08-1353 City Code Pretreatment Ordinance AmdmtCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. ~~ ~~~~
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING TITLE 9 CHAPTER 2
SEWER PRETREATMENT OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR
GENERAL PROVISIONS; GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIItEMENTS; PRETREATMENT
OF WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION;
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS; ADDITIONAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; COMPLIANCE MONITORING; CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION; PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE;
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES; JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
REMEDIES; SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION; AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES;
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT OF INVALIDITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to regulate the general sewer requirements and the
pretreatment of wastewater;
WHEREAS, this ordinance is to amend the City of Meridian Sewer Pretreatment
Ordinance, passed by the City Council of the City of Meridian on April 17, 2007 (City of
Meridian Ordinance no. 07-1309);
WHEREAS, City of Meridian Ordinance no. 07-1309 was not properly codified, and for
this reason, the City of Meridian Sewer Pretreatment Ordinance is therefore set forth herein in its
entirety, with the substantive amendments thereto as adopted by this ordinance, to facilitate
proper codification thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: That Title 9 Chapter 2 Sewer Pretreatment of the Meridian City Code is
hereby amended as follows:
SEWER PRETREATMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 9-2-1 -GENERAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................... 4
9-2-1-1 Purpose and Policy .................................................................................................. 4
9-2-1-2 Administration ........................................................................................................ 4
9-2-1-3 Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................4
9-2-1-4 Definitions ............................................................................................................... 5
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SECTION 9-2-2 -GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS ....................................... 12
9-2-2-1 Prohibited Discharge Standards ............................................................................ 12
9-2-2-2 Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards ......................................................... 15
9-2-2-3 State Requirements ............................................................................................... 15
9-2-2-4 Local Limits .......................................................................................................... 15
9-2-2-5 City of Meridian Right of Revision ...................................................................... 16
9-2-2-6 Special Agreement ............................................................................................... 16
9-2-2-7 Dilution ................................................................................................................ 16
9-2-2-8 Pretreatment Facilities .......................................................................................... 16
9-2-2-9 Deadline for Compliance with Applicable Pretreatment Requirements ............... 17
9-2-2-10 Additional Pretreatment Measures ....................................................................... 17
9-2-2-11 Accidental Spill Prevention Plans ........................................................................ 18
9-2-2-12 Septic Tank Wastes............_....._. ......................................_................................_... 19
SECTION 9-2-3 -WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
9-2-3-1 Wastewater Discharge Permitting: Existing SIiJ ........................................
9-2-3-2 Wastewater Discharge Permitting: New Source and New User....................
9-2-3-3 Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Contents ...................................
9-2-3-4 Signatory and Certification Requirement .....................................................
9-2-3-5 Wastewater Discharge Permit Decisions ....................................
9-2-3-6 Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents ......................................
9-2-3-7 Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeals .......................................
9-2-3-8 Wastewater Discharge Permit Duration ......................................
9-2-3-9 Wastewater Discharge Permit Modification ...............................
9-2-3-10 Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer ......................................
9-2-3-11 Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation ..................................
9-2-3-12 Wastewater Discharge Permit Re-issuance .................................
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SECTION 9-2-4 -REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................27
9-2-4-1 Final Compliance Report (Initial Compliance Report) ................................_........ 27
9-2-4-2 Periodic Compliance Report ................................................................................. 27
9-2-4-3 Compliance schedules for meeting applicable pretreatment standards .................. 28
9-2-4-4 Notification of Significant Production Changes ................................................. 29
9-2-4-5 Hazardous Waste Notification .............................................................................. 29
9-2-4-6 Notice of potential problems, including accidental spills, slug loads......._............ 30
9-2-4-7 Non-Compliance Reporting .................................................................................. 30
9-2-4-8 Notification of Changed Discharge ...................................................................... 30
9-2-4-9 Reports from Un-permitted Users ......................................................................... 30
9-2-4-10 Record Keeping .................................................................................................... 31
SECTION 9-2-5- SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS ......................... 31
9-2-5-1 Sampling Requirements for Users ........................................................................ 31
9-2-5-2 Analytical Requirements ....................................................................................... 32
9-2-5-3 The City of Meridian Monitoring of User's Wastewater ...................................... 32
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SECTION 9-2-6 -COMPLIANCE MONITORING ............................................................ 32
9-2-6-1 Inspection and Sampling ...................................................................................... 32
9-2-6-2 Monitoring Facilities ............................................................................................ 33
9-2-6-3 Search Warrants ................................................................................................... 33
9-2-6-4 Vandalism ............................................................................................................. 33
SECTION 9-2-7 -CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ....................................................... 33
SECTION 9-2-8 -PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NON
COMPLIANCE ......................................................................................... 34
SECTION 9-2-9 -ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES .......................... 35
9-2-9-1 Notification of Violation............_ .......................................................................... 35
9-2-9-2 Consent Orders ................................................_..................................................... 35
9-2-9-3 Show Cause Hearing ............................................................................................. 35
9-2-9-4 Compliance Orders ........................................................................._.................... 35
9-2-9-5 Cease and Desist Orders ...................................................................................... 36
9-2-9-6 Administrative Fines ............................................................................................. 36
9-2-9-7 Emergency Suspension of Service and Revocation of Permit ............_ ................. 36
9-2-9-8 Termination of Discharge (Non-Ernergency) ....................................................... 37
SECTION 9-2-10 -JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES ....................................... 38
9-2-10-1 Injunctive Relie£ .................................................................................................. 38
9-2-10-2 Civil Penalties .................................._......................................................._............ 38
9-2-10-3 Criminal Prosecution ............................................................................................ 38
9-2-10-4 Remedies Non-exclusive ...................................................................................... 3$
SECTION 9-2-11 -SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION ............................... 39
9-2-11-1 Performance Bonds ............................................................................................... 39
9-2-11-2 Water Supply Severance ...................................................................................... 39
SECTION 9-2-12 -AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS...... 39
9-2-12-1 Upset ..................................................................................................................... 39
9-2-12-2 Prohibited Discharge Standards ............................................................................ 40
9-2-12-3 Bypass ................................................................................................................... 40
SECTION 9-2-13 -WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES ............................................ 41
SECTION 9-2-14 -MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ..................................................... 42
9-2-14-1 Pretreatment Charges and Fees ............................................................................ 42
9-2-14-2 Severability ........................................................................................................... 42
9-2-14-3 Conflicts ................................................................................................................42
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SECTION 9-2-1 -GENERAL PROVISIONS
9-2-1-1 Purpose and Policy
This ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for users of the Publicly Owned Treatment
Works (POTW) for the City of Meridian and enables the City to comply with all applicable State
and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code §1251 et seq.) and the
General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR, Parts 403). The objectives of this ordinance are:
A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with the
operation of the POTW;
B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will pass through the
POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with
the POTW;
C. To protect POTW personnel who maybe affected by wastewater and bio-solids in the
course of their employment and to protect the general public;
D. To ensure that the quality of the wastewater treatment plant bio-solids is maintained at
a level which allows its use and disposal in compliance with applicable statutes and
regulations;
E. To provide equitable fees for administrative cost recovery, permitting, inspection,
compliance enforcement, damages and technical assistance resulting from the program
described herein; and
F. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and bio-solids from the
POTW.
This ordinance shall apply to all users of the POTW. The ordinance authorizes the issuance of
wastewater discharge permits, authorizes monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities;
establishes administrative review processes, requires user reports and provides for the setting of
fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
9-2-1-2 Administration
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Superintendent shall administer, implement, and
enforce the provisions of this ordinance. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the
Superintendent maybe delegated by the Superintendent to other City of Meridian personnel.
9-2-1-3 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations, when used in this ordinance, shall have the designated meanings:
ASPP Accidental Spill Prevention Plan
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
GPD Gallons per Day
IDP Indirect Discharge Permit
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L Liter
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
m~ milligrams
in L milligrams per liter
MILD Minor Industrial User
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
O&M Operation and Maintenance
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SILT Significant Industrial User
SWDA Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seQ.)
TSS Total Suspended Solids
USC United States Code
9-2-1-4 Definitions
Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this
ordinance, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.
ACT OR "THE ACT". The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean
Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et sec .
APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS. For any specified pollutant, City of
Meridian prohibitive standards, City of Meridian specific pretreatment standards (local limits), or
EPA's Categorical Pretreatment Standards (when effective), whichever standard is appropriate or
most stringent. ,
APPROVAL AUTHORITY. The Regional Administrator of the EPA, Region 10, Seattle,
Washington.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USER.
