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CHAPTER 54: SEWER USAGE
SECTION
General Provisions
54.01 Purpose
54.02 Definitions
User of Public Sewers Required
54.03 Unlawful Deposits
54.04 Certain Waters Prohibited
54.05 Removal of Unpolluted Waters from Treatment Facility
54.06 Privy Vaults, Septic Tanks, and Cesspools Prohibited
54.07 Connection to Public Sewers Required
54.08 Discharge of Wastewater to Natural Outlets
Private Sewer Systems
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54.32 Damage to Facilities
Extension of Interceptor Sewers Outside District Limits
54.33 Authority of Board; Compliance with Ordinances and State Law
54.34 Permit Required
54.35 Septic Tank Wastes
54.36 Additional Connections not Mandatory
54.37 Rules and Regulations of the District
Use of the Public Sewers
54.38 Groundwater/Soil Remediation Activity
54.39 Prohibited Waters and Wastes
54.40 Remedies for Prohibited Discharges; Authority of Director
54.41 Test and Analysis Standards
54.42 Maintenance of Preliminary Treatment Facilities
54.43 Monitoring Manhole
54.44 Grease, Oil, and Sand Interceptors
54.46 Samples to be Taken for Measurements
54.47 Persons Required to Provide Monitoring Manholes
54.48 New Connections
54.49 Deposit of Wastewaters
Industrial W aste Charges
54.50 Sewer Service Surcharge
54.51 Determination of Surcharge
54.52 Industrial Discharge Permit and General Permit, and Continuation of Expired Permits
54.53 Testing Requirements
54.54 Billing Procedure
54.55 Contract Method
54.56 Billing on a Regular Basis
54.57 Reports
Miscellaneous Provisions
54.58 Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes; National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
54.59 Pretreatment Facilities to be Approved by District
54.60 Certain Unpolluted Waters Prohibited
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54.63 Accidental Discharges/Slug Discharges
54.64 Dilution
54.65 Notice to Employees
54.66 Upsets; Bypass
54.67 Record Retention
54.68 Annual Publication of Significant Noncompliance
54.69 Confidential Information
Power and Authority of Inspectors
54.70 Proper Credentials or Identification Required
54.71 Right of Entry
54.72 Safety Standards
54.73 Entry, Work to be in Accordance with Easement
Notices
54.74 Notifications
Enforcement and Remedies
54.75 Administrative Enforcement/Remedies
54.76 Consent Orders
54.77 Show Cause Hearings
54.78 Administrative Compliance Orders
54.79 Cease and Desist Orders
54.80 Administrative Fines
54.81 Emergency Suspensions
54.82 Termination of Discharge
54.83 Judicial Enforcement Remedies
54.84 Remedies Nonexclusive
54.85 Violator to Pay Damage
54.86 Administrative Appeal
54.87 Falsifying Information
54.88 Statutory Authority
Interpretation
54.89 Severability
54.90 Compliance with State or Federal Requirements
54.91 Applicable Standards
GENERAL PROVISIONS
54.01 PURPOSE
This Chapter sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater collection
and treatment system for the Richmond Sanitary District and enables the District to comply with all applicable
State and Federal Laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 as amended and the General Pretreatment
regulations (40 CFR Part 403).
The objective of this Chapter is:
(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater treatment system which will
interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resultant sludge.
(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will pass
through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with the
system.
(c) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system.
(d) To protect both Publicly Owned Treatment Works personnel who may be affected by wastewater
and sludge in the course of their employment, and the general public.
(e) To enable the District to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or State laws to which the
Publicly Owned Treatment Works is subject.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Richmond Sanitary District Director shall administer, implement, and
enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the Director may be
delegated by the Director to other District personnel.
54.02 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or
requires a different meaning.
(a) “ACT” -- The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500) as amended by the Clean Water
Act (PL 95-217) of 1977. (Ord. 38-1985)
(b) “APPROVAL AUTHORITY” -- The Regional Administrator of Region V of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Ord. 38-1985, Ord.15-2017)
(c) “APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARD” -- Any pretreatment limit or prohibitive standard
(Federal, State and/or local) contained in the Chapter and considered to be the most restrictive with
which non-domestic Users will be required to comply. (Ord. 93-2002)
(d) “AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF INDUSTRIAL USER” --
(1) If the User is a corporation:
(a) The president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president 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 operation facilities,
provided the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the
operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making
major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct 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
wastewater discharge permit requirements; and where the authority to sign documents
has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate
procedures.
(2) If the User is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general 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 Director.
(e) “Best Management Practices” (BMP)—As defined in 40 CFR Part 403.3(e), schedules of
activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to
implement the general and specific prohibitions listed in 403.5(a)(1a) and (b). BMPs also include
treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or
leaks, sludge waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
(f) “BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND” (BOD)-- The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter using standard laboratory procedures in five days at 20o C, and usually
expressed as a concentration (milligrams per liter). (Ord. 93-2002)
(g) “CATEGORICAL INDUSTRIAL USER” - - An Industrial User subject to a categorical Pretreatment
Standard or Categorical Standard.
(h) “CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD” - - See Definitions 54.02 (pp)
(i) “CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND” - - A measure of the oxygen required to oxidize all compounds,
both organic and inorganic in water.
(j) “COMBINED SEWER” -- The sewer intended to carry sanitary and industrial waste waters from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, institutions, and also to carry storm waters,
surface runoff, street wash waters, and drainage. (Ord. 54-1981)
(k) “COMMERCIAL USER” -- Any person owning an establishment offering lodging, selling goods
(either retail or wholesale), or offering services for sale and contributing an average m onthly flow in
excess of 10,000 gallons. (Ord. 93-2002)
(l) “COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT” -- BOD, TSS, pH, fecal coliform bacteria, and any additional
pollutants as are now or may be in the future specified and controlled in the city’s NPDES permit for its
wastewater treatment works where the works have been designed and used to reduce or remove the
pollutants to a substantial degree. (Ord. 93-2002)
(m) “COMPOSITE SAMPLE” -- A composite sample should contain a minimum of four discrete
samples taken at equal time intervals over the compositing period or proportional to the flow rate over
the compositing period. More than the minimum number of discrete samples will be required where
the wastewater loading is highly variable.
(n) “CONTROL AUTHORITY” - - The City of Richmond, Indiana, Richmond Sanitary District by and
through its Board of Sanitary Commissioners and/or its Director.
(o) “DAILY DISCHARGE” -- Discharge of a pollutant, measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour
period, that reasonably represents a normal working day. (Ord. 93-2002)
(p) “DAILY MAXIMUM” - - The arithmetic average of all effluent samples for a pollutant collected
during a calendar day.
(q) “DAILY MAXIMUM LIMIT” - - the maximum allowable discharge limit of a pollutant during a
calendar day. Where Daily Maximum Limits are expressed in units of mass, the daily discharge is the
total mass discharged over the course of the day. Where Daily Maximum Limits are expressed in
terms of concentration, the daily discharge is the arithmetic average measurement of the pollutant
concentration derived from all measurements taken that day.
(r) “DIRECTOR” -- The duly appointed and qualified Director of the Richmond Sanitary District or his
authorized deputy, agent, or representative. (Ord. 54-1981)
(s) “DISTRICT” -- The Sanitary District of the City, acting by its duly-constituted Board of Sanitary
Commissioners or their authorized representatives. (Ord. 54-1981)
(t) “DOMESTIC USER” -- All persons owning residential dwellings which discharge primarily domestic
wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences. (Ord. 54-1981)
(u) “DOMESTIC WASTE” -- Liquid wastes from the non-commercial preparation, cooking, and
handling of food or containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences of
dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions. (Ord. 54-1981)
(v) “EASEMENTS” -- An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others. (Ord. 54-
1981)
(w) “ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR EPA” - - The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, The Regional
Administrator, or other duly authorized official of said agency.
(x) "EXISTING SOURCE" - Any source of discharge, the construction or operation of which
commenced prior to the publication of proposed categorical pretreatment standards which will be
applicable to such source if the standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with Section 307 of
the Act. (Ord. 93-2002)
(y) “FECAL COLIFORM” -- Any of the number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of man
and animals, whose presence is an indicator of pathogenic microorganisms.
(z) “FLOATABLE OIL” -- Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state, such that will separate by gravity from
wastewater by treatment in a pretreatment facility approved by the city. (Ord. 54-1981)
(aa) “GARBAGE” -- Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and
dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce. (Ord. 54-1981)
(bb) “GOVERNMENTAL USER” -- Any User who represents some function of local, regional, state, or
federal government and who discharges primarily segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary
conveniences. (Ord. 54-1981)
(cc) “GRAB SAMPLE” -- A sample which is taken from a wastestream with no regard to the flow in
the wastestream, and within a time period of 15 minutes or less.
(dd) “INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT” -- Any pollutant which is not a “compatible pollutant.” (Ord. 54-
1981)
(ee) “INDIRECT DISCHARGE” or “DISCHARGE” -- The introduction of pollutants into the POTW
from any nondomestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act.
(ff) “INDUSTRIAL USER” or “USER” -- Any source of an indirect discharge.
(gg) “INDUSTRIAL WASTES” -- Any solid, liquid, gaseous waste, or heat resulting from any process
or excess energy of industry, manufacturing trade, or business, or from the development, processing,
or recovery of any natural resource, as distinct from industrial employees’ domestic wastes or wastes
from sanitary conveniences (normal domestic sewage). (Ord. 54-1981)
(hh) “INFILTRATION” -- Any water other than wastewater that enters a sewage system from the
ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration
does not include, and is distinguished from, “inflow.” (Ord. 54-1981)
(ii) “INFILTRATION / INFLOW” -- That total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without
distinguishing the source. (Ord. 54-1981)
(jj) “INFLOW” -- Any water other than wastewater, that enters a sewage system from sources such as
roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and
swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch
basins, cooling towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage. Inflow does not
include, and is distinguished from, “infiltration.” (Ord. 54-1981)
(kk) “INSTANTANEOUS LIMIT” - - The maximum concentration 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.
