For the purpose of this article, "industrial waste" means and includes any and all substances or liquids discharged from a nonresidential facility into the sanitary sewer or storm drain system other than storm runoff water, residential sewage, or wastes from sanitary conveniences only.
(Prior code § 25-27; Ord. 5268 § 1, 2001)
The following criteria are established to govern the discharge of industrial waste to the sanitary sewer.
A. 
Policy. It is the policy of the city to assure that the highest and best use of the sanitary sewer is for the collection, treatment and disposal of domestic wastewater. The use of the sanitary sewer system for industrial wastewater is a privilege which is subject to the requirement of this section.
B. 
Regulations.
1. 
Discharge Prohibitions.
a. 
Except as expressly allowed in an industrial waste permit, no person shall discharge, permit the discharge, cause the discharge or contribute to the discharge of the following to the sanitary sewer or waters of the state:
i. 
Gasoline, mercury, total identifiable chlorinated hydrocarbons, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides, solvents, pesticides or jet fuel;
ii. 
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are flammable, reactive, explosive, corrosive or radioactive, or by interaction with other materials could result in fire, explosion or injury;
iii. 
Any solid or viscous materials which could cause obstruction to the flow or operation of the sanitary sewer;
iv. 
Any toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, including private pretreatment systems, to constitute a hazard or cause injury to human, animal, plant or fish life, or to exceed any limitation set forth in this section;
v. 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids in sufficient quantity either singly or by interaction with other materials to create a public nuisance, hazard to life, or to prevent entry of any person to the sanitary sewer;
vi. 
Any material of sufficient quantity to interfere with any sanitary sewer treatment plant process or to render any product thereof unsuitable for reclamation and reuse;
vii. 
Any material in sufficient quantity to cause the sanitary sewer to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations in connection with Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used;
viii. 
Any material which will cause the sanitary sewer to violate its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, applicable federal or state statutes, rules or regulations;
ix. 
Any wastewater containing pigment which is not removed in the ordinary sanitary sewer treatment process and which creates a visual contrast with the material appearance of the sanitary sewer discharge observable at the point of sanitary sewer discharge; provided, that in no event shall any wastewater containing pigment be discharged to waters of the state;
x. 
Any wastewater having a heat content in such quantities that the temperature of the wastewater at the introduction into any sanitary sewer treatment plant exceeds forty degrees centigrade (one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit); provided, that in no event shall any wastewater having a temperature in excess of 37.8 degrees centigrade (one hundred degrees Fahrenheit) be discharged to waters of the state;
xi. 
Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants, released at a flow rate or pollutant concentration which will cause or contribute to interference. "Interference" is defined as a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal;
xii. 
Any stormwater collected and discharged to the sanitary sewer except as specifically authorized by the fire chief;
xiii. 
Single pass cooling water in excess of two hundred gallons per day discharged to the sanitary sewer. However, the blowdown or bleedoff from cooling towers or other evaporative coolers may be accepted in the sanitary sewer;
xiv. 
Any wastewater which constitutes a hazard or may cause injury to human, animal, plant or fish life may create a public nuisance;
xv. 
Portions of the human or animal anatomy;
xvi. 
Floatable material which is readily removable.
b. 
Except as expressly allowed in an industrial waste permit, no person shall discharge, permit the discharge, cause the discharge or contribute to the discharge to the sanitary sewer, or the waters of the state any material of sufficient quantity which, by interaction with other materials, interferes with the sanitary sewer treatment plant process or renders any product thereof unsuitable for reclamation and reuse, causes the sanitary sewer to be in noncompliance as that term is used with respect to provisions listed in subsection (B)(1)(a)(vii) of this section, or which constitutes a hazard to or which may cause injury to human, animal, plant or fish life.
2. 
Specific Pollutant Limitations.
a. 
No person shall introduce wastewater to the sanitary sewer that exceeds the following limitations:
i. 
