Section Env-Wq 305.17 - Discharge Application Processing(a) Upon receipt of a completed, signed discharge request and, if applicable, a completed, signed "Host POTW Acknowledgement", the department shall review the request.(b) The department shall approve the request subject to the conditions listed in (c), below, if the information submitted demonstrates that:(1) The proposed discharge meets all applicable requirements of these rules and all applicable local pretreatment programs and sewer use ordinances; and(2) If applicable, the host POTW has agreed to accept the discharge.(c) The department's approval of a discharge request shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) The indirect discharger shall fully comply with the applicable sewer use ordinance;(2) The indirect discharger shall fully comply with all applicable federal, state and local pretreatment standards and requirements;(3) The indirect discharger shall not add any water or other liquid to the effluent so as to reduce the concentration of pollutants by increasing the volume of effluent as a substitute for any pretreatment necessary to maintain compliance;(4) The indirect discharger shall not make changes to any processes that contribute to the wastewater discharge that would increase the amount of flow, change the characteristics of the pollutants discharged, or increase the concentration of any pollutant without prior approval by the department through the submission of a new industrial wastewater discharge request in accordance with Env-Wq 305.10;(5) The approval shall be based on and apply only to the subject discharge request and all associated plans and supporting information as submitted in the completed, signed discharge request;(6) The approval shall become void if the discharge approved does not begin within one year from the date of approval; and(7) Any other conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with pretreatment standards.(d) Upon receipt of notification from the department that the discharge request is approved, the municipality in which the applicant is located shall issue a discharge permit to the indirect discharger.(e) The municipality shall provide a copy of the discharge permit issued to the indirect discharger in accordance with (d), above, and any subsequent renewal, to the department by:(1) Sending an electronic copy via email to des.wastewaterengineering@des.nh.gov; or(2) Mailing a paper copy of the permit to: Industrial Pretreatment Supervisor
NH DES Water Division
PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095.
(f) The municipality shall enforce the conditions of the discharge permit in accordance with RSA 485-A:5, III, reprinted in Appendix C.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 305.17
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Wq 305) #10381, eff 8-1-13
Amended by Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13241, Effective 7/24/2021, Expires 7/24/2031