PART=20 300

WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND PRETREATMENT=20 REGULATIONS

Section=20 300.100 =20 USE OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES

A. = It=20 shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be = deposited in=20 an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the = boundaries of=20 the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District, or any area under the = jurisdiction of=20 said District, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other = objectionable=20 waste.

B. = It=20 shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or discharge, or to cause to = be=20 deposited or discharged, to any wastewater collection facilities, any = solid or=20 liquid waste unless through an approved connection.

C. = It=20 shall be unlawful for any person to discharge to the environment any = sewage,=20 wastewater, industrial wastewater, or any polluted water except where = such=20 person has made and provided treatment therefore rendering the content = of such=20 discharge in accordance with the District, state and federal laws, = ordinances,=20 and regulations.

D. = In=20 the case of natural outlet discharges, at the time construction is = commenced,=20 each such Owner or Operator shall furnish the District an approved NPDES = Permit,=20 which shall set forth the effluent limits to be achieved by such = treatment=20 facilities and a schedule for the achievement of compliance with such = limits by=20 the required date. Such = permit=20 shall be kept on file in the Office of the Executive Director and be = updated by=20 such information as periodically required by the District, local = governments,=20 and/or state and federal agencies.

E. =20 No person shall connect or cause to be connected any building or = facility=20 on property or any part thereof to any sewer unless the entire property = shall=20 first be situated within the corporate limits of the District, except as = provided in Section 300.102.

F. =20 Any person owning property situated within the corporate limits = of the=20 District, which property is improved with one or more residences, = houses,=20 buildings, or structures used or intended to be used for human use, = occupancy,=20 employment, or any other similar purpose whatever, and which property = abuts on=20 or has access to any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is = located a=20 public sewer within two hundred (200) feet from the nearest property = line shall,=20 within ninety (90) days after such public sewer is in service, at the = person=92s=20 expense, install suitable toilet and waste disposal facilities therein, = and=20 connect such facilities with the sewer in accordance with the terms and=20 provisions of this Ordinance; =20 Exceptions may be = granted by=20 the District at its sole discretion.

Section=20 300.101 =20 PRIVATE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

A. = Where=20 a public sewer is not available as set forth in Article IV, Section 1, = the=20 building or structure shall be connected to a private sewer and disposal = or=20 treatment system constructed in compliance with the terms and provisions = of all=20 applicable city, county, state and federal laws and regulations and this = Ordinance.

B. =20 Before commencing construction of a private sewage disposal = system, the=20 owner shall obtain a written permit signed by the Executive = Director.

C. = A=20 permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not be issued or = become=20 effective until plans, specifications, and other information as may be = deemed=20 necessary by the Executive Director, have been approved by the Executive = Director. The Executive = Director=20 shall be permitted to inspect such system at any stage of = construction. The owner shall notify the = Executive=20 Director when said system is ready for final inspection before = underground=20 portions thereof are covered. = Such=20 final inspection shall be made by the Executive Director or by the = Executive=20 Director=92s designated representative from the District within 48 hours = of the=20 receipt of notice.

D. = The=20 type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal = system shall=20 comply with the recommendations of the Department of Public Health = (State=20 Sanitary Water Board, State of Illinois, and Cook and Will County = Health=20 Departments). No permit = shall be=20 issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil=20 absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 40,000 = square=20 feet. No septic tank or = cesspool=20 shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural = outlet.

E. =20 Within ninety (90) days after a property served by such private = sewer or=20 disposal system as described in this section shall become subject to the = terms=20 and provisions of 300.100, a direct connection shall be made to the = public sewer=20 according to the terms and provisions of this Ordinance, and all private = appurtenances of such private sewer and disposal system shall be = disconnected=20 and abandoned, and all openings, tanks, or other containers of material = shall be=20 permanently filled with granular material or disposed of as required by = any=20 applicable regulation, ordinance, law or governmental entity.

F. =20 The District shall not be responsible in any way for the = operation and=20 maintenance of a private sewer or disposal system or facility.

G. = No=20 provision of this Ordinance shall be construed to provide lesser = requirements=20 for such private sewers and disposal systems as are presently or may = hereafter=20 be imposed and required by any other local governmental body, the state = and=20 federal government.

Section=20 300.102 =20 SERVICE TO OUTLYING TERRITORY

A. = The=20 District, by proper action of the Board of Trustees, shall have the = right in its=20 sole discretion, upon payments, terms, and conditions as may be mutually = agreed=20 upon, to contract in writing for the right to use any sewer serving = property=20 wholly or partly outside its corporate limits.

B. = In=20 the event a contract is made pursuant to 300.102, hereof, the user shall = be=20 subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance, and in = addition to=20 all payments and charges, be required to pay all equivalent costs, = taxes,=20 charges and expenses for sewer service as would be imposed upon and paid = by a=20 user situated within the corporate limits of the District.

C. = If=20 any property of a person desirous of becoming a user is situated outside = the=20 corporate limits of the District, the District, in its sole discretion, = may=20 permit such connection, provided that there be made and entered into = between=20 District and user a contract which shall provide essentially as = follows:

1. = User may=20 connect buildings situated only on the fully described tract set forth = in the=20 agreement, and in accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and=20 regulations of the District, local, state and federal governments.

2. = The wastes=20 and material discharged shall meet all present and future standards for = content=20 and volume, and the user shall further agree to pay all future = connection, user,=20 and treatment or service charges which are applicable to all property = and sewer=20 users uniformly.

3. = The user,=20 his successor, and assigns, shall in addition to costs noted previously, = pay=20 annually an amount equivalent to the District taxes computed in the = manner=20 following:

a. = The=20 equalized, assessed value of the user's taxable property, or any = subdivided part=20 or separate tract thereof, as determined by the proper authorities of = Cook or=20 Will County, Illinois, shall be multiplied by the District's rate of tax = upon=20 real estate and personal property situated within its corporate area for = said=20 year, when the same is determined.

b. = Said=20 amount, when computed by the District, shall be charged to the user, its = successors, and assigns, and said statement shall be paid within = twenty-one (21)=20 days thereafter. Any = amount=20 remaining unpaid after due date shall draw interest at the rate of = twelve=20 percent (12%) per annum until paid.

c. = Such=20 amount, for partial years, shall be prorated from the date of the = contract.

d. = If the=20 user, or any successor or assigns thereof, shall fail to pay said amount = when=20 due, each and every sewer upon the property, or any subdivided tract = thereof,=20 for which payment is not made shall be disconnected by the owner from = any other=20 sewer which is legally connected and ultimately attaches to the = District's=20 treatment plant. The user = shall=20 cause or require its sewer system to be constructed within the property = in order=20 that separate tracts may be so disconnected, and hereby gives and grants = the=20 District an irrevocable easement for the purpose of going upon the same = and=20 disconnecting any such sewer if the user or producer, its successors or = assigns=20 (as the case may be) fails to do so promptly when such is required. The = user=20 shall pay for any disconnection services.

e. = In addition=20 to the right of disconnection, the District shall have a lien upon said = property=20 or subdivided portion in the amount of any unpaid charges due = therefrom. Upon the filing of notice = thereof, said=20 lien shall be deemed perfected, and the property sold to satisfy the = same in=20 accordance with the statutes made and provided.

f. = The=20 District shall have the additional right to file a civil suit to recover = (i) the=20 amount of said lien, (ii) the full cost incurred in disconnection, and = (iii) all=20 its reasonable legal expenses and attorneys' fees incurred as a result = of such=20 suit.

g. = All amounts=20 charged under this sub-section (c) are due and shall continue to be due=20 hereunder, whether or not said sewer is disconnected, and no sewer shall = be=20 reconnected until the District is paid in full for all amounts due it = and in=20 addition, there shall be paid to the District a deposit equal to the = estimated=20 such charge for the next succeeding year. =20 Such deposit shall be held by the District in escrow, and will be = returned upon satisfactory payment of bills for a period of two = years.

4. = The=20 District shall not, without its prior written consent and acceptance, = have=20 dedicated to it, or own any sewer system installed within the property, = and the=20 producer or user, its successor and assigns, shall maintain the same at = its sole=20 cost; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to = prohibit=20 the dedication of part or all of said sewer system to another unit of=20 government.

5. = Upon=20 conveyance by the owner of all or any subdivided portion or tract of = said=20 property, its successor in title shall succeed to all rights and = liabilities=20 hereunder, and said owner shall have no future liability to the District = thereunder as respects such tract except as shall have accrued as of the = date=20 the instrument of conveyance is recorded in the Office of the Recorder = of Deeds=20 of Cook or Will Counties, Illinois.

6. = In the=20 event that such property therein described, or any subdivided or = separate tract=20 thereof, shall be annexed to the District by proper ordinance, then the=20 agreement, as to such property or the subdivided tract thereof which is = so=20 annexed shall then terminate and be of no further force and effect.

7. = Such=20 agreement shall be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of = Cook or=20 Will County, Illinois, which recording shall constitute notice to any = successor=20 or assign of the owner of its terms and provisions, and to which any = subsequent=20 conveyance or assignment of the owners shall be subject.

8. = If any part=20 or provision of the agreement shall be found or held by a court of = competent=20 jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then the entire agreement = shall=20 terminate, and all sewers of the owner or its successor or assigns shall = be=20 promptly disconnected from any such system which ultimately connects to = the=20 District's treatment plant.

9. = In either=20 case as above, the applicant for treatment service shall agree to assume = any=20 charges and industrial waste charges and to obtain from the District the = proper=20 building permit which the connection is allowed and discharge permit, if = applicable, which indicates what discharge will be made to the treatment = system.

Section=20 300.103 =20 CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS

A. = All=20 construction and connection of trunk sewers, collection sewers and = service lines=20 which connect or are tributary to the District=92s facilities must = comply with the=20 following requirements.

B. =20 Public Sewers And Private Service Lines

1. = All lines=20 conveying wastewater and tributary to the District facilities will be = considered=20 either public sanitary sewers or private service lines. A building sanitary sewer is = normally=20 considered a private service line up to the point it connects to a line = in an=20 easement or public right of way which serves more than one property = owner.

2. = Each single=20 family home must be served by a separate service line. A duplex under common = ownership may be=20 served by a single service line. = An=20 apartment building or building containing condominiums may be served by = a single=20 service line. Town homes = or=20 rowhouses are required to have a separate service line for each = occupancy=20 unit.

3. = Multiple=20 commercial or industrial buildings located on property of common = ownership may=20 be served by a network of private service lines. A sampling manhole, accessible = by=20 District personnel, is required on the service line from commercial or=20 industrial sources just before the service connects to the public = sewer. The District may require = separate=20 service lines for each individual occupant in a commercial or industrial = building if the occupants represent unique or separate operations.

4. = Public=20 sanitary sewers must be owned and operated by municipal agencies, = sanitary=20 districts, public utilities or other governmental bodies.

C. =20 Combined Sewers Not Permitted

=20 All sanitary sewers, service lines and building drains shall be=20 constructed to separate wastewater from storm water. All new construction shall be = designed=20 to minimize inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system.

D. =20 Design Standards

=20 All construction of trunk sewers, collection sewers and service = lines=20 shall conform with minimum engineering standards as to design, = construction and=20 maintenance. The = standards shall=20 include provisions to insure the lowest possible level of infiltration = and=20 inflow over the design life of the facilities. The minimum engineering = standards, known=20 as =93Sewer Permit Manual of Procedures and Design Standards=94 shall be = prepared by=20 the Executive Director and approved by the Board of Trustees.

E. =20 Permit Requirements

1. = The=20 District requires a separate permit for each sewer extension and each = tap in or=20 service connection. A = Sewer=20 Extension Permit is required for each extension of a public collection = or trunk=20 sewer. A Service Line = Connection=20 Permit is required for each connection of a building or other wastewater = source=20 to the sewer system tributary to the District=92s facilities.

2. = Permits=20 shall only be issued if all of the following conditions are met:

a. = The=20 property has been annexed into the District.

b. = Permit=20 application forms have been properly completed.

c. = All=20 downstream facilities (sewers, pump stations, and wastewater treatment=20 facilities, whether owned by the District, a municipality or private = party) have=20 sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the = additional=20 anticipated waste load.

d. = The=20 District has determined that the proposed construction conforms with = minimum=20 engineering standards as to design, construction and maintenance.

e. = The=20 District has determined that the existing and proposed buildings meet = all=20 requirements of any applicable District ordinances.

f. = All=20 applicable permit fees have been paid.

