§ 5-6.201. Prohibited Discharges.

(a)

No person shall discharge a quantity or quality of wastewater directly or indirectly to sewer facilities owned by or tributary to the City's sewage system which causes, or is capable of causing, either alone or by interaction with other substances:

(1)

A fire or explosion;

(2)

Obstruction to the flow in the sewage system resulting in interference or damage to the sewerage facilities;

(3)

Danger to life or safety of any person;

(4)

Impairment of the effective maintenance or operation of the sewerage system;

(5)

The release of toxic or malodorous gas-producing substances; including any material identified as hazardous according to 40 CFR Part 261 except as may be specifically authorized by the Director;

(6)

Interference with the wastewater treatment process;

(7)

The City's effluent or any other product of the treatment process, residues, sludges, or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation, reuse, or disposal;

(8)

Discoloration, pass through, or any other condition which affects the quality of the City's treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by regulatory agencies cannot be met;

(9)

Conditions which violate any statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance of any public agency or regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the discharge of wastewater through the sanitary sewage system;

(10)

Contamination of the collection system, soil, or groundwater by osmosis, chemical action, leakage, or any other means of conveyance from the sewage system.

(b)

No person shall discharge wastewater or any substance delivered by vehicular transport, rail car, or dedicated pipeline directly or indirectly to the City's sewerage facilities that is defined as a hazardous waste by the control authority.

In the event that user discharges waste to sewer which if otherwise disposed of would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR part 261 the user at a minimum shall immediately notify the City and California Office of Emergency Services (OES), County Environmental Resources followed with a written report within five (5) days. The report shall include the name of the waste set forth in 40 CFR part 261 along with the EPA hazardous waste number, type, and quantity of the discharge.

(c)

No person shall transport waste from one (1) location or facility to another for the purpose of treating or discharging it directly or indirectly to a publicly owned sewer without written permission from the City.

(d)

No user shall increase the contribution of flow, pollutants, or change the nature of pollutants where such contribution or change does not meet applicable standards and requirements or where such contribution or change would cause the City to violate its NPDES permit.

(Added by Ord. 3137-C.S., § 1, effective 6-17-99)

(Ord. 3649-C.S., § 2, effective 7-14-16)