(ll) “INSPECTOR” -- The person or persons duly authorized by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners
to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer
system. (Ord. 54-1981)
(mm) “INTERFERENCE” -- "Interference" means a discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a
discharge or discharges from other sources, does one (1) of the following: (1) Inhibits or disrupts the
POTW, its treatment processes or operations, its sludge processes, or its selected sludge use or
disposal methods; (2) Causes a violation of any requirement of the POTW’s NPDES permit, including
an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation; (3) Prevents the use of the POTW’s sewage
sludge or its sludge disposal method selected in compliance with the following statutory provisions,
regulations, or permits issued thereunder or more stringent state or local regulations: (A) Section 405
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1345). (B) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (42 U.S.C.
6901), including: (i) Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA); and (ii) the rules contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to
Subtitle D of the SWDA (42 U.S.C. 6941). (C) The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401). (D) The Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601). (E) The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
(33 U.S.C.,1401)
Local Limits – “Local Limits” are wastewater limitations that discharge to a publicly owned treatment
works (POTW) (40 CFR 403.3 (q)). Local limits are developed to meet the pretreatment program
objectives and site-specific needs of the local POTW and the receiving stream.
Local limits control the pollutants in the wastewater discharges from commercial and industrial
facilities and apply at the “end-of-pipe” from the facility. The regulations under 40 CFR 403.5(d) give
the POTW the authority to enforce its local limits.
(nn) "MAHL (Maximum Allowable Headworks Loading)" means the maximum loading of a given
pollutant that the POTW can accept without causing an exceedance of the most limiting of the
following restrictions:
(1) POTW upset limits (activated sludge and/or anaerobic digestion);
(2) Pass-through limits (either NPDES discharge limits or water quality objectives);
(3) Sludge disposal limits;
(4) POTW design capacity limits. (Ord. 72-2007)
(oo) "MAIL (Maximum Allowable Industrial Headworks Loading)" means the maximum loading of a
given pollutant that can be discharged by the sum total of all industrial users without causing an
exceedance of the most limiting of the following restrictions:
(1) POTW upset limits (activated sludge and/or anaerobic digestion);
(2) Pass-through limits (either NPDES discharge limits or water quality objectives);
(3) Sludge disposal limits;
(4) POTW design capacity limits. (Ord. 72-2007)
(pp) “NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD” or “CATEGORICAL STANDARD” -
- Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance with Sections
307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1317) which apply to specific category of Users and which appear
in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
(qq) “NPDES PERMIT” -- The permit issued to the Richmond (William Edwin Ross) Wastewater
Treatment Plant Wayne County under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for
discharge of wastewaters to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to Section 402 of the
Federal Water Quality Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500). (Ord. 54-1981)
(rr) “NATURAL OUTLET” -- Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or any other body of surface or groundwater. (Ord. 54-1981)
(ss) “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 or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure,
facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same
site. To determine if the new wastewater generating process is substantially
independent of an existing source at the same site, certain factors should be
considered. These factors include 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.
(2) Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather
than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or
installation meeting the criteria of Section (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 being, 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 biding 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.
(tt) “NOV” – Notice of Violation is the initial formal enforcement action for a violation
(uu) “OIL and GREASE” –
(1) Non-polar Oil and Grease – Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) oil and grease.
Petroleum or mineral oil based products.
(2) Polar oils and grease - Processed vegetable and animal origin fats and oils that are
commonly found in food based products/industries. These substances must not solidify or
become viscous at temperatures between 32º F and 150º F (0º C and 65º C) (Ord. 93-2002;
Ord. 15-2017)
(vv) “OTHER WASTES” -- Garbage, refuse, wood residues, sand, lime, cinders, ashes, offal, night
soil, silt, , tar, dyestuffs, acids, chemicals, disposable wipes and all other substances, not sewage or
industrial waste, which discharge would cause pollution or cause damage or blockage to sewers.
(Ord. 54-1981; Ord. 15-2017)
(ww) “pH” -- The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions expressed in grams
per liter of solution as determined under standard laboratory procedure. (Ord. 54-1981)
(xx) “PASS THROUGH” -- A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in
quantities or concentration which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other
sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the District’s NPDES permit, including an
increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
(yy) “PERSON” -- Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association,
trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity or their legal representative,
agent or assigns legally capable of owning property in the state. (Ord. 54-1981)
(zz) “POLLUTANT” -- Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive
materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and
industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity,
color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor). The term includes sewage, industrial waste, and other waste.
(aaa) “PRETREATMENT” – “Pretreatment” means 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 discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction or
alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, process changes or by other
means, except as prohibited by 403.6(d). (Ord. 54-1981, Ord 15-2017)
(bbb) “PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS” -- Any substantive or procedural requirement related to
pretreatment, other than a pretreatment standard imposed on an Industrial User. (Ord. 38-1985)
(ccc) “PRETREATMENT STANDARDS” or “STANDARDS” -- Pretreatment standards shall mean
prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits.
(ddd) “PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS" or " PROHIBITED DISCHARGES" -- Absolute
prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in 54.39 of this
Chapter
(eee) “PUBLIC SEWER” -- A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and
is controlled by a public authority, or owned by the Sanitary District. (Ord. 54-1981)
(fff) “POTW (PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS)” – “Publicly Owned Treatment Works”
means a treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Clean Water Act (the ACT), which is
owned by a state or municipality (as defined by Section 502 (4) of the Act). This definition includes
any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal
sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances
only if they convey wastewater to a POTW Treatment Plant. The term also means the municipality as
defined in section 502(4) of the ACT, which has jurisdiction over the Indirect Discharges to and the
discharges from such a treatment works. (Ord. 54-1981, Ord. 15-2017)
(ggg) “QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL” -- An individual who is trained and experienced in wastewater
treatment, environmental compliance, or related fields as may be demonstrated by state registration,
professional certification, experience, or completion of coursework that enables the individual to make
sound, professional judgment regarding a facility’s ability to comply with federal, state, and local
wastewater rules and regulations. (Ord. 72-2007)
(hhh) “REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR” – “Regional Administrator” means head of EPA Region 5
Office located in Chicago, IL.
(iii) “SANITARY SEWER” -- A sewer that carries wastewater, sanitary and industrial, together with
incidental land runoff, but to which storm, surface, and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
(Ord. 54-1981)
(jjj) “SEPTIC TANK WASTE” -- Any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
(kkk) “SEWAGE” -- Water-carried human and related wastes from any source, together with
associated land runoff, sanitary and industrial wastewaters, and polluted cooling water, from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions. The term includes sanitary
sewage, industrial sewage, and combined sewage. (Ord. 54-1981)
(lll) “SEWER” -- A pipe or conduit for carrying either wastewater or land runoff, or both. (Ord. 54-
1981)
(mmm) “SHALL AND MAY” --
(1) “SHALL” -- is mandatory.
(2) “MAY” -- is permissive. (Ord. 54-1981)
(nnn) “SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER (SIU)” --
(1) A User subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
(2) A User that:
(a) Discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day or more
of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and
boiler blowdown wastewater);
(b) Contributes a process wastestream 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 Director 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 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 Director may at any time, on their own initiative or in response to a petition
received from a User, and in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6),
determine that such User should not be considered a Significant Industrial User.
(ooo) “SLUG” --Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration which could cause a violation of the
prohibited discharge standards in 54.39 of this Chapter, or any discharge of a non-routine, episodic
nature, including but not limited to, an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge. (Ord. 93-
2002)
(ppp) “STORM SEWER” -- A sewer intended to receive and convey only land runoff, ground water, or
unpolluted water from any source and to which sanitary or industrial wastes are not intentionally
admitted. (Ord. 93-2002)
(qqq) “TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS” (TSS) -- Solids in a liquid suspension of water, sewage, or
other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering under standard laboratory procedure.
(Ord. 93-2002)
(rrr) “TOXIC AMOUNT” -- Concentrations of any pollutants or combination of pollutants, which upon
exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse effects, such as cancer, genetic
mutations, and physiological manifestations, as defined in standards issued pursuant to Section 307
(a) of Public Law (92-500). (Ord. 93-2002)
(sss) “TOXIC POLLUTANTS” -- As defined in the Clean Water Act (PL 95-217), those pollutants, or
combinations of pollutants, including disease-causing agents, which, after discharge and upon
exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment
or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will, on the basis of information available to the Director,
cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions
(including malfunctions in reproduction), or physical deformations in the organisms or their offspring.
