PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE FOR FACILITIES DISCHARGING TO THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY CENTRAL REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
Fort Worth City Code § 12.5-671.1
in effect§ 12.5-671.1 PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE FOR FACILITIES DISCHARGING TO THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY CENTRAL REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
(a) The Director shall have published annually, in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdictions served by the city, a list of the users discharging to the City of Fort Worth Village Water Reclamation Facility which, during the previous 12 months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. Significant industrial users are subject to the SNC criteria listed in subsections (b)(1) through (b)(8) below. Group II non-significant industrial users that have been issued a permit shall be subject to SNC criteria listed in subsections (b)(3) through (b)(8) below. Group VI non-significant categorical industrial users shall be subject to SNC criteria listed in subsections (b)(3) through (b)(8) below. All other industrial users are subject to the SNC criteria listed in subsections (b)(3), (b)(4) and (b)(8) of this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE shall mean:
(1) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66% or more of wastewater measurements taken during a six-month period exceed the daily maximum limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter by any amount;
(2) Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33% or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equals or exceeds the product of the daily maximum limit 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 discharge violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 403.3(l) (daily maximum, long-term average or a narrative standard) that the director determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public;
(4) Any discharge of pollutants that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the director's exercise of his emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
(5) Failure to meet, within 90 days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
(6) Failure to provide within 45 days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
(7) Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
(8) Any other violation, which may include a violation of Best Management Practices, which the director determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.
(Ord. 20043-01-2012, § 12, passed 1-10-2012; Ord. 27308-11-2024, § 11, passed 11-19-2024, eff. 11-29-2024; Ord. 27966-09-2025, § 4, passed 9-16-2025, eff. 10-1-2025)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-15377Fetched: 10/26/2026