the Act and Subtitles C and D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 21. Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer Wastewater Discharge Permits are issued to a specific User for a specific operation at a specific location. A Wastewater Discharge Permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new User, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the ap- proval of the Director. 22. Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation The Director is authorized to suspend or revoke any permit issued and terminate service at any time that the permittee: (a) Violates any of the provisions of any City ordinance pertaining to sewage disposal into the City sewers, or (b) Discharge waste in a quantity or a quality violating the provisions of the permit or otherwise pro- hibited by the Article or other related City Ordinances. (c) If a permittee violates any conditions of its permit, the permittee shall submit written notice to the Director within fifteen (15) days of such violation outlining the steps which will be taken to effectuate correction of such violation. The violation shall be corrected within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such violation, unless a different time schedule for correction is approved by the Director. (d) If the Director of Public Works discovers a violation of a permit condition, the Director will give written notice of such violation to the permittee, and the permittee shall within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice furnish the Director in writing with proposed action which will be taken to effectuate correction of such violation. 28 • 23. Wastewater Discharge Permit Reissuance The User shall apply for permit reissuance by sub- mitting a complete permit application a minimum of ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the User's existing permit. Section 9: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -59 "Reporting Requirements ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -59. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS A. Baseline Monitoring Reports Within 180 days after the effective date of a Categorical Pretreatment Standard, existing Industrial Users subject to such Categorical Pretreatment Standards and currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the City POTW shall be required to submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in the following paragraphs of this section. Where reports containing this information already have been submitted to the Director of U.S. E.P.A., Region 6, compliance with the requirement of 40 CFR 128.140 (b) (1977), the Industrial User will not be required to submit this information again. At least 90 days prior to commencement of discharge, New Sources, and sources that become Industrial Users subse- quent to the promulgation of an applicable Categorical Standard, shall be required to submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in paragraphs 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5. of this section. New Sources shall also be required to include in this report Informa- tion on the method of pretreatment the source intends to use to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards. New Sources shall give estimates of the information requested in paragraphs 4. and 5. of this section: 1. Identifying Information: The User shall submit the name and address of the facility including the name of the operator and owners; 2. Permits: The User shall submit a list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility; 3. Description of Operations: The User shall submit a brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and Standard Industrial Classification of the operation(s) carried out by such Industrial User. This description should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of Discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes. 29 4. Flow Measurement: The User shall submit information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the following: (a) Regulated process streams; and (b) Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 403.6 (e). The Director may allow for verified estimates of these flows where Justified by cost or feasibility considerations. Such estimates shall be verified by a Certified Professional Engineer. 5. Measurement of Pollutants: (a) The User shall identify the Pretreatment Standards applicable to each regulated process. (b) In addition, the User shall submit the results of sampling and analysis, identifying the nature and concentration (or mass, where required by Standard or Director) of regulated pollutants in the Discharge from each regulated process. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations; (c) A minimum of four (4) grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, and volatile organics. For all other pollutants, 24 -hour composite samples must be obtained through flow- proportional composite sampling techniques where feasible. The Director may waive flow - proportional composite sampling for any Industrial User that demonstrates that flow - proportional sampling is not feasible due to the nature of the operation. In such cases, samples may be obtained through time- proportional composite sampling techniques or through a minimum of four (4) grab samples where the User demonstrates to a reasonable certainty that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged. 30 i(d) The User shall take a minimum of one repre- sentative sample to compile that data neces- sary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph. (e) Samples should be taken immediately down- stream from pretreatment facilities if such exist or immediately downstream from the regulated process if no pretreatment exists. If other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment the User should measure the flows and con- centrations necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR 403.6 (e) in order to evaluate compliance with the Pretreatment Standards. Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6 (e) this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted to the Director. • (f) Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto. Where 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, or where the Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI, or his authorized representative, determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical tech- niques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be per- formed by using methodology outlined in "Standard Methods" or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the POTW or other parties, approved by the Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI. (g) The Director may allow the submission of a baseline report which utilizes only his- torical data so long as the data provides information sufficient to determine the need for Industrial Pretreatment measures; 31 • (h) The baseline report shall indicate the time, date and place, of sampling, and methods of analysis, and shall certify that such sampling and analysis is representative of normal work cycles and expected pollutant Discharges to the POTW. 6. Certification: A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the Industrial User (as defined in Sec. 34-52 of this Article) and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether Pretreatment Standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (0 &M) and /or additional pretreatment is required for the Industrial User to meet the Pretreatment Standards and Requirements. 7. All sampling and analysis required by this section shall be performed by an independent laboratory which has been approved by the Director. All costs of such sampling and analysis shall be borne by the User. B. Authority To Establish Compliance Schedules If additional pretreatment and /or 0 &M will be required to meet the Pretreatment Standards; the shortest schedule by which the Industrial User will provide such additional pretreatment and /or 0 &M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later thin the compliance date established for the applicable Pretreatment Standard, and The following conditions shall apply to the schedule required by the previous paragraph: 1. The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the con- struction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the Industrial User to meet applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards, including but not limited to hiring an engineer, completing pre- liminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing con- struction, completing construction, etc.). No in- crement referred to in this paragraph shall exceed nine (9) months. 32 • 2. Not later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date for com- pliance, the Industrial User shall submit a pro- gress report to the Director including, at a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this incre- ment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the Industrial User to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between such progress reports to the Director. C. Report On Compliance With Categorical Pretreatment Standard Deadline Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards or in the case of a New Source following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any Industrial User subject to Pretreatment Standards and Requirements shall submit to the Director a report containing the information described in Sec. 34 -59. A. 4.1 5., and 6. of this Article. For Industrial Users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the Director in accordance with the pro- cedures in (40 CFR 403.6(c)) this report shall contain a measure of the User's long term production rate based on a production period of at least thirty (30) days. For all other Industrial Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the User's actual production during the appropriate sampling period. D. Categorical Industrial User Periodic Compliance Reports Any Industrial User subject to a Categorical Pretreatment Standard, after the compliance date of such Pretreatment Standard, or, in the case of a New Source, after com- mencement of the discharge into the POTW, shall submit to the Director during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently in the Pretreatment Standard or by the Director or the Approval Authority, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such Categorical Pretreatment Standards. In addition, this report shall include a record of measured or estimated 33 • average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period for the discharge reported in Sec. 34 -59. A. 4. except that the Director may require more detailed reporting of flows. At the discretion of the Director and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the Director may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted. E. Non - categorical SIU Compliance Reports The Director shall require appropriate reporting from those Industrial Users with discharges that are not subiect to Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Non - categorical Significant Industrial Users shall submit to the Director at least once every six (6) months (on dates specified by the Director) a description of the nature, concentration, and flow of the pollutants required to be reported by the Director. These reports shall be based on sampling and analysis performed in the period covered by the report, and performed in ac- cordance with the techniques described in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto. Where 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, or where the Administrator determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed by using validated analytical methods as out- lined in "Standard Methods" or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the POTW or other persons, approved by the Administrator. This sampling and analysis may be per- formed by the Director in lieu of the Significant Industrial User. Where the POTW itself collects all the information required for the report, the Non - categorical Significant Industrial User will not be required to sub- mit this report. F. Report Due Dates and Requirements For Sampling To Be Performed During Reporting Period 1. The reports required in Sec. 34 -59. C., D., and E. of this Article shall contain the results of sampling and analysis of the discharge, including the flow and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where requested by the Director, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the applicable Pretreatment Standards. 