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ORDINANCE NO. 1810
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RELLANDS REGULATING CERTAIN
WAS'T'E FLOWS INTO CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLA DS does ordain a
follows
Section 1:. Ordinance No. 1595 is hereby repealed
Section 2. Article 839 is added to the Redland,
Ordinance Crod.e to read;
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ARTICLE 839
Pretreatment and Regulation of Wastes
83900. The treatment facilities of the
City of Redlands , discharge treated effluent into permeable
soil structures . The California Regional Grater Quality
Control Board, Santa Ana Region, hereinafter called "Regional
Board, " has established limitations upon the chemical content
of wastewater effluent discharge by the City, and such
limitations are set forth in duly enacted Resolutions and
Orders of the Regional_ Board. These Resolutions and Orders
may be amended by the Regional, Board. In order to comply
with such discharge limitations , the City Faust regulate the
flow of certain wastes into its public sewer and treatment
facilities .
83901 . Unless the context specifically'
indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this
Ordinance shall be as follows
(a) "Discharge to the ground" shall mean
discharge of wastewater to or into the soil and not contained
in a facility approved by the Public Works Director as being
impermeable
(b) "Domestic wastewater" shall mean waste-
water from residences and wastewater from other premises
resulting from personal use of grater for washing or sanitary
purposes;.
(c) "Exchange type water conditioning appara-
tus" shall mean water conditioning apparatusthat is removed
from the premises upon which it normally operates and is
regenerated at` a commercial regeneration plant when in meed
of regeneration;
( ) "Federal categorical pretreatment stan-
dard" sha.l`l mean the National Pretreatment Standards speci-
fying quantities or concentrations of pollutants or pollutant
properties which may be discharged or introduced to the
public surer and/or treatment facilities by existing or new
industrixa.l users in specific industrial categories estab-
lished as separate regu-lations under the appropriate subpart
of 40 CRR Chapter T, Subchapter N of the National Pretreat-
ment Standards .
(e) "Flotable hydrocarbon oil" shall mean
the amount of hydrocarbon oil floating to the surface: of a
sample of the water under the sate conditions as prescribed
in the definition of "floatable oil and grease. "
(f) "Floatable oil and grease" shall mean
the oil and. grease floating to the surface of a sample of
water when it is retained for one hoar in a quiescent condi-
tion in a vessel with vertical walls , filled to the depth of
30 centimeters .
(g) "Industrial wastewater" shall mean the
same as "nondomestic wastewater. "
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(h) "Interference" , shall mean the inhibition
or disruption of the wastewater treatment facilities which
contributes to a violation_ of any requirement of the City' s
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.,
(i) "Nondomestic wastewater" shall mean
wastewater other than domestic wastewater, or industrial
wastewater combined with domestic wastewater.
(j ) "NPDES permit" shall mean the National
Pollutant_ Discharge Elimination System permit issued to the
wastewater treatment facilities by the Regional Board.
(k) "Operation" includes the washing of
equipment or spaces used in industrial operations .. Indus-
trial
ndustrial wastewater does not include the following: waste-
waters from the operations of hotels , schools , single or
multiple residences , places of retail business ; vehicle
service facilities , wash racks andgarages (see article III) .
(1) "Person" shall mean any individual,,
firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group,
and includes the Plural as well as the. singular.
(in) "Plumbing official" shall mean the
Director of Building and Safety of the City of Redlands or
his authorized representative or deputy.
(n) "Pretreatment" shall mean the reduction
f the amount of pollutants , the elimination of pollutants,
or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in
wastewater to a less harmful state prier to or in lieu of
discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into
the wastewater treatment facilities . The reduction or
alteration may be obtained by physical , chemical or bio-
logical processes , process changes or by other means .
(o) "Public sewer" shall mein a: common sewer
maintained by the City that collects domestic or nondomestic
wastewater for transport to the treatment facilities . The
term as herein used dries not include storm drains or channels
for conveyance of natural surface waters
(p) "Public Works Director" shall mean the
Public Works Director of the City of Redlands or his autho-
rized representative or deputy.