3. = Initiation=20 of any construction work in relation to a trunk sewer, collection sewer=20 extension or service line connection including uncovering, making any = connection=20 with or opening into, or use which, alters or disturbs any sewer or=20 appurtenances without first receiving a District permit and Illinois EPA permit, if required, shall be = considered a=20 violation of this ordinance.

F. =20 Sewer Extension Permit

=20 A Sewer Extension Permit is required for the construction of any = new=20 public sanitary sewer tributary to the District=92s system unless the = line is=20 considered a private service line as defined above. Repair of an existing sewer = line does=20 not require a permit. The = permit=20 application must be signed by the party constructing the sewer = line. The party who will own and = operate the=20 sewer line once it is put into service must also sign the permit. Only municipal agencies, = sanitary=20 districts, public utilities or other governmental bodies are allowed to = own and=20 operate public sewer lines in the District. The owner of the sewer = extension must=20 agree to not allow connections to the line until the District has issued = a Sewer=20 Connection Permit. The = permit=20 application must include two copies of the plans and specifications for = the=20 proposed construction, certified by an Illinois Registered Professional=20 Engineer. Information to = be=20 included in the plans and specifications is defined in the "Sewer Permit = Manual=20 of Procedures and Design Standards." =20 The permit fee is based on both the length of sewer to be = constructed and=20 the wastewater load to be served. =20 The rates are set forth in the District=92s =93ANNEXATION AND = SEWER=20 CONNECTION ORDINANCE.=94

G. =20 Service Line Connection Permit

=20 A Service Line Connection Permit is required for any connection, = addition=20 or penetration of any kind into any public sewer tributary to the = District=92s=20 system. A separate permit is required for each property owner or service = line=20 that will be connected to a public sewer tributary to the District=92s = system. A=20 Service Line Connection Permit is required for an increase in load from = an=20 existing commercial or industrial source adding four or more PE. A = permit is=20 also required if a building is reconstructed to the extent that it is in = function a new building as determined by the District; or if a = building=92s=20 plumbing and/or field sewer piping is significantly modified as = determined by=20 the District. The Service = Line=20 Connection Permit application must be signed by the owner of the = property. A=20 plot plan or drawing locating the building and proposed service line = must be=20 included with the application. The permit fee is based on the wastewater = load to=20 be served. The rates are set forth in the District=92s =93ANNEXATION AND = SEWER=20 CONNECTION ORDINANCE.=94

H. =20 Issuing Permits and Limitations

1. = The=20 District shall approve, disapprove or request modifications to each = Extension or=20 Connection permit application or revised permit application within 15 = working=20 days of their submittal. =

2. = Changes in=20 the work or materials to be used from those shown on the plans or set = forth in=20 the specifications, as submitted to the District, shall be approved by = the=20 District prior to construction.

3. = Permits may=20 not be transferred or assigned to other parties without the District=92s = permission.

4. = Permits are=20 not required for maintenance work.

5. = Permits=20 shall only be valid for 12 months. =20 Permits may be renewed once with the permission of the = District. If the line construction is no = longer=20 anticipated, then the District will refund a portion of the fee.

6. = Permit=20 denials may be appealed to the District=92s Board of Trustees.

I. =20 Inspection of Construction

The=20 District shall be allowed access for inspection of all construction work = requiring a permit as set forth in this Section. The District shall be notified = during=20 the District=92s normal business hours at least 24 hours in advance of = any=20 construction work to allow for inspection. =20 The District shall require any construction performed before the = 24-hour=20 notice period (or before = any=20 notice) to be uncovered for inspection purposes. Following completion of = construction,=20 the District will require testing of the new line to insure that = infiltration=20 and inflow limits are met.

=20 Required testing may include low pressure air tests and manhole = vacuum=20 testing and will be consistent with standard engineering practices as = defined in=20 the "Sewer Permit Manual of Procedures and Design Standards." The District shall inspect all = testing. Test inspection=20 appointments shall be confirmed with the District at least 48 hours in = advance.=20 Retroactive testing and re-testing fees are set forth in the = District=92s=20 =93ANNEXATION AND SEWER CONNECTION ORDINANCE.=94

Section=20 300.105 =20 PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARDS

A. = No=20 person shall discharge or cause to be discharged storm water, foundation = drainwater, groundwater, roof runoff, surface drainage, cooling waters, = or any=20 other unpolluted water to any sanitary sewer. Contaminated storm water may = be allowed=20 by the District if stored and discharged as directed by the = District.

=20 No person shall discharge any trucked or hauled pollutants, = except at=20 discharge points designated by the District.

B. = A=20 user may not introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which causes Pass = Through or=20 Interference. These = general=20 prohibitions apply to each user introducing pollutants into a POTW = whether or=20 not the user is subject to other National Pretreatment Standards or any=20 national, state or local pretreatment requirements.

=20 A user shall have an affirmative defense in any action brought = against it=20 alleging a violation of this Section 300.105B where the user can = demonstrate=20 that:

1. = It did not=20 reasonably know or have reason to know that its discharge, alone or in=20 conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, would = cause Pass=20 Through or Interference; and

2. A = local=20 limit designed to prevent Pass Through and/or Interference, as the case = may be,=20 was developed in accordance with paragraph (c) of 40 CFR Part 403.5 for = each=20 pollutant in the user's Discharge that caused Pass Through or = Interference, and=20 the user was in compliance with such local limit directly prior to and = during=20 the Pass Through or Interference or

3. = No local=20 limit exists, but the discharge directly prior to and during the Pass = Through or=20 Interference did not change substantially in nature or constituents from = the=20 user=92s prior discharge activity when the POTW was regularly in = compliance with=20 the POTW=92s NPDES permit requirements and, in the case of Interference, = applicable requirements for sewage sludge use or disposal.

C. = The=20 following general prohibitions shall apply to all users of the = District's POTW=20 whether or not a user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment = Standards=20 or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or=20 requirements. A user may = not=20 contribute the following substances to the District's POTW:

1. = Any=20 liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity = are, or may=20 be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to = cause=20 fire or explosion or be injurious or hazardous in any other way to the = District=20 or to the operation of the District, including but not limited to = wastestreams=20 with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 = degrees=20 Centigrade using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21. At no time shall two = successive readings=20 on a meter capable of reading L.E.L. (lower explosive limit) at a point = at the=20 nearest accessible point to the District in a sanitary sewer, at the = point of=20 discharge into the District, or at any point in the District be more = than five=20 percent (5%) nor any single reading greater than ten percent (10%) of = the=20 L.E.L.

The=20 following materials may not be added to the sewers in detectable = quantities=20 unless specifically permitted or limited in the user=92s Wastewater = Discharge=20 Permit: petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of = mineral=20 origin, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, = alcohols,=20 ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, prechlorates, bromates,=20 polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated solvents and sulfides. = The=20 permitting of these items in no way relieves the user of prohibitions of = discharges of explosive, hazardous, or injurious substances.

2. = Solid or=20 viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or = other=20 interference with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities = such as,=20 but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than one-half = inch=20 (1/2") in = any=20 dimension, animal parts, guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, = hides or=20 fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent = lime,=20 stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, = rags,=20 spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, tar, asphalt = residues=20 from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud, or glass = grinding=20 or polishing wastes, or tumbling or deburring stones.

3. = Any waters=20 or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any = other=20 corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to sewers, = structures,=20 equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.

4. = Any=20 wastewater containing incompatible pollutants in sufficient quantity, = either=20 singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere = with any=20 wastewater treatment = process,=20 constitute a hazard to humans or animals, cause a violation of the water = quality=20 standards of the receiving waters of the POTW, exceed the limitation set = forth=20 in a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard (when effective) or in = Section=20 300.110 of this Part 300 or create a public nuisance.

5. = Any noxious=20 or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which either singly or by = interaction=20 with other wastewaters are sufficient to create a public nuisance or = hazard to=20 life or are sufficient to prevent entry into sewers for their = maintenance and=20 repair, and pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, = vapors, or=20 fumes within the District in a quantity that may cause acute worker = health and=20 safety problems.

6. = Any=20 substance which causes the POTW to be in non-compliance with sludge use = or=20 disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 = of the=20 Act; any criteria guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or = disposal=20 developed pursuant to the RCRA, SWDA, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic = Substances=20 Control Act, or state criteria applicable to the sludge management = method being=20 used.

7. = Any=20 substance which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES Permit or the = receiving=20 water quality standards.

8. = Any=20 wastewater having a temperature at the point of discharge to the POTW = which will=20 inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in=20 interference; in no case shall wastewater be introduced to the sewer = which=20 exceeds 65^oC (149 F) if=20 it alone or in combination with other discharges causes the influent = wastewater=20 to exceed 40C (104 F) at the POTW treatment plant.

9. Any = pollutants,=20 including compatible pollutants released at a flow or pollutant = concentration=20 which will cause interference to the POTW or will pass through the = POTW,=20 subject to the affirmative defense contained in Section 300.105(B).

10. = Any=20 wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such = halflife or=20 concentration as may exceed limits established by state or federal=20 regulation.

11. = Any=20 water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million by=20 concentration of fat, oil, and grease, or FOG, or petroleum oil,=20 nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in = amounts that=20 will cause interference or pass through.

12. = Any=20 wastewater containing oxygen demanding substances, total solids, or = suspended=20 solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense = is=20 required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant; = provided=20 however, that a user may be permitted by specific, written agreement to=20 discharge such substances and said agreement may provide for special = charges,=20 payments or provisions for treating and testing equipment.

13. = Any=20 slug discharged to the District's POTW.

14. = Any=20 discharge exceeding the standards established in 35 Ill. Adm. = Code 307.

15. =20 Detergents, surface active agents, or other substances which may = cause=20 excessive foaming at the POTW.

16. =20 Trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points = designated by=20 the Executive Director in accordance with Section 300.150 of this = ordinance.

17. =20 Sludges, screening, or other residues from the pretreatment of = industrial=20 wastes.

18. =20 Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the = treatment=20 process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning=20 solutions, which consequently imparts color to the treatment plant=92s=20 effluent.

19. =20 Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the District = in a=20 Discharge Permit.

20. =20 Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, = the=20 treatment plant=92s effluent to fail a toxicity test.

D. =20 Pollutants, substances, or wastewater prohibited by this section = shall=20 not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be = discharged to the=20 POTW.

=20 Compliance with the provisions of this Section 300.105 shall be = required=20 on the effective date of promulgation of this ordinance.

Section=20 300.110 =20 SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON DISCHARGE

A. = Daily=20 Average Limits: Unless = otherwise=20 noted in Section 300.150, discharges from each separate discharge of a = user, as=20 measured under the provisions of this ordinance, shall not contain in = excess of=20 the following concentrations based upon a composite sample collected = over a=20 24-hour period or a shorter period if representative of the user=92s = daily=20 discharge. Pollutant=20 concentrations, that is, the total of dissolved and suspended matter = shall be=20 measured.

CHEMICAL &nbs= p; =20 &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 MILLIGRAMS PER = LITER

Arsenic &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.09

Barium &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 = 62

Boron &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 4.4

Cadmium &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.06

Chromium=20 (total) &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20 9.8

Chromium=20 (hexavalent) &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 4.9

Copper &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 2.0

Fluoride &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 8.9

Iron &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 320

Lead &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.70

Manganese &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20 19

Mercury &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.015

Molybdenum &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = =20 0.28

Nickel &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.23

Selenium &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.17

Silver &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; =20 0.18

Zinc &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;=20 1.9

B. =20 Instantaneous Limits: No grab sample shall exceed two times the = daily=20 average limits or the following:

CHEMICAL &nbs= p; =20 &n= bsp; =20 &nbs= p; = ; =20 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER

Cyanide &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 0.12

Total=20 Oil and Grease &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 100

Phenols &nbs= p; =20 &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 9.8

pH &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 5.5-9.0 (units)

=20 A sample may be allowed outside of the local limit if it remains = in the=20 range of 5.0 units to 10.0 units and the discharge is brought back into=20 compliance within 1 hour. = This=20 provision for a short-term violation shall not be more than two times a = quarter=20 or more than four times per year.

Temperature &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20 65^oC if the influent wastewater temperature is greater = than=20 40^oC at TCB=92s treatment plant

C. = No=20 provision of this section shall be construed to provide less stringent = discharge=20 standards than are presently or may hereafter be imposed and required by = USEPA=20 or IEPA.

