WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 47, art. VII, div. 4

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-301 Wastewater discharge permit duration.

§ 47-301. - Wastewater discharge permit duration. Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date, at the discretion of the Director. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire. (Code 1980, § 41-5.1; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 22053, § 3, 10-8-02)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-302 Wastewater discharge permit content.

§ 47-302. - Wastewater discharge permit content. (a) Wastewater discharge permits shall include such conditions as are reasonably deemed necessary by the Director to prevent pass-through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal, protect ambient air quality, and protect against damage to the POTW. (b) Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable chapters, ordinances, user charges and fees established by the City. Wastewater discharge permits shall contain the following conditions: (1) A reference to relevant sections of Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, and specific charges when applicable. (2) A reference to Article VII of this Chapter, and specific pollutant limitations where more stringent. (3) requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities. (4) specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule. (5) compliance schedules. (6) requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports. (7) requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the City, and affording City access thereto. (8) requirements for notification to the City of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the municipal wastewater collection and treatment system. (9) requirements for Slug Control Plans and notification of slug discharges as provided in this chapter. (10) upon changes or increases in discharge, as determined by the water and wastewater utilities Director, the Director may require the user to reapply or amend its permit. (11) a notice that any permittee who is found to have violated an order of the Director, or who violated or failed to comply with any permit provision, any provisions of Chapter 47 of this Code, or the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Code shall be guilty of an offense against the City and may be prosecuted in Municipal Court. (12) other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Director or the City to ensure compliance with this chapter. (Code 1980, § 41-5.2; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 20466, § 1, 10-24-95; Ord. No. 22775, § 1, 7-19-05; Ord. No. 24155, § 4, 10-19-10; Ord. No. 27272, § 4, 1-31-23)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-303 Wastewater discharge permit appeals.

§ 47-303. - Wastewater discharge permit appeals. Any person, including users, may petition the Director, or his designated representative, to reconsider the terms of a wastewater discharge permit within 30 days of its issuance. (1) failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the administrative appeal. (2) in its petition, the appealing party must indicate the wastewater discharge permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection and the alternative conditions, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit. (3) the effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed pending the appeal. (4) if the Director, or his designated representative, fails to act within 90 days, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater discharge permit, not to issue a wastewater discharge permit, or not to modify a wastewater discharge permit, shall be considered final administrative action for purposes of judicial review. (5) aggrieved parties who have exhausted their administrative remedies may seek judicial review of the final administrative wastewater discharge permit decision by filing a complaint with the district court for Oklahoma County within appropriate State statute of limitations. (Code 1980, § 41-5.3; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 22053, § 3, 10-8-02; Ord. No. 27272, § 4, 1-31-23)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-304 Wastewater discharge permit modification.

§ 47-304. - Wastewater discharge permit modification. (a) The Director may modify the wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) to incorporate any new or revised Federal, State or local pretreatment standards or requirements. (2) to address significant alterations or additions to the industrial user's operation, processes, or wastewater volume or character since the time of wastewater discharge permit issuance. (3) a change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge. (4) information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the City's 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 CFR 403.13, as amended. (8) to correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit. (9) to reflect a transfer of the facility ownership and/or operations to a new owner/operator. (b) The filing of a request by the permittee for a wastewater discharge permit modification does not stay any wastewater discharge permit condition. (Code 1980, § 41-5.4; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-305 Wastewater discharge permit transfer.

§ 47-305. - Wastewater discharge permit transfer. (a) Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the approval of the director. Changes in operation or processing which result in a change in the permit conditions, limitations, or requirements will require a new permit, and the existing permit will not be reassigned. Any succeeding owner or user shall comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit. (b) Wastewater discharge permits may be reassigned or transferred to a new owner and/or operator only if the permittee gives at least 30 days advance notice to the director, the permit premises have not changed, the processes and operations at the premises have not changed, and the director approves the wastewater discharge permit transfer. The notice to the director must include a written certification by the new owner and/or operator which: (1) states that the new owner and/or operator have no immediate intent to change the facility's operations and processes. (2) identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur. (3) acknowledges full responsibility for complying with the existing wastewater discharge permit. (c) Failure to provide advance notice of a transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit voidable on the date of the facility transfer. (Code 1980, § 41-5.5; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 22053, § 3, 10-8-02)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-306 Wastewater discharge permit revocation.