(q) "Sand-and-oil interceptor" or "interceptor"
shall: mean an approved detention chamber designed to remove
grease, oil and sand from wastewater prior to disc -urge into
the public sewer.
(r) "Significant industrial user" or "indus-
trial
i dus-trial user" shall mean any industrial user of the wastewater
treatment facilities who has a discharge flow of more than
,000 gallons per day (gpd) , discharges waste at a strength
equivalent to or more. than 25,000 gpd of domestic strength E
wastewater; discharges a. waste which contains any toxic
pollutant (s) Listed by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPs.) as requiring regulation; or discharges wastewater that
the Public Works Director' requires to be controlled by a
wastewater discharge permit .
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s "Water supply" shall mean the City"
water supply serving the areatributary to the City' s public
sewers and/or wastewater treatment facilities "Water
supply" may also mean the water supply actually served to a
specific consumer as determined by analysis of a composite
sample collected and analyzed in a manner approved by the
Public Works Director.
(t) "Wastewater discharge permit" or "permit,"
shall mean that document authorizing ars industrial user to
discharge nondomestic wastewater to the; public sewers and/car`
wastewater treatment facilities:
(u) ""Wastewater effluent," or "effluent"
shall mean the treatedwastewater discharged from the waste-
water
a te-water treatment facilities .
( ) "Wastewater treatment facilities" or
"treatment facilities" shall ;jean the structures , equipment,
and processes maintained by the City of Redlands which are
required to treat and disperse of domestic and nondomestic
wastewater.
Definitions of all chemical biological, and
other technical terms shall be the same as defined in the
fifteenth edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater,�published by Americana Public Health
Association.ation. � American Water Wares Association and Water
Pollution Control Federation.
§ 83902. Except as hereinafter provided, it
shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to cause to
be discharged into any public surer or any opening .leading
to a public sewer of the City of Redlands any of the
fallowing:
(a) Any earth,: sand, rocks , ashes , gravel,
plaster, concrete , semi-solid (partially solid) or viscous
material in quantities or volume which- will obstruct the
:flow of sewage in the public sewer` or any object which will
cause clogging of a sewage pump or sewage sludge pump, or
interfere with the normal operation of the wastewater treat-
ment facilities .
b Any compound which will produce noxious
odor in the public water or wastewater treatment facilities .
(c) Any volatile liquid or substance which
can produce a toxic, flammable or explosive atmosphere in
the public sewer.
d Any overflow from any septic tank or
cesspool , or any liquid or sludge pumped from a cesspool o
septic tank, except at such place and in such manner as may
be prescribed by the Public Worcs Director.
(e) Any, store water or any runoff from any
field, roof , yard, driveway or street.
f Any liquid or vapor which will cause the
temperature of the sewage in the City' s receiving main to be
higher than 104 degrees fahrenheit , or substantially inhibit
biological activity in the wastewater treatment facilities .
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(g) Any radioactive wastes in excess of
Federal, State or County regulations .
(h) Any material or quantity of material
Which will cause significant damage to any part of the
public sewer system, abnormal sulfide generation or abnormal
maintenance or operation costs of any part of the public
sewer system,, become a nuisance or menace to public health,
cause the City of Redlands wastewater effluent to exceed the
concentration limits set by the Regional hoard, or cause
interference with the function of the wastewater treatment
facilities
(i) Any wastewater having a, pH less than
6. 0, or wastewater having any other corrosive property
capable of causing damage or hazard to structures , equipment
and/or personnel of the public sewer system-.
