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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1595_CCv0001.pdf 9" rGy+ a. ORDINANCE N . 1595 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY F RE NDS RESCINDING ORDINANCE40 D ENACTING a AN ORDINANCE RMUIATING THE FLOW OF CERTAIN WASTES TES NTO ITS SEWERAGE SYSTEM, The City Council h Cite o Redlands does o,chinas follows : ARTICLE - Preamble SECTION N . Ordinancy No. 1403 of thet edlan hereby rescinded. SECTION 2. The sewerage system of the City of Redlands , hereinafter called "City" , discharges treated effluent into pervieable soil structures . The California Regional Water Quality sn "rawl Board, Santa Anal Region, hereinafter called "Regional Board", has established limitations upon the chemical �=��n se sewage effluent discharge by �:hCity, and a. such limitations are set forth in duly cResolutions and Orders of the egioadal Board. hese Resolutions and Orders may be amendedby the Regional Board. in order to comply with such discharge limitations the City a*?u.., regulate the flow of certain wastes into its sewerage system, SECTION 3 . Unless the s':: cd na' xt specifically indicates o her, isea, the meaning of e terms this� d � Ordinance shall b e s follows : "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group, and includes the plural as well as the singular . "P-ablic Sewer" shall mean any sewer located in or maintained by the City of Redlands , The term as hese used does notinclude t yr drains or channels for conveyance of natural surface waters , "Public via rks :rect r" shall mean the Public Works Director the City of Redlands his authorized representative or deputy . "Plumbing Official" shall mean the Dirictor of Building and Safety of the y of Redlands ngy i authorized ize epresent a .vr deputy, "Industrial tri Waste Water" shall mese the waste water arising from: or associatedwith n industrial praion, ucai",Ra operation shall be understood o include the following :s Production or refining asg o petroleum; production, processing, packing or canning of fruits , vegetables , meat , or beverages ; laundering of clothes i£: public laundries , public self-service laundries , or hospitals ; production of fertilizer, ke '€'yin of livestock or poultry an operation o f dairies; production or dyeing of textiles ; production of soap r other detergents or chemicals ; production ion Asa processing of plastics; c lan ansa of tanks , s'sk cars fararae . acing aux" other r c e.,.s"i ns of metals; processing or reclamation of refuse; all kinds of similar manufacturing , processing and servicing operations. "Operation" isa':: ua'_es she washing f equipment or spaces ,M."sesr in industrial operations , i "adus tr waste water does not include s,,..sdzx. the following: waste waters from the operations of restaurants , hotels , as s a ?'�>.r� Vic._ s , single or ns?xli .e residences , places of tail business; vehicle service facilities , "Floatable oil and grease" shall mean the oil and grease floating o t_..�.. surface �. a sample off:. water when t is retained Bks one _hour 3 a. yu•" Rxp.. ga:s a quiescent condition in a vessel l with vertical walls , filled to the depth of 30 centimeters , "Floatable hydrocarbon .s i i. floating '-o the V,? surface a..3 a sample'. of the water. the conditions as prescribed in the definition o " oat abEe oil and grease". "Water SW..psYly:. s„ ate l l mean the City' s water supply ss'ea„v.s rag the area tributary ss.ary to the City' s weagsystem. "Water Supply" may also mean the water supply c tuall rve d to asspecific consumer a:ss.., er determined za5r analysis of a composite aSrubssd sample collected, and analyzed n a mannerapproved by the Public "Exchange aria ""ype water conditioning ,g" shall water conditioning apparatus tus , is removed from MR premises upop which c i. ;. aa:"sixes operates and is regenerated at a commercial regeneration plant nt sss<e:.r: in need of regeneration. "Discharge to the ground" shall mean discharge s of wastewater to or into than soil and not ns in a facility approved by the Public Works Director as being impermeable. ARTICLE I! •-' General Restrictions SECTION�SECTIONas Except a:.dt €. 