34 • (2) The reports required in Sec. 34 -59. C., D., and E. of this Article shall be based upon data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed during the period covered by the report, which data is representative of conditions occurring during the reporting period. The Director shall require that frequency of monitoring necessary to assess and assure compliance by Industrial Users with applicable Pretreatment Standards and Require- ments. G. Inspection and Sampling Of Industrial Users by POTW At Least Once Per Year The POTW shall: Randomly sample and analyze the effluent from Industrial Users and conduct surveil- lance activities in order to identify, independent of information supplied by Industrial Users, oc- casional and continuing noncompliance with Pretreat- ment Standards. Inspect and sample the effluent from each Significant Industrial User at least once a year. Such inspection and sampling and analysis thereof shall be performed on behalf of the POTW by an in- dependent laboratory at the request of the Director. All costs of such inspection, sampling, and analysis shall be borne by the User. Evaluate, at least once every two years, whether each such Significant In- dustrial User needs a plan to control slug discharges. For purposes of this subsection, a slug discharge is any discharge of a non - routine, episodic nature, in- cluding but not limited to an accidental spill or a non - customary batch discharge. The results of such activities shall be available to the Approval Authority upon request. H. Self- monitoring Requirements For Significant Industrial Users The reports required in Sec. 34.59 A., C., and D. of this Article shall contain the results of sampling and analysis of the Discharge, including the flow and the nature and concentration (or production and mass where requested by the Director) of pollutants con- tained therein which are limited by the applicable Pre- treatment Standards. I. Certification Statements Any person signing the permit application statement shall make the certification as stated in Sec. 34 -58. A. 14. 35 • J. Notification Of Changed Discharge All Industrial Users shall promptly notify the POTW in advance of any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the Industrial User has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR 403.12(p). K. Notice Of Potential Problems, (Including Slug Loading) All Categorical and Non - categorical Industrial Users shall notify the POTW immediately of all discharges that could cause any difficulties in meeting the objectives of this Article as defined herein, including any slug loadings, as defined by 40 CFR 403.5(b), by the Industrial User. L. Reports Required For Non - significant /Minor Users A Permit Endorsement is issued to Industrial Users that certify no industrial wastewater is currently discharged to the City's sanitary sewer. The Industrial Waste Permit is issued based on that certification. 1. Non - categorical Industrial Users All Industrial Users not identified as Categorical industrial Users under 40 CFR 403.6 and 40 CPR Chapter I subsection N must maintain a written log of all waste material that goes to an offsite disposal facility. The log shall be available for inspection by the Industrial Wastewater Service for a minimum of three (3) years after the waste material has left the Users facility. Should any process change, including discharging wastewater from any new or existing process to the sanitary sewer, application must be made at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed change. 2. Categorical Industrial Users (a) All Industrial Users subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Regulations are required to submit Semi - Annual Compliance Reports. During the months of June and December, it is required that a report be submitted to the Director with a certification that no regulated wastestreams were discharged to the sanitary sewer during the preceding six (6) month reporting period. 36 • (b) If any person plans to begin discharging industrial waste from any regulated process operation to the City's sanitary sewer system it is a require- ment of 40 CPR 403.12(b) that existing sources that become indirect dischargers after the promulgation of an applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standard must sub- mit a baseline monitoring report to the Director at least ninety (90) days prior to the commencement of discharges to the POTW. The report must provide information on the method of Pretreatment the User proposes to meet applicable Standards. For new sources, the Industrial User may provide estimates of the production, flow and the quality and presence of regulated pol- lutants in its waste stream. (c) All Industrial Users subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Regulations must maintain a written log of all waste material that goes to an offsite disposal facility. The log shall be available for Inspection by the Industrial Wastewater Service for a minimum of three (3) years after the waste material has left the Users facility. M. If sampling performed by an Industrial User indicates a violation of the applicable Pretreatment Standards, the User shall notify the Director within twenty -four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The User shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the Director within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation, except the Industrial User is not required to resample if: 1. The Director performs sampling at the Industrial User at a frequency of at least once per month or 2. The Director performs sampling at the User between the time when the User performs its initial sampling and the time when the User receives the results of this sampling. Any repeat sampling and analysis required by this section shall be performed by an independent laboratory acceptable to the Director. All costs of such repeat sampling and analysis shall be borne by the User. 37 • N. Analytical Requirements • Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto. Where 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, or where the Administrator determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inap- propriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed by using validated analytical methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the POTW or other parties, approved by the Administrator. 0. Method of Sample Collection 1. Sampling of Effluent Waste Discharges: Sampling of the effluent of waste discharges may be accomplished manually or by use of mechanical equipment to obtain a composite sample which would be representative of the total effluent. Samples shall be taken at six - month intervals to establish the BOD and suspended solids of the industrial waste or at such intervals as determined by the Director as necessary to main- tain a control over the discharges from the permittee. The method used in the examination of all industrial wastes to determine BOD, suspended solids, chlorine demand and prohibited wastes shall be set forth in "Standard Methods ". (a) The foregoing is not applicable in connection with the following: (i) A permit application; (ii) Demonstration of compliance after violations of any discharge standard; or (iii) Permit requirements of a permittee which specifies sampling frequency. Tests made on representative samples collected by the Director shall be made at such intervals as the Director may designate, so long as samples are taken not less than on an annual basis. 