Individual requirements on wastewater characteristics shall be established for each discharge after an evaluation of the proposed discharge. All discharges shall meet the following general requirements:
Arsenic
3 mg/l
Cadmium
15 mg/l
Copper
15 mg/l
Cyanide (Total)
10 mg/l
Cyanide (Free)
2 mg/l
Dissolved Sulfides
.1 mg/l
Lead
5 mg/l
Nickel
12 mg/l
pH range
5.5-11
Silver
5 mg/l
Chromium
10 mg/l
Zinc
25 mg/l
Dispersed oil and Grease (Total)
600 mg/l
Floatable oil and Grease
None visible
Temperature
40°C (104°F)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Essentially none
ii. 
The above limitations shall not apply where more restrictive limitations are imposed by permit or National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
b. 
Radioactive Wastes. No person shall discharge radioactive wastes to the sanitary sewer system.
c. 
Infectious Wastes. No person shall discharge infectious waste to the sanitary sewer system.
d. 
Food market refuse, food plant wastes and other organic wastes may not be ground and discharged to the sanitary sewer system.
e. 
Disposable hypodermic needles, syringes and associated articles following their use in hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical and dental offices, etc., may not be ground and discharged to the sanitary sewer system.
3. 
Septic Tanks, Seepage Pits and Cesspools Connections (Private Sewage Disposal Systems). No commercial or industrial facility shall discharge wastewater to a private sewage disposal system.
4. 
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Upon the promulgation of mandatory National Categorical Pretreatment Standards for any industrial subcategory, the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, if more restrictive than limitations imposed under this section, shall apply. The fire chief may impose a phased compliance schedule to ensure that affected industries meet the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Failure to meet the phased compliance schedule may result in permit revocation. Those dischargers subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall comply with all reporting requirements in accordance with the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403), and as subsequently amended.
5. 
Dilution. No discharger shall use any water to dilute any pollutant to achieve compliance with the discharge limitations contained in this section.
6. 
Containment of Uncontrolled Discharges. Upon written notification by the fire chief, dischargers shall provide spill containment for uncontrolled discharges of prohibited material or other substances regulated by this section. Facilities to contain spills shall be provided and maintained at the discharger's own cost and expense. Dischargers so notified shall provide detailed spill containment plans, including, facilities and operating procedures to the fire chief for review. Such plans shall be in accordance with Article 80, Section 8003.1.7.4 of the 1994 Uniform Fire Code, and as subsequently amended, and approved by the fire chief before beginning construction. Construction shall be completed within the time period designated by the fire chief. Review and approval of spill containment plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the discharger from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this section.
7. 
Notification of Uncontrolled Discharges.
a. 
In the event of an uncontrolled discharge, the discharger shall immediately notify the fire department of the incident by telephone. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of material, concentration and volume and corrective actions taken.
b. 
Within ten days following the uncontrolled discharge, the discharger shall submit to the fire chief a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge, corrective action taken, and measures to be taken to prevent future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the discharger of liability or fines incurred as a result of this uncontrolled discharge.
8. 
Notice to Employees—Notification to Fire Department of Uncontrolled Discharge. A legible, understandable and conspicuously placed notice shall be permanently posted on the discharger's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees to call the fire department in the event of an uncontrolled discharge, as soon as possible or within one hour of the discharge, whichever is sooner, and to provide at least the information listed below. In the event a substantial number of the discharger's employees use a language other than English as a primary language, the notice shall be worded in both English and the language or languages involved. The notice shall identify the following as the minimum necessary information which is to be provided to the fire chief:
a. 
Time, location, type, concentration and volume of the discharge;
b. 
Corrective Action Taken. Employers shall ensure that all employees in a position to cause or allow an uncontrolled discharge to occur are advised of this notification procedure.
(Prior code § 25-28; Ord. 5105 § 1, 1996; Ord. 5268 § 2, 2001)
A. 
Application. No person shall discharge any industrial waste into the sanitary sewer or storm drain system, or both, without obtaining an industrial waste permit from the fire chief in the case of discharge to the sanitary sewer, and from the California Water Quality Control Board in the case of discharge to the storm drain system.