(1) If the user is a corporation:
(a) The president, secretary, treasurer, or avice-president of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy
(y, or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
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operation facilities, provided,. the mangers if authorized to make mana ement
decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility includn having
explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations and
initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure lon -tg erm
environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure
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that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and
accurate information for control mechanism regLuirements; and where authorit}_to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
corporate procedure.
(2) If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: ageneral partner or proprietor,
respectively.
(3) If the user is a Federal, State, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official
appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the
government facility, or their designee.
(4) The individuals described in paragraphs 1 through 3, above, may designate another
authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the
individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the
discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the
company, and the written authorization is submitted to the Superintendent or designee.
The terms Best Management Practices or BMPs means schedules of activities, prohibitions of
practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the
prohibitions listed in 403.5(a)(1) and (b). BMP also include treatment requirements, operating
procedures, and practices to control plant runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or
drainage from raw materials storage.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at
20° Celsius, usually expressed as a concentration [milligrams per liter (mg/1)].
BOARD OF' APPRAISERS. The Board constituted pursuant to Section 9-1-17 of the Meridian
Municipal City Code.
CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD OR CATEGORICAL STANDARD. Any
regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the U.S. EPA in accordance with
Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317) which applies to a specific category of
users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
CATEGORICAL USER. A user regulated by one of EPA's Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
CITY: Refers to the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
COLLECTION SYSTEM: Any devices, pipes, conduits, ditches, sewers or other systems used
to collect or convey sewage.
COLOR. The optical density at the visual wave length of maximum absorption, relative to
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distilled water. One-hundred percent (100%) transmittance is equivalent to zero (0.0) optical
density.
COMPENSATION POINT. To make up for, counter balance.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE. The sample resulting from the combination of individual wastewater
samples taken at selected intervals based upon an increment of either flow or time.
CONTROL AUTHORITY. (1) The POTW if the POTW's Pretreatment Program Submission
has been approved in accordance with the requirements of 403.11: or (2) the Approval Authority
if the Submission has not been approved.
COOLING WATER/NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER. Water used for cooling which does
not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or
finished product. Cooling water maybe generated from any use, such as air conditioning, heat
exchangers, cooling or refrigeration to which the only pollutant added is heat.
DOMESTIC USER (RESIDENTIAL USER). Any person who contributes, causes, or allows the
contribution of wastewater into the City of Meridian POTW that is of a similar volume and/or
chemical make-up to that of a residential dwelling unit. Discharges from a residential dwelling
unit typically include up to 100 gallons per capita per day, 0.2 pounds of BOD per capita per day,
and 0.17 pounds of TSS per capita per day.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency or, where appropriate, the Director of Region 10 Office of Water and Watersheds, other
duly authorized official of said agency.
EXISTING SOURCE. A categorical industrial user, the construction or operation of which
commenced prior to the publication by EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment standards,
which will be applicable to such source if and when the standard is thereafter promulgated in
accordance with Section 307 of the Act.
EXISTING USER. Any non-categorical user which was discharging wastewater prior to the
effective date of this ordinance [or include a specific date such as the date the code will become
effective].
GRAB SAMPLE. A sample which is taken from a wastestream on a one-time basis without
regard to the flow in the wastestream and without consideration of time.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE OR DISCHARGE. The introduction of pollutants into the POTW
from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act. The
discharge into the POTW is normally by means of pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force
mains, constructed drainage ditches, surface water intercepting ditches, and all constructed
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devices and appliances appurtenant thereto.
INTERFERENCE A discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges
from other sources, either (1) inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or
operations; (2) inhibits or disrupts its bio-solids processes, use or disposal; or (3) is a cause of a
violation of the City of Meridian's NPDES permit or of the prevention ofbio-solids use or
disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits
issued thereunder (or more stringent State or local regulations ): Section 405 of the Clean Water
Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), including Title II commonly referred to as the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any State regulations contained in any State
sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA; the Clean Air Act; and
the Toxic Substances Control Act; [and the Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act].
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE LIMIT. The maximum concentration (or loading) of
a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or
composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the
sampling event.
MEDICAL WASTE. Isolation wastes, .infectious agents, human blood and blood products,
pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially
contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL USER (MICJ). Anon-domestic user with an indirect discharge to the
POTW which does not meet the criteria of a Significant Industrial User, but whose operation and
discharge may warrant inspection to ensure compliance with discharge prohibitions, pretreatment
facility operation, spill prevention. measures, and pollution prevention assistance.
NEW SOURCE.
(1) Any building, structure, facility, or installation 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 equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or
(c) The production of wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility,
or installation 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 integrated 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.
(2) Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather
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than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or
installation meeting the criteria of New Source (1) (b) or (c) above but otherwise alters,
replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
(3) Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or
operator has:
(a) 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
(b) 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
substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not
constitute a contractual obligation under this paragraph.
NEW USER. A "new user" is a user that is not regulated under federal categorical pretreatment
standards but that applies to the City of Meridian for a new building permit or occupies an
existing building and plans to commence discharge of wastewater to the City of Meridian
collection system after the effective date of this ordinance. Any person that buys an existing
facility that is discharging non-domestic wastewater will be considered an "existing user" if no
significant changes are made in the manufacturing operation.
NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program as administered by
the U.S. EPA or State.
OTHER WASTE. Decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, lime, refuse, ashes, garbage, offal,
oil, tar, chemicals and all other substances except sewage and industrial wastes.
PASS THROUGH. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in
quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from
other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the City of Meridian NPDES permit
(including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
PERMITTEE. A person or user issued a wastewater discharge permit.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association,
joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal
representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all Federal, State, and local
governmental entities.
~H. A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, expressed in standard units.
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POLLUTANT. Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage
sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials,
heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, agricultural and industrial; wastes,
and the characteristics of the wastewater {i.e., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD,
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), toxicity, or odor].
PRETREATMENT. 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),
introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or .alteration can be obtained by
physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means, (except by
diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment
standard).
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. Any substantive or procedural requirement
related to pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS OR STANDARDS. Prohibited discharge standards,
categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits established by the City of Meridian POTW.
PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS OR PROHIBITED DISCHARGES Absolute
prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances, which appear in Section 9-2-2-1(A) and
(B) of this ordinance.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW) A "treatment works", as defined by
Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292) which is owned by the City of Meridian. This
definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling,
and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which
convey wastewater to a treatment plant.
SEPTIC TANK WASTE. Any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
SEWAGE. Human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations, etc.).
SEWER. Any pipe, conduit, ditch or other device used to collect and transport sewage from the
generating source.
SHALL, MAY. "Shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER.
(1) A user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
(2) A user that:
(a) Discharges an average of 25,000 GPD or more of process wastewater to the
POTW (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling, and boiler blow down
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wastewater); or
(b) Contributes a process waste stream which makes up five (5) percent or more
of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW
treatment plant; or
(c) Is designated as such by the City of Meridian on the basis that it has a
reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for
violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
(3) Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in Subsection (2) has no reasonable
potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any
pretreatment standard or requirement, the City of Meridian may at any time, on their
own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user [and in accordance with
procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f) (6)] determine that such user should not be considered
a significant industrial user.
SLUG LOAD. Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration which could cause a violation of the
discharge standards in Section 9-2-2-2 through 9-2-2-4 of this ordinance or any discharger of a
non-routine, episodic nature, including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or anon-customary
batch discharge.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (STCI CODE A classification pursuant to the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the United States Office of Management and
.Budget.
STORM WATER. Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation,
and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.
SUPERINTENDENT. The person designated by the City of Meridian, to supervise the operation
of the POTW, who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this ordinance, or duly
authorized representative.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS. The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is
suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and is removable by laboratory filtering.
TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT The discharge from the POTW into waters of the United
States.
TOXIC POLLUTANTS. Pollutants or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations
promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Section 307
(33 U.S.C. 1317) of the Act.
UPSET. An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance
with categorical pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the
user. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error,
improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventative
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maintenance, or careless or improper operation thereof.
USER OR INDUSTRIAL USER. A source of indirect discharge. The source shall not include
"domestic user" as defined herein.
WASTEWATER. Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential
dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions,
whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to the POTW.
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT (INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
PERMIT, DISCHARGE PERMIT). An authorization or equivalent control document issued by
the City of Meridian to users discharging wastewater to the POTW. The permit may contain
appropriate pretreatment standards and requirements as set forth in this ordinance.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OR TREATMENT PLANT That portion of the
POTW which is designated to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial wastewater.
