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Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, ch. 12
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Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1200 General provisions.

Section 1200. - General provisions. A. Purpose and Policy. This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for Users of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works for the City of Tulsa and enables the City of Tulsa to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 1251, et seq.; and the General Pretreatment Regulations, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 403. The objectives of this chapter are: 1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) that will interfere with its operation; 2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW; 3. To protect both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and biosolids in the course of their employment and the general public; 4. To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and biosolids from the POTW; 5. To promote the use of pollution prevention practices; and 6. To enable the City of Tulsa, the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority and the Regional Metropolitan Utility Authority to comply with its Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject. This chapter shall apply to all Users of the POTW. The chapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires User reporting; provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established in this chapter and encourages the use of pollution prevention practices. B. Administration. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Water and Sewer Director of the City of Tulsa shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the Director may be delegated by the Director to a duly authorized employee of the City of Tulsa. C. Abbreviations. The following abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings: BMP | Best Management Practice BOD | Biochemical Oxygen Demand CFR | Code of Federal Regulations COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gpd | gallons per day mg/l | milligrams per liter NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ODEQ | Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality OPDES | Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act SIU | Significant Industrial User TSS | Total Suspended Solids U.S.C. | United States Code WWTP | Wastewater Treatment Plant D. Definitions. Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated. Act or "the Act." The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C., Sections 1251, et seq. Approval Authority. The State of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Authorized Representative of the User. 1. If the User is a corporation: a. The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation, or; b. The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided, the manager is authorized to make management decisions which govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for control mechanism requirements; and where authority has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures. 2. If the User is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively. 3. If the User is a federal, state, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or their designee. The individuals described in paragraphs 1. through 3., above, may designate a duly authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, and the written authorization is submitted to the City of Tulsa. Available Cyanide. Available cyanide consists of cyanide ion (CN), hydrogen cyanide in water (HCN aq ), and the cyano-complexes of zinc, copper, cadmium, mercury, nickel, and silver, as measured by EPA Method OIA-1677: Available Cyanide by Flow Injection, Ligand Exchange, and Amperometry. Best Management Practices or BMPs. Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in Section 1201 of this chapter. BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage. Biochemical Oxygen Demand or BOD. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five (5) days at 20° Centigrade usually expressed as a concentration (e.g., mg/l). Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Categorical Standard. Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C., Section 1317) which apply to a specific category of Users and which appear in 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405—471, and amendments. Categorical Industrial User. An Industrial User subject to a Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Categorical Standard. Chemical Oxygen Demand or COD. A measure of oxygen use equivalent to the portion of organic matter that is susceptible to oxidation by a strong chemical oxidizing agent utilizing procedures approved by 40 CFR Part 136. City or Control Authority. The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a municipal corporation, acting through the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority, the Regional Metropolitan Utility Authority, and duly authorized agents of the City of Tulsa. Director. The Director of the City of Tulsa's Water and Sewer Department or the person succeeding to this person's duties and functions by whatever name known, or this person's duly authorized representative. Domestic Wastewater. Wastewater from kitchens, laundry rooms, lavatories, bathrooms, toilets and similar facilities discharging into the sanitary sewers from dwellings (including apartment buildings and houses), office buildings, factories and institutions. The term does not include storm water, surface water, groundwater, boiler and cooling tower wastewater, wastewater from health care facilities, hauled wastes, or wastewater generated by commercial or industrial processes. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, or other duly authorized official of said agency. Existing Source. Any source of discharge that is not a "New Source." Flow-Proportional Composite Sample. A sample of wastewater composed of samples collected at equal intervals, throughout the operational day of a user with the volume of each sample being proportional to the flowrate of the discharge. A minimum of four (4) samples must be taken. The samples must be representative of the discharge of the facility. Grab Sample. An individual sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis without regard to the flow in the waste stream and over a period of time not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes. Grease Interceptor, Grease Separator or Grease Trap. Plumbing devices designed to intercept greases and solids before they enter the sanitary system. Hauled Wastewater. Any wastes delivered by truck or railcar. Haikey Creek WWTP. Wastewater treatment facility located at approximately: N ½ of NW ¼ of Section 20, Township 17 North, Range 14 East of Indian Meridian, Tulsa County, state of Oklahoma. The Haikey Creek WWTP is owned by the Regional Metropolitan Utility Authority. Indirect Discharge or Discharge. The introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any non-domestic source. Instantaneous Maximum Allowable Discharge Limit. The maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event. Interference. A discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of one of the City's NPDES or OPDES permits or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent state or local regulations: Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. Local Limits. Specific discharge limits developed and enforced by the City upon industrial or commercial facilities to implement the general and specific discharge prohibitions listed in 40 CFR §403.5(a)(1) and (b). Lower Bird Creek WWTP. Wastewater treatment facility located at approximately: SW ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 17, Township 20 North, Range 15 East of Indian Meridian, Rogers County, state of Oklahoma. The Lower Bird Creek WWTP is owned by the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority. Medical Waste. Isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes. New Source. 1. Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed Pretreatment Standards under Section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that: a. The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; b. The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or c. The production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered. 2. Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or installation meeting the criteria of subparagraphs 1.b or 1.c, of this definition, but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment. 3. Construction of a New Source as defined under this definition has commenced if the owner or operator has: a. Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous onsite construction program, (1) Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or (2) Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities, which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or b. Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment that is intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this definition. Non-contact Cooling Water. Water used for cooling, which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product. Northside WWTP. A Wastewater treatment facility located at approximately: S ½ of SE ¼ of Section 6, Township 20 North, Range 14 East of Indian Meridian, Tulsa County, state of Oklahoma. The Northside WWTP is owned by the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority. Pass Through. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's, NPDES or OPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation. Person. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state, and local governmental entities. pH. A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, expressed in standard units. Pollutant. Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, Medical Wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor). Pollution Prevention. The use of materials, procedures or practices that reduce or eliminate the concentration of pollutants or waste at the source. The hierarchy for the management of wastes is: Source Reduction, Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal. Source Reduction is considered to be the most desirable and Disposal the least desirable waste management practice. Pretreatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable Pretreatment Standard. Pretreatment Requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to Pretreatment imposed on a User, other than a Pretreatment Standard. Pretreatment Standards or Standards. Pretreatment Standards shall mean prohibited discharge standards, Categorical Pretreatment Standards, and Local Limits. Prohibited Discharge Standards or Prohibited Discharges. Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in Section 1201.A of this chapter. Publicly Owned Treatment Works or POTW. A treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C., Section 1292), which is owned or operated by the City. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment plant. Septic Tank Waste. Liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar treatment works that receives only domestic waste. Sewage. Human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations, etc.). Significant Industrial User. Except as provided in paragraphs 3. and 4. of this definition, a Significant Industrial User is: 1. A User subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards. 2. A User that: a. Discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gpd or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding domestic, non-contact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater); b. Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five percent (5%) or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or c. Is designated as such by the City on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any Pretreatment Standard or requirement. 3. Upon a finding that a User meeting the criteria in paragraph 2. of this definition, has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any Pretreatment Standard or requirement, the City may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a User, and in accordance with procedures in 40 C.F.R. § 403.8(f)(6), determine that such User should not be considered a Significant Industrial User. 4. The Director may determine that an Industrial User subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards is a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User rather than a Significant Industrial User, on a finding that the Industrial User never discharges more than 100 gallons per day (gpd) of total Categorical wastewater (excluding domestic, non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewater, unless specifically included in the Pretreatment Standard) and the following conditions are met: a. The Industrial User, prior to City's finding, has consistently complied with all applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards and requirements; b. The Industrial User annually submits the certification statement required in paragraph 1205.N.2 of this chapter, together with any additional information necessary to support the certification statement; and c. The Industrial User never discharges any untreated concentrated wastewater. Slug Load or Slug Discharge. Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration, which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in Section 1201 of this chapter. A Slug Discharge is any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause Interference or Pass Through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, Local Limits or permit conditions. Southside WWTP. Wastewater treatment facility located at approximately: W ½ of NW ¼ of Section 36, Township 19 North, Range 12 East of Indian Meridian, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma. The Southside WWTP is owned by the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority. Storm Water. Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt. Total Suspended Solids or Suspended Solids. The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and which is removable by laboratory filtering. Time-Proportional Composite Sample. A sample of wastewater composed of samples collected at equal intervals, throughout the operational day of a User. The volume of each sample so collected must be equal. A minimum of four (4) samples must be taken. The samples must be representative of the discharge of the facility. User or Industrial User. A source of indirect discharge. Utility Authority. For discharges to the Northside, Southside, and Lower Bird Creek wastewater treatment plants, utility authority shall mean Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority, or TMUA. For discharges to the Haikey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, utility authority shall mean Regional Metropolitan Utility Authority, or RMUA. UV Transmittance. Fraction of ultraviolet light at a 254 nanometer (NM) wavelength that passes through a water sample. Wastewater. Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to the POTW. Wastewater Treatment Plant or Treatment Plant or WWTP. That portion of the POTW that is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste. E. Computation of Time. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period computed shall be included, unless it is a legal holiday as recognized by the City of Tulsa, or any other day when the office of the City Clerk does not remain open for public business until its regularly scheduled closing time, in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is not a legal holiday or a day when the office of the City Clerk does not remain open for public business until its regularly scheduled closing time. Unless the context of a period of time clearly indicates otherwise, a period of time prescribed in days shall be calendar days, including holidays and any other day when the office of the City Clerk is not open for public business until its regularly scheduled closing time. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013; Ord. No. 23214, § 1, 11-6-2014)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1201 General sewer use requirements.

Section 1201. - General sewer use requirements. A. Prohibited Discharge Standards. 1. General Prohibitions. No User shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any Pollutant or Wastewater that causes Pass Through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all Users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other federal, state, or local Pretreatment Standards or requirements. 2. Specific Prohibitions. No User shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW the following Pollutants, substances, or Wastewater: a. Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, wastestreams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140F° (60°C) using the test methods specified in 40 C.F.R. §261.21; b. Wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or greater than 11.0, or otherwise causing corrosive structural damage to the POTW or equipment; c. Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in the POTW or interference; d. Pollutants, including oxygen-demanding Pollutants (BOD, etc.), released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or Pollutant concentration which, either singly or by interaction with other Pollutants, will cause interference with the POTW; e. Wastewater or vapor having heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the Treatment Plant or cause Interference, but in no case Wastewater or vapor which causes the temperature at the introduction into the Treatment Plant to exceed 104°F (40°C); f. Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause Interference or Pass Through; g. Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems; h. Trucked or hauled Pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the Director in accordance with Subsection 1201.F. of this chapter; i. Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or a hazard to life, or to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair; j. Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently imparts color to the treatment plant's effluent, thereby violating one (1) of the City's OPDES permits; k. Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations; l. Storm water, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, unless specifically authorized by the Director; m. Sludge, screenings, or other residues from the Pretreatment of industrial wastes; n. Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the Director in a wastewater discharge permit; o. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant's effluent to fail a toxicity test; p. Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause excessive foaming in the POTW; or q. The use of hot water, enzymes, chemicals, or other agents or devices causing improperly treated Pollutants such as oil and grease to pass into the POTW, is prohibited. r. Materials that inhibit UV transmittance as measured at the wastewater treatment plants and impact the ability of the wastewater treatment plants' treatment processes to achieve compliance with disinfection permit requirements. Pollutants, substances, or Wastewater prohibited by this section shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW. B. National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. The Categorical Pretreatment Standards found in 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405—471, are hereby incorporated. 1. Where a Categorical Pretreatment Standard is expressed only in terms of either the mass or the concentration of a Pollutant in Wastewater, the Director may impose equivalent concentration or mass limits in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(c). 2. When the limits in a Categorical Pretreatment Standard are expressed only in terms of mass of Pollutant per unit of production, the Director may convert the limits to equivalent limitations expressed either as mass of Pollutant discharged per day or effluent concentration for purposes of calculating effluent limitations applicable to individual Industrial Users. 3. When Wastewater subject to a Categorical Pretreatment Standard is mixed with wastewater not regulated by the same standard, the Director shall impose an alternate limit using the combined wastestream formula in 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(e). 4. A User may obtain a variance from a Categorical Pretreatment Standard if the Users can prove, pursuant to the procedural and substantive provisions in 40 C.F.R. § 403.13, that factors relating to its discharge are fundamentally different from the factors considered by EPA when developing the Categorical Pretreatment Standard. 5. The Director may convert the mass limits of the Categorical Pretreatment Standards of 40 CFR Parts 414, 419, and 455 to concentration limits for purposes of calculating limitations applicable to individual Industrial Users. The conversion is at the discretion of the Director. 6. Once included in its permit, the Industrial User must comply with the equivalent limitations developed in this section in lieu of the promulgated Categorical Standards from which the equivalent limitations were derived. 7. Many Categorical Pretreatment Standards specify one (1) limit for calculating maximum daily discharge limitations and a second limit for calculating maximum monthly average, or four-day average, limitations. Where such Standards are being applied, the same production or flow figure shall be used in calculating both the average and the maximum equivalent limitation. 8. Any Industrial User operating under a permit incorporating equivalent mass or concentration limits calculated from a production-based Standard shall notify the Director within two (2) business days after the User has a reasonable basis to know that the production level will significantly change within the next calendar month. Any User not notifying the Director of such anticipated change will be required to meet the mass or concentration limits in its permit that were based on the original estimate of the long term average production rate. C. Local Limits. Except as provided for in Subsections 1201.G and 1201.N of this chapter, no person shall discharge Wastewater to the POTW containing in excess of the following instantaneous maximum allowable discharge limits as measured by procedures set out in 40 C.F.R. Part 136: POLLUTANT | WWTP WHERE WASTEWATER IS PROCESSED PRIOR TO DISCHARGE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT Southside | Northside | Haikey Creek | Lower Bird Creek Arsenic | 1.5 mg/l | 0.3 mg/l | 2.0 mg/l | 5.0 mg/l Cadmium | 0.2 mg/l | 0.09 mg/l | 0.5 mg/l | 0.5 mg/l Chromium | 5.0 mg/l | 5.0 mg/l | 2.8 mg/l | 5.0 mg/l Copper | 1.7 mg/l | 1.7 mg/l | 4.0 mg/l | 0.9 mg/l Cyanide | 3.2 mg/l | 3.2 mg/l | 0.8 mg/l | 0.5 mg/l Lead | 1.2 mg/l | 1.2 mg/l | 1.5 mg/l | 1.7 mg/l Mercury | 0.04 mg/l | 0.0002 mg/l | 0.43 mg/l | 0.05 mg/l Molybdenum | 2.7 mg/l | 2.7 mg/l | 33.8 mg/l | 2.75 mg/l Nickel | 2.7 mg/l | 2.7 mg/l | 5.0 mg/l | 3.25 mg/l Silver | 1.6 mg/l | 1.6 mg/l | 0.5 mg/l | 2.1 mg/l Zinc | 6.0 mg/l | 6.0 mg/l | 5.0 mg/l | 4.1 mg/l Oil & Grease- polar | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l Oil & Grease-nonpolar | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l | 100 mg/l Except as set forth by paragraph 1202.B.4.d of this chapter, the above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. All concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal, unless indicated otherwise. Compliance with the cyanide limitation may be demonstrated by measuring for either total cyanide or available cyanide. Compliance with Oil & Grease - polar and Oil & Grease - nonpolar limitations may be demonstrated by measuring for Oil & Grease - Hexane Extractable Materials (HEM). The Director may impose mass limitations in addition to or in place of the concentration-based limits above. D. The Director may develop Best Management Practices (BMPs), by ordinance or in individual wastewater discharge permits or general permits, to implement Local Limits and the requirements of Subsection 1201.A. E. Dilution. No User shall increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a discharge limitation unless expressly authorized by an applicable Pretreatment Standard or requirement. No User shall discharge, without justification, large volumes of non-industrial process Wastewater. The Director may impose mass limitations on Users who commingle Wastewater with different Pollutant or chemical characteristics or in other cases when the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate. F. Hauled Wastewater. Hauled Wastewater may be introduced into the POTW only at locations designated by the Director, and at such times as are established by the Director. The Director may require waste haulers to obtain Wastewater discharge permits. The Director may require the waste hauler to provide a representative sample and/or an analysis of any load prior to discharge. Waste haulers must provide a waste-tracking form for every load. This form shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the waste hauler, permit number, truck identification, names and addresses of sources of waste, date and time the waste hauler received the waste, and volume and characteristics of waste. Waste haulers must comply with all applicable ODEQ licensing requirements. The Director reserves the right to reject any load of hauled waste. G. Application of Best Management Practices. Upon petition to and approval by the Director, Users may, in lieu of monitoring for one (1) or more Local Limits set forth in Subsection 1201.C, develop and implement a Best Management Practice policy. Once approved by the Director, a facility's BMP becomes a fully enforceable local limit. After approval of a BMP, the Director shall issue the facility a Certificate of BMP Approval. Facilities failing to abide by an approved BMP will be subject to: the Local Limits set forth in Subsection 1201.C; enforcement actions set out in Sections 1209, 1210, and 1211; or obtaining a permit as set forth in Sections 1203 and 1204 of this chapter. 1. BMP Policy Components. The minimum components of an approved BMP include the following: a. A description of the facility's industrial processes; b. A detailed description of the facility's Wastewater treatment operations; c. A list and description of the chemicals used or stored at the facility; d. Policies and procedures for employee training; e. A detailed description of the facility's pollution prevention policies and procedures including a description of the methods used for minimizing, to the greatest practical extent, adverse environmental impact; and f. Other information as required by the Director. 2. Certificate of BMP Approval. Upon approval of a BMP, the Director will issue the facility a Certificate of BMP Approval. Until the issuance of a Certificate of BMP Approval, facilities are subject to the Local Limits set out in Subsection 1201.C. A Certificate of BMP Approval shall be issued for a specified period of time, not to exceed five (5) years from the effective date of the certificate. A Certificate of BMP Approval may be issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the discretion of the Director. 3. Transfer of BMP Approval. A certificate of BMP approval may be transferred to a new owner or operator only after at least thirty-day advance notice is given to the Director. The notice to the Director must include a written certification by the new owner or operator which: a. States that the new owner and/or operator has no immediate intent to change the facility's operations; b. Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur; and c. Acknowledges full responsibility for complying with the existing certificate of BMP approval. 