(Section 502 (13)). “Toxic Pollutants” include, but are not limited to the list of 126 Priority Pollutants,
or any other list of total toxic organics. The toxic substances of concern in the waste of a particular
facility will depend on the raw materials, products, and processes employed at that facility. (Ord. 93-
2002)
(ttt) “UNPOLLUTED WATER” -- Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect, or
water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited
by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided. (Ord. 93-2002)
(uuu) “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
Industrial 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. (Ord. 93-2002, Ord. 15-2017)
(vvv) “USER” – See “INDUSTRIAL USER”
(www) “VOLATILE ORGANIC MATTER” -- The material in the sewage solids transformed to gases or
vapors when heated at 550o C for sixty minutes under standard laboratory procedures. (Ord. 93-2002)
(xxx) “WASTEWATER” -- Treated or untreated liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, manufacturing facilities and institutions,
together with any inflow and infiltration that may be present, which is discharged into or permitted to
enter the POTW. (Ord. 93-2002)
(yyy) “WATERCOURSE” -- A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously
or intermittently. (Ord. 93-2002)
(zzz) “WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT” or “TREATMENT PLANT” -- That portion of the POTW
which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage, industrial waste and wastewater from
manufacturing facilities. (Ord. 93-2002, Ord 15-2017)
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
54.03 UNLAWFUL DEPOSITS
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited, in any unsanitary manner on
public or private property within the Sanitary District or in any area under the jurisdiction of the District any
human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste. (Ord. 54-1981) Penalty, see 54.75
through 54.85
54.04 CERTAIN WATERS PROHIBITED
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, or make a connection to discharge or cause to be
discharged to any sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, storm water, surface water, ground water, roof
runoff, downspouts, swimming pools, subsurface drainage, or noncontact cooling water, unpolluted industrial
process water, or other unpolluted waters. (Ord. 93-2002) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.05 REMOVAL OF UNPOLLUTED WATERS FROM TREATMENT FACILITY
The Sanitary District shall require the removal of unpolluted waters from any wastewater collection or
treatment facility if removal is cost-effective and is in the best interest of all Users of the facilities. (Ord. 54-
1981) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.06 PRIVIES, VAULTS, SEPTIC TANKS, AND CESSPOOLS PROHIBITED
Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault,
septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended for the treatment of sewage or wastewater on any property
within the Sanitary District. (Ord. 54-1981) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.07 CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other
purposes, located within the Sanitary District and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is
located a public sewer, is hereby required to connect the house, building, or property directly with the public
sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter within three months after the date of official notice to
do so. In the event the building drain of the house, building, or property is within 300 feet of a public sewer the
owner shall be required to connect the building drain to the public sewer; in the event the house, building, or
property is at a distance greater than 300 feet from the public sewer the owner may be required to connect at
the discretion of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, provided that the wastewater treatment facility shall
have the capacity to treat the waste of the house, building, or parcel of real estate. (Ord. 54-1981) Penalty,
see 54.75 through 54.85
54.08 DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER TO NATURAL OUTLETS
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any natural outlet any wastewater or deleterious
pollutants except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this Chapter
and the NPDES permit. (Ord. 93-2002) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
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54.29 CONNECTION OF SOURCES OF SURFACE RUN-OFF PROHIBITED
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other
sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. (Ord. 54-1981) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.30 CONNECTION OF FLOOR DRAIN OR PIT DRAIN PROHIBITED
(A) Except as provided in 54.44, no person shall connect any floor drain, pit drain, site drain, or any
other drain subject to receiving oil, grease, or gasoline to any sewer either directly or indirectly. (Ord.
93-2002 Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
(B) Any drain subject to receiving oil, grease, gasoline, other flammable substances, excessive
solids, or sand in accordance with 54.44 shall connect only to a sanitary sewer unless specifically
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54.32 DAMAGE TO FACILITIES
When a discharge of wastes causes an obstruction, damage, or any other impairment to the POTW,
Richmond Sanitary District may assess a charge against the IU and/or Septic Hauler for the work required to
clean and/or repair the sanitary sewer system and/or the POTW, and add such charge or charges to the
User’s charges and fees. (Ord. 15-2017)
EXTENSION OF INTERCEPTOR SEWERS OUTSIDE DISTRICT LIMITS
54.33 AUTHORITY OF BOARD; COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES AND STATE LAW
The installation, construction, or extension of interceptor sewers outside the corporate limits of the city, shall
be governed solely by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners and any connection to the interceptor shall be
subject to the provisions of 54.34 and I.C. 36-9-25-1 et seq. (Ord. 54-1981)
(A) Any existing significant industrial user located beyond the District limits and discharging into the District
sewer system shall submit a discharge permit application, in accordance with 54.52 below, within ninety
(90) days of the effective date of this Chapter, or in the case a valid permit exists and does not violate any
part of this Chapter, shall not have to re-apply until the permit expiration date. New significant industrial
users located beyond the District limits shall submit such applications to the Director at least ninety (90)
days prior to any proposed discharge into the POTW. (Ord. 93-2002)
(B) Alternately, the Director may enter into an agreement with the neighboring jurisdiction in which the
significant industrial user is located to provide for the implementation and enforcement of pretreatment
program requirements against said industrial user. (Ord. 93-2002)
54.34 PERMIT REQUIRED
Properties outside the territorial limits of the Sanitary District shall not be permitted connections to the sewage
utility until a permit has been obtained from the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.35 SEPTIC TANK WASTES
(a) Septic tank and grease trap waste may be introduced into the POTW only at locations designated
by the Director, and at such times as are established by the Director. Such waste shall not violate
54.39 of this Chapter or any other requirements established by the Director. The Director shall require
septic tank and grease trap waste haulers to obtain wastewater discharge permits.
(b) The Director shall require haulers of industrial waste to obtain wastewater discharge permits. The
Director may require generators of hauled industrial waste to obtain wastewater discharge permits.
The Director also may prohibit the disposal of hauled industrial waste. The discharge of hauled
industrial waste is subject to all other requirements of this Chapter.
(c) All waste haulers may discharge loads only at locations designated by the Director. No load may
be discharged without prior consent of the Director. The Director may collect samples of each hauled
load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The Director may require the industrial waste
hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge.
(d) All waste haulers must provide a waste-tracking form for every hauled load. This form shall
include, at a minimum, the name and address of the waste hauler, names and addresses of sources
of waste, and volume of waste. The form shall be signed by a representative of the source and a
representative of the hauler.
(e) Damage to facilities, see 54.32. (Ord. 15-2017)
54.36 ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS NOT MANDATORY
No provision of this Chapter shall be interpreted to require the District to accept any additional connections if
there is insufficient capacity available in the POTW to accept or treat additional waste. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.37 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DISTRICT
(A) The Board of Sanitary Commissioners may issue a permit for the owner of real estate outside the
Sanitary District to connect to the public sewer system provided that the permit shall be issued subject
to rules and regulations of the Sanitary District relating to the connection to the publicly-owned sewer
of the private building sewer. These regulations shall be determined and published by the Board and
shall include a sewer tap fee, a User charge, and construction criteria. The User charge shall be
determined by the Board according to the laws of the state, and the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. (Ord. 54-1981)
(B) To the extent any User outside the limits of the District connects or discharges into the POTW, the
District shall have the same authority to regulate such User, including any Industrial User, pursuant to
the same provisions contained within this Chapter.
54.38 GROUNDWATER/SOIL REMEDIATION ACTIVITY
(A) It shall be unlawful for any user to discharge treated groundwater from a groundwater or soil
remediation system into the District’s POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit or
general permit from the Director. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge
permit or general permit shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and subjects the permittee to the
enforcement and remedies set out in this Chapter. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit or
general permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all Federal and State
pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of Federal, State, and local
law.
Any user proposing to begin or recommence discharging treated groundwater into the POTW must
obtain a wastewater discharge permit or general permit in accordance with Section 54.52 (A) below,
prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. A wastewater discharge permit application
must be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the date which any discharge will begin. (Ord. 93-2002)
(B) A permitted groundwater or soil remediation system will utilize accepted industrial practices and
equipment including, but not limited to oil/water separators for free product capture, particulate
removal, air stripping, granular activated carbon, etc.
(C) Each groundwater or soil remediation system will be subject to pollutant parameters specific to the
type of remediation activity, including but not limited to gasoline, Diesel or heating fuel,
industrial solvents, heavy metals, etc. Pollutants will be limited as follows:
1) No discharge of free product in any amount.
2) Prohibitions and limitations as specified below in Chapter 54.39.
3) No single total toxic organic compound analyzed using approved wastewater methods
found in 40 CFR Part 136 shall exceed a concentration that is greater than the lowest
achievable detection limit for a given compound in an interference-free sample matrix.
54.39 PROHIBITED WATERS AND WASTE
Except as herein provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes into the POTW, except those waters and wastes handled in accordance with the hauled
septic and industrial waste requirements specified in this Chapter.
(a) Any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. These general
prohibitions apply to all Users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical
pretreatment standards or any other National, State, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
(40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) General Prohibitions) (Ord. 93-2002)
(b) Heats in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in interference, but in
no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the treatment plant exceeds 40o C (104o F).
(Ord. 93-2002) (40CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(c) Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to,
wastestreams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140o F (60o C) using the test methods
specified in 40 CFR 261.21. (40CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(d) Any solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which will cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW
resulting in interference or other interference with the proper operation of any sewer or treatment
works. (40CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(e) Any “other wastes” as defined in 54.02(vv). (Ord. 93-2002; Ord. 15-2017)
(f) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(g) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits
established by the Director in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(h) Any industrial waste that may cause a deviation from the NPDES permit requirements,
pretreatment standards, and all other state and federal regulations as now set out or may be set out in
the future as a requirement for the NPDES permit.
(i) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the POTW. (Ord. 93-2002)
(j) Any waters or wastes except hauled wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 12.0 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment,
and personnel of the publicly owned treatment works or POTW . (40CFR 403.5(b) Specific
Prohibitions)
(1) Wastewaters which are monitored on a continuous basis with automated pH monitoring and
control devices, and which exceed the limitation of 12.0 will not be cause for a violation if the
duration of the excursion for any single event does not exceed 15 minutes, and combined
excursions do not exceed 180 minutes in any calendar month. No pH greater than 12.5 shall
be authorized for any duration of time. (Ord. 93-2002)
(2) Hauled septic tank waste and hauled industrial waste within the range of 5.0 to 10.0 may be
accepted at designated locations at the POTW with prior approval of the Director.
(k) Any of the following substances which shall be termed contaminates. It shall be unlawful for any
person to discharge into a public sewer any such contaminate in any quantity where the level of the
contaminate exceeds the following daily maximum limit during a 24-hour period or a period of normal
daily operations.
