(a) 
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this article and shall achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards within the time limitations as specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Preliminary pretreatment facilities may be required when:
(1) 
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes:
(A) 
Have a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than two hundred fifty (250) mg/l;
(B) 
Contain more than two hundred fifty (250) mg/l of suspended solids;
(C) 
Contain any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in division 2 of this article; or
(D) 
Have an average daily flow greater than two (2) percent of the average daily sewage flow of the city.
(b) 
Plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the city under the provisions of this article. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the city prior to the user’s initiation of the changes.
(c) 
The city shall annually publish, as required by and in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR part 403.8(f)(2)(vii), EPA, in the largest daily newspaper in Lubbock a list of industrial users which, at any time during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment requirements. The notification shall also summarize any enforcement action taken against the industrial users during the same twelve (12) months.
(1) 
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which sixty-six percent (66%) or more of all the measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter taken during a six (6) month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits as defined in section 22.04.002;
(2) 
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty-three percent (33%) or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six (6) month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits, as defined in section 22.04.002 multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats oils and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);
(3) 
Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by section 22.04.002 (daily maximum, long term average, Instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the control authority determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public;
(4) 
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the control authority’s exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
(5) 
Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in an individual wastewater discharge permit, a general permit, or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
(6) 
Failure to provide within forty-five (45) days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
(7) 
Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
(8) 
Any other violation(s), which may include a violation of BMPs, which the control authority determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.
(d) 
All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA, TCEQ, and control authority upon request.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-124; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 10176, sec. 1, adopted 8/26/1999; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any water or wastes as provided for in the preceding section, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-125; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
(a) 
Regulation 1. Intent to discharge.
Persons intending to discharge effluents from hydrocarbon removal units into the sanitary sewer system shall notify the director of water utilities thirty (30) days prior to permit application.
(b) 
Regulation 2. Permits.
Persons intending to use devices for the removal of hydrocarbons shall file an application for a wastewater contribution permit with the pro rata clerk thirty (30) days prior to discharge into the city’s sanitary sewer system.
(c) 
Regulation 3. Limits.
Persons operating hydrocarbon removal units will be required to send monthly sample results to the director of water utilities and the results must meet all requirements of this article in addition to the following criteria:
(1) 
Benzene less than one mg/l;
(2) 
Toluene less than one mg/l;
(3) 
Xylene less than one mg/l;
(4) 
Ethelbenzene less than one mg/l.
(d) 
Regulation 4. Separators.
All hydrocarbon removal units will be required to have a separator to help control free products from entering the sanitary sewer.
(e) 
Regulation 5. Requirements.
Any discharge of petroleum-contaminated groundwater to the public sanitary sewer system shall be required to be treated with an airstripping or activated carbon unit or other such systems identified in the business’ approved and executed wastewater contribution permit prior to discharge into the city’s sanitary sewer system.
Editor’s note–See corresponding note located in Appendix A of this code.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-127; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 9802, sec. 24, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
(a) 
Regulation 1. Permit required.
No septic tank, cesspool or chemical toilet, or any similar receptacle for waste storage shall be emptied at the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant or any other designated emptying site or its contents removed except by a person holding an annual transport permit from the city health official, as well as an annual disposal permit from the city's director of water utilities.
(b) 
Regulation 2. Sanitary requirements.
The permittee shall take all reasonable measures to prevent the development or existence of a nuisance or of any condition hazardous to health which can arise from his operations, and shall comply with the following:
(1) 
Material taken from a septic tank, cesspool, chemical toilet, or any similar receptacle for waste storage shall be disposed of only in a manner and place approved by the health official. Approval shall be obtained at the time of issuance of the TCEQ permit, and no change in the approval procedure shall be made by the permittee without prior approval of the health official.
(2) 
Every vehicle and all auxiliary equipment used for the transportation or handling of the contents of septic tanks, cesspools, chemical toilets or any similar waste storage receptacle shall be liquid tight, gastight, and soundproof, so that no foul material may spill or escape therefrom. Tanks on septic vehicles shall have a minimum capacity of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons, as per city health department regulations.
(3) 
No vehicle or auxiliary equipment used for carrying, transporting or handling the contents of septic tanks, cesspools, chemical toilets or any similar waste storage receptacle shall be allowed to stand or remain near any occupied premises.
