Note: Prior history: Prior code §§ 7721, 7722,
7741, 7781—7787 and 7789 and Ordinances 912 and 1518.
(a)
The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial
public use of the sewer. services and facilities in the city while
preventing blockages of the sewer lines resulting from prohibited
or objectionable waste discharges into the sewer facilities, and to
specify appropriate FOG discharge requirements for food service establishments.
In furtherance of these general purposes, this chapter is intended
to:
(1)
Establish the appropriate authority for the city to condition or
deny discharges to the sewer system.
(2)
Prevent the introduction of excessive amounts of grease into the
sewer system.
(3)
Prevent the clogging or blocking of the sewer lines due to grease
build up causing backup and flooding of streets, residences, and commercial
buildings.
(4)
Implement procedures to recover the costs incurred in cleaning and
maintenance of sewer lines and the proper disposal of grease blockages.
(5)
Implement a procedure to recover the costs for any liability incurred
by the city for damage caused by grease blockages resulting from flooding
or streets, residences, or commercial buildings.
(6)
Establish the authority for the city to monitor, sample and inspect
grease traps and interceptors.
(b)
This chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in Section 15.28.006. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all prohibited and objectionable wastewater or waste, including wastewater and waster containing FOG, carried to the sewer facilities of the city.
(c)
This chapter establishes quantity and quality standards on all wastewater
and/or waste discharges which may cause or contribute to accumulation
in the sewer system causing or potentially causing or contributing
to the occurrence of SSOs.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
Unless otherwise defined in this section, terms related to water
quality shall be as adopted in the latest edition of Standard Methods
for Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and
the Water Environment Federation. The testing procedures for waste
constituents and characteristics shall be as provided in 40 CFR 136
(Code of Federal Regulations). Other terms not herein specifically
defined shall have the same definition as set forth in the latest
adopted editions of the California Codes of Regulations applicable
to building construction adopted pursuant to the California Building
Standards Law.
(b)
"Best management practices"
"Building official"
"Change in operations"
"Composite sample"
"Discharger" or "user"
"Effluent"
"Fats, oils and grease" or "FOG"
"Food service establishment" or "FSE"
"Food grinder"
"Grab sample"
"Grease control device"
"Grease interceptor" or "interceptor"
"Grease trap"
"Hot spots"
"Infiltration"
"Interference"
"Limited food preparation establishment"
"Manifest"
"New construction"
"Person"
"Prohibited discharge"
"Public agency"
"Regulatory agency"
"Remodeling"
"Sample point"
"Sampling facilities"
"Sewer facility or system"
"Sewer system overflow" or "SSO"
"Sewer lateral"
"Sludge"
"Stormwater drainage system"
"Waste"
"Waste minimization practices"
"Waste hauler"
"Wastewater"
"Wastewater constituents and characteristics"
Subject to the foregoing provisions, the following definitions shall
apply in this chapter:
means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices,
maintenance procedures, installation of equipment, and other management
practices to control and limit the introduction of prohibited or objectionable
discharges, including FOG, into sewer facilities.
means the director of the building and safety department
of the city or the designee of the director of the building and safety
department.
means any change in the ownership, food types or operational
procedures that have the potential to increase the amount of FOG generated
and/or discharged by food service establishments in an amount that
alone or collectively causes or creates a potential for SSOs to occur.
means a collection of individual samples obtained at selected
intervals based on an increment of either flow or time. The resulting
mixture (composite sample) forms a representative sample of the waste
stream discharged during the sample period. Samples will be collected
when a wastewater discharge occurs.
means any person who discharges or causes a discharge of
wastewater directly or indirectly to a sewer facility and/or stormwater
drain system.
means any liquid outflow from the food service establishment
that is discharged.
means any substance such as a vegetable or animal product
that is used in, or is a by-product of, the cooking or food preparation
process, and that turns or may turn viscous or solidifies with a change
in temperature or other conditions.
