Wastewater discharge permit application.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1203
in effectSection 1203. - Wastewater discharge permit application.
A. Wastewater Analysis. When requested by the Director, a User must submit information on the nature, volume, and characteristics of its Wastewater within a time frame specified by the Director. The Director is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require Users to update this information.
B. Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirements.
1. All Significant Industrial Users are required to possess a wastewater discharge permit.
2. The Director may require other Users to obtain wastewater discharge permits as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
3. The Director may also require owners or operators of nondischarging facilities to obtain Wastewater permits. These permits require owners or operators of these facilities to have management plans in place that minimizes the potential for accidental discharges.
4. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in Sections 1209 through 1211 of this chapter. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state Pretreatment Standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
5. An application for a wastewater discharge permit must have been properly filed, and a permit issued, prior to the date upon which any User begins or recommences any discharge.
C. Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Contents. All Users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The Director may require a User to submit, as part of an application, the following information:
1. All information required by paragraphs 1205A.1. through 8. of this chapter;
2. Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility;
3. Number and type of employees, days and hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
4. Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, rate of production, and the average and maximum flow rates for each type of discharge;
5. Water use and disposal information for each industrial process including maximum and average daily flow rates;
6. Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
7. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
8. Plans, drawings and descriptions of Wastewater treatment processes;
9. Time and duration of discharges; and
10. Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the wastewater discharge permit application.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the User for revision.
D. Application Signatories and Certification.
1. All wastewater discharge permit applications and User reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the User, as defined by paragraph 1200.D, and contain the certification statement required by in paragraph 1205.N.1 of this chapter.
2. If a designation of an authorized representative is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility or overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, a new written authorization satisfying the requirements of this section must be submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.
3. A facility determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User by the Director, pursuant to the definition of Significant Categorical Industrial User, paragraph 4, in Subsection 1200.D of this chapter, must annually submit the signed certification statement as provided in paragraph 1205.N.2 of this chapter.
E. Wastewater Discharge Permit Decision. The Director will evaluate the data furnished by the User and may require additional information. The Director may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.
(Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11-CWASE_CH12SEUS_S1203WADIPEAPFetched: 10/28/2026