B. 
A separate permit shall be required for each point of discharge to the sanitary sewer, the storm drain system, and to the waters of the state. In connection therewith, the applicant may be required to furnish the following:
1. 
The name and address of the applicant;
2. 
The name and address of the discharger;
3. 
The address or location of the premises where the discharge will take place;
4. 
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the discharger;
5. 
Information with respect to constituents and characteristics of wastewater proposed to be discharged including, but not limited to, those referred to in Section 13.40.310 and Chapter 13.42 of this code. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Act of 1972 and contained in 40 Code Federal Regulations, Part 136, as amended, and by laboratories certified by the state of California. In the absence of a state certification process, the fire chief may certify a laboratory to perform necessary sampling and analysis;
6. 
Time and duration of the proposed discharge or discharges;
7. 
Average daily and five-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
8. 
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers and storm drains, connections and appurtenances by their size, location and elevation;
9. 
Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the applicant's premises, including all pollutants which could be discharged;
10. 
Detailed plans showing pretreatment facilities, sampling facilities, uncontrolled discharge containment facilities, and operating procedures;
11. 
Identification of the nature and concentration of any pollutant located at the premises of the discharger (and/or applicant if different) if that pollutant is prohibited from discharge under Chapter 13.42 of this code, Section 13.40.310(B)(1), or any proposed discharge which is regulated as provided in Section 13.40.310(B)(2) plus a statement specifying whether the specific limitations set forth in such Section 13.40.310(B)(2) are being met, and if not, what additional operation and maintenance or pretreatment is proposed by the discharger to cause compliance;
12. 
The shortest time schedule by which the discharger will provide the necessary additional pretreatment, if additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the regulations in Section 13.40.310B or Chapter 13.42 of this code. Any completion date in such a proposed schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established by the applicable regulation.
a. 
The schedule shall provide for reporting increments progress in the form of dates for commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment necessary for the discharger to meet the applicable regulation (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction).
b. 
After permit issuance, progress reports shall be submitted subject to the same limitations set forth in Section 13.40.360(A)(7) or Chapter 13.42 of this code, except that time limits specified pursuant to this section for reporting, commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the discharger to meet the applicable regulations may be extended by mutual consent of the discharger and the fire chief and provided, however, that in no event shall any such date be extended beyond the compliance date established by the applicable regulation;
13. 
Each product of the discharger by type, amount and rate of production;
14. 
Type and amount of raw materials processed by the discharger (average and maximum per day);
15. 
Number of employees, hours of operation of plant, and hours of operation of the proposed pretreatment system;
16. 
Copies of any current city business license, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, South Coast Air Quality Management District permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board permit and State Department of Health Services permit for the subject premises;
17. 
The name, business address and motor vehicle driver's license number of the authorized representative;
18. 
Any other information deemed by the fire chief to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
C. 
The application shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the authorized representative of the discharger. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the fire chief may issue an industrial wastewater permit and may impose terms and conditions pursuant to Section 13.40.330. Granting of the permit shall not relieve the discharger from the responsibility for compliance with all provisions of this section. By acceptance of a permit the applicant thereby delegates authority to the fire chief to enter the premises of the applicant as necessary for purposes of inspection and maintenance with respect to the wastewater discharge therefrom.
D. 
Exemptions. An industrial wastewater permit is not required for the following discharges or dischargers to the sanitary sewer:
1. 
Food service facility without cooling equipment or limited discharge as in subsection (D)(3) of this section;
2. 
Bleedoff or blowdown from cooling towers, evaporation condensers or other recirculation water devices with rated capacity of twenty-five tons or less;
3. 
Discharges from establishments wherein the industrial wastewater discharge is less than two hundred gallons per day (gpd) and pretreatment is not required.
(Prior code § 25-29; Ord. 5105 § 2, 1996; Ord. 5268 § 3, 2001)
A. 
