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REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE

Reno Administrative Code tit. 12, ch. 12.16, art. III
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Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.500 Applicability and objectives.

Sec. 12.16.500. - Applicability and objectives. (a) Applicability: This article sets forth uniform requirements for all industrial users discharging to the POTW and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code, Section 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403). Any industrial user, the discharge from which directly or indirectly enters the city's POTW from areas within or without the city limits, shall be bound by this article and the definitions in article I as they now exist or may hereafter be amended. This article may be enforced against any industrial user. (b) Objectives: The objectives of this article are: (1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly-owned treatment works (POTW) that will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge; (2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system; (3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system; (4) To provide for and promote the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens residing within the city and connecting jurisdictions; (5) To enable the city to comply with its NPDES permit conditions, sewage sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other applicable federal or state laws or regulations to which the POTW is subject; (6) To prevent adverse impacts to worker health and safety due to the discharge of pollutants from industrial users; and (7) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the POTW. (c) Program cost recovery: The city may recover the costs incurred by implementing the pretreatment program established by this article and adopt charges and fees as established by the current fee resolution and any amendments thereto which establish the services charges and fees for the city, including, but not limited to the following: (1) Fees for monitoring, inspection, re-inspection and surveillance activities; (2) Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction; (3) Fees for permit applications; (4) Fees for filing appeals and other legal expenses; (5) Such other fees as the city may deem necessary to administer and enforce the requirements contained herein. (d) Non-domestic industrial users: It shall be unlawful for any industrial user to discharge any domestic or non-domestic wastewater into any natural waterway, any surface drainage, or storm drain in any area under the jurisdiction of the city. In the event that an industrial user obtains a general permit from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to discharge polluted water to a storm drain, discharge shall not occur unless the director provides written approval of such discharge. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.510 Regulation of industrial users from outside jurisdictions.

Sec. 12.16.510. - Regulation of industrial users from outside jurisdictions. The city is required to administer and enforce its pretreatment program in accordance with this chapter and its NPDES permit. In order for the city to effectively implement and enforce pretreatment standards and requirements for all industrial users discharging to the POTW and as required by 40 CFR Section 403.8(f), the city will enter into interlocal cooperative agreements (ICAs) with contributing jurisdictions. Prior agreements shall be unaffected by these requirements until such time as the city determines that modifications are necessary. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.520 Administration.

Sec. 12.16.520. - Administration. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the director shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this article. Any powers granted or duties imposed upon the director may be delegated by the director to persons acting in the beneficial interest of or in the employment of the city. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.525 Responsibility of City of Reno.

Sec. 12.16.525. - Responsibility of City of Reno. (a) The city shall attempt to notify in writing any industrial user whom they have cause to believe is subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Requirement, or other applicable requirements promulgated by the EPA under the provisions of Section 204(b) or 405 of the Act, or under the provisions of Sections 3001, 3004, or 4004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Failure of the city to so notify industrial users shall not relieve said industrial users from the responsibility of complying with applicable requirements. It is the responsibility of significant industrial users to apply for and receive a permit prior to discharge, whether or not the industrial user has been identified and formally requested to do so. (b) If wastewaters containing any pollutant, including excess flow, or as otherwise defined in this article, are discharged or proposed to be discharged to the POTW, the city may take any action necessary to: (1) Prohibit the discharge of such wastewater; (2) Require an industrial user to demonstrate that in-plant facility modifications will reduce or eliminate the discharge of such substances in conformity with this article; (3) Require treatment, including storage facilities or flow equalization necessary to reduce or eliminate the potential for a discharge to violate this article; (4) Require the industrial user making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay any additional cost or expense incurred by the city for handling, treating, disposing or remediation costs as a result of wastes discharged to the wastewater treatment system; (5) Require the industrial user to apply for and obtain a permit; (6) Require timely and factual reports from the industrial user responsible for such discharge; or (7) Take such other action as may be necessary to meet the objectives of this article. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.530 Prohibited discharges.

Sec. 12.16.530. - Prohibited discharges. (a) General prohibitions. An industrial user may not introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which cause pass through or interference. These general prohibitions and the specific prohibitions in paragraph (b) of this section apply to each industrial user introducing pollutants into a POTW whether or not the industrial user is subject to other pretreatment standards or requirements. (b) Specific prohibitions. The following pollutants and pollutant properties are specifically prohibited to be discharged to the POTW by an industrial user: (1) Stormwater drainage from ground resulting in infiltration and inflow (I&I) through the industrial user's service line(s) or surface, roof drains, catch basins, unroofed area drains (e.g. commercial car washing facilities) or any other source unless otherwise approved by the director and the user applies for and obtains a permit for discharge from the city. Specifically prohibited is the connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the city's wastewater collection system. No person shall connect or discharge water from underground drains, sump pump discharges, natural springs and seeps, water accumulated in excavation or grading or any other water associated with construction activities. (2) Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit (140°F) or 60 degrees Celsius (60°C) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR Section 261.21. The director may require industrial users with the potential to discharge flammable, combustible or explosive substances to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter or explosion hazard meter. No two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge shall be more than five percent or any one reading more than ten percent, of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. (3) 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. (4) Pollutants which will cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with pH lower than 5.5 or greater than 10.5. (5) Any solid or viscous pollutants wastes that may cause obstruction or reduction of flow in the POTW resulting in interference. These objectionable substances include, but are not limited to asphalt, dead animals, offal, ashes, sand, mud, straw, industrial process shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, bones, hair, fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, paper cups, milk containers, or other similar paper products, either whole or ground. (6) Any petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of and mineral origin in amounts that will cause pass through or interference. The city may include sampling and reporting requirements in a permit or require compliance with permit specific limits or best management practices where the concentration has the reasonable potential to exceed 100 mg/L. (7) Any radioactive, radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent waste or material discharged in violation of a state or federal standard or otherwise causes pass through or interference. (8) Any pollutant, including oxygen-demand pollutants, released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference at the POTW. (9) Any heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius (40°C) or 104 degrees Fahrenheit (104°F) at the treatment plant. (10) Any water or waste containing free or floating oil and grease, or any discharge containing animal fat or grease by-product in excess of 300 milligrams per liter (300 mg/L). Removing wastes collected in a grease trap, grease interceptor, waste collection tank or other treatment device and reintroducing any portion of the wastes back into the wastewater collection system either directly or indirectly is prohibited except as authorized in a permit issued by the city. (11) Any pollutant which may cause the POTW's effluent, sludge, or residue to be unsuitable for, or interfere with, the reclamation or reuse process. (12) Any pollutant which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit and/or the receiving water quality standards. (13) Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions. (14) Any pesticides, herbicides or fungicides that cause or contribute to pass through, interference or other problems at the treatment works or in the receiving waters. In no case, shall an industrial user discharge wastewater that is generated from the rinsing of any container that contains or contained any concentrated or formulated pesticide, herbicide or fungicide. (15) Any discharge of geothermal water, that being water heated naturally by the earth and all dissolved or entrained minerals contained therein, from any commercial, industrial, or residential source. (16) Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the city. (17) A slug discharge as defined in section 12.16.720. (18) Liquid wastes from chemical toilets, and trailers, campers or other recreational vehicles which have been collected and/or held in tanks or other containers shall not be discharged into the POTW except at locations authorized by the city to collect such wastes. (19) No chemicals, materials, or substances, including but not limited to, paints, solvents, boiler or water treatment chemicals, sludges, chemicals, or wastes shall be stored in proximity to a floor drain or other sewer openings. Containers shall be clearly labeled and stored in a place where the chemicals, materials, substances or wastes, in case of leakage or rupture of the container, cannot enter the wastewater collection system. The storage of any chemicals, materials, substances or wastes that leak or have potential to leak or discharge into the wastewater collection system which may create an explosion hazard or in any way have a deleterious effect to the POTW or constitute a nuisance or a hazard to POTW personnel, the general public, the environment, or the receiving stream shall be prohibited. (20) Any water contaminated as a result of discharge from aboveground and/or underground gasoline, diesel fuels, fuel oil, kerosene, and jet fuel tanks, tank accessories, and/or pipelines without applying for and obtaining a permit prior to discharge unless the director has approved such discharge in writing. (21) Any wastes containing detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances in concentrations which cause excessive foaming in the POTW or cause or contribute to interference or pass through. (22) Any pollutant or wastewater containing pollutants with UV (254 nm) absorbing substances which causes interference with UV disinfection at the treatment plant. (23) Wastes that have been collected and/or held in a tank or other container and where such wastes fail to comply with any pretreatment standard. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.535 Prohibition of unpolluted water.

Sec. 12.16.535. - Prohibition of unpolluted water. (a) Unpolluted water, including but not limited to rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, roof drainage, and yard drainage, shall not be discharged through direct or indirect connection to the city's wastewater facilities unless a permit is issued by the director for such discharge. The director may approve the discharge of such water when no reasonable alternative method of disposal is available and such permit does not violate other sections of this chapter. (b) If a permit is granted for the discharge of such water into the wastewater facilities, the user shall pay the applicable charges and fees and shall meet such other conditions required by the director. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.540 Septic tank wastes.

