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When requested by the user furnishing a report and such request is approved by the City, the portion of a report which might disclose trade "secrets" or "secret processes" shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related hereto, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, or applicable standards or requirements. Moreover, such portions of the report shall be available for use by the City, State, or any State agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the user furnishing the report. Information accepted by the City as confidential, shall not be transmitted to any government agency by the City until and unless a ten day written notification is given to the user by certified mail or personal service. 13.32.110 - Fees and Charges It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the recovery of costs from Users of the City's wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be set in this ordinance which are in addition to sewer use fees and charges and sewer tap fees as set forth in the Louisville Municipal Code. A. Damage to Facilities. When a user's wastewater causes obstruction or damage:- or because of the nature of the wastewater, increases the costs for managing the effluent or the sludge of the POTW, the user shall pay for such increased costs. B. Wastewater Discharge Permit Fees. Critical industries shall be subject to wastewater discharge permIt fees as set forth below: Class I - Significant contributor: Industries which are classified as Categorical Industries and due to the nature of their wastewater discharge are governed by National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. This includes but is not limited to electroplating and chemical milling and etching. Class II - Potential contributor: Industries which may be classified as categorical industries and the nature of their processes are such that priority pollutants are not discharged under normal operations. Subclass A - Metal finishing processes which include but are not limited to: anodizing, coating, chemical etching and milling. Subclass B - Chemical cleaning processes which include but are not limited to: vapor degreasers and petroleum product degreasers. Subclass C - Non-chemical, detergent cleaning processes which are discharged directly into the sewer system. This includes but is not limited to: metal deburring and vat cleaning. Subclass D - Storage of oil, gasoline or any chemical or substance in amounts over 100 gallons which could violate any of the provisions of Section 13.32.040(a). This includes but is not limited to warehouses and gasoline stations. -15-