D. =20 Unless otherwise noted in Section 300.110.E or Section 300.150, = the=20 admission into a sewer of any material, waters, or wastes having:

1. A = five (5)=20 day BOD greater than 600 mg/l, or

2. = More than=20 750 mg/l of suspended solids, or

3. = More than=20 1050 mg/l of COD or

4. = More than=20 60 mg/l of ammonia nitrogen or 90 mg/l of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, = or

5. = An average=20 daily flow greater than five percent (5%) of the average daily flow of = the=20 District, or

=20 6. =20 More than 2.5 mg/l of Total Toxic Organics in a grab or composite = sample=20

=20 shall be allowed only by permit. The above limits are based on = composite=20 samples except for Total Toxic Organics. This 2.5 mg/l discharge limit = is=20 applicable to either a grab or a composite sample. Grab samples shall not exceed = two times=20 the composite sample limits for BOD, suspended solids, COD, or Total = Kjeldahl=20 Nitrogen.

E. = ; =20 For Industries that discharge less than 20,000 = gallons=20 per day, the following limits will apply to parameters listed below:

= BOD &nbs= p; = ; =20 1,000 mg/l

= COD &nbs= p; =20 1,750 mg/l

SS =20 &nbs= p; =20 1,250 mg/l

= TKN = =20 150 = mg/l

= NH3 = &n= bsp; 100=20 mg/l &nbs= p; = ; =20

Local = limits will=20 apply to all other parameters.

=20 The above Low Flow Limits will only apply to Industrial Users = whom have=20 applied and have been granted the limits by the District through the = special=20 conditions statement in their Industrial Wastewater Discharge = Permit.

F. =20 Before issuing permits, the District shall consider: the ability = of the=20 POTW to handle the additional load; the reserve capacity of the POTW; = potential=20 waste loads from other dischargers; and the potential for the permitted=20 discharge to interfere with required treatment performance.

=20 Users seeking variances from standards found in this ordinance, = may=20 petition the District for variation from such standards in accordance = with the=20 procedures set forth by the District.

=20 The User may request mass limits in lieu of concentration base = limits.=20 Before issuing a permit, the District shall consider: the ability of the = POTW to=20 handle the additional load; the reserve capacity of the POTW; potential = waste=20 loads from other dischargers; and the potential for the permitted = discharge to=20 interfere with required treatment performance.

=20 A user with mass limits must be able to accurately report daily = and=20 instantaneous flows or Ordinance limits or categorical limits will be = applied,=20 which ever is appropriate.

=20 The user must also demonstrate that it does not have daily flow = rates,=20 production rates, or pollutant levels that fluctuate so significantly = that=20 establishing equivalent mass limits would not be appropriate.

G. = The=20 user may request a waiver for sampling for pollutants not present or = expected to=20 be present for the following parameters:

=20 Cyanide, mercury, phenol, organics listed under EPA Method 608, = 624 and=20 625.

=20 The user must demonstrate that a pollutant is not present by = providing at=20 least one result from its process area(s) before any treatment. The = request must=20 be made by the highest ranking official at this facility. A signed = Certification=20 Statement by the =93Company Representative=94 must also be included with = the=20 request.

=20 If the facility changes its process and the pollutant is = determined to be=20 present, the User must notify the District before discharging and must = receive=20 an amended permit.

=20 The User must submit a new request with each new permit = application.

Section=20 300.111 =20 PRELIMINARY TREATMENT

A. =20 Greases, oil, and sand interceptors or retainers shall be = installed by=20 the user at its sole expense, when, in the opinion of the Executive = Director,=20 such are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing = grease,=20 oils, or sand in excessive amounts, any flammable wastes, and such other = harmful=20 ingredients. Such = interceptors=20 shall be of a type and capacity approved by the District, and shall be = located=20 as to be readily and easily accessible for both cleaning and inspection. =

B. = Where=20 installed, all grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be maintained by = the=20 user, at its expense, and shall be kept in continuous, efficient = operation at=20 all times.

C. = A=20 user causing admission of any material into sewers as set forth in = Sections=20 300.105 or 300.110, may be required by the District to construct, = install and=20 operate, at its sole expense, such preliminary treatment plant and = facilities as=20 may be required in order to control the quantities and rates of = discharge of the=20 objectionable wastes. This may include a suitable storage and flow = control=20 facility to ensure equalization of flows.

D. = No=20 such preliminary treatment plant and facility shall be constructed or = operated=20 unless all plans, specifications, technical operating data, and other=20 information pertinent to its proposed operation and maintenance shall = conform to=20 all District, USEPA, IEPA and other local, state, or federal agency = regulations,=20 and written approval on plans, specifications, technical operating data, = and=20 sludge disposal has been obtained from USEPA, IEPA, and any other local, = state,=20 or federal agency having regulatory authority in respect thereto.

E. =20 All such preliminary treatment facilities as required by this = Ordinance=20 shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operating = condition by the user or person operating and maintaining the facility = served=20 thereby, and at its sole expense.

F. =20 No provision contained in this Ordinance shall be construed to = prevent or=20 prohibit a separate or special contract or agreement between the = District and=20 any industrial user whereby industrial waste and material of unusual = strength,=20 character, or composition may be accepted by the District for treatment, = subject=20 to additional payment therefore by such industrial user; provided = however, that=20 such contract or agreement shall have the prior approval of the = Board.

G. = The=20 District reserves the right to reject admission to the system of any = waste=20 potentially harmful to the treatment or collection facilities or the = receiving=20 stream.

Section=20 300.115 =20 INCORPORATION OF NATIONAL CATEGORICAL &nbs= p; =20 &nbs= p; = ; = =20 PRETREATMENT STANDARDS

A. = The=20 National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, located in 40 CFR Chapter = I,=20 Subchapter N, Parts 405-471, are hereby incorporated into this = Ordinance. Upon the promulgation of the = National=20 Categorical Pretreatment Standard (NCPS) for a particular user, the said = standard, if more stringent than the limitations imposed under this = Ordinance=20 for sources in that category, shall, when effective, immediately = supersede the=20 limitations and conditions imposed under this Ordinance. The District shall notify all = known=20 affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFR = Section=20 403.12.

B. = When=20 the District calculates end of pipe limits, combined waste stream = limits, mass=20 of pollutant limits, or equivalent concentration limits based upon data = supplied=20 by the user, these shall be enforceable as pretreatment requirements. = Any=20 Industrial user operating under any of these alternative limits shall = notify the=20 District within two business days after the user has a reasonable basis = to know=20 that the data used to calculate the limit are not accurate. Any User not notifying the = District of=20 such anticipated change will be required to meet the mass or = concentration=20 limits in its permit that were based on the original estimate of the = long term=20 average production rate.

C. = The=20 District reserves the right to establish by ordinance or in Wastewater = Discharge=20 Permits, more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the = POTW.

D. = New=20 Sources shall install, have in operating condition and =93startup=94 all = pollution=20 control equipment required to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards = before=20 beginning to discharge. Within the shortest feasible time from the first = discharge date (not to exceed 90 days), New Sources must meet all = applicable=20 Pretreatment Standards.

=20 Users shall provide necessary wastewater pretreatment as required = to=20 comply with this ordinance and shall achieve compliance with all = applicable=20 pretreatment requirements and standards within the time limitations as = specified=20 by appropriate statutes, regulations, and ordinance. National = Categorical=20 Pretreatment Standards shall be deemed to be added to this ordinance as=20 amendments.

=20 Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level = acceptable to=20 the District shall be provided, properly operated and maintained at the = user=92s=20 expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities shall be = submitted=20 to the District for review and must be acceptable to the District before = construction of the facility. The user shall obtain all necessary = construction=20 operating permits from the IEPA. Such pretreatment facilities shall be = under the=20 control and direction of an IEPA certified Wastewater Treatment = Operator. The=20 review of such plans shall in no way relieve the user from the = responsibility of=20 modifying its facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to = the=20 District under the provisions of this ordinance.

=20 Within a reasonable time after the completion of the wastewater = treatment=20 facility, the user shall furnish its operations and maintenance = procedures for=20 the District to review. Any subsequent, significant changes in the = pretreatment=20 facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be accepted = by the=20 District prior to the user=92s initiation of the changes.

=20 Whenever deemed necessary, the Executive Director may require = users to=20 restrict their discharge during peak flow periods, designate that = certain=20 wastewater be discharged only into specific sewers, relocate and/or = consolidate=20 points of discharge, separate sewage wastestreams from industrial = wastestreams,=20 and such other conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and = determine=20 the user=92s compliance with the requirements of this ordinance.

=20 Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be = required to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection=20 meter.

Section=20 300.120 =20 FINAL NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT = STANDARDS

A. =20 Industrial users regulated by point source categories as = promulgated or=20 amended in Final National Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall = comply with=20 the compliance date and limitations as published.

B. = The=20 USEPA will promulgate new categorical pretreatment standards from time = to=20 time. This Ordinance = includes any=20 new standards applicable to this POTW promulgated by the = United States of America or the State = of=20 Illinois.

Section=20 300.130 =20 EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE

A. = ; =20 No user shall increase the use of process water = or, in=20 any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete = substitute for=20 adequate pretreatment to achieve compliance with the limitations = contained in=20 the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards (NCPS) (when effective), = or in=20 any other pollutant-specific limitations developed by the District.

B. = ; =20 The District may impose mass limitations on = Users who=20 are using dilution to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards or = Requirements, or=20 other cases when the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.

Section=20 300.135 =20 ACCIDENTAL SPILL AND SLUG CONTROL PLAN

A. = Each=20 industrial user having the ability to cause interference with the POTW = treatment=20 plant or to violate the regulatory provisions of this Ordinance shall = provide=20 protection from accidental or intentional discharge of slugs to the POTW = of=20 prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this = Ordinance. Facilities to prevent slug = discharges of=20 prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or = user's own=20 cost and expense.

=20 All industrial users whose wastewater include or could include = compatible=20 or incompatible pollutants in amounts great enough to cause interference = with=20 the POTW are required to have detailed plans on file at the District = showing=20 facilities and operating procedures to provide protection from = accidental=20 discharge. All industrial = users=20 shall complete construction of said facilities within one year of=20 notification. No user who = begins=20 contributing to or could contribute such pollutants to the POTW after = the=20 effective date of this Ordinance and who has been notified shall be = permitted to=20 introduce such pollutants into the POTW until accidental discharge = facilities=20 and procedures, as appropriate, have been approved by the District and = installed=20 by the industrial user. = Review and=20 approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the = industrial=20 user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet = the=20 requirements of this Ordinance.

B. = Slug=20 Control Plan

=20 The District shall evaluate whether each SIU needs a slug = discharge=20 control plan or other action to control slug discharges. The District = may=20 require any User to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a = plan or=20 take such other action that may be necessary to control slug discharges. = Alternatively, the District may develop such a plan for any User. The = control=20 plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:

=20 1. =20 Description of discharge practices, including non routine batch=20 discharges;

=20 2. =20 Description of stored chemicals;

=20 3. =20 Procedures for immediately notifying the District of any = accidental or=20 slug discharge, as required by Section 300.135 C of this Ordinance; = and

=20 4. =20 Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug=20 discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection = and=20 maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, = loading and=20 unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, = building of=20 containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic = organic=20 pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for = emergency=20 response.

C. = Spill=20 Reporting

=20 In the case of an accidental or deliberate discharge of a slug of = compatible or incompatible pollutants which violate requirements of this = Ordinance, it shall be the responsibility of the industrial user to = immediately=20 investigate and notify the District by telephone as soon as possible but in no = case more=20 than sixty (60) minutes following knowledge of the incident. The notification shall include = name of=20 caller, location, time of discharge, type of wastewater, concentration = and=20 volume. A written report = shall be=20 submitted within seven (7) days unless waived by the District, including = the=20 following:

1. = Reasons for=20 the slug discharge and corrective actions taken.

2. = List of=20 chemicals present in the discharge.

3. = Quantity of=20 all materials discharged, and

4. = Material=20 Safety Data Sheets, or similar information on all chemicals discharged = must be=20 made available upon request.

5. = Measures=20 taken to prevent similar future occurrences.

