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A. For purposes of signatures and certification statements required under this chapter, the following persons may be an authorized representative:

1. A corporate officer or other executive or management level personnel performing a similar policy or decision-making function for a corporation;

2. A general partner or the proprietor, respectively, for a partnership or sole proprietorship; and

3. A director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the facility, or their designee, for a government entity.

B. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

1. Authority is granted to that person in writing by an authorized representative; and

2. The written authorization identifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.)

C. An authorized or duly authorized representative must include a certification statement when submitting particular documents and information to the Department.

1. The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by users submitting compliance reports per Section 28-44.6, baseline monitoring reports per Section 28-44.7, and permit applications per Section 28-45:

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

2. The following certification statement is required to be signed and submitted by users submitting the annual certification required for Class C discharge permits in Section 28-45.1(C)(1)(b):

Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the categorical pretreatment standards under 40 CFR ____, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from __________, ________ to ________, ________ [months, days, year]:

a. The facility described as ____________________ [facility name] met the definition of a non-significant categorical industrial user as described in Section 28-45.1(C);

b. The facility complied with all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements during this reporting period; and

c. The facility never discharged more than 100 gallons of total categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period. This compliance certification is based on the following information.

(Ord. No. G-6740, § 1, 2020)