(1) The concentration based limitations for the following contaminates apply at the point where
the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. At the discretion of the Director, and under the
following guidelines, the District may consider mass based limitations in addition to or in place of
the concentration based limitations. (Ord. 93-2002)
(a) The Director may consider mass based limits only in situations where a facility has
tried in good faith to comply with our local concentration based limits using pretreatment
or other legitimate means, and the attempt(s) is unsuccessful, and (Ord. 93-2002)
(b) The District's POTW does have ample loading capacity for the parameter(s) of
concern, and the consideration of mass based limits will not cause the POTW to
exceed the Maximum Allowable Headworks Loadings at the POTW Headworks and
the Industrial Users to exceed the Maximum Allowable Industrial Headworks
Loadings at the POTW Headworks (Ord. 72-2007)
Contaminate Concentration (mg/L)
Arsenic (total) 0.09
Cadmium (total) 0.025
Chromium (total) 2.00
Copper (total) 0.75
Cyanide 0.15
Lead (total) 0.20
Mercury (total) 0.0002
Molybdenum 0.55
Nickel (total) 0.75
Oil and Grease (non-polar) 100.0 (see paragraph 54.39 (l) below)
Oil and Grease (polar) 300.0 (see paragraph 54.39 (l) below)
Phenols 1.00
Selenium (total) 0.22
Silver 0.40
Zinc 3.00
(l) Oil and Grease
(1) Non-polar oil and grease is any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils,
whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/L or containing substances which may solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32º F and 150º F (Oº C and 65º C).
(2) Polar oil and grease such as processed vegetable and animal origin fats and oils that
cannot solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32º F and 150º F (0º C and 65º
C) may be discharged in concentrations up to 300mg/L (Ord. 93-2002), (Ord. 15-2017)
(m) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage
grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Director.
(n) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions
whether neutralized or not.
(o) Materials which exert or cause any of the following.
(1) Unusual concentrations of inert TSS such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime
slurries, and lime residues, or of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate. (Ord. 93-2002)
(2) Excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions.
(3) Unusual BOD chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to
constitute a significant load on the POTW. (Ord. 93-2002)
(4) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting “slugs” as defined in 54.02
(ooo). (Ord. 15-2017)
(p) Water or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the
sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the
POTW effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to
the receiving waters. (Ord. 93-2002)
(q) Any waters containing TSS of such character and quantity that unusual provisions, attention, or
expense is required to handle the materials at the POTW. (Ord. 93-2002) Penalty, see 54.75 through
54.85
(r) 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. (40 CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(s) Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will
cause interference or pass through. (40 CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(t) 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. (40 CFR 403.5(b) Specific
Prohibitions) (Ord. 93-2002)
(u) Trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the Director as set forth in
54.35 of this Chapter. (40 CFR 403.5(b) Specific Prohibitions)
(v) Any substance in a concentration that may pose danger to human health or the environment.
(w) Any Toxic Pollutant as defined in 54.02(sss) in a concentration that will cause pass through or
interference, or may pose danger to human health or the environment. Local limits for toxic pollutants,
including total toxic organics will be considered on a case by case basis, by the Director, for those
compounds not regulated as pollutants of concern. Local limit calculations will take into consideration
such factors including, but not limited to the specific toxic pollutant, flow volume, mass loadings to the
POTW, and any other factor to prevent pass through or interference of the POTW or to protect worker
health.
54.40 REMEDIES FOR PROHIBITED DISCHARGES; AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR
(a) If any waters or wastes that contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in
54.39 are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, the Director may do the following:
(1) Reject the wastes in whole or in part.
(2) Require pretreatment of the wastes as necessary to comply with the limitations defined in
this Chapter.
(3) Require payment of a surcharge on any excessive flows or loadings discharged to the
treatment works to cover the additional costs of having capacity for the treating of the
wastes.
(4) The Director may develop best management practices (BMP) by ordinance or in industrial
wastewater discharge permits or general permits, to implement local limits and the
requirements of 54.39.
(b) If the Director permits pretreatment, equalization of wastes equalization of waste flows, or
establishes best management practices (BMP) the Industrial User must develop and submit a
compliance schedule for the design and installation of the technology required to meet applicable
pretreatment standards. The compliance schedule, design, and equipment shall be subject to the
approval of the Director and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
54.41 TEST AND ANALYSIS STANDARDS
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, to be submitted as part of a wastewater discharge
permit application or report shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part
136 and amendments thereto, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard.
If 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the
pollutant in question or where the EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are
inappropriate for the pollutant in question, sampling and analyses must be performed using validated
analytical methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedure, including procedures suggested
by the Director or other parties approved by EPA.
54.42 MAINTENANCE OF PRELIMINARY TREATMENT FACILITIES
Where preliminary treatment facilities for any wastewater or other wastes are required, they shall be operated
and maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner, at his expense. (Ord. 54-
1981) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.43 MONITORING MANHOLE
When required by the Director, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying non-residential
wastes shall install a suitable monitoring manhole together with any necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. The
manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with
plans approved by the Director. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be
maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Agents of the Sanitary District, the State
Water Pollution Control Agencies, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall be permitted to enter
all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing. Penalty, see
54.75 through 54.85. Monitoring manhole locations shall not be changed without prior approval of the
Director. (Ord. 93-2002)
54.44 GREASE, OIL, AND SAND INTERCEPTORS
(a) Grease, oil, sand interceptors and separators, sand traps or retainers shall be provided when
required by the Indiana Uniform Plumbing Code, or when in the opinion of the Director, they are
necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease, oils, or sand in excessive
amounts, or any flammable wastes, or other harmful ingredients, except that the traps or retainers
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All traps shall be of a type and
capacity approved by the Indiana Uniform Plumbing Code and the Director, and shall be located so as
to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. (Ord. 93-2002)
(b) These devices shall be constructed of impervious material capable of withstanding abrupt and
extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped
with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight.
(c) Where installed, these devices shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times. (Ord. 93-2002) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.46 SAMPLES TO BE TAKEN FOR MEASUREMENTS
In all instances the measurement of BOD, TSS, or other compatible or incompatible pollutants within non-
residential waste water shall be measured from samples taken at the monitoring manhole
within the boundaries of the property or at the next manhole downstream from the property boundary provided
no other wastewater or pollutants are introduced between the property boundary and the next downstream
manhole.
54.47 PERSONS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE MONITORING MANHOLES
All Significant Industrial Users, as defined in 54.02(nnn), shall install a surveillance or monitoring manhole and
all persons discharging into the public sewer system industrial waste mixtures of BOD, TSS or other
pollutants of concern with levels greater than the threshold values as established in Chapter 53 shall provide a
monitoring manhole. Monitoring manhole locations shall not be changed without prior approval of the Director.
Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85 (Ord. 15-2017)
54.48 NEW CONNECTIONS
No new connection shall be made to any sanitary, combined, or storm sewer unless there is capacity available
in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains, and the POTW including capacity for treatment of BOD
and TSS. (Ord. 54-1981) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.49 DEPOSIT OF WASTEWATERS
No person shall place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private
property within the jurisdiction of the District, any wastewater or other polluted water except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this Chapter and the NPDES permit. (Ord. 54-
1981) Penalty, see 54.1101 through 54.1107
INDUSTRIAL WASTE CHARGES
54.50 SEWER SERVICE SURCHARGE
Producers of industrial wastewaters assessed at pollutant quantities greater than 200 mg/L for BOD. and/or
225 mg/L for TSS, for which the cost of treatment is greater than the normal charges paid by the producer,
shall pay to the Sanitary District a sewer service surcharge as determined by the District.
54.51 DETERMINATION OF SURCHARGE
The sewer service surcharge shall be determined by sampling and testing, or contract. In either case,
payments shall be based upon current surcharge rates as defined in the District’s governing ordinances. (Ord.
54-1981)
54.52 INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE PERMIT and GENERAL PERMIT, and CONTINUATION OF EXPIRED
PERMITS
It shall be unlawful for any significant industrial user to discharge wastewater into the District’s POTW without
first obtaining an industrial discharge permit or general permit from the Director. Any violation of the terms
and conditions of an industrial discharge permit or general permit shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter
and subjects the permittee to the enforcement and remedies set out in this Chapter. Obtaining an industrial
discharge permit or general permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all Federal and
State pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of Federal, State, and local law.
(Ord. 93-2002)
The Director may require other industrial users or users, including liquid waste haulers, to obtain wastewater
discharge permits or general permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
Any significant industrial user or user which discharges industrial waste into the POTW prior to the effective
date of this Chapter and wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within ninety (90) days after
said date, apply to the District for an industrial discharge permit or general permit in accordance with Section
54.52(A) or (B) below, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after one hundred
eighty (180) days of the effective date of this Chapter except in accordance with an industrial discharge permit
issued by the Director, or in the case, a valid permit exists and does not violate any part of this Chapter, shall
not have to re-apply until the permit expiration date. (Ord. 93-2002)
Any significant industrial user or user proposing to begin or recommence discharging industrial wastes into the
POTW must obtain a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with Section 54.52 (A) below, prior to the
beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An industrial discharge permit application must be filed at
least ninety (90) days prior to the date which any discharge will begin. (Ord. 93-2002)
(A) Application Industrial Discharge Permits
Significant Industrial Users must complete and file with the District a permit application in the form prescribed
by the District. No discharge permit will be issued until the following information is made available on the
completed permit application. (Ord. 93-2002)
(1) All information required by Section 54.57(B) of this Chapter;
(2) Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw
materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally
be, discharged to the POTW;
(3) Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(4) Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(5) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(6) Disclosure of site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all
sewers, sewer connections, inspection manholes, sampling chambers and appurtenances by size,
location and evaluation;
(7) Time and duration of discharges;
(8) Disclosure of the nature and concentration of any pollutants or materials in the discharge
prohibited by this Chapter, including a statement regarding whether or not compliance is being
achieved on a consistent basis and if not, what additional operation and maintenance activities and/or
additional pretreatment is required for the discharger to comply.
(9) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance activities will be required to
comply with the applicable pretreatment standard, the User must provide a compliance schedule by
which the User will provide the additional pretreatment and/or implementation of additional operational
and maintenance activities.