means facilities defined in California Uniform Retail Food
Facilities Law (CURFFL), California Health and Safety Code Section
113785 et seq., as amended from time to time, and any commercial entity
within the boundaries of the city, operating in a permanently constructed
structure such as a room, building or place, or portion thereof, maintained,
used or operated for the purpose of storing, preparing, serving, or
manufacturing, packaging, or otherwise handling food for sale to other
entities, or for consumption by the public, its members or employees,
and which has any process or device that uses or produces FOG, or
grease vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors that are required to be
removed by a Type I or Type II hood, as defined in CURFFL Section
113785. A limited food preparation establishment is not considered
a food service establishment.
means any device, including garbage disposal devices, installed
in the plumbing or sewage system for the purpose of grinding food
waste or food preparation by-products for the purpose of discharging
it into the sewer system.
means a sample taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis
without regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
means any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism,
device or process, which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater
plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap or collect
or treat FOG prior to it being discharged into the sewer system. Grease
control device may also include any other proven method to reduce
FOG subject to the approval of the building official.
means a multicompartment device that is constructed in different
sizes and is generally required to be located, according to the California
Plumbing Code, underground between a food service establishment and
the connection to the sewer system. These devices primarily use gravity
to separate FOG from the wastewater as it moves from one compartment
to the next. These devices shall have at least one accessible inspection
hatch and must be cleaned, maintained, and have the FOG removed and
disposed of in a proper manner on regular intervals to ensure effective
and efficient operation.
means a grease control device, including at least one removable
lid for access, inspection and maintenance, that is used to serve
individual fixtures, including by way of example sinks, and is designed
to remove or trap fats, oils and grease while allowing the balance
of the waste to discharge to the sewer system by gravity.
means areas in sewer lines that have experienced sanitary
sewer overflows resulting in the need for frequent maintenance and
cleaning.
means water entering a sewer system, including sewer service
connections, from the ground through such means as defective pipes,
pipe joints, connections or manhole walls.
means any discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges
from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the city's sewer system,
treatment processes or operations; or is a cause of violation of any
law or regulation, or prevents lawful sludge use or disposal.
means any commercial entity engaged only in reheating, hot
holding, or assembly of ready to eat food products and as a result,
there is no wastewater discharge containing a significant amount of
FOG. A limited food preparation establishment does not include any
operation that changes the form, flavor or consistency of food.
means that receipt which is retained by the generator of
wastes for disposing recyclable wastes or liquid wastes as required
by the city.
means any structure planned or under construction for which
a sewer connection permit has not been issued as of October 1, 2005.
means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation,
entity or public agency, including the state of California and the
United States of America.
means any discharge which contains any pollutant from public
or private property.
means the state of California and/or any city, county, special
district, other local governmental authority or public body of or
within this state.
means those agencies having regulatory jurisdiction over
the operations of the city.
means a physical change or operational change causing generation
of the amount of FOG that exceed the current amount of FOG discharge
to the sewer system by the food service establishment in an amount
that alone or collectively causes or creates a potential for SSOs
to occur; or exceeding a cost of fifty thousand dollars to a food
service establishment that requires a building permit, and involves
any one or combination of the following: (1) under slab plumbing in
the food processing area; (2) a thirty-percent increase in the net
public seating area; (3) a thirty-percent increase in the size of
the kitchen area; or (4) any change in the size or type of food preparation
equipment.
means a location approved by the building official, from
which wastewater can be collected that is representative in content
and consistency of the entire flow of wastewater being sampled.
means a structure or structures provided at the user's expense
for the city or user to measure and record wastewater constituent
mass, concentrations, collect a representative sample or provide access
to plug or terminate the discharge.
means any property belonging to the city or other public
agency used in the treatment, reclamation, reuse, transportation or
disposal of wastewater, or any tributary thereto.
means each instance of a discharge of sewage from a sanitary
sewer system.
means a building sewer as defined in the latest edition of
the California Plumbing Code. It is the wastewater connection between
the building's wastewater facilities and the sewer system or a sewer
facility.
means any solid, semisolid, or liquid decant, subnate or
supernate from a manufacturing process, utility service or pretreatment
facility.
means street gutter, channel, storm drain, constructed drain,
lined diversion structure, wash area, inlet, outlet or other facility,
which is part of or tributary to the city's stormwater runoff system
and used for the purpose of collecting, storing, transporting or disposing
of stormwater.
means sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid,
solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation or
of human or animal nature, including such wastes placed within containers
of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal.
means plans or programs intended to reduce or eliminate:
discharges to the sewer system or to conserve water, including, but
not limited to, product substitutions, housekeeping practices, inventory
control, employee education, and other steps as necessary to minimize
wastewater produced.
means any person carrying on or engaging in vehicular transport
of waste as part of, or incidental to, any business for that purpose.
means the liquid and water-carried wastes of the community
and all constituents thereof, whether treated or untreated, discharged
into or permitted to enter a sewer facility.
means the individual chemical, physical, bacteriological
and other parameters, including volume and flow rate and such other
parameters that serve to define, classify or measure the quality and
quantity of wastewater.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited upon
public or private property within this city, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of this city, any human or animal excrement, garbage
or other objectionable waste, in a manner that would be a danger to
the public health or welfare.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall discharge to any natural outlet within this
city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of this city, any sanitary
sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions
of this title.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall dump sewage into the city's sewerage system
unless a permit therefor has been applied for and issued by the building
official. No permit therefor shall be issued unless the application
for such permit is accompanied by a fee, the amount of which shall
be fixed from time to time by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, or subsurface drainage,
into any sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006; Ord. 1894 § 1, 2016)
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or
to an approved natural outlet.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
A.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the director of public works or such other official with responsibility over the Palm Springs sanitary sewer service, to the sewer system upon a determination that the sewer system has available capacity for such discharge, and such discharge does not contain prohibited and regulated wastes, unless such wastes are intercepted with preliminary treatment facilities prior to such discharge in accordance with Code section 15.28.090.
B.
Any discharge for which approval is granted in accordance with section 15.28.060(A) shall be subject to periodic monitoring to occur at least once a year to ensure there is no change to the quantity or quality of industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters being discharged.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006; Ord. 1894 § 2, 2016)
(a)
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to
any sewer facility or into (i) the stormwater drainage system; (ii)
any upstream flow, which is tributary to the stormwater drain system;
or (iii) any groundwater, river, stream, creek, wash or dry weather
arroyo, wetlands area or marsh:
(1)
Hot Fluids. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit;
(2)
FOG. Any water or waste which may contain more than one hundred parts
per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease;
(3)
Flammables, Explosives. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil
or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(4)
Solids-Viscous Substances. Any ashes, cinders, sand and straw, shavings,
metal, glass, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any
other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to
the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewage works;
(5)
Deficient or Excessive pH. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower
than 5.5, higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable
of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel
of the sewage works;
(6)
Poison. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the waste treatment plant;
(7)
Suspended Solids. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is
required to handle such materials at the waste treatment plant;
(8)
Noxious Effluvium. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
(b)
No Person shall operate a food service establishment so as to discharge or cause to be discharged into the sewer system FOG that: (1) exceeds the concentration level provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section; or (2) may accumulate and/or cause or contribute to blockages in the sewer facility or at the sewer system lateral which connects the food service establishment to the sewer system.
(c)
No person shall, without prior approval obtained from the director
of public works, or his authorized representative, introduce, or cause
the admission, into any sewer facility, of any waters or wastes having:
(1)
Excessive Oxygen Demand. A five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater
than three hundred parts per million by weight; or
(2)
Suspended solids containing more than three hundred fifty parts per
million by weight of suspended solids; or
(3)
Restricted wastes containing any quantity of substances having the
characteristics described in subsection (a) of this section.
(d)
Where necessary in the opinion of the director of public works, the
owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as
may be necessary to obtain:
(1)
Reduction of Oxygen Demand. Reduction of the biochemical oxygen demand
to three hundred parts per million and the suspended solids to three
hundred fifty parts per million by weight; or
(2)
Reduction of Objectionable Feature. Reduction of objectionable characteristics
or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in subsection
(a) of this section;
(3)
Control of Flow. Control of the quantities and rates of discharge
of such waters or wastes.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person who has been notified of the necessity of preliminary treatment described in Section 15.28.070 shall thereafter discharge into any sewer facility any water, waste or sewage which has not been given such prescribed preliminary treatment.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall discharge into any sewer facility any water waste or sewage, or otherwise use the sewer system, unless Sections 15.28.100 through 15.28.139 have been complied with.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the director of public works. No construction of such
facilities shall be commenced until such approval is obtained in writing.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any
waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in a satisfactory
and effective manner, by the owner at his expense.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
When required by the director of public works, the owner of
any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable manhole in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes prior to discharge
into the sewer facility. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible
and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the director of public works, The manhole shall be installed
by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as
to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
In the event that no special manhole has been required, the
control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole
in the sewer system from the building sewer.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Each Person operating a food service establishment shall not:
(1)
Install food grinders in the plumbing system of new construction
of food service establishments. All food grinders shall be removed
from all existing food service establishments on or before January
2, 2007, unless the building official has authorized the food grinder
to remain.