38 . (b) Samples may be taken and tests made at the Director's option without notice to the permittee, and such test results made by the Director shall fix the applicable user charge established herein; provided, however, with regard to establishment of user charges, a permittee may request in writing for permission to conduct self - monitoring by an independent laboratory approved by the Director. Such request must be ap- proved in writing by the Director. If approved by the Director, all costs of such composite sampling and analyses shall be borne by the permittee. The Director's approval of sampling analyses performed by an independent laboratory does not prevent representatives of the Department from taking additional samples at its option without notice to the permittee. The Director may use the self - monitoring results in determining the user charge. (c) Written notice from the Director approving sampling and analyses by an independent laboratory to establish user charges hereunder may be canceled by the Director by giving written notice of such cancellation to the permittee. (d) Sampling shall be conducted according to methods acceptable to the Director. If, after receiving the permit application, the Director determines the operations or characteristics of the producer's industrial waste discharge require composite sampling, the Director may require same, which shall be provided by the producer on the basis of an average workday. otherwise, the analysis will be made on the basis of grab samples. The discharge parameter values for which reports are required must be determined by one of the standard analytical test procedures incorporated by referenced, and described in, 40 CFR 136.3, Tables IA, IB, IC, ID, and IE or by an alternate test pro- cedure which has been approved by the Director under the provisions of 136.4 and 136.5. Under certain circumstances (136.3(b) or (c) or 40 CFR 401.13) other test procedures may be used that may be more ad- vantageous when such other test procedures have been previously approved by the Administrator, and providing the Director does not object to the use of such alternate test procedure. Under certain circumstances, the Administrator may approve, upon recommendation by the Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, Cincinnati, additional /alternate test procedures • for nationwide use. 39 . (e) Sample preservation procedures, container materials, and maximum allowable holding times for parameters cited in Tables IA, IB, IC, ID, and IE 40 CFR 136.3 are presecribed in Table II, 40 CFR 136.3. Any person may apply for a variance from the prescribed preservation tech- niques, container materials, and maximum holding times applicable to samples taken from a specific discharge. Application for variances must be made in writing to the Administrator. Sufficient data should be provided to assure such variance does not adversely affect the integrity of the sample. Such data will be forwarded by the Regional Administrator to the Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory in Cincinnati, Ohio for technical review and recommendations for action on the variance application. n U Upon receipt of the recommendations from the Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, the Regional Administrator may approve a variance applicable to the specific discharge by the applicant. A decision to ap- prove or deny approval of a variance will be made within ninety (90) days of receipt of the application by the Regional Administrator. Upon approval by the Administrator, the applicant may then present the request for the variance to the City Council of the City of Baytown. P. Record Keeping 1. Any Industrial User and POTW subject to the reporting requirements established in this Article shall main- tain records of all information resulting from any monitoring activities required by this Section. Such records shall include the following for all samples: (a) The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the name of the person or persons taking the samples; (b) The dates analyses were performed; (c) Who performed the analyses; (d) The analytical techniques /methods used; and (e) The results of such analyses. 40 2. Any Industrial User or POTW subject to the reporting requirements established in this section shall be required to retain for a minimum of three (3) years any records of monitoring activities and results (whether or not such monitoring activities are re- quired by this section) and shall make such records available for inspection and copying by the Director and the Regional Administrator (and POTW in the case of an Industrial User). This period of retention shall be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation regarding the Industrial User or POTW or when requested by the Director or the Administrator. Q. Provisions For Fraud And False Statements The reports and other documents required to be sub- mitted or maintained under the section shall be subject to: 1. The provisions of 18 United States Code section 1001 relating to fraud and false statements; 2. The provisions of section 40 CFR 309(c)(4) of the Act, as amended, governing false statements, representation or certification; and 3. The provisions of section 40 CFR 309(c)(6) regarding responsible corporate officers. Section 10: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -60 "Compliance Monitoring" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -60. COMPLIANCE MONITORING A. Inspection and Sampling The POTW shall: Carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of in- formation supplied by Industrial Users, compliance or non- compliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements by Industrial Users. Representatives of the POTW shall be authorized to enter any premises of any Industrial User in which a discharge source or treatment system is located or in which records are required to be kept under 40 CFR 403.12(m) to assure compliance with Pretreatment Standards. Such authority shall be at least as extensive as the authority provided • under section 308 of the Act. 41 0 B. Right To Enter At Reasonable Times :7 Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the City or its representative ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties. C. Right To Inspect For Compliance The Director, State and EPA shall have the right to set up on the User's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling,inspection, compliance monitoring and /or metering operations. Where a User has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the User shall make necessary arrangements with their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the Director, State and EPA will be permitted to enter, without unnecessary delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities. D. Right To Take Independent Samples The Director may select an independent firm or laboratory to determine flow, B.O.D. and suspended solids. All costs of such sampling and analysis shall be borne by the User. E. Right To Require Installation Of Monitoring Equipment The Director may require to be provided and operated, at the User's own expense, monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of the building sewer and /or internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should normally be situated on the User's premises, but the Director may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the User, allow the facility to be con- structed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by land- scaping or parked vehicles. 