HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 1, 1984 (30)RLVISICN OF Coun.ci1 was apprised that in 1980 the City of Lodi retained
STNV R CRDINMM the firm (.-f B 1 ack ar,d Veatch to eva 1 ua t e and make
recam,endations as it related to our industrial waste system
and the users of that system. The evaluation performed by
Black and Veatch Included recamrended changes in the Sewer
Ordinance 1162 (Cliapter 20 of Lodi City Code) related mainly
to industrial wastewater discharges. In reviewing the
recommended changes and the ongoing problems that we have
had with illegal discharges into the storm drain system, it
was felt that any revision of the ordinance should include
additional limitations as it relates to storm drain
discharges_
In general, the changes under the proposed ordirtace
revision include the following:
1. Minor revisions to the Purpose and Policy and Definition
sections of the ordinance to clarify t o damest re
industrial waste and story Arainag. discharges.
2. The allowable lower level on pH was increased from 5.0
to 6.5 to prevent corrosive damage to concrete pipe.
3. Requiring discharge permits on:
a. Lower levels of grease and oils;
b. Industrial waste discharges where solids and BCA
exceed specific minimums.
4. *Requiring industrial users to screen discharge where
particles are larger than 1.5 millimeters.
5. Added a charge for R'v sew+er dtnp station.
6. Added storm drain discharge limitations.
7. Added requirements on locating monitoring facilities.
*PGP is presently screening to this size.
A proposed Ordinwice was presented for (:owici l's perusal.
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13 07 Il�"171MUC D Reid :3ecort , Gounc i 1 i r t roduced Ordinance No. 1307 - An
Ord iiiance Repeal irig C�Iapter 20 of the Lodi City Code
entitled "Sewers" and reenacting a new Chapter 20 providing
Was'eNater Discha2-ge Regulations on the type. of waste which
will be accepted and discharged into the City's domestic and
industria; wastewslter s�.vcsrs and storm drains; establishing
service charges and connection fees, establishing
administrative and enforcement procedures and reestablishing
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MEMORANDUM, City of Lodi, Public Works Department
TO: City Manager and City Council
FROM: Public Works Director
DATE: January 25, 1984
SUBJEC": Revision of Lodi Citv Code, Chapter 20 (Sewers)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In 1980 the City nf Lodi retained the firm of Black S
Veatch to evaluate and maize recommendation-, as it related to our industrial
waste system and the users of that system. The evaluation performed by Black S
Veatch included recommended changes in tha Sewer Ordinance 1162 (Chapter 2 9 of
Lodi City Code) related mainly to industrial wastewater discharges. In re viewipg
the recommended changes and the ongoing problems that we have had with illegal
discharges into the storm drain system, it was felt that any revision of' the
ordinance should include additional limitations as it relates to storm drain
discharges.
In general, the changes under the proposed ordinance re0 sign include the follow-
ing
1, Minor revisions to the Purpose and Poli and _Definition_ sections
of the ordinance to clarify domestic, industrial waste and
storm drainage discharges.
2. The allowable lower level on pH was increased from 5.0 to 6.5 to
prevent corrosive damage to concrete pipe,
Requiring discharge permits on:
a. Lower levels of grease and oils;
b. Industrial waste discharges where solids and BOD e,:ceed
specific minimums.
4. *Requiring industrial users to screen discharge where particles
are larger than 1,5 millimeters.
5. Added a charge for RV sewer durnp station.
b. Added storm drain discharge limitations.
*PCP is presently screening to this size.
In the Attached proposed ordinances, we have highlighted all of the changes made.
Due to the nuriber of small changes, it was felt that it was best to rescind the
o!d ordinance and adopt a new ordinance.
Since there are no controversial changes, it is felt that this could be put
d'rectly on C until agenda.
ack . Ronsko
ubi i Works Director
Attachments
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1307
Pursuant to State of California Government Code Section 36933 the following is
a summary of Ordinance No. 1307 which was introduced by the City Council of the
City of Lodi at a regular Council meeting held February 1, 1984.
Ordinance No. 1307 is an Ordinance Repealing Chapter 20 of the Lodi City Code
entitled "Sewers" and reenacting a new Chapter 20 providing wastewater discharge
regulations on the type of waste which will be accepted and discharged into
the City's domestic and industrial wastewater sewers and storm drains;
establishing service charges and connection fees, establishing administrative
and enforcement procedures; and reestablishing the sanitary sewer extension
policies of the City of Lodi.
In general, the changes under the proposed ordinance revision include the
following:
1. Minor revisions to the Purpose and Poles and Definition sections
of the ordinance to clarifytedomestic, Indus ria —i;a:�te and
storm drainage discharges.
2. The allowable lower level on pH was increased from 5.0 to 6.5 to
prevent corrosive damage to concrete pipe.
3. Requiring discharge permits on:
a. Lower levels of grease and oils;
b. Industrial waste discharges where solids and BOD exceed
specific minimums.
4. Requiring industrial users to screen discharge where particles
are larger than 1.5 millimeters.
5. Added a charge for RV sewer dump station.
6. Added storm drain discharge limitations.
7. Added requirements on locating monitoring facilities.
A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is on file in the
office of the City Clerk and may be viewed during regular office hours.
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Alice M. Reim& e
City Clerk
Dated: February 1, 1984
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 20 OF THE !ODI CITY CODE ENTITLED "SEWERS"
AND REENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 20 PROVIDING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE REGULATIONS
ON THE TYPE OF WASTE WHICH WILL BE ACCEPTED AND DISCHARGED INTO THE CITY'S
DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER SEWERS AND STORM DRAINS; ESTABLISHING
SERVICE CHARGES FIND CONNECTION FEES; ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE AND
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES; AND REESTABLISHING THE SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION
POLICIES OF THE CITY OF LODI.
