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(5) The funds received from the collection of fees for the pretreatment program shall be deposited as received with the Director of Finance who shall keep the same in the Sewer Revenue Fund. (c) Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit. (1) Permit required. No person shall discharge industrial wastes to the POTW without first obtaining an industrial wastewater discharge permit and complying with requirements stipulated in the industrial wastewater discharge permit issued by the City. (2) Application. All industrial users, and other users as may be required by the Service Director, shall submit an application for an industrial wastewater discharge permit to the Service Director at least ninety days prior to connecting to or discharging to the POTW. All existing significant industrial users connected to or discharging to the POTW, and which have not previously applied for an industrial wastewater discharge permit, shall make application to the Service Director for a discharge permit within ninety days of the effective date of this chapter. Each application shall include: A. All information required by Section 917.05. B. A list of any environmental control permits held by the facility. C. A description of operations, including the nature, rate of production and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the operation(s). This description shall include a schematic process diagram which indicates the point(s) of discharge to the POTW. D. A plan of sampling and analysis of regulated pollutants from each regulated process. For pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and grease, sulfide, hexavalent chromium, and volatile organics a minimum of four grab samples shall be analyzed. For all other pollutants, a minimum of one twenty- four hour flow proportional composite sample shall be obtained. Samples should be taken immediately downstream of pretreatment facilities if such exist or immediately downstream of regulated processes if no pretreatment facilities exist. The samples shall be representative of the daily operations. Using protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 C.F.R. 136 and appropriate USEPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a twenty-four hour period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: for hexavalent chromium, cyanide, total phenols, and sulfides the samples may be composited in the laboratory or in the field; for volatile organics and oil and grease samples may be composited in the laboratory. E. The certification statement signed by an authorized representative as required in Section 917.05. (d) Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Conditions. (1) Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and any other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the City. Permits may contain the following specific conditions: A. Statement of duration including issuance and expiration dates. B. Limits on average and maximum allowable levels of wastewater discharge constituents and characteristics. C. Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation or equalization. D. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment. E. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests, and reporting requirements.