4. Revocation of BMP Approval. The Director may revoke a Certificate of BMP Approval for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons: a. A violation of any of the prohibited discharge standards set forth in Subsection 1201.A; b. Failure to notify the Director of significant changes to the facility or the type of Wastewater discharged from the facility; c. Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the request for certificate of BMP approval; d. Failure to update and revise a facility's BMP as needed, and submit such changes to the Director within thirty (30) days of such change(s); e. Refusing to allow the Director timely access to the facility premises and records; f. Failure to comply with an enforcement action; g. Failure to complete a Wastewater survey; h. A change in operation or process, which would require the facility to obtain a wastewater discharge permit; i. Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of business ownership; or j. Failure to comply with the provisions and intent of an approved BMP. H. Approval Required. The Director may require review and acceptance prior to discharge into the POTW of Wastewater with any of the following properties: 1. A BOD concentration greater than two hundred fifty (250) milligrams per liter; 2. A COD concentration greater than five hundred (500) milligrams per liter; 3. A TSS concentration greater than two hundred fifty (250) milligrams per liter; or 4. The potential to be a prohibited discharge. I. Wastewater with Excessive BOD or Suspended Solids. Users discharging wastewater into the POTW which exhibit none of the characteristics prohibited by this chapter, other than BOD or TSS concentrations in excess of that found in typical domestic wastewater (less than two hundred fifty (250) mg/l for either BOD or TSS or five hundred (500) mg/l for COD), may be subject to the following requirement(s): 1. Pretreat the Wastewater to the BOD, COD and TSS concentrations found in typical domestic Wastewater; or 2. These wastes may be discharged into the POTW provided the following requirements are met: a. The Wastewater will not cause damage to the POTW. b. The Wastewater will not impair the Wastewater treatment process. c. The User possesses an industrial wastewater discharge permit, if required by the Director. d. The User is assessed a surcharge over and above the published sewer rates, if deemed appropriate by the Director. J. Jurisdictional and Multi-Jurisdictional Procedures. Any Industrial User desiring to utilize the City of Tulsa sanitary sewer system, whether within or outside the corporate limits of the City, by use of or discharge into the system, shall agree to the provisions set forth in this chapter and shall agree to accept any and all penalty provisions and enforcement actions provided herein. K. City's Right of Revision. The City reserves the right to establish by ordinance, wastewater discharge permit; or order, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW. L. Deny or Condition. The Director may deny or condition new or increased contributions of Pollutants, or changes in the nature of Pollutants, to the POTW by Industrial Users where such contributions may not meet applicable Pretreatment Standards or requirements or where such contributions may cause the POTW to violate an OPDES permit. M. Special Agreement. The Director reserves the right to enter into special agreements with Users setting out special terms under which they may discharge to the POTW. In no case will a special agreement waive compliance with a Categorical Pretreatment Standard or federal Pretreatment requirement. N. Sapulpa. Users whose wastewater enters the sanitary sewer system owned by the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma must comply with all applicable discharge restrictions set forth in the City of Sapulpa's sewer use ordinances. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991, 21538; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013; Ord. No. 23214, § 2, 11-6-2014)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1202 Pretreatment of wastewater.

Section 1202. - Pretreatment of wastewater. A. Pretreatment Facilities. Users shall provide Wastewater treatment as necessary to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all Categorical Pretreatment Standards, Local Limits, and the prohibitions set out in Section 1201 of this chapter within the time limitations specified by EPA, the state, or the Director, whichever is more stringent. Any facilities necessary for compliance shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the User's expense. Detailed plans describing such facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the Director for review, and shall be acceptable to the Director before such facilities are constructed. The review of such plans and operating procedures shall in no way relieve the User from the responsibility of modifying such facilities as necessary to produce a discharge acceptable to the City under the provisions of this chapter. B. Additional Pretreatment Measures. 1. Whenever deemed necessary, the Director may require Users to restrict their discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be discharged only into specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage wastestreams from industrial wastestreams, and alter such other conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and to determine the User's compliance with the requirements of this chapter. 2. The Director may require any person discharging into the POTW to install and maintain, on their property and at their expense, a suitable storage and flow-control facility to ensure equalization of flow. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for flow equalization. 3. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Director, they are necessary for the proper handling of Wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease, oil or solids. Installation of interceptor systems shall be of the type and capacity approved by the Director and shall comply with guidelines set forth in the adopted City of Tulsa Plumbing Code. All interceptors shall be located to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned, and repaired regularly, as needed, by the User at their expense. 4. Grease Interceptor Maintenance Requirements. a. Grease interceptors shall be cleaned and serviced by entities in possession of valid Grease Handling and Hauling Permits pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 14 of this title. Any User allowing a non-permitted person or entity to clean and service their grease interceptor will be in violation of this chapter. b. Grease interceptors shall be pumped and cleaned at a frequency sufficient to maintain compliance with the requirements of Section 1201 of this chapter. At a minimum a grease interceptor shall be cleaned and pumped whenever the combined thickness of the floating greases and settled solids is equal to or greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the contents of the interceptor. If repairs are required, they shall be performed within seven (7) days. c. When required by the Director, Grease interceptors shall be pumped and cleaned within forty-eight (48) hours. When in the opinion of the Director the environment is threatened, the Director may require a facility to immediately cease operations until the facility's grease interceptor is cleaned and pumped. d. Grease interceptors shall have monitoring locations adequate for obtaining representative effluent samples. Unless otherwise stated in an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit, the Local Limits set forth in Subsection 1201.C shall apply at these monitoring locations. e. Users shall document all cleaning and maintenance activities performed on their Grease interceptors. Copies of Grease Hauling and Handling manifests shall be maintained on site. These records shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years and be available for inspection and copying by the Director. 5. Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter. C. Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plan. The Director may require any User to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan or take such other action that may be necessary to control Slug Discharges. Alternatively, the Director may develop such a plan for any User. An accidental discharge/Slug Discharge control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: 1. Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges; 2. Description of stored chemicals; 3. Procedures for immediately notifying the City of any accidental or Slug Discharges, as required by Subsection 1205.F of this chapter; and 4. Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental Slug Discharges. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site run-off, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic Pollutants (including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response). (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1203 Wastewater discharge permit application.

Section 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)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1204 Wastewater discharge permit issuance process.

