§ 115-16. Responsibility for provision of pretreatment facilities.

A. 

Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards within the time limitations specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the City shall be provided, operated and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the City for review and shall be acceptable to the City before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the City under this chapter. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or methods of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the City prior to the user's initiation of the changes.

B. 

Industrial users must operate their treatment systems at all times. Bypasses are allowed only if it does not cause a violation of applicable categorical pretreatment standards or local limits and it is for "essential maintenance." Bypasses are excused if the bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury or severe property damage and there were no feasible alternatives. Prior notification to the wastewater plant Superintendent shall be made if the industrial user knows, in advance, of the need for a bypass. All bypasses require oral notice to the wastewater plant within 24 hours and written notice within five days.

C. 

Existing sources which become industrial users subsequent to promulgation of an applicable categorical standard shall be considered existing industrial users except where such sources meet the definition of a new source as defined in § 115-2. New sources shall install and have in operating condition, and shall "start up" all pollution control equipment required to meet applicable pretreatment standards before beginning to discharge. Within the shortest feasible time (not to exceed 90 days), new sources must meet all applicable pretreatment standards.

D. 

All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA or the approval authority upon request.