Ohio Admin. Code 3745-3-05 - Notification of potential problems, including slug loading
(A) All industrial
users discharging to a POTW administering an approved pretreatment program
shall notify the POTW immediately of all discharges that could cause problems
to the POTW, including any slug loading, as defined in paragraph (S) of rule
3745-3-01 of the Administrative
Code. The industrial user shall immediately notify the POTW upon discovery of
any slug load by completing the following:
(1) If the discharge is to a POTW
administering an approved POTW pretreatment program, the industrial user shall
follow the notification procedure specified in the POTW's approved pretreatment
program.
(2) If the discharge is to
a POTW that is not administering an approved pretreatment program, the
industrial user shall notify the POTW and Ohio EPA and provide all of the
following information:
(a) A description of
the discharge and the cause of the slug loading.
(b) The period of slug loading including
exact dates and times and, if not corrected, the anticipated time the
noncompliance is expected to continue.
(c) The steps taken or planned to reduce,
eliminate and prevent recurrence of the slug loading.
(3) Within five business days of the date
that the slug load occurred, a written report containing the information
required by paragraph (A)(2) of this rule shall be filed with the POTW. If Ohio
EPA is the control authority, the industrial user shall also submit this report
to the appropriate district office of Ohio EPA within the same time
period.
(B) The control
authority may require industrial users to develop a slug control plan, pursuant
to paragraph (C)(2)(f) of rule
3745-3-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(C) A significant industrial
user determined by the control authority to need a slug control plan shall
maintain posted signs in conspicuous places that are acceptable to the control
authority, advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug load
discharge. The signs shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover
such a discharge with respect to the notification procedure required by this
rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6111.03(P), 6111.042
Rule Amplifies: 6111.03(P), 6111.042
Prior Effective Dates: 11/01/1984 (Emer.), 01/31/1985, 04/15/1991, 05/21/2001, 02/01/2007
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