§ 98-701. Generally; defined.

The city shall publish annually, in the largest daily newspaper published in the municipality where the POTW is located, a list of the Users which, during the previous 12 months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. The term significant noncompliance shall mean:

(1)

Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66 percent or more of all the measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits as defined in division 2 of this ordinance;

(2)

Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33 percent or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits, as defined by division 2 of this ordinance multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);

(3)

Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by Section 2 (Daily Maximum, long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the city administrator determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public;

(4)

Any discharge of pollutants that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the city's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;

(5)

Failure to meet, within 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;

(6)

Failure to provide within 45 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;

(7)

Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or

(8)

Any other violation(s) which the city determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program, including a violation of best management practices.

(Ord. No. 12-05, § 9(9), 6-19-2012)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.