(2)
Introduce any additives into a food service establishment's wastewater
system for the purpose of emulsifying FOG, unless otherwise permitted
by specific written authorization of the building official.
(3)
Dispose waste cooking oil into sewer or drainage pipes. All waste
cooking oils shall be collected and stored properly in receptacles
such as barrels or drums for recycling or other acceptable methods
of disposal.
(4)
Discharge wastewater from dishwashers to any grease interceptor.
(5)
Discharge wastewater with temperatures in excess of one hundred forty
degrees Fahrenheit to any grease control device.
(6)
Introduce biological additives for grease remediation or as a supplement
to grease control device maintenance without prior authorization from
the building official.
(7)
Discharge wastes from toilets, urinals, washbasins, and other fixtures
containing fecal materials to sewer lines intended for grease control
device service, or vice versa.
(8)
Discharge any waste, including FOG and solid materials removed from
the grease control device, to the sewer system. Grease removed from
grease control devices shall be waste hauled periodically as part
of the operation and maintenance requirements for grease interceptors
and traps.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Any person operating a food services establishment shall implement
best management practices as prescribed in this chapter for the purpose
of controlling and limiting the discharge of FOG to the sewer system.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Any person operating a food service establishment, or a property
owner of a parcel containing multiple FSEs, may be required to install,
operate and maintain an approved type and adequately sized grease
interceptor in accordance with the provisions of this section. The
grease interceptor shall be adequate to separate and remove FOG contained
in wastewater discharges from food service establishments prior to
discharge to the sewer system. Fixtures, equipment and drain lines
located in the food preparation and clean up areas of food service
establishments that are sources of FOG discharges except for dish
washing machines shall be connected to the grease interceptor. Compliance
shall be established as follows:
(1)
New Construction of Food Service Establishments. New construction
of food service establishments shall include the installation of grease
interceptors of a type and capacity approved by the building official
prior to commencing discharges of wastewater to the sewer system.
(2)
Existing Food Service Establishments/ Commercial Properties.
(A)
Existing FSE operators, or property owners with multiple FSEs, shall
install a grease control device where the building official has found
and determined that a FSE has been responsible for, or otherwise contributed
to, one or more SSO(s) following the enactment of this chapter.
(B)
Where the building official has determined that an owner's lateral
line requires cleaning to avoid an imminent threat of an SSO spill,
the building official is authorized to issue an order to the owner
to immediately clean the subject lateral line.
(C)
The building official shall issue his/her order in writing to the
applicable party and shall designate a reasonable period of time period
for corrective action.
(3)
Best Management Practice Requirements.
(A)
All food service establishments shall implement best management practices
in accordance with the requirements and guidelines established in
this chapter and as may be established by the building official in
an effort to minimize the discharge of FOG to the sewer system.
(B)
All food service establishments shall be required, at a minimum,
to comply with the following best management practices:
(a)
Installation of Drain Screens. Drain screens shall be installed on
all drainage pipes in food preparation areas.
(b)
Segregation and Collection of Waste Cooking Oil. All waste cooking
oil shall be collected and stored properly in recycling receptacles
such as barrels or drums. Such recycling receptacles shall be maintained
properly to ensure that they do not leak. Food service establishments
shall use licensed wastehaulers and licensed recycling facilities
to dispose of waste cooking oil.
(c)
Disposal of Food Waste. All food waste shall be disposed of directly
into the trash or garbage, and not in sinks.