(a) The schedule must contain milestone dates for the commencement and completion of
major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for
the discharger to comply with the requirements of the Chapter including, but not limited to,
dates relating to hiring an engineer, hiring other appropriate personnel, completing preliminary
plans, completing final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing
construction, completing construction, and all other acts necessary to achieve compliance.
(b) Under no circumstances will the Director permit a time increment for any single step
directed toward compliance which exceeds 9 months.
(c) Not later than 14 days following each milestone date in the schedule and the final date for
compliance, the User must submit a progress report to the Director. This report must include
a statement as to whether or not it complied with the increment of progress represented by
that milestone 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 to return the construction to the
approved schedule. In no event shall more than 9 months elapse between such progress
reports to the District.
(10) Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the wastewater
discharge permit application. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be
returned to the User for revision;
(11) All permit applications for new or modified permits must be signed by an authorized
representative of the industrial user.
(B) Application General Permits
(1) At the discretion of the Director, the Director may use general permits to control SIU or User
discharges to the POTW if the following conditions are met. All facilities to be covered by a general
permit must:
(a) Involve the same or substantially similar types of operations;
(b) Discharge the same types of wastes;
(c) Require the same effluent limitations;
(d) Require the same or similar monitoring; and
(e) In the opinion of the Director, are more appropriately controlled
under a general permit than under industrial wastewater discharge permits.
(2) To be covered by the general permit, the SIU or User must file a written request for coverage that
identifies its contact information, production processes, the types of wastes
generated, the location for monitoring all wastes covered by the general permit, and any other
information the POTW deems appropriate.
(3) The Director will retain a copy of the general permit, documentation to
support the POTW’s determination that a specific SIU or User meets the criteria in Section
54.52(B)(a) to (e) and applicable State regulations, and a copy of the User’s written request
for coverage for three (3) years after the expiration of the general permit.
(4) The Director may not control an SIU or User through a general permit where the
facility is subject to production-based categorical Pretreatment Standards or categorical
Pretreatment Standards expressed as mass of pollutant discharged per day or for IUs
whose limits are based on the Combined Waste stream Formula 54.39(D)(2)(b).
The Director will evaluate the complete application and data furnished by the User and may require additional
information. After full evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the District will issue a Wastewater
Discharge Permit or General Permit subject to terms and conditions provided in the Chapter.
(C) Permit Modifications
The Director may modify an industrial discharge permit or general permit for good cause including, but not
limited to, the following:
(1) To incorporate any new or revised Federal, State, or local pretreatment standards or
requirements. (Ord. 93-2002)
(2) To address significant alterations or additions to the users operation, processes, or industrial
wastewater volume or characteristics since the time of the industrial discharge permit issuance.
(Ord. 93-2002)
(3) A change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination
of the authorized discharge. (Ord. 93-2002)
(4) Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the POTW, District
personnel, or the receiving waters. (Ord. 93-2002)
(5) Violation of any terms or conditions of the industrial wastewater discharge permit or general
permit. (Ord. 46-2019)
(6) Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge
permit or general permit application or in any required reporting. (Ord. 93-2002)
(7) To correct typographical or other errors in the permit. (Ord. 93-2002)
The User shall be informed of any proposed changes in a permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of
change. Where any changes are made in User’s permit, a reasonable time shall be given to achieve
compliance.
The filing of a request by the permittee for an industrial discharge permit or general permit modification does
not stay any industrial discharge permit or general permit conditions.
(D) Permit Conditions
(1) Wastewater Discharge Permits must include the following:
(a) A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration (see 54.52(E).
(b) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable (see 54.52(F).
(c) Effluent limits on the average and/or maximum wastewater constituents including best
management practices and characteristics based on applicable pretreatment standards.
(d) When required by the Director, a user developed slug control plan will be added as an
addendum to the permit, or the Director may include specific slug control mechanisms in the
permit in lieu of the development of a slug control plan.
(e) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and record-keeping requirements.
These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants or best management practices
(BMP) to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on
Federal, State, and local law.
(f) A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment
standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may
not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable Federal, State, or local
law.
(Ord. 46-2019)
(2) Wastewater Discharge Permits may include the following:
(a) Limits on average and/or maximum rate and time of discharge and/or requirements for
flow regulations and equalization;
(b) When wastewater subject to a categorical Pretreatment Standard is mixed with
wastewater not regulated by the same Standard, The Director shall impose an alternate limit
in accordance with 40CFR 403.6(e).
(c) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(d) Special conditions the Director may require under particular circumstances of a given
discharge including sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types, and standards
for tests and reporting schedules;
(e) Compliance schedules; and
(f) Requirements for submission of special technical reports or discharge reports where they
differ from those outlined in the Chapter.
(E) Change in Conditions
See 54.74(C)(1-3)
(F) Duration
Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years. The permittee shall apply for
permit reissuance by submitting a completed wastewater discharge permit application no later than ninety (90)
days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit. When the permittee has made a timely and sufficient
application for the renewal or modification of a permit, the existing permit does not expire until the permit
application has been finally approved or denied by the Control Authority. The terms and conditions of the
permit may be subject to modification by the Control Authority during the term of the permit as limitations or
requirements as identified in this Chapter are modified or other just cause exists. The User shall be informed
of any proposed changes in a permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Where any
changes are made in User’s permit, a reasonable time shall be given to achieve compliance. (Ord. 93-2002)
(G) Transfer
Individual Discharge Permits are issued to a specific User for the process activity specified in the permit.
General Permits are permits issued to authorize similar discharge activities by one or more applicants
throughout a prescribed geographic area. A Wastewater Discharge Permit or General Permit shall not be
assigned, transferred or sold to a new owner or new User in different premises or to a new or changed
operation in the same or different premises without the approval of the District. (Ord. 38-1985)
(H) Continuation of Expired Permits
An expired permit will continue to be effective and enforceable until the permit is reissued if:
(1) The permittee has submitted a complete permit application at least ninety (90) days prior to the
expiration date of the permittee's existing permit; and
(2 )The failure to reissue the permit, prior to expiration of the previous permit, is not due to any act or
failure to act on the part of the permittee.
54.53 TESTING REQUIREMENTS
A User shall cause sampling and analysis and reports thereof to be made to the District, of flow and waste
characteristics to determine strength and quantity of BOD and TSS under average conditions. Further testing
requirements will be as they appear in the discharge permit issued under 54.52(C).
(a) Sampling Procedures
Samples and measurements shall be representative of the volume and nature of the monitored
discharge. Samples shall be taken during normal working hours at the specified monitoring
manholes.
(1) Except as indicated in paragraph 2 and 3, below, the User shall collect wastewater
samples using flow proportional collection techniques, or time proportional collection
techniques, if authorized by the Director. Time proportional samples are composed of
constant volume aliquots collected at constant time intervals. This method provides
representative samples when the wastewater flow does not vary more than 10% of the
average flow rate over time. The time proportional sample can be obtained using an
automatic sampler, or by the compositing of a minimum of 4 individual grab samples of the
same volume of wastewater, taken during the course of a normal work day.
(2) Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides, and volatile
organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques. A grab sample
can be composed of discrete samples, but all samples must be obtained and combined
within a 15 minute time period from start of sampling to finish. When taking a grab
sample, the entire mouth of the sample jar must be submerged below the surface of the
waste stream. The pH sample should be analyzed immediately and must not be held
longer than 15 minutes in any case.
(3) For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and 90-day compliance
reports required in 54.57(B) and 54.57(A), 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 sampling data are available, the Director may authorize a lower minimum.
For the reports required by 54.57(D), the Industrial User is required to collect the number
of grab samples necessary to assess and assure compliance by with applicable
Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
(b) The Director may use a grab sample(s) to determine noncompliance with any pretreatment
standards. (Ord. 93-2002)
54.54 BILLING PROCEDURE
The District shall sample and analyze the flow of industrial waste to determine the concentration and total
quantity of BOD and TSS under average conditions to corroborate the data reported by the Industrial User per
the City of Richmond’s Ordinance, Chapter 53: Sewer Rates and Charges.
The District shall bill the producer of excess waste on a quarterly basis. Three-month periods shall begin in
January, April, July, and October. Periods of less than three months will be billed on a pro-rated basis or as
provided by the sewer User rates and charges resolution of the Sanitary District currently in effect. (Ord. 93-
2002)
54.55 CONTRACT METHOD
In cases where the contract method is used, billing by the District shall be made as stipulated in 54.54. (Ord.
54-1981)
54.56 BILLING ON A REGULAR BASIS
Any clause or section in this Chapter which calls for a billing on a regular basis at variable or fixed rates shall
be billed according to the rates and charges set forth in Chapter 53. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.57 REPORTS
(A) Compliance schedule reports
Any User who is not in compliance with the Chapter’s limitations or is not meeting categorical pretreatment
standards at the time of promulgation of that standard, must develop a compliance schedule containing
increments of progress which correspond to specific dates. The increments represent major events leading to
the construction and operation of pretreatment equipment required for the User to meet the applicable
standard. No increment shall exceed 9 months in duration. Users subject to these conditions must submit a
progress report to the Director no later than 14 days following each date in the compliance schedule. This
report must include whether or not the User complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date,
the reason for delay if the date was not met, the date on which the User expects to comply with this increm ent
of progress, and the steps being taken to return to compliance. In no event can more than 9 months elapse
between progress reports.
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the date postmarked. For reports which are not
mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail facility serviced by the USPS, the date of receipt of the report shall
govern.
(B) Baseline Monitoring Reports
(1) Within either one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment
standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR 403.6 (a)(4),
whichever is later, existing Categorical Users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to
the POTW shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in paragraph 2,
below. At least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of their discharge, New Sources, and
sources that become Categorical Users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical
standard, shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in paragraph 2,
below. A New Source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable
categorical standards. A new source shall provide estimated data on production, flow, presence, and
quantity of regulated pollutants if actual data is not available. (Ord. 93-2002)
(2) Users described above shall submit the information set forth below:
(a) Identifying Information. The name and address of the facility, including the name of the
operator and owner.