Sec. 12.16.540. - Septic tank wastes. It is unlawful to discharge any septic tank or cesspool wastes to the city's wastewater facilities, unless specifically authorized in writing by the director or is accepted and approved by the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility or the Reno Stead Water Reclamation Facility. The time and place for the specific discharge and required characteristics of the matter discharged shall be designated by the discharge facility. It is unlawful to store septic tank or cesspool waste in the city once the waste is pumped from any septic tank, cesspool, chemical toilet or any other such similar chamber or receptacle. Once septic tank or cesspool waste is pumped, it shall be properly disposed of the same day. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.545 Wash floor or slab.

Sec. 12.16.545. - Wash floor or slab. All private or public wash rack and/or floor or slab used for steam cleaning, high pressure wash or cleaning of vehicles, vehicle parts, machinery, machinery parts, restaurant equipment or fixtures shall be adequately protected against storm or surface water runoff by a raised pad, bermed area and/or covered work area as approved by the director. The drain shall discharge to the wastewater facility through a pretreatment device of an approved design for this use. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.555 Sector control programs.

Sec. 12.16.555. - Sector control programs. (a) General requirements. (1) Authority. The city may establish specific sector control programs for industrial users to control specific pollutants as necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter. Pollutants subject to these sector control programs shall generally be controlled using best management practices (BMPs). (2) Facility identification and compliance. The city shall implement procedures to identify industrial users for inclusion into applicable sector control programs. Once identified and included into one or more sector control program, the facility shall be required to comply with the applicable sector control program requirements. (3) Notification to the city by the industrial user and management review. The city shall review new construction and existing facilities undergoing any physical change, change in ownership, change in operations, or other change that could change the nature, properties, or volume of wastewater discharge, to ensure that current sector control program requirements are incorporated and implemented. (4) The industrial user shall inform the city prior to: (i) Sale or transfer of ownership of the business; or (ii) Change in the trade name under which the business is operated; or (iii) Change in the nature of the services provided that affect the potential to discharge sector control program pollutants; or (iv) Remodeling of the facility where the cost is $10,000.00 or more and that may result in an increase in flow or pollutant loading or that otherwise requires the facility to submit plans or specifications for approval through a building or zoning department, or any other formal approval process of a city, county, or other jurisdiction. (5) Inspections. (i) The city may conduct inspections of any facility with or without notice for the purpose of determining applicability and/or compliance with sector control program requirements. (ii) If any inspection reveals non-compliance with any provision of a sector control program requirement, corrective action shall be required pursuant to the applicable sector control program. (6) Closure. The city may require closure of plumbing, treatment devices, storage components, containments, or other such physical structures that are no longer required for their intended purpose. Closure may include the removal of equipment, the filling in and/or cementing, capping, plugging, etc. (7) Enforcement and compliance. (i) These requirements form a part of this chapter. Enforcement of this regulation is governed by the express terms herein and the enforcement provisions of article III, division 5. (ii) Any extraordinary costs incurred by the city due to interference, damage, pass through, or maintenance necessary in the treatment and/or collection system may be paid by the industrial user to the city. The direct costs of all labor, equipment and materials incurred in rectifying the Interference or damage shall be billed directly to the owner or the industrial user by the city, and such costs shall become part of the total charges due and owed to the city. (b) Best management practices for the installation and maintenance of gravity grease interceptors. (1) These best management practices (BMPs) establish requirements for any facility that has the potential to discharge fats, oil, and grease (FOG). These pollutants can contribute to sewer blockages, causing sanitary sewer overflows and backups into homes and businesses. All facilities subject to these BMPs must comply with the requirements which include both the requirement for installation and proper operation and maintenance of an interceptor or separator and other reporting requirements. (2) Permit required. All FOG facilities will be issued a permit as referenced in subsections 12.16.610(a)(2), 12.16.615(a) and 12.16.620(a). (3) Applicability. The requirements established in this BMP shall apply to industrial users where preparation, manufacturing, processing of food or washing/sanitizing of dishes or equipment occurs and includes, but are not limited to, restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets, pizza outlets, delicatessens, sandwich shops, coffee shops, schools, nursing homes and other facilities that prepare, service, or otherwise make foodstuff available for consumption. These users shall install and maintain a gravity grease interceptor as directed by the city. (4) Definitions. Best management practices (BMPs): Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the general and specific prohibitions listed in section 12.16.530 of this article. BMPs may also include, but are not limited to, treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage. BMPs are pretreatment standards. Fats, oil and grease (FOG): Non-petroleum organic polar compounds derived from animal or plant sources such as fats, non-hydrocarbons, fatty acids, soaps, waxes, and oils that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical procedures established in the 40 CFR Part 136. Gravity grease interceptor: A plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG (fats, oil and grease) from a wastewater discharge and are designed for gravity separation. Such interceptors are at least 750 gallons, include baffle(s) and a minimum of two compartments. This is an in-ground interceptor that is located outside the facility. (5) FOG Variance. (i) A FOG variance as to the requirements may be granted by the director for good cause. The facility has the burden of proof of demonstrating through data and other information why a FOG variance should be granted. In no case shall a variance result in violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement specified in this chapter and applicable to the discharge. The granting of any FOG variance shall be at the sole discretion of the city and may be revoked at the sole discretion of the city. The denial of a FOG variance by the director may be appealed in accordance with section 12.16.660. (ii) If a FOG variance is granted, the facility shall institute best management practices and other mitigation measures as specified by the city. These BMPs may include, but not be limited to: a. Allow the installation of a grease trap or continue to allow the use of an existing grease trap in lieu of installing a grease interceptor where the grease trap is shown to be effective. If a grease trap is not shown to be effective, the city may require the industrial user to install a grease interceptor. b. Provide quarterly cleaning of its private service line to prevent the buildup of oil, grease and solids or as otherwise specified in the wastewater discharge permit; c. Submit records of the private service line cleaning as specified by the city; d. Pay the costs incurred by the city for accelerated sewer line cleaning on the city's sewer line providing service to the facility, costs to the city for treating the excess strength waste and any costs for sampling and analysis. The city believes that these costs will be comparable to costs incurred by a user that installs and maintains a grease interceptor. (6) Program requirements. (i) General control requirements. a. A gravity interceptor shall be required for all new industrial users the proper handling of liquid wastes which may be harmful to, or cause obstruction in the wastewater collection system or cause or contribute to interference or pass through. b. It shall be the responsibility of the industrial user and owner of the property, business or industry or an authorized representative of the industrial user to contact the city for the purpose of obtaining a plan review. The plan review shall determine the need, size, location, and other requirements of the interceptor required to control discharges into the POTW. Written approval from the city must be obtained prior to installation of the interceptor. The review of such plans and operating procedures shall in no way relieve the industrial user from the responsibility of modifying such facilities as necessary to produce a discharge acceptable to the city under the provisions of this chapter. c. The design and sizing of gravity interceptors shall be in accordance with requirements established by the city as set forth below. The gravity interceptor shall be designed, sized, installed, maintained and operated so as to accomplish their intended purpose of intercepting pollutants from the industrial user's wastewater and minimizing the discharge of such pollutants to the city's wastewater collection system. Sizing of Grease Interceptors Number of Meals Per peak hour 1 | x Waste flow rate 2 | x Retention time 3 | x Storage factor 4 | Interceptor size = (liquid capacity) 1 Meals Served at Peak Hour 2 Waste Flow Rate a. With dishwasher ..... 6 gallon (22.7 L) flow b. Without dishwasher ..... 5 gallon (18.9 L) flow c. Single service kitchen ..... 2 gallon (7.6 L) flow d. Food waste disposer ..... 1 gallon (3.8 L) flow 3 Retention Times Commercial kitchen waste Dishwasher ..... 2.5 hours Single service kitchen Single serving ..... 1.5 hours 4 Storage Factors Fully equipped commercial kitchen 0—8 hour operation: ..... 1.5 8—16 hour operation: ..... 2 16—24 hour operation: ..... 3 Single Service Kitchen ..... 1.5 Construction and Size of Sand Oil Interceptor: This formula is based upon square footage area of the facility and other factors. The size calculation is listed below: Size = square footage area of the facility/facility factor x 7.48 gal/cu ft x 2 (minimum size shall be 750 gallons). Facility Factor | Facility 15 | Truck washes, heavy equipment wash 50 | Automatic car wash 75 | Manual car wash 100 | Machine shop, work area automotive workshops 2000 | Parking garages where cars are washed 3000 | Parking garages d. Upon change of ownership of any existing facility which would be required to have an interceptor under this section, the applicant for sanitary sewer service shall have the burden to demonstrate that a properly sized and functioning grease interceptor is installed. e. Hydromechanical grease interceptors shall not be permitted in lieu of a gravity interceptor to comply with the requirements of this chapter. f. Toilets, urinals and similar fixtures shall not waste through a gravity interceptor. Such fixtures shall be plumbed directly into the building sewer and waste system. g. All fixtures not equipped with a garbage disposal (garbage grinder) which are connected to a gravity interceptor shall be equipped with a fixed or removable mesh or screen which shall catch garbage and food debris and prevent it from entering the gravity interceptor. h. The industrial user shall implement procedures that minimize the discharge of food solids to the POTW, a grease trap or interceptor. In no case shall food waste be discharged that exceeds one-half inch in any dimension. It is prohibited to use garbage grinders for disposal of any non-food waste. i. The industrial user must ensure interceptors are easily accessible for inspection, cleaning, and removal of FOG. j. The industrial user must maintain interceptors at their expense and keep in efficient operating condition at all times by the regular removal of accumulated FOG. (ii) Required maintenance. a. Gravity interceptors shall be maintained by regularly scheduled cleaning so that they will properly operate as intended to efficiently intercept the fats, oil and grease from the facility's wastewater and prevent the discharge of said materials into the city's wastewater collection system. A gravity interceptor shall be serviced at a frequency that is specified in the industrial user's permit. Interceptors must be cleaned whenever the combined thickness of the floating greases and settled solids is greater than 25 percent of the design hydraulic depth of the interceptor. b. The city may require more frequent cleaning than that prescribed in subsection (ii)(a). A variance from the requirement may be obtained if the industrial user can demonstrate less frequent cleaning is sufficient. c. Maintenance of gravity interceptors shall be done by a licensed plumber or contractor normally engaged in the servicing of such plumbing fixtures. d. In the event an interceptor is not properly maintained by the industrial user, owner, lessee, or other authorized representative of the facility, the city may authorize such maintenance work be performed on behalf of the industrial user. The costs of such maintenance shall be billed directly to the tenant/owner and shall become part of the charges due and owed to the city. e. Biological treatment or enzyme treatment shall