(d)
Employee Training. Employees of food service establishments shall
be trained by ownership/management, upon commencement of employment
at least annually thereafter, on the following subjects:
(i)
How to "dry wipe" pots, pans, dishware and work areas before
washing to remove grease.
(ii)
How to properly dispose of food waste and solids in enclosed
plastic bags prior to disposal in trash bins or containers to prevent
leaking and odors.
(iii)
The location and use of absorption products to clean under fryer
baskets and other locations where grease may be spilled or dripped.
(iv)
How to properly dispose of grease or oils from cooking equipment
into a grease receptacle such as a barrel or drum without spilling.
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Training shall be documented and employee signatures retained
indicating each employee's attendance and understanding of the practices
reviewed. Training records shall be available for review at any reasonable
time by the building official.
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(e)
Kitchen Signage. Best management and waste minimization practices
shall be posted conspicuously in the food preparation and dishwashing
areas at all times.
(f)
Food Grinders. Food grinders shall immediately be removed from the
FSEs plumbing system to prevent the discharge of food debris into
the FSEs sewer drain system. This requirement will lead to controlling
and limiting the introduction of FOG into the city's sewer system.
(g)
Odors. Grease trap devices shall be installed and maintained so as
to prevent odors, crosscontamination, sewer back-ups or SSOs.
(h)
Containers. Grease rendering containers shall be installed and properly
maintained.
(i)
Record Keeping. Document record keeping shall be maintained and shall
include: (1) employee training records; (2) grease control device
(trap or interceptor) maintenance and cleaning records; (3) on property
SSO records; (4) plumbing maintenance records; (5) rendering grease
disposal records; (6) name and contact information of waste hauler;
and (7) disposal site. Documents consist of, but are not limited to
logs, records, letters, blue prints, equipment specification and operation,
receipts, and manifests. Such records are deemed to be environmental
records and shall be retained for a minimum of five years.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Property owners of commercial properties or their official designee(s)
shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the grease
interceptor serving multiple food service establishments that are
located on a single parcel.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
Operators of food service establishments may be required to submit
two copies of facility site plans, mechanical and plumbing plans,
and details to show all sewer locations and connections. The submittal
shall be in a form and content acceptable to the building official
for review of existing or proposed grease control device, grease interceptor,
monitoring facilities, metering facilities, and operating procedures.
The review of the plans and procedures shall in no way relieve the
food service establishments of the responsibility of modifying the
facilities or procedures in the future, as necessary to produce an
acceptable discharge, and to meet the requirements of this chapter
or any requirements of other regulatory agencies; and a schematic
drawing of the FOG control device, grease interceptor or other pretreatment
equipment, piping, and instrumentation diagram, and wastewater characterization
report.
(b)
The city may require the drawings be prepared by a California registered
mechanical engineer.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
Food service establishment operators shall provide wastewater acceptable
to the city, under the requirements and standards established herein
before discharging to any sewer facility. Any food service establishment
required to pretreat wastewater shall install, operate, and maintain
an adequately sized grease interceptor, approved by the building official,
necessary to maintain compliance with the objectives of this chapter.
(b)
Grease interceptor sizing, type, and capacity and installation shall
conform to the current edition of the California Plumbing Code and
be approved by the building official. Grease interceptors shall be
constructed in accordance with the design approved by the building
official and shall have a minimum of two compartments with fittings
designed for grease retention and a sample box.
(c)
The grease interceptor shall be installed at an exterior location
where it shall be at all times easily accessible for inspection, cleaning,
and removal of accumulated grease.
(d)
Access manholes, with a minimum diameter of twenty-four inches, shall
be provided over each grease interceptor chamber and sanitary tee.
The access manholes shall extend at least to finished grade and be
designed and maintained to prevent water inflow or infiltration. The
manholes shall also have readily removable covers to facilitate inspection,
grease removal and wastewater sampling activities.
(e)
Grease interceptors shall be maintained in efficient operating condition
by periodic removal of the full content of the interceptor which includes
wastewater, accumulated FOG, floating materials, sludge and solids.
(f)
All existing and newly installed grease interceptors shall be maintained
in a manner consistent with a maintenance frequency approved by the
building official pursuant to this section.