(b) Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the
facility.
(c) Description of Operations. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production,
and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such User. This
description should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points of discharge
to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(d) Flow Measurement. Disclosure of average daily wastewater flow rates in gallons per day
to the POTW, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any. Include average daily
and maximum daily flow in gallons per day from regulated process streams and other
streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula set out in 40 CFR
403.6(e). All flows must be measured unless other verifiable techniques are approved by the
Director.
(e) Measurement of Pollutants.
(1) The User shall provide the following information:
a. The categorical Pretreatment Standards applicable to each regulated
process and any new categorically regulated processes for Existing
Sources.
b. The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and
concentration, and/or mass, where required by the Standard or by the
Director, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated
process.
c. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average
concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported.
d. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be
analyzed in accordance with procedures set out forth in 54.41 of this
ordinance. Where the Standard requires compliance with a BMP or
pollution prevention alternative, the User shall submit documentation
as required by the Director or the applicable Standards to determine
compliance with the Standard.
(2) The User shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile
that data necessary to comply with the requirement of this paragraph.
(3) Samples should be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment
facilities if such exist or immediately downstream from the regulated process
if no pretreatment exists. If other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated
wastewater prior to pretreatment the User should measure the flows and
concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula
in 40 CFR 403.6(e) to evaluate compliance with the Pretreatment Standards.
Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in
accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e) this adjusted limit along with supporting
data shall be submitted to the Control Authority.
(4) Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with Section
54.41;
(5) The Director may allow the submission of a baseline report which utilizes
only historical data so long as the data provides information sufficient to
determine the need for industrial pretreatment measures;
(6) The baseline report shall indicate the time, date and place of sampling
and methods of analysis and shall certify that such sampling and analysis is
representative of normal work cycles and expected pollutant Discharges to
the POTW.
(Ord. 46-2019)
(f) Certification. A statement, reviewed by the User's authorized representative and
certified to by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are
being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and
maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment
standards and requirements. (Ord. 72-2007)
(g) Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and
maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest
schedule by which the User will provide such additional pretreatment and/or operation
and maintenance. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the
compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. A compliance
schedule pursuant to this section must meet the requirements as set forth in 54.57(A)
of this Chapter
(h) Signature and Certification. All baseline monitoring reports must be signed and
certified in accordance with Section 54.57(E) of this ordinance.
(C) Categorical Pretreatment Standard Compliance Date Report
Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with applicable pretreatment standards, or in
case of a New Source, following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW,
any User subject to pretreatment standards and requirements shall submit to the Director a report
containing the information described in 54.57 (B)(2)(d-f). For industrial users subject to equivalent
mass or concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c), this
report shall contain a reasonable measure of the industrial user’s long term production rate. For all
other industrial 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
industrial user’s actual production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance reports
must be signed and certified in accordance with 54.57(E). (3) Sampling must be performed in
accordance with procedures as set forth in 54.53(a) of this Chapter. (Ord. 93-2002)
(D) Periodic Compliance Reports
(1) All Users subject to an applicable pretreatment standard shall, at a frequency determined by the
Director but in no case less than four times per year (in April, July, October, and January) each
covering the previous three month period, submit a report indicating the nature and concentration, or
production and mass where required by the Director, of pollutants in the discharge which are limited
by such pretreatment standards. In cases where the Pretreatment Standard requires compliance with
a best management practice (BMP) or pollution prevention alternative, the User must submit
documentation required by the Director or the Pretreatment Standard necessary to determine the
compliance status of the User. Additionally, this report shall include a measured or estimated flow for
the reporting period, or in the case of significant industrial users subject to categorical pretreatment
standards, shall include a record of measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the
reporting period. All periodic compliance reports must be postmarked by the fifteenth (15th) day of the
reporting month, signed and certified in accordance with 54.57(E). (Ord. 46-2019)
(2) All wastewater samples must be representative of the industrial user’s discharge. Wastewater
monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in
good working order at all times. The failure of an industrial user to keep its monitoring facility in good
working order shall not be grounds for the industrial user to claim that sample results are
unrepresentative of its discharge. (Ord. 93-2002)
(3) If an industrial user subject to the reporting requirements in and of this section monitors any
pollutants identified in their permit more frequently than required by their permit, using the procedures
prescribed in 54.41 and 54.53(a), the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report. (Ord.
93-2002) (Ord. 46-2019)
(4) Periodic compliance reports may be waived by the Director if the District chooses to monitor the
industrial user’s required wastewater discharge and no process wastewater is discharged to the
District’s POTW. (Ord. 93-2002)
(5) All discharge monitoring and analysis shall be performed in accordance with 54.41. (Ord. 93-
2002)
(6) If industrial user sampling and analysis indicates a violation, the industrial user shall report to the
District in accordance with 54.74(A). (Ord. 93-2002)
(E) Signatory Requirement
All wastewater discharge permit applications, User reports and certification statements must be signed by
an Authorized Representative of the User. The above reports shall contain the certification statement as
set forth in 40 CFR 403.6(a)(2)(ii), and shall be signed by an authorized representative of the Industrial
User, whom meets the signatory requirements as defined in 40 CFR 403.12(l). (Ord. 72-2007)
If the designation of an Authorized Representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or
position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall responsibility for environmental
matters for the company, a new written authorization satisfying the requirements of this Section must be
submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an Authorized
Representative.
The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by Users submitting permit
applications, baseline monitoring reports, compliance reports with the categorical Pretreatment Standard
deadlines, all periodic compliance reports and initial request to forego sampling of a pollutant. The
following certification statement must be signed by an Authorized Representative as defined in 54.02(d)(1-
4):
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.
(F) Wastewater Survey
When requested by the Richmond Sanitary District and/or Director, all IUs must submit information on the
nature and characteristics of their wastewater by completing a survey. The Director is authorized to
prepare a form for this purpose and may require IUs to update this information. Failure to complete this
survey shall be considered a violation of the Sewer Use Ordinance and may result in penalties found.
(Penalty see 54.75 through 54.85)
54.58 PRETREATMENT STANDARDS
Industrial users shall provide necessary pretreatment as required to comply with this Chapter and shall
achieve compliance with all categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and the prohibitions set forth in
54.39 within the time limitations specified by the EPA, the State, or the Director, whichever is more stringent.
(Ord. 93-2002)
(A) The National Categorical Pretreatment Standards found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N,
Parts 405-471 are hereby incorporated. (Ord. 93-2002)
(B) State of Indiana Pretreatment Standards are also incorporated into this Chapter. (Ord. 93-2002)
54.59 PRETREATMENT FACILITIES TO BE APPROVED BY DISTRICT
Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to pretreatment or control facilities shall be
submitted for approval of the District, and no construction of the facilities shall be commenced until approval in
writing is granted. Where these facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operating order by the User, at the User’s expense, and shall be subject to periodic inspection by
the District to determine that the facilities are being operated in conformance with applicable federal, state,
and local laws and permits. The User shall maintain operating records and shall submit to the District,
periodic reports, as required in the User’s Wastewater Discharge Permit, of the character of the influent and
effluent to show the performance of the treatment facilities and for comparison against District monitoring
records. Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.60 CERTAIN UNPOLLUTED WATERS PROHIBITED
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, or make a connection to discharge or cause to be
discharged to any sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, storm water, surface water, ground water, roof
runoff, downspouts, swimming pools, subsurface drainage, or noncontact cooling water, unpolluted industrial
process water, or other unpolluted waters. (Ord. 93-2002) Penalty, see 54.75 through 54.85
54.61 STRENGTH OF DISCHARGE USED TO ESTABLISH CHARGES
Strength of wastewaters shall be determined, for periodic establishment of charges provided for in Chapter 53,
from samples taken at the structure(s) mentioned in 54.43 and 54.59 at any period of time and of such
duration and in such a manner as the District may elect, or, at any place mutually agreed upon between the
User and the District. Appropriate charges for sampling and analysis shall be assessed to the User at the
option of the District. The results of routine sampling and analysis by the User may also be used for
determination of charges with appropriate verification by the District.
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54.63 ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES and SLUG DISCHARGES
(A) Accidental discharges
Each Industrial User having the ability to cause interference with the POTW treatment plant or to violate the
regulatory provisions of this Chapter shall implement a plan to provide protection against accidental discharge
to the POTW of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this Chapter. The Director may require
any User to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan. Facilities to prevent accidental
discharge or prohibited materials from entering the POTW shall be provided and maintained at the User’s own
cost and expense. All Industrial Users whose wastewater includes or could include compatible or
incompatible pollutants in amounts great enough to cause interference with the POTW must have detailed
plans on file at the District showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection. Plans shall
be approved by the District before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and
operating procedures shall not relieve the Industrial User from the responsibility to modify its facility as
necessary to meet the requirements of this Chapter.
(1) Notification
In the case of any discharge of compatible or incompatible pollutants which may cause interference at
the POTW or violate regulatory requirements of this Chapter, it shall be the responsibility of the
Industrial User to immediately telephone and notify the District of the incident as set forth in
54.74(B)(1) of this chapter. This notification shall include name of caller, location and time of
discharge, type of wastewater, concentration, volume, and corrective actions. (Ord. 38-1985)
(2) Written report
Within five (5) working days following such an accidental or deliberate discharge, the Industrial User
shall submit to the Director a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the
measures to be taken by the User to prevent similar future occurrences as set forth in 54.74(B)(2) of
this chapter. Follow-up reports may be required by the District as needed. Such report, or reports,
shall not relieve the Industrial User of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be
incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property; nor
shall such report relieve the User of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed
by the Chapter or otherwise. Failure to report accidental or deliberate dischargers may, in addition to
any other remedies available to the District, result in the revocation of the User’s Wastewater
Discharge Permit. (Ord. 38-1985)
(B) Slug Control Plan
The Director shall evaluate each significant industrial user within a year of being designated as such,
regarding the need for a slug control plan. The Director may require any User to develop, subm it for approval,
and implement such a plan. A slug control plan shall address, at minimum, the following:
(1) Include definition of Slug Discharge as per this chapter 54.02(ooo).
