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June 18, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 444 discharge any industrial waste to the POTW or who is now doing so must make a lication to WSACC for a wastewater dischar e ermit. (b) Any industrial user proposing to change the volume or characteristics of an existing discharge shall request from WSACC a determination as to whether or not a new application should be filed and shall provide sufficient information on the ro osed chan e to enable WSACC to determine the need for a new application If the proposed change requires a revision in a current SIU or local ermit or re uires a different t e of permit be issued, the user shall apply to WSACC for an appropriate wastewater discharge permit within 45 days of"the notification (c) When requested by the Executive Director, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within thirty (30) days of the request. The Executive Director is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information. (d) Any person discharging or proposing to discharge wastewater into the POTW shall be responsible at all times for determinin the vo ltame and characteristics of its existing or proposed discharge 4.2 Wastewater Discharge Permits-Requirements (a)(1)All persons meeting one or more of the requirements of an SIU of_this ordinance s~i~~eant 'edasp~a~~ase~a shall obtain an industrial user pretreatment permit prior to the commenceme~o construction or operations which will result in a discharge to the POTW. Existing industrial users who are determined by the Executive Director to be SIUS 'y '~.=anE 'edt~st~#a~-i3se~-a shall obtain a -"'~--~~ industrial user .pretreatment permit within 180 days of receiving notification of the Executive Director's determination. For purposes of this definition, construction or operation has commenced if the owner or operator has: (i) Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous on-site construction program: (A) Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or (B) Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal or existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the replacement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or (ii) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial obligation under this definition in accordance with that Section with the provisions as stated in 90 CFR 903.3.(x). (2) ~~~ Users who do not fit the SIU criteria may at the discretion of the Executive Director be required to obtain a local pretreatment permit as necessar to Carr out the ur oses of this ordinance. (3) An violation of the terms and/or conditions of a wastewater dischar e permit shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance Obtainin a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a Permittee of the continuing obligation to comply with all Federal and State pretreatment standards and/or requirements or with any other requirements of Federal State and local law. (b) Si nificant Industrial User Determination All persons proposing to discharge non-domestic wastewater, or proposing to change the volume or characteristics of an existing discharge of non- G