Chapter 9.15
FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
9.15.010 Spill containment facilities.
9.15.020 Monitoring/metering facilities.
9.15.030 Drawing submittal requirements.
9.15.040 Pollution prevention requirements.
9.15.010 Spill containment facilities.
All users shall provide spill containment for protection against discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this title. Such protection shall be designed to secure the discharges and to prevent them from entering into the district's sewerage system in accordance with reasonable engineering standards. Such facilities shall be provided and maintained at the user's expense. [Ord. 11-7-00 § 3.1]
9.15.020 Monitoring/metering facilities.
A. The district may require the user to construct and maintain in proper operating condition at the user's sole expense, flow monitoring, constituent monitoring and/or sampling facilities.
B. Any sample taken from a sample box or other representative sampling location is considered to be representative of the discharge to the public sewer.
C. Monitoring or metering facilities may be required to include a security closure that can be locked to prevent unauthorized access.
D. The location of the monitoring or metering facilities shall be subject to approval by the district.
E. The user shall provide to the district immediate, clear, safe and uninterrupted access to the user's monitoring and metering facilities. [Ord. 11-7-00 § 3.2]
9.15.030 Drawing submittal requirements.
A. Detailed plans shall be submitted to the district for review of existing or proposed construction of pretreatment facilities, spill containment facilities, monitoring facilities, metering facilities, and operating procedures. District approval of plans for proposed construction shall be received prior to commencement of construction. The review of the plans and procedures shall in no way relieve the user of the responsibility of modifying the facilities or procedures in the future, as necessary, to meet the requirements of this chapter or any requirements of other regulatory agencies.
B. Three copies of all drawings shall be submitted for review.
C. All drawings shall include the following:
1. North arrow;
2. Scale size;
3. User name and address;
4. Drawing name and drawing number;
5. Date drawn or revised;
6. Name of draftsman and name of person approving drawing.
D. The district may require drawings to scale depicting the manufacturing process (waste-generating sources), spill containment, pretreatment facilities, and/or monitoring/metering facilities.
E. The district may require a schematic drawing of the pretreatment facilities.
F. The district may require the drawings be prepared by a California registered chemical, mechanical, or civil engineer. [Ord. 11-7-00 § 3.3]
9.15.040 Pollution prevention requirements.
User shall provide pollution prevention plans, and/or pollution prevention audits, and/or waste management plans, to identify and quantify waste streams, and to identify and evaluate source reduction measures. Evaluation and implementation measures may include, but are not limited to, input changes, operational improvements, production process changes, product reformulation, product substitution, recycling, inventory control, employee education and training, and other steps as necessary to avoid or reduce waste produced. [Ord. 11-7-00 § 3.4]