§ 25-207. Confidential information.

(a)

Information and data provided by a POTW user to the POTW director pursuant to this article identifying the nature and frequency of a discharge, shall be available to the public without restriction. All other information which may be so submitted by a POTW user to the POTW director in connection with any required reports shall also be available to the public unless: the POTW user or other interested person specifically identifies the information as confidential upon submission and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the POTW director that the disclosure of such information or a particular part thereof to the general public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets; or the information is required by G.S. ch. 132 to be protected from disclosure.

(b)

Unless prohibited by G.S. ch. 132, information provided by a POTW user to the POTW director that is determined to be entitled to confidential treatment shall be made available upon written request to the division of water resources or any state agency for uses related to the pretreatment program, the NPDES permit, collection system permit, stormwater permit, and/or nondischarge permit, and for uses related to judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report.

(c)

Information and data received by the division of water resources or other state agency under subsection 25-207(b) shall be subject to the applicable processes set forth in G.S. 143-215.3C and the requirements of G.S. ch. 132.

(Ord. No. 2013-35, § 3, 8-20-13)