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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NO. VII. Engineering
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I VIA: ROGER J. DOLAN
POSITION PAPER General Manager-Chief Engineer
DATE
August 4, 1981
SUBJECT
TYPE OF ACTION
AUGMENTATION OF FUNDS FOR GRIT LINE, PROJECT NO. 3574
Approve Expenditure
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I INITIATING DEPT./DIV.
Engineering/Construction
ISSUE: The Grit Line will be $17,000.00 rather than $10,000.00 for the
proposed Grit Handling Facility.
BACKGROUND: The District Board approved a $10,000.00 expenditure for
the District to construct a Grit Line during dry weather. After
receiving quotations for various items of work, we have determined
that the Grit Line will cost $7,000.00 more than originally
estimated. The increase is due to added special pipe coatings, added valves
and increased core drilling through existing concrete tank walls.
A request to the State Water Resource Control Board has been
made for grant funding for this work.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize an additional $7,000.00 for a total of
$17,000.00 on Grit Line Project No. 3574.
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION
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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NO. VII. Engineering
POSITION PAPER
VIA: ROGER J. DOLAN
General Manager-Chief Engineer
DATE
August 12, 1981
SUBJECT TYPE OF ACTION
DISTRICT PROJECT NO. 3516, NATURAL GAS LINE RELOCATION Acceptance of Contract
Work and Expenditure
SUBMITTED BY
K. Barker
INITIATING DEPT./DIV.
Engineering/Construction
ISSUE: Since the Contractor, Power-Anderson, Inc, has satisfactory completed
construction of the project, the project is ready for acceptance by
the District. While performing the work required by the Contract, the
Contractor performed extra work exceeding the estimated contingency.
BACKGROUND: On June 4, 1981, District entered into an agreement with Power-
Anderson, Inc. for the Natural Gas Line Relocation, Project No. 3516.
The Contractor satisfactorily completed all construction work on
August 6, 1981, including all change order and punch list items.
The Contractor performed $7,479.60 in extra work while performing the
Contract. The actual extra work was 14 percent rather than the
estimated 10 percent for contingency. The additional 4 percent was
due to the underground abandoned pipe and utilities not shown on the
plans because the Treatment Plant does not have as-built drawings.
RECOMMENDATION: The following Board actions are recommended:
1. Authorize an additional $2,604.60 for Account No. 51010.3516 to
cover the extra work.
2. Accept contract work for Project No. 3516.
3. Authorize filing Notice of Completion with the Contra Costa
County Recorder.
4. Authorize final payment to the Contractor 35 days after the
Notice is filed provided no claims are received.
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION
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Contra Costa San
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
District
NO. V. Cons ent Ca 1 enda r
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POSITION PAPER
VIA: ROGER J. DOLAN
General Manager-Chief Engineer
DATE
August 24,1981
TYPE OF ACTION
SUBJECT
EXECUTE "CONSENT TO THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT OF EASE-
MENT TO EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT" JOB 3187,
PARCEL 1, LAFAYETTE AREA
RIGHT OF WAY
SUBMITTED BY
D.L. Smith
1!lITI~TING D.EPT./.QI\/,. .
tnglneerlng/~ollectlon System
ISSUE: This District owns an exclusive easement within an area where
EBMUD wants to install a water main.
BACKGROUND: EBMUD will be fnstalling their water main outside our
easement area, however, they need surface rights over our easement
area for installation and maintenance purposes. The subject "Consent"
will give them the needed rights while retaining our exclusive sub-
surface easement.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval, execute "Consent".
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION
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Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NO. I V. HEARl NGS
POSITION PAPER
VIA: ROGER J. DOLAN
General Manager-Chief Engineer
DATE
August 20, 1981
SUBJECT
PUBLIC HEA~ING TO CONSIDER A REVISED PRETREATMENT (SOURCE
CONTROL) ORDINANCE (NO. 147)
TYPE OF ACT ION
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
Jay S. McCoy
INITIATING DEPTjDIV.
Engineering Collection System
SUBMITTED BY
ISSUE: The Regional Board has required that all dischargers in the
San Francisco Bay Region develop pretreatment programs which will
reflect the new Federal pretreatment guidelines.
BACKGROUND: In 1974, this District adopted an Industrial Waste
Ordinance which is still in effect. In September, 1980, the Regional
Board adopted Board Order No. 80-44 which established new pretreatment
regulations for 30 bay area sewering agencies. Each of the affected
agencies is required to develop a Pretreatment Ordinance to reflect
the requirements contained in EPAls General Pretreatment Regulations.
The existing CCCSD Industrial Waste Ordinance has been completely
reorganized and updated in addition incorporating the required changes.
Some of the major additions or modifications are high-lighted below:
1. Industrial users are required to comply with applicable
Federal Pretreatment Standards as the Standards are pro-
mulgated.
