APPROVAL PROCESS The Niagara Falls Water Board Wastewater Facilities Monitoring and Compliance Division maintains the responsibility of permit and regulatory issues at the facility. The division is now in its twelfth year after the program was granted United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) approval in 1985. During that time numerous discharge permits have been issued ranging from domestic sanitary waste to Superfund/CERCLA remedial projects. Throughout the approval process, the Niagara Falls Water Board works in close concert with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to ensure compatibility with the Niagara Falls Water Board’s treatment works and that pertinent regulatory issues are addressed. The use of NYSDEC's Technical Guidance Series "Guidance for Acceptance of New Discharges" streamlines the approval process. The length of the approval process from start to finish varies depending on the nature of the wastestream. However, in general, the entire process requires two (2) to four (4) weeks. The initial step in the process will require a letter, which contains the following information. Company Name: Address: Telephone: Primary Contact Person: Description of site history: Nature of the discharge (i.e., source(s), industrial process, landfill, remedial). All pollutant analysis within the last three years. Average and maximum flow in million gals/day. Conditions of Discharge: permanent or one time release. Date approval needed by. Description of any federal and/or state compliance orders, records of decisions and orders on Consent. Location and source(s) of wastewater (generator). If this is a hauled waste, a statement that certifies that it is not hazardous, as defined in the Resource Conservation and Reclimination Act (RCRA) is required. Please send letter including this information to: Albert C. Zaepfel Industrial Monitoring Coordinator Niagara Falls Water Board Department of Wastewater Facilities P.O. Box 69 Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0069 OR: approval@nftreat.com Treatment Costs: The Niagara Falls Water Board currently has two (2) hauled waste billing classes: Domestic Sanitary Industrial/Commercial Wastewater. Domestic sanitary waste is charged at a flat rate per gallon. Industrial/Commercial Wastewater is billed based on pollutant quantity. Within this class, the major pollutant parameters that are charged for are: · Flow Total Suspended Solids Soluble Organic Carbon benzene chloroform dichloroethylenes toluene trichloroethanes trichloroethylene vinyl chloride monochlorotoluenes tetrachloroethylene phenols An estimated charge can be determined based on existing pollutant analysis and a staff determination of the effect of this wastestream on the treatment system.