(a) Information and data on a user, except that which is entitled to protection as a trade secret, obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, monitoring programs and inspections shall be available to the public without restriction. Trade secrets which must be divulged by the user for the effective implementation of this chapter may be submitted separately from any other information required under this chapter, and, if so submitted, shall be captioned by the user, “TRADE SECRET.” Trade secrets shall be maintained by the Division in a locked and secure manner. It shall be the Division’s responsibility to establish a system of limited access to trade secrets so as to eliminate the possibility of public disclosure.

(b) No person while an official or employee of the City, or thereafter, shall use to their own advantage, or reveal, other than to the authorized representatives of the United States government, the State, or other government, in their official capacity, or as ordered by a court in a judicial proceeding, any information acquired under the authority of this chapter concerning any matter which is entitled to protection as a trade secret. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential or subject to the trade secret limitations. (Ord. 19496 § 72, 12-21-10; Ord. 16388 § 8.10, 11-5-91. Code 1995 § 146-311. Formerly 14.80.600.)