Chapter 14.24
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE
Sections:
14.24.040 Adherence to pretreatment ordinance of San Elijo Joint Powers Authority.
14.24.050 Industrial wastewater discharge permit required.
14.24.060 Issuance of industrial wastewater discharge permit.
14.24.070 Fees for industrial wastewater discharge permits.
14.24.080 Pretreatment plans required.
14.24.090 Access for monitoring.
14.24.100 Self-monitoring and reporting.
14.24.110 Public access to information.
14.24.120 Revisions to permits.
14.24.130 Permit expiration, transference, revocation or suspension.
14.24.140 Violation – Disconnection of facilities – Reconnection charge.
14.24.150 Notice of intention to disconnect premises.
14.24.010 Title.
This chapter shall be known as the “city of Solana Beach industrial wastewater pretreatment ordinance.” (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.020 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the maximum beneficial public use of the city’s wastewater system through adequate regulation of sewer construction, sewer use, and industrial wastewater discharge, to provide for equitable distribution of the city’s costs, and to provide procedures for complying with wastewater discharge requirements placed upon the city by San Elijo Joint Powers Authority and other regulatory bodies. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.030 Scope.
This chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth herein and the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all waste into the city’s sewer system. This chapter provides for the regulation of sewer construction in areas within the former Solana Beach Sanitary District boundaries and the city limits of the city of Solana Beach. This chapter also provides for the regulation of the quantity and quality of discharged wastes, the degree of wastewater pretreatment required, provision for fees and charges, the issuance of permits for industrial wastewater discharge, and the establishment of penalties for violation of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.040 Adherence to pretreatment ordinance of San Elijo Joint Powers Authority.
The city of Solana Beach is a member of the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority and therefore has adopted the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s pretreatment ordinance. No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, any such influent that is inconsistent with the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s pretreatment ordinance, on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of Solana Beach, and any amendments thereto. In the event of any inconsistencies between regulations approved by San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, the city council and other regulations adopted by the city, the more restrictive regulations shall apply. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.050 Industrial wastewater discharge permit required.
No person shall connect to or otherwise discharge, or cause to be discharged into the sewer system of the city, any industrial waste unless the city engineer determines that such discharge meets the industrial waste discharge standards established by the rules or regulations adopted as herein provided, in which case no industrial waste permit shall be required. If the discharge does not meet the industrial waste discharge standards established by this title, then an industrial waste discharge permit is required. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.060 Issuance of industrial wastewater discharge permit.
Industrial wastewater permits shall be co-issued by the city and the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority according to this code and San Elijo Joint Powers Authority regulations. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any industrial wastewaters directly or indirectly to sewerage facilities without first obtaining a permit for industrial wastewater discharge. The permit for industrial wastewater discharge may require pretreatment of industrial waste before discharge, restriction of peak flow discharges, prohibition of discharge of certain waste components, restriction of discharge to certain hours of the day, payment of additional charges to defray increased costs created by the waste discharge, and such other conditions as may be required to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
No permit shall be issued to any person to discharge industrial waste into the sewer system of the city if such discharge will be a hazard or danger to the health or safety of any person or to the property of any person or if such discharge will result in a danger to the capacity, construction, use or proper performance or utilization of the sewer system or be otherwise detrimental or injurious to such systems or either of them, and unless the applicant has complied with all state, federal, and local laws and with all the provisions of this code and with all applicable rules and regulations adopted as provided for in this title. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.070 Fees for industrial wastewater discharge permits.
Fees may be charged by the city for industrial wastewater discharge permits, for both the issuance of original permits and renewals. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.080 Pretreatment plans required.
In the event the city engineer determines that pretreatment is required to make the waste acceptable, the applicant shall be so notified and shall submit suitable engineering plans and specifications showing in detail the proposed pretreatment facilities and pretreatment operational procedures which shall be included within and become a part of the original application. A permit shall not be issued until such plans, specifications and operational procedures have been reviewed and approved by the city engineer. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.090 Access for monitoring.
When required by the city engineer, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastewater shall install monitoring and recording equipment, and a suitable control access hole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such access hole shall be readily accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans by the city engineer. The access hole shall be installed and maintained by the owner at the owner’s expense. If no special access hole is available, the sampling location shall be determined by the city engineer – which may be the nearest downstream utility hole from the point at which the building sewer is connected. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.100 Self-monitoring and reporting.
All industrial users shall be subject to self-monitoring and reporting requirements. The requirements for each applicable user shall be determined by the city engineer and included in the user’s discharge permit. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.110 Public access to information.
Information and data provided by an industrial user identifying the nature and frequency of a discharge shall be available to the public without restriction. Any information or data which is submitted or which may be furnished by a user in connection with required periodic reports shall also be available to the public unless the user or other interested person specifically identifies and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city engineer that the disclosure of such information or a particular part thereof to the general public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.120 Revisions to permits.
The city engineer shall be empowered to revise discharge permit requirements to comply with evolving federal, state, and local laws. Permit revisions or modifications shall not be inconsistent with applicable federal pretreatment standards. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.130 Permit expiration, transference, revocation or suspension.
Any permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be valid for a specified period and is not transferable unless such permit is revoked or suspended as provided in this title and in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.140 Violation – Disconnection of facilities – Reconnection charge.
The city engineer may revoke or suspend the permit issued to any person in the event of a violation by the permittee of any provision of any applicable state, federal or local laws or this chapter or of any of the rules and regulations adopted in the manner provided for herein. The city engineer, in accordance with the law, may disconnect from the public sewer any connection to a sewer, main line sewer, or other facility which is constructed, connected or used without a permit, or constructed, connected or used contrary to any of the provisions of any applicable federal, state, or local law or this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted as provided for in this chapter. When a premises has been disconnected, it shall not be reconnected until the violation for which it was disconnected has ceased or been remedied and a reasonable charge for such disconnection and reconnection, as established by the city engineer, has been paid. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.150 Notice of intention to disconnect premises.
The city engineer shall give not less than five days’ notice of intention to disconnect the premises or to suspend or revoke a permit, stating the reasons therefor, and may grant a reasonable time for elimination of the violation; provided, however, that if the city engineer determines that the danger is imminent and such action is necessary for the immediate protection of the health, safety or welfare of the persons or property or for the protection of the sewer system, any premises may be disconnected and service terminated concurrently with the giving of such notice. Notice shall be given to the occupant of the premises, if any, and to the record owner of the property as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll of the county of San Diego by United States mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, or by posting such notice on the premises. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)
14.24.160 Enforcement.
The city engineer is charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted as provided in this chapter. The city engineer and the city/San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s duly authorized agents and employees are authorized and shall be permitted to enter upon all properties at all reasonable times and during operating hours of businesses for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing, or other reasons to assure the enforcement and proper application of all the provisions, rules and regulations as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 338 § 1, 2005)