Section 1204. - Wastewater discharge permit issuance process. A. Wastewater Discharge Permit Duration. A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5) years from the effective date of the permit. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five (5) years, at the discretion of the Director. A wastewater discharge permit will remain in effect until the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit, or a decision is made by the Director not to issue a permit. B. Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents. A wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the Director to prevent pass through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, ensure worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, and protect against damage to the POTW, 1. Wastewater discharge permits contain: a. A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit issuance date, expiration date and effective date; b. A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to the City in accordance with Subsection 1204.D of this chapter, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit; c. Wastewater discharge limits, including Best Management Practices, based on applicable Pretreatment Standards; d. Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and record-keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of Pollutants (or Best Management Practice) to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on federal, state, and local law; and e. A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of Pretreatment Standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state, or local law. f. Requirement for the development and impletation of a spill control plan as required by Subsection 1202.C of this chapter. g. Requirement for the user to notify the Director of any changes at the facility affecting its potential for a slug discharge. 2. Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions: a. Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization; b. Requirements for the installation of Pretreatment technology, pollution control, or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction of Pollutants into the POTW; c. Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW; d. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment including flow measurement devices; e. A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state Pretreatment Standards, including those which become effective during the term of the wastewater discharge permit; f. A requirement for the User to meter the facility's water service independently of any other use; and g. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Director to ensure compliance with this chapter, and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. C. Wastewater Discharge Permit Modifications. The Director may modify a wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons: 1. To incorporate any new or revised federal, state, or local Pretreatment Standards or requirements; 2. To address significant alterations or additions to the User's operation, processes, or Wastewater volume or character since the time of wastewater discharge permit issuance; 3. To require either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge, due to a change in the POTW; 4. Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the POTW, City personnel, or the receiving waters; 5. Violation of any terms or conditions of the wastewater discharge permit; 6. Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required reporting; 7. Revision of or a grant of variance from Categorical Pretreatment Standards pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 403.13; 8. To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit; or 9. To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator. D. Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer. Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued to a User for a designated facility or facilities. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred, or sold to a new owner or new User, nor may it be used on different premises or for new or changed operations, unless the Director specifically gives approval. E. Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation. The Director may revoke a wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons: 1. Failure to provide prior notification to the Director of changed conditions pursuant to Subsection 1205.E of this chapter; 2. Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application; 3. Falsifying self-monitoring reports; 4. Tampering with monitoring equipment; 5. Refusing to allow the Director timely access to the facility premises and records; 6. Failure to meet effluent limitations; 7. Failure to pay fines; 8. Failure to pay sewer charges; 9. Failure to meet compliance schedules; 10. Failure to complete a Wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit application; 11. Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of business ownership of a permitted facility; or 12. Violation of any Pretreatment Standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this chapter. Wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable upon cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership. All wastewater discharge permits issued to a particular User are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit to that User. F. Wastewater Discharge Permit Renewal. A User with an expiring wastewater discharge permit shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit renewal by submitting a complete permit application, in accordance with Subsection 1203.C of this chapter, prior to the expiration of the User's existing wastewater discharge permit. G. Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeal. Persons desiring to dispute the conditions of a wastewater discharge permit issued hereunder must file a written request for the Director to reconsider the action taken within fifteen (15) days of permit receipt. Where a request has merit, the Director may convene a hearing on the matter. In the event the User's appeal is successful, the Director may withdraw or modify the permit. If the Director fails to act within thirty (30) days of notice of an appeal, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. The Director's decisions whether to withdraw or modify the disputed permit shall be considered final, unless a written notice for an appeal to the applicable Utility Authority is filed with the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after service on the petitioner of the Director's decision. Within fifteen (15) days following the Utility Authority's action, any party desiring to dispute the Utility Authority's action may appeal to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal in the office of the City Clerk and providing notice to the other party (if applicable) and the Director. The appeal shall be heard by the City Council at its next available meeting after the filing of the notice of appeal. Permits issued by the Director shall remain in full effect throughout the appeal process. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1205 Reporting requirements.

Section 1205. - Reporting requirements. A. Baseline Monitoring Report. Within either one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a Categorical Pretreatment Standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 C.F.R. §403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing affected categorical Users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in paragraph 5.b, below. At least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of their discharge, New Sources, and sources that become Categorical Users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable Categorical Standard, shall submit to the Director a report which contains the information listed in paragraph 5.b, below. A New Source shall report the method of Pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable Categorical Standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of Pollutants to be discharged. Users described above shall submit the information set forth below: 1. Identifying Information. The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner; 2. Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility; 3. Description of Operations. A brief description of the nature, average rate of production, and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such User. This description should include a schematic process diagram that indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes; 4. Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula set out in 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(e). The Director may allow for verifiable estimates of these flows where justified by cost or feasibility considerations; 5. Measurement of Pollutants. a. The Categorical Pretreatment Standards applicable to each regulated process; b. The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass (where required by the standard or by the Director) of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in Subsection 1205.J of this chapter; and c. Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in Subsection 1205.K of this chapter. 6. Certification. A statement, reviewed by the User's authorized representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether Pretreatment Standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M) and/or additional Pretreatment is required to meet the Pretreatment Standards and requirements, where required; 7. Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the Pretreatment Standards; the shortest schedule by which the User will provide such additional Pretreatment and/or O&M. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable Pretreatment Standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to this section must meet the requirements set out in Subsection 1205.B of this chapter; and 8. Signature and Certification. All baseline-monitoring reports must be signed and certified in accordance with Subsection 1205.N of this chapter. B. Compliance Schedule Progress Reports. The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule required by paragraph 1205.A.7 of this chapter: 1. The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional Pretreatment required for the User to meet the applicable Pretreatment Standards (such events include, but are not limited to, hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing and completing construction, and beginning and conducting routine operation); 2. No time increment referred to above shall exceed nine (9) months; and 3. The User shall submit a progress report to the Director no later than fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final date of compliance including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress; the reason for any delay; and, if appropriate, the steps being taken by the User to return to the established schedule. In no event shall more than nine (9) months elapse between such progress reports to the Director. C. Reports on Compliance with Categorical Pretreatment Standard Deadline —90 Day Reports. Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in the case of a New Source following commencement of the introduction of Wastewater into the POTW, any User subject to such Pretreatment Standards and requirements shall submit to the Director a report containing the information described in paragraphs 1205.A.4 through 1205.A.6 of this chapter. For Users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits established in accordance with the procedures in 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(c), this report shall contain a reasonable measure of the User's long-term production rate. For all other Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards expressed in terms of allowable Pollutant discharge per unit of production (or other measure of operation), this report shall include the User's actual production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with Subsection 1203.D of this chapter. All sampling and analyses shall be performed in conformance with Subsections 1205.J and 1205.K. D. Periodic Compliance Reports. 1. All Significant Industrial Users shall submit, at a frequency determined by the Director but in no case less than twice per year, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by Pretreatment Standards and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. In cases where the Pretreatment Standard requires compliance with a Best Management Practice (BMP) or pollution prevention alternative, the User must submit documentation required by the Director or the Pretreatment Standard necessary to determine the compliance status of the User. In addition, the User shall fulfill the self-monitoring requirements specified in the facility's wastewater discharge permit. All periodic compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with Subsection 1203.D of this chapter. 