The use of the singular shall be construed to include the plural shall include the singular as
indicated by the context of its use.
SECTION 9-2-2 -GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
9-2-2-1 Prohibited Discharge Standards
A. General Prohibitions: No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the
POTW any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference.
These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or nor they are
subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other National, State, or local
pretreatment standards or requirements.
B. Specific Prohibitions: No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the
POTW: the following pollutants, substances, or wastewater.
1. Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including,
but not limited to, waste streams with aclosed-cup flashpoint of less than
140 F (60 C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
2. Wastewater having a pH less than 6-5 6_0 or greater than 9.0 or otherwise
causing corrosive damage to the POTW or equipment.
3. Solid or viscous substances in amounts which cause obstruction of the
flow in the POTW resulting in interference [but in no case solids greater
than 'h inch or 1.27 cm in any dimension};
4. Pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc), released in
a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which, either
singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will cause interference with
the POTW.
5. Wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in
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the treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater
which causes the temperature at the introduction into the treatment plant to
exceed 104°F (40°C) unless the Approval Authority, upon the request of
the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits;
6. Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil
origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;
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. Trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the
Superintendent or designee;
9. Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a
public nuisance or a hazard to life, or to prevent entry into the sewer or
collection system for maintenance or repair;
10. Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the
treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable
tanning solutions, which consequently impart color to the treatment plant's
effluent, thereby violating the City's NPDES permit. Color (in
combination with turbidity) shall not cause the treatment plant effluent to
reduce the depth of the compensation point for photosynthetic activity by
more than ten percent (10%) from the seasonably established norm for
aquatic life;
11. Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotope except as
specifically approved by the Superintendent or designee in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations;
12. Storm water, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, de-ionized
water, non-contact cooling water, and unpolluted water, unless specifically
permitted by the Superintendent or designee;
13. Any sludge's, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of
industrial wastes or from industrial processes;
14. Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the Superintendent or
designee;
5. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the
treatment plant's effluent to fail a toxicity test;
16. Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause
excessive foaming in the POTW;
17. Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are,
or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances,
to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or
to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall two (2) consecutive
readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the
system (or at any point in the system), be more than five percent (5%) nor
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any single reading over ten percent (10%) of the Lower Explosive Limit
(LEL) of the meter.
18. Grease, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or
fleshing, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime,
stone or marble dusts, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags,
spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, gas, tar asphalt
residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil,
mud, or glass grinding or polishing wastes.
19. Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or
other disposal system permits.
20. Any wastewater, which in the option of the Superintendent or designee can
cause harm either to the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment;
have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger
life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance, unless allowed under
special agreement by the Superintendent or designee (except that no
special waiver shall be given from categorical pretreatment standards).
21. The contents of any tank or vessel owned or used by any person in the
business of collecting or pumping sewage, effluent, septic tank waste, or
other wastewater unless said person has first obtained testing and approval
as maybe generally required by the City ofMeridian and paid all fees
assessed for the privilege of said discharge.
22. Any hazardous waste as defined in rules published by the State of Idaho or
in 40CFR Part 261.
23. Persistent pesticides and/or pesticides regulated by the Federal Insecticide
Fungicide Rodenticide Act (F'IFRA).
24. Sewage sludge, except in accordance with the city's NPDES permit,
providing that it specifically allows the discharge to surface waters of
sewage sludge pollutants.
25. Pollutants, substances, or wastewater prohibited by this section shall not
be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to
the POTW.
26. Limitation Discharge Point; No person shall discharge any substance
directly into a manhole or other opening into the POTW without a current
permit issued by the Superintendent or designee.
27. Ground Water/Wastewater generated from the cleanup of spills, leaking
underground storage tanks, monitoring wells or other similar sources shall
not be discharged to the sewer or collection system without a temporary
discharge permit issued by the Superintendent or designee..
28. Any substance which may cause the POTW's bio-solid effluent or
treatment processes to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse.
29. Prohibitions on Unpolluted Water: Unpolluted water, including, but not
limited to, swimming pools, ponds, non contact cooling water, process
water or blowdown from cooling towers and evaporative coolers shall not
be discharged through direct or indirect connection to the POTW unless
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authorized through a temporary discharge permit.
~9C Prevention Practices
Best Management Practices or BMPs; schedules of activities, prohibitions of
practices, maintenance procedures, treatment requirements as specified by the City
of Meridian to meet acceptable discharge of influent wastewater to the collection
system and POTW.
~D Each business establishment for which a grease interceptor is required shall have
an interceptor which shall serve only that establishment.
9-2-2-2 Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
The National categorical pretreatment standards as amended and promulgated by EPA pursuant
to the Act and as found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471 are hereby
incorporated and shall be enforceable under this ordinance.
9-2-2-3 State Requirements
State requirements and limitations on discharges to the POTW shall be met by all users which are
subject to such standards in any instance in which they are more stringent than Federal
requirements and limitations, or those in this ordinance or other applicable ordinances.
9-2-2-4 Local Limits
The following pollutant limits are established to protect against pass through and interference.
No person shall discharge wastewater containing pollutants in excess of the following specified
discharge limits:
Parameter
Arsenic
Cadmium
Chromium (total)
Copper
Cyanide (total)
Iron
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Silver
Zinc
Total Organics (TTO)
Maximum Daily
Concentration (mg/1)
4.0 mg/1
0.8 mg/1
3.2 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
1.50 mg/1
4.0 mg/1
0.16 mg/1
5.81 mg/1
4.0 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
2.13mg/1
The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW (end
of pipe). All concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal unless indicated
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otherwise. Where a user is subject to a categorical pretreatment standard and a local limit
for a given pollutant, the more stringent limit or applicable pretreatment standard shall
apply.
**Metal Finishing Subcategory of 40 CFR, part 433.11 (e) provides definition for the
term TTO as to mean the total toxic organics, which is the summation of all quantifiable
values greater than 0.01 milligrams per liter for the listed toxic organics identified in 40
CFR part 433.11 (e).
** See list of organic chemicals included in total toxic organics (TTO) regulated under
electroplating and metal finishing categories maintained at the Meridian POTW.
The following pollutants are regulated to ensure compliance with the City of Meridian
NPDES Permit. Higher concentration levels of wastewater discharge for the following
are subject to City Code 9-4-9 C1.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Phosphorus
9-2-2-5 The City of Meridian Right of Revision
The City of Meridian reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge
permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW.
9-2-2-6 Special Agreement
The City of Meridian reserves the right to enter into special agreements with users setting out
special terms under which they may discharge to the POTW. In no case will a special agreement
waive compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard of federal pretreatment requirement.
However, users may request anet/gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance with
40 CFR 403.15. They may also request a variance from the categorical pretreatment standard
from the Approval Authority in accordance with 40 CFR 403.13.
9-2-2-7 Dilution
No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge,
as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with an
applicable pretreatment standard or requirement unless expressly authorized by an applicable
pretreatment standard or requirement. The Superintendent may impose mass limitations on users
which he believes may be using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or
requirements or in other cases when the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.
9-2-2-8 Pretreatment Facilities
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this ordinance
and shall achieve compliance with all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements set
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out in this ordinance within the time limitations specified by the EPA, the State, or the
Superintendent, whichever is more stringent. Any facilities required to treat wastewater to a
level acceptable to the City of Meridian 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 of Meridian for review and shall be acceptable to the City of Meridian
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
acceptable discharge to the City of Meridian under the provisions of this ordinance.
9-2-2-9 Deadline for Compliance with Applicable Pretreatment Requirements
Compliance by existing sources covered by Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall be within 3
years of the date the Standard is effective unless a shorter compliance time is specified in the
appropriate standard. The City of Meridian shall also establish a final compliance deadline for
any existing user not covered by categorical pretreatment standards or for any categorical user
when the local limits for said user are more restrictive than the federal Categorical Pretreatment
Standards.
New source and new users are required to comply with applicable pretreatment standards within
the shortest feasible time, not to exceed ninety (90) days from the beginning of discharge. New
Sources and new users shall install, have in operating condition, and shall start up all pollution
control equipment required to meet applicable pretreatment standards before beginning to
discharge.
Any wastewater discharge permit issued to a categorical user shall not contain a compliance date
beyond any deadline established in EPA's Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Any other
existing user or a categorical user that must comply with a more stringent local limit which is in
non-compliance with any local limits shall be provided with a compliance schedule placed in an
industrial wastewater permit to insure compliance within the shortest time feasible.