Conditions. Industrial waste permits shall be subject to all provisions of this code, all other applicable statutes, rules and regulations, and fees and charges established by the city. The fire chief shall have authority to impose permit conditions including but not limited to the following:
1. 
Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
2. 
Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge;
3. 
Limits regarding the discharge of specific pollutants;
4. 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and uncontrolled discharge containment facilities;
5. 
Requirements, which may include specific sampling locations, frequency of sampling, times of sampling, number types, test standards and reporting schedules, for monitoring programs;
6. 
Compliance schedules;
7. 
Requirements for submission of technical or discharge reports;
8. 
Requirements for maintaining and affording city access to plant records relating to discharges;
9. 
Requirements for notification of the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents;
10. 
Requirements for notification of slug discharges;
11. 
Industries producing a discharge with a fluctuating pH shall install a continuous pH monitor and alarm system to alert the discharger of any discharge with a pH higher than eleven or lower than five and five-tenths. The discharger shall maintain the records of monitoring system, incidents of discharge contrary to the permissible limits, and corrective and preventive measures implemented. These records shall be available for inspection by authorized city representatives at all times;
12. 
Other conditions deemed appropriate by the fire chief to ensure compliance with this section.
B. 
Change of Ownership or Location. An industrial wastewater permit shall not be transferable, either from one location to another, or from one person to another. For purposes of this chapter mergers or name changes required by law or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction shall not constitute a transfer or a change in ownership. Following change of ownership, and upon application for a new industrial waste permit, an interim permit may be issued by the fire chief for a period of no more than one hundred eighty days pending the issuance of such new permit.
C. 
Delayed Commencement of Discharge. All permitted discharges must commence within one hundred eighty days from the effective date of the permit or the permit shall be deemed void.
D. 
Change of Wastewater Characteristics. No discharge shall be commenced in which there has been a change of characteristics which causes such discharge to be different from that expressly allowed under the permit issued, without notification to and approval by the fire chief. Upon such notification, the fire chief may require that a new application be filed and new permit obtained before any discharge involving the changed characteristics may take place.
(Prior code § 25-29.1; Ord. 5105 § 3, 1996; Ord. 5268 § 4, 2001)
A. 
Permit Application Fee. The fire chief shall require payment of an initial fee for each application for an industrial wastewater permit. No permit shall be deemed valid until the initial fee has been paid.
B. 
Inspection and Control Sampling Fees. Every permittee issued an industrial waste permit shall be subject to a nonrefundable inspection and control fee as a function of their assigned Inspection Classification Number. Inspection and control fees are part of the city's approved wastewater revenue program and pay for the basic level of services which include, but are not limited to, the permitting, inspection, and management of the program.
C. 
Inspection and Control Fees.
1. 
Food service establishment (FSE) - $413.
2. 
Bakery - $314.
3. 
Facility generating waste not otherwise listed, excluding food service establishments (all others) - $413.
4. 
Auto repair - $827.
5. 
Jewelry manufacturing facility - $827.
6. 
Categorical facility (pursuant to EPA Standards) - $9,009.
7. 
Printing - $314.
8. 
Car wash facility - $314.
(Prior code § 25-29.2; Ord. 5105 § 4, 1996; Ord. 5946 § 1, 2020)
The fire chief may require to be provided, operated and maintained at the discharger's expense, separate and secured monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the discharge. The monitoring facilities ordinarily shall be situated on the discharger's premises and in such event the fire chief shall be granted total and unrestricted access thereto and use thereof by the discharger as a condition of the discharger's permit; however, the fire chief may allow monitoring facilities to be constructed off-premises.
(Prior code § 25-30; Ord. 5105 § 5, 1996)
A. 
Fire chief may require an industrial waste permittee to provide periodic measurements of flow, suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, and other appropriate waste characteristics. The fire chief shall determine the number of twenty-four-hour measurements and samples required. Continuous monitoring may be required where large fluctuations in loading values occur, or where wastes appear to have characteristics which may damage the receiving system.