D. =20 Follow up reports may be required by the District as needed. Such report, or reports, shall = not=20 relieve the industrial user of any expense, loss, damage, or other = liability=20 which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or = any=20 other damage to person or property; nor shall such report relieve the = user of=20 any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by = this=20 Ordinance or otherwise. Failure to report accidental or deliberate = discharges=20 may, in addition to any other remedies available to the District; result = in the=20 revocation of the discharger's applicable wastewater discharge = permit.

E. =20 The industrial user shall control production of all discharges to = the=20 extent necessary to maintain compliance with all applicable regulations = upon=20 reduction, loss, or failure of its treatment facility until the facility = is=20 restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This requirement applies in = the=20 situation where, among other things, the primary source of power of the=20 treatment facility is reduced, lost, or fails.

F. =20 Significant Industrial Users may be required to post a notice as=20 follows:

=20 A notice in English and the language of common use shall be = permanently=20 posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising = employees=20 whom to call in the event of a discharge of a prohibitive material. Employers shall insure that = all=20 employees who are in a position to cause, discover, or observe such an=20 accidental discharge are advised of the emergency notification = procedures.

G. =20 Significant Industrial Users are required to notify the = Pretreatment=20 Coordinator immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the = potential=20 for a slug discharge.

Section=20 300.140 =20 REPORTING CRITERIA FOR INDUSTRIAL USER

A. = The=20 Sanitary District may require from any industrial user the submission of = monthly, quarterly, biannual, or annual reports, including a certified = statement=20 of the characteristics of its industrial wastes discharged to the = sewer. Such documents shall be filed = with the=20 District no later than the twentieth day of the month or quarter for the = prior=20 month or quarter, as required by the District.

=20 If analyses are performed more frequently than required, all = results must=20 be reported to the District.

B. = The=20 District reserves the right to do any sampling necessary or use any = available=20 information to determine which industrial users shall be subject to the=20 requirements of this section.

C. = The=20 waste characteristics to be measured and certified by the user shall be=20 constituents that would have a reasonable potential for exceeding the = limits of=20 this ordinance, Illinois EPA or US EPA, and shall include any other = constituents=20 of the wastewater as directed by the District.

D. =20 Should there be a difference in understanding between the = District and=20 user as to the characteristics in the wastewater, the District reserves = the=20 right to use the District results from analyses for any fees or = penalties=20 assessed.

E. =20 Any industrial user may be required to provide monitoring = facilities, as=20 per section 400.120.

F. =20 Hazardous Waste Notification

1. = All=20 industrial users shall provide a one time notification to the District, = the EPA=20 Regional Waste Management Division Director, and the Illinois EPA in = writing of=20 any discharge into the District of a substance, which, if otherwise = disposed of,=20 would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR part 261. Such waste as set forth in 40 = CFR part=20 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge = (continuous,=20 batch, or other).

2. = The=20 notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants = already=20 reported under the self monitoring requirements.

3. =20 If the industrial user discharges more than 100=20 kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the District, the=20 notification shall also contain the following information to the = extent=20 such information is known and readily available to the industrial = user: An identification of the = hazardous=20 constituents contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and=20 concentration of such constituents in the wastestream discharged during = that=20 calendar month, and an estimation of the mass of constituents in the = wastestream=20 expected to be discharged during the following twelve months.

4. =20 Industrial users who commence discharging shall = provide=20 the notification no later than 180 days after the discharge of the = listed or=20 characteristic hazardous waste. = Any=20 notification under this paragraph need be submitted only once for each = hazardous=20 waste discharged.

5. =20 Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of = this=20 section during a calendar month in which they discharge no more than = fifteen=20 kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous = wastes, as=20 specified in 40 CFR 262.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen = kilograms=20 of non-acute hazardous wastes in a calendar month or of any quantity of = acute=20 hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), = requires a one=20 time notification. Subsequent months during which the industrial user = discharges=20 more than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require = additional=20 notification.

6. =20 In the case of any new regulations under Section = 3001 of=20 RCRA identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or = listing any=20 additional substance as a hazardous waste, the industrial user must = notify the=20 District, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director, and = state=20 hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within 90 = days of=20 the effective date of such regulations.

7. =20 In the case of any notification made under this = section,=20 the industrial user shall certify that it has a program in place to = reduce the=20 volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has=20 determined to be economically practical.

8. =20 This provision does not create a right to = discharge any=20 substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by this ordinance, a = permit=20 issued there under, or any applicable Federal or State law.

G. = ; =20 All industrial users shall notify the District = of any=20 new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in = volume=20 or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the = wastewater=20 treatment system. The = notification=20 must be in writing and received 30 days prior to discharge.

Section=20 300.145 =20 SEPARATORS (GREASE TRAPS)

A. =20 Whenever required by the District, the user of any property = serviced by a=20 sanitary sewer carrying wastewater to the District POTW shall install = separators=20 as necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease, = sand,=20 oil or any other matters that may violate the provisions of Section = 300.105 and=20 300.110 of this ordinance.

B. = When=20 required, all sanitary sewers of the user, into which waste products are = discharged, shall be directed to one or more such separators before = connecting=20 with the public sanitary sewers. Such separators shall be installed by = the user=20 and be accessible for maintenance purposes and, when feasible, shall be = located=20 outside the building. It shall be the user=92s responsibility to clean = and=20 maintain such separator or separators at a regular frequency so as to = ensure=20 efficient operation. The construction of separators shall be in strict=20 accordance with applicable state and local plumbing codes.

C. = All=20 new or altered installation serving institutions or commercial = establishments in=20 which grease, fats, culinary oil, grease or fats in the above type=20 establishments shall be directed to one or more separators (grease = traps)=20 located outside the building and shall be accessible for maintenance = purposes.=20 Use of other separators (grease traps) shall require proof of being at = least=20 equal to what is prescribed above. See illustration in the Illinois = State=20 Plumbing Code.

D. = All=20 new or altered restaurants that require separator (grease trap) shall = install a=20 minimum 1000 gallon unit. Sandwich = bars and=20 carry out services which only prepare (not cooked foods) cold sandwiches = shall=20 install a minimum 400 gallon unit.

E. =20 The Executive Director may, after reviewing pertinent = information, allow=20 the installation of a grease trap having a lesser volume than 400 = gallons. The=20 sizing of this grease trap shall be determined by the District.

F. =20 No person shall reintroduce into the sewer system of the District = materials which have been removed from the sewer system by catch basins, = grease=20 traps, and other pretreatment devices. Physical, chemical or biological = agents=20 shall not be introduced into catch basins, grease traps or other = pretreatment=20 devices for the purpose of re-suspending, dissolving, emulsifying or = rendering=20 soluble any pollutants or other materials removed from a wastestream by = such=20 pretreatment devices and reintroducing these materials into the sewer=20 system.

Section=20 300.150 =20 WASTEWATER HAULERS

A. =20 Wastewater haulers shall discharge all wastewaters at a = designated=20 wastewater hauler dumping station and at times established by the = Executive=20 Director. No load may be discharged without prior consent of the = Executive=20 Director or designated representative. The District may collect samples = of each=20 hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The District = may=20 require the wastewater hauler to provide a waste analysis of any or all = loads=20 prior to discharge.

B. =20 Wastewater haulers shall have a valid Wastewater Hauler Discharge = Permit=20 before discharging wastes at the District. =20 The wastewater hauler limits are listed below:

&nbs= p; =20 BOD &nbs= p; =20 12,000 mg/l

&nbs= p; =20 COD &nbs= p; =20 18,000 mg/l

&nbs= p; =20 TKN &nbs= p; =20 4,800 mg/l

&nbs= p; =20 NH3 &nbs= p; =20 3,600 mg/l

&nbs= p; =20 TTO &nbs= p; =20 = 20=20 mg/l

&nbs= p; =20 Zinc &nbs= p; =20 6=20 mg/l

=20 Local limits found in Section 300.110 of this Ordinance will = otherwise=20 apply.

C. = The=20 Hauler shall provide the District with a list of all vehicles used by = the=20 Hauler. The list shall contain information as requested by the District. = No=20 other wastewater hauling vehicles will be allowed to discharge.

D. = Each=20 truck tank shall have a sight glass calibrated in 100 gallon increments. = If a=20 sight glass is not installed, the District will charge for the full = capacity of=20 the vehicle.

E. =20 Representative samples of wastewater discharged by a wastewater = hauler=20 shall comply with the provisions of Section 300.110.

F. =20 Each load delivered to the wastewater dumping station must have a = wastewater hauler manifest signed by the source of the wastewater and by = the=20 wastewater hauler.

G. = All=20 procedures for discharging, for cleanliness and for general sanitary = operation=20 on District property as prescribed by the District shall be strictly = adhered to=20 by all wastewater haulers delivering wastewater to the District dumping=20 station.

H. = The=20 source or sources of all liquid wastes being hauled to the POTW = treatment plant=20 shall be properly documented using the District=92s manifest system.

I. =20 Wastewater from a domestic level user shall not be mixed with = wastewater=20 from an industrial user.

J. =20 In addition to remedies available to the District set forth = elsewhere in=20 this ordinance, failure of a wastewater hauler to comply with the = provisions of=20 this section shall be grounds for revocation of the hauler=92s Discharge = Permit by=20 the Board of Trustees.

PART=20 400

DISCHARGE PERMITS

Section=20 400.100 =20 PROHIBITION OF DISCHARGES WITHOUT PERMIT

=20 It shall be unlawful for any significant industrial user to = discharge=20 wastewater to the District's POTW without a permit, or contrary to the=20 conditions of a permit, issued by the District in accordance with the = provisions=20 of this Ordinance.

Section=20 400.105 =20 PERMITS

A. =20 Discharge Permits

=20 The categorical Pretreatment Standards applicable to each = regulated=20 process and any new categorically regulated processes for Existing = Sources will=20 require an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit.

=20 All significant industrial users proposing to connect to or = contribute to=20 the POTW shall obtain an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit before=20 connecting to or contributing to the POTW. =20 All existing significant industrial users connected to or = contributing to=20 the POTW shall obtain a Wastewater Industrial Discharge Permit(s) within = 180=20 days after the effective date of this Ordinance, except as set forth in = Section=20 400.105(B) of this Part. = All=20 significant industrial users requiring categorical requirements in the=20 wastewater discharge permits shall apply for such permits within 180 = days after=20 promulgation of applicable National Categorical Pretreatment = Standards.

B. =20 Wastewater Discharge Permit Application

1. = All users=20 required to obtain a General Industrial Wastewater Permit shall complete = and=20 file with the District an application in a form to be prescribed = and=20 furnished by the District and accompanied by a fee to be determined by = the=20 District.

2. = Existing=20 significant industrial users shall apply for a discharge permit within = 90 days=20 after being notified.

3. = In support=20 of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms = appropriate for=20 evaluation, the following information:

a. = Name,=20 address, and location;

b. = SIC number=20 according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of = Budget,=20 1972, as amended or the North American Industrial Classification = System;

c. = Wastewater=20 constituents and characteristics including, but not limited to, those = set forth=20 in Part 300, Section 300.110 of this Ordinance as determined by a = reliable=20 analytical laboratory except those constituents not required by the=20 District. Sampling and = analysis=20 shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR 136 as amended;

d. = Time and=20 duration of discharge;

e. = Average and=20 maximum wastewater flow rates, including monthly and seasonal = variations, if=20 any. This may be estimated if approved by the District;

f. = Site plans=20 showing all pipe sizes, manholes, and location of sanitary and storm = sewers=20 leaving the building or premises, together with all connections to = lateral=20 sanitary and storm sewers;

g. = Listing of=20 each process activity;

h. = Line=20 diagram and basic information, including capacity, of existing or = proposed spill=20 containment areas and installation;

i. = Total=20 number of employees and hours of operation of a plant;

j. = Proposed or=20 actual hours of operation of pretreatment system and the name of the = IEPA=20 certified pretreatment operator;

k. = Name of=20 authorized representative of the industrial user. The industrial user may name = two=20 authorized representatives. At least one must be an employee regularly = available=20 during normal business hours at the site of the operation producing the=20 discharge;

l. = User's=20 source of intake water together with the types of usage and disposal = sources of=20 water and the estimated volumes in each category;

m. Listing = of raw=20 materials, chemicals, and wastes that are used in the manufacturing = process and=20 are capable of being discharged into the POTW and their disposal = techniques with=20 supporting information or documentation (NPDES or RCRA permit = numbers);

n. = If=20 additional operation and maintenance or pretreatment techniques or = installations=20 will be required to meet pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule = by which=20 the user shall provide such additional pretreatment must be = submitted. The completion date in this = schedule=20 shall not be later than the compliance date established for the = pretreatment=20 standard.

i. &nbs= p; =20 The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of = dates=20 for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the = construction=20 and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet = the=20 applicable pretreatment standards (e.g. hiring an engineer, completing=20 preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major=20 components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).

ii. &nbs= p;=20 No increment referred to in Section 400.105 B 3 (n) i. shall = exceed nine=20 months.

iii. =20 Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and = the final=20 date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the = District.=20 This report shall include, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with = the=20 increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on = which it=20 expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, = and the=20 steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule = established. In no event = shall more=20 than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the = District.

o. = Any other=20 information as may be deemed by the District to be necessary to evaluate = the=20 permit application.