The City Council of the City of Lodi doe. ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 20 entitles, "Sewer," of the City Code of the City of
Lodi is hereby repealed in full and said Chapter 20 is reenacted to read as
follows:
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Seca 20-1. Purpose and Policy
These Wastewater Discharge Regulations set uniform requirements for
discharges of domestic, industrial waste and storm drainage water into the
City of Lodi sewerage system to enable the City to comply with the
administrative provisions of the Clean Water Grant Regulations, water
quality requirements set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board and
the applicable effluent limitations, national standards of performance,
toxic and pretreatment effluent standards, and any other cischarge criteria
which are required or authorizfd by state or federal law, and to derive the
maximum public benefit by regulating the quality and quantity of wastewater
discharged into those systems.
Sec. 20-2. Definitions
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms shall be as adopted in the latest
edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water
Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation. Waste
constituents and characteristics shall be measured by said Standard
Methods, unless expressly stated, or as established by federal or state
regulatory agencies. The following words shall have these meanings(s):
1. Bed Room. Room(s) of residential ,user designed or used primarily
for sleeping purposes.
2. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). As determined in accordance with
standard analytical procedures and, unless otherwis(� noted, exerted in
a period of 5 days at 2L degrees Celsius.
3. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). As determined in accordance with
standard analytical procedures.
4. City. The City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California.
5. CitCouncil. City Council of the City of Lodi.
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6. Commercial User. Any user of the sewerage system except those
specifically classified as residential user or industrial user.
7. Community Sewer or Collection System. A sewer owned and operated by
the City tributary to a treatment plant. It shall include, but not be
limited to, pumping stations, syphons, canal crossings, manholes, and
sewers leading from the proper+v line or easement line to the
collection sewer.
8. Compatible Pollutant. Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids,
pH, and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified
in the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit.
9. Connection Fee. A one time charge for new connections to the
collection system, The fee is normally paid at the time of issuance
of a building permit.
10. Contamination. An impairment of the quality of the receiving waters
by waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health
through poisoning or through the spread of disease.
11. Critical User. A user who is required to obtain a permit, as defined
in Article IV of this Ordinance,
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12. Dissolved Solids. Residue upon evaporation of water after filtration
in accordance with standard analytical procedures. Also termed total
dissolved solids or TDS.
13. Domestic Sewage. Shall mean the waterborne wastes derived from the
ordinary living processes and of such character as to permit
satisfactory disposal, without special treatment, into the*coamuni ty
sewer.
14. Domestic System. Portion of sewerage system and treatment facility
used primarily for domestic sewage.
15. Storrs Drain System. Any conduit for the conveyance of storm water or
surface or subsurface drainage water to the sewerage system.
16. Federal Act. The Federal Mater Pollution Control Act, PL 92-500, and
any amendments thereto; as well as any guidelines, limitations and
standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant
to the Act.
17. Nigh Strength User. A user with discharge volume in excess of 0.2
MGY or a waste strength in excess of the limitations in Section 20-11
of this Ordinance or in excess of 300 mg/L BOD and/or 300 mg,°L SS or
900 mg/L COD or as determined by the Public Works Director.
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18. Holding Tank Waste. Any domestic waste from holding tanks, contained
it vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, vacuum
tank trucks, or other stationary or mobile sources.
19. Industrial System. Portion of the sewerage system used primarily for
industrial waste.
20. Industrial User. A user who discharges industrial waste. Any user
of a publicly -owned treatment works identified in the U.S. *Standard
Iniustrial Classification Manual, 1972," under the following
divisions:
Division A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Division B Mining
Division D Manufacturing
Division E Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas and
Sanitary Services
Division I Services
A user in these divisions may be excluded from the industrial user
category if the discharge is essentially domestic sewage. See also
"User."
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21. Industrial Waste. The waterborne waste and wastewater from any
production, manufacturing, or processing operation of whatever, nature,
including institutional and commercial operations, where water is used
for the removal of significant quantities of waste other than from
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human habitation of premises connected to the domestic or industrial
sewers. Contents of chemical toilets, septic tanks, waste holding
tanks and waste sumps shall be classed as industrial waste.
22. Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the sewer system,
treatment processes or operations of the treatment plant which
contributes to the violation of its discharge requirements.
23. mgd or MGD. Abbreviation for million gallons per day.
24. MGY. Abbreviation for million gallons per year.
25. Mass Emission Rate. The weight of material discharged to the
sewerage system during a given time interval. Unless otherwise
specified, the mass emission rate shall mean pounds per day of a
particular constituent or combination of constituents.
26. Moderate Strength User. Users w+th a wastewater strength of less
than .300 mg/L of BOD and SS and having a moderate waste flow less than
0.2 MGY.
27. Natural Outlet. Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or
other body or surface or groundwater.
28. Nuisance. Anything which is injurious to health, or is offensive to
the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to
interfere with the comfor t or enjoyment of 1 i fe or property, or which
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affects at the same time an entire comraunity or neighborhood or any
considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance
or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.
29. Permit. Wastewater Discharge Permit.
30. Person. Any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation
or public agency, including the State of Californi? and the United
Scates of America.
31. pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen -ion activity in
moles per liter of solution as measured by standard analytical
procedures.
32. Pollution. An alteration of the quality of the receiving waters by
waste to a degree which unreasonably affects such waters for
beneficial use or facilities which serve such beneficial uses.
Pollut;nn may include, but not be limited to, contamination..
�3. Pretreatment. The treatment or flow limitation of industrial wastes
prior to discharge to the City sewerage system.
34. Private Sewer, Building Sewer or Nouse Service Sewer. That part of
the building sewer beginning at the junction thereof with the building
plumbing or drainage system and terminating at the property line or at
the easement line.
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35. Public Works Director. rhe Public Works Director of the City of
Lodi.
36. Residential User. Single family house or each unit of a duplex,
flat, group dwelling, apartment or any other living accommodation
which has facilities for sleeping and the preparation of food, where
sanitary facilities connected to thA collection system are provided
for the occupants thereof whether or not such sanitary facilities are
installed therein or connected thereto; living accommodations designed
or used for short term transient lodging which are rented to other
than the controlling occupant of the premises shall be considered as a
commercial unit.
