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Item 9.b.
,ek CENTRAL SAN
SANITARYCENTRAL CONTRA COSTA , .
January 16, 2020
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: TIM POTTER, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SUPERINTENDENT
REVIEWED BY: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVRIONMENTALAND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
DIVISION MANAGER
JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGAND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE REPORT ONA BUSINESS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
DURING 2019 UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
BACKGROUND
Federal pretreatment regulations require Central San to report businesses permitted under the
Environmental Compliance Program as a Significant Industrial User (SIU) if they are issued a Notice of
Violation during the calendar year. The regulations also establish criteria for agencies such as Central San
to use to determine if the violations of a permitted business are classified as Significant Noncompliance
(SNC). If a business is determined to be in SNC, Central San is required to publish certain information
about the violation in the newspaper at least annually.
In 2005, Environmental Compliance staff initiated a program, at the Board's request, to work more closely
with the regulated businesses to understand the actions they could take to minimize the events where they
would meet the SNC criteria. This program has been very successful and the number of businesses
reported in SNC has been significantly reduced. This year, the program assisted two SI Us to return to
compliance for potential SNC violations.
BUSINESSES IN SNC FOR 2019
One business was determined to meet the SNC criteria during calendar year 2019.
• San Ramon Regional Medical Center for submitting a required report more than 45 days after the
due date.
The information that will be published in the Contra Costa Times is included in the attached document.
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Strategic Plan Tie-In
GOAL ONE: Provide Exceptional Customer Service
Strategy 3- Maintain a strong reputation in the community
GOAL TWO: Strive to Meet Regulatory Requirements
Strategy 1 - Strive to achieve 100%permit compliance in air, water, land, and other regulations
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Publication of Business in SNC during 2019
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE FOR 2019
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the federal regulations contained in 40 CFR
403.8.f(2)(vii), Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) is required to publish the
names of all Industrial Users (IU) of Central San's public sewer system that were determined
to be in significant noncompliance (SNC) with applicable pretreatment standards or other
pretreatment requirements during the 2019 calendar year. Federal regulations establish
objective criteria for Central San to use to determine if an IU is in SNC.
Discharge Quality Violations
No IUs were found to have discharged process wastewater in violation of Central San's Local
Discharge Limits in a manner that met the definition of SNC.
Reporting Violations
The following IU was found to be in violation of the reporting requirements of Central San's
Environmental Compliance Program in a manner that met the definition of SNC.
Industrial User Nature of Violation Follow-up Action Taken
San Ramon Regional Periodic Compliance Reports Central San issued Notices of Violation
Medical Center (PCR) submitted after the due (NOV)for each violation. The IU submitted
6001 Norris Canyon Road dates. One report was the late PCRs. Central San will evaluate the
San Ramon, CA submitted more than 45 days compliance status of this Us report
late which meets the SNC submittals to determine if a pattern of
criteria. noncompliance is developing.
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