Spokane Municipal Code

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.03A Pretreatment

Article III. Wastewater Discharge Permit

Section 13.03A.0310 Permit Modification [3.10]

1. The Plant Manager may modify a discharge permit with or without a request to do so:

1. 1. to incorporate any new or revised federal, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements;

1. 2. to address significant alterations or additions to the user’s operation, processes, or wastewater volume or character since the time of the discharge permit issuance in the opinion of the Plant Manager;

1. 3. where there is a change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge in the opinion of the Plant Manager;

1. 4. where there is information indicating that the discharge poses a threat to the POTW, City personnel, any beneficial sludge use, or the receiving waters in the opinion of the Plant Manager;

1. 5. because of violation of any terms or conditions of the individual discharge permit;

1. 6. because of misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the permit application or in any required reporting;

1. 7. because of a revision of or a grant of variance from categorical pretreatment standards pursuant to 40 CFR §403.13;

1. 8. to correct typographical or other errors in the individual discharge permit; or

1. 9. to reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator where requested; or

1. 10. for any other reason deemed due and sufficient.

2. Modification Requests.

Permit modification requests must be verified, signed by an authorized representative as provided in SMC 13.03A.0305(B) and include a fee as specified in SMC 13.03A.1401. Submitting a permit modification request does not stay the running of the time within which an administrative appeal from a permit decision must be filed with the City hearing examiner. A permit modification is not required if there is no substantial change in a discharge, no increased pollutants or other conditions upon which modifications may be based, all in the opinion of the Plant Manager. Permit modification requests must address changes in slug control plans and industrial stormwater.

3. Notice.

If the Plant Manager deems the modification significant, notice is issued in like manner as an original permit decision and may be appealed in the same manner as for a permit decision.

NOTE: Bracketed enumerations reference the numbering in the EPA Region 10 Model Ordinance of March 27, 2012.

Date Passed: Monday, November 9, 2020

Effective Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

ORD C35961 Section 33