37. Settable Solids. That portion of matter present in sewage,
industrial waste or waters introduced into the storm drains that
readily settles out of the carrier liquid in a quiescent state as
determined in a standard analytical procedure.
38. Sewerage System. All words for collecting, pumping, treating,
disposing, storing and reclaiming sewage, industrial waste and/or
storm drain system.
39. Sewage. The waterborne wastes received from human habitation and use
of premises for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial
purposes.
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40. Sewage Service Charge. An annual charge for each user based upon
each user's proportional use of the sewerage system.
41. Sewage Service Unit. Defined as each increment of flow equal to the
flow from a two-bedroom residence (280 gal per day) and having a
strength less than 300 mg/L BOD aryl SS.
42. Sewer. A pipe or conduit which carries sewage and/or industrial
wastes and to which storm, surface and groundwaters are not
intentionally admitted. When used in this Ordinance, sanitary sewer
shall mean those pipelines operated primarily for the collection of
domestic sewage. Industrial sewer shall mean those pipelines operated
primarily for the collection of industrial waste. Storm sewers shall
mean those pipelines operated primarily for the ce lzction of storm
waters.
43. Stu . A sudden large increase or decrease (factor of two or more)
from normal waste volume or concentration.
44. Suspended Solids (SS). That portion of non -settled residue present
in sewage, industrial waste or waters introduced into the storm drains
that is retained on a filter (nonfilterable) in a standard analytical
procedure.
45. Treatment Plant. Shall mean, the White Slough Mater Pollution Control
Facility of the City of Lodi, and include but not be limited to the
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domestic sewage treatment facilities, industrial waste treatment
facilities and irrigatable lands.
46. Unpolluted Water. Water to which no constituent has been added,
either intentionally or accidentally, which would render such water
unacceptable to the agency having jurisdiction thereof for disposal to
storm or natural drainages or directly to surface waters.
'17. User. Any person that discharges, causes or permits the discharge of
wastewater into a sewerage system.
48. Waste. Includes sewage and any and all other waste substances,
liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human
habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing,
manufacturing, or processing operation or whatever nature, including
such waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and
for purposes of, disposal.
49. Wastewater. Waste and water, whethe- treated or untreated,
discharged into or permitted to enter a sewerage system.
50. Wastewater Discharge Permit. A permit issued by City for a user to
discharge into a sewerage system.
51. Wastewater Constituents and Characteristics. The individual
chemical, physical, bacteriological and radiological parameters and
such other parameters that serve to define, classify or measure the
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contents, quality and strength of wastewater as determined by a State
certified laboratory; and the volume, rate of flow or other parameters
that serve to define quantity.
ARTICLE II. REGULATIONS
Sec. 20-3. Prohibitions of Discharges
No person shall discharge to the sewerage system, natural outlet,°:street or
earth surface, wastes which cause, threaten to cause or are capable of
causing either alone or by interaction with other substances:
1. A fire or explosion;
2. Obstruction of flow in a sewerage system or injury of the system or
damage to the sewerage collection, treatment or storm facilities by
ashes, cinders, sand, mud, grit, straw, offal, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, sawdust, manrtre or other solid or
viscous substances capable of causing obstruction of the flow or other
interference with the proper operation of the,- sewerage,system in the
opinion of the Public Works Director;
3. Danger to life or safety of personnel;
4. A nuisance or prevention of the effective maintenance or operation of
the sewerage system, through having a strong, unpleasant odor;
5. Air pollution by the release of toxic or malodorous gases or
malodorous gas -producing substances;
6. Interference with the wastewater treatment process;
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7. A detrimental environmental impact or a nuisance in the haters of the
State or a condition unacceptable to any public agency having
regulatory jurisdiction over the City;
8. Discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the City's
treatment plant effluent and/or storm system discharge in such a
manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law
cannot be met by the City;
9. Conditions at or near the City's treatment facilities which violate
any statute or rule. regulation or ordinance of any public agency of
state or federal regulatory body;
10. Quantities or rates of flow which overload the City's sewerage system
or treatment facilities or cause excessive City collection or
treatment costs or hamper treatment facility operation.
11. Pollutants which can cause corrosive structural damage to the sewerage
system or treatment facilities, but in no case with pH lower than 6.5
without prior approval of the Public W^', -Ks Director.
Sec. 20-4. Prohibitions on Storm Drainage and Groundwater
Storm water, groundwater, ral.iwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, .
roof down spouts, exterior fou,idation drains, swimming pools or other
Sec, 20-5. Prohibition on Unpolluted Water
Unpolluted water, including but not limited to, cooling water, process
water or blow -down from cooling towers or evaporative coolers shall not be
discharged through direct or indirect connection to the sewerage system
unless a permit is issued by the City. The City may approve the discharge
of such water only when no reasonable alternative method of disposal is
available.
If a permit is granted for the discharge of such water into a domestic
sewer, the user shall pay the applicable user charges and fees and shall
meet such other conditions as required by the Public Works Director.
Sec. 20-6. Prohibition on Use of Septic Tanks
No person sh)ll be permitted to use a septic tank for disposal of
wastewater if the property to be served is within 100 feet of 4he dowestic
system. Where such domestic: sewer exists and buildings are inhabited or
used by human beings, the property owner(s) shall install lateral service
connection(s) in accordance with Article VII of this Ordinance.
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Sec. 20-7. Limitations on Radioactive Wastes
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, any radioactive waste
into a sewerage system except:
1. When the person is authorized to use radioactive materials by the
State Department of Health or other governmental agency empowered to
regulate the use of radioactive materials, and
2. When the waste is discharged in strict conformity with current
California Radiation Control Regulations (California Administrative
Code, Title 17) and the Atomic Energy Commission regulations and
recommendations for safe dispo:�al, and
3. When
the person
is in compliance with
all rules and regulations of all
other
applicable
regulatory agencies,
and
4. When the person is in possession of a ner„oit issued by the City which
specifically allows such discharges.
