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(3) Industrial discharge permits. All significant industrial users, or other industrial users which may have a significant effect as determined by the city, proposing to connect or to commence a new discharge to the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging into the wastewater system. All existing significant industrial users or industrial users subject to federal pretreatment standards under ~ 307 (b) and (c) of the Act connected to or discharging into the wastewater disposal system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within 90 days after the effective date of this section. The permits may limit the discharges by volume or wastewater constituents and may require pretreatment before discharge into the city system. Industrial users requesting connection to the disposal system shall complete and file with the city an application in the form prescribed by the city. (4) Industrial user reports. The city may require that any industrial user discharging or proposing to discharge wastewater into the wastewater disposal system file a periodic discharge report. The discharge report may include, but not be limited to, nature of process, rates of flow, mass discharge rate, production quantities, hours of operation, compliance status with any state or federal pretreatment standards or other information which relates to the generation of waste, including wastewater constituents and characteristics in the wastewater discharge. (5) Monitoring requirements and facilities. Monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the building sewer and/or internal drainage systems shall be provided and operated by all significant industrial users or other industrial users which may have a significant effect as determined by the city. The monitoring facilities shall be situated on the user's premises. There shall be ample room in or near the sampling manhole or facility to allow accurate sampling and compositing of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the user. (6) Inspection ofuser'sfacilities. (a) The city may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this section is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the city ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing, record examination or in the performance of any of their duties, with the restriction that the city does not interfere with the user's operation. The city, Metro Sewer Board, MPCA and EPA shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with any security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, the city, MPCA and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities. (b) The city shall have no authority to inquire into any industrial processes beyond that point in the process having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for treatment.