2. A requirement is included for each industrial user to develop
a compliance schedule where additional equipment or measures
are required to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards.
3. Specific language has been added to effectively eliminate the
discharge of pollutants to the treatment plant which may
present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health
or welfare of persons,to the environment, or cause inter-
ference with the operation of the treatment plant.
4. A procedure is included for updating of the Pretreatment
Ordinance to comply with evolving Federal Law.
5. The District will randomly sample and analyze effluent from
industrial users and conduct inspection activities.
6. The existing limitations or concentrations of heavy metals,
hydrocarbons and phenols are modified to more appropriately
reflect the limitations which other bay area agencies have
establ ished.
7. A requirement for the installation of facilities to protect
against accidental discharge of prohibited materials is included.
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8. The requirement for submission of periodic compliance reports
by industrial users to the District is increased from once a
year to twice a year.
9. Penalties for non-compl iance have been reduced from $6000 per
day to a maximum of $1000 per day.
Copies of the draft pretreatment ordinance and notice of public hear-
ing have been sent to each of the industries currently included in the
District's source control program, the Regional Water Quality Control
Board, the City of Concord, the Bay Area League of Industrial
Associations and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Concord
Weapons Station) for comments. Appropriate legal notices have been
published in the newspaper. Any comments received to date have been
incorporated into the attached document and/or are attached to this
position paper. District counsel has also reviewed and commented on
the draft ordinance.
In accordance with the Board's action on August 6, 1981, this public
hearing is being conducted to provide interested and affected persons
the opportunity to provide comment on the new ordinance.
If no significant public comments are presented, the Board of Directors
should now consider adoption of the Pretreatment Ordinance in the
current form. If significant public or Board issues are raised, the
Pretreatment Ordinance should be referred back to staff for possible
revision with ftnal adoption to be considered at a later date.
RECOMMENDATION: Conduct public hearing and receive comments. Consider
final adoption of Pretreatment Ordinance unless significant comments
are presented warranting additional staff review.
Attachments
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAV)
WESTERN DIVISION
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND
P.O. BOX 727
SAN BRUNO. CALIFORNIA 94066
IN REPL Y REFER TO:
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WFNSTA CONCORD
'1 AUG 1981
Mr. Jay S. McCoy
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
P. O. Box 5266
Walnut Creek, California 94596
Dear Mr. McCoy:
This Command has reviewed your Draft Pretreatment Ordinance as requested
in your 17 July 1981 letter and discussed the Ordinance with Mr. Dave Sikes
at the Naval Weapons Station, Concord. The Navy has no comments or
recommendations to provide.
The applicable part of the ordinance will be incorporated into a revised
wastewater treatment contract between Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District and' the Naval Weapons Station, Concord. The new contract should
be ready for your review shortly after the Utilities Contract Section
receives a copy of the final approved Pretreatment Ordinance.
Sincerely,
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Copy to:
WPNSTA Concord
CARL E. SCHWAB, P.E.
tieaa. W~ Cenlral Environmental Section
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FACT SHEET
.RETREATMENT (SOURCE CONTROL) f ,RAM
FOR THE
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT (CCCSD)
INTRODUCTION:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the Federal Govern-
ment requires the implementation of a pretreatment program as a
condition for grant funding of wastewater treatment facilities and
for obtaining a permit to discharge treated liquid wastes into surface
waters (CCCSD discharges to Suisuin Bay).
PROGRAM GOALS:
The District's pretreatment program requires industries having
significant levels of .certain pollutants in their wastewater to reduce
the amount of pollutants, eliminate the pollutants or alter the nature
of the pollutant properties to a less harmful state prior to discharging
the wastewater into the public sewer system.
The basic intent of the program is to prevent the introduction of
pollutants which will:
(1) interfere with the operation of the treatment plant or
collection system; or
(2) contaminate the resulting treatment process sludge; or
(3) pass through the system inadequately treated into receiving
waters; or
(4) constitute a hazard to humans or animal life.
POLLUTANTS INVOLVED IN PROGRAM:
CCCSD's Industria1"Pretreatment Program prohibits the discharge of
excessive concentrations of toxic or hazardous pollutants such as metals
(copper, lead, mercury, etc) and certain chemicals as well as low pH
(acidic) or high temperature wastewater. Radioactive wastewater and
unpolluted water are examples of prohibited discharges. The Districts
pretreatment ordinance includes a complete listing of restricted or
prohibited discharges.
C.C.C.S.D.'s EXISTING PROGRAM:
The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District has had a pretreatment
program in effect since April, 1975.
Each new industrial user or existing industrial user who signi-
ficantly modifies its operation is required to complete a questionaire.
From the questionaire, the District classifies the industry as to the
potential for toxic or hazardous pollutants being contained in its
process wastewater.