(4) 
Vehicles and equipment shall be kept in a clean condition and shall not be opened longer than is necessary when in use.
(5) 
Each vehicle used under this regulation shall have the permittee's TCEQ permit number visibly inscribed on the sides of the vehicle and the rear face in numerals not less than two (2) inches high.
(6) 
Mixing of incompatible wastes within the same container is prohibited. Transporters shall not use the same container or pumping equipment to collect or transport incompatible waste without first emptying and cleaning the container and equipment of all previously handled wastes. For purposes of this subsection, incompatible waste means wastes which have different processing, storage, or disposal requirements. However, transporters may mix wastes with different characteristics provided the facility to which the waste is being transported is authorized to store, process, or dispose of such waste mixture.
(c) 
Regulation 3. Waste control record.
Persons who collect and/or transport waste subject to control under this division shall initiate and maintain a record of each individual collection and deposit. Such record shall be in the form of a manifest trip ticket or other similar documentation approved by the director of water utilities. The transporter shall provide the person who generates the waste a copy of the waste control record or other document showing receipt of waste and shall provide the facility operator a copy of all control records of wastes deposited. The transporter shall retain a copy of all records showing the collection and disposition of waste. Such copies shall be retained for three (3) years and made available to the director of water utilities upon request. The waste control record shall include:
(1) 
Owner, address, telephone number, and TCEQ registration number of transporter;
(2) 
Name, address, and telephone number of the person who generates the waste and date collected;
(3) 
Type and amount of waste collected or transported;
(4) 
Name of responsible person (driver) collecting, transporting, and depositing the waste;
(5) 
Date and place where the waste was deposited;
(6) 
Identification (permit application or site registration number, location, and operator) of the facility where the waste was deposited; and
(7) 
Name and signature of facility representative acknowledging receipt of the waste and the amount of waste received.
(d) 
Regulation 4. Location of waste dumping.
Transporters shall deposit wastes at a facility designated by or acceptable to the generator of said wastes and the city where the operator of the facility agrees to receive the wastes.
(1) 
Only true septage will be accepted at the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant. Grease trap waste and grit/sand trap wastes or any blending of grease and grit trap waste with septage shall not be accepted.
(2) 
In the event of a discharge of waste during collection or transportation, the collector or transporter must take appropriate action to protect human health and the environment, e.g. notify local law enforcement, TCEQ, and the city health department as to size, nature, and location of the discharge area; clean up any waste discharge that occurs during transportation; or take such action as may be required or approved by federal, state, or local officials having jurisdiction so that the waste discharge no longer presents a public health or environmental problem. Transporters are responsible for reporting spills in accordance with requirements of the "State of Texas Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Contingency Plan."
(e) 
Regulation 5. Plant operation disposal hours.
Transporters shall deposit wastes at the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant or other designated site only during the hours posted at the gate.
(f) 
Regulation 6. Notification of waste dumping.
Prior to dumping each tank truck, transporter shall stop at the gate, notify the facility operator, and allow inspection and sampling of the contents.
(g) 
Regulation 7. Sampling, analysis, and charges.
Samples of tank contents will be obtained and analyzed. Analysis will be performed and any results outside the acceptable analysis limits will be rejected and the TCEQ will be notified of the results. Tank truck companies will be surcharged for BOD and TSS.
(h) 
Regulation 8. Load fees.
Each truck load will be assessed a minimum dump fee of forty dollars ($40.00) and $0.00371 per gallon.
(i) 
Regulation 9. Disposal permit fees.
Annual disposal permits are obtainable from the SEWRP located at 3603 Guava Ave, 806-775-3221, at a cost of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per vehicle.
(j) 
Regulation 10. Disposal permit renewal.
Existing permits shall be renewed October 1st of each year beginning October 1, 1991. In the event a septic waste transporter applies for a new permit after October 1st, the permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) will be prorated in order to include only the months of waste disposal. The permittee shall renew all permits on October 1st of each year thereafter.
(k) 
Regulation 11. Transport permit fees.
The following transport permits are obtainable from the city's Environmental Health Department, 1314 Avenue K, 806-797-2951 at a cost of:
(1) 
On-site sewage disposal system: $61.00.
(2) 
Commercial septic tank emptying: $61.00.
(3) 
Veterans administration loan inspection: $21.00.