2. All Wastewater samples must be representative of the User's discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall be properly operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order at all times. The failure of a User to keep its monitoring facility in good working order shall not be grounds for the User to claim that sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge. 3. If a User subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the Director, using the procedures prescribed in Subsections 1205.J and 1205.K of this chapter, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report. E. Report of Changed Conditions. Each User must notify the Director of any planned significant changes to the User's operations or system which might alter the nature, quality, or volume of its Wastewater at least thirty (30) days before the change. For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow increases of twenty-five percent (25%) or greater, and the discharge of any previously unreported Pollutants. The Director may require the User to submit such information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition, including the submission of a wastewater discharge permit application under Subsection 1203.C of this chapter. The Director may issue a wastewater discharge permit under Subsection 1203.E of this chapter or modify an existing wastewater discharge permit under Subsection 1204.C of this chapter in response to changed conditions or anticipated changed conditions. F. Report of Potential Problems. 1. In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to, accidental discharges, discharges of a non-routine, episodic nature, a non-customary batch discharge, a Slug Discharge or Slug Load, that may cause potential problems for the POTW, the User shall immediately telephone and notify the Director of the incident. This notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the User. 2. The Director may require the User to submit a detailed, written report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the User to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the User of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability, which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, natural resources, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the User of any fines, penalties, or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this chapter. 3. A notice shall be permanently posted on the User's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees who to call in the event of a discharge described in paragraph 1205.F.1 in this chapter. Employers shall ensure that all employees, who could cause such a discharge to occur, are advised of the emergency notification procedure. 4. Significant Industrial Users are required to notify the Director immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the potential for a Slug Discharge. G. Reports from Unpermitted Users. All Users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the Director as the Director may require. H. Notice of Violation/Repeat Sampling and Reporting. If sampling performed by a User indicates a violation, the User must notify the Director within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The User shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the Director within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the violation. The User is not required to resample if the City monitors at the User's facility at least once a month, or if the City samples between the User's initial sampling and when the User receives the results of this sampling. I. Notification of the Discharge of Hazardous Waste. 1. Any User who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the Director, in writing, of any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 C.F.R. Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other). If the User discharges more than one hundred (100) kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification also shall contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the User: an identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the wastestream discharged during that calendar month, and an estimation of the mass of constituents in the wastestream expected to be discharged during the following twelve (12) months. All notifications must take place no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this paragraph need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed conditions must be submitted under Subsection 1205.E of this chapter. The notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants already reported by Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under the self-monitoring requirements of Subsections 1205.A, 1205.C, and 1205.D of this chapter. 2. Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of paragraph 1205.1.1 of this chapter, during a calendar month in which they discharge no more than fifteen (15) kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen (15) kilograms of non-acute hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), requires a one-time notification. Subsequent months during which the User discharges more than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require additional notification. 3. In the case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous waste, the User must notify the Director, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such regulations. 4. In the case of any notification made under this section, the User shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practicable. 5. This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise permitted to be discharged by this chapter, a permit issued thereunder, or any applicable federal or state law. J. Analytical Requirements. All Pollutant sampling and analyses, the results of which are required to be submitted to the City, shall be performed in accordance with the techniques set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 136, as amended, unless otherwise specified in an applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standard. If 40 C.F.R. Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the Pollutant in question, sampling and analyses shall be performed by using validated analytical methods or any other applicable sampling and analytical procedures, including procedures suggested by the Director or other parties approved by EPA. Each Pollutant analysis shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality or equivalent unless otherwise stated by the Director. K. Sample Collection. 1. Except as indicated in paragraph 2., below, the User must collect Wastewater samples using flow proportional composite collection techniques, unless time proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the Director. Where time proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the Director, the samples must be representative of the discharge. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple Grab Samples collected during a twenty-four (24) hour period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: for cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides the samples may be composited in the laboratory or in the field; for volatile organics and oil and grease, the samples may be composited in the laboratory. Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by the compositing procedures, as documented in approved EPA methodologies, may be authorized by the Director, as appropriate. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous discharge limits. 2. Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques. 3. For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and ninety (90) day compliance reports required in Subsections 1205.A and 1205.C of this chapter, a minimum of four (4) Grab Samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide and volatile organic compounds for facilities for which historical sampling data do not exist. For facilities for which historical sampling data are available, the Director may authorize a lower minimum. For the reports required by Subsection 1205.D of this chapter, the Industrial User is required to collect the number of Grab Samples necessary to assess and assure compliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements. L. Timing. Reports required to be submitted by this chapter, wastewater discharge permits, or orders issued by the Director, will be deemed to have been submitted on the date postmarked. For reports which are not mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail facility serviced by the United States Postal Service, or reports whose postmark is unreadable, the date of receipt of the report shall govern. M. Record Keeping. Users subject to the reporting requirements of this chapter shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this chapter and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the User independent of such requirements, and documentation associated with Best Management Practices established under Section 1201.D and 1201.G. Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or methods used; and the results of such analyses. All other records required to be kept pursuant to a wastewater discharge permit requirement shall be retained by the User and made available for copying and inspection by the Director. These records shall remain available for a period of at least three (3) years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the User or the City, or where the Director has specifically notified the User of a longer retention period. N. Certification Statements. 1. Certification of Permit Applications and User Reports. The following certification statement is required to be signed by an Authorized Representative as defined in Subsection 1200.D of this chapter and presented by Users which submit: (a) permit applications in accordance with Subsection 1202.D of this chapter; (b) baseline monitoring reports under Subsection 1205.A of this chapter; (c) reports on compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standard deadlines under Subsection 1205.B of this chapter; and (d) periodic compliance reports required by Subsection 1205.D of this chapter: "I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations." 2. Annual Certification for Non-Significant Categorical Industrial Users. A facility determined to be a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User by the Director, pursuant to the definition of Significant Industrial User, in paragraph 4 of Subsection 1200.D of this chapter and paragraph 1203.D.3 of this chapter, must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the signatory requirements contained in the definition of Authorized Representative of the User, as defined in Subsection 1200.D of this chapter. This certification must accompany an alternative report required by the Director: "Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR _______, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from _______, _______ to _______, _______ [months, days, year]: a. The facility described as ___________ [facility name] met the requirements of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User pursuant to paragraph 4, in the definition of Significant Industrial User, found in Title 11-C Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Subsection 1200.D; b. The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements during this reporting period; and c. The facility never discharged more than one hundred (100) gallons of total Categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period. This compliance certification is based on the attached information:" O. Fraud and False Statements. Reports and other documents required to be submitted or maintained under this chapter shall be subject to: 1. The provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 relating to fraud and false statements; 2. The provisions of Section 309(c)(4) of the Act, as amended, governing false statements, representation or certification; and 3. The provisions of Section 309(c)(6) of the Act regarding responsible corporate officers. (Ord Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1206 Compliance monitoring.