B. 
Designated permittees whose discharge from their facility amounts to fifteen thousand or more gallons per day and containing any of the following: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, silver, cyanide, phenol or any other toxic constituents of interest to the fire chief shall submit quarterly reports in accordance with Table 13.40.360
C. 
Designated permittees whose total sewage discharge from their facility or complex amounts to fifty thousand or more gallons per day shall submit quarterly self-monitoring reports in accordance with Table 13.40.360
Table 13.40.360
Monitoring Period
Report Due Date (not later than)
January 1st—March 1st
April 15th
April 1st—June 30th
July 15th
July 1st—September 30th
October 15th
October 1st—December 31st
January 15th
D. 
Adoption of New City Specific Pollutant Limitations. Within one hundred eighty days after promulgation of new city specific pollutant limitations and notification thereof by the fire chief to specific dischargers affected thereby, a discharger subject to such limitations shall submit to the fire chief a report containing:
1. 
The name and address of the discharger;
2. 
The address or location of the premises where the discharge does or will take place;
3. 
The nature, average production rate, and standard industrial classification of the operations carried out by the discharger;
4. 
The average and maximum flow of the discharge in gallons per day;
5. 
The nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process and identification of applicable limitations. The concentration shall be reported as a maximum or average as provided in applicable limitation. If equivalent concentration limits have been calculated in accordance with the limitations, this adjusted concentration limit shall also be submitted;
6. 
A statement, reviewed by an authorized representative and certified under penalty of perjury by a person with primary responsibility for the operation which contributes to the discharge, indicating whether the limitations are being met, and if not, what operation and maintenance improvements or additional pretreatment is required for compliance;
7. 
The shortest schedule under which any additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance improvements required as a result of the new limitations or requirements imposed pursuant to Section 13.40.330
a. 
The completion date of such a schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable limitation.
b. 
The schedule shall provide for reporting increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of any additional pretreatment necessary (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing construction, completing construction).
c. 
The discharger shall also submit a written progress report to the fire chief not later than fourteen days following each increment of progress date in the schedule and the final date for compliance. That report shall state whether the discharger is in compliance with the scheduled increment of progress. If compliance was not achieved, the report shall state the date by which the discharger expects to comply with the scheduled increment of progress, the reason for the failure to comply and the steps being taken by the discharger to maintain the established compliance schedule.
d. 
The time limits specified in subsection (D)(7) of this section for operation or maintenance improvements or additional pretreatment may be extended by the fire chief.
E. 
Adoption of Federal Pretreatment Regulations. For reporting requirements, see Section 13.40.310(B)(4).
F. 
Additional Reporting Requirements. The fire chief may impose additional reporting requirements by permit condition.
(Prior code § 25-30.1; Ord. 5105 § 6, 1996)
A. 
Any discharger may be required by the fire chief, by permit or otherwise, to engage in periodic monitoring and sampling of their discharge. The discharger shall notify the fire chief by telephone at least forty-eight hours in advance of any monitoring or sampling to be done. Notification shall include the date, time and location of the proposed monitoring or sampling. Monitoring and sampling shall be carried out during a period of normal operations. Prior to the commencement of any sampling or monitoring, the fire chief may require that the discharger furnish, to the fire chief, a split sample and all supporting data (i.e., methodology, flow measuring data, strip chart recordings and other pertinent information). The fire chief may refuse any data developed from the monitoring or sampling activity if the discharger fails to comply with the prenotification procedure.
1. 
Any discharger shall submit, to the fire chief certified under penalty of perjury by the discharger, its monitoring and sampling reports or other requested data.
2. 
Samples shall represent the normal wastewater flow to the sanitary sewer over a twenty-four hour period. Composite samples shall be collected according to flow, with at least one sample collected hourly. Samples may be collected either manually or by automatic integrated sampling equipment approved by the fire chief.
3. 