'a"`es"a. t -s p 'o*u'` dsds it shall be unlawful for any person ta..s discharge or to cause to be discharged into any y public sewer or a"a 3 kr opening leading to a publice of thle City o aN IM'g { a ;) Any earths h sand, rocks , ashes, gravel , plaster, a u;iaa'acre at; as metal filings , or met orplastic objects ,3 ectgarbage, or solid or semi-solid mf. al inquantities €'�ir v4' ..um ' which. will obstruct the flow e....n, sewage in the sewer or an object Mac»b will. cause g ,�.,.-�i..r Wim'�»��w°n.: of a sewage pump osewage.. sludge dg+' ��3'^%..��.&op or interfere with. t.,t,..., normal; operation f the? sewer t eaMed7plant,, " ; < Any compound wic will produce 'o ia s odor in the r we r or sewage treatment plaat. Any volatile liquid or substance wadich can produce t toxic aw (d) ,a overflow ny septic tank or cesspool, or any liquid , sludge pumped from rola cesspool. $r septic ta k„ except at such x and in such manner as may be F5g ( . by (a), Aa S,y: storm; water or any runoff from a n field, roof , y .drd driveway or streen Any y au.a.d ,.):r vapor which h 4 l cause the temperatureof the sewage in:a the Cityoy receiving main dn”` t4 as higher than a a degrees Q) radioactive G"<C d.stes in excess f Federal, State County reg a 4u£at„``rg g a (h)) A smaterialor quantity o f material w € ah will cause } > signi- ficant gni-? M . t damage,.;° o any part of the s ^`ar ""a"ae system or abnormal wl: sut.id g'"n t`.i e.,x it e ?:. orabnormal ma..a. n �'�t 8 an c e or operation costs of any part o the sewerage e F ,a, or become n„tI"e a nuisance or menace to public health, or aw wh x. xaa i b d cause a_Y.s e City t f Redlands a a sewage a„e' t effluent to exceed the oi.sa_ nt i` c.a limits s e t b"'yt' the Regional B a ,'a:a ARTICLE III Special Restrictions - Vehic aServicing "`ry a,c ir a�a v'acilasteve'" SECTION n facility maintained ine r the servicing or repair of roadway matehershall install a"d maintai " sand-and-oil Samar-; -t. ra Waste waters from toilets shall not be allowed to pass t.h5ua k this interceptor, but all waste waters arising tEaa the servicing a.,nsu repair of vehicles shall pas through ugh th.aid interceptor before discharge to a public sewer of the City of Redlands . an the vehicleservicing facility roes ao t include facilities t Rthe washingof more than one vehicle at a time, the interceptor shall have an operation capacity of n " less than a cubic a �"�t and a z accessible effective water f ane not less esi tan p square fM t, "Accessible effective we surface" „ o here understoodto ��an ca surface wh �� a easily ,<,a,.c,.,�. s.,.+ ,:.::k <,..e for'a.. n:.. l e• ��i at ',: and which at the :same time will retain oil i fa?.Y tt l ".,: a surface water passing k.,,..3,n, rg..5r.. t h e trap und St'�.4gt,ya`.n_ 'at-`ak.3. :sdr�ss conditions of use. Tf the vehicle servicing facility has facilities for washing or otherwise ?".. erm «acleaning more 2a , € anvehicle :;. . uat a time,, the interceptor shall have an operating fluid capacity of atleast 12 cubic feet and an accessible effective water surface of at least 6 ` Y :l r e ry t , _ . shall .- b e E s much c larger a _ge; & B g this a i necessary i.:' that . seven-day accumulation sand a d oil will s..ottogether i . ars,''. than Auv % of the fluid c;apacity» The interceptor shall be designed retainso as to u ny K! and grease which will float and any sand whic'lhi will settle. it shall. �«� water tight" ��t€�; structurally "sound a.,,.., durable, .. wshall be easily :c c e s s i�'�, e f C.l r cleaning; and acceptableinspection by the Public Works Director, SECTION 6 , Any interceptor legally and properly installed at vehicle servicing facility before the effective date of this ordinance shall be as an alternative o the interceptor^r 7.(�,� c d i,.�{L. P Section 4 , provided roJ - ed "pGh interceptor ks effective an removing 5a1d and .. it can be Inspected and ,,tl and is ':;:„ designed and xnss,..„mss„ that properly maintained. if he Public Works Director finds either nit by engineering knowledge �;° aa° observation, aha t 3.� interceptor incapable ab of retaining adequately �'h re sand 4¢ ,°s nl in the e yah`aste water r t ?,..,.