13.05.370 Regulation of Waste Received from Other Jurisdictions.
A. If another municipality, or sewer user located within another municipality, contributes wastewater to the POTW, the Director shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the contributing municipality.
B. Prior to entering into an agreement required by Paragraph A, above, the Director shall request the following information from the contributing municipality:
1. A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing municipality;
2. An inventory of all sewer users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to the POTW; and
3. Such other information as the Director may deem necessary.
C. An intergovernmental agreement, as required by Paragraph A, above, shall contain the following conditions:
1. A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance which is at least as stringent as this ordinance and Local Limits, including required Baseline Monitoring Reports (BMRs) which are at least as stringent as those set out in MMC 13.05.040. The requirement shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the city’s ordinance or Local Limits;
2. A requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised sewer user inventory on at least an annual basis;
3. A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities, including industrial wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the Director; and which of these activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality and the Director;
4. A requirement for the contributing municipality to provide the Director with access to all information that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment activities;
5. Limits on the nature, quality, and volume of the contributing municipality’s wastewater at the point where it discharges to the POTW;
6. Requirements for monitoring the contributing municipality’s discharge;
7. A provision ensuring the Director access to the facilities of sewer users located within the contributing municipality’s jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling, and any other duties deemed necessary by the Director; and
8. A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms of the intergovernmental agreement. (Ord. 4987, 2015).