Baseline monitoring reports, if required by a user's wastewater
discharge permit, shall be completed in accordance with SRCSD's Consolidated
Ordinance, Chapter 2.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
Periodic compliance/self-monitoring reports, if required, shall
be made in compliance with SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter
2.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
Each user shall notify the city manager and SRCSD in writing
of any planned changes to the user's operations or system which might
alter the nature, quality, or volume of its wastewater at least ninety
days before the change.
A.
The
city manager and SRCSD may require the user to submit such information
as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition.
B.
The
SRCSD may issue a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with the
SRCSD Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter 2, or modify an existing wastewater
discharge permit in response to changed conditions or anticipated
changed conditions.
C.
For
purposes of this requirement changes include, but are not limited
to, flow increase of twenty percent or greater, the discharge of any
previously unreported pollutants, and changes as described in SRCSD's
Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter 2.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
In
the case of any discharge of a nonroutine or episodic nature, including,
but not limited to, accidental discharges, spills, a noncustomary
batch discharge, or a slug load, all users (whether or not such users
are required to possess a waste discharge permit) shall immediately
telephone and notify the city manager, and SRCSD as required by SRCSD's
Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter 2, of the incident. This notification
shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration
and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the user.
B.
Within
five days following such a spill, slug load, accidental discharge
or other discharge of a nonroutine or episodic nature, the user shall
submit a report, in a form prescribed by SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance,
to the city manager and SRCSD describing the cause(s) of the discharge
and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense,
loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result
of damage to the wastewater collection system, natural resources,
or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification
relieve the user of any fines, penalties or other liability which
may be imposed pursuant to this chapter or SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
All users shall notify in writing the city manager, the state RWQCB, SRCSD, and the EPA regional waste management division director of any discharge which, if otherwise disposed of, would be considered a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such notification must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous, batch, or other). If the industrial user discharges more than one hundred kilograms of such waste per calendar month into the wastewater collection system, the notification shall also contain the following information to the extent such information is known as readily available to the industrial user: an identification of the hazardous constituents contained in the wastes, an estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste stream discharged during that calendar month, and an estimation of the mass of constituents in the waste stream expected to be discharged during the following twelve months. All notifications must take place within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Industrial users who commence discharging after the effective date of said ordinance shall provide the notification no later than one hundred eighty days after the discharge of the listed or characteristics hazardous waste. Any notification under this section need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged; however, notifications of changed discharges must be submitted under Section 13.09.340.
B.
In
the event new regulations are promulgated pursuant to Section 3001
of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub. Law 94-580,
90 Stat. 2806, (42 USC 6921), identifying additional characteristics
of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as a hazardous
waste, industrial users shall notify in writing the city manager,
the state RQWCB, and the EPA regional waste management division director
of the discharge of such substance within ninety days of the effective
date of such regulation.
C.
In
the event of any notification made under this section, the industrial
user shall certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume
and toxicity of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined
to be economically practical.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
In addition to those reports required by this article and SRCSD's
Consolidated Ordinance, all users, whether or not required to obtain
a wastewater discharge permit, shall provide appropriate reports to
the city manager and SRCSD as the city manager and SRCSD may require.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
Any
user required to have a waste discharge permit shall provide and operate
at the user's own expense, monitoring facilities as required by SRCSD's
Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter 2, to allow inspection, sampling and
flow measurement of discharge in the building sewer and/or internal
drainage systems prior to discharge into the wastewater collection
system. The monitoring facility shall be situated on the user's premises,
but the city manager may, when such a location would be impractical
or cause undue hardship to the user, allow the facility to be constructed
in the public street or sidewalk area. The monitoring facility shall
be 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 precise location shall be specified in the user's
wastewater discharge permit.
B.
The
facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at
all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense
of the user. The facility shall be readily accessible to city personnel
at all times. 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 specifications. Construction shall be completed within ninety
days following written notification by the city.
C.
If
no sampling location or monitoring location has been specified in
accordance with this section, or the facilities to permit such monitoring
have not been provided, then the sampling location shall be considered
to be the final stage of the last interceptor or other pretreatment
facility located on the property from which the discharge is made.
In the event that no interceptor or other pretreatment facility exists,
then the sampling location shall be the nearest point at which sampling
is reasonably practicable after discharge to the sewage system as
determined by the city manager, and both the owner of the property
from which the discharge occurs and the industrial user shall be held
responsible for all waste discharge violations measured at that point,
the origin of which cannot be conclusively determined by the city.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
Any written reports required by this chapter or SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance, Chapter 2 shall be deemed to have been submitted on the date of receipt of the report. Any written reports required by this chapter shall be certified as provided in Section 13.09.230.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
All
users required to have a wastewater discharge permit shall retain,
and make available for inspection and copying by the city and SRCSD,
all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities
required by this chapter and any additional records of information
obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user
independent of such requirements.
B.
Records
shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling,
and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates analyses
were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques
or methods used; and the results of such analyses and other information
as required by SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance. These records shall
remain available for a period of at least three years. This period
shall be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation
concerning the user or the city which relates to such monitoring,
or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention
period by the city manager.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
Whenever
necessary to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this chapter
and SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance, or whenever there is reasonable
cause to believe that there exists a violation of this chapter or
SRCSD's Consolidated Ordinance, an authorized agent or employee of
the city or SRCSD may enter onto any premises or into any building
for the purpose of inspecting facilities, records relating to pretreatment
or to take samples.
B.
In
those situations when the owner and/or occupant refuse entry, entry
may be obtained under a search warrant issued by a duly authorized
magistrate. The city attorney is authorized to seek such warrants
upon the request of the city manager.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
The
city or SRCSD may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain
whether the purpose of this chapter is being met and all requirements
are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater
is created or discharged shall allow the city, SRCSD, or their representative
ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises
for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in
the performance of any of their duties. The city shall have the right
to copy such records.
B.
The
city, SRCSD, RWQCB, and EPA shall have the right to set up on the
user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling
inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering. 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 their guards so that upon presentation
of suitable identification, personnel from the city, SRCSD, RWQCB
and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes
of performing their specific responsibilities.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
A.
All
analysis and testing by the city, SRCSD, or users required by this
chapter shall conform to procedures established by the administrator
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 administrator. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with
the techniques approved by the administrator. 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 techniques approved by EPA or found in the EPA publication,
"Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluent
for Priority Pollutants," April 1977.
B.
If
sampling by a user indicates a violation, the user must notify the
city manager and SRCSD within twenty-four hours of becoming aware
of the violation. The user must also resample and submit results of
this resampling to the city manager and SRCSD within thirty days.
C.
Except as indicated in subsection D of this section, the user shall collect wastewater samples using flow proportional composite collection techniques. In the event flow proportional sampling is infeasible, the city manager or SRCSD may authorize the use of time proportional composite sampling or a minimum of four grab samples where the user demonstrates to the city manager's and SRCSD's satisfaction that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being discharged. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with instantaneous discharge limits.
D.
Samples
for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides, and
volatile organic compounds must be obtained using grab sample collection
techniques.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
Information and data regarding a user obtained from reports,
questionnaires, permit applications, permits, monitoring programs
or from inspections shall be public records available to the public
or other governmental agencies without restriction, pursuant to the
Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), unless
the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the city and SRCSD that the release of such information would divulge
information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection
as trade secrets of the user pursuant to the Public Records Act. Any
such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the information
or data. Pursuant to 40 CFR 403.14, effluent data (including wastewater
characteristics and constituents) shall not be recognized as trade
secrets.
(Ord. 13-2 § 3)