not be a substitute for the servicing of gravity interceptors or grease traps at the frequency required by the city. Use of enzymes or any other chemical or biological treatment or product that emulsifies or acts to emulsify FOG is prohibited. f. The industrial user must document each pump-out with a waste manifest or trip ticket which must be provided to the city as required and kept by the industrial user on site for at least three years. g. The industrial user must take reasonable steps to assure that all waste is properly disposed of at a facility in accordance with federal, state and local regulations (i.e. through a certification by the hauler included on the waste manifest or trip ticket for each load). (c) Best management practices for dry cleaners. (1) No person shall discharge, dispose or place dry cleaning solvent, filters, lint etc. from dry cleaning machine cleanout, button trap cleanout, pre-filter cleanout, spent diatomaceous earth, sludge, condensate or separator water, vacuum press condensate, mop water, still bottoms or any other regulated waste material containing dry cleaning solvent into: (i) Any drain; (ii) Sanitary sewer or POTW; (iii) Storm sewer; (iv) Septic tank or leach field; (v) Boiler or cooling tower; (vi) Any underground structure (e.g. tank); (vii) Dumpster or trash receptacle; or (viii) On the ground or in any location other than in an appropriate waste storage container. (2) All waste storage containers shall be properly labeled and such material shall be handled, stored, and disposed of as hazardous waste. (3) Prior to the purchase and installation of a wastewater treatment unit, such as, but not limited to, an evaporator, atomizer or filtration, the business owner or their authorized representative shall submit detailed plans and specifications of the wastewater treatment unit to the city. (i) All wastewater treatment equipment shall meet the definition of a wastewater treatment unit as defined in 40 CFR Section 260.10 paragraphs (1) and (2) of the definition. (ii) The wastewater treatment unit shall be operated and maintained according to all the manufacturer's recommendations and requirements. An operation and maintenance manual of said equipment shall be kept onsite at all times. (4) A dry cleaning facility wastewater treatment unit shall: (i) Include a primary solvent water separator settling chamber. This chamber shall recover free-phase dry cleaning solvent from wastewater exiting the dry cleaning machine water separator. Wastewater exiting a primary solvent settling chamber shall be directed into an initial filter having filter media capable of removing dissolved solvent. (ii) Include a monitor-alarm which shall shut down the wastewater treatment unit and or provide an audio alarm when the initial filter becomes saturated with solvent, indicating mandatory filter replacement. a. If the monitor-alarm shuts down the wastewater treatment unit, the dry cleaning operator or their authorized representative shall follow the manufacturer's operation and maintenance recommendations for filter replacement and reactivation of the treatment unit. b. The audio alarm shall be installed to allow users in the office, retail and processing area to hear the alarm. Wastewater treatment units with only an audio alarm shall not be operated except during business hours when the business is staffed. If the audio alarm activates, the operator shall immediately shut down the equipment and wastewater treatment system to prevent the discharge of wastewater to the sewer. The wastewater treatment unit shall not be restarted until proper maintenance and filter replacement is completed. c. Operation of the treatment unit with the monitor-alarm being bypassed, deactivated or removed shall be a violation of this article and will result in an enforcement action. (iii) Require wastewater exiting the initial filter be directed into a secondary filter having filter media capable of removing residual dissolved dry cleaning solvent. (iv) Require exiting the secondary filtration, treated wastewater to be evaporated, misted or atomized. These methods of discharge shall not result in a visible liquid deposition or accumulation so to create a safety hazard or nuisance. (v) Solvent used shall be as specified by the equipment manufacturer of the dry cleaning unit and approved by the city. (5) Wastewater generated in a dry cleaning operation may be treated with an alternative device or alternative solvent other than what has been outlined in this article, provided the dry cleaning facility can demonstrate to the city that the alternative unit utilizes a technology that is capable of providing equivalent or better levels of solvent removal and automatic shutdown capabilities. All requests for the installation of an alternative wastewater treatment unit or solvent shall be submitted to the city in writing prior to installation or changing solvents. (6) All invoices and/or manifests generated as a result of, but not limited to chemical and equipment purchases, equipment maintenance, disposal of dry-cleaning solvent and associated wastes shall be made available for review and copying upon request. All documentation shall be kept onsite for a period of three years. (7) Secondary containment is a level of containment that is external to and separate from a vessel containing a liquid or solid. It is required for, but not limited to, all dry cleaning equipment, wastewater treatment unit(s) unused cleaning solvent, waste cleaning solvent, used filters, sludge, lint and solids contaminated with cleaning solvent. (i) Secondary containment shall be constructed of material impermeable to solvent and cleaning fluids used, and able to withstand the weight of the equipment and/or vessels stored within it. (ii) Secondary containment shall be capable of containing a minimum of 110 percent of the capacity of the largest vessel and be leak proof. (iii) The secondary containment shall extend beyond the outside perimeter of all dry cleaning equipment to enable collection of any solution that may leak, drip or escape from the equipment. (iv) Outdoor storage of dry cleaning process chemicals and waste shall be secondarily contained, secured to prevent unauthorized access and covered to protect from contact with precipitation and stormwater. (d) Best management practices for the acceptance of trucked and hauled waste. The requirements established in this section shall apply to persons and operators of companies who discharge trucked and hauled waste at the POTW, including any discharge that enters the city's sewerage system. Where the city elects to accept hauled waste, the following conditions will apply: (1) Hauled wastes may be introduced into the POTW only at locations designated by the director, and at such times as are established by the director; (2) The city shall have the right to refuse any hauled waste load; (3) Waste haulers are prohibited from discharging wastes that would violate any prohibited discharge standards identified in section 12.16.530 of this article; (4) Waste haulers are prohibited from discharging hazardous wastes to the POTW; (5) The waste hauler shall comply with specific pollutant limitations established by the city; (6) The city shall require waste haulers to obtain a permit. The director may require generators of hauled wastes to obtain a permit; (7) The city may sample and analyze the hauled wastes or require the hauler to perform such sampling and analysis to verify that each hauled load complies with applicable standards and/or requirements; (8) The city may sample and analyze the hauled wastes or require the hauler to perform such sampling and analysis at the location where the waste is generated; (9) The city may require the industrial waste hauler to receive prior approval or consent before discharging; (10) The waste hauler must notify the city of any new commercial or industrial customers or changes in the nature of hauled waste originating from existing customers. Customer lists shall be considered confidential business information if so designated by the waste hauler; (11) The city may restrict the maximum number of loads that a waste hauler may discharge during a specific period of time, and the discharge rate of each load; (12) Waste haulers must provide a manifest form or similar for every load prior to discharge. The manifest form shall include, at a minimum: (i) The name and address of each customer or source of waste; (ii) Permit number; (iii) Truck identification; (iv) Volume of wastewater from each source; (v) Type of waste to be discharged; (vi) Known or suspected pollutants present in load(s); and (vii) Certification that the hauled waste is not hazardous. (13) The waste hauler shall use a manifest form supplied or approved by the city; and (14) The city may impose fees or charges for hauled wastes. (15) The waste hauler shall: (i) Maintain tanks, pumps, valves, hoses, racks, cylinders, diaphragms, pipes, connections, and other appurtenances on a vehicle in good repair and free from leaks; (ii) Provide a safety plug or cap for each tank; (iii) Ensure that the vehicle exterior is clean at the beginning of each work day (prior to entry to the POTW); (iv) Clean the inside of tanks to ensure that non-permitted residual wastes are not left in the tank and allowed to mix with permitted wastes; (v) Ensure that tanks are an integral part of a vehicle to transport liquid waste. Portable tanks or other containers temporarily installed in vehicles are prohibited (unless prior approval is obtained from the city, e.g. portable toilets); (vi) Piping, valves, and connectors (excluding the discharge hose) shall be permanently attached to tank and/or vehicle; (vii) Tanks must be liquid tight and tanks constructed so that every interior and exterior portion can be easily cleaned; (viii) Opening of tank to be constructed so that collected waste will not spill during filling, transfer, transport or disposal; (ix) Outlet connections to be constructed so that no liquid waste will leak, run, or spill out from the vehicle; (x) Outlets to be of a design and type suitable for the liquid waste handled and capable of controlling flow or discharge without spillage and undue spray on or flooding of immediate surroundings while in use; and (xi) Pumps, valves, cylinders, diaphragms, and other appurtenances to be of a design and type suitable for the type of waste handled, capable of operation without spillage, spray, or leakage, and capable of being easily disassembled for cleaning. (16) Permit suspension and revocation. Any permit issued in accordance with this article will be subject to suspension or revocation by the city, at its discretion, for failure to submit accurate reports, failure to submit timely reports, failure to pay proper charges, failure to maintain the vehicle as required, failure to discharge at authorized disposal site(s), failure to meet sanitation standards, discharging of industrial sludges or other unacceptable wastes into the system, for any other infraction of this chapter, or if the director determines it is necessary to protect the city's facilities. The permittee shall maintain valid and current registrations, permits, and licenses as required by any local, state or federal regulation or requirement. (17) Authorized disposal site(s). Only those disposal site(s) authorized in the permit or otherwise specified in writing by the director shall receive trucked and hauled waste. Disposal of trucked and hauled wastes at sites other than those allowed by permit is prohibited and a violation of this article. (18) Sanitation and safety standards. Each hauler who discharges wastes to the system shall be responsible for the cleanliness and safety practices at the points of disposal. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to discharge wastes in such a manner as to keep the area clean and free from spills or other debris. Any spills shall be promptly cleaned up. The permittee is also responsible for keeping his vehicle and related facilities clean and in good repair while being used for disposal to the POTW. These sanitary and safety practices shall be carried out in a manner acceptable to the city. Failure to comply with these sanitation and safety standards shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the permit. (19) Quality of wastes. Wastes discharged to the POTW under a permit or approval granted by this article shall be representative of what the permittee disclosed in the permit application and/or manifest and/or manifest specified in subsection 12.16.555(d)(12) and conform to any local, state or federal standards or requirements. The waste hauler consents to the city's right to sample and analyze the contents of any vehicle utilizing the POTW for the discharge of wastes and charge the user for such sampling and analytical costs. The purpose of such sampling and analysis will be to determine conformance with this article, the permit and any local, state or federal regulation. It shall be the responsibility of the waste hauler to assist in sample collection as directed by the city. (20) Performance bond. The city may decline to issue or reissue a permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this article, a previous permit, or any applicable pretreatment standard or requirement, unless such waste hauler first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the city, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the city to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance. All trucked and hauled waste haulers shall be bonded in an amount as specified by the city and indemnifying the city against damages sustained by any reason; any spill, dumping or discharge of any liquid waste, hazardous waste, or incompatible waste within the jurisdictional limits of the city. Proof of bonding shall be provided to the city prior to permit issuance. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.565 Limitations on wastewater strength.