83903. Any facility maintained for the
servicing or repair of roadway machinery shall install, and
maintain a sand-and--oil interceptor. Wastewaters from
toilets shall not be allowed to pass through this interceptor,
but all wastewaters arising from the servicing and repair of
vehicles shall pass through this interceptor before discharge
to a public sewer of the City of Redlands ., If the vehicle
servicing facility does not include facilities for the
washing of more than one vehicle at a time, the interceptor
shall have an operation fluid capacity of not less than
cubic feet and an accessible effective water surface not
less than 4 square feet. "Accessible effective water surface"
is here understood to paean a surface which is easily accessible
for cleaning and which at the same time will retain oil
floating on the surface of water passing through the trap
under conditions of use. If the vehicle servicing facility
has facilities for washing or otherwise cleaning more than
one vehicle at a time, the interceptor' shall have an operat-
ing fluid capacity of at last 12 cubic feet and an accessible
effective water surface of at feast 6 square feet , and shall
be as much larger than this as is necessary so that seven-
day accumulation of sand and oil will not together :fill; more
than `/ of the fluid capacity. The interceptor shall be
designed so as to retain any oil and grease which will float
and any sand which will settle It shall be water tight and
structurally sound and: durable.. It shall be easily accessible
for cleaning and also for inspection by the public Works
Director-.
83904. .Any interceptor legally and. properly
installed at 'a vehicle servicing facility before the effective
date of this Ordinance shall be acceptable as an alternative
to the interceptor specified in § 83903, provided such
interceptor is effective in removing sand and oil and is so
designed and installed that it can be inspected and properly
maintained. If the 'public, works Director finds _ either by
engineering knowledge or by observation, that an interceptor
is incapable of retaining adequately the sand and oil in the
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wastewater flow from a vehicle servicing facility, he shall
declare that it does not meet the requirements of this
Ordinance. Thereafter, the provisions of § 83903 shall
apply
83905 . The Public Works Director shall;
maintain a file, available for public use, of suitable
designs of sand-ad-oil interceptors.. This shall be for
informational, purposes. By maintaining such a file the
City of Redlands is in no stay endorsing any design therein,
and is making no representation of adequacy in specific
service. The owner or proprietor must keep sand and oil out
of the public sewer.. If his interceptor is not adequate
under the conditions of use, he shall construct one which is
effective in accomplishing the intended purpose.
83906 . The plumbing official shall not
approve the plumbing of a vehicle servicing or repairing
facility if it does not have a sand-and- oil interceptor
meeting the requirements of this Ordinance.
83907 . The sand-and-oil intercepter of a:
vehicle servicing facility shall be properly maintained. It
shall be cleaned as often ,as is necessary to assure that
sand and oil do not accumulate to impair the efficiency of
the interceptor. When an interceptor is cleaned, the accumu-
lated sediment and floating material shall be removed and
legally disposed of otherwise than to a public sewer. An
interceptor is not considered to be properly maintained i
for any reason it is not in good working condition. It i
not considered to be properly maintained if sand and all
accumulations total more than % of the operating fluid
capacity. The owner of any vehicle servicing facility, the
lessee and sub -lessee if there be such., and any proprietor,
operator or superintendent of ;such facility are individually
and severally liable for any failure of proper maintenance
of such interceptor.
83908 . It is unlawful to install , replace
or enlarge apparatus for softening all: or any part of the
water supply to any premise when such apparatus is an ion-
echange softener or demineralier of the type that is re-
generated on the site of use, The owner of an existing
water softening or conditioning apparatus may continue to
operate said apparatus after the owner registers and certi-
fies the apparatus with the City pursuant to the require-
ments ents set forth inHealt & Safety Code. The certification:
shall include the f _H`owing information,
(a) Name and address of homeowner.
(b) The equipment manufacturer.
(c) Model number of the apparatus , pounds of
salt user per regeneration, salt efficiency rating at the
time of certification, and that the specified water saving
devices have been installed.
(d) Marne, address , and the specialty con-
tractor' s license number of the Class C-55 and C-36 licensee
making the certification.
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(e) Any other information required by the
Public Works Director-
No water conditioning equipment in use after
the effective; date of this Ordinance, except as provided for
in this Article., may discharge its wastes to the public
sewer or to the ground if the equipment has a mineral capa-
city
a a.-city in excess of one and one--half (1-1/2) cubic feet,.