(g)
FOG that has accumulated in a grease interceptor shall not be allowed
to pass into any sewer lateral, sewer system, storm drain, or public
right-of-way.
(h)
Food service establishment operators with grease interceptors may
be required to submit data and information necessary to establish
the maintenance frequency of grease interceptors.
(i)
The maintenance frequency for all food service establishments with
a grease interceptor shall be determined in one of the following methods:
(1)
Grease interceptors shall be fully pumped out and cleaned at a frequency
such that the combined FOG and solids accumulation does not exceed
twenty-five percent of the total liquid depth of the grease interceptor.
This is to ensure that the minimum hydraulic retention time and required
available volume is maintained to effectively intercept and retain
FOG discharged to the sewer system.
(2)
All food service establishments with a grease interceptor shall maintain
their grease interceptor not less than every six months. Grease interceptors
shall be fully pumped out and cleaned quarterly when the frequency
described in subsection (i)(1) of this section has not been established.
The maintenance frequency shall be adjusted when sufficient data have
been obtained to establish an average frequency based on the requirements
described in subsection (i)(1) of this section and guidelines adopted
pursuant to the FOG control program. The city may change the maintenance
frequency at any time to reflect changes in actual operating conditions
in accordance with the FOG control program. Based on the actual generation
of FOG from the food service establishment, the maintenance frequency
may increase or decrease.
(3)
If the grease interceptor, at any time, contains FOG and solids accumulation
that does not meet the requirements described in subsection (i)(1)
of this section, the food service establishment operator shall be
required to have the grease interceptor serviced immediately such
that all fats, oils, grease, sludge, and other materials are completely
removed from the grease interceptor. If deemed necessary, the building
official may also increase the maintenance frequency of the grease
interceptor from the current frequency.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
Food service establishment operators may be required to install grease
traps in the waste line leading from drains, sink, and other fixtures
or equipment where grease may be introduced into the sewer system
in quantities that can cause blockage. Grease traps have limited effect
and should only be used in those cases where the use of a grease interceptor
or other grease control device is determined to be impossible or impractical.
(b)
Prior to receiving a plumbing permit from the city, an applicant
shall submit to the building official a stamped and signed copy of
installation plans indicating that the Riverside County health department
has approved the grease trap location.
(c)
Sizing and installation of grease traps shall conform to the current
edition of the California Plumbing Code.
(d)
Grease traps shall be maintained in efficient operating conditions
by removing accumulated grease at a frequency approved by the building
official.
(e)
Grease traps shall be maintained free of all food residues and any
FOG waste removed during the cleaning and scraping process.
(f)
Grease traps shall be inspected periodically to check for leaking
seams and pipes, and for effective operation of the baffles and flow-regulating
device. Grease traps and their baffles shall be maintained free of
all caked-on FOG and waste. Removable baffles shall be removed and
cleaned during the maintenance process.
(g)
Dishwashers and food grinder units shall not be connected to or discharged
into any grease trap.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
The building official may require the food service establishments
to construct and maintain in proper operating condition at the food
service establishment's sole expense, flow monitoring, constituent
monitoring and/or sampling facilities.
(b)
The location of the monitoring or metering facilities shall be subject
to approval by the building official.
(c)
Food service establishments may be required to provide immediate,
clear, safe and uninterrupted access to the building official to the
food service establishment's monitoring and metering facilities.
(d)
Food service establishments may also be required by the building
official to submit waste analysis plans, contingency plans, and meet
other necessary requirements to ensure proper operation and maintenance
of the grease control device and compliance with this chapter.
(e)
No food service establishment 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 and the FOG wastewater discharge permit.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
The building official may inspect or order the inspection and sample
the wastewater discharges of any food service establishment to ascertain
compliance with this chapter. The owner shall allow the city access
to the food service establishment premises, during normal business
hours, for purposes of inspecting the food service establishment's
grease control devices or interceptor, reviewing the manifests, receipts
and invoices relating to the cleaning, maintenance and inspection
of the grease control devices.
(b)
Prior to commencing any inspection as authorized in this section,
the building official shall obtain either the consent of the owner
or occupant of the property or shall obtain an administrative inspection
warrant or criminal search warrant.
