DIVISION 3. - WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Warren, RI.
The text
Sec. 21-236. - Wastewater analysis.#
When requested by the town manager, a user must submit information in the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within fourteen (14) days of the request. The town manager is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.1)
Sec. 21-237. - Wastewater discharge permit requirement.#
(a)
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a industrial waste discharge permit from the town manager, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to section 21-238 of this division may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.
(b)
The town manager may require any users to obtain either wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
(c)
Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this article and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in sections 21-296 through 21-303, 21-311 through 21-314, and 21-321 through 21-323 of this article. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relive a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state and local law.
No industrial user shall discharge wastewater to the POTW without first obtaining a nondomestic source discharge permit from the town manager, except as required to obtain an industrial waste discharge permit.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.2)
Sec. 21-238. - Wastewater discharge permit—Existing connections.#
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this article (January 14, 1997) and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within sixty (60) days after such date, apply to the town manager for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with section 21-240 of this division, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after sixty (60) days of the effective date of this article except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the town manager.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.3)
Sec. 21-239. - Same—New connections.#
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW must obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with section 21-240 of this division, must be filed at least sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.4)
Sec. 21-240. - Same—Application contents.#
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The town manager may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information: (1)
All information required by section 21-266(b) of this article;
(2)
Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;
(3)
Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(4)
Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(5)
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(6)
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
(7)
Time and duration of discharges; and
(8)
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the town manager to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.5)
Sec. 21-241. - Application signatories and certification.#
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement: "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 submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, 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, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.6)
Sec. 21-242. - Wastewater discharge permit decisions.#
The town manager will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the town manager will determine whether or not to issue a wastewater discharge permit. The town manager may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 4.7)
Sec. 21-243. - Confidential information.#
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, wastewater discharge permits, and monitoring programs, and from the town manager's inspection and sampling activities, shall be available to the public without restriction, unless the user specifically requests, and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the town manager, that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets under applicable state law. Any such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the information or date. When requested and demonstrated by the user furnishing a report that such information should be held confidential, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made available immediately upon request to governmental agencies for users related to the RIPDES program or pretreatment program, and in enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics and other "effluent data" as defined by 40 CFR 2.302 will not be recognized as confidential information and will be available to the public without restriction.
(Ord. of 1-14-97, § 8)