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Industries with the potential of having toxic or hazardous
pollutants in their wastewater are required to obtain an annual waste-
water discharge permit. The permit may require pretreatment of the
wastewater by the industry prior to discharge. Every industry in-
cluded in the permit program is required to monitor their wastewater
and to provide an analysis of their discharge for District evaluation.
Continued discharge approval is dependent upon compliance with speci-
fied discharge standards contained in the annual permit.
The District's current industrial waste ordinance (No. 99) contains
the existing regulations and limitations for this program. Recent
changes in the Federal regulations have made it necessary for the
District to update its ordinance.
C.C.C.S.D. 's PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Procedures contained in the existing pretreatment program as identi-
fied in the previous section will be continued. There will be an in-
crease in the detailed evaluation of written materials submitted and
field reviews of company operations. District personnel will sample
and analyze wastewater discharges from industries on a routine basis.
Presently there is no monitoring by the District.
A formal procedure wiil be developed for review of the need for
grease interceptors for restaurants. A yearly inspection of existing
restaurants will be done with the intent of eliminating grease buildups
in the public sewer system before stoppages occur.
Unique commercial businesses will be identified and reviewed in
the field. Discharge permits will be issued as necessary. The installa-
tion of pretreatment facilities will be required if toxic discharges
are found.
PROPOSED REVISED ORDINANCE;
The District's current industrial waste ordinance has been re-
written to include new Federal legislation such as requirements for
industries to comply with Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
and EPA's requirements for enforcement authority. Provisions for
appropriate updating of the ordinance to include additional restrict-
ive, procedural and funding language is also included. Once the re-
vised ordinance has been accepted by the District Board of Directors,
final approval is required from the Regional Water Quality Control
Board.
PROGRAM FUNDING;
The District will establish a user fee schedule in the near future
to provide the funding necessary to administer the required Pretreatment
Program. It is anticipated that industrial dischargers will be charged
an annual permit fee to cover the cost of site inspections, review of
sampling procedure and chemical analysis, as well as enforcement and
miscellaneous administrative type expenses.
ORDINANCE NO. 147
SOURCE CONTROL (PRETREATMENT) ORDINANCE
Section 8-401. General Provisions.
A. Purpose and Policy.
This Ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for contributors to the wastewater
collection and treatment system of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
(hereafter District) and enables the District to comply with all applicable State and
Federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the General Pretreatment
Regulations (40 CFR Part 403) on file at the District office.
The objectives of this Ordinance are:
I. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the District wastewater system
which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the
resulting sludge.
2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the District wastewater system
which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving
waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system.
3. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges
from the system.
4. To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the District's Source
Control Program.
This Ordinance provides for the regulation of contributors to the District
wastewater collection system through the issuance of permits to certain users
and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, author-
izes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, and
provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs
associated with maintaining a Source Control Program.
This Ordinance shall apply to the District and to other governmental bodies or
agencies who are, by contract or agreement with the District, users of the
District's Treatment Plant. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General
Manager of the District shall administer, implement, and enforce the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
B. Definitions
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases,
as used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
I. Act or "the Act". The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et. seq.
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2. Authorized Re resentative of Industrial User. An authorized representative of
an ndustrial User may be: principal executive officer of at least the
level of vice-president, if the Industrial User is a corporation; (2) A general
partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a partnership or proprietorship,
respectively; (3) A duly authorized representative of the individual designated
above if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the
facilities from which the discharge originates.
3. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure,
five (5) days at 200 centigrade expressed in terms of weight and concentration
(mi IIigrams per liter (mg/I).
4. Categorical Standards. National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or
Pretreatment Standard.
5. Collection System. The District pipelines, pump stations, manholes and other
similar facilities which accept, collect and convey sanitary sewage to the
Treatment Plant.
6. Consistent Removal. A reduction in the amount of a pollutant or alteration of
the nature of the pollutant by the District's wastewater treatment system to a
less toxic or harmless state in the effluent which is achieved by the system in
Ninety-five (95%) percent of the samples taken when collected in accordance
with the provisions contained in Section 8-402.C.
7. Cooling Water. The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning,
cooling or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is heat.
8. District. The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.
9. District Facilities. All of the Districts system for collecting, conveying and
treatment including, but not limited to, the collection system and Treatment
Plant.
10. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. The U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, or where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation
for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency.
II. General Manager. The General Manager-Chief Engineer of the District or his
duly authorized representative.
12. Holding tank waste. Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical
toilets, campers, trailers and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
13. Industrial User. Any contributor of industrial waste or wastewater.
14. Industrial Waste or Wastewater. Any nondomestic liquid or semisolid wastes
from any producing, manufacturing or processing operation or commercial
establishment of whatever nature.
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15. Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the treatment plant or water
reclamation processes or operations or impairment of the quality of waste-
water discharged to the Treatment Plant which contributes to a violation of
any requirement of the Distsrict's NPDES Permit.
