(a)
All pretreatment equipment or devices may be reviewed by the CLB.
Such review shall not absolve the user of any responsibility of meeting
prohibitions, limitations, requirements, standards and local limits
on discharges.
(b)
User shall provide wastewater treatment as necessary which may include,
but is not limited to, the use of best available technology (BAT)
or best practicable technology (BPT) concepts to comply with this
chapter and shall achieve compliance with all prohibitions, limitations,
standards and local limits before discharging to any sewerage facility.
Any equipment required to pretreat, sample, control or transport wastewater
shall be provided and maintained in proper operating condition at
all times at the user's sole expense.
(c)
User may be required to submit waste analysis plans, contingency
plans, and meet other requirements to ensure proper operation of pretreatment
equipment and compliance with their wastewater discharge permit limits
and this chapter.
(d)
No user shall increase the use of water or in any other manner attempt
to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for treatment
to achieve compliance with this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit
or other control mechanism.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
(a)
Each user shall provide spill containment for protection against
the discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by
this chapter. This protection shall be designed in accordance with
reasonable engineering standards to secure the discharges and to prevent
them from entering into a sewerage facility. This equipment shall
be provided and maintained at the user's sole expense.
(b)
If it can be shown that a user's spill containment equipment did
not prevent a discharge which caused the CLB to violate its requirements,
incur additional operational expenses, or suffer loss or damage to
sewerage facilities, that user shall be responsible for any costs
or expenses, including assessment by other agencies or any costs incurred
by the CLB.
(c)
A notice may be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or
other prominent place advising employees who to call in the event
of a prohibited discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees
who may cause or suffer such a prohibited discharge to occur are advised
of the emergency notification procedure.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
(a)
The user may be required to construct and maintain in proper operating
condition at the user's sole expense, flow or constituent monitoring
or sampling equipment.
(b)
Any sample taken from a user's sample point shall be considered to
be representative of the discharge sewerage facilities.
(c)
Monitoring or metering equipment may be required to include a security
enclosure that can be locked with a CLB provided lock during any sampling
and monitoring periods.
(d)
Location of the monitoring or metering equipment shall be subject
to approval by the CLB.
(e)
The CLB shall be provided clear and uninterrupted access to monitoring
or metering locations.
(f)
When one or more users discharge into a sewerage facility, those
users may be required to install a separate monitoring location for
each user. Also in the judgment of the CLB, if there is a significant
difference in wastewater constituents and characteristics produced
by different operations of a single user, that user may be required
to install separate monitoring locations for each operation. Separate
monitoring may also be required for different processes subject to
categorical pretreatment standards.
(g)
Users with the potential to discharge flammable solutions may be
required to install and maintain at their sole expense a combustible
gas detection meter.
(h)
All wastewater samples shall be representative of the user's discharge.
Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement equipment shall be operated,
kept clean and maintained in good working order at all times. Failure
by the user to keep its monitoring equipment in good working order
shall not be grounds for the user to claim that sample results are
unrepresentative of its discharge.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
(a)
Detailed plans of any proposed construction of pretreatment facilities,
spill containment, monitoring and metering equipment, or operating
procedures shall be submitted for review by the due date contained
within a written request from the CLB. The review of the plans and
procedures shall in no way relieve the user of the responsibility
of modifying the equipment or procedures in the future as necessary
to meet the requirements of this chapter or any other requirement
of other regulatory agencies.
(c)
The CLB may require drawings to scale depicting the manufacturing
process (waste generating source), spill containment, pretreatment,
or monitoring or metering equipment.
(d)
The CLB may require a schematic drawing of the pretreatment, spill
containment, monitoring and metering equipment.
(e)
The CLB may require the drawings be prepared by a California registered
chemical, mechanical, or civil engineer.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
(a)
User shall provide waste minimization plans to conserve water, investigate
product or materials substitution, maintain inventory control records,
and implement employee education, and other steps as necessary to
minimize waste produced by the due date contained within a written
request from the CLB.
(b)
Waste minimization, recycling and treatment shall be demonstrated
wherever feasible in the following priority:
(1)
Source reduction which includes, but is not limited to, substitution
of less hazardous materials, spill prevention and control measures,
proper storage and handling of chemicals and raw materials.
(2)
Recovery and reuse which includes, but is not limited to, substitution
of less hazardous materials, spill prevention and control measures,
proper storage and handling of chemicals and raw materials.
(3)
Treatment which includes, but is not limited to, pretreatment techniques
as to render hazardous wastes harmless or suitable for disposal to
sewerage facilities.
(Ord. 1328 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1520 § 1, 2010)
