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August 19, 2013 (Regular Meeting) Page 1679 (6) Interrupted Service Note. Notice shall be given to the Executive Director or his designee when normal industry will be interrupted for seventy two (72) hours or longer and wastewater will not be available for discharge, or when a change of process is contemplated or malfunction of the treatment facility occurs or is anticipated which will alter demands on the wastewater treatment facilities. Normal operations shall include allowance for legal holidays and other announced plant shutdowns. (7) Users with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install, maintain and operate, at the user's expense, an approved combustible gas detection meter. (8) WSACC may require a user, who has the potential to discharge wastewater in violation of pretreatment standards, to install, maintain, and operate at the user's expense, an approved pH controller and meter related to pH. Plans for the construction of the equalization tank, control manhole, controlling devices, and volume measuring devices shall be approved by the Executive Director prior to the beginning of construction. 2.8 Accidental Discharge /Slug Control Plans (a) The Executive Director shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs a plan or other action to control or prevent slug discharges as defined in Section 1.2 (a)(55). All SIUs must be evaluated within one year of being designated an SIU. The Executive Director may require any user to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan or other specific action. Alternatively, the Executive Director may develop such a plan for any user. (b) Facilities to prevent accidental or slug discharges of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's expense. Detailed plans of the facilities and operating procedures must be delivered to and received by WSACC for review before construction of the facility. Completion of an accidental or slug discharge plan may be required before a wastewater discharge permit will be issued. Review of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the SIU from the responsibility of modifying the SIU's facilities as necessary to meet the requirements of this ordinance. (c ) All SIUs are required to notify the POTW immediately of any changes at its facility affecting the potential or spills, and other accidental discharge, discharge of a non - routine, episodic nature, a non- customary batch discharge, or a slug load. Also, see Sections 5.5 and 5.6. (d) An accidental discharge/ slug control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: (ln) Description of discharge practices, including non - routine batch discharges; (2b) Description of stored chemicals; (3e) Procedures for immediately notifying the Executive Director and the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge, as required by Section 5.6 of this ordinance; and (4 , d) 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. 2.9 Pump and Haul Wastewater Procedures