Minnesota Administrative Rules

7049.0890 CONTENTS OF POTW DELEGATED PRETREATMENT PROGRAM SUBMISSION.

A POTW authority requesting approval of a POTW pretreatment program shall develop a program submittal that shall be submitted to the agency for program approval according to parts 7049.0930 to 7049.0960. The submittal shall contain the following information:

A.

a statement from the local unit of government's legal officer, or the attorney for those POTWs that have independent legal counsel, that the POTW authority has adequate authority to carry out the programs in parts 7049.0810 to 7049.0870. The statement shall:

(1)

identify the provision of the legal authority under part 7049.0820 that provides the basis for each procedure under part 7049.0830;

(2)

identify the manner in which the POTW authority will implement the program requirements in parts 7049.0810 to 7049.0870 including the means by which required pretreatment standards will be applied to individual industrial users such as by order, permit, or ordinance; and

(3)

identify how the POTW authority intends to ensure compliance with required pretreatment standards and requirements and to enforce them in the event of noncompliance by industrial users;

B.

a copy of any statutes, ordinances, regulations, agreements, or other authorities relied upon by the POTW authority for its administration of the program. The submission shall include a statement reflecting the endorsement or approval of the local boards or bodies responsible for supervising or funding the POTW pretreatment program if approved;

C.

a brief description, including organization charts, of the POTW organization that will administer the pretreatment program. If more than one agency is responsible for administration of the program, the responsible agencies shall be identified, their respective responsibilities delineated, and their procedures for coordination set forth;

D.

a description of the funding levels, equipment, and full-time and part-time personnel available to implement the program;

E.

a description of program procedures consistent with part 7049.0830, including an enforcement response plan as provided by part 7049.0860; and

F.

a technical justification, including any relevant calculations used to justify the proposed local limits or to justify why local limits are not needed.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03

History:

33 SR 696

Published Electronically:

November 6, 2008