The City shall at least annually publish notification, in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice, of the industrial users which, during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable local or federal pretreatment requirements or standards. For the purpose of public notification, the Director will use the definition of significant noncompliance as stated in Section 14.04.285 to determine which violations are subject to publication.

Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, individual wastewater discharge permits, and monitoring programs, and from the Director’s inspection and sampling activities, shall be available to the public without restriction, unless the user specifically requests, and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director, that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets under applicable state law. Any such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the information or data. When requested and demonstrated by the user furnishing a report that such information should be held confidential, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made available immediately upon request to governmental agencies for uses related to the NPDES program or pretreatment program, and in enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics and other effluent data, as defined at 40 CFR 2.302, shall not be recognized as confidential information and shall be available to the public without restriction. (Ord. 22-42 § 47, 2022; Ord. 92-22 § 2, 1992; Ord. 84-105 § 1, 1984.)