(2) Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
(3) Description of stored chemicals;
(4) Procedures for immediately notifying the Director of any discharge meeting the definition of “Slug
Discharge”, as set forth in 54.74(B) of this Chapter; and
(5) 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 pollutants, including
solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
(C) Evaluation Criteria
Criteria used to evaluate the need for an accidental or slug control will be site specific, but at a minimum will
consider 1) quantity and types of materials used or stored and their potential for causing violation of local limits
or the general or specific prohibitions; 2) potential for such materials to enter the sewer systems and cause
damage, pass through or interference; and 3) existing controls to prevent any potential accidental or slug
discharges.
(D) Notification of Change
The Director must be notified immediately of any change that occurs at a facility that affects the potential for
an accidental or slug discharge, thereby allowing the District to reevaluate the need for a accidental or slug
control plan or other actions to prevents such discharges.
54.64 DILUTION
No User shall increase the use of process water or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or
complete substitute for adequate pretreatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards when effective, or in any other pollutant-specific limitation
developed by the District or State. (Ord. 38-1985)
The district may impose mass limitations on Users which are using dilution to meet applicable Pretreatment
Standards or Requirements, or in other cases where the imposition of m ass limitations is appropriate. (Ord.
93-2002)
54.65 NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES
A notice shall be permanently posted on the User’s bulletin board or other prominent place advising
employees whom to call in the event of a discharge of a prohibitive material. Employers shall insure that all
employees who are in a position to cause, discover, or observe such an accidental discharge are advised of
the emergency notification procedures. (Ord. 38-1985)
54.66 UPSETS; BYPASS
(A) Upset
For the purposes of this section, “Upset” means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with categorical Pretreatment Standards because of factors beyond the reasonable
control of the Industrial User. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational
error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventative
maintenance, or careless or improper operation. (Ord. 46-2019)
The Industrial User must submit the following information to the District within 24 hours upon becoming aware
of an operational upset (if this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five
(5) working days):
(1) A description of the upset and specific cause of noncompliance
(2) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated
time the noncompliance is expected to continue
(3) Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the
noncompliance
(B) Bypass
(1) For the purposes of this section,
(a) ‘Bypass” means the intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of a user’s
treatment facility.
(b) ‘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.
(2) A user may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause pretreatment standards or
requirements to be violated, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient
operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provision of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section.
(3) (a) If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the
Director, at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass, if possible.
(b) A user shall submit oral notice to the Director 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 Director may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis if the oral report
has been received within twenty-four (24) hours.
(4) (a) Bypass is prohibited, and the Director may take an enforcement action against a user for
a bypass, unless:
(i) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property
damage;
(ii) 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
(iii) The user submitted notices as required under paragraph (3) of this section,
(b) The Director may approve anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if the
Director determines that it will meet the three conditions listed in paragraph (4)(a) of this
section.
A documented and verified upset or bypass may constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards if the requirements of 40 CFR 403.16(c) are met.
(Ord. 38-1985)
54.67 RECORD RETENTION
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this Chapter shall retain at the location of the User’s regulated
facility, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any
monitoring activities required by this Chapter and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to
monitoring activities undertaken by the User independent of such requirements, and documentation
associated with best management practices (BMP) established under 54.40(a)(4). 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 the City, or
where the User has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by Director.
54.68 ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
The Director shall publish annually, in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public
notice with the jurisdiction(s) served by the POTW , a list of the Users which at any time, during the previous
twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and
requirements. The term significant noncompliance shall mean:
A. Chronic violations - Sixty-six (66%) or more of all 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 by 40 CFR 403.3(l);
B. Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations - Thirty-three percent (33%) or more of all
measurements for same pollutant parameter taken during a six month period equal or exceed the
product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits, as
defined by 40 CFR 403.3(l), multiplied by the applicable TRC listed below:
Conventional Pollutants: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids
(TSS), Fats, Oil, Grease (FOG).
TRC LIMIT - numeric standard or requirement x 1.4
NOTE: Discharge of conventional surcharge pollutants in excess of threshold concentrations
will not constitute a violation unless the discharge satisfies a condition in 1.c or 1.d below.
All Other Pollutants except pH:
TRC LIMIT - numeric standard or requirement x 1.2;
C. Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by 40 CFR 403.3(l), such
as daily maximum, long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard that the District
determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference (i.e. slug loads) or
pass through, including endangering the health of District personnel or the general public;
D. Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or
the environment; or has resulted in the District’s exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent
such a discharge.;
E. Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days after the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone
contained in a industrial discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction,
completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
F. Failure to provide within forty-five (45)days after the due date, required reports such as baseline
monitoring reports, report 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 Management
Practices (BMPs), that the District determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of
the local pretreatment program.
54.69 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Information and data on a User obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications,
wastewater discharge permits, and monitoring programs, and from the Director’s inspection and sampling
activities, shall be available to the public without restriction, unless the User specifically requests, and is able
to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director, that the release of such information would divulge
information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets as stated in 40 CFR
Part 2, which refers to public information. Any such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the
information or data by stamping the words, “confidential business information”, on each page containing such
information. 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.
Regardless of information being stamped “confidential business information”, this information shall be made
available for governmental agencies for use in all matters pertaining to the NPDES program or pretreatment
program, and in enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report.
POWER AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS
54.70 PROPER CREDENTIALS OR IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED
Any person, Director, or other duly-authorized employee shall present proper credentials or identification
before entering upon property of the User. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.71 RIGHT OF ENTRY
(A) The Director shall have the right to enter premises of any User to determine whether the User is
complying with all requirements of this Chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hereunder. Users shall allow the Director ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of
inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and performance of any additional duties.
(1) Where a User has a security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance
before entry into its premises, the User shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards
so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director will be permitted to enter without delay
for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
(2) The Director 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.
(3) The Director may require the User to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility’s
sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating
condition by the User at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality
shall be calibrated periodically to ensure their accuracy.
(4) 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 Director
and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the User.
(5) Unreasonable delays, defined as longer than fifteen (15) minutes, in allowing the Director access
to the User’s premises shall be a violation of this Chapter.
(B) If the Director 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 may be a violation of this Chapter, or that there is a
need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of the District designed to
verify compliance with this Chapter or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public
health, safety, and welfare of the community, then the Director may seek issuance of a search warrant from
any court of general jurisdiction within Wayne County, Indiana.
54.72 SAFETY STANDARDS
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in 54.71 the Director or other duly-
authorized employees of the District shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by
the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the District employees. The
District shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by District employees and against
liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and
growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of
the company to maintain safe conditions as required in 54.43. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.73 ENTRY, WORK TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EASEMENT
The Director and other duly-authorized employees of the District bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the District holds a duly negotiated easement
for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and
maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within the easement. All entry and subsequent work, if
any, on the easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement
pertaining to the private property involved. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.74 NOTIFICATIONS
(A) 24 Hour Notification/Repeat Sampling and Reporting
If sampling performed by a User indicates a violation, the User shall notify the Director within twenty-four (24)
hours of becoming aware of the violation. The User shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the
results of the repeat analysis to the Director within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation. Where the
POTW has performed the sampling and analysis in lieu of the Industrial User, the POTW must perform the
repeat sampling and analysis unless it notifies the User of the violation and requires the User to perform the
repeat analysis. Resampling is not required if: (i) The POTW performs sampling at the Industrial User at a
frequency of at least once per month; or (ii) The POTW performs sampling a the User between the time when
the initial sampling was conducted and the time when the User of the Control Authority receives the results of
the sampling.
(B) Reports of Potential Problems
(1) In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to, accidental discharges, slug discharges,
or any other non-routine discharge. The User shall immediately telephone and notify the Director of
the incident. This notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration
and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the User.
(2) Within five (5) days following such discharge, the User shall, unless waived by the Director,
submit a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be
taken by the User to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the User of
any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the
POTW, natural resources, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification
relieve the User of any fines, penalties, or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this
Chapter.
(3) A notice shall be permanently posted on the User’s bulletin board or other prominent place
advising employees whom to call in the event of a discharge described in paragraph 1, above.
Employers shall insure that all employees who are in a position to cause, discover, or observe such an
accidental discharge are advised of the emergency notification procedures.
(4) Significant Industrial Users are required to notify the Director immediately of any changes at its
facility affecting the potential for a Slug Discharge.
(C) Reports of Changed Conditions
All Industrial users must promptly notify the Director in advance of any planned substantial changes to the
volume or characteristics of its wastewater, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which
the industrial user has submitted initial notification under 54.74(D) at least thirty (30) days before the change.
Industrial users described in 54.74(C)(5) below are subject to additional notification of change reporting
procedures. (Ord. 93-2002; Ord. 46-2019)
(1) For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow
increases/decreases of twenty percent (20%) or greater, and/or the discharge of any previously
unreported pollutants.
(2) The Director may require the User to submit information as may be deemed necessary to
evaluate the changed condition, including the submission of a wastewater discharge permit
application under Section 54.52 of this Chapter.
(3) The Director may issue a wastewater discharge permit under Section 54.52 of this Chapter or
modify an existing wastewater discharge permit in response to changed conditions or anticipated
changed conditions.
(2) No user shall implement the planned changed condition(s) until and unless the Director has
responded to the industrial user’s notice. (Ord. 93-2002)
(3) Any industrial user operating under a permit incorporating equivalent mass or concentration limits
calculated from a production based standard shall notify the Director 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. (Ord. 93-2002)
(D) Reports of Discharge of Hazardous Waste
(1) Any User who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the POTW, the EPA
Regional Waste Management Division Director, and State hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of
any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous
waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as
set forth in 40 CFR part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge
(continuous, batch, other). If the User discharges more than one hundred (100) kilograms of such
waste per calendar month to the POTW, the Notification also shall contain the following information to
the extent such information is known and readily available to the User; an identification of the
hazardous constituents contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and concentration of such
constituents in the waste-stream discharged during that calendar month, and a estimation of the mass
of constituents in the waste stream expected to be discharged during the following twelve (12)
months. All notifications must take place no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days submitted
only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed conditions must
be submitted under Section 54.74(C) of this Chapter. The notification requirement in this section does
not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-monitoring requirement of 54.57(B-D) of this
Chapter.