Sec. 20-8. Limitations on the Use of Garbage Grinders
Wastes from garbage grinders shall not be discharged into a domestic sewer
system except:
1. Wastes generated in preparation of food by residential users, or
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2. Where the user has obtained a p.�rmit for that specific use from the
City, and agrees to undertake whatever self-monitoring is required to
enable the Public Works Director to equitably determine the user
charges based on the waste constituents and characteristics.
Garbage grinders must shred the waste to a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the domestic
sewer. Garbage grinders shall not be used for (grinding plastic, paper
products, inert materials or garden refuse.
Sec. 20-9. Limitations of Point of Discharge
No per!on shall discharge any substances directly into a manhole or other
opening in a sewerage system except through an approved private sewer or
house service sewer, unless upon written application by the user and
payment of the applicable user charges and fees, the City issues a permit
fog• such direct discharges.
Sec. 20-10. Holding Tank Waste
A user proposing to discharge holding tank doaaestic waste into a domestic
sewer must secure a permit for each separate discharge. This permit small
state the specific location of discharge, the time of day the discharge is
to occur, the volume of the discharge, the wastewater constituents and
characteristics and origin of such wastes. if a permit is granted for
discharge of such waste into the domestic sewer, the user shell pay the
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applicable user charges and fees and shall meet such other conditions as
required by the Public Works Director.
Sec. 20-11. Limitations on Discharge Strength
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a sewerage system,
any of the following without first obtaining a Wastewater Discharge Permit
that specifically permits such waste discharge characteristics.
1. Discharge during a daily twenty-four (24) hour period in excess of
50,000 gallons.
2. Volume of flow or concentration of waste constituting a slug.
3. maters or wastes with a pH factor lower than 6.5 or higher than 8.5.
4. Discharges containing metal pickling or etching wastes or plating
solutions, whether neutralized or not.
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exceeding a 96 -hour tolerance liwit of 50% when tested in accordance with
standard test procedures.
6. Discharges containing phenols or other taste and odor producing
substances in concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Public Works Director as necessary to meet water Quality
requirements.
7. Not wastes at temperatures exceeding 164 degrees (70 degrees Celsius)
or exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) for any eight/
(8) hour period.
8. Materials which exert or cause in the sewerage system or receiving
waters unusual concentrations r-ither of inert suspended solids (such
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as but not limited to, soil solids, Fuller's earth, lime slurries and
lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to,,
sodium chloride and sodium sulphate) in excess of 750 mg/L.
9. Discharges in such quantities or such qualities that they are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by wastewater treatment processes
employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the
treatment facility effluent cannot meet water quality requirements.
10. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided by the discharger
when, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, they are necessary
for the proper handling of wastes containing grease in excess of
1�Q L":,Of animal and vegetable origin and 50� L-pf mineral origin,
or any flammable wastes, sand, grit and other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved in writing,
prior to installation, by the Public Works Director, and shall be
located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when
bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight. Grease''
oilsatd''nterceptors shall be constructed in any place or building
having a capacity to serve group meals n dtii'a
Otan'ing:Iacilities. Where installed, all grease, oil, sand and grit'
interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at1 "xpense in
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continuous efficient operation at all times. Materials collected
shall not be reintroduced into the sewerage°.system.
11. Any industrial waste, based upon 24 hour composite sampling,
containing settable sol ids. in=., excess of 200 -mg/L suspended: soi:ids�:in
excess of 1000 mg/L and BOD in Excess of 1000 mg/L.
Sec. 20-12. Federal Requirement Limitations
Users in industrial categories subject to the categorial pretreatment
standards developed by the EPA under the Clean Hater Act of 1977
(PL 95 217) 33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq. are required to achieve
limitations based on Best Practical Control Technology (B"T)
immediately and Best Available Technology Economically Achievable
(BAT) by July 1, 1983 in accordance with Sections 301 and 304. New
sources are required to comply with New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) based on Best Available Demonstrated Control Technology (BDT)
for industrial users in terms of concentration and equivalent mass
values. Users must comply with pretreatment standards promulgated
pursuant to Section 307. The City may issue standards more stringent
than the federal standards if the Public Works Director determines
that the limitations in the federal standards are not sufficient to:
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1. Protect the operation of the City's treatment facilities, or
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2.
Sec. 20-13.
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Comr:y with water quality standards or effluent limitations
specified in the City's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Regional Water Quality Control Board Requirement Limitations
Source control of industrial discharges shall be accomplished by use of a
permit and monitoring system as described in Article III of this Ordinance.
Discharge of industrial waste from any person within the City onto land or
to any natural outlet may be permitted only if the discharge complies with
all requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board and of all
other local, state and federal laws and regulations.
Sec. 20-14. Other Governmental Agency Jurisdictions
Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Officer,
by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, F:i h d»d~e-or by other
governmental agencies having jurisdiction thereof.
Sec. 20-15. Prohibition on Connections Outside City Limits
No discharge from facilities or properties outside the limits of the City
of Lodi shall be allowed into the sewerage system.
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Sec. 20-16."" Limitations on -Industrial Waste
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the industrial"
system,an industrial waste that has not been pretreated by being passed
through a screening device with a maximum screen opening of I.5
aril l iraeters:
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ARTICLE III. SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES
Sec. 20-17. Classification
All users shall be classified for wastewater collection, treatment and
disposal purposes in accordance with the principle activity conducted by
the person, as determined by the Public Works Director. The purpose of
classification is to facilitate the regulation of wastewater discharge
based on quantity and quality of flow, to provide an effective means of
industrial waste source control, and to establish a system of sewage
service charges and connection fees which will insure, but not be limited
to, the recovery of City capital, operating and maintenance costs in an
equitable manner.
Sec. 20-18. Domestic System Service Charges
Charges for use of the domestic system shall be determined by the volume,
biochernical oxygen demand (GOO), and suspended solids (SS) of wastes
discharged.