9-2-2-10 Additional Pretreatment Measures
A. Whenever deemed necessary, the Superintendent or designee may require users to
restrict their discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be
discharged only to specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge,
separate sewage waste streams from industrial waste streams, and other such
conditions as maybe necessary to protect the POTW and determine the user's
compliance with the requirements of this ordinance.
B. Each user discharging into the POTW greater than 10,000 gallons per day ,shall install
and maintain, on its property and its expense, a suitable storage and flow-control
facility to insure equalization of flow over atwenty-four 24 hour period. The facility
shall have a capacity for at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the daily discharge
volume and shall be equipped with alarms and a rate of discharge controller, the
regulation of which shall be directed by the Superintendent or designee. A wastewater
discharge permit maybe issued solely for flow equalization.
C. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the
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Superintendence or designee, they are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater
containing excessive amounts of grease and oil, and sand, except that such interceptors
shall not be required for residential users. All interceptor units shall be of type and
capacity approved by the Superintendent or designee and shall be located to be easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned,
and repaired regularly, as needed, by the user at its expense.
D. Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances maybe required to install
and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter.
9-2-2-11-Accidental Spill Prevention Control Plans
The Superintendent or designee may require any user to develop and implement an accidental
spill prevention plan (ASPP) or slug control plan. Where deemed necessary by the city, facilities
to prevent accidental discharge or slug discharges of pollutants shall be provided and maintained
at the users cost and expense. An accidental spill prevention plan or slug control plan showing
facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the city for
review and approval before implementation. The City of Meridian shall determine which user is
required to develop a plan and require said plan to be submitted 60 days after notification by the
city. Each user shall implement its ASPP as submitted or as modified after such plan has been
reviewed and approved by the City of Meridian. Review and approval of such plans and
operating procedures by the city shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its
facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this ordinance.
A. Any user required to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan shall
submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
(2) Description of stored chemicals;
(3) Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of any accidental or slug
discharge.
(4) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug
discharge. Such procedures include but are not limited to, inspection and
maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading
and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training,
building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing
toxic organic chemicals (including solvents), and/or measures and
equipment for emergency response.
B. The user shall immediately telephone and notify the Wastewater Treatment Plant of
the incident regulated by this ordinance. The notification shall include the location of
the discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration and volume, and
corrective actions. Any affected user shall be liable for any expense, loss, or damage
to the POTW, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the city on account
thereof under state or federal law.
C. Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the
Superintendent or designee, a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the
discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
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occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage,
or other liability which maybe 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 maybe imposed by this ordinance or
other applicable law.
D. Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the user's premises
advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge.
Employers shall instruct all employees, who may cause or discover such a discharge
with respect to emergency notification procedures.
9-2-2-12. Septic Tank Wastes
A. Septic tank waste maybe introduced into the POTW only at a designated receiving
structure at such times as designated by the Superintendent or designee. Wastewater
discharge permits are required; waste will not be accepted without an approved permit
application by the hauler company.
B. The designated process requires the hauler to sign a disposal information sheet. This
sheet requires name of hauler, address, driver, and truck identification, sources of
waste, volume and characteristics of the waste or additional information as
determined by the Superintendent or designee.
C. Fees for dumping hauled waste will be established as part of the user fee system as
authorized in Section 9-2-14-1 of this ordinance.
D. Recreational vehicles (RV) waste tank effluent is allowed to be disposed by the
general public at the POTW in the designated RV Dump Site. No permit is required
at this time. Commercial haulers are not allowed to discharge at this site location.
SECTION 9-2-3 -WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a
wastewater discharge permit from the Superintendent or designee. Any violation of the terms
and conditions of the discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance and subjects
the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set forth in this ordinance. Obtaining a
wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligations to comply with all
federal and State pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of
Federal, State, and local law.
The Superintendent or designee may require other users, including liquid waste haulers, to obtain
wastewater discharge permits to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.
9-2-3-1 Wastewater Discharge Permitting: Existing: SIU
Any SIU that was discharging wastewater into the POTW prior to the effective date of this
ordinance and that wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within (60) days after
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notification by the Superintendent or designee submit a permit application to the City of
Meridian in accordance with Section 9-2-3-3 of this ordinance and shall not cause or allow
discharges to the POTW to continue after one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of
this ordinance except in accordance with a wastewater discharge permit issued by the
Superintendent or designee.
9-2-3-2 Wastewater Discharge Permitting: New Source and New User
At least 90 days prior to the anticipated start-up, any new source, which is a source that becomes
a user subsequent to the proposal of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard that is later
promulgated, and any new user considered by the City of Meridian to fit the definition of SIU
shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit and will be required to submit to the city at least
the information listed in paragraphs (A)-(E) of Section 902-3-3. Anew source. or new user
cannot discharge without first receiving a wastewater discharge permit from the Cit~f
Meridian. New sources and new users shall also be required to include in their application
information on the method of pretreatment they intend to use to meet applicable pretreatment
standards. New Sources and new users shall give estimates of the information requested in
paragraphs (D) and (E) of Section 9-2-3-3.
9-2-3-3 Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Contents.
All users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit, at a minimum, the
following information. The superintendent or designee shall approve a form to be used as a
permit application. Categorical users submitting the following information shall have complied
with 40 CFR 403.12 (b).
A. Identifying information. The user shall submit the name and address of the
facility including the name of the operator and owners.
B. Permits. The user shall submit a list of all environmental control permits held by
or for the facility.
C. Description of operations. The user shall submit a City DDF (Data Disclosure
Form) that describes the operational processes.
D. Flow Measurement.
(1) Categorical User:
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:
(i) Regulated or manufacturing process streams; and
(ii) Other streams as necessary to allow use of the combined waste
stream formula [40 CFR 403.6 (e)].
(2) Non-Categorical User
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:
(i) Total process flow, wastewater treatment plant flow, total plant
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flow or individual manufacturing process flow as required by the
Superintendent or designee.
The City of Meridian may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where
considerations justified by cost or feasibility.
E. Measurements of pollutants
(1) Categorical User:
(i) The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for each regulated or
manufacturing process.
(ii) In addition, the user shall submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying
the nature and concentration (or mass where required by the Categorical
Pretreatment Standard or as required by the City) of regulated pollutants
(including standards contained in Section 9-2-1 through 9-2-4, as appropriate) in
the discharge from each regulated or manufacturing process. Both daily
maximum and average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported.
The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall conform to
sampling and analytical procedures outline in Section 9-2-5.
(iii) The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data
necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 9-2-3-3(E).
(iv) Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance
with 40 CFR 403.6 (e) for a categorical user, this adjusted limit along with
supporting data shall be submitted as part of the application.
(2) Non-Categorical User
(i) The user shall identify the applicable pretreatment standards for its wastewater
discharge.
(ii) In addition, the user shall submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying
the nature and concentration in the discharge (or mass where required by the City
of Meridian) of regulated pollutants contained in Section 2.1 through 2.4, as
appropriate. Both daily maximum and average concentration (or mass, where
required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily
operations and shall conform to sampling and analytical procedures outlined in
Section 5.
(iii) The user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that data
necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 9-2-3-3(E).
(iv)Where the Superintendent or designee developed alternate concentration or mass
limits because of dilution, this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be
submitted as part of the application.
F. Certification. The user shall submit a statement, worded as specified in Section 9-2-3-
4, which has been reviewed by an authorized representative of the user, and certified
by a qualified professional, indicating whether the applicable Pretreatment Standards
are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and
maintenance (O and M) and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet
the applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
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G. Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O and M will be required to
meet the applicable Pretreatment Standards, the user shall submit the shortest schedule
by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and /or O and M. The
users schedule shall conform with the requirements of section 9-2-4-3. The
completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the completion date established
pursuant to section 9-2-2-9 of this ordinance.
(1) Where the user's categorical Pretreatment Standard has been modified
by a removal allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined wastestream
formula (40 CFR 403.6(e), and/or a Fundamentally Different Factors
variance (40 CFR 403.13) at the time the user submits the report
required by this paragraph, the information required by paragraphs (F)
and (G) of this section shall pertain to the modified limits.
(2) If the categorical Pretreatment Standard is modified by a removal
allowance (40 CFR 403.7), the combined wastestream formula (40 CFR
403.6(e), and/or a Fundamentally Different Factors variance (40 CFR
403.13) after the user submits the report required by paragraphs (F) and
(G) of this section, then a report containing modified information shall
be submitted by the user within 60 days after the new limit is approved.