42 • There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling, and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the User. Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided In accordance with the City's requirements and all applicable local construction standards and specifications. Plans for construction of the control manholes, or inspection chambers, including such flow - measuring devices as may be required, shall be included with the Industrial Wastewater Discharge application. F. Right To Inspect and Copy Records Any Industrial User or POTW subJect to the reporting requirements established in 40 CFR 403 shall be required to retain for a minimum of three (3) years any records of discharge monitoring activities and results (whether or not such monitoring activities are required by this Article) and shall make such records available for in- spection and copying by the Director and the Administrator (and POTW in the case of an Industrial User). This period of retention shall be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation regarding the Industrial User or POTW or when requested by the Director or the Regional Administrator. G. Search Warrants 1. A search warrant may be issued to the fire marshall, health officer, or any code enforcement official of the City, for the purpose of allowing the inspection of any specified premises to determine the presence of a fire or health hazard or unsafe building condition or a violation of any fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or ordinance. 2. A search warrant may not be issued under this Article except upon the presentation of evidence of probable cause to believe that a fire or health hazard or violation or unsafe building condition is present in the premises sought to be inspected. 43 • 3. In determining probable cause, the magistrate is not limited to evidence of specific knowledge, but may consider any of the following: 0 (a) the age and general condition of the premises; (b) previous violations or hazards found present in the premises; (c) the type of premises; (d) the purposes for which the premises are used; and (e) the presence of hazards or violations in and the general condition of premises near the premises sought to be inspected. 4. The City may designate one code enforcement official for the purpose of being issued a search warrant as authorized by subsection G. 1. of this Section. Section 11: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordiances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -61 "Confidential Information - Access To Data" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -61. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Access to Data 1. EPA Authorities: In accordance with 40 CFR Part 2, any information submitted to EPA pursuant to these regulations maybe claimed as confidential by the submitter. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission in the manner prescribed on the application form or instructions, or, in the case of other submissions, by stamping the works "confidential business information" on each page containing such information. If no claim is.made at the time of submission, EPA may make the in- formation available to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR Part 2 (Public Information). 44 2. Effluent Data: Information and data provided to the City pursuant to this part which is effluent data shall be available to the public without restriction. 3. State or POTW: All other information which is submitted to the State or POTW shall be available to the public at least to the extent provided by 40 CFR 2.302. Section 12: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -62 "Publication of Industrial Users in Significant Non - Compliance ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -62. PUBLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NON - COMPLIANCE As required by the public participation requirements of 40 CFR Part 25 on September 30th of each year during which this Article shall be in effect, the Director shall cause to be published in the largest daily newspaper published in the City of Baytown a list of all Industrial Users which at any during the previous twelve months, were in significant non - compliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements. For the purpose of this provision, an Industrial User is in significant non- compliance if its violation meets one or more of the following criteria: A. Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which sixty -six percent (66 %) or more of all of the measurements taken during a six -month period exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit or the average limit for the same pollutant parameter; B. Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty -three percent (33 %) or more of all the measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six -month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC -1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil, and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH). C. Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum or longer -term average) that the Director determines has caused interference or pass through (including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public); 45 • D. Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health or welfare or to the en- vironment or has resulted in the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority under Section 34 -63. H. to halt or prevent such a discharge; E. Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days after the schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance; F. Failure to provide, within thirty (30) days after the due date, required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, 90 -day compliance reports, periodic self - monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules; G. Failure to accurately report non - compliance; H. Any other violation or group of violations which the Director determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local Pretreatment Program. Section 13: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -63 "Administrative Enforcement Remedies" to read as follows: Sec. 34 -63. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES A. Notification of Violation Whenever the Director finds that any User has violated or is violating this Article, wastewater contribution permit, or any prohibition, limitation or requirements contained herein, the Director may serve upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation. Within thirty (30) days of the date of notice, a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be submitted to the Director by the User. B. Consent Orders The Director is hereby empowered to enter in Consent Orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other similar docu- ments establishing an agreement with the Industrial User responsible for the non - compliance. Such Orders will in- clude specific action to be taken by the Industrial User to correct the non - compliance within a time period also specified by the Order. Consent Orders shall have the same force and effect as administrative orders issued pursuant to Section 34 -63. D. and E. of this Article. 46 • C. Show Cause Hearing Whenever the Director has proposed to take any enforcement action against any User pursuant to the provisions of this Article, other than an Emergency Suspension or a Cease and Desist Order, or Termination of Discharge, the Director shall first provide notice in the form and manner described below to the User and afford the User an opportunity for a hearing in the form and manner described below, before the enforcement action is taken. if, after the Director has complied with the notice requirements as described below, the User does not request a hearing for review of the enforcement action within the specified time, the Director may take the enforcement action on the day specified in the notice to the User, or at any time thereafter. 1. Notice: Notice must be sent to the User at least eight (8) days prior to the proposed date of the proposed enforcement action if notice is sent by mail, or at least five (5) days prior to the pro- posed enforcement action if notice is delivered by the Director or his designated representative. The notice may be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, or hand delivered to the User by a person designated by the Director to deliver such notices. The notice must be written and clearly communicate the following information: (a) The name of the User against whom the enforcement 47 action is proposed to be taken; (b) The address of the User against whom the enforcement action is proposed to be taken; (c) The reason for the proposed enforcement action including the date and general nature of the alleged violation of this Article; (d) The nature of the proposed action, and the date and time that the proposed enforcement action will take place, including the amount of the fine which could be imposed; (e) The User has the right to appear and be heard at a hearing to show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken; 47 • (f) The means by which the User may arrange for such a hearing; r� U (g) The date by which the User must request.and set the hearing in order to receive it, which deadline may be no earlier than one (1) day prior to the date of the proposed enforcement action, nor may that deadline ever be sooner than five (5) days from the date of sending of the notice, the five (5) days not including weekdays on which City offices are closed for holidays. 2. After the deadline for requesting a hearing; as described above has passed, a User may still request a hearing to review the proposed enforcement action within ten (10) days of the aforementioned deadline, upon presentation to the City Manager of an affidavit declaring that the User, through no fault of that User, did not receive notice of the proposed enforcement action in time to act upon the same. When a hearing pursuant to this subsection is requested, the City Manager shall as soon as practicable make a determina- tion of whether the appeal appears to be meritorious, and if the City Manager determines that it is meri- torious the City Manager shall order that the proposed enforcement action be postponed pending the appeal. 3. Hearing: Should any User request a hearing to review the decision to take an enforcement action against that User, the hearing shall be presided over by the City Manager or any fair and neutral person he or she may appoint, which person must be of managerial em- ployment and not involved in the original decision to take the proposed enforcement action, hereafter in this context known as the hearing officer. The hearing shall be held no sooner than the next business day nor later than fifteen business days after being requested by the User. The hearing officer may, in his discretion, delay or advance the hearing time upon showing of good cause by the User. At the hearing the User shall be given the opportunity to be heard in person to present the User's case, to present testimony from other persons, and to admit documents. The User may be represented by counsel, though the City shall in no case provide counsel to the User. The User shall be given the opportunity to confront and cross examine any witnesses appearing against him at the hearing. The User may request that a represen- tative of the Public Works Department be present at 48 • the hearing and be subject to questioning. However, the rules of evidence or procedure for civil or criminal trials need not be enforced. The City's reasons for the proposed enforcement action shall be stated at the hearing. Upon reaching a final decision, the hearing officer shall state his reasons for reaching that decision and state the evidence on which the hearing officer relied in reaching those conclu- sions. Should the hearing officer find in favor of the User, the proposed enforcement action shall not take place. The hearing officer shall have the power to grant extensions, modify orders, and fashion other reliefs as would be equitable and consistent with applicable regulations and laws promulgated by the United States, the State of Texas, or any administra- tive agency thereof. • 4. At any hearing held pursuant to this Article, testimony taken must be under oath and recorded. A transcript of the hearing will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges for such transcription. D. Compliance Order When the Director finds that an Industrial User has violated or continues to violate this Article or a permit or order issued thereunder, but where the violation does not involve a pass through or inter- ference which could cause the City of Baytown to be in violation of Federal or State environmental re- gulations, he may issue, within a 30 -day period of such finding, an order to the Industrial User responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, sewer service shall be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances have been installed and are properly operated. Orders may also contain such other requirements as might be reasonably necessary and appropriate to address the non - compliance, including the installation of pretreatment technology, additional self - monitoring, and management practices. 