+ from a. vehicle servicing facility, he shall condemn such interceptor and declare that i.., does�`”s n o t meet the -requirements of this ordinance, SECTION 7. The Public Works Director shall «xtan a file, available for public 3 ? c use, o suitable ar� designs i �1 s o asand-and-oil . t "r a -. tors , This r.as be for informational purposes , installation of an interceptor >..design ah z' C. file, o r of any design meeting the sizo requirements set forth in this ordinance shall not impute any ash€1 liability to the City of Redlands for the adequacy of the interceptor a,n'33,„';z., actual conditions of use. It shall not relieve,., theowa,Fer or pro- pr r€date”p i a,.-to€. ofresponsibility for keeping sand and oil out of the sewer. fsh...i . interceptor € t . . cp, o> . snt adequate [eqatuunder ah e conditions n ? tromomo use, , he shall a construct one which . e « emohF4y in accomplishing .h intended purpose. SECTION 8. The Plumbing Of ":cial shall not approve the ;`.ka.k..ng s;.M of a vehicle _ ,n epair i'fi facility if it does not have is sand-and-oil ,.w .e r t ep`5 4 a..,r s. meeting t h e requirements °.f thisordinance, SECTION 9The sand-and-oil interceptor of a vehicle setvic ;,axg shallility rte . properly maintained, It shall be cleaned as after?. as is necessary `#.."::a.,, assure t ha sand and ya`i l do n o 3.... accumulate to Impair: the efficiency of the interceptor. When an interceptor is cleaned, the e accumulated spa...€_. }avnt and :s._ a: ti ;g material shall be removed and legally disposed of otherwise than to a sewer. An interceptor is not considered to be properly maintained if for any reason it is not in good working c`t x.„«au iM.,*. ?a:::y is not,;:: considered .6 properly maintained i f sand and oil accumulations total mor than 2 sa of : ' theteoperating fluid capacity. The owner of any. v�k �� � M `�1 : � � ' �c ' ?i ? , thelessee and sub-lessee ordinance No, 1595 Page four tr i. . it there be such, and any proprietor, operator or superintendent of such faawlit h, e individually and severally liable i oany failure of proper maintenance of such interceptor, ARTTCLE IV - Special Conditions - Water Softening Devices The restrictions in this article do n o t.,, apply to exchange type water conditioning.0 _.ac aps arto Water conditioning apparatus includes zeolite'" te 3on or cation exchange softeners, em.iner aliz e,r s and other - like th .°fir effective ate of this o<, € �_a���ance may y Itisca e its wastes to t..1_.. ,ew'eyr 3. ;..`.J the i�:":y� g t o w s ,3 ! the equipment has a mineral 5 a ��'.i2' �•y fid' excess sw"C„�:. one and one-half " I cubic feet.. Multiple ple units installed to supply EA a kn`Y' o the same premises s al be considered: as ., single f, z.g .t„s. for o t ,,„, z e purposes u i,.,.1. �a ;::g s of._ i`h Article,. After th_ ea _ecce date d this ordinance, 1shall� t dunlawful4 •. :: to install or replace water conditioning apparatus of any size whlcllr.-�,, discharges ¢.t egv neratW.ion wastes to the sewer or ,to the ground , ARTICLE „ Special R .'.str. ct_i'J s Industrial Waste Waters y �, SECTION 10 .. Any";�` person �.` ".�,4.,L„h �& ��..�, discharge industrial waste water into_ ' public� � sewer . n Redlands in an amount exceeding 100 gallons in c a,xyan e day shall , b t a letter t . t L e u l.l' c Works 3 re tpre- senting rf » produced and d discz:'d „ <ed by e,. t Ste'$. industrial o.p e ra t.";,on w producing t s for r waste water ,t�- s.,� n .'s o r an y pretreatment facilities planned „: prevent discharge of improper materialsto the sdwsaler, and any other pertinent t.,'..i.. "..o l necessary o control discharge to the sewerage system a,` requested by the Public Works Director . W „t.h:tn sixty ( a0s days the Public i Works Director sr lla l reply to this letter, I'. the Public Works Director finds ( t.) t,..4c%. ., the quality of the waste µau°atwe?, and existing facilities or facility for which *k Lam„;` �",.�YPrsi.rk furnishes a:k.: commitment to.3.ns ll within „g reasonable period or discharge w.`..5 the sewer, {taek a_a..n.s»orm, to 5 " - -r 3a-< , n w o v this and skother s r o � fi � a , � the City, ( ;.) a t any existing or '2sttd pretreatment facilities. >:�t e adequate, and d ( ) that Ssewer capacity 3 s available, Cl9bry , h e shall hal relg approving ^ gAv,.h y o-. r ,tCr« e of that waste water to the t. „e..,yA letter o: approval shall state the : h and the nature o the amount S. d:n<= ,,�i�w flo��{"ur �,k+G3 x 5,x�' li, nature G, }� the industry �p th e e =s��p„ s,„ :.:k,.a Y,f;.