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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-007 No person shall discharge wastewater containing pollutants in excess of the Local Limits for those pollutants which have been established for Indian River County's wastewater facilities using standard procedures, calculations and methods acceptable to FDEP to protect against pass through, interference, protection of wastewater facility employees, and adverse affects on wastewater residuals disposal. No industrial user shall discharge process waste streams, unregulated waste streams, or dilute waste streams in excess of the concentrations set forth by the County Administrator. Local Limits shall be included as permit conditions and attached to each significant industrial user wastewater permit issued. The established Local Limits are subiect to change and shall be modified as needed based on regulatory requirements and standards, wastewater facility operation, performance and processes, the industrial user base, potable water quality and domestic wastewater characteristics. Modifications to the established Local Limits must be reviewed and approved by FDEP prior to implementation. Implementation shall be effective 30 days from notice of acceptance of the modified limits by FDEP. Permitted significant industrial users shall also be issued an addendum to their wastewater discharge permit containing the new Local Limits. The established Local Limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the wastewater facility. All concentrations for metallic substances are for total metal unless indicated otherwise. At his or her discretion, the County Administrator may impose mass limitations in addition to or in place of the concentration -based limitations. A copy of the approved Local Limits is available upon request at the following location: Utility Operations Center, 4350 41" Street, Vero Beach, FL 32967. Section 201.69. Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any pollutant into the POTW or a connected system except when such discharge is in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Act, and any other more stringent state and local standards. Wastes containing concentrations in excess of the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards are prohibited. New sources shall be subject to proposed standards which are thereafter promulgated in accordance with the Act. No user shall increase the use of process water or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the National Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutant specific limitation developed by the county. No user shall increase the use of potable or processed water or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in this part or any other applicable standard, limitation, or regulation. Coding: Words/letters/numbers underlined are additions to text; words/letters/numbers in StFiI(ethFeUg# format are deletions to text. 13