N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 904.14

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Ws 904.14 - Discharge Application Processing
(a) The applicant shall submit the information required by Env-Ws 904.12 to the municipality.
(b) Upon receipt of a discharge request, the municipality shall evaluate the proposed discharge and the ability of the POTW to accommodate the discharge based on information submitted by the applicant.
(c) No municipality shall allocate or accept for treatment more than 90 percent of the headworks loading limits of its POTW.
(d) The municipality shall not approve the discharge request if the proposed discharge does not meet the requirements of these rules and all applicable local pretreatment programs and sewer use ordinances.
(e) If the municipality approves the discharge request, it shall sign the certification required by Env-Ws 904.13(a) and forward the discharge request to the department.
(f) Upon receipt of a discharge request from a municipality, the department shall review the request. The department shall approve the request subject to the conditions listed in (g), below, if the information submitted by the applicant demonstrates that the proposed discharge shall meet the requirements of these rules and all applicable local pretreatment programs and sewer use ordinances.
(g) 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 federal, state and local pretreatment standards and requirements;
(3) Using additional water to dilute effluent or introducing uncontaminated water to the effluent shall not be allowed as a substitute for any pretreatment necessary to maintain compliance;
(4) The indirect discharger shall not make changes in the type of production, amount of flow, or pollutant characteristics, or any increase in pollutant concentration, without prior approval by the department through the submission of a new industrial wastewater discharge request in accordance with Env-Ws 904.10;
(5) The approval shall be based on and apply only to the subject discharge request and all associated plans and supporting information as submitted and shall be signed by the indirect discharger's authorized representative; and
(6) The approval shall become void if the discharge approved does not begin within one year from the date of approval.
(h) Upon receipt of notification from the department that the discharge request is approved, the municipality shall issue a discharge permit to the indirect discharger.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 904.14

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