Multiple units installed to supply water to the sane premises
shall be considered as a single apparatus for the purposes
of this ,Article..
Any person inst .11ing, or operating water=
treating apparatus of any bind shall make such apparatus
accessible to the Public Works, Director for inspection at
all times and shall make such reports and pay any fee rela-
tive to such apparatus as the Public Works Director may
require.
83919 . .All industrial; wastewater dischargers
shall be required to pay either an industrial wastewater
discharge permit fee, or a nondomestic wastewater discharge
inspection fee. The amount of these annual fees shall be
established by the City at the beginning of each calendar
year.
83910. All significant industrial users
proposing to connect to or discharge to the treatment facili-
ties shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before
connecting to or discharging to the public sewer and/or`
treatment facilities . All existing significant industrial
users connected to or discharging the public sewer and/or
treatment facilities shall apply for a wastewater discharge
permit within 60 days after the effective date of this<
Ordinance.
83911. users required to obtain a wastewater
discharge permit shall complete and file with the Public
Works Director, an application ,fora provided by the Public
Works Director. The application farm shall shod;
(a) Name, mailing address , and location of
business or plant ,
(b) SIC number according to the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual , Bureau of the Budget ,
1972 , as amended ;
(c) Wastewater constituents and character-
istics as measured by a State certified laboratory or
laboratory approved by the Public Works Director;
(d) Time and duration of discharge
(e) Average daily and peak wastewater flow
rates, including any seasonal variation
(f) Site plans, floor plans , mechanical and
plumbing plans and details to show all sewers , sewer connec
tions , and appurtenances by the size , location, and elevation,
(g) Description of activities , facilities
and plant processes on the - premises , including all materials
which are or could be discharged;
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(h) Whether or not pretreatmentstandards
(federal categorical pretreatment standards and/or local)
are being met on a consistent basis. if not , the shortest
schedule by which the user will provide additional pretreat-
ment and/or operation and maintenance to Beet applicable
standards ;
(i.) Any otter information as may be neces-
sary for the public Works Director to evaluate the permit
application.
Within 14 days the Public Works Director will
evaluate the data furnished by the user. After evaluation
and acceptance of the data: furnished, the Public Works
Director will issue a; wastewater discharge permit subject to
the terms and conditions provided herein
If the Public Works Director determines that
the proposed discharge will not be; acceptable, he shall dis-
approve the application and shall so notify the applicant
§ 83912. Wastewater discharge permits shall
be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and
all other applicable regulations , charges and fees estab-
lished by the City. Permits will contain, unless the. Public
Works Director instructs otherwise, the following:
(a) The unit charge, schedule of user charges ,
and fees for the wastewater discharge to the public sewer
and/or treatment facilities .
(b) Limitations on theaverage and maximum
wastewater constituents and. characteristics ,
(c) Limitations on: the average and maximum
flow rate and: time of discharge or requirements for flow
regulation and equalization;
(d) Requirements for installation and main-
tenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(e) Specifications for monitoring program
which may include sampling locations , frequency of sampling
number, types and standards for analyses and reporting
schedules;;
(f) Compliance schedules ,
(g) Requirements for submission of technical
or discharge reports ;;
(h) Requirements for maintaining and retain-
ing plant records relating to the wastewater discharge;
(i) Requirements for no'tifica.ton of slug or
accidental discharges ;
(,j ) Other conditions as deemed appropriate
by the Public Works Director to ensure compliance with this
Ordinance.
§ 83913 When the Federal categorical pre-
treatment
e-treatment standards are promulgated , the wastewater discharge
permit of the users subject to such standards shall be>
revised to require compliance with such standard within the
time <frame prescribed by such standard.. The permit would be
modified only when the Federal categorical pretreatment
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standard is more restrictive than the limitation(s) contained
in this Ordinance .