Those residential, commercial and industrial users whose discharge of
wastes classify thew, as a moderate strength user and those dischargers of
industrial and commercial wastes that classify as high strength users shall
pay charges as determined herein. Determination of the category for each
specific user shall be made by the Public Works Director.
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1. All moderate strength users shall be assigned sewage service units_
The minimum sewage service units assigned to any commercial and
industrial user shall be 1.0 unit.
The cost of treating one sewage service unit is calculated annually by
dividing the total operating, maintenance and capital costs of
wastewater facilities allocated to moderate Arength users by the
total number of units. Service charges for moderate strength users
shall be determined by multiplying the cast of one sewage service unit
by the number of sewage service units assigned to each user.
a. Residential user sewage service units shall be based upon the
number of bedrooms per dwelling unit as follows:
Number
Sewage
of
Service
Bedrooms
Units
1
0.75
2
1.00
3
1.25
4
1.50
5
1.75
6
2.00
7
2.25
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b. Com. ercial and industrial user sewage service charges shall be
based on the number of sewage service units assigned to each user.
The unit of measure for determining the number of sewage service
units assigned to each user are as follows: .
User Description
Unit of Measure
1.
Meeting place, religious
Ea
200 seats
2.
Meeting place, public
Ea
100 seats
3.
Hotel, motel
Ea
5 beds
4.
Veterinary clinic
Ea
10 kennels
5.
Post office
Ea
25 employees
6.
Funeral parlor
Ea
2 employees
7.
Service station pumps
Ea
3 pumps
8.
Car wash bays
Ea
bay
9.
School, 8th grade and below
Ea
25 students
10.
High school
Ea
20 students
11.
Eating place, seating only
Ea
10 seats
12.
Eating place, seating and take-out
Ea
7 seats
13.
Eating place, take-out only
Ea
5 employeLi
14.
Lunch truck business
Ea
5 employees
15.
Laundry, coin op., reg. mach.
Ea
2 machines
16.
Laundry, coin op., big mach.
Ea
machine
17.
Comm. laundry and dry cleaning
Ea
2 emp'ioyees
18.
Doctor's office
Ea
10 employees
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19.
Dentist's office
Ea
5 employees
20.
Chiropractor's office
Ea
10 employee s
21.
X-ray laboratory
Ea
10 employees
22.
Office, store, warehouse, manufacturer
Ea
10 employee s
23.
Bar
Ea
25 seats
24.
Barber, beauty shop
�a
4 chairs
25.
Hospital, convalescent home
Er,
2 beds
26.
Rest and retirement home
to
3 beds
27.
Mobile home park
Ea
1.33 pads
28.
RV dump station
Ea
station.;
One sewage service unit shall be assigned to each unit of measure.
Fees shall be based on nearest one-tenth sewage service unit except
minimum number of sewage service units shall be 1.0.
2. All high strength user sewage service charges shall be determined based
upon the actual quantity of flow, BOD and SS discharged annually. The
unit cost of collection, treatment and disposal for each characteristic
shall be determined annually and multiplied by the measured wastewater
characteristics for each user to develop the anneal sewage service
chcrge.
The unit cost for each of the above characteristics shall be determined
by: (1) distributing the total capital, operation and maintenance cost
between moderate strength and high strength users, (2) proportion the
annual costs for high strength users among various characteristics, and
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(3) divide the total annual cost for each characteristic by the total
quantity discharged by the high strength users.
The sewage service charge shall be determined by multiplying the unit
cost by the annual quantity of each characteristic.
Sec. 20-19. Domestic System Connection Fees
The connection fee shall cover the proportionate capital cost associated
with the existing unused treatment facility capacity which will be utilized
by the new .1ischarger. Any actual costs incurred by the City in making the
connection shall be in addition to the connection fee described herein.
1. Moderate strength user connection fees shall be based on a rate per
sewage service unit as assigned under Section 2044.- The minimum
connection fee for a commercial or industrial user shall be one sewage
service unit.
2. High strength user connection fees shall be based on a unit rate for
the cost of treating flow, BOD and SS. The estimated annual quantities
of each characteristic shall be jvitified to, and approved by, the
Public Works Director for the purpose of determining the connection
see.
3. Any discharger, after one full year of operating data is available, 'may
request the Public Works Director to make an adjustment, or the Public
Works Director may institute an adjustment, if a significant variation
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exists between the estimated and actual quantities for each
characteris+ Increases in connection fees shall be due and payable
on demand at the time the Public Works Director makes the fee
adjustment and decreases will be credited.
Sec. 20-20. Industrial System Service Charges
Industrial system sewage service charges shall be determined based upon the
actual quantity of flow and BOD discharged annually. The unit cost for
each characteristic will be determined annually and multiplied by each
user's measured effluent characteristics. The total of the two
characteristic fees shall be the annual sewage service charge.
The unit cost for each characteristic shall be determined by distributing
the total operation, maintenance and capital cosis to each characteristic
at a proportionate rate and dividing each proportionate cost by the total
annual quantity of each characteristic discharged to the system.
Sec. 20-21. Industrial System Connection FAes
Fees shall be determined on an individual basis by the Public Works
Director and shall be, in part, based upon the value of existing capacity
to be utilized and/or the cost of providing additional new capacity. The
connection fee shall be based on a unit rate for the cost of treating flow
and BOD.
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Sec. 20-22. Storm Drain Service Charges
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The rate for disposal of storm waters, swimming pool, or cooling.water
discharges, or wash waters into the City's storm drains will be established
by resolution.
The City shall estimate and determine the amount of storm, swimming pool,
cooling water, or wash waters deposited into the City's storm drains unless
the user of the service elects to provide, install and maintain in good
working order and integrating meter satisfactory to the City for the
purposes of measuring such storm, swimming pool, cooling water, or wash
waters.