The handling, storage and analysis of all samples taken for the determination of the characteristics of wastewater discharged shall be performed by laboratories certified by the state of California and in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(a) of the Waste Water Act and contained in 40 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 136, as amended. In the absence of a state certification process the fire chief may certify a laboratory to perform any necessary sampling and analysis.
B. 
Inspection and Sampling.
1. 
Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of or perform any duty imposed by this section or other applicable law, or whenever the fire chief has reasonable cause to believe that there exists upon any premises any violation of the provisions of this section or other applicable law, or any condition which makes such premises hazardous, unsafe or dangerous, the fire chief is authorized to enter such property at any reasonable time and to inspect the same and perform any duty imposed upon the fire chief by this section or other applicable law; provided that:
a. 
If the property is occupied, the fire chief shall first present proper credentials to the occupant and request entry explaining the reasons therefor; and
b. 
If the property is unoccupied, the fire chief shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the property and request entry, explaining the reasons therefor. If such entry is refused or cannot be obtained because the owner or other person having charge or control of the property cannot be found after due diligence, the fire chief shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry and inspect the property.
2. 
Where a discharger has instituted security measures requiring proper identification and clearance before entry onto the premises, the discharger shall make all necessary arrangements with its security guards in order that, upon presentation of such identification, city personnel shall be permitted to enter the premises without delay for the purpose of performing their authorized duties.
C. 
Public Access to Information. Information and discharge data provided to the city by the discharger shall be available to the public without restriction, except where there is a claim of confidentiality by the discharger. All other information, which is submitted by the discharger to the city, shall be available to the public, at least to the extent provided by 40 Code of Federal Regulations 2.302. With the exception of governmental agencies, any person requesting this information from the city shall be required, prior to receipt of the requested information, to pay the reasonable costs of data gathering, reproduction and transmission incurred by the city.
D. 
Confidentiality. Any information and discharge data submitted to the city pursuant to this section may be claimed by the discharger to be confidential. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission of the information or data to the city. The claim may be asserted by stamping the words "confidential business information" on each page containing such information or by other means; however, if no claim is asserted at the time of submission, the city may make the information available to the public without further notice. If such a claim is asserted, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedure in 40 Code Federal Regulation, Part 2.
E. 
Falsifying Information. No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed with the fire chief or required to be maintained pursuant to this section, or tamper with or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device required under this section.
F. 
Rules and Regulations. The fire chief may adopt rules and regulations consistent with this section to effectuate its purpose and intent.
G. 
Wastewater Sampling and Analysis Fee. All flow measurements, sampling and analysis shall be performed at permittee's expense by an independent laboratory acceptable to the fire chief. The fire chief may charge a fee set by resolution for each analysis performed by or on behalf of the city, on wastewater samples taken from the discharger. Moneys collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the "hazardous disposal fund." The charges imposed by this section shall be added to the utilities bills of the public service department and shall be subject to the regulations of said department with respect to billing and collection generally applicable to other utility bills.
(Prior code § 25-30.2; Ord. 5105 § 7, 1996; Ord. 5152 § 1, 1997)
A. 
In the event that either the flow data or the industrial loading values and corresponding sewer use charges are disputed by a permittee, such permittee shall furnish supporting data prepared by a state-certified independent laboratory in a manner set forth in Section 13.40.370
B. 
If the director of public works is satisfied that the permittee's loading values differ significantly from the established industry averages, the director of public works shall use the new loading values to compute that permittee's sewer use charge. A significant difference is defined as one resulting in a fifteen percent change in the sewer use charge.
(Prior code § 25-30.3)
When any discharger introduces or causes to be introduced wastewater in violation of this article, and such discharge, either singly or by interaction with other discharges, results in damage to or is otherwise detrimental to or adversely affects the sanitary sewer, the storm drain system, or any waters of the state, such discharger shall be liable to the city for reasonable costs necessary to correct that damage, detriment or adverse effect, including, but not limited to, material, inspection, transportation, overhead and incidental expenses associated with the corrective action. The discharger shall additionally be liable to the city of the reasonable costs of investigation by the city arising from the unlawful discharge.