16. National Cate orical Pretreatment Standard or Pretreatment Standard. Any
regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the PA in
accordance with section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347) which
applies to a specific category of Industrial Users.
17. National Pollution Dischar e Elimination S stem or NPDES Permit. A permit
issued pursuant to section of t e ct
18. Person. Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corpora-
tion, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or
any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. The
masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the
plural where indicated by the context.
19. E!j. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration of
hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution.
20. Pollutant. Includes sewage or any characteristic of sewage and any and all
other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with
human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing,
manufacturing, or processing operation of whatever nature.
21. Pollution. An alteration of the quality of the waters of the State by waste to
a degree which unreasonably affects (I) such waters for beneficial use or (2)
facilities which serve such beneficial uses or which creates a hazard to the
public health.
22. Pretreatment or Treatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the
elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutants, or the
alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful
state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants
into District Facilities. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by
physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes other means,
except as prohibited by 40 CFR Section 403.6(d).
23. Pretreatment Requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement
related to pretreatment.
24. Shall or Will is mandatory; May is permissive.
25. Si nificant Industrial User. Any Industrial User of the District's wastewater
disposal system who has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more per
average work day, or (2) has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the
District's wastewater treatment system, or (3) has in his wastes toxic
pollutants identified in Appendix A of this Ordinance, which are in excess of
established effluent standards or (4) is found by the District to have significant
impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on
the wastewater treatment system, the quality of sludge, the system's effluent
quality, or air emissions generated by the system.
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26. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). A classification pursuant to the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the
President, Office of Management and Budget, 1972.
27. State. State of California.
28. Storm Water. Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation and resulting therefrom.
29. Suspended Solids. The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or
is suspended in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and which is removable by
laboratory filtering.
30. Toxic Pollutant. Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed in Appen-
dix A.
31. Treatment Plant. Any facility owned by the District that is designed to
provide treatment to wastewater.
32. User. Any person who contributes or causes the contribution of wastewater
into District Facilities.
33. Wastewater. The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from
dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions, together
with any ground water, surface water, and storm water that may be present,
whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted to enter
the District's Facilities.
34. Wastewater Discharge Permit. As set forth in Section 8-404.B of this
Ordinance.
36. Waters of the State. All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses,
waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage
systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or under-
ground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within,
flow through, or border upon the State or any portion thereof.
C. Abbreviations
The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:
BOD
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Code of Federal Regulations
Chem ica I Oxygen Demand
Environmental Protection Agency
Liter
Milligrams
Milligrams per Liter
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Standard Industrial Classification
United States Code
Total Suspended Solids
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Section 8-402. Regulations.
A. General Discharge Prohibitions.
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, any pollutant or wastewater
which will interfere with the operation or performance of the District's Facilities.
These general prohibitions apply to all such users of the District's Facilities whether
or not the user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any
other National, State, or local Pretreatment Standards or Requirements.
When the District determines that a user(s) is contributing to the District's
Facilities, any of the below enumerated substances in such amounts as to interfere
with the operation of the District's Facilities, the District shall: (I) Advise the
user(s) of the impact of the contribution on the District Facilities; and (2) Develop
effluent limitation(s) for such user to correct the interference with the Treatment
Plant.
A user may not contribute the following substances to any District Facility.
I. Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or
may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to
cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the District's
Facilities or personnel or to the operation of the District's Facilities. At no
time, shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point
of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system) be more than five
percent (5%) nor any single reading over ten percent (10%) of the Lower
Explosive Limit (LEU of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not
limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers,
alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates,
carbides, hydrides and sulfides and any other substances which the District,
the State or EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard to the
system.
2. Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer
or other interference with the operation of the wastewater treatment facili-
ties such as, but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than
one-half inch (Y:zII) in" any dimension, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure,
bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders,
sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass
clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, gas, tar,
asphalt residues, residues from refining, or processing of fuel or lubricating
oil, mud, or glass grinding or polishing wastes.
3. Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.5, or wastewater having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment, and/or personnel of the District.
4. Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly
or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any
wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the Treatment Plant, or to
exceed the limitation set forth in a Categorical Pretreatment Standard. A
toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to those pollutants for which
effluent standards will be established. A list of toxic pollutants is on file at
the District office.
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5. Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which either singly or by
interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance or
hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for
maintenance and repair.
6. Any substance which may cause the Treatment Plant's effluent or any other
product of the Treatment Plant such as residues, sludges, or scums, to be
unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation
process. In no case, shall a substance discharged to the District's Facilities
cause the Plant to be in non-compliance with sludge use or disposal criteria,
guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act on fi Ie at the
District office.
7. Any substance which will cause the Treatment Plant to violate its NPDES
Permit or the receiving water quality standards.
8. Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment
process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions.
9. Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in
the Treatment Plant resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater with
a temperature at the introduction into the Plant which exceeds 400C (I04oF)
unless the Treatment Plant is designed to accommodate such temperature or
with a temperature at the point of discharge to the District's collection
system which exceeds 650C (150oF).
10. Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released at
a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which a user knows or has reason to
know will cause interference to the Treatment Plant. In no case shall a slug
load have a flow rate or contain concentration or qualities of pollutants that
exceed for any time period longer than fifteen (J 5) minutes more than five (5)
times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration, quantities, or flow
during normal operation.
II. Any wastewater cont9ining any radioactive wastes or isotopes.
12. Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public
nu isance.
13. Any storm water, ground water, rain water, street drainage, subsurface
drainage, yard drainage, swimming pool or spa diatomaceous earth filter
backwash, unless a specific permit is issued by the District. The District may
approve such discharge only when no reasonable alternative is avai lable or
such water is determined to constitute a pollution hazard.
If approval is granted for the discharge of such water into the sewer system,
the user shall pay the applicable wastewater service charges and fees and
meet such other conditions that may be required by the District;
14. Any unpolluted water, including but not limited to cooling water, process
water or blow-down from cooling towers or evaporative coolers or any other
unpolluted water without written approval of the District. The District may
approve the discharge of such water only when no reasonable alternative
method of disposal is available or such alternative is unaceptable.
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15. Any septic tank sludge unless a permit is issued by the District.
16. Any holding tank waste unless a permit is issued by the District.
B. Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
Upon the promulgation of the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a
particular industrial subcategory, the Federal Standard, if more stringent than
limitations imposed under this Ordinance for sources in that subcategory, shall
immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this Ordinance. The General
Manager shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements
under Section 8-404.B and 8-404.C of this Ordinance.
C. Modification of Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
Where the District's wastewater treatment system achieves consistent removal of
pollutants limited by Federal Pretreatment Standards, the District may apply to the
Regional Water Quality Control Board for modification of specific limits in the
Federal Pretreatment Standards. Samples shall be taken in accordance with the
following: (I) Influent and effluent operational data shall be representative of
yearly and seasonal conditions to which the Treatment Plant is subjected for each
pollutant for which a discharge limit revision is proposed; (2) The data shall be
representative of the quality and quantity of normal effluent and influent flow of
the system; (3) The data shall be obtained through a composite sample taken on each
of three (3) consecutive days during each season. Each composite sample will
contain a minimum of twelve (12) discrete samples taken at equal time intervals
over the twenty-four- (24) hour period and proportional to the flow. More than the
minimum number of discrete samples may be required where necessary to determine
Consistent Removal; (4) Where a composite sample is not an appropriate sampling
technique, a grab sample shall be taken. Grab samples will be required, for
example, where the parameters being evaluated are those, such as cyanide and
phenol, which may not be held for any extended period because of biological,
chemical or physical interactions which take place after sample collection and
affect the results. A grab sample is an individual sample collected over a period of
time not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes. Once prior approval is obtained from the
Regional Water Quality Control Board, the District may then modify pollutant
discharge limits in the Federal Pretreatment Standards. The Industrial User shall be
responsible for the cost of sampling, analysis, and reporting.
D. Specific Pollutant Limitations.
No person shall discharge wastewater containing in excess of:
2.00 mg/I arsenic
1.00 mg/I cadmium
5.00 mg/I copper
5.00 mg/I cyanide
2.00 mg/I lead
0.05 mg/I mercury
5.00 mg/I nickel
1.00 mg/I silver
2.00 mg/I total chromium
5.00 mg/I zinc
0.50 mg/I total identifiable chlorinated hydrocarbons
10.00 mg/I phenolic compounds which cannot be removed by the District's waste-
water treatment processes
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E. State Requirements.
State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any case where they
are more stringent than Federal requirements and limitations or those in this
Ordinance.
F. District's Right of Revision.
The District reserves the right to establish by Ordinance more stringent limitations
or requirements on discharges to the wastewater disposal system if deemed
necessary to comply with the objectives presented in Section 8-401.A of this
Ordinance.
G. Excessive Discharge.
No user shall ever increase the use of process water or, in any way, attempt to
dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to
achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical
Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by
the District or State.
H. Accidental Discharges.
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials
or other substances regulated by this Ordinance. Facilities to prevent accidental
discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or
user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the District for review,
and shall be approved by the District before construction of the facility. All
existing users shall complete such a plan by January I, 1983. No user who
commences contribution to the District faci lities after the effective date of this
Ordinance shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental
discharge procedures have been approved by the District. Review and approval of
such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the
responsibility to modify the user's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of
this Ordinance. In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the
user to immediately telephone and notify the District office of the incident. The
notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and
volume, and corrective actions.