Sec. 12.16.565. - Limitations on wastewater strength. (a) Specific discharge limitations. It shall be unlawful for any Class III, IV or V industrial user or other permit limited industrial user to discharge, deposit, cause, or allow to be discharged any waste or wastewater which fails to comply with the limitations imposed by this section. (b) Dilution is prohibited as a substitute for treatment and shall be a violation of this article. Except where expressly authorized to do so by an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement, no industrial user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any other way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a pretreatment standard or requirement. The city may impose mass limitations on industrial users which are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate. (c) No Class III, Class IV or Class V industrial user shall discharge wastewater that exceeds the following limits: Pollutant | Daily Maximum Discharge Limits(1) for IUs discharging to TMWRF(3) | Daily Maximum Discharge Limits(1) for IUs discharging to RSWRF(3) | Daily Maximum Discharge Limits(1) for IUs discharging to STMWRF(3) Arsenic | 1.73 | 1.49 | <0.005 Boron | No Limit | No Limit | <0.10 Cadmium | 0.138 | 0.119 | 0.44 Chromium | 4.32 | 3.27 | 4.22 Copper | 0.87 | 4.72 | 3.10 Lead | 0.73 | 0.636 | 0.78 Mercury | 0.214 | 0.211 | 0.217 Nickel | 4.23 | 0.44 | 0.51 Selenium | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.58 Silver | 0.182 | 0.34 | 0.62 Zinc | 4.37 | 6.4 | 6.9 5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD 5 ) | 10,010 (2) | 4,404 (2) | 4,363 (2) Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 13,937 (2) | 979 (2) | 2,615 (2) Phosphorus | 202.8 (2) | No Limit | No Limit Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 19,598 (2) | No Limit | No Limit Total Nitrogen (TKN +NO 3 ) | 566 (2) | No Limit | No Limit (1) All limits are in milligrams per liter (mg/L) unless otherwise specified and shall be analyzed as total. (2) Total mass in pounds per day (lbs/day) available for allocation to all significant industrial users and other designated and permitted non-significant industrial users. The total combined lbs/day allocated in all permits issued cannot exceed this value for the given water reclamation facility. (3) TMWRF is the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility; RSWRF is the Reno—Stead Water Reclamation Facility and STMWRF is the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility. (d) A significant industrial user or other designated industrial user who introduces wastewater into the POTW may be required to submit a salinity control plan if monitoring of the industrial user's discharge shows it exceeds 1,200 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS). This plan shall contain a description of the chemicals and materials used that contribute to the TDS concentration and the source control measures that could be implemented to reduce the TDS concentration in the discharge to less than 1,200 mg/L or to a level specified by the city that prevents discharges that cause or contribute to pass through or interference. (e) The following limits shall apply to wastewaters that are discharged from (1) Groundwater cleanup of petroleum or gasoline underground storage tanks or other remediation wastewaters containing these pollutants; (2) Discharges where one or more of these pollutants are present; or (3) Where these pollutants are appropriate surrogates. It shall be unlawful for any industrial user to discharge or cause to be discharged any waste or wastewater to the POTW that exceeds the following limits, as applicable. Pollutant(a) | Daily Maximum Discharge Limit Benzene | 0.050 mg/l BTEX (b) | 0.750 mg/l (a) All pollutants shown in the table are total. (b) BTEX shall be measured as the sum of benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene and xylenes. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13; Ord. No. 6490, § 1, 11-28-18)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.570 Revision of wastewater regulations.

Sec. 12.16.570. - Revision of wastewater regulations. (a) Upon the promulgation of the categorical pretreatment standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the categorical pretreatment standard, if more stringent than limitations imposed under this article for sources in that subcategory, shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this article. Compliance with categorical pretreatment standards shall be achieved in the timeframe specified in the applicable categorical pretreatment standard. (b) State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any case where they are more stringent than federal pretreatment standards and requirements or those in this article. (c) The city may establish more stringent pollutant limits, additional site-specific pollutant limits, best management practices, or additional pretreatment requirements when, in the judgment of the city, such limitations or requirements are necessary to implement the provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.575 Sample collection and analytical methods.

Sec. 12.16.575. - Sample collection and analytical methods. (a) Sample collection. Compliance determinations with respect to the prohibitions and limitations established in this article may be made on the basis of either grab or composite samples of wastewater as specified by the city. Such samples shall be taken at a point or points which the city determines to be suitable for obtaining a representative sample of the discharge. Composite samples may be taken over a 24-hour period, or over a shorter time span, as determined by the city to meet specific circumstances. (b) Sample type. Samples collected to satisfy reporting requirements must be based on data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed during the period covered by the report, and based on data that is representative of conditions occurring during the reporting period. (1) Except as indicated in subparagraphs (2) and (3) below, the industrial user must collect representative wastewater samples using 24-hour flow proportional composite sampling techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is required by the city. Where time-proportional composite sampling or grab sampling is authorized by the city, the samples must be representative of the permitted discharge. (2) Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, total phenols, sulfides, and volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab collection techniques. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR Part 136 and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a 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. Composited samples for other parameters unaffected by the compositing procedures as documented in approved EPA methodologies may be authorized by the city, as appropriate. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous local limits, including pH. (3) For sampling required in support of baseline monitoring and 90-day compliance reports required in division 4 and consistent with 40 CFR Part 136, a minimum of four grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, and volatile organic compounds for facilities for which historical representative sampling data do not exist. Where historical data are available, the city may authorize a lower minimum. For the reports required by division 4, the industrial user is required to collect the number of grab samples necessary to assess and assure compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. (c) Analytical requirements. All pollutant analysis, including sampling techniques, to be submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application, report, permit or other analyses required under this article shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical pretreatment standard. If 40 CFR Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, or where the EPA determines that the Part 136 sampling and analytical techniques are inappropriate 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 city or other parties approved by the EPA. (d) Records shall include for all samples: (1) The date, exact place, method, and time of sampling and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; (2) The date(s) analyses were performed; (3) Who performed the analyses; (4) The analytical techniques/methods used, including method detection limits and QA/QC sample results; (5) Calibration and maintenance records; (6) All chain-of-custody records; and (7) The results of such analyses. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.580 Recordkeeping.

