§ 6.08.020. Special prohibitions and restrictions.

A.

Spent non-domestic solutions, sludges, recovered pretreatment wastes and materials of quantity or quality in violation of, or prohibited by this Title, or in violation of any permit issued under this Title, must be disposed of in a legal manner at a legally acceptable point of disposal as defined by the appropriate regulatory agency. All waste manifests shall be retained for a minimum of three years, and made available to the District upon request.

B.

No person shall batch discharge any non-domestic solutions or sludges, except as allowed by a District non-domestic sewer discharge permit.

C.

Water Softening Wastes:

1.

No person shall install, replace, enlarge or operate any apparatus (the term being used in this section to mean any silicone or resinous ion-exchange softeners or demineralizers and other similar devices) for softening all or part of a water supply to a property which has a connection to the District's Sewer System when such apparatus is an ion-exchange softener or demineralizer of the type that is regenerated on the site of use with the regeneration wastes being discharged to the District's Sewer System. This section shall not apply to any apparatus of the type which is regenerated off-site by a water conditioning company. Such water softening apparatus may be installed or operated if disposal of the wastewater brine will be by some other methods as approved by the General Manager. Appropriate plans and details of the water softening apparatus are to be submitted to the General Manager, and a letter of approval for the installation or operation of the apparatus will then be issued by the General Manager.

2.

Any person installing or operating a water softening apparatus, such as defined in Section 6.08.020(C), shall make such apparatus accessible to the General Manager for inspection, and shall make such reports as the General Manager may request as to the operation of the apparatus.

D.

Hospital and Medical Wastes: pathologic specimens may not be disposed to the District's Sewer System.

E.

Point of Discharge: no person shall discharge any wastewater directly into a manhole or other opening in a sewer other than through an approved industrial sewer connection, unless approved by the District upon written application by the User and payment of the applicable charges and fees established in Title 5 and Title 6 of the District Code.

F.

Bypass of Sewage Pretreatment, Monitoring or Control Devices:

1.

Bypassing sewage pretreatment equipment, monitoring devices or controls is prohibited and the District may take enforcement action against a User causing a bypass. The District may elect not to undertake an enforcement action or to delay an enforcement action against a User causing a bypass only in the following circumstances:

a.

Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; and

b.

There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated waste, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment down time. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment down time or preventative maintenance; and

c.

The User submitted notice as required in Section 6.12.010(C).

2.

If a User knows in advance of the need for a bypass, the User shall submit prior notice to the District at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass.

3.

The District may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, if the District determines that it will comply with the conditions listed in Section 6.08.010 of the District Code.

4.

A User shall verbally notify the District of an unanticipated bypass immediately after the User becomes aware of the bypass. The User shall submit a written report to the District within five days of the time the discharger becomes aware of the bypass. The written report shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause, the duration of the bypass including exact dates and times, and if the bypass has not been corrected, and estimate of the anticipated time the bypass is expected to continue and the steps planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the bypass.

5.

Notification provided pursuant to Section 6.08.020(F)(4) of the District Code shall not relieve the User of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the District or any other damage or loss to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the User of any charges and fees or other liability which may be imposed under this Title or other applicable law.

G.

Improper Maintenance of Gravity Grease Interceptors and Gravity Separation Clarifiers:

1.

Any User responsible for maintenance of a Gravity Grease Interceptor or Gravity Separation Clarifier shall ensure that the contractor or pumping company complies with this Section. Partial or incomplete pumping of the interceptor is prohibited; the entire contents of the interceptor must be pumped and hauled off site for legal disposal.

2.

On site or mobile treatment of interceptor wastes by the User, contractor or pumping company is prohibited. The User shall be responsible for the proper and legal disposal of wastes generated during interceptor and clarifier maintenance.

3.

Re-introduction of any wastewaters to the interceptor or clarifier, treated or otherwise, directly or indirectly or to the District Sewer System, is strictly prohibited.

H.

Mobile Treatment Devices and Systems: Unauthorized discharge of wastes or treated wastewaters from mobile treatment systems or mobile treatment devices to the District Sewer System is prohibited. This shall apply to gravity grease interceptor wastes, storage tank wastes, vehicle washing wastes, and any and all other wastes collected by any temporary and/or mobile treatment system.

1.

The General Manager may authorize discharge of treated wastes via issuance of a Non-domestic Sewer Discharge Permit to:

a.

A specific person or business;

b.

At a specific location;

c.

For a specific purpose:

d.

For a specific duration; and

e.

In accordance with the provisions of this Title.

2.

Unauthorized discharge of such wastes shall also be a violation of Section 6.08.010(A)(11) of the District Code.

( Ord. No. 28-D, § 2(Exh. A), 4-22-2014 )