I. Written Notice.
Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge. the user shall submit to
the General Manager a detailed written report describing the cause of the
discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss,
damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the
District F aci lities, fish ki lis, or any other damages to person or property; nor
shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other
liability which may be imposed by this article or other applicable law.
2. Notice to Employees.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other
prominent place advising employees of the user whom to call in the event of a
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dangerous discharge. Employers shall insure that all employees who may cause
or suffer such a dangerous discharge to occur are advised of the emergency
notification procedure.
Section 8-403. Fees.
A. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for the recovery of costs from users of
the District's wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program
established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the District's
Schedule of Charges and Fees.
B. Charges and Fees.
The District may adopt charges and fees to compensate the District for its
activities which may include:
I. Setting up and operating the District's Pretreatment Program;
2. Monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;
3. Reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction;
4. Processing permit applications;
5. Filing appeals;
6. Preparing and processing requests relative to consistent removal (by the
District) of pollutants otherwise subject to Federal Pretreatment Standards;
7. Other fees as the District may deem necessary to carry out the requirements
contained herein.
These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this Ordinance and are separate
from all other fees chargeable by the District.
Section 8-404. Administration.
A. Wastewater Dischargers.
It shall be unlawful to discharge without a District permit to any District Facility
any wastewater except as authorized by the General Manager in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
B. Wastewater Discharge Permit.
I. General Permits.
All Significant Industrial Users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the
District's Facilities shall make application for a Wastewater Discharge Permit
before connecting to or contributing to the District's Facilities. All existing
Significant Industrial Users connected to or contributing to the District
Facilities shall obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit within One Hundred
Eighty (180) days after the effective date of this Ordinance. All existing
Significant Industrial Users connected to or contributing to the District's
Facilities and having a current Wastewater Discharge Permit shall be required
to obtain a new permit upon the expiration of their existing permit.
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2. Permit Application.
Users required or who may be required to obtain a Wastewater Discharge
Permit shall complete and file with the District, an application in the form
prescribed by the District and accompanied by an appropriate fee. Existing
users (except those with current permits) shall apply for a Wastewater
Discharge Permit within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this
Ordinance, and proposed new users shall apply at least ninety (90) days prior to
connecting to or contributing to the District's Facilities. In support of the
application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evalua-
tion, the following information:
a. Name, address, and location, (if different from the address);
b. SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,
Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended;
c. In the case of an existing user, wastewater constituents and characteris-
tics including but not limited to those mentioned in Section 8-402 of this
Ordinance as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; sampling
and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures esta-
blished by the EPA contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended on file at
the District Office;
d. Time and duration of contribution;
e. Average daily and three (3) minute peak wastewater flow rates, including
daily, monthly and seasonal variations if any;
f. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to
show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size,
location and elevation;
g. Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises
including all materials which are or could be discharged;
h. The nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which
are limited by a District, State, or Federal Pretreatment Standard, and,
in the case of an existing user, a statement regarding whether or not the
pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not,
whether additional Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and/or additional
pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable Pretreatment
Standards;
i. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the
Pretreatment Standards; the shortest schedule by which the user will
provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this
schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the
applicable Pretreatment Standard:
The following conditions shall apply to this schedule:
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(I) The schedule shall contain increments of progress in the form of
dates for the commencement and completion of major events
leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreat-
ment required for the user to meet the applicable Pretreatment
Standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans,
completing final plans, executing contract for major components,
commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).
(2) No increment referred to in subparagraph (I) shall exceed nine (9)
months.
(3) Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the
final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report
to the General Manager including, as a minimum, whether or not it
complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date
and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this
increment of progress, the reason for delay, and the steps being
taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule
established. In no event shall more than 9 months elapse between
such progress reports to the General Manager.
j. Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes and rate of
production;
k. Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per
day);
I. Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and
proposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system;
m. Any other information as may be deemed by the District to be necessary
to evaluate the permit application. New users shall arrange for a
District representative to conduct a walk through site inspection of the
user's facilities during the ninety (90) day period prior to connecting to
the District's facilities. New users shall submit to the District, within
thirty (30) days after commencement of discharge to the District's
facilities, an analysis of said discharge delineating wastewater consti-
tuents and characteristics including but not limited to those mentioned
in Section 8-402 of this Ordinance as determined by a reliable analytical
laboratory; sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with
procedures established by the EPA contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as
amended on fi Ie at the District Office;
The District will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data
furnished, the District may issue a Wastewater Discharge Permit subject to
terms and conditions provided herein.
3. Permit Modifications.
Within nine (9) months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreat-
ment Standard, the Wastewater Discharge Permit of users subject to such
standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the
time frame prescribed by such standard. Where a user, subject to a National
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Categorical Pretreatment Standard, has not previously submitted an applica-
tion for a Wastewater Discharge Permit as required by Section 8-404.8.2, the
user shall apply for a Wastewater Discharge Permit within one hundred eighty
(180) days after the promulgation of the Applicable National Categorical
Pretreatment Standard. In addition, the user with an existing Wastewater
Discharge Permit shall submit to the General Manager within one hundred
eighty (180) days after the promulgation of an applicable Federal Categorical
Pretreatment Standard the information required by paragraph (h) and (j) of
Section 8-404.8.2.