C. =20 Categorical Requirements

1. = Industrial=20 users subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall = submit a=20 Wastewater Discharge Permit Application/Baseline Report.

2. = Within 180=20 days after the effective date of promulgation of a National Categorical=20 Pretreatment Standard, or 180 days after a final administrative decision = has=20 been made upon a categorical determination submission in accordance with = 40 CFR=20 Section 403.6(a) (4), whichever is later, existing industrial users = subject to=20 such National Categorical Pretreatment Standards and currently = discharging to=20 the District's POTW shall apply for a Wastewater Discharge Permit.

3. = New=20 Sources, when subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, = shall=20 apply for a Wastewater Discharge Permit at least 90 days prior to = discharging to=20 the POTW or in the case of new categorical determination within 45 days = after=20 notification or commencement of discharge.

4. = In support=20 of the Permit Application/Baseline Report, the industrial user shall = submit,=20 with its application, in units and terms specified in the application = the=20 following information:

a. = All of the=20 information required in Section 400.105 (B) and the following:

b. = List of any=20 environmental control permits held by or for the facility;

c. = Brief=20 description of the nature, average rate of production, and Standard = Industrial Classification of the operation(s) carried out by such = user. This description shall include = a=20 schematic process diagram indicating points of discharge to the POTW = from the=20 regulated processes.

d. = The report=20 must be signed by an appropriate official and contain a statement = certifying the=20 accuracy of the data and integrity of the information, as required by = the=20 District.

5. = In support=20 of the Baseline Report, the industrial user shall submit within 90 days=20 following commencement of the introduction of wastewater to the = District, in=20 units and terms specified in the application, the following = information:

a. = Information=20 showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons = per day,=20 to the POTW from each of the following:

&nbs= p; = ; =20 i. =20 Regulated process streams, and

ii. = Other=20 streams as necessary to allow use of the combined waste stream formula = of 40 CFR=20 Section 403.6(e).

b. = The=20 industrial user shall identify the National Categorical Pretreatment = Standards=20 applicable to each regulated process, and shall:

i. =20 Submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying the = nature=20 and concentration of regulated pollutants in the District from each = regulated=20 process. Both daily = maximum and=20 average concentration shall be reported. The sample shall be = representative of=20 daily operations. The = baseline=20 report shall indicate the time, date, and place of sampling and methods = of=20 analysis, and shall certify that such sampling and analysis is = representative of=20 normal work cycles and expected pollutant dischargers to the POTW.

ii. = Where=20 feasible, obtain samples through the flow proportional composite = sampling=20 techniques specified in the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment = Standards. Where = composite sampling=20 is not feasible, a grab sample is acceptable.

iii.=20 A = minimum=20 of four (4) grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, = oil and=20 grease, sulfide, temperature and volatile organics. For facilities for = which=20 historical data is available, the Pretreatment Coordinator may authorize = a lower=20 minimum. For all other pollutants, 24 hour composite samples must be = obtained=20 through flow proportional composite sampling techniques where feasible. = The=20 District may waive flow proportional composite sampling for any = Industrial=20 user that demonstrates that flow proportional sampling is not feasible. = In such=20 cases, samples may be obtained through time proportional composite = sampling=20 techniques or through a minimum of four (4) grab samples where the user=20 demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the = effluent=20 being discharged.

=20 iv. = Take=20 the samples immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such = exist or=20 immediately downstream from the regulated process if no pretreatment=20 exists. If other = wastewaters are=20 mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment, in order to = evaluate=20 compliance with the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, the = industrial=20 user shall measure the flows and concentrations necessary to allow use = of the=20 combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR Section 403.6 (c). Where an alternate = concentration has=20 been calculated in accordance with Section 403.6 (c), this adjusted = limit along=20 with supporting data shall be submitted to the District.

v. =20 Perform sampling and analysis in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 =

vi. =20 Submit, only with District authorization, a Permit = Application/Baseline=20 Report which utilizes only historical data, so long as the data provides = information sufficient to determine the need for industrial pretreatment = measures.

c. The = industrial user=20 shall provide a statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of = the=20 industrial user and certified by a qualified professional indicating = whether=20 National Categorical Pretreatment Standards are being met on a = consistent basis=20 and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance measures = (O&M) or=20 additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet the National=20 Categorical Pretreatment Standards.

d. If additional = pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet the National = Categorical=20 Pretreatment Standards, the user will provide the shortest schedule = which will=20 provide such additional pretreatment or O&M. The completion date in this = schedule=20 shall not be later than the compliance date established for the = applicable=20 National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.

i. =20 Where the industrial user's National Categorical Pretreatment = Standard=20 has been modified by the combined wastestream formula (40 CFR Section = 403.6(e)],=20 at the time the user applies for the Wastewater Discharge Permit, the=20 information required in Section 400.105 C5(b)&(c) shall pertain to = the=20 modified limits.

ii. =20 If the National Categorical Pretreatment Standard for the = industrial user=20 is modified after the application for a Wastewater Discharge Permit is=20 submitted, the user shall make any necessary amendments to = information=20 provided as a response to Section 400.105 C5(b)&(c) and submit them = to the=20 District within 60 days after the modified limit is approved.

The=20 following conditions shall apply to the schedule = required:

i. =20 The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of=20 dates

for=20 the commencement and completion of major events leading to the = construction and=20 operation of additional pretreatment required for the Industrial User to = meet=20 the applicable categorical Pretreatment Standards (e.g., hiring an = engineer,=20 completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract = for=20 major components, commencing construction, completing construction,=20 etc.).

ii. = ; =20 No=20 increment referred to in paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall exceed 9 = months.

iii. = Not later=20 than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for=20 compliance, the Industrial User shall submit a progress report to the = District=20 including, at a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment = of=20 progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it = expects to=20 comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the = steps=20 being taken by the Industrial User to return the construction to the = schedule=20 established. In no event shall more than 9 months elapse between such = progress=20 reports to the District.

e. Within 90 days = following the=20 date for final compliance with applicable categorical Pretreatment = Standards or=20 in the case of a New Source following commencement of the introduction = of=20 wastewater into the POTW, any Industrial User subject to Pretreatment = Standards=20 and Requirements shall submit to the District a report containing the = following=20 information:

(a)=20 Flow measurement. The User shall submit information showing the measured = average=20 daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from each of the = following: (i)=20 Regulated process streams; and (ii) Other streams as necessary to allow = use of=20 the combined wastestream formula of =A7 403.6(e). The District may allow = for=20 verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or = feasibility=20 considerations.

(b)=20 Measurement of pollutants. (i) The user shall identify the Pretreatment=20 Standards applicable to each regulated process; (ii) In addition, the = User shall=20 submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and=20 concentration (or mass, where required by the Standard or District) of = regulated=20 pollutants in the Discharge from each regulated process. Both daily = maximum and=20 average concentration (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The = sample=20 shall be representative of daily operations. In cases where the Standard = requires compliance with a Best Management Practice or pollution = prevention=20 alternative, the User shall submit documentation as required by the = District or=20 the applicable Standards to determine compliance with the Standard; = (iii) The=20 User shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile that = data=20 necessary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph. (iv) = Samples should=20 be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such = exist or=20 immediately downstream from the regulated process if no pretreatment = exists. If=20 other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to = pretreatment=20 the User should measure the flows and concentrations necessary to allow = use of=20 the combined wastestream formula of 40 CFR 403.6(e) in order to evaluate = compliance with the Pretreatment Standards. Where an alternate = concentration or=20 mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e) this = adjusted=20 limit along with supporting data shall be submitted to the District; (v) = Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the = techniques=20 prescribed in 40 CFR part 136 and amendments thereto. Where 40 CFR part = 136 does=20 not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in = question, or=20 where the USEPA Administrator determines that the part 136 sampling and=20 analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant in question, = sampling=20 and analysis shall be performed by using validated analytical methods or = any=20 other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including = procedures=20 suggested by the POTW or other parties, approved by the USEPA = Administrator;=20 (vi) The District may allow the submission of a baseline report which = utilizes=20 only historical data so long as the data provides information sufficient = to=20 determine the need for industrial pretreatment measures; (vii) The = baseline=20 report shall indicate the time, date and place, of sampling, and methods = of=20 analysis, and shall certify that such sampling and analysis is = representative of=20 normal work cycles and expected pollutant Discharges to the POTW;

(c)=20 Certification. A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of = the=20 Industrial User and certified to by a qualified professional, indicating = whether=20 Pretreatment Standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, = whether=20 additional operation and maintenance (O and M) and/or additional = Pretreatment is=20 required for the Industrial User to meet the Pretreatment Standards and=20 Requirements.

For=20 Industrial Users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits = established=20 by the District in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 403.6(c), = this=20 report shall contain a reasonable measure of the User=92s long term = production=20 rate. For all other Industrial Users subject to categorical Pretreatment = Standards expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit = of=20 production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include = the User=92s=20 actual production during the appropriate sampling period.

f. The = report must=20 be signed by an appropriate official and contain a statement certifying = the=20 accuracy of the data and integrity of the information, as required by = the=20 District.

D. =20 Review of Permit Applications

=20 The District will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may = require=20 additional information from the user. =20 After evaluation of the data furnished, the District may issue an = Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit. =20 No interim or temporary permit will be issued by the District = except as=20 set forth in Section 400.105(J). = The Wastewater Discharge Permit shall be amended as necessary = based on=20 information provided in the Baseline Report submitted after discharge to = the=20 Sanitary District.

=20 Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and = will be=20 returned to the User for revision. =20 The District may deny any application for an individual = wastewater=20 discharge permit.

E. =20 Wastewater Discharge Permits

1. = General=20 Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits issued to an industrial user = shall be=20 supplemented by the incorporation of categorical requirements for a user = which=20 has processes regulated by National Categorical Pretreatment = Standards. The Wastewater Discharge = Permit shall=20 include the limits on average and daily maximum pollutant concentrations = from=20 the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.

2. = Where the=20 National Categorical Pretreatment Standards are modified by the combined = wastestream formula (40CFR Section 403.6(e) or net/gross calculations = (40 CFR=20 Section 403.15) or Fundamentally Difference Factor Variance for = non-toxics (40=20 CFR Section 403.13) of the General Pretreatment Regulations), the limits = as=20 modified shall be made a part of the Wastewater Discharge Permit.

3. = Where an=20 industrial user has manufacturing processes which are regulated by more = than one=20 National Categorical Pretreatment Standard at the same permitted = discharge=20 location, the limitation in the Wastewater Discharge Permit shall be = adjusted=20 consistent with USEPA guidelines and regulations.

F. =20 Permit Conditions

=20 Discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of = this=20 Ordinance and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees=20 established by the District. =20 Permits may contain the following:

1. = Limits on=20 the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;

2. = Limits on=20 average and maximum rate and time of discharge;

3. =20 Requirements for installation and operation of inspection, = sampling and=20 monitoring facilities;

4. =20 Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling = location, frequency of sampling, number, and types and standards for = tests and=20 reporting schedule;

5. = Compliance=20 schedule, if necessary;

6. =20 Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge=20 reports;

7. =20 Requirements to retain for a minimum of three years any records = of=20 monitoring activities and results relating to wastewater discharge and = for=20 affording District access to said records;

8. =20 Requirements for notification of the District of any new = introduction of=20 wastewater constituents or any substantial change in volume or character = of the=20 wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment=20 system;

9. =20 Requirements for submission of any permits or records relating to = the=20 disposal of any waste products (i.e. liquid, solid, or hazardous);

10. Other = conditions as=20 deemed appropriate by the District to ensure compliance with this = Ordinance.

11. Requirements = that=20 permittee allow the POTW or its representatives ready access upon=20 presentation of credentials at reasonable times to all parts of its = premises in=20 which a discharge source or treatment system is located or in which = records=20 required by this ordinance are kept for the purposes of inspection, = sampling,=20 examination and photocopying of said records and for the = performance of any=20 of their duties.

