(a)
The city of Laguna Beach (CLB) is a general law city incorporated
in 1927. The CLB provides several services to its residents, and to
commercial and industrial establishments including wastewater treatment
and disposal. As part of the South Orange County Wastewater Authority
(SOCWA), the CLB contracts with SOCWA to provide wastewater treatment
at SOCWA's Coastal Treatment Plant which is located within the CLB;
the treated wastewater is then discharge to the ocean. As part of
SOCWA, the CLB is required to adopt and implement a waste discharge
pretreatment and source control program to protect the environment,
CLB and SOCWA employees, and sewerage facilities.
(b)
SOCWA is governed by a board of directors, with each director representing
a member agency (MA). The MAs join together in various project committees
to construct and operate joint sewerage facilities. The SOCWA ocean
outfalls are key facilities of the SOCWA system. Treated wastewater
is discharged to the outfalls from SOCWA and MA wastewater treatment
plants.
(c)
SOCWA is the lead agency responsible for the implementation of the
provisions contained in this chapter. The CLB, a MA of SOCWA, may
opt to administer and enforce these provisions under SOCWA's oversight,
or may contract with SOCWA to have these services provided directly
to the CLB. An interagency agreement has been adopted between the
CLB and SOCWA that defines each agency's duties and responsibilities.
This interagency agreement is on file at the SOCWA offices.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
The objectives of this chapter are to:
(a)
Ensure compliance with various regulatory agencies and the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements;
(b)
Prevent the introduction of pollutants that may cause interference
of sewerage facility operations;
(c)
Identify the goals, objectives and procedures for complying with
federal pretreatment standards;
(d)
Prevent biosolids contamination;
(e)
Promote the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters or biosolids
from sewerage facilities;
(f)
Encourage waste minimization and material substitution by users;
(g)
Protect sewerage facility employees and the general public who may
be affected by wastewater, biosolids and chemical hazards;
(h)
Encourage the reuse, recycling and reduction of water, wastewater
or solids that are discharged to sewerage facilities;
(i)
Minimize the discharge of volatile organic compounds that could individually
or collectively contribute to a decrease in the quality of air emission
from sewerage facilities;
(j)
Establish an effective monitoring program for the control of user
discharges to sewerage facilities;
(k)
Establish an enforcement response plan (ERP) to help ensure consistent
application of the provisions of this chapter;
(l)
Equitably distribute costs;
(m)
Prevent the introduction of pollutants into sewerage facilities that
may pass through a sewerage facility, inadequately treated, into the
receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with sewerage facilities;
(n)
Incorporate the necessary laws and regulations in order to implement
and enforce federal, state of California (state), SOCWA and CLB standards;
(o)
Seek to identify users that discharge or have the potential to discharge
toxic pollutants, noncompatible or excessive amounts of compatible
wastes to sewerage facilities.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1655 § 1, 2021)
The purpose of this chapter is to:
(a)
Provide for the maximum public benefit from the use of CLB and/or
SOCWA sewerage facilities. This is accomplished by regulating the
use of sewerage facilities and wastewater discharges by providing
equitable distribution of costs in compliance with applicable state
and federal regulations and by providing procedures that will allow
the CLB and/or SOCWA to comply with requirements placed upon them
by other regulatory agencies. Any revenues derived from the application
of this chapter may be used to recover the cost of providing services
by the CLB and/or SOCWA which include, but are not limited to, administration,
monitoring, and enforcement.
(b)
Comply with federal and state regulations which allow the CLB and/or
SOCWA to meet applicable standards for the final effluent and ocean
outfall quality. This chapter establishes quality and quantity limitations
on all wastewater discharges whether or not the discharges adversely
affect the CLB's and/or SOCWA's sewerage facilities, processes, ocean
outfall effluent quality, or inhibit the CLB's and/or SOCWA's ability
to meet its specific discharge limitations. It is the intent of this
chapter to improve the quality of wastewater being received for treatment
and to encourage water conservation by all users connected to a sewerage
facility. It is the CLB's and/or SOCWA's intent to discourage the
increase in quantity (mass emission) of waste constituents being discharged.
This chapter also imposes pretreatment requirements on the degree
of waste authorized to be discharged to the CLB's and/or SOCWA's sewerage
facilities; provides for the issuance of wastewater discharge permits
or other controlling mechanism to impose additional, case-by-case
requirements, as appropriate, and establishes fees and other penalties
for noncompliance and/or violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
The policy of this chapter is to be:
(a)
Interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in Article
II. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the discharge of
all wastes carried to CLB and/or SOCWA sewerage facilities, and shall
be liberally construed so as to effectuate the environmental purposes,
objectives, and other provisions set forth herein.
(b)
Committed to wastewater reclamation and reuse in order to provide
an alternate source of water supply. The adoption of programs for
reclamation through secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment processes
may necessitate more stringent quality requirements on wastewater
discharges. In the event that more stringent quality requirements
are necessary, this chapter may be amended to reflect those changes.
(c)
Committed to the beneficial use of biosolids. The implementation
of programs to land apply or provide for the marketing and distribution
of biosolids may necessitate more stringent quality requirements on
wastewater discharges. In the event that more stringent quality requirements
are necessary, this chapter may be amended to reflect these changes.
(d)
Committed to compliance with all applicable state and federal laws
including the Clean Water Act in 33 United States Code 1251 et seq.,
and the general pretreatment regulations described in 40 CFR 403.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
This chapter may apply to users within the CLB and/or SOCWA
service area and to users outside the CLB and/or SOCWA service area
who, by wastewater discharge permit or other controlling mechanism,
make use of CLB and/or SOCWA sewerage facilities.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
If capacity in a sewerage facility as a whole is not available,
the CLB and/or SOCWA may restrict discharge of existing users until
sufficient capacity can be made available. The CLB and/or SOCWA may
refuse immediate service to new users where their proposed quality
or quantity of wastewater is unacceptable to the available sewerage
facilities.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
(a)
The CLB and/or SOCWA may provide one copy of this chapter to each
user that has received a wastewater discharge permit, upon request.
(b)
Users who are issued a wastewater discharge permit may make available
to their employees copies of this chapter.
(c)
Users who are issued a wastewater discharge permit may make copies
of it, in order to make it available to all personnel.
(d)
A notice may be permanently posted in prominent places advising employees to call the CLB and/or SOCWA in the event of an uncontrolled spill or discharge as soon as possible and to submit a report as indicated in Sections 17.30.352 and 17.30.353 of this chapter. The notice shall provide for necessary instruction and information, including, but not limited to:
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