4. Permit Conditions.
Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of
this Ordinance and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees
established by the District. Permits may contain the following:
a. The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater
to be discharged to the District's collection system;
b. Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and
characteristics;
c. Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or require-
ments for flow regulations and equalization.
d. Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and
samp Ii ng fac i li ti es;
e. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling
locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests
and reporting schedule;
f. Compliance. schedules;
g. Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports
(see Section 8-404.C>;
h. Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to
wastewater discharge as specified by the District and affording District
access thereto;
i. Requirements for notification of the District of any new introduction of
wastewater constitutents or any substantial change in the volume or
character of the wastewater constitutents being introduced into the
wastewater treatment system.
j. Requirements for notification of slug discharges (defined in Section 8-
402.A.10 as per Section 8-405.B.2;
k. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the District to ensure
compliance with this Ordinance.
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5. Permits Duration.
Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5)
years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated
to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a
minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of the user's
existing permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to
modification by the District during the term of the permit as limitations or
requirements as identified in Section 8-402 are modified or other just cause
exists. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at
least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or
new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for
compliance.
6. Permit Transfer.
Wastewater Discharge Permits are issued to a specific user for a specific
operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or trans-
ferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or
changed operation without the approval of the District. Any succeeding owner
or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
C. Reporting Requirements for Permittee.
I. Compliance Date Report.
Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with applicable
Pretreatment Standards or, in the case of a new user connection, following
commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the District's Facili-
ties, any user subject to Pretreatment Standards and Requirements shall
submit to the District a report indicating the nature and concentration of all
pollutants in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited by
Pretreatment Standards and Requirements and the average and maximum daily
flow for these process units in the user facility which are limited by such
Pretreatment Standards or Requirements. The report shall state whether the
applicable Pretreatm~nt Standards or Requirements are being met on a
consistent basis and, if not, what additional operational and maintenance
changes and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring the user into compliance
with the applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements. This statement
shall be signed by an authorized representative of the Industrial User, and
certified correct by an authorized representative of a State approved labora-
tory and a qualified wastewater engineering consultant (if such a consultant
has been engaged by the Industrial Used.
2. Periodic Compliance Reports.
a. Users identified below shall submit a report to the General Manager
twice a year as specified in the Permit, unless required more frequently
in the Pretreatment Standard or by the General Manager; indicating the
nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited
by either Pretreatment Standards or other pollutant limitations con-
tained in this Ordinance. In addition, this report shall include a record of
all daily flows which during the reporting period exceeded the average
daily flow reported in 8.404.8.4 of this Section.
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The initial report shall be submitted per the following:
User
When
Existing user subject to a Pretreatment
Standard
Within 180 days of promulgation of
Federal Pretreatment Standards
New user sub ject to a Pretreatment
Standard
Within 30 days of commencing dis-
charge to District's facilities
Existing industrial users not subject
to a Pretreatment Standard
On November I, 1981
b. The District may impose mass limitations on users where the imposition
of mass limitations are appropriate. In such cases, the report required
under subparagraph (a) above shall indicate the mass of pollutants
regulated by Pretreatment Standards in the effluent of the user. These
reports shall contain the results of sampling and analysis of the dis-
charge, including the flow and the nature and concentration, or produc-
tion and mass where requested by the General Manager, of pollutants
contained therein which are limited by the applicable Pretreatment
Standards. The frequency of monitoring shall be prescribed in the
applicable Pretreatment Standard. All analysis shall be performed in
accordance with procedures established by the EPA and contained in 40
CFR, Part 136 as amended on file at the District office.
D. Monitoring Facilities.
The District may require to be provided and operated at the user's own expense,
monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of the
private side sewer and/or internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should
normally be situated on the user's premises, but the District may, when such a
location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user, allow the facility
to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it wi II not
be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.
There shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or faci Iity to allow
accurate sampling and preparation 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.
Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring
facilities shall be provided in accordance with the District requirements and all
applicable local construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be
completed within ninety (90) days following written notification by the District.
E. Inspection and Sampling.
The District has the right of inspection of the facilities of any user to ascertain
whether the purpose of this Ordinance is being met and all requirements are being
complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or
discharged shall allow the District or their representative ready access at all
reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection,
sampling, analysis, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties.
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The District, Regional Water Quality Control Board 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
their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel
from the District, Regional Water Quality Control Board and EPA will be permitted
to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsi-
bilities.