H. The user shall submit any other information as maybe determined necessary by the
superintendent or designee to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the
user for revision.
9-2-3-4 Signatory and Certification Requirement
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports must be signed by a responsible
officer or manager, sole proprietor or general partner as applicable or duly authorized
representative.
A. For the purpose of this section, a responsible officer or manager means;
a. a president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer of the corporation in charge
of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar
policy-or decision-making functions for the corporation, or
b. the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities,
provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which
govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or
implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations and
initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long -term
environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can
ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather
complete and accurate information for control mechanism requirements; and
where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the
manager in accordance with corporate procedures. This authorization must be
made in writing by the principle executive officer or ranking elected official
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and submitted to the Approval Authority prior to or together with the report
being submitted of the user and contain the following certification statement:
B. A duly authorized representative is an individual designated by the responsible
officer, manager, sole proprietor or general partner in writing. The written
authorization must be submitted to the City of Meridian and also specifies
either an individual or position having the responsibility of the overall
operation of the facility from with the industrial Discharge originates, such as
the position of plant manager, operator of a well, or well field superintendent,
or a position of equal responsibility, or having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company. If an authorization in this section is
no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibly
for the overall operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company, a new authorization satisfying the
requirements of this section must be submitted to the City of Meridian prior to
or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.
"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."
9-2-3-5 Wastewater Discharge Permit Decisions.
The Superintendent or designee will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional information within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete wastewater discharge
permit application, the Superintendent or designee will determine whether or not to issue a
wastewater discharge permit. Upon a determination to issue, the permit shall be issued within
[30] days of full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished. The Superintendent or
designee may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
9-2-3-6 Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents.
Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary
by the Superintendent or designee to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of
the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate
bio-solids management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW.
A. Wastewater discharge permits must contain the following conditions:
(1) A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event
shall exceed five (5) years;
(2) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is non-transferable without prior
notification to and approval from the City of Meridian and provisions for furnishing
the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
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(3) Applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, including any special State
requirements;
(4) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, submittal of technical reports,
compliance schedules, and record keeping requirements. These requirements shall
include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling
frequency, and sample type based on Federal, State, and local law;
(5) Requirements for immediate notification to the City of Meridian where self-
monitoring results indicate non-compliance;
(6) Requirement to report a bypass or upset of a pretreatment facility;
(7) Requirement to report immediately to the City of Meridian all discharges, including
slug loadings, that could cause problems to the POTW;
(8) Requirement for the SILJ who reports non-compliance to repeat the sampling and
analysis and submit results to the City of Meridian within 30 days after becoming
aware of the violation;
(9) A statement of applicable civil, criminal, and administrative penalties for violation
of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance
schedule.
(10) Requirements to control Slug discharges, if determined by the POTW to be
necessary.
B. Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following
conditions:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, tune of discharge, and/or
requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control, or
construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate, or
prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works;
(3) Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or
other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately
prevent any or all unwanted discharges;
(4) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the
amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
(5) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the
wastewater discharged to the POTW;
(6) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities
and equipment;
(7) A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge permit does not relieve
the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable Federal and State
pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of
the wastewater discharge permit;
(8) Any special agreements the Superintendent or designee chooses to continue or
develop between the City of Meridian and user;
(9) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent or designee to ensure
compliance with this ordinance, and State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations
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9-2-3-7 Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeals
Any person, including the user, may petition the City of Meridian to reconsider the terms of a
wastewater discharge permit within (30) days of its issuance.
A. Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the
administrative appeal.
B. In its petition, the appealing party must indicate the wastewater discharge permit
provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the alternative condition, if
any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit.
C. The effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed pending the
appeal.
D. If the City of Meridian fails to act within (20) days, a request for reconsideration shall
be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater discharge permit,
not to issue a wastewater discharge permit, or not to modify a wastewater discharge
permit shall be considered final administrative actions for purposes of judicial review.
E. Aggrieved parties seeking judicial review of the final administrative wastewater
discharge permit decision must do so by filing a complaint with the Meridian Board
of Appraisers by filing a written request for appeal with the Meridian City Clerk
within ten (10) days after the decision of the Superintendent is postmarked for mailing
to the appellant. The Board of Appraisers shall hold a hearing on the appeal. The
appealing party may appear and present evidence and testimony at such hearing. The
decision of the Board of Appraisers regarding the petition shall be in writing.
F. The decision of the Board of Appraisers maybe appealed to the City Council by filing
a notice requesting appeal with the City Clerk's office within ten (10) days after the
decision is postmarked for mailing. The City Council may, in its discretion, decide
the appeal based solely upon the facts determined by the Board of Appraisers. The
decision of the City Council becomes final when it is postmarked for mailing to the
appellant.
G Aggrieved parties seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision made
pursuant to this chapter must do so by filing a complaint with the Clerk of the Court
of Ada County, Idaho, within twenty-eight (28) days after the date the decision
becomes final.
9-2-3-8 Wastewater Discharge Permit Duration.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5)
years. A wastewater discharge permit maybe issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the
discretion of the Superintendent or designee. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a
specific date upon which it will expire.
9-2-3-9 Wastewater Discharge Permit Modification.
The Superintendent or designee may modify the wastewater discharge permit for good cause
including, but is not limited to, the following:
A. To incorporate any new or revised Federal, State, or local pretreatment standards or
requirements;
B. To address significant alterations or additions to the user's operation, processes, or
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wastewater volume or character since the time of wastewater discharge permit
issuance;
C. A change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or
elimination of the authorized discharge;
D. Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the City of
Meridian POTW, City personnel, or the receiving waters;
E. Violation of any terms or conditions of the wastewater discharge permit;
F. Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater
discharge permit application or in any required report;
G. Revision of or a grant of variance from categorical pretreatment standards pursuant to
40 CFR 403.13;
H. To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit;
I. To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator.
J. To incorporate special conditions resulting from the issuance of a special order or an
enforcement action by the City of Meridian.
9-2-3-10 Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer
Wastewater discharge permits maybe reassigned or transferred to a new owner and/or operator
only if the permittee gives at least ninety (90) day advance notice to the Superintendent or
designee and the Superintendent or designee approves the wastewater discharge permit transfer.
The notice to the Superintendent or designee-must include a written certification by the new
owner or operator which:
A. States that the new owner and/or operator has no immediate intent to change the
facility's operations and processes;
B. Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur; and
C. Assumes full responsibility for complying with the existing wastewater discharge
permit beginning on the date of the transfer.
Failure to provide advance notice of a transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit voidable
as of the date of facility transfer. Provided that the notice required above occurred and that there
were no significant changes to the manufacturing operation or wastewater discharge, the new
owner will be considered an existing user and will be covered by the existing limits and
requirements in the previous owner's permit.
9-2-3-11 Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation
Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked for, but not limited to, the following reasons:
A. Failure to notify the Superintendent or designee of significant changes prior to the
changed discharge;
B. Failure to provide prior notification to the Superintendent or designee of changed
conditions;
C. Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater
discharge permit application;
D. Falsifying self-monitoring reports;
E. Tampering with monitoring equipment;
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F. Refusing to allow the Superintendent or designee immediate access to the facility
premises and records upon request;
G. Failure to meet effluent limitations;
H. Failure to pay fines or fees;
I. Failure to pay sewer charges;
J. Failure to meet compliance schedules;
K. Failure to complete a wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit
application
L. Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of a permitted facility; or
M. If the Superintendent or designee has to invoke its emergency provision as cited in
Section 9-2-9-2 of the ordinance.
N. Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater
discharge permit or this ordinance.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be void upon cessation of operations or transfer of business
ownership unless specified in section 9-2-3-10. All wastewater discharge permits issued to a
particular user are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit to that user.
9-2-3-12 Wastewater Discharge Permit Re-Issuance.
A user who is required to have a wastewater discharge permit shall apply for wastewater
discharge permit re-issuance by submitting a completed wastewater discharge permit application,
in accordance with Section 9-2-3 of this ordinance, a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to the
expiration of the user's existing wastewater discharge permit. A user, whose existing discharge
permit has expired and has submitted its re-application in the time period specified herein shall
be deemed to have an effective discharge permit until the Superintendent or designee issues or
denies a new discharge permit. A user whose existing discharge permit has expired and who
failed to submit a re-application in the time period specified herein will be deemed to be
discharging without a discharge permit in violation of this ordinance.
SECTION 9-2-4 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
9-2-4-1 Final Compliance Report (Initial Compliance Report).