In determining the amount of storm, swimming pool, cooling water, or wash
waters deposited into the City's storm drain system, no charge shall be
made for the storm waters or minor irrigation waters, drainage from roofs,
pavements or hard -surfaced areas within the City limits. Where such
drainage is metered along with wash water, a credit of twelve hundred and
fifty gallons per year for each one hundred square feet, as projected and
measured upon a horizontal plane, of such drainage area tributary to the
meter shall be allowed. Where roofs or other areas are sprinkled or
flushed, such flushing or sprinkling riaters shal' be included in the
quantities for billing purposes. For areas outside the corporate limits of
the City tributary to the City's storm drain system, storm waters shall be
included in the quantities determined for billing purposes and unless
otherwise metered, the annual quantity of storm waters shall be assumed as
equal to twelve hundred and fifty gallons per one hundrec square feet, as
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projected and measured upon a horizontal plane of roof, pavement or
hard -surfaced area service.
Sec. 20-23. Holding Tank Waste
The charge for a discharge of holding tank wastes shall be based on the
method for determining charges for the high strength user in the domestic
system as outlined in Section 20-17.2. Characteristics of BOD and SS shall
be determined on an annual basis by random sampling of holding tank waste
discharges.
Sec. 20-24: Charges and Fees
The schedule of charges and fees for domestic system service charges and
connection fees, industrial system service charges and connection fees,
storm drain !service charges and holding tank waste charges will be those
established and adopted by the City Council from time to time by
resolution.
Sec. 20-25` Billing and Collections
All billing and collections ,hall be per Section 2-39 of the Lodi City
Code.
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Sec. 20-26. Appeal Procedure
The owner or occupants of any premises who finds that the foregoing charges
and/or fees are unjust or inequitable may make application to the Public
Works Director to have the fees modified, in accordance to Section 20-37 of
this Ordinance.
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ARTICLE IV. ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 20-27. Discharge Reports
The City may require that any high-strength user discharging, or proposing
to discharge, wastewater into a sewerage system, fire a periodiz discharge
report. The discharge report may include, but not be limited to, nature of
process, volume, rates of flow, mass emission rate, temperature, pH,
production quantities, hours of operation, number and classification of
employees, or o Der information which relates to the generation of waste
including characteristics in the wastewater discharge. Such reports shall
also include the chemical characteristic and quantity of liquid or riseous
materials used annually as well as those stored on site, even though the
latter may not normally be discharged. In addition to discharge reports,
the City may require information in the form of Wastewater Discharge Permit
applications and self-monitoring reports.
Sec. 20-28. Wastewater Discharge Permits
1. Mandatory Permits. All critical users proposed to connect or to
discharge into a sewerage system after the effective date of this
Ordinance must obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit before connecting
to, or discharging into, a sewerage system. All existing critical
users connected to, or discharging i�ito, a sewerage system must apply
for a Wastewater Discharge Permit within 180 days after the effective
date of this Ordinance, except for (d) below which shall be 50 days
after notification by the Public Forks Director. For purposes of this
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Ordinance, a critical user is defined as any user whose user
classification is identified in the Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) Manual in any Divisions, A, 8, D, E, and I and who (a) has a
discharge flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day, or (b)
,ias a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the City's wastewater
treatment system, or (c) has in user's wastes toxic pollutants in toxic
amounts as defined in standards issued under Section 307(a) of the
Federal Act, or (d) is found by the Public Works Director to have
significi•nt impact, either singularly or in combination with other
contributing industries, on the treatment or sewerage collection
system.
2. Optional Permits. The Public Works Director may issue a Wastewater
Discharge Permit to any user in accordance with the terms of this
section in the following categories:
a. A user who requires the user charges and fees to be based on an
estimation of wastewater flow.
b. Any user whose wastewater strength is less than the nr,rmal rai,ge
for the user classification because of pretreatment, process
changes or other reasons.
c. Any single dwelling, office, comr:,ercial business, lodge, apartment,
church or multiuse building user who discharges only domestic n
waste.
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3. Permit Application. Users seeking a Wastewater Discharge Permit shall
complete and file with the Public Works Director an application in the
form prescribed by the Public Works Director, and accompanied by the
applicable fees. The applicant may be required to submit, in units and
terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
a. Mame, address and SIC number of applicant;
b. Volume of wastewater to bi discharged;
c. Wastewater constituents and characteristics including, but not
limited to, those mentioned in Article II;
d. Time and duration of discharge;
e. Average and 30 minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily,
monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
f. Any other information determined necessary by the Public Works
Director to evaluate the permit application. This may include, but
is not limited to, the following:
1. Site plans, floor plans, irechanical , and plumbing plans, water
supply and discharge information and details to snow all
sewers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
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2. Description of activities, facilities, and plant process on
the premises including all materials, processes, and types of
materials which are, or could be, discharged;
3. Each product produced by type, amount and rate of production;
4. Number of employees and hours of work.
The Public Works Director will evaluate the data furnished by the user
and may require additional information. After evaluation and
acceptance of the data furnisF:ed, the Public Works Director may issue a
Wastewater Discharge Permit subject to terms and conditions provided
herein.
4. Permit Conditions. Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be expeessly
subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations,
user charges and fees established by the City Council. The conditions
of Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be uniformly enforced by the
Public Works Director or assigned agent in accordance with this
Ordinance, and applicable State and Federal regulations. Permits may
contain the foilowinq:
a. The unit charge or schedule or user charges and fees for the
wastewater to be discharged to the sewerage system;
b. The collection of connection fee, inspection fee and prepayment for
the prorated portion of annual user charges, if collected annually.
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c. The average and maximum wastewater characteristics;
d. Limits on rats: and time of discharge or requirements for flow
regulations and equalization;
e. Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling
facilities;
f. Pretreatment requirements;
g. Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling
locations, frequency and method of sampling, number, types, and
standards for tests and reporting schedule;
h. Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge
reports;
i. Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater
discharge as specified by the City, and affording the City access
thereto;
j. Mean and maximum mass emission rates, or other appropriate limits
when incompatible pollutants (as defined in Article I) are proposed
or present in the user's wastewater discharge.
k. Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Director of Public
WorkL to insure compliance with this Ordinance.