A=20 permit will contain:

a. A = statement=20 that indicates the wastewater discharge permit issuance date, expiration = date,=20 and effective date.

b. A = statement=20 that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior=20 notification to the District in accordance Section 400.105J of this = ordinance,=20 and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of = the=20 existing wastewater discharge permit.

c. = Sampling=20 location, sampling frequency, and sample type, based on the applicable = general=20 Pretreatment Standards in 40 CFR 403, categorical Pretreatment = Standards, local=20 limits, and State and local law.

d. =20 Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and = recordkeeping=20 requirements, including an identification of the pollutants to be = monitored.

e. = Effluent=20 limits including Best Management Practices, based on applicable = Pretreatment=20 Standards.

f. A = statement=20 of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of Pretreatment = Standards and Requirements and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedules

=20 may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by = applicable=20 Federal, State, or local law.

g. = Any grant=20 of monitoring waiver by the District to a categorical industry will be = included=20 in the condition statement of their permit =20 subject to 40 CFR 403.12(e).

The District may = authorize=20 the Industrial User subject to a categorical Pretreatment Standard to = forego=20 sampling of a pollutant regulated by a categorical Pretreatment Standard = if the=20 Industrial User has demonstrated through sampling and other technical = factors=20 that the pollutant is neither present nor expected to be present in the=20 Discharge, or is present only at background levels from intake water and = without=20 any increase in the pollutant due to activities of the Industrial User. = This=20 authorization is subject to the following conditions:

(i) The District may = authorize=20 a waiver where a pollutant is determined to be present solely due to = sanitary=20 wastewater discharged from the facility provided that the sanitary = wastewater is=20 not regulated by an applicable categorical Standard and otherwise = includes no=20 process wastewater.

(ii) The monitoring = waiver is=20 valid only for the duration of the effective period of the Permit or = other=20 equivalent individual control mechanism, but in no case longer than 5 = years. The=20 User must submit a new request for the waiver before the waiver can be = granted=20 for each subsequent control mechanism.

(iii) In making a=20 demonstration that a pollutant is not present, the Industrial User must = provide=20 data from at least one sampling of the facility's process wastewater = prior to=20 any treatment present at the facility that is representative of all = wastewater=20 from all processes.

The request for a = monitoring=20 waiver must be signed and include the certification statement in 40=20 CFR403.6(a)(2)(ii). Non-detectable sample results may only be used as a=20 demonstration that a pollutant is not present if the EPA approved method = from 40=20 CFR part 136 with the lowest minimum detection level for that pollutant = was used=20 in the analysis.

(iv) Any grant of = the=20 monitoring waiver by the District must be included as a condition in the = User's=20 control mechanism. The reasons supporting the waiver and any information = submitted by the User in its request for the waiver must be maintained = by the=20 District for 3 years after expiration of the waiver.

(v) Upon approval of = the=20 monitoring waiver and revision of the User's control mechanism by the = District,=20 the Industrial User must certify on each report with the statement = below, that=20 there has been no increase in the pollutant in its wastestream due to = activities=20 of the Industrial User:

Based on my inquiry = of the=20 person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the=20 Pretreatment Standard for 40 CFR _______ [specify applicable National=20 Pretreatment Standard part(s)], I certify that, to the best of my = knowledge and=20 belief, there has been no increase in the level of ______ [list = pollutant(s)] in=20 the wastewaters due to the activities at the facility since filing of = the last=20 periodic report under 40 CFR 403.12(e)(1).

(vi) In the event = that a=20 waived pollutant is found to be present or is expected to be present = based on=20 changes that occur in the User's operations, the User must immediately: = Comply=20 with the monitoring requirements this section or other more frequent = monitoring=20 requirements imposed by the District; and notify the District.

h. = Requirements for=20 notification of slug discharges as defined in this Ordinance, if = determined by=20 the District to be necessary.

G. =20 Notification of the Discharge of Hazardous Waste

=20 The industrial user shall notify the POTW, the EPA Regional Waste = Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities of = any=20 discharge into the POTW of a substance which is a listed or = characteristic waste=20 under Section 3001 of RCRA. Such notification must include a description = of any=20 such wastes discharged, specifying the volume and concentration of such = wastes=20 and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other), identifying the = hazardous constituents contained in the listed wastes, and estimating = the volume=20 of hazardous wastes expected to be discharged during the following = twelve=20 months. This requirement shall not apply to pollutants already reported = under=20 the self monitoring requirements of 40 CFR 403.12(b), (d), and (e).

=20 This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance = not=20 otherwise permitted to be discharged by this ordinance, a permit issued=20 thereunder, or any applicable federal or state law.

H. =20 Change in Conditions

=20 The industrial user shall notify the District of any expected = changes in=20 wastewater from the property for which a discharge permit was received. = In the=20 event the type, quality, or volume of wastewater from the property for = which a=20 discharge permit was previously granted shall materially and = substantially be=20 expected to change as determined by the District, the person previously = granted=20 such permit shall make a new application to the District within 30 days = prior to=20 the change, in the same manner and form as originally made, provided = that=20 information previously submitted and unchanged need not be resubmitted = by=20 permittee. No permittee = shall=20 materially and substantially change the type, quality or volume of its=20 wastewater beyond that allowed by its permit without prior approval of = the=20 District.

I. =20 Duration

=20 Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to = exceed five=20 (5) years. The permittee = shall file=20 an application for renewal of its permit at least 90 days prior to = expiration of=20 the user's permit. The user shall apply, on a form provided by the = District, for=20 reissuance of the permit. = Upon=20 reissuance, any applicable provisions of the Wastewater Discharge Permit = issued=20 during the term of the expiring General Wastewater Discharge Permit = shall be=20 incorporated as conditions of the new General Wastewater Discharge = Permit. The terms and conditions of = the permit=20 may be subject to modification by the District during the term of the = permit as=20 limitations or requirements as identified in Part 300, Section 300.105 = are=20 modified or other just cause exists. =20 The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit = at least=20 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Where any changes are made in = user's=20 permit, a reasonable time shall be given to achieve compliance.

J. = ; =20 Transfer

=20 Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for = the=20 process activity specified in the permit. =20 A Wastewater Discharge Permit shall not be assigned, transferred, = or sold=20 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 prior approval = of the=20 District. If the premises = are sold=20 or otherwise transferred by the permittee to a new owner who will = maintain the=20 operation in the same premises, then the permit held by the seller shall = be=20 reissued by the District to the new owner as a temporary permit; = provided that=20 the new owner shall immediately apply for a new permit in accordance = with this=20 Ordinance and further provided that the temporary permit shall only be = effective=20 for ninety (90) days after the date of sale or transfer. The District shall have the = same=20 remedies for violation of temporary permits as it has for violation of = other=20 discharge permits.

K. = Plans=20 and Specifications

=20 Detailed plans and specifications prepared by an Illinois = registered=20 professional engineer, of the pretreatment facilities proposed to be = constructed=20 shall be submitted to the District for review and must be acceptable to = the=20 District before construction of the facility is commenced. The review of = such=20 plans shall in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of = modifying its=20 facility as necessary to comply with this Ordinance. Within a reasonable time after = the=20 completion of the wastewater treatment facility, the user shall furnish = its=20 operations and maintenance procedures for the District to review and for = approval. All modifications to an existing pretreatment facility must = also be=20 submitted to the District for review.

Section=20 400.110 =20 DENIAL, CONDITION OR REVISION OF PERMIT AND APPEAL=20 PROCEDURE

A. = The=20 District may deny or condition new or increased industrial = contributions, based=20 on information or lack thereof in a permit application. The District may attach = conditions or=20 otherwise revise an existing permit for new or increased flows.

=20 No discharge permit shall be issued by the District to any person = whose=20 discharge of material to sewers, whether shown upon its application or=20 determined after inspection and testing conducted by the District, is = not in=20 conformity with the ordinances and regulations or whose application is=20 incomplete or does not comply with the requirements of Section = 400.105(B) or (C)=20 as applicable. The = District shall=20 state the reason or reasons for denial in writing, which shall be mailed = or=20 personally delivered to the applicant within five days after denial.

B. = If=20 the application is denied by the Executive Director, the user may obtain = review=20 of the denial by the Board of Trustees, provided that the user shall = give=20 written notice of this request therefore, within thirty (30) days after = receipt=20 of such denial. The = District staff=20 shall review the permit application, the written denial, and such other = evidence=20 and matters as the applicant and Executive Director shall present to the = Board. The decision of = the Board of=20 Trustees shall be final.

Section=20 400.115 =20 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITTEE

A. =20 Compliance Date Report

=20 Within 90 days following the date for final compliance with = applicable=20 pretreatment standards, or in the case of New Source, within 45 days = following=20 commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any user = subject=20 to pretreatment standards shall submit to the District a report, on = forms=20 provided by the District, indicating the nature and concentration of all = pollutants in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited = by=20 pretreatment standards and the average and maximum daily flow for these = process=20 units in the user facility which are limited by such pretreatment=20 standards. The report = shall state=20 whether the applicable pretreatment standards are being met on a = consistent=20 basis and, if not, what additional user operation and maintenance or=20 pretreatment techniques or installations are necessary to bring the user = into=20 compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards. The report shall include a = compliance=20 schedule for making any such changes. =20 This statement shall be signed by an authorized representative of = the=20 industrial user and certified to by an Illinois registered professional = engineer.

B. =20 Periodic Compliance Reports

1. = All=20 industries with an Industrial Wastewater Permit must report results to = the=20 District as specified in their individual permit, at the frequency set = in their=20 permit. The reports are due on or before the 20^th of each = month for=20 the previous months sampling. In addition, the User must provide = accurate daily=20 flows for the reporting period if they have requested mass base limits = on their=20 permit.

=20 If analyses are performed more frequently than required by the = District,=20 all results must be reported to the District in their Self-monitoring=20 Report.

=20 If the District performs the sampling for the User, this report = is not=20 required. However, should the user elect to perform additional sampling = these=20 results must be reported to the District within 30 days of receiving=20 results.

=20 All permitted industries will be required to fill out an Annual = Report by=20 a date set by the District.

2. = At the=20 discretion of the District, the District shall analyze NH3, COD, SS, TKN = and any=20 other pollutant listed under Section 300.110.

3. = All=20 measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater = to which=20 reference is made in this section shall be performed in accordance with=20 procedures contained in 40 CFR part 136 and amendments thereto or with = any other=20 test procedures approved by the USEPA Administrator. Sampling shall be = performed=20 in accordance with the techniques approved by the USEPA Administrator. = Where 40=20 CFR part 136 does not include sampling or analytical techniques for the=20 pollutants in question, or where the USEPA Administrator determines that = the=20 part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the = pollutant=20 in question, sampling and analyses shall be performed using validated = analytical=20 methods or any other sampling and analytical procedures, including = procedures=20 suggested by the District or other parties, approved by the USEPA = Administrator.=20 (6) If an Industrial User subject to the reporting requirement monitors = any=20 regulated pollutant at the appropriate sampling location more frequently = than=20 required by the District, the results of this monitoring shall be = included in=20 the report.

Grab=20 samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, = sulfide,=20 and volatile organic compounds. For all other pollutants, 24-hour = composite=20 samples must be obtained through flow-proportional composite sampling=20 techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling = is=20 authorized by the District. Where time-proportional composite sampling = or grab=20 sampling is authorized by the District, the samples must be = representative of=20 the Discharge and the decision to allow the alternative sampling must be = documented in the Industrial User file for that facility or facilities. = Using=20 protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR part = 136 and=20 appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a = 24-hour=20 period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: For cyanide, = total=20 phenols, and sulfides the samples may be composited in the laboratory or = in the=20 field; for volatile organics and oil & grease the samples may be = composited=20 in the laboratory. Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by = the=20 compositing procedures as documented in approved EPA methodologies may = be=20 authorized by the District, as appropriate.