(Prior code § 25-31)
A. 
Suspension of Industrial Wastewater Permit.
1. 
The fire chief may suspend an industrial wastewater permit when such suspension is necessary in order to stop a discharge which presents an imminent hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, to the local environment; or which either singly or by interaction with other discharges, is an imminent hazard to the sanitary sewer, the storm drain system, or the waters of the state, or places the city in violation of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
2. 
Any discharger notified of a suspension of that discharger's industrial wastewater permit shall immediately cease and desist the discharge of all industrial wastewater to the sanitary sewer.
3. 
In the event of a failure of the discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the fire chief may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to ensure compliance. These include, but are not limited to, immediate blockage or disconnection of the discharger's connection to the sanitary sewer.
4. 
In addition, the fire chief, in the event of violation of this section, may serve the discharger with a notice of an intended order of suspension, stating the reasons therefor, the opportunity for a hearing with respect thereto, and the proposed effective date of the intended order as specified in Section 203(b) of Volume I of the Glendale Building Code.
5. 
Fire chief shall reinstate the industrial wastewater permit upon proof of compliance which ends the emergency nature of the hazard created by the discharge that had been cause for the fire chief in initiate the suspension; provided, that the fire chief is satisfied that all discharge requirements of this code will be implemented. Any decision of the fire chief may be appealed to the city council pursuant to provisions of Chapter 2.88
B. 
Revocation of Industrial Wastewater Permit. The fire chief may revoke an industrial wastewater permit for nonperformance of any condition under which it is issued and when such revocation is required by public necessity. Any decision of the fire chief may be appealed to the city council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.88
C. 
Additional Emergency Remedial Measures. The fire chief shall have full power and authority to take any necessary precautions including, but not limited to, decontamination, sewer closure, packaging, diking and transportation of materials, in order to protect life, protect property or prevent further damage resulting from a condition that is likely to result in a discharge which presents an imminent hazard to the public health, safety or welfare; or which either singly or by interaction with other discharges, is an imminent hazard to the sanitary sewer, or which places the city in violation of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. In the pursuit of. such an operation, city personnel, any party contracting with the city, or duly authorized representative of another government agency shall have immediate access to the premises. The fire chief may prohibit approach to the scene of such emergency by a person, vehicle, vessel or thing, and all persons not actually employed in the mitigation of the condition or the preservation of lives and property in the vicinity thereof. Any decision of the fire chief may be appealed to the city council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.88
(Prior code § 25-31.1; Ord. 5105 § 8, 1996)
The fire chief or authorized representatives are directed to make such inspections necessary at any time in any building, premises or lot, except buildings used exclusively for residential occupancy, for any of the purposes set out in this section, and no person shall interfere with, prevent or refuse to permit such representatives to enter any such building, premises or lot for any of such purposes:
A. 
To determine the size, depth and location of any sanitary sewer or storm drain connection;
B. 
To determine the outlet of any sanitary sewer or storm drain connection by depositing testing materials in any plumbing fixture attached thereto and flushing the same, if necessary;
C. 
To determine by measurements and samples the quantity and nature of sewage or wastewater being discharged into any sanitary sewer, storm drain or watercourse;
D. 
To inspect, test and sample the discharge of any device used to prevent the discharge into any sanitary sewer, storm drain or watercourse of illegal waste or illegal quantities of waste, such as floor drains, sand boxes, grease traps or other clarifiers, also, of those devices used to grind, shred, pulverize, or otherwise treat garbage or industrial waste before discharging same into a sanitary sewer or storm drain;
E. 
To determine the location of room, swimming pool and surface drains, and whether they are connected to a street gutter, storm drain or sanitary sewer;
F. 
To determine the nature of quantity of flow in any open watercourse or storm drain.
(Prior code § 25-32; Ord. 5105 § 9, 1996)