Sec. 12.16.580. - Recordkeeping. (a) All industrial users shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records, reports, monitoring or other data, applications, permits and all other information and documentation required by this article including documentation associated with best management practices. (b) Industrial users shall retain such records and shall keep such records available for inspection for at least three years. This recordkeeping period shall be extended automatically for the duration of any litigation concerning the industrial user's compliance with any provision of this article, or when the industrial user has been specifically and expressly notified of a longer records retention period by the director. (c) Written reports shall be deemed to have been submitted on the date postmarked if mailed and the stamped receipt date if hand delivered. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.590 Confidential information—Disclosure of information and availability to the public.

Sec. 12.16.590. - Confidential information—Disclosure of information and availability to the public. (a) All records, reports, data or other information supplied by any person or industrial user as a result of any disclosure required by this article or information and data from inspections shall be available for public inspection except as otherwise provided in this Section, 40 CFR Section 403.14 and the Nevada Public Records Act (Chapter 239 of the Nevada Revised Statutes). Effluent data from any industrial user whether obtained by self-monitoring, monitoring by the city or monitoring by any state or federal agency, shall be considered a public record and available for public inspection. When requested by the persons furnishing a report or permit application or questionnaire, the portions of the report or other document which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available for governmental agencies for use in making studies; provided, however, that such portions of a report or other document shall be available for use by the city or state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report; and, provided further, that nothing contained in this section shall limit public access to information considered to be effluent data as defined in 40 CFR 2.302. Any such claim of confidentiality must be asserted at the time of submission. If no claim is made at the time of submission, the city may make the information available to the public without further notice. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.595 Right of entry.

Sec. 12.16.595. - Right of entry. (a) Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of this article, the city may enter upon any industrial user's facility, property, or premises subject to this article for the purposes of: (1) Performing all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by industrial users, compliance or noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements by an industrial user. Compliance monitoring and inspection shall be conducted at a frequency as determined by the city and may be announced or unannounced; (2) Examining and copying any records required to be kept under the provisions of this article or of any other local, state or federal regulation; (3) The city may use a camera to photograph any areas of the facility as deemed necessary for carrying out the duties of the industrial pretreatment program including, but not limited to, documentation of the industrial user's regulated process, waste storage and treatment, compliance status and for documentation for inspection reports. The industrial user shall be allowed to review copies of photographs for confidentiality claims; (4) Inspecting any monitoring equipment or method, pretreatment system equipment and/or operation; (5) Sampling any discharge of wastewater into the POTW; and/or (6) Inspecting any production, manufacturing, fabricating or storage area where pollutants, regulated under this article, could originate, be stored, or be discharged to the POTW. (b) The occupant of such property or premises shall render all proper assistance in such activities. Where an industrial user has security measures in place which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the industrial user shall make necessary arrangements with its security personnel so that authorized representatives of the city will be permitted to enter without delay to perform their specified functions. (c) The director and other duly authorized agents and employees of the city are entitled to enter all private properties through which the city or any connecting jurisdiction holds an easement. (d) Failure to allow entry or unreasonable delays: In the event the city or other duly authorized representative of the city is refused admission or unreasonably delayed is a violation and may result in enforcement action as allowed for under this article including revocation of the wastewater discharge permit. (e) 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 industrial 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 industrial user. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.600 Treatment required.

Sec. 12.16.600. - Treatment required. (a) An industrial user shall provide necessary wastewater treatment at the industrial user's expense as required to comply with this article and shall achieve compliance with all pretreatment standards and requirements within the time limitations specified by the EPA, the state, or the city, whichever is more stringent. Upon written notice from the city of the requirement for pretreatment of discharge, the industrial user shall have ten working days to reply to the director as to a plan of compliance and shall be in compliance within 90 days unless a time extension is otherwise granted by the city. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the director for review and shall be acceptable before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the industrial user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the city under the provisions of this article. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be approved by the director. (b) Wastewater discharge control: The city may require an industrial user to restrict discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be discharged only into specified sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of discharge, separate sewage wastestreams from industrial wastestreams, and such other conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and demonstrate the industrial user's compliance with the requirements of this article. (c) Flow equalization: The city may require any industrial user 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. An industrial discharge permit may be issued solely for flow equalization. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.605 Monitoring equipment required.

Sec. 12.16.605. - Monitoring equipment required. (a) The director may require the industrial user to install, at the industrial user's expense, suitable monitoring facilities or equipment that allows for the representative sampling and accurate observation of wastewater discharges. Whether constructed on public or private property, the monitoring facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the city's requirements and all applicable construction standards and specifications. Monitoring equipment and structures shall be maintained in proper working order and kept safe and accessible at all times to city personnel. The monitoring equipment shall be located and maintained on the industrial user's premises outside of the building unless otherwise approved by the city. If the monitoring structure is located within the secured perimeter of the industrial user, there shall be accommodations to allow safe and immediate access for city personnel. This may include immediate access through security gates or installation of a separate gate secured with a city lock. When installation of monitoring facilities at a location within the industrial user's facility would be impractical, the city may allow such facility to be constructed in the public street or easement area, with the approval of the agency having jurisdiction over such street or easement, and located so that it will not be obstructed by public utilities, landscaping or parked vehicles. (b) When more than one industrial user can discharge into a common service line, the director may require installation of a separate monitoring facility and equipment for each industrial user. Also when, in the judgment of the director, there is a significant difference in wastewater constituents and characteristics produced by different operations of a single industrial user the director may require that separate monitoring facilities be installed for differing discharge. (c) Monitoring facilities shall be operated and maintained at the industrial user's expense. (d) Flow, pH and LEL meters: If the director determines that an industrial user needs to measure and report wastewater flow, discharge process wastewaters necessitating continuous pH measurement or discharge wastewater that may contain flammable substances may be required to install and maintain, at the industrial user's expense, approved meters, structures and equipment. (e) Unless approved by the director in writing, no industrial user shall cover any manhole, sewer cleanout, or other openings in the wastewater collection system with earth, paving, or otherwise render it inaccessible. (f) When, in the judgment of the city, an existing user requires a monitoring facility, the user will be so notified in writing. Construction must be completed within 90 days following written notification unless a time extension is otherwise granted by the city. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.610 Permit for industrial users.

Sec. 12.16.610. - Permit for industrial users. (a) Industrial users are categorized into one of the five classes. (b) Upon finding by the city that an industrial user meeting the criteria in subsection (b) 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 an industrial user, and in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403.8(f)(2), determine that such industrial user is not a significant industrial user. (1) Class I: Those industrial users with sanitary facilities only or which have other activities that would not pose a reasonable potential to discharge pollutants of concern to the city. These industrial users may be required to periodically submit an industrial waste survey. If the industrial user believes that it performs or will perform any activities resulting in reclassification as a Class II, III, IV or V facility, it shall report this change to the director. These industrial users are not required to obtain wastewater discharge permits. (2) Class II: Industrial users, not meeting the definition of significant industrial user, that discharge wastewater or have the reasonable potential to discharge pollutants of concern to the city or otherwise have operations that the city believes could result in the discharge of pollutants. These industrial users shall receive a permit and/or reporting requirements and may be required by the city to meet specific discharge limits and/or specific best management practices. (3) Class III: Industrial users meeting the definition of significant industrial user under section 12.16.010 and which are not categorical industrial users. (4) Class IV: Industrial users that perform categorical processes listed in 40 CFR Chapter I, subchapter N, Parts 405-471 with categorical discharge standards, but do not discharge or have the potential to discharge wastewater to the POTW from such categorical processes. Class IV industrial users may discharge domestic sewage and industrial wastewater that is not regulated by an applicable categorical standard and complies with any other applicable pretreatment requirements. (5) Class V: Industrial users meeting the definition of "significant industrial user" and "categorical industrial user" as defined in section 12.16.010 and which discharge non-domestic waste to the POTW. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13; Ord. No. 6438, § 5, 9-27-17)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.615 Permits required.

Sec. 12.16.615. - Permits required. (a) Permits required. All Class III, IV and V industrial users shall not discharge to the POTW without an unexpired wastewater discharge permit issued by the city. A separate permit may be required for each industrial user, building or complex of buildings. All other industrial users that are determined to be Class II industrial users shall be notified by the city with applicable permitting and/or reporting requirements. (b) New industrial users: Applying for a wastewater discharge permit. All Class III, IV and V industrial users shall apply for and obtain a wastewater discharge permit prior to discharging to the POTW. The industrial user shall file a permit application on forms provided by the city containing the information specified in subsection 12.16.620(b). The completed application for the wastewater discharge permit must be filed at least 90 days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or recommence. (c) Existing industrial users: Applying for a wastewater discharge permit re-issuance. A Class III, IV and V industrial user with an expiring wastewater discharge permit shall apply for a new permit by submitting a complete permit application at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the industrial user's existing wastewater discharge permit. The industrial user shall file a permit application on forms provided by the city containing the information specified in subsection 12.16.620(b). An industrial user with an existing permit that has filed a complete and timely application may continue to discharge as approved in writing by the city through an administrative extension of the existing permit if the delay in permit issuance is not due to any act or failure to act on the industrial user's part. (d) Enforceability. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit, failure to apply for a permit as required, or discharging without a required permit shall be deemed a violation of this article and subjects the industrial user to enforcement by the city. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all state and federal pretreatment standards or requirements. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.620 Permit application and fees.

