3745-36-05. Notification of potential problems

(A) All industrial users shall notify the POTW immediately of all discharges that could cause problems to the POTW, including any slug loading, as defined in rule 3745-36-02 of the Administrative Code. The industrial user shall immediately notify the POTW and Ohio EPA upon discovery of any slug load as follows:

(1) Immediately upon the discovery of a slug load, the industrial user shall provide all of the following:

(a) A description of the discharge and the cause of the incident.

(b) The period of slug loading or bypass, 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 or bypass.

(2) Within five business days of the day when the slug load occurred, a written report containing the information required by paragraph (A)(1) this rule shall be filed with the POTW and the appropriate district office of Ohio EPA.

(B) An industrial user determined by Ohio EPA to need a slug control plan shall maintain posted signs in conspicuous places that Ohio EPA deems acceptable, 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.

Effective: 2/1/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 02/01/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6111.03(P), 6111.042
Rule Amplifies: 6111.03(P), 6111.042