Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO FIGURE 3 ADMINISTRATION I INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVISION ORGANIZATION CHART ADMINISTRA TIONI INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVISION INDUSTRIAL WASTE ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION ENFORCEMENT SECTION USER CHARGE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION FIELD SERVICES CENTRAL AREA SECTION FIELD SERVICES SOUTH AREA SECTION FIELD SERVICES NORTH AREA SECTION FIELD SERVICES NORTHWEST AREA SECTION FIELD SERVICES MARINE AND MONITORING SECTION 46

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVISION The Industrial Waste Division (IWD) consists of four sections: Administrative, Enforcement, User Charge and Technical Services, and Field Services. The Division's primary responsibilities are the administration of the District's Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance (SWCO) and User Charge Ordinance (UCO). It is responsible for the compilation and presentation of data pertaining to industrial users' discharges to the District's sewerage system. Additionally, the Division executes the District's responsibility as a primary response agency for hazardous materials emergencies in Cook County. Administrative Section The Administrative Section directs the activities of the Division in the administration of the Pretreatment and User Charge programs for compliance with federal and state requirements, including the review of escalated enforcement actions and recommendations for User Charge appeals. The Administrative Section formulates and implements policies and procedures for the Division and reviews proposed Ordinance changes and opportunities for operational efficiencies. The review of personnel actions, including grievances, are handled by this Section. The Administrative Section also prepares and administers the Division's budget, monitors cost expenditures and approves requisitions. The Administrative Section directs the conduct of technical studies and the preparation of related technical reports for interdepartmental or interagency presentation. The Administrative Section also directs the development and management of the Division's information management systems. Enforcement Section The Enforcement Section is responsible for the routine administration and enforcement of the SWCO, which incorporates the federal pretreatment regulations for certain industrial categories and specifies limits for concentrations of contaminants discharged to the District's sanitary sewerage system and to the waterways within the District's boundaries. Administrative activities performed by the Enforcement Section during 2010 included the issuance or renewal of 87 Discharge Authorizations; the review of 717 Continued Compliance Reports; and the review of 14 Spill Prevention, Containment and Countermeasure Plans. Enforcement activities for the period from 2005 through 2010 are depicted in the following table. 47

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVISION<br />

The Industrial Waste Division (IWD) consists <strong>of</strong> four sections: Administrative, Enforcement,<br />

User Charge and Technical Services, and Field Services. The Division's primary responsibilities<br />

are the administration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>District</strong>'s Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance<br />

(SWCO) and User Charge Ordinance (UCO). It is responsible for the compilation and presentation<br />

<strong>of</strong> data pertaining to industrial users' discharges to the <strong>District</strong>'s sewerage system. Additionally,<br />

the Division executes the <strong>District</strong>'s responsibility as a primary response agency for hazardous<br />

materials emergencies in Cook County.<br />

Administrative Section<br />

The Administrative Section directs the activities <strong>of</strong> the Division in the administration <strong>of</strong><br />

the Pretreatment and User Charge programs for compliance with federal and state requirements,<br />

including the review <strong>of</strong> escalated enforcement actions and recommendations for User Charge<br />

appeals. The Administrative Section formulates and implements policies and procedures for the<br />

Division and reviews proposed Ordinance changes and opportunities for operational efficiencies.<br />

The review <strong>of</strong> personnel actions, including grievances, are handled by this Section.<br />

The Administrative Section also prepares and administers the Division's budget, monitors<br />

cost expenditures and approves requisitions. The Administrative Section directs the conduct<br />

<strong>of</strong> technical studies and the preparation <strong>of</strong> related technical reports for interdepartmental or interagency<br />

presentation. The Administrative Section also directs the development and management<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Division's information management systems.<br />

Enforcement Section<br />

The Enforcement Section is responsible for the routine administration and enforcement <strong>of</strong><br />

the SWCO, which incorporates the federal pretreatment regulations for certain industrial categories<br />

and specifies limits for concentrations <strong>of</strong> contaminants discharged to the <strong>District</strong>'s sanitary<br />

sewerage system and to the waterways within the <strong>District</strong>'s boundaries.<br />

Administrative activities performed by the Enforcement Section during 2010 included the<br />

issuance or renewal <strong>of</strong> 87 Discharge Authorizations; the review <strong>of</strong> 717 Continued Compliance<br />

<strong>Report</strong>s; and the review <strong>of</strong> 14 Spill Prevention, Containment and Countermeasure Plans. Enforcement<br />

activities for the period from 2005 through 2010 are depicted in the following table.<br />

47

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