22.240.240 Local limits.
A. The public works director is authorized to establish local limits pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5(c). The public works director may impose mass limitations in addition to or in place of concentration-based limitations for local limits.
B. Local limits established by the public works director and approved by the state are listed below:
Regulated Pollutant | Local Limit (mg/L) | Limit Duration |
---|---|---|
Arsenic | 0.90 | Daily Maximum |
Cadmium | 0.35 | Daily Maximum |
Chromium | 16.0 | Daily Maximum |
Copper | 0.82 | Daily Maximum |
Lead | 0.80 | Daily Maximum |
Mercury | 0.18 | Daily Maximum |
Molybdenum | 11.7 | Daily Maximum |
Nickel | 0.30 | Daily Maximum |
Selenium | 0.50 | Daily Maximum |
Silver | 1.61 | Daily Maximum |
Zinc | 7.17 | Daily Maximum |
Acetone | 8.85 | Daily Maximum |
Ammonia as Nitrogen (N) | 39.3 | Monthly Average |
Biochemical Oxygen Deficiency (BOD) | 343 | Monthly Average |
Boron | 20.0 | Daily Maximum |
Chloride | 880 | Daily Maximum |
Cyanide | 2.26 | Daily Maximum |
Hydrogen Sulfide (liquid) | 0.34 | Instantaneous |
Oil & Grease, Nonpolar | 100 | Daily Maximum |
Oil & Grease, Total | 600 | Daily Maximum |
Sulfate | 3,660 | Daily Maximum |
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 4,270 | Daily Maximum |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 3,783 | Monthly Average |
C. Local limits shall apply at the end of the user’s lateral pipeline at the point where the industrial wastewater is discharged to the POTW. Users holding a valid nondomestic wastewater discharge permit or general permit shall have limits apply at the designated sample station.
D. Local limits shall be reviewed as needed to prevent pass through and interference. Any revision to the control authority’s local limits shall be submitted for approval to the state. Upon state approval, the revised local limits shall be enforceable under the conditions of this article. Copies of the most recently state-approved local limits shall be made available upon request through the office of the public works director.
E. The public works director may develop best management practices (BMPs), by ordinance or in nondomestic wastewater discharge permits or general permits, to implement local limits and the requirements of Section 22.240.210. (Ord. No. 2010-002, § 2, 2-1-10; Ord. No. 2018-009, § 1, 4-23-18; Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2, 5-21-24)