` may discharge "s..,�k:. tP#,`aa� ''. sewer, �w..:2 i ��n�� controls �a�� �i t 5.. ;�h�”. ,t. t_$b.;..i..M Works Director fi" ds necessary in order t gs.`''"`a..W t., sewerage: 3 4's` fed''I may a y pe e its intended purpose, (3) those chemical constituents to he analyzed ,nd reported lrpon , an t in the event that installation of pretreatment or other~lar. facilities are deemed necessary, th,. letter shall specify the` p„`'` ,a.od of 5„',_'`w?e granted for the installation f pretreatment or other facilities . if the,e u pry` ..i c Works Director f.t,g,k d that the pro- posed „ .-a M .y t^,,. gwill. n{, "' bef lawful under. this: Article. { :„. other t. "��. � ...g,a.,. `#�.J l e a laws 2 shall so notify the » applicant, nSci notification .> be within finding, t" s: k t� sixty 3?Wtf") days of�:. the :. IN % SECTION 11 . if the discharger wishes to make alterations of pretreatment faciles or alterations of connections to the sewerl or if he wishes ra discharge additional waste or to discharge wastes in excess of the amounts which have been approved, or wastes of a different And, he shall submit to the Public Works Director a letter requesting approval of such alteration. The shall treat this in the same manner as an original application under, Section 9. SECTION 12. it shall be unlawful , after one days from the effective date of this ordinance, for any person no, discharge into the public sewerage system of the City of Redlands , Sirectly or indirectly, any industrial waste wacer in excess of 100 gallons a day which is not approved as to kind and amount by a letter from the Public Works Director. Any such discharge shall be in accordance with any restrictions and conditions imposed in the Public, Works Director ' s letter of approval , except chat the Public Works Director shall grant such reasonable extensions of time in excess of the one hundred eighty (180) day period as may be necessary for planc alterations , changeR in process or the design, acquisition , manufacture, installation and testing of the committed treatment or other facUities which additional time the Public Works Director agrees is required to effect compliance,,, SECTION 13 . Except as hereinaKer set forth, nn indusLrial waste shall he discharged to a public sewer unless it conforms to the require- ments set forth in this Article for all disclrar& s ---o and no Mdustrial waste water flow exceeding 100 gallons in any one day shall be discharged to a public sewer unless it conforms also to the requirements set forth in this section. Compliance with E of this section shall be based on the arithmetic mean values obcained from analysis of industrial waste samples representative of the quality and quactity of discharge to the sewer at the point of entry of industrial wane tor the public sewer system or if this is not feas- ible at other points up the stream of the individual industrial waste discharge. All such samples shall be weighted with a flow at the sampling point to furnish values weighted wirh time and quantity for each required chemical constituent Wherever deemed practical by the Public Works Director these industrial waste water samples may be composited with regard to time and quantity and the analysis made fron, such composite samples . ,The following constituent items (a) through (g) are those sholwrll which the Regional Board specifies limitations for in terms of not exceeding the water supply plus a given increment of M constitueno The increments given in this ordinance have been increased above those specified by the Board to give industrial waste dischargers the benefit of the dilution of domestic waste discharges . if such discharge dilu- tion is insufficient this ordinance may be amended to decrease the increment values ., Ordinance No. 1995 Page SU'r TN 1"ri�N yi `wG�s%xx F� The electrical conductivity shall at no time exceed the yearlyaverage electrical conductivity in the water supply plus 100 The content f sodium-ion shall at time exceed the yearly average in the water plus 175 milligrams per liter, ,,,c) The content of chloride-ion shall at no time exceed the yearly averRge of chloride-ion in "5e water pply plus 150 milligrams per VW), The content of sulphate shall at no time exceed the yearly �„ � �. average sulphate. 