§ 16.32.060. Stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity.

A.

All operators of: (1) municipal landfills; (2) hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and recovery facilities; (3) industrial facilities that are subject to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) 42, U.S.C. Section 11023; industrial facilities required to obtain NPDES stormwater discharge permits due to their Standard Industrial Classification or narrative description; and (4) industrial facilities that the director determines are contributing a substantial pollutant loading to the MS4, which are sources of stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, shall comply with the following requirements:

1.

Any owner who intends, after the effective date of this chapter, to obtain coverage for a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity under the Kansas General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated With Industrial Activity ("the industrial general permit") shall submit a signed copy of its notice of intent (NOI) to the director.

2.

When required by their NPDES permit, all industries listed in this section shall prepare a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWP3) and implement said plan in accordance with the requirements of their state or federal NPDES permit.

3.

The SWP3, when required, shall be prepared and signed by a qualified individual and will comply with all state NPDES requirements. The signature of the preparer shall constitute his/her attestation that the SWP3 fully complies with the requirements of the NPDES permit.

4.

The SWP3, when required, shall be updated and modified as appropriate and as required by the NPDES permit and this chapter.

5.

A copy of any NOI that is required by subsection A.1 of this section shall be submitted to the city in conjunction with any application for a permit or any other city approval necessary to commence or continue operation of the industrial facility.

6.

The Director may require any operator who is required by subsection A.2 of this section to prepare a SWP3, to submit the SWP3, and any modifications thereto, to the director for review.

7.

Upon the director's review of the SWP3 and any site inspection that he/she may conduct, the director may upon reasonable notice to the owner deny approval necessary to commence or continue operation of the facility, on the grounds that the SWP3 does not comply with the requirements of the NPDES permit, or any additional requirement imposed by or under this chapter. Also, if at any time the director determines that the SWP3 is not being fully implemented, upon reasonable notice to the owner, he/she may deny approval of any application for a permit or other city approval necessary to commence or continue operation of the facility.

8.

The SWP3, if required, with any modifications attached, shall be retained at the industrial facility from the date of commencement of operations until all stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity at the facility are eliminated and the required notice of termination (NOT) has been submitted.

9.

The director may notify the owner at any time that the SWP3 does not meet the requirements of the NPDES permit, or any additional requirement imposed by or under this chapter. Such notification shall identify those provisions of the permit or chapter which are not being met by the SWP3, and identify which provisions require modification in order to meet such requirements. Upon thirty days of such notification from the director, the owner shall submit to the director a written certification that the requested changes have been made.

10.

The owner shall amend the SWP3, if required, whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance, which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to the MS4 or to the waters of the United States, or if the SWP3 proves to be ineffective in eliminating or significantly minimizing pollutants, or in otherwise achieving the general objective of controlling pollutants in stormwater discharges.

11.

As may be required by the facilities NPDES permit, qualified personnel (provided by the owner) shall inspect equipment and areas of the facility specified in the SWP3 at appropriate intervals or as may be specified in their NPDES permit. A set of tracking or follow up procedures shall be used to ensure that appropriate actions are taken in response to the inspections. Records of inspection shall be maintained.

12.

Industrial facilities will implement a sampling and testing program as required by their individual NPDES permits. The director may require written reports of any such monitoring and testing to be submitted to him/her.

13.

The owner shall retain the SWP3 and all sampling and testing reports until at least one year after stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity at the facility are eliminated, or the operator is no longer operating the facility, and a notice of termination (NOT) has been submitted.

14.

For discharges subject to the semi-annual or annual monitoring requirements of the industrial general permit, in addition to the records-retention requirements of the paragraph above, owners are required to retain for a six year period from the date of sample collection, records of all sampling and testing information collected. Owners must submit such monitoring results, and/or a summary thereof, to the director upon his/her request.

15.

After the effective date of this chapter, no stormwater discharge shall contain any hazardous metals in a concentration that would result in the violation of any Kansas Surface Water Quality Standard.

(Ord. No. 44-123 § 6)