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5. Duration of Permits. Permits shall be issued for a specified time
period, not to exceed five (5) years. A permit may be issued for a
period less than a year or may be stated to expire on a specific date.
If the user is not notified in writing by the City 30 days prior to the
expiration of the permit, the permit shall be extended one additional
year. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to
modification and change by the City during the life of the permit, as
limitations or requirements stipulated in Article II are modified and
changed. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in user's
permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any
changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time
schedule for compliance.
6. Transfer of a Permit. Wastewater Discharge Permits are issued to a
specific user for a specific operation. A Wastewater Discharge .Permit
shall not be assigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, new user,
different premises or a new or changed operation.
7. Temporary Suspension of Permit. A permit may be temporarily suspended
at any time if it is the Public Works Director's opinion that the
continued discharge of the waste or water into the sewerage system
would substantially jeopardize the ability of the treatment facilities
or sewerage system to meet water quality requirements or would cause an
unsafe condition to occur. In lieu of temporary suspension of permits,
the Public Works Director may impose such temporary restrictions,
conditions or limitations upon th` quantities, qualities and rates of
discharge made thereunder as deemed necessary to assure that said
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receiving water quality requirements will not be violated or to
alleviate the unsafe condition. Notice of the temporary suspension or
the imposition of temporary restrictions, conditions or limitations
shall be given in writing by the Public Works Director to the permittee
at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to their effective date.
Delivery of said notice to the permittee's place of business shall
constitute delivery of notice to permittee.
8. Revocation of Permit. Any user who violates the following conditions
of the permit or of this Ordinance, or applicable State and Federal
regulations is subject to having this permit revoked:
a. Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents
and characteristics of their discharge;
b. Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations or
wastewater constituents and characteristics;
c. Refusal of reasonable access to the user's peemises for the purpose
of inspection or monitoring of all possible sources of pollution;
d. Failure to pay wastewater bill;
e. Violation of conditions of the permit.
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Sec. 20-29. Monitoring Facilities
The Public Works Director may require the user to construct and maintain,
at user's expense, monitoring facilities which meet all government safety
regulations (OSHA) to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of
the building sewer or internal drainage systems and may also require
sanpiing or metering equipment to be provided, installed, operated and
maintained at the user's expense. The monitoring facility should normally
be situated on the user's premises, but the Public Works Director may, when
such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the user,
allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area
and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked
vehicles.
If the monitoring facility is inside the user's fence, there shall be
accommodations to allow access for the Public Works Director or designated
representative, such as a gate secured with a City lock. There shall be
ample room in or near such monitoring facility to allow accurate sampling
and compositing of samples for analysis. The monitoringjaditity� shall be
maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the
expense of the user.
Whether constructed on public or private property, plans and specifications
shall be approved by the Public Works Director and be in accordance with
ali applicable City construction standards and specifications.
Construction shall be completed within 60 days following written
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notification by the City; unless a time extension is otherwise granted by
the City.
Sec. 20-30. Inspection and Sampling
The Public Works Director or designateu representative may inspect the
facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this Ordinance
is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or
occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow
the Public Works Director or agent ready access at ali reasonable times to
all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection or sampling or in
the performance of any of their duties. The Public Works Director shall
have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are
necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. 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 security guards so that upon presentation of
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suitable identification, the Public Works Director or"if s;�agnixt+
repre,.sentative will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of
performing their specific responsibilities.
Sec. 20<31. Protection from Accidental Discharge
Each user shall provide prote ion from accidental discharge of prohibited
materials or other wastes regulated by this Ordinance. Such facilities
shall be provided and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans
showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection
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shall be submitted to the Public Works Director before construction of the
facility.
The review of such plans and operating procedures by the Public Works
Director will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of
modifying the facility to provide the protection necessary to meet the
requirements of this Ordinance.
Sec. 20-32 Confidential Information
All information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires,
permit application, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections
shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without
restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to
dcononstrate to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director that the
release of such information would divulge information, processes, or
methods that would be detrimental to the user's competitive position.
When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report
which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made
ridailable for inspection by the public, but shall be made available to
governmental agencie, for use in making studies; provided, however, that
such portions of a report shall be available for use by the State or any
state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the
person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics
:;ill not be recognized as confidential information.
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Information accepted by the Public Works Director as confidential shall not
be transmitted to any governmental agency or to the general public by the
Public Works Director, until and unless prior and adequate notification is
given to the user.
Sec. 20-33. Special Agreements
Special agreements and arrangements between the City and any persons or
agencies may be established when, in the opinion of the City Council,
unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel special terms and conditions.
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ARTICLE V. ENFORCEMENT
Sec, 20-34. Accidental Discharges
1. Notification of Discharge. Users shall notify the Water/Wastewater
Superintendent or the White Siouyh Water Pollution Control Facilities
(WSWPCF) immediately by telephone or in person, upon accidentally
discharging wastes in violation of this, Ordinance, or in violation of a
City -issued discharge permit to enable countermeasures to be taken by
the City to minimize damage to the sewerage system, treatment facility,
treatment processes and/or the receiving water.
This notification shall be followed, within 10 cr.lendar days of the
nate of occurrence, by a detailed written statement to the Public Works
Director describing the causes of the accidental discharge, the
measures taken to correct the problem, and steps taken to prevent
suture occurrence.
Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense,
loss or damage to the sewerage system, treatment plant, or treatment
process, or for any fines imposed on the City on account thereof under
Section 13350 of the California Water Code or for violations of Section
5650 of the California Fish and Game Code.
2. Notices to Employees. In order- that employees of users be informed of
the City's requirrments, users shall make available to their employees
copies of this Ordinance, tog -they with such other wastewater
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information and notices which may be furnished by the City from time to
time directed toward more effective water pollution control. A notice
shall be furnished and permanently posted on the user's bulletin board
advising employees whom to call in case of an accidental discharge in
violation of this Ordinance.