(l) 
Regulation 12. Weekend dumping fee.
A weekend dumping fee of $60.00 will be charged beginning October 1, 2024.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-128; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 9411, secs. 15– 17, adopted 2/14/1991; Ordinance 9802, sec. 25, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 10198, sec. 1, adopted 10/14/1999; Ordinance 2014-O0151, sec. 12, adopted 11/6/2014; Ordinance 2019-O0129, sec. 16, adopted 9/10/2019; Ordinance 2020-O0123, sec. 14, adopted 9/8/2020; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020; Ordinance 2021-O0126, sec. 18, adopted 9/14/2021; Ordinance 2022-O0136 adopted 9/13/2022; Ordinance 2023-O0108 adopted 9/12/2023; Ordinance 2024-O0128 adopted 9/10/2024)
Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment standards, required BMPs, or in the case of a new source following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any user subject to such pretreatment standards and requirements shall submit to the director of water utilities a report containing the following information:
(1) 
Flow measurement.
Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined wastestream formula set out in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(2) 
Measurement of pollutants.
(A) 
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process.
(B) 
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the director of water utilities, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with 40 CFR part 136.
(C) 
Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in section 22.04.215.
(3) 
Certification.
A statement, reviewed by the user’s authorized representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O & M) and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet pretreatment standards and requirements.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-129; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 2003-O0076, sec. 11, adopted 7/24/2003; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
(a) 
Any user subject to a pretreatment standard and/or BMPs or pollution prevention alternatives, after the compliance date of such pretreatment standard, or, in the case of a new source, after commencement of the discharge into the POTW, shall submit to the director of water utilities during the months of June and December, unless required more frequently in the pretreatment standard or by the director of water utilities, a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited by such pretreatment standards. In addition, this report shall include a record of all daily flows which during the reporting period exceeded the average daily flow. At the discretion of the director and in consideration of such factors as local high or low flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the director may agree to alter the months during which the above reports are to be submitted.
(b) 
The director may impose mass limitations on users which are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations are appropriate. In such cases, the report required by subsection (a) of this section shall indicate the mass of pollutants regulated by pretreatment standards in the effluent of the user. These reports shall contain the results of sampling and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where requested by the director, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the applicable pretreatment standards. The frequency of monitoring shall be prescribed in the applicable pretreatment standard. All analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the director of water utilities pursuant to section 304(g) of the act and contained in 40 CFR, part 136 and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by the director of water utilities. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the techniques approved by the director of water utilities. Where 40 CFR, part 136 does not include a sampling or analytical technique for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the EPA publication, Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants, April 1977, and amendments thereto, or with any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the director of water utilities.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-130; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
Within either one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a categorical pretreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a category determination under 40 CFR 403.6(a)(4), whichever is later, existing categorical users currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW shall submit to the director of water utilities a report which contains the information listed in 40 CFR 403.12(b). At least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources, and sources that become categorical users subsequent to the promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall submit to the director of water utilities a report which contains the information listed in 40 CFR 403.12(b). A new source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable categorical standards. A new source also shall give estimates of its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged. The city may prescribe, and the categorical user shall comply with, compliance schedules required under 40 CFR 403.12(b)(7) and (c), and progress reports required under 40 CFR 403.12(c), as each of same may be amended.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-130.1; Ordinance 9802, sec. 26, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 2003-O0076, sec. 12, adopted 7/24/2003; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall provide appropriate reports to the director of water utilities as the director of water utilities may require. The reports required must be based upon data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis performed during the period covered by the report, which data are representative of conditions occurring during the reporting period.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-130.2; Ordinance 9802, sec. 27, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)
(a) 
A user shall not bypass its treatment equipment or facility.
(b) 
It is an exception that the bypass was approved ahead of time by the authority after receipt of the user’s written request and plan for such bypass.
(c) 
The user shall submit oral notice to the authority of an unapproved bypass within twenty-four (24) hours of the time the discharger becomes aware of the bypass. Written notice shall be provided within five (5) days of the time the discharger becomes aware of the bypass. The written notice shall include a description of the bypass and its causes, duration of the bypass, steps taken to prevent the recurrence of the bypass, and must be signed by the authorized representative of the user.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-130.4; Ordinance 9802, sec. 29, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 2020-O0150, sec. 11, adopted 11/2/2020)