F. Pretreatment.
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this
Ordinance and shall achieve compliance with all Federal Categorical Pretreatment
Standards within the time limitations as specified by the Federal Pretreatment
Regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to
the District shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the user's expense.
Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be
submitted to the District for review, and shall be acceptable to the District before
construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will
in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as
necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the District under the provisions of
this Ordinance. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of
operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the District prior to the user's
initiation of the changes.
Pursuant to federal requirements, the District shall annually publish in a local
newspaper a list of the users which were not in compliance with any Pretreatment
Requirements or Standards at least once during the twelve (12) previous months.
The notification shall also summarize any enforcement actions taken against the
user(s) during the same twelve (t 2) months.
All records relating to compliance with Pretreatment Standards shall be made
available to officials of the EPA, Regional Water Quality Control Board or District.
G. Confidential Information. .
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit
applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be
available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the
user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
District that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or
methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user.
When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which
might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made avai lable for
inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to
governmental agencies for uses related to this Ordinance, the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and/or the Pretreatment Programs;
provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the
State or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving
the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will
not be recognized as confidential information.
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Information accepted by the District as confidential, shall not be transmitted to any
governmental agency or to the general public by the District until and unless a ten-
day notification is given to the user.
Section 8-405. Enforcement.
A. Discharge of Harmful Pollutants.
The District may suspend the Wastewater treatment service and/or a Wastewater
Discharge Permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the District,
in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an
imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of individuals to the
environment, causes Interference to the treatment plant or causes the District to
violate any condition of its NPDES Permit.
Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the
Wastewater Discharge Permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge. In
the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order,
the District shall take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize
damage to the District's Facilities or endangerment to any individuals. The District
may reinstate the Wastewater Discharge Permit and/or the wastewater treatment
service upon proof of the elimination of the non-complying discharge. A detailed
written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the harmful
discharge and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be
submitted to the District within fifteen (15) days of the date of occurrence.
B. Revocation of Permit.
Any user who violates the following conditions of this Ordinance, or applicable state
and federal regulations, is subject to having his permit revoked in accordance with
the procedures of Section 8-405 of this Ordinance: .
I. Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and charac-
teristics of his discharge;
2. Failure of the User to report significant changes in operations, or wastewater
constituents and characteristics;
3. Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of
inspection or monitoring; or,
4. Failure of a User to notify District immediately of accidental Discharge
and/or take appropriate corrective action to prevent a reoccurrence.
5. Violation of conditions of the permit.
c. Notification of Violation.
Whenever the District finds that any user has violated or is violating this Ordinance,
Wastewater Discharge Permit, or any prohibition, limitation of requirements con-
tained herein, the District may serve upon such person a written notice stating the
nature of the violation. Within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice, a plan for
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the satisfactory correction thereof shall be submitted to the District by the user.
D. Show Cause Hearing
I. The District may order any user who causes or allows an unauthorized
discharge to the District's Facilities to show cause before the District Board
of Directors why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. A
notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place of a hearing to
be held by the District Board of Directors regarding the violation, the reasons
why the action is to be taken, the proposed enforcement action, and directing
the user to show cause before the District Board of Directors why the
proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing
shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Service may be made on
any agent or officer of a corporation.
2. The District Board of Directors may itself conduct the hearing and take the
evidence, or may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of
the Engineering Department to:
a. Issue in the name of the District Board of Directors notices of hearings
requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production
of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings;
b. Take the evidence;
c. Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and
other evidence, together with recommendations to the District Board of
Directors for action thereon.
3. At any hearing held pursuant to this Ordinance, testimony taken must be under
oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made
available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon
payment of the usual charges thereof.
4. After the District Board of Directors has reviewed the evidence, it may issue
an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a
specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate
treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been
installed or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurte-
nances are properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary
and appropriate may be issued.
E. Legal Action.
If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the District's
wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, Federal or
State Pretreatment Requirements, or any order of the District, the District's
Counsel may commence an action for appropriate legal and/or equitable relief in the
Superior Court of Contra Costa County.
Section 8-406. Penalty: Costs.
A. Penalties.
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Any user who is found to have violated an Order of the District or who willfully or
negligently failed to comply with any provision of this Ordinance, and the orders,
rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder, shall be fined not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each
offense. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed a
separate and distinct offense. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the
District may recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, court reporters' fees,
administrative costs of the District, and other expenses of litigation by appropriate
suit at law against the person found to have violated this Ordinance or the orders,
regulations, and permits issued hereunder.
B. Falsifying Information.
Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representation or certifica-
tion in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to
be maintained pursuant to this Ordinance, or Wastewater Discharge Permit, or who
falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or
method required under this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months, or by both.
Section 8-407. Severability.
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or article of this Ordinance is invalidated by any
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, and
chapters shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 8-408. Conflict.
All other Ordinances and parts of other Ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any
part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
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