Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits

WEP uses Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits to control the quantity and quality of wastewater discharged by industrial users. WEP also requires reporting and self-monitoring. An industrial user is any non-residential user of the the County Sewer System.

Industrial wastewater discharge permits may contain:

• Permitted and prohibited discharges
• County and federal wastewater discharge limitations
• Requirements for reporting accidental discharges, changes in discharge, and transfer of ownership
• Explanation of the County's right of entry, and County monitoring
• Pretreatment, monitoring, waste disposal, and record keeping requirements

• Metal finishers
• Industrial laundries
• Pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Chemical manufacturing and packaging
• Dairy and food producers
• Any industry subject to categorical standards
• Any significant industrial user.

• Industrial facilities subject to promulgated categorical standards
• The industrial facilities have a substantial effect, either singly or in combination with other industrial facilities, on the operation of the treatment works.
• A single industrial facility that uses more than 10,000 pounds or 1,000 gallons of any substance defined as a priority pollutant, and/or substance of concern, discharging a measurable amount of that substance to the sewer system from the process that uses the substance.
• Industries that discharge more than 5% of the average daily flow or more than 5% of the load of conventional pollutants tributary to the treatment plant.

Resources

Industrial wastewater discharge permit application

Please note: These lists provide guidance only. To see if your business must apply for an industrial wastewater discharge permit, call, 315-435-2260.