Sec. 12.16.620. - Permit application and fees. (a) Class II industrial users: These industrial users will be inspected and issued a permit by the city and are not required to provide a permit application prior to discharge except as may be required through the city's business licensing program and building permits process. (b) Class III, Class IV and Class V industrial users: To obtain a wastewater discharge permit, the industrial user shall complete and file with the director an application in the form prescribed by the director. In support of the application, the industrial user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: (1) Name of business, address of the facility, location of the discharge if different from facility address, contact information of the authorized representative of the industrial user, and standard industrial classification (SIC) number or numbers applicable to the business; (2) Environmental permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility. (3) Description of operations. (i) A brief description of the nature, average rate of production (including each product produced by type, amount, processes, and rate of production) and an estimate of the industrial user's long-term production rate; (ii) The standard industrial classification(s) of the operation(s) carried out by such industrial user; (iii) A schematic process diagram, which indicates all process tanks, process lines, treatment systems, drains, and points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated process; (iv) Types of wastes generated; (v) A list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW; (vi) A list of hazardous waste(s) generated and a description of the storage area and procedures for the wastes; (vii) Number of employees; and (viii) Hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation. (4) Time and duration of discharges including the date the industrial user first began discharge or plans to discharge to the POTW. (5) The location for sampling the wastewater discharges from the industrial user. (6) 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 CFR Section 403.6(e). For new sources and new permittees not currently discharging, an estimate of flows may be used for meeting the requirements of the baseline monitoring report required in section 12.16.690. (7) Measurement of pollutants. (i) The pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process; (ii) The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process where required by the standard or by the city; (iii) Instantaneous, daily maximum and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported; (iv) The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be collected in accordance with procedures set out in section 12.16.575. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the industrial user shall submit documentation as required by the city or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard; and (v) Analyses must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in subsection 12.16.575(c). (8) A list of hazardous waste(s) generated and a description of the storage area and procedures for the wastes. (9) Slug discharge control plan for significant industrial users as described in section 12.16.720 shall be submitted as required by the city and for non-significant industrial user as required by the city. (10) Compliance schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance (O&M) will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the industrial 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. The following conditions shall apply to this schedule: (i) The schedule shall contain increments of progress 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 industrial user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (e.g. hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.). No such increment shall exceed nine months. (ii) Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the industrial user shall submit a progress report to the director including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the industrial user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the director. (11) Certification. A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the industrial user and certified to 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 for the industrial user to meet the pretreatment standards and requirements. (12) Signatory certification. All wastewater discharge permit applications and certification statements must be signed by an authorized representative of the industrial user and contain the applicable certification statement(s) in section 12.16.750. (13) Any other information as may be deemed by the director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application. (c) Fees for wastewater discharge permits and monitoring shall be determined in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer and payable upon billing by the city. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.630 Terms and conditions of permit.

Sec. 12.16.630. - Terms and conditions of permit. (a) Wastewater discharge permit issuance. (1) 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 five years or may be stated to expire on a specific date. (2) The city shall issue a wastewater discharge permit to the applicant if the city finds that all of the following conditions are met: (i) The applicant has provided a timely and complete permit application to the city; (ii) The proposed discharge by the applicant is in compliance with the limitations established in this article; (iii) The proposed operation and discharge of the applicant would permit the normal and efficient operation of the POTW; and (iv) The proposed discharge by the applicant would not result in a violation by the city of the terms and conditions of its wastewater discharge permit or cause pass through or interference. (3) If the city finds that the condition set out in subsection (2)(ii) of this section is not met, the city may, at their discretion, issue a wastewater discharge permit to the applicant if the conditions set out in subsections (2)(i), (2)(iii) and (2)(iv) of this section have been met and if the applicant submits, and the city approves, a compliance schedule setting out the measures to be taken by the applicant and the dates that such measures will be implemented to insure compliance with applicable pretreatment standards. At no time shall a discharge be allowed to cause a violation of any general or specific prohibitions established in section 12.16.530 nor shall the final compliance date for a categorical pretreatment standard be extended. (b) Transfer of a permit. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a specific industrial user for a specific operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new industrial user, different premises, or a new or changed operation. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.635 Wastewater discharge permit contents.

Sec. 12.16.635. - Wastewater discharge permit contents. Wastewater discharge permits issued to Class III, IV, and V industrial users shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this article and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the city. Permits may contain the following: (a) A statement that indicates the permit's issuance date, expiration date and effective date; (b) A statement on permit transferability; (c) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged into a public sewer; (d) Limits on the average and/or maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics including, but not limited to, effluent limits, including best management practices, based upon applicable pretreatment standards; (e) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow; (f) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment; (g) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and record-keeping requirements including, but not limited to, identification of the pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type, based on federal, state and local law; (h) Best management practices (BMPs) to control specific pollutants as necessary to meet the objectives of this article; (i) Compliance schedules; (j) Requirements for notification of the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any significant change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system; (k) Requirements to control and report any slug discharges and notify the city immediately of any changes at its facility affecting potential for a spill or slug discharge and to notify the POTW immediately in the event of a slug, spill or accidental discharge to the POTW; (l) Statements of applicable administrative, civil and/or criminal penalties for the violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, the permit, this article, and any applicable compliance schedule; (m) Requirements to reapply for a new permit prior to expiration of the existing permit; (n) Additional monitoring to be reported; (o) 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 treatment works; (p) Closure requirements for permitted facilities undergoing partial or complete closure activities to ensure closure activities are completed and wastes have been properly disposed and remaining access to sanitary and storm sewers are protected; (q) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city or the director to ensure compliance with all applicable rules and regulations. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.640 Wastewater discharge permit modification.

Sec. 12.16.640. - Wastewater discharge permit modification. The industrial user shall be informed of any proposed changes in its permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. The notification of a wastewater discharge permit modification does not stay any wastewater discharge permit condition. The city may modify a wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including, but not limited to, the following reasons: (a) To incorporate any new or revised federal, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements; (b) To address significant alterations or additions to the industrial user's operation, processes, or wastewater volume or character since the time of the wastewater discharge permit issuance; (c) A change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge; (d) Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the POTW, city personnel, or the receiving waters; (e) Violation of any terms or conditions of the industrial discharge permit; (f) Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required reporting; (g) To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership and/or operation to a new owner/operator; (h) To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit; or (i) Upon request of the permittee, provided such request does not result in a violation of any applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or this article. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification does not stay any permit condition. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.650 Wastewater discharge permit suspension or revocation.

Sec. 12.16.650. - Wastewater discharge permit suspension or revocation. A violation of the conditions of a permit or of this article or of applicable state and federal regulations shall be reason for suspension or revocation of such permit by the city. Upon suspension or revocation of the permit, any wastewater discharge from the affected industrial user shall be considered prohibited and in violation of this article. Grounds for suspension or revocation of a permit include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Failure to pay sewer charges, surcharges, or pretreatment programs fees; (b) Failure of the industrial user to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics as required; (c) Refusal of access to the industrial user's premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring; (d) Falsification of records, reports or monitoring results; (e) Tampering with monitoring equipment; (f) Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application; (g) Failure to pay fines or penalties; (h) Failure of an industrial user to accurately disclose or report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of any discharge; (i) Failure to meet compliance schedules; (j) Failure to provide required reports, including but not limited to, a wastewater survey, baseline monitoring report, 90-day compliance report, permit application, self-monitoring report or other permit required reports or notifications within the timeframe required by the city; or (k) Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement, or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this article. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.660 Administrative appeals.

Sec. 12.16.660. - Administrative appeals. (a) Wastewater discharge permits. The industrial user, may appeal the terms or, denial of issuance of a wastewater discharge permit within 30 calendar days of the permit issuance pursuant to paragraph (c). Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the administrative appeal. In its petition, the appealing party must indicate the permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit. The effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed pending the appeal. (b) Enforcement actions. An industrial user may appeal the issuance of an administrative enforcement action, such as suspension or revocation of a permit or assessed administrative penalty to the city within ten business days of an enforcement action pursuant to paragraph (c). Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the administrative appeal. In its petition, the appealing party must indicate the provisions objected to and the reasons for this objection. No action ordered in an enforcement action that is designed to compel the industrial user to comply with all applicable pretreatment standards or requirements shall be stayed pending the appeal nor shall additional enforcement responses for continuing violations be stayed. (c) Administrative hearings. (1) The appeal will be heard by the administrative hearing officer who can take the following actions: (i) Issue subpoenas requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings, and the director or the industrial user may petition the municipal court to enforce any subpoena issued pursuant to this section through the court's contempt powers. (ii) Receive evidence from both the industrial user and the director on any relevant issue involved in such hearings, provided however, that the Nevada Rules of Evidence shall not apply strictly to such evidence. (iii) Render a decision on a permit appeal or for the appeal of an enforcement action, issue an order to the industrial user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate to correct the violation may be issued. (2) The decision of the administrative hearing officer may be appealed to district court within 30 calendar days after written notification of the administrative hearing officer's decision by filing a petition for judicial review pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. The appeal in district court will be a review of the administrative record. Failure to file a timely appeal to court shall be deemed a waiver of any and all objections to the administrative hearing officer's decision. (3) Representation is limited to representation in proper persona or by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.670 Special agreements and contracts.