83914 Permits shall be issued for a
specified time period, not; to exceed 3 years . A permit may
be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to
expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit
reissuance a minimum puma of 30 days prior to the expiration of
the user' s existing permit .
Wastewater discharge permits are issued to a
specific user for a specific operation. A 'wastewater dis-
charge permit shall net be reassigned or transferred or sold
without the written approval of the Public ` corks Director,.
Any succeeding ower or user shall: also comply with the
terms and conditions of the existing permit.
if the discharger wishes to sake ,alterations of
pretreatment facilities or alterations of connections to the
public sewer, or if he wishes to discharge additional waste
or to discharge wastes in excess of the: amounts which have
been approved, or wastes of a different kind, he shall
submit to the:: Public Works Director a permit application
requesting approval of such alteration. The Public Works
Director shall treat this in the same manner as an original
.ppl icati on under § 83910 .
83915 . It shall be unlawful, after one
hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of this
Ordinance, for any person; to discharge into the public sewer
system of the City of Redlands , directly or indirectly, any
industrial wastewater which is not approved as to kind and
amount by the public Works Director, except that the Public
Works Director shall grant such reasonable extensions of
time in excess of the one hundred eighty (1:80) day period, as
may be necessary for plant alterations , changes in process
or the design, acquisition, manufacture, installation and
testing of the committed treatment or other facilities which
additional time the Public Works Director agrees is required
to effect compliance. Such extensions shall not exceed one
year in duration.
Except as hereinafter set forth, no industrial
caste shall be discharged to a public sewer unless it con-
forms to the requirements set forth in this Article for all
discharges to public sewers.
The following constituent items a) through g)
are those shorn which the Regional Board specifies limita-
tions for in terms of not exceeding the water supply plus a
given increment of the constituent . The increments given in
this Ordinance have been increased above those specifiedby
the Board to give industrial waste dischargers the benefit
of the dilution of domestic waste discharges . if such
discharge dilution is insufficient this Ordinance may be
amended to decrease the increment values,
(a) The electrical conductivity shall at no
time exceed the yearly average electrical conductivity in
the water supply plus IOO maicromhos per cubic centimeter.
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(b) The content of sodium-ion shall at no
time exceed the yearly average sodium-ion in the water plus
175 milligrams rams per liter.
(c) The content of chloride-ion shall at no
time exceed the yearly average; of chloride-ion in the water
supply plus 150 milligrams per liter._
(d) The content of sulphate shall at no time
exceed the yearly average sulphate in the water supply plus
75 milligrams per liter.
(e) The content of boron shall, at no time
exceed the yearly average boron in the water supply plus 1.
milligrams per liter of boron.
(f) The content of fluoride shall at no time
exceed the yearly average of fluoride in the water supply
plus 1.0 mill.ig rams per liter of fluoride.
(g) The content of hardness expressed as
calcium carbonate shall not exceed the monthly -average
hardless in the water supply plus 100 milligrams per liter.;
The following iters (h) through (n) are those
which relate to the City's operation of public sewers and
wastewater treatment facilities ,
(h) The content of total oil and grease
shall: at no time exceed 450 milligrams per Liter..
(i) The content of floatable oil and grease
shall at no time exceed 100 milligrams per liter.
(j ) The content of floatable hydro-carbo
oil shall at no time exceed 100 milligrams per liter:
(k) The standard 5-day 'biochemical oxygen
demand shall at no time exceed 650 milligrams per liter.
(1) The suspended- solids content shall at no
time exceed 650 milligrams per Liter.,
(m) The dissolved sulfide content shall at
no time exceed 0. 1 milligrams per liter.
(n) Toxic constituents shall not exceed the
values prescribedin Exhibit A., Table 1, Discharge Limits .
(Toxic Limits shall be adopted at the Beginning; of each
calendar year by the City. )
§ 83316. The Public Works Director shall
require to be provided and: operated at the user' s own expense,
monitoring facilities to allow inspection, =sampling and 'flow
measurement of the building sever and/or internal drainage
systems . The monitoring facility should normally be situated
on the user' s premises , but the Public [forks Director may,
when such a location would be impractical or cause undue
hardship on the crier, ,allow the facility to be constructed
in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it
will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles.
