§ 33-241. Determination of wastewater quality.

(a)

The City shall have the authority to undertake whatever tests are necessary to carry out a planned sampling program and to undertake whatever analyses are needed to ensure all commercial and industrial users are in compliance with all terms and conditions of this Article. The BOD test shall be considered the standard test; however, COD or TOC tests may be substituted in cases where it has been determined by the City that the BOD test is not representative of actual wastewater loading. Wastewater characteristics shall be determined by the City on the basis of monitored wastewater discharged, a certified statement from the user, or on the best available data as to the characteristics of such discharges.

(b)

Any change in the ongoing process employed by a user contributing commercial or industrial waste which results in a variation of more than twenty-five (25) percent in one or more of the effluent loading concentrations shall be reported to the City within thirty (30) days of the change.

(c)

If it is determined through testing that a significant variation exists between the user's certified data and the discharge characteristics monitored by the City, the City may take any action available under this Article, including, but not limited to, adjusting the sewer use charge based on the monitored data from the original date of certification, unless written communication has occurred notifying the City of changes in loading and giving specific dates of changes.

(d)

Where sampling and gauging of a specific user is not practical for physical, economic, safety or other reasons, the City may designate values for concentrations of the wastes discharged into the sewer system for all users in the same standard classification or sub-classification.

(Ord. No. 3003, § 1(Exh. A), 9-27-16)