49 • E. Cease and Desist Orders C� When the Director finds that an Industrial User has violated or continues to violate this Article or any permit or order issued hereunder, the Director may issue an order to cease and desist all such violations and direct those persons in non - compliance to: 1. Comply forthwith and, 2. Take such appropriate remedial or preventive action as may be needed to properly address a continuing or threatened violation, including halting operations and terminating the discharge. F. Administrative Fines Notwithstanding any other section of this Article, any User who is found to have violated any provision of this Article, or permits and orders issued here- under, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per violation. Each day on which non - compliance shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. The amount of such fine may be added to the User's next scheduled sewer service charge and the Director shall have such other collection remedies as he has to collect other service charges. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall constitute a lien against the individual User's property. Industrial Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a request for the Director to reconsider the fine in accordance with the provisions of Section 34.63 C. of this Article. G. Emergency Suspensions 1. The Director may suspend the wastewater treatment service and /or wastewater permit of an Industrial User whenever such suspension is necessary in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge presenting or causing an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, the POTW, or the environment. 50 • 2. Any User notified of a suspension of the waste- water treatment service and /or the wastewater permit shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a User's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the Director shall take such steps as he deems necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The Director shall allow the User to recommence its discharge when the endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings set forth in Section 34 -63. H. are initiated against the User. 0 3. An Industrial User which is responsible, in whole or in part, for imminent endangerment shall submit to the Director a detailed written statement describing.the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence prior to the date of the hearing described in paragraph Section 34 -63.C, or within the time period allowed for requesting such a hearing if no hearing is requested. H. Termination of Discharge The Director shall have authority (after informal notice to the discharger) to immediately and effectively halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants to the POTW which reasonably appears to present an imminent endanger- ment to the health or welfare of persons. The Director shall also have authority (which shall include notice to the affected Industrial Users and an opportunity to respond) to halt or prevent any discharge to the POTW which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment or which threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW. The Director shall have authority to seek Judicial relief and may also use administrative penalty authority when the Director has sought a monetary penalty which the Director believes to be insufficient. 51 a 0 I. Post Enforcement Hearing Whenever the Director has ordered an Emergency Suspension, ordered an enforcement action which, for reasons of imminent public danger must be complied with immediately, such as issuing a Cease and Desist Order, or a Termination of Discharge, then the User shall, upon compliance with said Order, be afforded notice of an opportunity to request a hearing in the form and manner specified in Section 34 -63. C. of this Article. The Notice referred to therein shall be mailed to the User against whom the enforcement action is taken within three days after the User has complied with the enforcement action. The Notice shall be In the same form and of the same contents as the Notice prescribed in Section 34 -63. C. 1. of this Article, except that the deadline by which the User must request and set the hearing in order to receive it may be no earlier than five (5) days after the mailing of the Notice nor later than fifteen (15) days after the mailing of the Notice. Section 14: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -64 "Judicial Enforcement Remedies ", to read as follows: Sec. 34 -64. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES A. Injunctive Relief Whenever an Industrial User has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this Article (or any permit or order issued hereunder) the Director, through counsel, may petition any court of competent Jurisdiction for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both (as may be appropriate), which restrains or compels the activities on the part of the Industrial User, and such other actions as appropriate for legal and /or equitable relief may also be sought by the City of Baytown. B. Civil Penalties Any User who is found to have violated an order of the Director or who intentionally, recklessly or negligently failed to comply with any provision of this Article, and the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued thereunder, a civil penalty shall be assessed of not more than two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for each offense. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. The City of Baytown is specifically authorized to recover all consequential damages available at law or in equity resulting directly or indirectly from an unauthorized dischage to the POTW, including upsets or bypasses. Such damages shall include, but not be 52 • limited to, any fines or penalties assessed against the City of Baytown by any State or Federal agency or commission as a result of such discharge. In addition to the penalties and damages provided herein, the Director may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, court reporters' fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this Article or the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder. Additional recoveries and relief in law and /or equity under existing Federal or State law are not precluded by specific recoveries obtained by by the City under this section of this Article. C. Criminal Prosecution Violations - Generally Any Industrial User who intentionally, recklessly or negligently violates any provision of this Article or any orders or permits issued hereunder shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor affecting fire, safety, public health, or sanitation, punishable by a fine not to exceed two thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars per violation. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. Falsifying Information Any Industrial User who knowingly makes any false state- ments, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Article, or wastewater permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this Article shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a mis- demeanor affecting fire, safety, public health, or sanita- tion and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars per violation. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the liability of any violator to penalties or fines imposed by agencies of the United States or any State thereof. Section 15: That Chapter 34 "Waste Disposal ", of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Article IV "Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment ", Section 34 -65 "Affirmative Defenses To Discharge Violations ", to read as follows: 53 • Sec. 34 -65. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS A. Upset Provision 1. Definition: For the purposes of this section, "Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is un- intentional and temporary non - compliance with Categorical pretreatment Standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the Industrial User. An Upset does not include non- compliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 2. Effect Of An Upset: An Upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to a penal sanction brought for noncompliance with Categorical Pretreatment Standards If the requirements listed in subsection (3.) of this section are met. 3. Conditions Necessary For A Demonstration of Upset: An Industrial User who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of Upset shall demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence that: (a) An Upset occurred and the Industrial User can identify the cause(s) of the Upset; (b) The facility was at the time being operated in a prudent and workmanlike manner and in compliance with applicable operation and maintenance procedures; (c) The Industrial User has submitted the following information to the POTW and the City within twenty -four (24) hours of becoming aware of the Upset (if this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five (5) days): (i) A description of the incident of noncompliance, and the nature and cause of non - compliance; (ii) The period of non - compliance, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the non - compliance is expected to continue; • (iii) Steps being taken and /or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the non - compliance. 54 4. Burden of Proof: In any enforcement proceeding the Industrial User seeking to establish the occurrence of an Upset shall have the burden of proving the occurrence of an Upset to a pre - ponderence of the evidence. B. Bypass 1. Definitions (a) "Bypass" means the intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of an Industrial User's treatment facility. (b) "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. 2. Bypass not violating applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements: An Industrial User may allow any bypass,to occur which does not cause Pretreatment Standards or Requirements to be violated, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of subsection 3. and 4. 3. Notice (a) If an Industrial User knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the Director, if possible at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass. If ten (10) days notice is not possible, then the Industrial User shall submit notice as soon as possible. (b) An Industrial User shall submit oral notice of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable Pretreatment Standards to the Director within twenty -four (24) hours from the time the Industrial User becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be provided within five (5) days of the time the Industrial User becomes aware of the • need for the bypass. The written submission shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass, including exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has not 55 • a been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccur- rence of the bypass. The Director may (at his discretion) waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has been received within twenty -four (24) hours. 4. Prohibition Of Bypass (a) Bypass is prohibited, and the Director may take enforcement action against an Industrial User for a bypass, unless; (i) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; and (ii) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back -up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering Judgment to prevent a bypass which oc- curred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and (iii) The Industrial User submitted notices as required under previous paragraphs of this section. (b) The Director bypass, after effects, if t it will meet In subsection complies with subsection 3. 5. Burden of Proof may approve an anticipated considering its adverse he Director determines that the three (3) conditions listed 4. and the Industrial User the notice requirements of of this section. In any enforcement proceeding the Industrial User seeking to establish the occurrence of a non - prohibited bypass shall have the burden of proving the occurrence to a preponderence of the evidence. 56 • Section 16: All ordinances or parts of ordinances incon- sistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subiect matter covered by this ordinance. Section 17: If any provisions, section, exception, subsec- tion, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other per- sons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 16: Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor affecting fire, safety, public health, or sanitation, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand and no /100 ($2,000.00) dollars. Each day of the continuance of such violation shall be considered a separate offense and each and every day shall constitute a separate violation. Section 19: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official news- paper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 26th day of March, 1992. VZOMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk ACID RAM REZ, S City Attorney 57