'there shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole
or facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of
samples for analysis. The facility , sampling, and measuring
equipment shall be maintained at all times in a- safe and
proper operating, condition at the expense of the reser.
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Whether constructed on public or private property, the
sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in
accordance with the City' s requirements and all applicable
local construction standards and specifications . Construc-
tion of monitoring facilities shall be completed within 90
days following written notification by the Public Warks
Director,. The Public Works Director shall ;inspect the
facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of
this Ordinance is being met and all requirements are being
complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where
wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the Public
Works Director or his representative ready access at all
reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the pur-
poses of inspection, sampling,, records examination or in the
performance of any of their duties . The. Public Works Director
shall have the right to set up can the user's property such
devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection,
compliance monitoring and/or metering operations . Where a
user has security measures in force which would require
proper identification and clearance before entry into their
premises , the user shall make necessary arrangements with
thein security guards so that upon presentation of suitable
identification, personnel from the City will be permitted to
enter`, without delay, for the purposes; of performing their
specific responsibilities
83917 . The wastewater discharge permit may
be revoked by the Public Works Director when it is found
that the discharge is in fact in violation of the provisions
of this chapter or the user is not in compliance with other
permit conditions or requirements . Any person notified of a
suspension of the wastewater discharge permit shall imme-
diately stop or eliminate the discharge. In the event of a,
failure of the person to damply voluntarily with the suspen-
sion order, the Public Works Director shall_ take such steps
as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the
sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage, to the
public sewer and/or treatment facilities or endangerment to
any individuals , The Public Works Director shall reinstate
the wastewater discharge permit upon proof of the elimination
of the non-complying discharge and after payment by the
permittee of all applicable costs incurred by the City to
suspend or revoke the wastewater discharge permit and/or to
sever and reconnect the sewer connection, A detailed written
statement submitted by the user describing; the causes of the
harmful discharge and the measures taken to prevent any
further occurrence shall be submitted to the City within
14 days of the date of occurrence .,
83918 . Upon the effective date of a Federal;
categorical pre-treatment standard or other regulation for a
particular industrial category_, the Federal standard, if
more stringent than limitations imposed under this Ordinance
for sources in that category, shall immediately supercede
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the limitations imposed under this Ordinance . The Public
Works Director shall notify all affected users of the appli-
cable discharge limitation and reporting requirements .
83919. Information and data relative to a:
user obtained from reports , questionnaires , permit applica-
tions, permits and Monitoring programs and from inspections
shall be available to the public or other governmental
agency without restriction unless the user specifically
requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction o
the Public Works Director that the release of such informa-
tion
n or a.-tion would divulge information, processes or methods of
production entitled to protection as trade ;secrets of the
user.
When requested by the person furnishing a report ,
the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets
or secret, processes shall not be made available for inspec-
tion by the public but shall be made available upon written_
request to governmental agencies for uses related to this
Ordinance, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit, and/or the pretreatment program,
provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be
available for use by the State or any state agency in judicial
review or enforcement proceedings involving the person fur-
hishing the report . Wastewater constituents and charac-
teristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
83920. Nothing in this article shall be
construed as lessening the applicability of other require-
ments of this Code. This Article shall be construed in:
manner consistent with; the provisions of the California:.
Health and Safety Code regarding the discharge of contami-
nating sewage, and with all other state lair can the subjects
covered herein.
83921. If any discharge to a public sewer
contains or may contain constituents which will cause it to
fail to conform to any of the requirements set forth in this
Article , but the Public Works Directorfinds that (l) the
discharge will not cause harm to the public sewer syste ► no
unreasonably or inequitably burden the: operation of the
public sewer and/or treatment facilities , (2) when considered
together with similar excesses in discharges of others, will
not materially affect the: ability of the City to meet the
requirements of the Regional Board on theCity' s effluent
discharge, and 3) the discharge does not violate applicable
Federal regulations , he may grant approval for discharge to
the public sewer with waiver or modification of the require-
ment which would not be met .