Sec. 12.16.670. - Special agreements and contracts. No statement contained in this article shall be construed as prohibiting special written agreements between the city and any industrial user allowing industrial waste of unusual strength or character to be admitted to the POTW system, provided the industrial user compensates the city for any additional costs of treatment. The agreement shall not be used in lieu of a wastewater discharge permit. The director may execute an agreement to exceed the specific limitations contained in subsection 12.16.565(c) only if the director finds that: (a) Acceptance of the discharge does not adversely affect the wastewater utility nor cause violation of the city's NPDES permit, cause a violation of the general and specific prohibitions specified in section 12.16.530, does not cause the city to exceed its approved maximum allowable industrial loading (MAIL) or applicable federal and state laws; and (b) The agreement does not waive compliance with categorical pretreatment standards. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.680 Self monitoring report.

Sec. 12.16.680. - Self monitoring report. (a) All Class III, IV and V industrial users or other industrial user specifically required by the city, subject to a federal, state, or a pretreatment standard or requirement must submit reports, at a frequency determined by the city but no less than once per six months, indicating the nature, concentration of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards and the average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. In cases where the pretreatment standard requires compliance with a best management practices (BMPs) or pollution prevention alternatives, the industrial user must submit documentation required by the city or the pretreatment standard necessary to determine compliance status of the industrial user. All self-monitoring reports must be signed and certified in accordance with section 12.16.750. (b) All wastewater samples must be representative of the industrial 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 an industrial user to keep its monitoring facility in good working order shall not be grounds for the industrial user to claim that the sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge. (c) If an industrial user subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors any regulated pollutant at the appropriate sampling location more frequently than required by the city, using the methods and procedures prescribed in section 12.16.575, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the report. (d) The sampling and analyses required for the reporting outlined above may be performed by the city in lieu of the permittee. Where the city itself makes arrangements with the industrial user to collect all the information required for the report, the industrial user will not be required to submit the report. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.690 Baseline monitoring reports (BMR)—Categorical industrial users.

Sec. 12.16.690. - Baseline monitoring reports (BMR)—Categorical industrial users. (a) Within either 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR Section 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing industrial users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the city a report which contains the information listed in paragraph (2) below. At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources, and sources that become categorical industrial users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard, shall submit to the city a report which contains the information listed in paragraph (b) below. A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable pretreatment standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged from regulated process streams and other non-process streams. (b) Industrial users described above shall submit the information set forth below. (1) All information required in subsection 12.16.620(b). (2) Measurement of pollutants. (3) The industrial user shall take a minimum of one representative sample to compile the data necessary to comply with the requirements of this paragraph. (4) Samples should be taken immediately downstream from pretreatment facilities if such exist or immediately downstream from the regulated process if no pretreatment exists. If other wastewaters are mixed with the regulated wastewater prior to pretreatment, the industrial user should measure the flows and concentrations necessary to allow use of the combined wastestream formula in 40 Section CFR 403.6(e) in order to evaluate compliance with the pretreatment standards. Where an alternate concentration or mass limit has been calculated in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403.6(e) this adjusted limit along with supporting data shall be submitted to the city. (5) Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with section 12.16.575. (6) The city may allow the submission of a BMR which utilizes only historical data so long as the data provides information sufficient to determine the need for industrial pretreatment measures. (7) The BMR shall indicate the time, date, and place of sampling and methods of analysis, and shall certify that such sampling and analysis is representative of normal work cycles and expected pollutant discharges to the POTW. (8) Signature and report certification. All baseline monitoring reports must be signed in accordance with section 12.16.750 and signed by an authorized representative as defined in section 12.16.010. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.700 90-Day compliance reports—Categorical industrial users.

Sec. 12.16.700. - 90-Day compliance reports—Categorical industrial users. (a) New sources: All new sources subject to existing categorical pretreatment standards shall submit a report to the city within 90 days from the date of first discharge to the POTW demonstrating actual and continuing compliance with those standards. (b) Existing sources: All existing sources required to comply with newly promulgated categorical pretreatment standards shall submit a report to the city within 90 days of the date on which compliance is required with those standards demonstrating that actual and continuing compliance with such standards has been achieved. (c) Such 90-day compliance report shall contain at a minimum the information required in subsection 12.16.620(b), subparagraphs (3)(i), (6), (7), (11), (12) and (13). (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.710 24-hour notice and 30-day re-sampling.

Sec. 12.16.710. - 24-hour notice and 30-day re-sampling. (a) If sampling performed by an industrial user indicates a violation of this article, the industrial user shall notify the city within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The industrial user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the city within 30 days after becoming aware of the violation. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.720 Slug discharge control plan.

Sec. 12.16.720. - Slug discharge control plan. (a) Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental and slug discharges of pollutants regulated under this article. Facilities to prevent the discharge of spills or slug loads shall be provided and maintained at the industrial user's expense. (b) The city shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs a slug discharge control plan or other action to control spills and slug discharges. The city may require an industrial user to develop, submit for approval, and implement a slug discharge control plan or take such other action that may be necessary to control spills and slug discharges. (c) A slug discharge control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: (1) Detailed plans (schematics) showing facility layout and plumbing representative of operating procedures; (2) Description of contents and volumes of any process tanks; (3) Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges; (4) Listing of stored chemicals, including location and volumes; (5) Procedures for immediately notifying the city of any spill or slug discharge. It is the responsibility of the industrial user to comply with the reporting requirements in section 12.16.730; (6) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. 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 runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response; and (7) Any other information as required by the city. (d) Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently posted on the industrial user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees who to call in the event of an accidental or slug discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who work in any area where an accidental or slug discharge may occur or originate are advised of the emergency notification procedures. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.730 Reports of potential problems—Slug and spills.

Sec. 12.16.730. - Reports of potential problems—Slug and spills. (a) In the case of any changes at its facility affecting potential for a slug discharge as defined in section 12.16.720 or any actual discharge, including, but not limited to, spills, accidental discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, a noncustomary batch discharge, or a discharge that may cause potential problems for the POTW, the industrial user shall immediately telephone and notify the city of the incident. This notification shall include: (1) Name of the facility. (2) Location of the facility. (3) Name of the caller. (4) Date and time of discharge. (5) Date and time discharge was halted. (6) Location of the discharge. (7) Estimated volume of discharge. (8) A general description of the material that was discharged. (9) Estimated concentration of pollutants in discharge. (10) Corrective actions taken to halt the discharge. (11) Method of disposal if applicable. (b) Within five working days following such discharge, the industrial user shall, unless waived by the city, submit a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the industrial user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the industrial user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which might 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 industrial user of any fines, penalties, or other liability which may be imposed pursuant to this article. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.740 Reports for non-significant industrial users.

Sec. 12.16.740. - Reports for non-significant industrial users. If the city deems it necessary to assure compliance with provisions of this article, any industrial user of the POTW may be required to submit a permit application, questionnaire or other reports and notifications in a format and timeframe as specified by the city. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.750 Signatory certification.

Sec. 12.16.750. - Signatory certification. All reports and other submittals required to be submitted to the city shall include the following statement and signatory requirements: (a) The authorized representative of the industrial user signing any application, questionnaire, any report or other information required to be submitted to the city must sign and attach the following certification statement with each such report or information submitted to the city. "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 ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system or the 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 a fine and imprisonment for knowing violations." (b) If the 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 authorization satisfying the requirements of this section and meeting the definition in section 12.16.010 must be submitted to the city prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.760 Compliance schedules.

Sec. 12.16.760. - Compliance schedules. Should any schedule of compliance be established in accordance with the requirements of this article, the following conditions shall apply to such schedule: (a) The schedule shall contain increments of progress 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 industrial user to meet the applicable categorical pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.); (b) No increment referred to above shall exceed nine months; (c) Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the industrial user shall submit a progress report to the city including, at a minimum, whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being taken by the industrial user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between such progress reports to the city. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.770 Change in discharge or operations.

Sec. 12.16.770. - Change in discharge or operations. (a) Every permitted industrial user shall file a notification with the city a minimum of 14 days prior to any planned significant change in operations or wastewater characteristics. A significant change shall be a change equal to or greater than 20 percent in the mass of a pollutant or volume of flow discharged to the POTW. In addition, this notification shall include changes to: (1) Adding or removing processing, manufacturing or other production operations. (2) New pollutants used which may be discharged. (3) Changes in the listed or characteristic hazardous waste for which the industrial user has submitted or is required to submit to the city under section 12.16.780 and 40 CFR Section 403.12(p) as amended. (b) Known or anticipated facility closure. The industrial user is required to notify the city at least 30 days prior to facility shutdown or closure which might alter the character, nature, quality, or volume of its wastewater. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.780 Notification of the discharge of hazardous waste.

