§ 154-214. Reporting requirements for the permittee.

(a)

Reporting requirements for all industrial users subject to pretreatment standards; the baseline monitoring report. Within 180 days after the effective date of a national categorical pretreatment standard promulgated under section 307(b) or (c) of the Act, all existing industrial users subject to such standards shall submit to the commissioner the information listed in subparagraphs (a)(1)—(10) of this section.

At least 90 days prior to commencement of discharge, new sources and sources that become industrial users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable standard, shall be required to submit to the commissioner a report which contains the information requested in subparagraphs (a)(1—3) and (a)(5—-7) of this section.

(1)

The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owners.

(2)

A list of any environmental control permit(s) applied for or held by the facility.

(3)

A brief description of the nature, average rate of production and standard industrial classification of the operation(s) carried out by the industrial user. This description should include a schematic process diagram, site plans, floor plans, and plumbing plans which indicates points of discharge to the water pollution control facility from the regulated processes.

(4)

Number of employees and hours of operation of the facility.

(5)

Information showing the time, duration, and volume, including average daily and maximum daily flow in gallons per day, to the water pollution control facilities from each of the following:

a.

Regulated process streams; and

b.

Other streams as necessary to allow use of a combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR § 403.6(e), if applicable.

(6)

The pretreatment standard applicable to each regulated process.

(7)

The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration 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 and subject to the following conditions:

a.

A minimum of four 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 commissioner may waive flow-proportional composite sampling for any industrial user that demonstrates that flow-proportional composite sampling is not feasible. In such cases, samples may be obtained through time-proportional composite sampling techniques or through a minimum of four grab samples where the industrial user demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged;

b.

The industrial user must take a minimum of three representative samples, in a time frame to be determined by the commissioner, to compile the data necessary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph;

c.

Samples should be taken immediately downstream 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 concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR § 403.6(e) in order to evaluate compliance with the pretreatment standards;

d.

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 EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed by using procedures approved by EPA;

e.

A baseline monitoring report may be submitted which utilizes only historical data so long as the data provides information sufficient to determine the need for industrial pretreatment measures; and

f.

The baseline monitoring 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 water pollution control facility.

(8)

A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user and certified by a registered professional engineer in the State of Georgia, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, whether additional O&M and/or additional pretreatment is required for the industrial user to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements.

(9)

If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the pretreatment standards; the shortest schedule by which the industrial user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard.

(10)

Any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner to ensure compliance with this article or other applicable ordinances, laws, or regulations.

(b)

Pretreatment compliance schedule: Where pretreatment is required to meet pretreatment standards or the provisions of this article, a compliance schedule must be submitted to the commissioner for which the following conditions apply:

(1)

The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the industrial user to meet the applicable standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing the contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).

(2)

No increment referred to in subparagraph (b)(1) of this section shall exceed nine months.

(3)

Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date of compliance, the industrial user shall submit a progress report to the commissioner including, as a minimum, whether 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 increment 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 months elapse between such progress reports to the commissioner.

(4)

Compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadline: Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with applicable pretreatment standards or, in the case of a new source following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the wastewater treatment facility, any industrial user subject to pretreatment standards or permit requirements shall submit to the commissioner a report containing the information described in subparagraphs (a)(5) through (a)(8) of this section. For industrial users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits, this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the user's long-term production rate. For all other industrial users subject to 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.

(c)

Reporting of monitoring results: Demonstrating continued compliance with applicable standards. Any industrial user required to self-monitor by the industrial wastewater discharge permit required by subdivision II herein shall submit to the commissioner during the months of January and July, unless required more frequently, a report indicating the nature and concentration or mass, if required, of pollutants in the effluent which are limited in the industrial wastewater discharge permit. In addition, this report shall include a record of measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period for the discharge. At the discretion of the commissioner and in consideration of such factors as high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the commissioner may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted. Falsification of self-monitoring reports shall be considered a violation of this article. For industrial users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the commissioner, the report required by this paragraph shall contain a reasonable measure of the user's long-term production rate. For all other industrial users subject to pretreatment standards expressed only in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), the report required by this paragraph shall include the user's actual average production rate for the reporting period. Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the date postmarked. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service, the date of receipt of the report shall govern.

(d)

Self-monitoring and analysis of industrial discharges:

(1)

The monitoring reports required in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall contain the results of sampling and analysis of the discharge, including the flow and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where required, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the industrial wastewater discharge permit. The commissioner may allow the use of monitoring results obtained by the city, in lieu of self-monitoring by the industrial user. This will only be granted by permit condition or written authorization from the commissioner.

(2)

If a sampling performed by the industrial user indicates a violation, the industrial user shall notify the commissioner within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The industrial user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and shall submit the results of the repeat analysis to the commissioner within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation, except that the industrial user is not required to resample if (i) the control authority performs the sampling at the industrial user's site at a frequency of at least once per month, or (ii) the control authority performs sampling at the industrial user's site between the time when the industrial user performs its initial sampling and the time when the industrial user receives the results of the sampling.

(3)

The reports required in subparagraph (c) of this section shall be based upon data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed during the reporting period and must be obtained so as to be representative of the reporting period. The date of month, day of week, and in the case of grab samples, time of day, shall be altered for each sampling cycle.

(4)

The frequency of monitoring to demonstrate compliance shall be prescribed in the industrial wastewater discharge permit. All analyses shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments thereto, or with any other test procedures approved by the EPA. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the techniques approved by the EPA. Where 40 CFR, Part 136 does not include sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutants in question, or where EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling and analyses techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses shall be performed using validated analytical methods or any other sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the city or other parties, and approved by the EPA.

(5)

If an industrial user subject to self-monitoring requirements contained in subparagraph (c) of this section monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the industrial wastewater discharge permit, using procedures prescribed in subparagraph (d)(4) of this section, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report.

(e)

Reporting of potential problems, including slug loadings:

(1)

The industrial user shall notify the commissioner within one hour of becoming aware of any spill, dump, or discharge that could cause problems in the water pollution control facility; including, but not limited to, any slug loading as defined in section 154-196.

(2)

Additionally, within five days of becoming aware of a discharge described in subparagraph(e)(1) of this section, the industrial user must submit a written report to the commissioner. This report shall include the date, time, duration, cause of discharge and, in accordance with section 154-303, provisions of protection against such discharges.

(f)

Reporting of changes in discharge: The industrial user shall notify the commissioner at least 30 days in advance of any change in the facility or pretreatment operations which may substantially change the volume or character of the discharge. Additionally, any industrial user operating under an industrial wastewater discharge permit incorporating equivalent mass or concentration limits calculated from a production-based standard shall notify the commissioner within two business days after the industrial user has a reasonable basis to know that the production level will significantly change within the next calendar month.

(g)

Certification and signatory requirements: The reports required in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall include the following 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 these persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information within this document and attachments 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 fines and/or imprisonment for knowing violations."

Pursuant to 40 CFR § 403.6(a)(2), each report must include a statement describing, and providing evidence and/or reasons a particular industry subcategory is or is not applicable.

These reports must be signed in accordance with section 154-196(3).

(Ord. No. 1998-71, § 2, 10-13-98; Ord. No. 2013-67(12-O-0563), §§ 4, 5, 12-11-13 )