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380 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Pretreatment Agreement between the City of Concord and Cabarrus County for a period of one year ending December 31, 1992. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS COUNTY PRETREATMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of , 1991, by and between CABARRUS COUNTY, hereinafter referred to as COUNTY, and the CITY OF CONCORD, hereinafter referred to as CONCORD; W I T N E S S E TH; THAT, WHEREAS, these parties are engaged in providing wastewater treatment services in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY provides and maintains a wastewater collection system, over which the COUNTY controls the use and connections thereto; and WHEREAS, CONCORD provides and maintains the treatment facilities and is the NPDES 0036269 permtttee; and WHEREAS, CONCORD is identified by the State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency as being responsible for the Publicly Owned Treatment Works(POTW); and WHEREAS, CONCORD is required by the state and federal regulations to control all non-domestic wastewater discharges into the Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant by development and implementation of a pretreatment program; and WHEREAS, the State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources is requiring an inter-jurisdictional pretreatment agreement, with each local jurisdiction served, for the implementation and enforcement of the pretreatment program, by CONCORD within the COUNTY, in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403 of the Federal Regulations. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Pretreatment and Surcharge Program Agreement Article I Section A- Pretreatment Program 1) 2) CONCORD agrees to provide, implement, and maintain an approved pretreatment program as required by state and federal laws and regulations for the control of non-domestic discharges, in accordance with 40 CFR Section 403 of the Federal Regulations. As part of the pretreatment program, CONCORD's Sewer Use Ordinance, Chapter 12 of the City Code adopted December 10, 1987, which shall be amended as necessary to remain consistent with state and federal regulations, contains the conditions and limitations to be met by each non-domestic discharger including federal and state pretreatment standards. This allows CONCORD to deny or conditionally approve new or increased contribution of pollutants and to establish requirements for existing sources. The Ordinance establishes the requirements for filing an Application for a Permit to discharge non-domestic wastewater into the Rocky River Regional Wastewater System. The Ordinance also establishes the following authorities: a) The Ordinance requires existing non-domestic users to develop a compliance schedule for the installation of technology necessary to meet pretreatment standards and to submit self-monitoring reports. b) The Ordinance gives the staff of CONCORD the authority to carry out inspections, surveillances and monitoring procedures necessary to determine compliance. This shall include the right to enter a non-domestic user's premises to examine records of monitoring activities.