1 �S: water supply plus 75 milligrams pliter. The content f boron shall at no time exceed the boron in the water supply i as ms per liter of boron. n (f) The content of fluoride shall at no time exceed the yearly average:-Tip ga s fluoride in the waterppl plus1 . 0 milligrams per liter of fluoride, q9j The content of hardness expressed as calcium carbonai-e shall T o f exceed the monthly average hardness .:n the water supply + e 100; milligrams per liter, The following items (h) through (n) are those which relate to the City' s operation of its own sewers and sewage treatment works . v, yr , � h� 4;e content way total oil and grease s t o >._:�:m exceed 450 milligrams per liter, Q ) 1.h content o.$, floatable oil l a nd grease s.d,&.all at no time milligramsexceed 100 per liter. Qj Ene coritent of floatable hydro-carbon oil shall at no time exceed 100 milligrams per liter. (k) The standard 5-day biochemical oxygen demand shall at no me exceed 650 milligrams per liter. (1) The suspended solids content shall at no time exceed 650 milligrams per liter, (4 The dissolved sulfide content shall at no time exceed 0. 1 milligrams aw..x per liter, (n) T,.aa£ pil shallat no time be below 6. V o constituents uent and heavy metals shall at no time exceed the following values : No. ]1,559,:5 r �x Arsenic 0. 1 Mg/1' BariuIll 2, 0 Mg/1 CadiAlal 0.02 a C00miuM 0. 10 Mg/1 Cobalt 0.4 / Copper 0.04 mid3:1 Cyanide 0. 2 mg/1 Iron 0.6 ms/1 Lead 0. 10 Mg/1 Manganese 0. 10 Mg/1 Mercury 0.01 Pg/1' Selenival V02 mg/1 Silver v ;.o Mg/1 Phenolic M .a 002 mg/1 SECTION 14, The point of determining compliance with the provi- sions of this Article shall be at the point of discharge to the public sewerage s .tem or suchotber upstream s pli point on ther * t.. "h`, '.; lateral mutually �,,�";i�:.+.vs.:� upon m� the industry representative -.;°f.�.. k h'4�,�."_ Public mss-'ks Director, Where certain wastes are critical specifyWorks Director may and the Public sly' s Director �"1 a�� require that any discharging industrial waste..X e water L,.u,k,6:,.k%✓ngh the sewer install. % measuring device and that samples be analyzed and measurements of flows be taken and reported to the City, and such sampling and measuring device shall be made accessible to the Public Works Director or his authorized representative. SECTION 15, The letter of approval which shall be predicated upon compliance with the provisions of Section 13 and Section 14 may be revoked by the Public Works Director upo a minlmum notice of rhe 3 days when it is found that the discharge which the letter approves is in fact in violation of t provisionsany applic- able lessen- ing thapplicability of other requirements`: f this Article. ARMIN VI - Waivers SECTION IO 17. ,'� a yi s arg to a public sewer: contains or may contain constituents which will cause it to fail to conform to any of the gequirements set forth hereinbefore in Article V, but ,the Public Workg Director finds that (1) the discharge will not cause harm to the sewerage system nor unreasonably or inequitably burden the operation of the system, and (2) when considered together with similar excesses in discharges of others limited by Article V, will n fi t materially aff tic t Ordinance No. 1595 Page 'h t k0m the ability of the City to meetthe requirements of the Regional Board on, the City's sewage effluent discharge, he shall grant approval for discharge to the sewer with waiver or modification of the requirement which would not be met, To make use of this provision the di nnist provide the Public Works Director with monthly notarized records of the weight of all chemica]-,,,; rchased and the weight of all such chemicals used dur- ing the month- Required records shall be submitted within 30 days after the last day of the month for which records r"' submitted. In his letter of approval the Public Works Director shall include a statement regarding the requirement that iac: ,wstived with reasons as to why the waiver is reasonable. A copy of this letter shall be filed with the City Clerk. Any waiver granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to withdrawal at any time the Public Works Director makes a subsequent finding that the City sewage system is burdened or the abiltty, of the City to meet Regional Board requirements is materially affected, SECTION 18. Those discharging texic constituents as specified .11111 Section 13, paragraph to) will not be held in violation of that sectiorn of this ordinance as long as the sewage treatment plant effluent does not exceed these requirements anless damage is caused to the sewage system by the discharge of such constituents. ARTICLE Vil - General Provisions SECTION 19. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged into any storm drain or sto-- water ebannel at, natural water course, whether currently carrying water or not, or into any pipe or waterway leading to such drain, ebannel , or watercourse, any solid or fluid material which will impair the useful functioning of such drain, channel, or watercourse, or which will cause expense to the City, or other public agency, in maintaining the proper functioning of same, or wbus,ch will cause public nuisance or public hazard or which will cause detrimental pollution of natural surface or subsurface waters , SECTION 20, it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or discharge or cause to be deposited or discharged into any sump which is not impermeable or into any pit or vell, or on to the ground, or into any sori drain or watercourse any material which by seeping or by being leached or by reacting with the soil is detri.- mental to the usable undergrotind waters and exceeds the range of the effeyys of ordinary non-industrial land uses on underground waters into which such wastes may seep, or which will violate any requirements of the Regional Boar?, SECTION 21, DecisLons, judgment or findings made by the Public WArks Director pursuant to this ordinance may be appealed to the City Council. The City Council may amend, modify, confirm or reject any ordinance No. 1595 Page nine ,I_' such decision, judgment or _ina.:ing (including waivers) provided a.ehe. purpose and intent of this ordinance is not violated. No appeal shall be made with respect to the specific ordinance requirements pertaining to quality, c�...!'n a,. n t �..�r type .. disposal o waste water that m.a"fir be: discharged , as contained in Articles II andIII , Section 13 of Article SECTION 22 . Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and uPon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more tba-,,'1, Five Hundred Dollars Q500.00) or by imprisonment ar"ar a period of not more than six 116 ) months , or by both such fine and imprisonment, Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of any provisions ori this ordinance is committee, continued or permitted by such Person , firm or corporation, and shall k be punishable therefor as provided by this ordinance, SECTION a e invalidity of any article, iclause, sentence, o r provision ofthis ordinance h :l o affect 'ar' the validity of any ocher part which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts , SECTION I ON 2�t, Wherever in this ordinance time aft i a' .µ are established or a $ rbd gin: compliance o extensions o- as are specified the com- mencement annexed to the City of Redlands subsequent to enactment of this ordinance shall see the official annexation date. ., ectio shall have n application to firms or industries established sa -,,gym ,:r.t to the annexa- tion nnexa-io`*"2 date. SECTION 25. All the provisions of this ordinance are to be reason- ably interpreted . a is the intent herein to recognize thatthere a; " varying degrees of hazard to the underground waters aten$a to apply the principle that the degree of protection be commensurate with the degree of hazard. ARTICLE V111 - Ordinance in Furca SECTION ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands ~n w Facts , This rd nce shall become effective on the' lRph-day after the date e o its adoptim, Ad Q a or R la a a�� a nx APPROVED F eta, FOR ordinance No. 1595 f Edward f a or Page ten Peggy the v� Redlands. <� hereby. cex .,.. 's regular 1 o 3i"..,,v� k`€ `...b 3 t'"'r ���a£�E 4�:"�i w...5 9 k ��l. i� l,.�:s-� h �: 4: meeting Ox 1 the City Council �o- .„�. an ?��' a day of iovem- ed d NOES :„ ABSENT: Councilman To 7 v �... --l- MAP" 'i ti; Ordinance'. .`.�.:c.»r,� ;,�".'