Section 1206. - Compliance monitoring. A. Right of Entry. The Director shall have the right to enter the premises of any User or potential User to determine whether the User is complying with all requirements of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the Director ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties. 1. Where a User has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the User shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities. 2. The Director shall have the right to set up on the User's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the User's operations. 3. The Director may require the User to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the User at its own expense. 4. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the User at the written or verbal request of the Director and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the User. 5. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Director access to the User's premises shall be a violation of this chapter. B. Search Warrants. If the Director has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of the City designed to verify compliance with this Chapter, or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the Director may seek issuance of a search warrant from the Municipal Court of the City of Tulsa. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1207 Confidential information.

Section 1207. - Confidential information. The User may claim information submitted to the City pursuant to this chapter as confidential. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission by conspicuously marking the words "confidential business information" on each page containing such information. If no claim is made at the time of submission, the City may make the information available to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedures specified in 40 C.F.R. Part 2. Wastewater constituents and characteristics and other effluent data as defined by 40 C.F.R. §2.302 will not be recognized as confidential information and will be available to the public without restriction. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1208 Publication of users in significant noncompliance.

Section 1208. - Publication of users in significant noncompliance. A. The Director shall publish annually, in the largest daily newspaper published in the City of Tulsa, a list of the Users, which, during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements. The term significant noncompliance shall be applicable to all Significant Industrial Users (or any other Industrial User that violates paragraphs (3), (4), or (8), of this section) and shall mean: 1. Chronic violations of Wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which sixty-six percent (66%) or more of Wastewater measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric Pretreatment Standard or Requirement, including Local Limits as defined in Section 1201; 2. Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty-three percent (33%) or more of Wastewater measurements taken for each Pollutant parameter during a six-month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric Pretreatment Standard or requirement including Instantaneous Limits, as defined by Section 1201, or the average limit multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils, and grease, and 1.2 for all other Pollutants except pH); 3. Any other violation of a Pretreatment Standard or Requirement as defined by Section 1201 (Daily Maximum, long term average, Instantaneous Limit, or narrative standard) that the Director determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, Interference or Pass Through, or endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public; 4. Any discharge of a Pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the Director's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge; 5. Failure to meet within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance; 6. Failure to provide within forty-five (45) days after the due date any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with Categorical Pretreatment Standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules; 7. Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or 8. Any other violation(s), which may include a violation of Best Management Practices, that the Director determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local Pretreatment program. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1209 Administrative enforcement remedies.

Section 1209. - Administrative enforcement remedies. A. Notice of Violation. When the Director finds that a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, the Director may serve upon that User a written Notice of Violation. The Director may require the submission of a written explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, within a time frame specified by the Director. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the User of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the Notice of Violation. Nothing in this section may limit the authority of the Director to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a Notice of Violation. B. Administrative Fines. 1. When the Director finds that a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, the Director may fine such User in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day. Such fines may be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines may be assessed for each day during the period of violation. 2. Notice of an administrative fine shall be served personally on the User or by certified mail (return receipt requested). Payment of the fine is to be received, by the Director, within fifteen (15) days after such notice is served. 3. Failure to submit payment of an administrative fine within fifteen (15) days shall be considered a violation of this chapter. 4. Penalties for Late Submittals. Reports, payments and other information required by this chapter, permits or orders issued hereunder shall be submitted in a timely manner. Submittals received fifteen (15) days after required submittal dates, may result in the assessment of admistrative penalties of three hundred dollars ($300.00). An administrative penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day may be assessed for each additional day the required submittal is late. Actions taken by the Director to collect late submittal penalties shall not limit the Director's authority to initiate other enforcement actions that may include penalties for late submittal violations. Users who repeatedly submit late submittals may be assessed additional penalties consistent with the City of Tulsa's Enforcement Response Plan. 5. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite for taking any other action against the User. C. Administrative Orders. When the Director finds that a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, the Director may issue an administrative order to the User responsible for the discharge directing that the User come into compliance within a specified time. If the User does not come into compliance within the time provided, sewer service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operating. Administrative orders also may contain other requirements to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. An administrative order may not extend a federally established deadline for compliance with a Pretreatment Standard or requirement, nor does an administrative order relieve the User of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of an administrative order shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite for taking any other action against the User. D. Appeals. Users may dispute any Notice of Violation or Administrative Fine or Administrative Order issued by the Director pursuant to Subsections 1209.A, 1209.B, or 1209.C. Persons desiring to dispute such actions must file a written request for the Director to reconsider the action taken within fifteen (15) days of being notified of the action. Where a request has merit, the Director may convene a hearing on the matter. In the event the User's appeal is successful, the Director may modify or withdraw the notice or fine. If the Director fails to act within thirty (30) days of notice of an appeal, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. The Director's decisions whether to withdraw or modify such enforcement action shall be considered final, unless a written notice for an appeal to the applicable Utility Authority is filed with the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after service on the petitioner of the Director's decision. Within fifteen (15) days following the Utility Authority's action, any party adversely affected by the Utility Authority's action may appeal to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal in the office of the City Clerk and providing notice to the other party and the Director. The appeal shall be heard by the City Council at its next available meeting after the filing of the notice of appeal. E. Consent Orders. The Director may enter into Consent Orders, assurances of compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any User responsible for noncompliance. Such documents will include specific action to be taken by the User to correct the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. Such documents shall have the same force and effect as the orders issued pursuant to Subsections 1209.C and 1209.G of this chapter and shall be judicially enforceable. F. Show Cause Hearing. The Director may order a User which has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, to appear before the Director and show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. Notice shall be served on the User specifying the time and place for the meeting, the proposed enforcement action, the reasons for such action, and a request that the User show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested). Such notice may be served on any authorized representative of the User. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against or prerequisite for taking any other action against the User. G. Cease and Desist Orders. When the Director finds that a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, or that the User's past violations are likely to recur, the Director may issue an order to the User directing it to cease and desist all such violations and directing the User to: 1. Immediately comply with all requirements; and 2. Take such appropriate remedial or preventive action as may be needed to properly address a continuing or threatened violation, including halting operations and/or terminating the discharge. Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite for taking any other action against the User. H. Emergency Suspensions. The Director may immediately suspend a User's discharge, after informal notice to the User, whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge that reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The Director may also immediately suspend a User's discharge, after notice and opportunity to respond, that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment. 1. Any User notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a User's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the Director may take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, the environment, or endangerment to any individuals. The Director may allow the User to recommence its discharge when the User has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in Subsection 1209.I of this chapter are initiated against the User. 2. A User that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit to the Director, prior to the date of any show-cause or termination hearing under Subsections 1209.F or 1209.I of this chapter, a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence. 3. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. I. Termination of Discharge. In addition to the provisions in Subsection 1204.E of this chapter, any User who violates the following conditions is subject to discharge termination: 1. Violation of wastewater discharge permit conditions; 2. Failure to accurately report the Wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge; 3. Failure to report significant changes in operations or Wastewater volume, constituents, and characteristics prior to discharge; 4. Refusal of reasonable access to the User's premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring, or sampling; or 5. Violation of any Pretreatment Standard in Section 1201 of this chapter. Such User will be notified of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an opportunity to show cause under Subsection 1209.F of this chapter why the proposed action should not be taken. Exercise of this option by the Director shall not be a bar to or a prerequisite for taking any other action against the User. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1210 Judicial enforcement remedies.