(2) Discharges are exempt from the requirements of paragraph A, above, during a calendar
month in which the discharge is no more than fifteen (15) kilograms of hazardous wastes,
unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and
261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen (15) kilograms of non-acute hazardous wastes (in a
calendar month, or of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes) as specified in 40 CFR
261.30(d) and 261.33(e), requires a one-time notification. Subsequent months during which
the User discharges more than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require
additional notification.
(3) In the case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional
characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste,
the User must notify the Director, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division
Director, and State hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within
ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations.
(4) In the case of any notification made under this section, the 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.
(5) All industrial users permitted by the District shall make a one-time notification to the
Director on the District’s “Hazardous Waste Notification Form” stating if the company is
subject to the reporting conditions in 54.74(D)(1-2). (Ord. 93-2002)
(6) This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise permitted to be
discharged by this Chapter, a permit issued thereunder, or any applicable Federal or State law.
(E) Reports from Non-permitted Users
All Users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the Director
as the Director may require.
Written reports required under any section of this Chapter will be deemed to have been submitted on the date
post-marked. For reports which are not marked, or do not show a postmark, the date of receipt of the report
shall govern.
ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
54.75 ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT/REMEDIES
An Enforcement Response Guide (ERG), prepared for passage, and approved in conjunction with this
ordinance, by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Richmond Sanitary District shall be used to ensure
that the requirements of 40 CFR Part 403 of the Clean Water Act are met. The ERG outlines various
Administrative Actions the Director may take for various pretreatment violations. The maximum fine shall be
two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars per day per violation. When the Director finds that a User has
violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this ordinance, an industrial wastewater discharge permit, or
general permit, the Director shall refer to the Enforcement Response Guide (ERG) to ensure reasonable and
equitable enforcement. The Director shall review and update, on an annual basis, for the Board of Sanitary
Commissioners any changes needed to insure compliance with the Federal, State and Local Pretreatment
Regulations as listed in the Act and this Chapter.
A. Informal Notice - An Informal notice may be either a documented phone call, email (written
warning), or a site visit/meeting notifying the User of minor incidences that have occurred and that
need to be corrected. Repeat performance of the same incidence or escalation of the incidence will
result in escalated enforcement action.`
(B) Notice of Violation (NOV) – An NOV is a written notification to the IU indicating the type of
apparent violation and requesting a written response within ten (10) days, indicating a reason for the
noncompliance and what steps are being taken to eliminate any future violations of similar nature.
54.76 CONSENT ORDERS AND INTERIM LIMITS
A. The Director may enter into Consent Orders, assurances of compliance, or other similar
documents establishing an agreement with any User responsible for noncompliance. Such
documents will include specific action to be taken by the User to correct the noncompliance within a
time period specified by the document. Discharge Limits may be included in a Consent Order, at the
discretion of the Director, when the User is working in Good Faith to correct the noncompliance. Such
documents shall have the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued pursuant to
Sections 54.78 and 54.79 of this Chapter and shall be judicially enforceable.
B. Interim Discharge Limits (Interim Limits) may be issued as a condition of a pretreatment
enforcement response. Any Consent Order issued to an IU under the provisions of this Chapter may
include Interim Limits for the duration of such Order. Interim Limits shall be established and approved
by the Director. If Interim Limits are established, the IU shall acknowledge that any violation of such
limits will, in addition to any other remedies or causes of action the District may have, result in
penalties for each such violation. Compliance with Interim Limits shall not relieve the IU from liability
under the provisions of this Chapter, Federal or State regulations or statutes except as specifically
provided in the Consent Order in which they are incorporated. Interim Limits shall not exceed five (5)
times the IU’s current permit discharge limit(s).
54.77 SHOW CAUSE HEARING
The Director may order a User which has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Chapter, a
wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, to
appear before the Director 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 may be 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.
54.78 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDERS
When the Director finds that a User has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Chapter, a
wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement,
the Director may issue an order to the User responsible for the discharge directing that the User come in
compliance within a specified time. If the User does not come into compliance within the time provided, sewer
service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are
installed and properly operated. Compliance orders also may contain other requirements to address the
noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring and management practices designed to minimize the
amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for
compliance established for a pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order relieve the
User of liability of any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be
a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the User.
54.79 CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS
When the Director finds that a User has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Chapter, a
wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard requirement, or
that the User’s past violations are likely to recur, the Director may issue an order to the User directing it to
cease and desist all such violation and directing the User to:
A. Immediately comply with all requirements; and
B. Take such appropriate remedial or preventive action as may be needed to properly address a
continuing or threatened violation, including halting operation 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 Users.
54.80 ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
A. When the Director finds that a User has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Chapter, a
wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement,
the Director may fine such User in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars as
set forth in the Enforcement Response Guide. Such fines shall be assessed on a per violation, per day basis.
In the case of monthly or other long term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during
the period of violation.
B. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall after forty-five (45) calendar days, be assessed an additional
penalty of ten percent (10%) of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of one and
one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month. A lien against the User’s property will be sought for unpaid charges,
fines, and penalties.
C. Users desiring to dispute such finds must file a written request for the Director 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 Director may convene a meeting on the matter. In the event the User’s appeal is successful, the
payment, together with an interest accruing thereto, shall be returned to the User.
D. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action
against the User.
54.81 EMERGENCY SUSPENSIONS
The Director 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 Director 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.
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 Director may take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the
sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or
endangerment any individuals. The Director may allow the User to recommence its discharge when
the User has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director that the period of endangerment has
passed, unless the termination proceedings in Section 54.82 of this Chapter 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 Director prior to the date
of any show cause or termination hearing under Section 54.77 or 54.82 of this Chapter. Nothing in
this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this
section.
54.82 TERMINATION OF DISCHARGE
In addition to any other provisions of this Chapter, any User who violated 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;
E. Violation of the pretreatment standards in Section 54.58 of this Chapter. Such User will be notified
of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an opportunity to show cause under
Section 54.77 of this Chapter why the proposed action should not be taken. Exercise of this option by
the Director shall not be a bar to, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the User.
54.83 JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
(A) Injunctive Relief
When the Director finds that a User has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Chapter,
a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or
requirement, the Director may petition through any court of general jurisdiction within Wayne County,
for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or complies
the specific performance of the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other requirement imposed by
this Chapter on activities of the User. The Director 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.
(B) Civil Penalties
In addition to the administrative fines available herein, a User who has violated, or continues to violate, any
provision of this Chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement shall also be liable to the District for a maximum civil penalty of $2,500.00 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.
(1) 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 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.
(2) Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite, for taking any
other action against a User.
(C) The Director may recover reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and other ex penses associated
with enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual
damages incurred by the District
54.84 REMEDIES NONEXCLUSIVE
The remedies provided for in this Chapter are not exclusive. The Director may take any, all, or any
combination of these actions against a noncompliant User. Enforcement of pretreatment violations will
generally be in accordance with the District Enforcement Response Plan. However, the Director may take
other action against any User when the circumstances warrant. Further, the Director is empowered to take
more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant User.
54.85 VIOLATER TO PAY DAMAGES
In addition to the fines provided in 54.75 for conviction of a violation of this Chapter the Sanitary District shall
cause to be collected from the violator an amount equal to all damages as are sustained by the District as a
result of the violation. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.86 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL
In the event that a User disputes any interpretation or ruling of the Director on matters covered by the Chapter,
that User may request an appeal before the entire Board of Sanitary Commissioners, which request must be
in writing and be made within thirty (30) days of the Director’s action. A hearing will be held by the Board at
which time the User may present its arguments on the issue.
54.87 FALSIFYING INFORMATION
Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representations or certifications in any application,
record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Chapter or
Wastewater Discharge Permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring
device or method required under this Chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, be
punished by civil penalties. (Ord. 38-1985)
54.88 STATUTORY AUTHORITY
(a) This Chapter is adopted pursuant to I.C. 36-9-25-1 et seq., and all other statutes of the state, as
amended, relating to sewers and sanitation departments and districts, and the Board of Sanitary
Commissioners shall have the powers conferred by state law.
(b) The Board of Sanitary Commissioners shall, in accordance with state law, make and enforce
whatever bylaws, rules, and regulations it may deem necessary for the safe, economical, and efficient
management of the sewage utility, for the construction and use of building sewers and connections to
the sewerage system, for the regulation of the rates and subsequent collection of charges for any
strength of waste surcharge, and in general for the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.
(Ord. 54-1981)
INTERPRETATION
54.89 SEVERABILITY
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this Chapter shall not affect the validity of any
other part of this Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid part or parts. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.90 COMPLIANCE WITH STATE OR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
All provisions of this Chapter and limits set herein shall comply with any applicable state or federal
requirements now, or projected to be, in effect. (Ord. 54-1981)
54.91 APPLICABLE STANDARDS
Upon the promulgation of the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a particular Industrial User,
the said standard, if more stringent than the limitations imposed under this Chapter for sources in that
category, shall, when effective, immediately supersede the limitations and conditions imposed under this
Chapter. State requirements and limitations on discharges apply in any case where they are more
stringent than Federal requirements or those contained in this Chapter. (Ord. 38-1985)
(Entire Chapter revised by Ord. 69-1997)
54.92 TENANT RESPONSIBILITY
Where an owner of property leases premises to any other person as a tenant under any rental or lease
agreement, if either the owner or the tenant is a user other than a domestic user, either or both may be
held responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.