4. = If sampling=20 performed by an Industrial User indicates a violation, the User shall = notify the=20 District within one hour of becoming aware of the violation. The User = shall also=20 repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat = analysis=20 to the District within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation. = Where the=20 District has performed the sampling and analysis in lieu of the = Industrial User,=20 the District must perform the repeat sampling and analysis unless it = notifies=20 the User of the violation and requires the User to perform the repeat = analysis.=20 Resampling is not required if: (i) The District performs sampling at the = Industrial User at a frequency of at least once per month; or (ii) The = District=20 performs sampling at the User between the time when the initial sampling = was=20 conducted and the time when the User or the District receives the = results of=20 this sampling.

Note: Section = 300.135 C=20 required immediate notification of all slug discharges.

=20 5. =20 The District may do any sampling necessary or choose to perform = the self=20 monitoring for the User. Where the District performs the required = sampling and=20 analysis in lieu of the Industrial User, the User will not be required = to submit=20 the compliance certification required under this section. In addition, = where the=20 District itself collects all the information required for the report, = including=20 flow data, the Industrial User will not be required to submit the = report.

Certification=20 Statement

All=20 reports must be signed by an appropriate official and contain the = statement=20 below certifying the accuracy of the data and integrity of the = information

The=20 following certification statement must accompany all wastewater = discharge=20 applications, periodic reports, and certification of pollutants not = present.

=20 =93I certify under penalty of law this document and all = attachments were=20 prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system = designed=20 to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the = information=20 submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the = system,=20 or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the = information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true,=20 accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties = for=20 submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and = imprisonment=20 for concealing known violations.=94

Signature=20 of Company Representative: ___________________________ Date signed _________

Section=20 400.120 =20 MONITORING FACILITIES

A. = The=20 District may require to be provided and operated at the user's own = expense,=20 monitoring facilities and to allow inspection, sampling, and flow = measurement of=20 the building sewer or internal drainage systems. Such monitoring facilities = shall be=20 provided at the end of a process wherein incompatible pollutants are = used,=20 produced, or treated. The = monitoring facility will normally be situated on the user's premises but = the=20 District may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue = hardship=20 to the user, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street = or=20 sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by = landscaping,=20 parked vehicles, or other activities of the user.

B. =20 Whenever required by the District, any industrial user shall = install a=20 large manhole or sampling chamber for each separate discharge in the=20 building-sewer in accordance with plans and specifications approved by = the=20 District, installed and maintained at all time at user's expense, which = shall=20 have ample room in each sampling chamber to permit the District to take=20 representative grab or composite samples for analysis. The chamber shall be safely, = easily, and=20 independently accessible to authorized representatives of the District = whenever=20 the facility is in operation or discharging.

=20 One of the objectives of monitoring by the District is to remain=20 unexpected and unrevealed to the User. Requests by the User should not = infringe=20 upon this objective. An independent security Company may be used as = described in=20 Section 400.125.

=20 When required, a flow meter shall be installed in the sampling = chamber or=20 alternate location approved by the District. The meter shall consist of a=20 Palmer-Bowlus flume, a weir, combination level and velocity meter, = magnetic or a=20 meter device as approved by the District with a recording and totalizing = register for measurement of the liquid quantity. The meter must be installed = and=20 regularly calibrated by qualified technicians at a frequency set by the=20 District, but not less than annually. =20 At the discretion of the District, the metered water supply to = the=20 industrial plant may be used as the liquid quantity where it is = substantiated to=20 the District that the metered water supply and waste quantities are=20 approximately the same, or where a measurable adjustment agreed to by = the=20 District is made in the metered water supply to determine the liquid = waste=20 quantity.

=20 It is the responsibility of the User to maintain a properly =96 = functioning=20 meter and to take necessary steps if it is reasonably observable that a = meter is=20 not functioning properly. The District may require the User to measure = the=20 height of wastewater in flume to verify the meter is accurate.

=20 When required, a deduction water meter shall be installed for the = purpose=20 of measuring the quantity of water that is consumed as a part of = industrial=20 operations, and deducting that quantity from metered water supply usage = for the=20 same period, to obtain an estimated quantity of wastewater discharged to = the=20 sewer system. Deduction = water=20 meters shall be installed in a location approved by the District. The meter device shall be as = approved by=20 the District with a recording and totalizing register for measurement of = the=20 liquid quantity. The = meter must be=20 installed and regularly calibrated by qualified technicians at a = frequency set=20 by the District, but not less than annually.

=20 The wastewater monitoring site and flow measurement facilities = shall be=20 properly operated, kept clean and maintained in good working order at = all times.=20 The failure of a User to keep its monitoring facility in good working = order=20 shall not be grounds for the User to claim that sample results are=20 unrepresentative of its discharge.

C. = All=20 measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of water and as = to=20 which reference is made in this Ordinance shall be determined in = accordance with=20 40 CFR Part 136.

=20 If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical = techniques for=20 the pollutant in question, or where the EPA determines that the Part 136 = sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate for the pollutant = in=20 question, sampling and analyses shall be performed by using validated = analytical=20 methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, = including=20 procedures suggested by the District or other parties approved by = EPA.

=20 The procedure for sampling will be determined by the District. = The sample=20 must be properly refrigerated and preserved in accordance with 40 CFR = 136 as=20 amended and shall be composite in proportion to the flow or time for a=20 representative sample as determined by the District. Such sampling must be done as = prescribed=20 by the user's Wastewater Discharge Permit.

=20 The sampling chamber, metering device, documentation of the = frequency of=20 sampling, chain of custody documentation, sampling methods, quality = control=20 samples, and analyses of samples shall be subject, at any reasonable = time, to=20 inspection and verification by the District.

=20 The Chain of Custody (COC) is a record of sampling procedure. It = must=20 include date; exact place; method; the time of sampling; the name of the = person(s) taking the samples(s); the dates the analyses were performed; = who=20 performed the analysis; the analytical techniques used; the quality = control=20 results; and the sample results. These records must be made available = for a=20 minimum of three (3) years. The User may be notified by the District for = a=20 longer retention period.

D. = Where=20 required by the District, additional control manholes or sampling = chambers shall=20 be provided at the end of each industrial process within a significant=20 industrial user's facility suitable for the determination of compliance = with=20 Pretreatment Standards.

Section=20 400.125 =20 INSPECTION, SAMPLING, AND RECORD KEEPING

A. = The=20 District may inspect the facilities of users to ascertain whether the = purposes=20 of this Ordinance are being met and if all requirements of the Ordinance = are=20 being complied with. = Persons or=20 occupants or premises in which a discharge source or treatment system is = located=20 or in which records are kept shall allow the District or its = representative=20 ready access upon presentation of credentials at reasonable times to all = parts=20 of said premises where wastewater is generated, records are kept, or = chemicals=20 are stored for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination, and=20 photocopying of records required to be kept by this Ordinance, and in = the=20 performance of any of their duties. =20 The District shall have the right to set up on the user's = property such=20 devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, monitoring, and metering=20 operations. Where a user = has=20 security measures in force which would require suitable identification,=20 necessary arrangements with their security guards so that upon = presentation of=20 suitable identification, personnel from the District shall be permitted = to enter=20 immediately for the purposes of performing their specific = responsibilities. Such=20 arrangements shall be made by users with their security guards within 30 = days of=20 the passage of this Ordinance.

B. = Users=20 and the District shall maintain records of all information resulting = from any=20 monitoring activities required by this Ordinance or in the case of = industrial=20 users, by 40 CFR Section 403.12. = The District and industrial users shall maintain such records for = a=20 minimum of three (3) years. = This=20 period of retention shall be extended during the course of any = unresolved=20 litigation regarding the discharge of pollutants by the industrial user = or=20 operation of the District's pretreatment program or when requested by = the=20 Regional USEPA Administrator or the Director of IEPA. Any=20 Industrial User subject to the reporting requirements established 40 CFR = 403.12=20 shall maintain records of all information resulting from any related = required=20 monitoring activities, including documentation associated with Best = Management=20 Practices. Such records shall include for all samples:

(i) =20 The date, exact place, method, and time of = sampling and=20 the names of the person or persons taking the samples;

(ii) =20 The dates analyses were performed;

(iii) = Who performed the analyses;

(iv) = The analytical techniques/methods used; = and

(v) =20 The results of such analyses.

Section=20 400.130 =20 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

A. =20 Information and data relating to an industrial user obtained from = reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, and monitoring = programs=20 and from inspections shall be available to the public or other = governmental=20 agency without restriction unless the user specifically requests, and is = able to=20 demonstrate to the satisfaction of the District, that the release of = such=20 information would divulge protection as trade secrets under applicable = law of=20 the user. Any such = request must be=20 asserted at the time of submission of the information or data.

B. = When=20 requested by the person furnishing a report, and until such time as the=20 Executive Director determines that the requested information is not = entitled to=20 confidential treatment, the portions of a report which might disclose = trade=20 secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection = by the=20 public, but shall be made available upon written request to governmental = agencies for uses related to this Ordinance, the National Pollutant = Discharge=20 Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, and for use by the state or any state = agency=20 in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person = furnishing=20 the report.

C. =20 Information and data provided to the District which is effluent = data=20 shall be available to the public without restriction.

D. =20 Information accepted by the District as confidential shall not be = transmitted to the general public by the District until and unless a = thirty-day=20 notification is given to the user.

E. =20 The Executive Director shall implement measures to prevent the = negligent=20 release of confidential information; however, the Executive Director and = the=20 District shall not be held legally responsible for release of = information if=20 they have acted in good faith.

Section=20 400.140 =20 AUTHORITY

=20 Any duly authorized employee or agent of the District bearing = proper=20 credentials and =20 identification shall at any time be permitted to enter upon all=20 properties within the corporate limits of the District or outside the = District=20 and contracted for service for the purpose of inspecting, observing, = measuring,=20 sampling, and testing, as may be required in pursuance of the = implementation and=20 enforcement of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance.

=20 While performing the necessary work on private properties = referred to in=20 this Article, the duly = authorized=20 employees of the District shall observe all safety rules applicable to = the=20 premises established by the company which are disseminated to the = District=20 employees, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to = the=20 District employees; and the District shall indemnify the company against = loss or=20 damage to its property by District employees and against liability = claims and=20 demands for personal injury or property damages asserted against the = company and=20 growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be = caused=20 by the negligence or failure of the company, its employees or = agents.

PART=20 500

ENFORCEMENT=20 PROCEDURES

Section=20 500.100 =20 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL USERS IN &nbs= p; =20 &nbs= p; = ; = =20 SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE

=20 The District shall publish annually, in a newspaper of general=20 circulation that provides meaningful public notice within its = jurisdiction, a=20 list of the Significant Users which, at any time during the previous 12 = months,=20 were in Significant Noncompliance with any of the applicable = Pretreatment=20 Standards and Requirements. This shall also apply to any User that = violates=20 Sections C, D, or H as described under =93Significant = Noncompliance.=94

Section=20 500.105 =20 COMPULSORY COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

A. =20 Notice of Violation

=20 Should a violation of this Ordinance, permit or pretreatment = standard or=20 requirement by a user occur, the District shall notify the offending = user, in=20 writing, through a "Notice of Violation" as to the particulars of such = violation=20 and any penalties under Section 600.100. =20 The penalties in Section 600.100 are applicable to each day a = user is in=20 violation, may be assessed during or after the user returns to = compliance in=20 accordance with the following compliance procedure, and are actionable=20 immediately if the District deems such action necessary.

B. =20 Notice of Non-Compliance

=20 Should a violation of this Ordinance for the same parameter occur = more=20 than 5 times in a calendar year, the District shall notify the offending = user,=20 in writing, through a "Notice of Non-Compliance" as to the particulars = of the=20 violations and set a time and place for a meeting (hereinafter called a=20 "Compliance Meeting") to be attended by representatives of the District = and the=20 user. The purpose of such = a meeting=20 shall be to establish such procedures, investigations, studies, and = compliance=20 measures as the District deems necessary and desirable to control and = prevent=20 violation of this Ordinance. = The=20 user shall cooperate fully with the District in making such = investigations and=20 studies.

C. =20 Compliance Directive

1. = Following=20 the completion of any procedures, investigations, studies, or actions as = described in Section 500.105(B) above, the District may issue a = Compliance=20 Directive, directing and requiring the user to take such action as may = be=20 required to control and prevent violations of the Ordinance.