A. Within 90 days following the date for final compliance of an existing Significant
Industrial User with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements set forth
in this ordinance, in federal categorical standards, or in a wastewater discharge
permit, or, in the case of a new source or a new user considered by the City of
Meridian to fit the definition of S1U, within 90 days following commencement of
the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, the affected user shall submit to
the City of Meridian an initial compliance report containing the information
outlined in Paragraph (D)-(F) of Section 9-2-3-3.
B. For users subject to equivalent mass of concentration limits established by the
City of Meridian in accordance with procedures established in CFR 40 403.6 (e),
this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the users long term production
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rate. For all other 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 users actual production during the
appropriate sampling period.
9-2-4-2 Period Compliance Report
A Any user that is required to have an industrial waste discharge permit and
performs self-monitoring shall comply with all applicable requirements under
CFR 403.12 and submit to the City of Meridian during the months of June and
December, unless required on other dates or more frequently by the City of
Meridian, a report indicating the nature of the effluent over the previous reporting
period. The frequency of monitoring shall be as prescribed within the industrial
waste discharge permit. At a minimum, users shall sample their discharge at least
twice per year.
B. The report shall include a record of the concentrations (and mass if specified in
the wastewater discharge permit) of the pollutants listed in the wastewater
discharge permit that were measured and a record of all flow measurements
(average and maximum) taken at the designated sample locations and shall also
include any additional information required by this ordinance or the wastewater
discharge permit. Production data shall be reported if required by the wastewater
discharge permit. Both daily maximum and average concentrations (or mass,
where required) shall be reported. If a user sampled and analyzed snore frequently
than was required by the City of Meridian or by this ordinance, using
methodologies in 40 CFR Part 136, it must submit all results of sampling and
analysis of the discharge during the reporting period.
C. Any user subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established by the City
of Meridian or by unit production limits specified in the applicable categorical
standards shall report production data as outlined in Section 9-2-4-2 (B).
D. If the City of Meridian calculated limits to factor out dilution ornon-regulated
flows, the user will be responsible for providing flows from the regulated process
flows, dilution flows and non-regulated flows.
E. Flows shall be reported on the basis of actual measurement, provided, however,
that the City of Meridian may accept reports of average and maximum flows
estimated by verifiable techniques if the City of Meridian determines that an
actual measurement is not feasible.
F. Discharges sampled shall be representative of the user daily operations and
samples shall betaken in accordance with the requirements specified in section 9-
2-5.
G. The City of Meridian may require reporting by users that are not required to have
an industrial wastewater discharge permit, in accordance to 40 CFR 403.12(h), if
information or data is needed to establish a sewer charge, determine the
treatability of the effluent, or determine any other factor which is related to the
operation and maintenance of the sewer system.
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H. The City of Meridian may require self-monitoring by the user or, if requested by
the user, may agree to perform the periodic compliance monitoring needed to
prepare the periodic compliance report required under this section. If the City of
Meridian agrees to perform such periodic compliance monitoring, it may charge
the user for such monitoring, based upon the costs incurred by the City of
Meridian for the sampling and analysis, Any such charges shall be added to the
normal sewer charge and shall be payable as part of the sewer bills. The City of
Meridian is under no obligation to perform periodic compliance monitoring for a
user.
9-2-4-3 Compliance Schedules for Meeting Applicable Pretreatment Standards
A. 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 user to meet the applicable
pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans,
completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing
construction, completing construction, etc.).
B. No increment referred to in a paragraph (A) of this section shall exceed 9 months.
C. Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for
compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the City of Meridian
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 increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by
the user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall
more than 9 months elapse between such progress reports.
9-2-4-4 Notification of Significant Production Changes
Any user operating under a wastewater discharge permit incorporating equivalent mass or
concentration limits shall notify the City of Meridian within two (2) business days after the user
has a reasonable basis to know that the production level will significantly change within the next
calendar month. Any user not providing a notice of such anticipated change will be required to
comply with the existing limits contained in its wastewater discharge permit.
9-2-4-SHazardous Waste Notification
Any user that is discharging more than 15 kilograms of hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR
261 (listed or characteristic wastes) in a calendar month or any facility discharging any amount of
acutely hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30 (d) and 261.33(e) is required to provide
a one time notification in writing to the City of Meridian, to the ~n n D °~;^~ ~ n n~~,.o „~'~x~.,~~o
.~ uaau
and-C?:e; :;ccl~ ::~~~~~-~~ ~ n' EPA Region 10 Office of Air, Waste and Toxics Director,
and to the State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Hazardous Waste Division. Any
existing user exempt from this notification shall comply with the requirements contained within
30 days of becoming aware of a discharge of 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes in a calendar
month or any discharge of acutely hazardous wastes to the City of Meridian sewer system.
Such notification shall include:
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A. The name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261,
B. The EPA Hazardous waste number; and
C. The type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other).
D. If an industrial user discharges more than 100 kilograms of such waste per calendar
month to the sewer system, the notification shall also contain the following
information to the extent it is known or readily available to the industrial user:
(1) An identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes.
(2) An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the
wastestreams discharged during that calendar month, and
(3) An estimation of the mass of constituents in the wastestreams expected to be
discharged during the following 12 months.
These notification requirements do not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-
monitoring requirements.
Whenever the EPA publishes the final rules identifying additional hazardous waste or
new characteristics of hazardous waste, a user shall notify the City of Meridian of the
discharge of such a substance within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations.
In the case of any notification made under Section 9-2-4-5, an industrial user shall certify
that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes
generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practical.
9-2-4-6 Notice of Potential Problems Including Accidental Spills, Slug Loads
Any user shall notify the Superintendent or designee immediately of all discharges that could
cause problems to the POTW, including any slug loads, as defined in Section 9-2-1-4. The
notification shall include the concentration and volume and corrective action. Steps being taken
to reduce any adverse impact should also be noted during the notification. Any user who
discharges a slug load of pollutants shall be liable for any expense, loss, or damage to the POTW,
in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the City of Meridian under state or federal law.
9-2-4-7 Non-compliance Reporting
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user shall notify the Superintendent or
designee within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the
sampling within 5 days and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the POTW within 30 days
after becoming aware of the violation [Where the Control Authority has performed the sampling
and analysis in lieu of the Industrial User, the Control Authority must perform the repeat
sampling and analysis unless it notifies the User of the violation and Requires the User to
perform the repeat analysis].
Re-sampling is not required i£
A. The POTW performs sampling at the Industrial User at a frequency of at least once
per month, or
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B. The POTW performs sampling at the User between the time the initial sampling was
conducted and the time when the User or POTW receives the results of this sampling.
9-2-4-8 Notification of Changed Discharge
All users shall promptly notify the Superintendent or designee in advance of any substantial
change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including significant
manufacturing process changes, pretreatment modifications, and the listed or characteristic
hazardous wastes for which the user has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR 403.12 (p).
9-2-4-9 Reports from Un-permitted Users
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports
to the City of Meridian as the Superintendent or designee may require.
9-2-4-10 Record Keeping
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this ordinance shall retain, and make available for
inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities
required by this ordinance and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to
monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements. Records shall
include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking
the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical
techniques or methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain
available for a period of at least three (3) years. This period shall be automatically extended for
the duration of any litigation concerning the user or POTW, or where the user has been
specifically notified of a longer retention period by the Superintendent or designee.
SECTION 9-2-5 SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
9-2-5-1 Sampling Requirements For Users
A. Grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, and
volatile organic compounds. For all other pollutants, 24 hour composite samples must
be obtained through flow proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time-
proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the control
authority, the samples must be representative of the Discharge and the decision to
allow the alternative sampling must be documented in the Industrial User file for that
facility or facilities. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in
40 CFR Part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected
during a 24-hour period maybe composited prior to the analysis as follows: for
cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides the sample maybe composited in the laboratory.
Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by compositing procedures as
documented in approved EPA methodologies maybe authorized by the Superintendent
or designee, as appropriate.
B. For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and 90-day compliance
reports, a minimum of four (4) grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total
phenols, oil and grease, sulfide and volatile organic compounds for facilities for
which historical sampling data do not exist, for facilities for which historical
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sampling data are available, the Superintendent or designee may authorize a lower
minimum. For the reports required by 40CFR 403.12 (e) and (h), the Superintendent
or designee shall require the number of grab samples necessary to assess and assure
compliance by Industrial Users with Applicable Pretreatment Standards and
Requirements.