(c)
The building official may enter property to investigate the source
of any discharge to any public street, inlet, gutter, storm drain
or the stormwater drainage system located within the jurisdiction
of the city.
(d)
The building official may inspect property for the purpose of verifying
compliance with this chapter, including but not limited to:
(1)
Identifying products produced, processes conducted, chemicals used
and materials stored on or contained within the property;
(2)
Identifying point(s) of discharge of all wastewater, process water
systems and pollutants;
(3)
Investigating the natural slope at the location, including drainage
patterns and manmade conveyance systems;
(4)
Establishing the location of all points of discharge from the property,
whether by sewer system, surface runoff or through a storm drain system;
(5)
Locating any illicit connection or the source of prohibited discharge;
(6)
Evaluating compliance with any permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(e)
The building official may inspect all records of the owner or occupant
of property relating to FOG best management practices to include related
chemicals or processes presently or previously occurring on-site,
facilities maps or schematics and diagrams, pumping and/or grease
hauler manifests or receipts pollution prevention plans, monitoring
program plans and any other record(s) relating to unauthorized connections,
prohibited discharges, or any other source of contribution or potential
contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage system.
(f)
The building official may inspect, sample, and test any area runoff,
soils area (including groundwater testing), process discharge, materials
within any waste storage area (including any container contents),
and/or treatment system discharge for the purpose of determining the
potential for contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage
system. The authorized building official may investigate the integrity
of all storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, any legal nonconforming
connection or other pipelines on the property using appropriate tests,
including but not limited to smoke and dye tests or video surveys.
The authorized building official may take photographs or videotape,
make measurements or drawings, and create any other record reasonably
necessary to document conditions on the property.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
In administering the provisions of this chapter and in determining
compliance therewith, all measurements, tests and analyses of the
characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined in accordance
with the most recent available edition and supplements of "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water" published by
the American Public Health Association, American Waterworks Association,
and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No provision contained in this chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to
payment of a fee by the industrial concern to defray the cost to the
city of treating such industrial waste. In the event of conflict between
the provisions of any such agreement or arrangement, and the provisions
hereof, the former shall prevail.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
No person shall maliciously, or without authority, wilfully
or carelessly break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with
any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal
sewage works.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Food service establishments which have contributed to a sewer
blockage, SSO, or any sewer system interference resulting from the
discharge of wastewater or waste containing FOG, shall install, operate
and maintain a grease interceptor, and may be required to abate such
nuisance and prevent any future health hazards created by such sewer
line blockage, SSO or any other sewer system interference. SSOs may
threaten or cause injury to public health, safety and welfare and
are declared to be a public nuisance. Furthermore, sewer lateral failures
and SSOs caused by food service establishments, alone or collectively,
are the responsibility of the private property owner and food service
establishment, and their respective responsible officers and/or owners.
If, either at the request of a food service establishment or to abate
an immediate threat of injury to the public health, safety, welfare
or property, the building official acts to contain and/or clean up
an SSO or the blockage of a sewer lateral or the sewer system caused
by a food service establishment, the city's costs for such abatement
shall be entirely borne by the property owner, operator of the food
service establishment, and their respective responsible officers and/or
owners, and each of them, and shall constitute a debt to the city
and become due and payable upon the city's request for reimbursement
of such costs.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
(a)
When material discharged to the sewer has the potential to cause
or result in sewer blockages or SSOs, the discharger shall immediately
notify the local health department, county, and the city.
(b)
Confirmation of this notification shall be made in writing to the
building official no later than five working days from the date of
the incident. The written notification shall state the date of the
incident, the reasons for the discharge or spill, what steps were
taken to immediately correct the problem, and what steps are being
taken to prevent the problem from recurring.
(c)
Such notification shall not relieve the discharger of any expense,
loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result
of damage or loss to the city or any other damage or loss to person
or property; nor shall such notification relieve the discharger of
any fees or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or
other applicable law.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 6523.3, the city
is entitled to recover its costs incurred in taking any action to
correct a violation of this chapter. Such costs shall be added to
any sewer service charge payable by any person violating this chapter.
The city shall have such remedies for the collection of such costs
as it has for the collection of sewer service charges.
(Ord. 1682 § 2, 2006)