2. = If the=20 District has sufficient information at the time of the Compliance = Meeting to=20 determine necessary and desirable compliance measures, it may, at the = time of=20 the Compliance Meeting, issue a Compliance Directive, directing and = requiring=20 the user to take such action, including pretreatment, without further=20 investigation or study.

3. = Failure to=20 comply with the Compliance Directive of the District shall be deemed a = violation=20 of the provisions of this Ordinance and may be grounds for revocation of = the=20 user's wastewater discharge permit and grounds for such other actions as = may be=20 authorized for violation of this Ordinance.

Section=20 500.110 =20 REVOCATION OF PERMIT

A. =20 Conditions for Revocation

=20 Any user who violates this Ordinance, its permit, the Illinois=20 Environmental Protection Act, or the Federal Act, or regulations = promulgated=20 under either act, or any of the following, is subject to having its = permit=20 revoked in accordance with the procedures of this Section 500.110:

1. = Failure of=20 a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and = characteristics of=20 its discharge as determined by the user's or District's analysis;

2. = Failure of=20 the user to report significant changes in process activity or wastewater = constituents and characteristics;

3. = Refusal of=20 reasonable access to the user's premises by District representatives for = the=20 purpose of inspection or monitoring; or

4. = Tampering=20 with, disrupting, or destroying District equipment;

5. = Failure to=20 report an accidental discharge of a pollutant;

6. = Failure to=20 report an upset of user's treatment facilities; and

7. = Violations=20 of conditions of the permit.

B. =20 Procedures for Revocation

1. = The=20 Executive Director may order any user who causes or allows any action = which is=20 subject to revocation under Section 500.100(A) above to show cause = before the=20 Board of Trustees why its permit should not be revoked. A notice shall be served on = the user=20 specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Board of = Trustees=20 regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to be taken, the = proposed=20 action, and directing the user to show cause before the Board of = Trustees why=20 its permit should not be revoked. =20 The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by = registered or=20 certified mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days before = the=20 hearing. Service may be = made on any=20 agent or officer of a corporation.

2. = The Board=20 of Trustees may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may = designate any of its members or its attorney to:

a. Issue = in the name=20 of the Board of Trustees notices of hearings requesting the attendance = and=20 testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any = matter=20 involved in such hearing;

b. Take the = evidence;

c. = Transmit a report=20 of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, = together=20 with recommendations to the Board of Trustees for action thereon.

3. = At any=20 hearing held pursuant to this Ordinance, testimony taken must be under = oath and=20 recorded. The transcript, = so=20 recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any = party to the=20 hearing upon payment of the usual copying charges therefore.

4. = After the=20 Board of Trustees has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to = the user=20 responsible for the discharge directing either a) that the discharge = permit be=20 revoked and the service be disconnected or b) that following a specified = time=20 the permit shall be revoked and sewer service discontinued unless = adequate=20 treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances have been = installed=20 and operated properly to comply with the discharge permit or = c) direct the=20 user to cease the unauthorized discharge effective after a specified = period of=20 time or d) that such other relief as deemed necessary by the Board of = Trustees=20 to abate the discharge be granted. =20 Further orders and directives as are necessary may be issued.

5. = Following=20 an order of revocation, the user shall cease discharging to the = District's POTW.=20 Failure to do so shall be evidence of continuing harm to the District = and=20 provide grounds for the granting of injunctive relief or temporary = restraining=20 orders.

Section=20 500.115 =20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING = DISCONNECTION

=20 The District may, upon discovering an ongoing or potential = discharge to=20 the District POTW which presents or may present a danger to the = environment or=20 which threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, immediately = issue=20 an order to the discharger to show cause before the Board of Trustees = why the=20 District should not disconnect service, revoke the discharger's = Wastewater=20 Permit, or seek injunctive relief to prohibit the discharger from making = the=20 discharge. Procedures to = be=20 followed by the Board of Trustees in said show cause hearing shall be in = accordance with Part 500, Section 110(B) of this Ordinance.

Section=20 500.120 =20 IMMEDIATE DISCONNECTION OF SERVICE

A. =20 Conditions for Immediate Disconnection of Service

Any=20 user is subject to immediate disconnection of service under either of = the=20 following conditions:

1. = Whenever=20 immediate disconnection is required to halt or prevent any discharge of=20 pollutants to the POTW which reasonably appears to the Executive = Director to=20 present an imminent endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, = the=20 environment, or threatens to interfere with the operation of the = POTW.

2. = Whenever=20 the user's General Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit is = revoked.

B. =20 Procedures for Immediate Disconnection

=20 Notwithstanding Section 500.105, 500.110, or 500.115, the = Executive=20 Director shall have the authority, after informal notice to the user, to = immediately and effectively halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants = to the=20 POTW that reasonably appears to exceed the conditions described in = Section=20 500.120(A). When the = Executive=20 Director determines that such an emergency situation exists, he shall = issue a=20 verbal order (followed immediately by a written order) to the user = stating the=20 problem and requiring immediate cessation of the discharge. The Executive Director's = actions may=20 include disconnection of wastewater collection service. Methods of informal notice = shall=20 include, but not be limited to, any of the following: personal conversation between = user and=20 District employees, telephone calls, letters, hand delivered messages, = or notice=20 posted at the user's premises or point of discharge.

Section=20 500.125 =20 ELIMINATION OF DISCHARGE/REINSTATEMENT

=20 Any user notified of a disconnection of wastewater treatment = service=20 under Sections 500.115 or 500.120 and/or revocation of its Wastewater = Discharge=20 Permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge. In the event of a failure of = the user to=20 comply voluntarily with the disconnection or revocation order, the = District=20 shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance = of the=20 sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or = danger to=20 any individuals. The = Executive=20 Director shall reinstate the Wastewater Discharge Permit and/or the = wastewater=20 treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the non-complying=20 discharge.

Section=20 500.130 =20 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

A. The = District may=20 institute a civil action for an injunction to restrain violations of = this=20 Ordinance.

B. The = District may,=20 upon discovering an ongoing or potential discharge of pollutants to the = District=20 POTW which reasonably appears to exceed the conditions described in = Section=20 500.120(A), seek and obtain from the Circuit Court of Cook or Will = County, a temporary restraining = order or=20 preliminary injunction to halt or prohibit such discharge. Prior to the filing of such = petition,=20 the discharger shall be given informal notice of the District's = intention to=20 file such action. Methods = of=20 informal notice shall include, but not be limited to, any of the = following: personal conversation between = discharger=20 and District employees, telephone calls, letters, hand delivered = messages or=20 notices posted at the discharger's premises or point of discharge. Personal contact between = District=20 personnel and the discharger shall be attempted, but shall not be a = condition=20 precedent to the District petitioning for and obtaining a temporary = restraining=20 order.

Section=20 500.135 =20 ADDITIONAL REMEDIES

A. =20 In addition to remedies available to the = District set=20 forth elsewhere in this Ordinance, if the District is fined by the State = of=20 Illinois or USEPA for violation of the District NPDES Permit or = violation of=20 water quality standards as the result of a discharge of pollutants, then = the=20 fine, and all District legal, sampling, analytical testing costs, and = any other=20 related costs shall be charged to the responsible user. Such charge shall be in = addition to, and=20 not in lieu of, any other remedies the District may have under this = Ordinance,=20 statutes, regulations, at law or in equity.

B. If the = discharge=20 from any user causes a deposit, obstruction, or damage to any of the = District's=20 wastewater facilities, the Executive Director shall cause the deposit or = obstruction to be promptly removed or cause the damage to be promptly=20 repaired. The cost for = such work,=20 including materials, labor, and supervision, shall be borne by the = person=20 causing such deposit, obstruction, or damage.

C. The = remedies=20 provided in this Ordinance shall not be exclusive and the Thorn Creek = Basin=20 Sanitary District may seek whatever other remedies are authorized by = statute, at=20 law or in equity against any person violating the provisions of this=20 Ordinance.

D. In = addition to=20 any fine levied under Part 600, the District may, where the = circumstances of the=20 particular case so dictate, seek injunctive relief to prohibit the user = from=20 discharging into the sanitary sewer system, or to provide such other = affirmative=20 relief as may be appropriate.

PART=20 600

PENALTIES AND=20 COSTS

Section=20 600.100 =20 PENALTIES AND COSTS

A. = Any=20 person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance, wastewater = discharge=20 permit, compliance directive or approved compliance plan, shall be = guilty of a=20 misdemeanor, shall upon conviction thereof be fined in an amount not = less than=20 one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) and not more than one thousand = dollars=20 ($1000.00) for each violation in accordance with the terms and = provisions of=20 Section 6.1 and 26 of the "Sanitary District Act of 1917" (Illinois = Compiled=20 Statutes, 70 ILCS 2405/6.1 and 2405/26). =20 For the purpose of this section, each day in which any such = violation=20 shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense, and for each separate = violation such person shall be similarly fined in an amount not less = than one=20 hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) or more than one thousand dollars=20 ($1,000.00). In the case = of a=20 monthly or long-term average discharge limit, penalties shall accrue for = each=20 day during the period of the violation.

B. = A=20 person who is fined for violation of any provision of this Ordinance may = be=20 committed to the county jail until the fine and costs are paid; = provided,=20 however, that no such incarceration shall exceed six (6) months for any = one=20 violation.

C. = Any=20 person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall also = be:

1. = Liable to=20 the District for all costs, expenses, collection fees, loss or damage, = if any,=20 incurred by the District as the result of such violation. (See Section 500.135).

2. = Subject to=20 immediate disconnection of the sewer serving the property upon or in = connection=20 with which the violation occurred.

3. =20 Subject to a lien upon said property in the = amount of=20 any costs described in Section 600.100 above.

=20 4. =20 Subject to an action or proceeding in the circuit court.

D. = Any=20 person who causes or allows a discharge in excess of the limitations = contained=20 in Sections 300.105 or 300.110 shall be charged a violation penalty = which shall=20 be the largest of the following:

1. = $200.00 per=20 day for each limit violated.

2. = $500.00 per=20 day for each concentration limit exceeded by 100 percent, a pH less than = 4.5 or=20 greater than 10.5 or any slug discharge.

3. = $1,000.00=20 per day for each concentration limit exceeded by 1,000 percent, a pH = less than=20 3.5 or greater than 12.0 or any discharge which is ten (10) times the = discharge=20 limitation.

4. = If any=20 industry violates the same parameter more than 3 times in the same = calendar=20 year, an additional fine of $1,000.00 per violation will be charged.

5. = The=20 District reserves the right to revoke discharge permits and disconnect = service=20 to any user whenever penalties or fees become delinquent.

6. =20 All penalties, fees, costs, expenses and damages = shall=20 be paid by the liable person to the District within twenty one (21) days = of=20 notice by the District. = Notice=20 shall be deemed to have been given on the date the District mails the = notice of=20 the amount owed by first class mail.

7. =20 Any Industrial User who falls under Significant=20 Noncompliance will be fined an additional $1,000.00.

E. = ; =20 Late Filing Of Reports

=20 All industrial users required to submit reports to the District = shall=20 comply with the specified due date. =20 Any report not received by the specified due date shall be = subject to the=20 following late filing penalties.

1. =20 Reports submitted up to 15 calendar days late = will be=20 assessed $200.00 for each delinquent report.

2. =20 An accumulative fine of $25.00 per day will be = assessed=20 for every day thereafter.

Section=20 600.105 =20 FALSIFICATION

=20 Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, = representation, or=20 certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document = filed=20 or required to be maintained pursuant to this Ordinance or Wastewater = Discharge=20 Permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate = results=20 or readings from any monitoring device or method required under this = Ordinance,=20 shall be subject to the penalties and costs provided in Section 600.100 = and=20 shall in addition be upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor = and, be=20 punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($150.00) or = more than=20 one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or shall be incarcerated in a penal = institution=20 other than the penitentiary for a period not to exceed six (6)=20 months.

PART=20 100

GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART=20 200

ABBREVIATIONS AND = DEFINITIONS

PART=20 300

PART=20 400

DISCHARGE PERMITS

Section=20 400.110 =20 DENIAL, CONDITION OR REVISION OF PERMIT AND APPEAL=20 PROCEDURE

PART=20 500

ENFORCEMENT=20 PROCEDURES

PART=20 600

PENALTIES AND=20 COSTS

PART=20 700

APPEALS=20 PROCEDURE

PART=20 800

APPROVAL GENERAL=20 PROVISIONS