Getting a wastewater discharge permit for the first time

First time issuance. Categorical Industrial Users shall apply for an industrial wastewater discharge permit for a first-time issuance no less than 180 days prior to commencement of operations by submitting to the department a complete industrial wastewater discharge permit application to include a baseline monitoring report, as follows: (1) Existing categorical industrial users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the city shall submit to the director a report that contains the information listed in 40 CFR § 403.12(b)(1) through (b)(7) within 180 days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR § 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later. (2) New sources, and sources that become categorical industrial users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard shall, at least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, submit to the director a report that contains the information listed in 40 CFR § 403.12(b)(1) through (b)(5). A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical standards. A new source shall also give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.