13.12.485 – Closure Plan

Any non-residential user meeting the requirements of Section 13.12.480.A that determines it will cease operations permanently, or if some of the processes that classify the User as significant are closed, the User shall file a written closure plan with the Director of Public Works or designee.  The closure plan shall be submitted ten (10) working days prior to the initiation of the plan and shall contain, at a minimum, the following:

1. A description of each wastewater generating process that will be closed;
2. A description of how the facility will be closed and the extent of operations during the closure period;
3. An inventory and estimate of the volume of all process wastewater, chemicals, and hazardous waste on-site.  A description of the methods of disposal, including procedures for removing, transporting, treating, storing, or disposing of all waste and identifying all off-site waste management facilities to be used;
4. A schedule of the closure activities indicating the time required to complete each closure step; and
5. Additional monitoring scheduled that will identify compliance with pretreatment standards during the closure operations.