§ 47-306. - Wastewater discharge permit revocation. (a) Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked for the following reasons: (1) failure to notify the City of significant changes to the wastewater character prior to discharge. (2) failure to provide prior notification to the City of changed condition pursuant to Division 5 of this article. (3) misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application. (4) falsifying self-monitoring equipment. (5) tampering with monitoring equipment. (6) refusing to allow the City timely access to the facility premises and records. (7) failure to meet effluent limitations. (8) failure to pay fines. (9) failure to pay sewer charges. (10) failure to meet compliance schedules. (11) failure to complete a wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit application. (12) failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of a permitted facility. (13) violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or the provisions of this chapter. (b) Wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable upon non-use, cessation of operations, or transfer of business ownership without prior approval of the Director of a permit transfer. All wastewater discharge permits are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit. (Code 1980, § 41-5.6; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-307 Wastewater discharge permit reissuance.

§ 47-307. - Wastewater discharge permit reissuance. A significant industrial user shall apply for wastewater discharge permit reissuance a minimum of 30 days prior to the expiration of the industrial user's existing permit. (Code 1980, § 41-5.7; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 22053, § 3, 10-8-02)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-308 Wastewater discharge permit notification.

§ 47-308. - Wastewater discharge permit notification. The terms and conditions of the wastewater discharge permit may be subject to modification by the Director during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements as identified in this chapter are modified or if other just cause exists. The user shall be informed by certified mail of any proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. Upon determination by the Director that a user's contribution to the POTW has changed or increased, the Director may require the user to reapply for a permit or amend the user's existing permit. (Code 1980, § 41-5.8; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 27272, § 4, 1-31-23)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-309 Potential to discharge permit required.

§ 47-309. - Potential to discharge permit required. All categorical and noncategorical users who claim no process discharge, total recycling of categorical and/or noncategorical waste or the separate disposal of all categorical and/or noncategorical wastes are hereby required to obtain a permit for potential to discharge. Provided however, that should the Director determine that the categorical or noncategorical user is discharging categorical or noncategorical waste into the POTW then the potential to discharge permit shall be revoked and the user shall be required to obtain the appropriate permit and meet the applicable requirements of this chapter. A fee for a potential to discharge permit for users with is set forth in Chapter 60 the General Schedule of Fees. (Ord. No. 20916, § 9, 10-21-97; Ord. No. 22053, § 3, 10-8-02)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-310 Non-significant categorical Industrial User permits.

§ 47-310. - Non-significant categorical Industrial User permits. At the Director's discretion, categorical Industrial Users which discharge no more than 100 gallons of categorically regulated process wastewater and are consistently compliant with the categorical pretreatment standards may be regulated as a "Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User" (NSCIU). NSCIUs must still comply with all applicable categorical pretreatment standards and shall submit to the Control Authority at least once every six months (in June and December) Certification of Compliance with the categorical pretreatment standards along with any additional information necessary to support the certification statement, and never discharge any untreated concentrated wastewater. Each NSCIU must obtain a wastewater discharge permit and pay the fee established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Ord. No. 24155, § 6, 10-19-10)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-311 Non-violation permit termination.

§ 47-311. - Non-violation permit termination. If a user is to vacate a premise or end tenancy, the City must be notified with a written permit termination request. The permittee is required to maintain compliance with this chapter to the date of termination and cease discharge upon the termination of the permit. The termination request must include the owner of the property and/or the operation or ownership of the premises or facilities have been transferred. The permittee may be held accountable following termination if violations of the chapter occur. (Ord. No. 27272, § 5, 1-31-23)

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