C. Samples shall be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such
exist, immediately downstream from the regulated or manufacturing process if no
pretreatment exists, or at a location determined by the City of Meridian and specified
in the user's wastewater discharge permit. For categorical user's, if other wastewaters
are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment, the user shall measure
the flows and concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined wastewater
formula of 40 CFR 403.6 (e) in order to evaluate compliance with the Categorical
Pretreatment Standards. For other SIUs, for which the City of Meridian has adjusted
its local limits to factor out dilution flows, the user shall measure the flows and
concentrations necessary to evaluate compliance with the adjusted pretreatment
standard(s).
D. All sample results shall indicate the time, date and place of sampling and methods of
analysis and shall certify that the wastestream sampled is representative of normal
work cycles and expected pollutant discharges from the user. If a user sampled and
analyzed more frequently than was required in its wastewater discharge permit, using
methodologies in 40 CFR Part 136, it must submit all results of sampling and analysis
of the discharge as part of its self monitoring report.
9-2-5-2 Analytical Requirements
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, shall be performed in accordance with the
techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical
pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for
the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses must be performed in accordance with
procedures approved by the EPA.
9-2-5-3 The City of Meridian Monitoring of User's Wastewater
The City of Meridian will follow the same procedures as outlined in Sections 9-2-5-1 and 9-2-5-
2.
SECTION 9-2-6 COMPLIANCE MONITORING
9-2-6-1 Inspection and Sampling
The City of Meridian shall have the right to enter the facilities of any user to ascertain whether
the purpose of this ordinance and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder is
being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. Users shall allow the
Superintendent or designee ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of
inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional
duties.
A. Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and
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clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with
its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification the Superintendent,
or designee, will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing
specific responsibilities.
B. The Superintendent or designee shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or
require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering
of the user's operations.
C. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be
inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal
request of the Superintendent or designee and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing
such access shall be borne by the user.
D. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Superintendent or designee access to the user's
premises shall be a violation of the ordinance.
9-2-6-2 Monitoring Facilities
Each user shall provide and operate at its own expense a monitoring facility to allow inspection,
sampling and flow measurement of each sewer discharge to the City of Meridian. Each
monitoring facility shall be situated on the user's premises, except, where such a location would
be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, the City of Meridian may concur with the
facility being constructed in the public street or sidewalk area, providing that the facility is
located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. The Superintendent or
designee, whenever applicable, may require the construction and maintenance of sampling
facilities at other locations (for example, at the end of a manufacturing line or a wastewater
treatment system).
There shall be ample room in or near such sampling 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.
The Superintendent or designee may require the user to install monitoring equipment as
necessary. All monitoring facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all
applicable local construction standards and specifications. All devices used to measure
wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
9-2-6-3 Search Warrants
If the Superintendent or designee has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or
any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there maybe a
violation of this ordinance, or that there is a need to inspect as part of a routine inspection
program of the City of Meridian designed to verify compliance with this ordinance or any
wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health,
safety and welfare of the community, then the Superintendent or designee shall seek issuance of a
search and/or seizure warrant from the Court of proper jurisdiction located in Ada County, Idaho.
Such warrant shall be served at reasonable hours by the Superintendent or designee in the
company of a uniformed police officer of the City of Meridian.
9-2-6-4 Vandalism
No person shall willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with,
or prevent access to any structure, appurtenance or equipment, or other part of the POTW. Any
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person found in violation of this requirement shall be subject to the sanctions set out in this
ordinance.
SECTION 9-2-7 -CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit
applications, wastewater discharge permits, monitoring programs, City of Meridian 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 Superintendent or
designee, that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods
of production entitled to protection as trade secrets under applicable State law. 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 uses related to the NPDES 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.
SECTION 9-2-8 PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
The City of Meridian shall publish annually, in a newspaper(s) of general circulation that
provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdiction(s) served by the POTW, a list of the
users which, during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with
applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. For the purposes of this provision, an
industrial user in significant noncompliance 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 wastewater measurements taken during a six (6)
month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric Pretreatment Standard or
Requirement, including instantaneous limits, as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1);
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e3~ept~I-~ Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations defined here as those in
which thirty-three percent (33%) or more of wastewater measurements taken for each
pollutant parameter durin a six 6) month period equals or exceeds the product of the
numeric Pretreatment Standard or Requirement including instantaneous limits as
defined by 40 CFR 403.3(1) multiplied by the TRC [TRC=1.4 for BOD TSS fats
oils and grease and % for all other pollutants except pHl'
C. Any other discharge violation of a Pretreatment Standard or Requirement as defined
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by 40 CFR 403.3 (1) (daily maximum, longer-term average, instantaneous limit, or
narrative Standard) that the POTW determines has caused, alone or in combination
with any discharges, interference or pass through (including endangering the health of
POTW personnel or the general public);
D. Any discharge of pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to
the environment, or has caused the Superintendent or designee to exercise its
emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
E. Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule
milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for
starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
F. Failure to provide within thirty (30) days after the due date, any required reports,
including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical
pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on
compliance with compliance schedules;
G. Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
H. Any other violation or group of violations, which may include a violation of Best
Managements Practices, which the POTW determines will adversely affect the
operation or implementation of the local Pretreatment program.
SECTION 9-2-9 ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
9-2-9-1 Notification of Violation
When the Superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated (or continues to violate) any
provision of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any
other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Superintendent or designee may serve upon that
user a written Notice of Violation [via certified letter]. Within twenty (20) days of the receipt of
this notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and
prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the
Superintendent or designee. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for
any violations occurring before or after receipt of the Notice of Violation. Nothing in this section
shall limit the authority of the Superintendent or designee to take any action, including
emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a Notice of Violation.
9-2-9-2 Consent Orders
The Superintendent or designee may enter into Consent Orders, assurances of voluntary
compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any user responsible for
noncompliance. Such documents will include specific action to betaken by the user to correct
the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. Such documents shall have
the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued pursuant to Sections 9-2-9-4 and
9-2-9-5 of this ordinance and shall be judicially enforceable. Use of a consent Order shall not be
a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any action against the user.
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9-2-9-3 Show Cause Hearing
The Superintendent or designee may order via a certified letter a user which has violated, or
continues to violate, any provision of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order
issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, to appear before the
Superintendent or designee and show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be
taken. Notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place for the meeting, the
proposed enforcement action, the reasons for such action, and a request that the user show cause
why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be
served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least ten (10) days
prior to the hearing. Such notice maybe served on any authorized representative of the user. A
show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other action against
the user.
9-2-9-4 Compliance Orders
When the Superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any
provisions of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any
other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Superintendent or designee may issue an order to
the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user come into compliance within a tune
specified in that order. If the user does not come into compliance within the time specified in the
order, sewer service maybe discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other
related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders may also contain
other requirements to address the non-compliance, including additional self-monitoring, and
management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer.
Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other
action against the user.
9-2-9-5 Cease and Desist Orders
When the Superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated (or continues to violate) any
provision of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any
other pretreatment standard or requirement, or that the user's past violations are likely to recur,
the Superintendent or designee may issue an order to the user directing it to cease and desist all
such violations and directing the user to:
1. Immediately comply with all requirements; 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/or
terminating the discharge. Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar
against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
9-2-9-6 Administrative Fines
A. When the Superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated, or continues to
violate any provision of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Superintendent or
designee may fine such user in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) per violation. Such fines shall be assessed on a per violation, per day
basis. In the case of monthly or other term average discharge limits, fines shall be
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assessed for each day during the period of violation.
B. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall after thirty (30) calendar days, be assessed
an additional penalty of one percent (1 %) of the unpaid balance, and interest shall
accrue thereafter at a rate of one percent (1%) per month. Alien against the user's
property will be sought for unpaid charges, fines, and penalties.
C. Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the Superintendent
or designee to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within
thirty (30) days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, The
Superintendent or designee shall convene a hearing on the matter within ten (10) days
of receiving the request from the user. In the event the user's appeal is successful, the
payment, together with any interest accruing thereto, shall be returned to the user.
The City of Meridian may add costs of preparing administrative actions, such as
notices and orders, to the fine.
D. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for,
taking any other action against the user.
9-2-9-7- Emergency Suspension of Service and Revocation of Permit
The Superintendent or designee may, immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal
notice to the user) whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened
discharge which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment
to the health or welfare of persons. The Superintendent or designee may also immediately
suspend a user's discharge (after notice and opportunity to respond) that threatens to interfere
with the operation of the POTW or which presents or may present an endangerment to the
environment. The City shall have the authority to physically cap, block or seal the user's sewer
line (whether on public or private property) in order to terminate service under this Section. The
City shall have the right to enter upon the user's property to accomplish the capping, blocking or
sealing of the user's sewer line. The City may reinstate the wastewater treatment service upon
clear and convincing proof by the user of the elimination of the non-complying discharge or
condition creating the threat as set forth above.
A. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate
its contribution. In the event of a user's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the
suspension order, the Superintendent or designee shall take such steps as deemed necessary,
including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize danger to the
POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The Superintendent or
designee shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the City of Meridian that the period of endangerment has passed; unless the
termination proceedings in Section 9-2-2-8 of this ordinance are initiated against the user.
B. A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent
endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful
contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the Superintendent or
designee prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing in Section 9-2-9-3 and 9-2-9-
8 of this ordinance.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency
suspension under this section.
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9-2-9-8 Termination of Discharge (Non-Emergency)
In addition to the provisions contained in Section 9-2-12 of this ordinance, any user who violates
the following conditions is subject to discharge termination:
A. Violation of wastewater discharge permit conditions;
B. Failure to accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its
discharge;
C. Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater volume, constituents,
and characteristics prior to discharge;
D. Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection,
monitoring, or sampling; or
E. Violation of the pretreatment standards in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Such user will be notified of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an
opportunity to show cause under Section 9-2-3 of this ordinance why the proposed action should
not be taken. Exercise of this option by the City of Meridian shall not be a bar to, or a
prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
SECTION 9-2-10 -JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
9-2-10-1 Injunctive Relief
When the Superintendent or designee finds that a user has violated (or continues to violate) any
provision of this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any
other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Superintendent or designee may petition the
Fourth Judicial District Court of Ada County, Idaho through the City of Meridian's Attorney for
the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or compels
the specific performance of the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other requirement imposed
by this ordinance on activities of the user. The Superintendent or designee may also seek such
other action as is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief, including a requirement for the user
to conduct environmental remediation. A petition for injunctive relief shall not be a bar against,
or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against a user.
9-2-10-2 Civil Penalties
A. A user who has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this ordinance, a
wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement shall be liable to the City of Meridian for a maximum civil
penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation, per day. In the case of a
monthly or other long-term average discharge limit, penalties shall accrue for each
day during the period of the violation.
B. The Superintendent or designee may recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs,
and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including sampling and
monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the City of
Meridian.
C. In determining the amount of civil liability, the Court shall take into account all
relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by
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the violation, the magnitude and duration of the violation, any economic benefit
gained through the user's violation, corrective actions by the user, the compliance
history of the user, and any other factor as justice requires.
D. Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking
any other action against a user.
9-2-10-3 Criminal Prosecution
A user which has willfully or recklessly violates any provision of'this ordinance, a wastewater
discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be prosecuted and punished
accordingly. In addition, a user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or
certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation filed, or required to
be maintained, pursuant to this ordinance, wastewater discharge permit, or order issued
hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device
or method required under this ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be prosecuted and punished accordingly.
9-2-10-4 Remedies Non-exclusive
The remedies provided for in this ordinance are not exclusive. The City of Meridian may take
any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant user. Further, the City of
Meridian is empowered to take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant user.
These actions maybe taken concurrently.
SECTION 9-2-11-- SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
9-2-11-1 Performance Bonds
The Superintendent or designee may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to
any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this ordinance, a previous wastewater
discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement,
unless such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the City of Meridian, in a sum not to
exceed a value determined by the Superintendent or designee to be necessary to achieve
consistent compliance.
9-2-11-2 Water Supply Severance
Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this ordinance, a
wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or
requirement, water service to the user maybe severed. Service will only recommence, at the
user's expense, after it has satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply.
SECTION 9-2-12 -AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS
9-2-12-1 Upset
A. For the purposes of this section, upset means an exceptional incident in which there
is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with categorical pretreatment
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standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the user. An upset does
not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly
designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive
maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
B. An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards if the requirements of
paragraph (C), below, are met.
C. A user who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate,
through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence
that:
(1) An upset occurred and the user can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
(2) The facility was at the time being operated in a prudent and workman-like manner
and in compliance with applicable operation and maintenance procedures; and
(3) The user has submitted the following information to the Superintendent or
designee 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) working days]:
(a) A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance;
(b) The period ofnon-compliance, including exact dates and times or, if not
corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue;
and
(c) Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence
of the noncompliance.
D. In any enforcement proceeding, the user seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset shall have the burden of proof.
E. Users will have the opportunity for a judicial determination on any claim of upset only
in an enforcement action brought for non-compliance with applicable pretreatment
standards.
F. Users shall control production of all discharges to the extent necessary to maintain
compliance with applicable pretreatment standards upon reduction, loss, or failure of
its treatment facility until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment
is provided. This requirement applies in the situation where, among other things, the
primary. source of power of the treatment facility is reduced, lost, or fails.
9-2-12-2 Prohibited Discharge Standards
A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement action brought against it for
noncompliance with the prohibitions in Section ° '' ' ^ °~a ~~2' +~r^~~~ 9-2-2-1A and 1B and
sections 9-2-2-2 throw 9-2-2-4 if it can prove that it did not know, or have reason to know, that
its discharge, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would cause pass
through or interference and that either : (a) a local limit exists for each pollutant discharged and
the user was in compliance with each limit directly prior to, and during, the pass through or
interference; or (b) no local limit exists, but the discharge did not change substantially in nature
or constituents from the user's prior discharge when the City was regularly in compliance with its
NPDES permit, and in the case of interference, was in compliance with applicable bio-solids
use or disposal requirements.
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9-2-12-3 Bypass
A. For the purposes of this section,
(1) "Bypass" means the intentional or unintentional diversion of waste streams
from any portion of a user's treatment facility.
(2) "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.
B. A user may allow a bypass to occur which does not cause applicable pretreatment
standards or requirements to be violated, but only for essential maintenance to
ensure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provision of
paragraphs C and D of this section.
C. Notice of Bypass
(1) If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice
to the Superintendent or designee, at least ten (10) days before the date of the
bypass, if possible.
(2) A user shall submit oral notice to the City of an unanticipated bypass that
exceeds applicable pretreatment standards within twenty-four (24) hours from
the time it becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be
provided within five (5) days of the time the user becomes aware of 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 been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to
continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the bypass. The POTW may waive the written report on a
case-by-case basis if the oral report has been received within twenty four (24)
hours.
D. Bypass Conditions
(1) Bypass is prohibited, and the POTW may take an enforcement action against
a user for a bypass, unless
(a) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe
property damage;
(b) 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
occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive
maintenance; and
(c) The user submitted notices as required under paragraph (C) of this section.
(2) The POTW may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse
effects, if the POTW determines that it will meet the three conditions listed in
paragraph (D)(1) of this section.
SECTION 9-2-13 WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES
Wastewater treatment rates and charges shall be set by resolution of the Meridian City Council.
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SECTION 9-2-14 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9-2-14-1 Pretreatment Charges and Fees
The City of Meridian may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and
operating the City's Pretreatment Program which may include:
A. Fees for wastewater discharge permit applications including the cost of
processing such applications;
B. Fees for monitoring, inspection, and surveillance procedures including the cost of
collection and analyzing a user's discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports
submitted by users;
C. Fees for reviewing and responding to accidental discharge procedures and
construction;
D. Fees for filing appeals; and
E. Other fees as the City of Meridian may deem necessary to carry out the requirements
contained herein. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this ordinance
and are separate from all other fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the City.
9-2-14-2 Severability
If any provision of this ordinance is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the
remaining provisions shall not be effected and shall continue in full force and effect.
9-2-14-3 Conflicts
All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby voided.
SECTION 4: That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the
Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and one (1)
reading in the full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect on the I ~ day of (YZO,hCh , 2008 its passage,
approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of
~U.~'C''h , ZooB.
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APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~~day of
2008.
APPROVED:
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PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE - 43 of 43
on
NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.08- 055
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDINGING TITLE 9
CHAPTER 2 SEWER PRETREATMENT OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 9 Chapter 2 of the Meridian Code relating to Sewer Pretreatment. A full text of this' Oj ' �s�available for inspection at
City Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East Idaho "i
become effective upon passage and public ' o T�. Ordinance shall
City of
Mayor and City Council
By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk
XAL
First Reading: _3-18-08- 11111 "�o
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code
§ 50-902: YES_ NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 08- Z5
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 08- 135;j of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3).
DATED this -� day of
2008.
JAI / .')
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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