To make use of this provision the discharger must
provide the Public Works Director with monthly notarized
records of the weight of all chemicals purchased and the,
Leight of all such chemicals used during the. month. Required
records shall be submitted within 30 days after the last day
of the month for which records are being submitted. 1n the
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permit the Public Works Director shall include a statement
regarding the requirement that is waived with reasons as to
Fahy the waiver is reasonable A copy of this permit 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 sewer system is burdened or the ability of the City
to meet State and Federal requirements is materially affected.
83922. Those discharging toxic constituents
as specified in Section 83915(n) will not be held in violation
of that section of this Ordinance as long as the wastewater
effluent does not exceed these requirements unless damage is
caused to the public sewer and;/or treatment facilities by
the discharge of such constituents or unless the industrial
user fails to meet Federal categorical pretreatment standards .
53923 . It shall be unlawful for any person
to discharge or cause; to be discharged into any storm drain
or storm water channel or natural watercourse, whether
currently carrying water or not , or into any pipe or waterway
leading to such drain, channel , 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 which will cause public
nuisance or public hazard or whishwill cause detrimental
pollution; of natural surface or subsurface waters .
83424. 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
well, or on to the ground, or into any storm drain or water-
course any material which by seeping underground or by being
leached or by reacting with the soll is detrimental to the
usable underground waters and exceeds the range of the
effects of ordinary non-industrial land uses on underground
waters into which such wastes may seep, or which will violate
any requirements of the Regional Board.
93925. Decisions ,a`ons, .judgment or findings
made by the Public Works Director pursuant to this Ordinance
may be appealed to the City Council. The City Council may
amend, modify, confirm or reject any such decision, ,judgment
or finding (including waivers) upon a finding that the
purpose or intent of this Ordinance would otherwise: be.
violated. No appeal may be wade with ;respect to the specific
Ordinance requirements pertaining to quality , content or
type of disposalofwastewater that: may be discharged..
83926 .. 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 than Five Hundred Dollars
($500 .00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than
six ( ) months , or by both such fine and imprisonment Each
such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a
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separate offense for every day during any portion of which
any violation of any provisions of this Ordinance is com-
mitted, continued or permitted by such person, firm or
corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided by
this Ordinance.
In addition, the City Attorney may commence, an
action for appropriate legal , equitable and/or injunctive
relief in the Municipal or Superior Court of San Bernardino
County when any person is found to discharge waste(s) into
the City' s sewer system contrary to the provisions of this
Ordinance, Federal or State pretreatment requirements , or
any order of the City. In addition, the City may recover
reasonable attorney's fees , court costs , court reporter' s
fees , and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit
at law against the person found to have violated this Ordi-
nance or the orders , rules , regulations and permits issued
hereinunder.
§ 83927 . The invalidity of any article,
section, clause, sentence, or provision of this Ordinance
shall not affect the validity of any other part which can be
given effect without such invalid part or parts .
§ 83428 . Wherever in this Ordinance time
limits are established or periods of compliance or extensions
thereof are specified the commencement date or computing
such periods or time limits for areas annexed to the City of
Redlands subsequent to enactment of this Ordinance shall be
the official annexation date. This section shall have no
application to firms or industries established subsequent to
the annexation date.
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SECTION 'he City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and cause it or a summary of it
to be published once in the Redlands; Daily Facts. This
ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the
date of its adaption.
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yor°` of thy: City of Redlands
A'T'TEST
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Clerk
1 , Lorrie Poyr, City Clerk, City of Redlands , do hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adapted by the
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th
day of February_, 1983, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers De irjyn, Martinez, Gordan; Mayor
Roth
NOES: None
ABSENT Coundilmember Johnson
G Clerk
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