Section 1210. - Judicial enforcement remedies. A. Injunctive Relief. When the Director finds that a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, the Director may petition the District Court for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or compels the specific performance of the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other requirement imposed by this chapter on activities of the User. The Director may also seek such other action as is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief, including a requirement for the User to conduct environmental remediation. A petition for injunctive relief shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite for taking any other action against a User. B. Criminal Prosecution. 1. A User who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment standard or requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment in the manner set forth in Title 11-C, Subsection 1100.A of Tulsa's Revised Ordinances. 2. A User who willfully or negligently introduces any substance into the POTW which causes personal injury or property damage shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a penalty of up to the maximum set forth in Title 11-C, Subsection 1100.A of Tulsa's Revised Ordinances. This penalty shall be in addition to any other causes of action for personal injury or property damage available under state law. 3. A User who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this chapter, wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to fine and/or imprisonment in the manner set forth in Title 11-C, Subsection 1100.A of Tulsa's Revised Ordinances. C. Remedies Nonexclusive. The remedies provided for in this chapter are not exclusive. The Director may take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a non-compliant User. Enforcement of Pretreatment provisions will be generally in accordance with the City's enforcement response plan. However, the Director may take other action against any User when the circumstances warrant. Further, the Director is empowered to take more than one (1) enforcement action against any noncompliant User. (Ord. Nos. 17419, 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1211 Supplemental enforcement action.

Section 1211. - Supplemental enforcement action. A. Reimbursement of Costs for Noncompliance. The Director shall assess, to any User that the Director has determined to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, costs incurred by the City for such violation. B. Performance Bonds. The Director may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any User who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment standard or requirement, unless such User first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the City of Tulsa, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the Director to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance. C. Liability Insurance. The Director may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any User who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, unless the User first submits proof that it has obtained financial assurances sufficient to restore or repair damage to the POTW caused by its discharge. D. Water Supply Termination. Whenever a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, water service to the User may be terminated. Service to User will be reinstated at the User's expense and only after it has demonstrated to the Director's satisfaction its ability to comply. E. Sewer Service Termination. Whenever a User has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other Pretreatment Standard or requirement, sewer service to the User may be terminated. Service to User will be reinstated at the User's expense and only after it has demonstrated to the Director's satisfaction its ability to comply with such provisions. F. Contractor Listing. Users that have not achieved compliance with applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements may not be eligible to receive a contractual award for the sale of goods or services to the City. Existing contracts for the sale of goods or services with the City held by the User found to be in significant noncompliance with Pretreatment Standards or requirements may be terminated at the discretion of the Director. G. Decline Permit Issuance. The Director may decline to issue or reissue an individual wastewater discharge permit to any User who has failed to pay any outstanding fees, fines or penalties incurred as a result of any provision of this ordinance, a previous individual wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder. (Ord. No. 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1212 Affirmative defenses to discharge violations.

Section 1212. - Affirmative defenses to discharge violations. A. Upset. For the purposes of this section, upset means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with Pretreatment Standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the User. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 1. An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with Pretreatment Standards if the requirements of paragraph 1212.A.2 of this section are met. 2. A User who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset shall demonstrate through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs or other relevant evidence that: a. An upset occurred and the User can identify the cause(s) of the upset; b. The facility was at the time being operated in a prudent and workmanlike manner and in compliance with applicable operation and maintenance procedures; and c. The User has submitted the following information to the Director within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the upset (if this information is provided orally, a written submission must be provided within five (5) days): (1) A description of the indirect discharge and cause of noncompliance; (2) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue; and (3) Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance. 3. In any enforcement proceeding, the User seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset shall have the burden of proof. 4. Users will have the opportunity for a judicial determination on any claim of upset only in an enforcement action brought for noncompliance with Pretreatment Standards. 5. Users shall control production of all discharges to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with Pretreatment Standards upon reduction, loss, or failure of its treatment facility until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This requirement applies in the situation where, among other things, the primary source of power of the treatment facility is reduced, lost, or fails. B. Bypass. For the purposes of this section, bypass means the intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of a User's treatment facility. Severe property damage means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities, which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources, which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. Users may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause Pretreatment Standards or requirements to be violated, but only if it also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section. 1. Notification of Bypass. a. If a User knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the Director, at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass, if possible. b. A User shall submit oral notice to the Director of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable Pretreatment Standards, which notice shall be within twenty-four (24) hours from the time the User becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be provided within five (5) days of the time the User becomes aware of the bypass. The written submission shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass, including exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the bypass. The Director may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis, if the oral report has been received within twenty-four (24) hours. 2. Prohibition of Bypass. a. Bypass is prohibited, and the Director may take enforcement action against a User for a bypass, unless: (1) Bypass was unavoidable in order to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (2) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and (3) The User submitted notices as required under paragraph 1212.B.1. of this section. b. The Director may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if the Director determines that it will meet the three (3) conditions listed in paragraph 1212.B.2.a of this section. (Ord. No. 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11-C, § 1213 Permit fees.

Section 1213. - Permit fees. Except as superseded by fees established in Title 49 Tulsa Revised Ordinances, the Director shall assess fees for the issuance and renewal of Wastewater Discharge Permits not to exceed the amounts stated in the following schedules. A. For users inside the corporate limits of the City of Tulsa: ..... 1. Initial permit .....$500.00 2. Permit renewal .....$250.00 B. For users outside the corporate limits of the City of Tulsa: ..... 1. Initial permit .....$750.00 2. Permit renewal .....$375.00 (Ord. No. 19991; Ord. No. 22851, § 1, 3-28-2013)
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