Sec. 12.16.780. - Notification of the discharge of hazardous waste. (a) The industrial user shall notify the city, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities in writing of any discharge into the POTW of a substance, which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other). (b) If the industrial user discharges more than 100 kilograms of such waste per calendar month to the POTW, the notification shall also contain the following information to the extent such information is known and readily available to the industrial 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 12 months. (c) All notifications must take place within 180 days of the effective date of this rule. Industrial users who commence discharging after the effective date of this rule shall provide the notification no later than 180 days after the discharge of the listed or characteristic hazardous waste. Any notification under this paragraph need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed discharges must be submitted under section 12.16.770. The notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants already reported under the self-monitoring requirements of sections 12.16.680, 12.16.700 and 12.16.710. (d) Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section during a calendar month in which they discharge no more than 15 kilograms of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR Sections 261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than 15 kilograms of non-acute hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR Sections 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), requires a one-time notification. Subsequent months during which the industrial user discharges more than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require additional notification. (e) 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 industrial user must notify the city, the EPA Regional Waste Management Waste Division Director, and state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations. (f) In the case of any notification made under this section, the industrial 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 practical. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.790 Requests for information.

Sec. 12.16.790. - Requests for information. (a) A permittee shall furnish to the city, within the timeframe set by the director, any information which the city may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking, and reissuing, or terminating a wastewater discharge permit, or to determine compliance with the wastewater discharge permit or this article. A permittee shall also, upon request, provide to the city, within the timeframe required by the director, copies of any records that are required by the wastewater discharge permit or this article. (b) When requested by the city, any industrial user shall submit information to the director regarding industrial processes, nature and characteristics of wastes and wastewaters generated at the industrial facility, method of disposal of wastes, or other information required by the director to meet the responsibilities under this article, state law, and 40 CFR Part 403. Failure to provide information within the timeframe specified shall be a violation of this article. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.800 Enforcement authority.

Sec. 12.16.800. - Enforcement authority. The director shall enforce the provisions and requirements herein prescribed. The chief of police shall deputize the environmental control officer for the purpose of enforcing the pretreatment standards and requirements of this article and a wastewater discharge permit. When so deputized the environmental control officer shall have the power and authority of a peace officer to prevent and abate all such violations. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.805 Enforcement procedures.

Sec. 12.16.805. - Enforcement procedures. (a) Enforcement response plan. The city may adopt policies and procedures as set forth in the city's enforcement response plan for carrying out the provisions of this article, provided that such policies and procedures are not in conflict with this article or any applicable state or federal law or regulation. (b) Significant noncompliance or SNC is a significant industrial user that meets any of the following criteria or any industrial user that meets paragraphs (3), (4), or (8) shall be in significant noncompliance: (1) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66 percent or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits. (2) Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33 percent or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil, and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH). (3) Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement (daily maximum, long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the POTW 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 a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare, or the environment or has resulted in the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge. (5) Failure to meet, within 90 days after the schedule date a compliance schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance. (6) Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules. (7) Failure to accurately report noncompliance. (8) Any other violation or group of violations, which may include a violation of best management practices, which the POTW determines may adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. (c) Publication of industrial users in significant noncompliance. The city shall publish annually, in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdictions served by the POTW, a list of the significant industrial users which, at any time during the previous 12 months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards or requirements as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. In addition, any industrial user found to be in significant noncompliance with paragraphs (3), (4), or (8) shall also be published in the newspaper. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.810 Administrative enforcement actions.

Sec. 12.16.810. - Administrative enforcement actions. (a) Notice of violation (NOV). When the city finds that an industrial user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, a permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the city may serve upon the industrial user a written notice of violation. Within ten business days of the receipt of such notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction of prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the industrial user to the city. Submission of such a plan in no way relieves the industrial user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the notice of violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the city to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a notice of violation. (b) Administrative citation. When the city finds that an industrial user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, a permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the city may serve upon the industrial user an administrative citation as allowed for in chapter 1.05. The industrial user receiving such citation shall comply with the requirements and response requirements specified in the citation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the city to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a administrative citation. (c) Administrative compliance order. When the city finds that an industrial user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, a permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the city may issue an order to the industrial user responsible for the discharge directing that the industrial user come into compliance within a specific time. If the industrial 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 operated. Compliance 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 POTW. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for compliance established for a pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order relieve the industrial user of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the industrial user. (d) Consent agreement. The city may enter into a consent agreement, assurances of compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any industrial user responsible for noncompliance. Such documents shall include specific actions to be taken by the industrial user to correct the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. A consent agreement may include penalties (assessed and stipulated), supplemental environmental projects, or other conditions and requirements as agreed to by the city and the industrial user. (e) Show cause hearing. (1) The city may order any industrial user who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to enter the POTW to show cause before the city why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the industrial user specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the city regarding the violation, the reasons why the proposed action is to be taken, and directing the industrial user to show cause before the city why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or be sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least ten calendar days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation. The hearing will generally follow the procedures established at subsection 12.16.660(c). (f) Cease and desist order. (1) When the director finds that an industrial user is violating this division, a permit, any order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, or that the industrial user's past compliance history indicates that 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 industrial user to: (i) Immediately comply with all requirements; (ii) 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. (2) Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the industrial user. (g) Suspension of service. (1) Endangerment to health or welfare of the community: The city, through other than a formal notice to the affected industrial user, may immediately and effectively halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants into any natural waterway, surface drainage within the city, any area under jurisdiction of the city, the POTW of the city or any wastewater system tributary thereto, by any means available to them, including physical disconnection from the wastewater system, whenever it reasonably appears that such discharge presents an imminent endangerment to the health or welfare of the community. (2) Endangerment to environment or treatment works: The city, after written notice to the discharger may halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants into any natural waterway, surface drainage within the city, any area under jurisdiction of the city, the POTW, wastewater system tributary thereto, by any means available to them, including physical disconnection from the wastewater system, whenever such discharge presents or may present an endangerment to the environment or threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW. (3) Any person notified by the city of a suspension or revocation of the wastewater treatment service and/or a permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the city shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to individuals or the environment. The city may reinstate the wastewater discharge permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the non-complying discharge. (4) A detailed written statement submitted by the industrial user describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measure taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be provided to the city within ten business days of the date of occurrence. Suspension of service shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the industrial user. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.811 Judicial enforcement remedies.

Sec. 12.16.811. - Judicial enforcement remedies. (a) Injunctive relief. When the city finds that an industrial user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, a permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the city may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or compels the specific performance of the a permit, order, or other requirement imposed by this article on activities of an industrial user. The city may also seek such other action as is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief, including a requirement for the industrial 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 an industrial user. (b) Civil penalties. (1) An industrial user who has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, a permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement may be subject to the imposition of a court imposed civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 per day per violation. In the case of a monthly or other long-term average discharge limit, penalties shall accrue for each day during the period of violation. (2) The city may recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the city. (3) Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against an industrial user. (c) Civil administrative fine pass through. In the event that an industrial user discharges such pollutants which cause the city to violate any condition of its wastewater discharge permit and the city is fined by the EPA or the state for such violation, then such industrial user shall be fully liable for the total amount of the fine assessed against the city by the EPA and/or the state. (d) Criminal prosecution. (1) The city may refer violations that warrant criminal prosecution to the U.S. Attorney General's Office, State Attorney General, EPA Criminal Investigation Division or other appropriate agency. This referral shall not preclude the city from taking a parallel administrative or civil enforcement action. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.812 Search warrants.

Sec. 12.16.812. - 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 article, 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 article or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, the director may seek issuance of a search warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.813 Public nuisance.

Sec. 12.16.813. - Public nuisance. Any violation of this article, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the director or his designee. Any person(s) creating a public nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of section 1.05 of the City Code governing such nuisances, including reimbursing the city for any costs incurred in removing, abating, or remedying said nuisance. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.814 Damage to facilities.

Sec. 12.16.814. - Damage to facilities. When a discharge causes an obstruction, damage or other impairment to city wastewater or stormwater facilities, the city may assess a charge against the user for the work required to clean or repair the facility and add such charge to the user's sewer service charge. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.815 Correction of violations; collection of costs fee.

Sec. 12.16.815. - Correction of violations; collection of costs fee. In order to enforce the provisions of this article, the city may correct any violation hereof. The cost of such correction may be added to any sewer service charge payable by the industrial user violating this article or the owner or tenant of the property upon which the violation occurred. The city shall have such remedies for the collection of such costs as it has for the collection of sewer service charges. The city will charge an administrative service fee for reinspection as set forth in the current resolution and any amendments thereto which establishes the service charges and fees for the city. In addition, an industrial user violating any of the provisions of this article may be subject to the provisions of chapter 1.05 of the Reno Municipal Code. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.816 Remedies nonexclusive.

Sec. 12.16.816. - Remedies nonexclusive. The remedies provided for in this article are not exclusive of any other remedies that the city may have under the provisions of Nevada State law. The city may take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant industrial user. Enforcement of violations will generally be in accordance with the enforcement response plan. However, the city may take other action against any industrial user when the circumstances warrant and may take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant industrial user. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.817 Specific remedies do not impair other rights.

Sec. 12.16.817. - Specific remedies do not impair other rights. No remedy or sanction provided herein impairs any right which the city or any person has under any statute or common law. (Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT12PUWOUT_CH12.16SESE_ARTIIIREWADIFetched: 11/1/2026

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