Sec. 20-35. Issuance of Cease and Desist Orders
When the City finds that a discharge cf wastewater has taken place i.a
violation of prohibitions or limitations of this Ordinance, or the
provisions of a Wastewater Discharge Permit, the Public Works Director may
issue an order to cease and desist, and direct those persons not complying
with such {prohibitions, limits, requirements, or provisions, to:
1. Comply forthwith;
2. Comply in accordance with a time schedule set forth by the City; or
3. Take appropriate remedial or preventive action in the event of a
threatened violation.
Sec. 20-36. Submission of Time Schedule
When the City finds that a discharge of wastewater has been taking place,
or is threatening to take place, in violation of prohibitions or
limitations prescribed in this Ordinance, or wastewater source control
requirements, effluent limitations or pretreatment standards, or the
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provisions of a Wastewater Discharge Permit, the City may require the user
to submit for approval, with such modifications as it deems necessary, a
detailed time schedule of specific actions, which the user shall take in
order to prevent or correct a violation of requirements.
Sec. 20-37. Appeals
Any user, permit applicant, or permit holder affected by any decision,
action or determination, including Cease and Desist Orders, made by the
Public Works Director, interpreting or implementing the provisions of this
Ordinance or in any permit issued herein, may file with the Public Works
Director a written request for reconsideration within 20 dais of such
decision, action or determination, setting forth in detail the facts
supporting the user's request for reconsideration. The Public Works
Director wy accept the application, reject the application for sound
reasons, or direct the applicant, at applicant's sole expense, to maintain
and operate in a manner satisfactory to the Public Works Director such
indicating or integrating meters as may be required to properly measure the
flow, establish sampling equipment, tests and procedures satisfactory to
the Public Works Director to determine the characteristics of the wastes.
If the ruling made by the Public Works Director is unsatisfactory to the
person requesting reconsideration, the person may, within 20 days after
notification of the City's action, file a written appeal to the City
Council. The written appeal, shall be heard by the Council within 20 days
from the date of filing. The City Council shall make a final ruling on the
appea' within 20 days of the hearing. The Public Works Director's
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decision, action or determination shall remain in effect during such period
of reconsideration.
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Sec. 20-38.
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Liability
ARTICLE VI. ABATEMENT
Any person, firm or corporation, or any partner, officer, agent, or
employee who thereof deposits or permits to be deposited into the City's
sewerage system or any facilities tributary thereto any wastes other than
those permissible under the term•; of this Ordinance and the terms of a
val:d permit granted thereunder, shall be liable for any and all dalAge
caused to the City by virtue of such act, including compensation for damage
to the City's facilities and all costs of any legal fees, suits or
Judgements against the City which may be attributable to such wastes so
discharged.
Sec. 20-39. Injunction
Whenever a discharge of wastewater is in violation of the provisions of
this Ordinance or otherwise causes or threatens to cause a condition of
contamination, pollution or nuisance, the City may petition the Superioi
Court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both,
as may be appropriate in restraining the continuance of such discharge.
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Sec. 20-40. Damage of Facilities
When a discharge of wastewaters causes an obstruction, damage or any other
impairment to the City's facilities, the City shill assess a charge against
the user for the work required to clean or repair the facility.
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Sec. 20-41. Civil Penalties
Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance or permit condition
or who discharges wastewater which causes pollution, or who violates a
Cease and Desist Order, prohibition, effluent limitation, national standard
Df performance, pretreatment or toxicity standard shall be liable civilly
to a penalty not to exceed $6,000 for each day in which such violation
occurs. The City Attorney, upon order of the City Council, shall petition
the Superior Court to impose, assess and recover such sums.
Sec. 20-42. Termination of Service
The City may revoke any wastewater Discharge Permit, or terminate or cause
to be terminated, wastewater service to any premise if a violation of any
provisions of this Ordinance is found to exist or if a discharge of
wastewater causes or threatens to cause a condition of contaminati.vn,
pollution or nuisance as defined in this Ordinance. This provision is in
addition to other statutes, rules or regulations, authorizing termination
ARTICLE VII. CONSTRUCIION OF SEWERS AND SEWER CONNECTIONS
Sec. 204X7 Construction Permit
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening
Into, use, alter or disturb any `slerage sys`br appurtenances thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the PuLlic Works Director:,
Sec. 20-44,' Design Standards
All construction of public sewerage `system :or appuOtenancea thereof, shall
conform to the design criteria, the standard plans and specifications and
the inspection and testing in accordance with current City Standards.
Sec. 2045: Application for Sever Service
Whenever a property owner is desirous of obtaining sewer service where rio
adequate sewer syiU exists, an application shall be -de to the Public
Works Director for sewer service in accordance with Article VIII of this
Ordinance.
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ARTICLE VIII. SEWER SERVICE AND EXTENSIONS
Sec. 20-46. Policy
The City Council is desirous of adopting a sewer service and extension
policy that is fair and equitable to all developing pr,perties and that
p"vides that the cost of extension shall be distributed among subsequently
developing properties connecting thereto.
Sec. 20-41. Application; Determination of Nearest Sewer, Size of Main, and
Extension Limits
Whenever a property owner is desirous of obtaining sewer service, an
application shall be made to the Public Works Director for sewer service.
The Public Warks Director shall determine the closest adequate sewer and,
if an extension is necessary, indicate the size of the main to be extended
and the limits of the extension.
Sec. 20-48. Applicant Required to Install Utension
Whenever, the Public Works Director determines that a sewer extension is
necessary, the applicant will be required to install, at applicant's own
expense, the sewer extension in accordance with engineering plar.s furnished
by applicant and approved by the Public Works Director. The plans shall be
prepared in accordance with the City of Lodi Design Standards.
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Sec. 20-49. Sewer to Extend to Full Frontage cf Parcel
In every case where a sewer is to be tapped to serve a parcel, the same
shall be extended the full frontage of said parcel unless the Pu$lic Works
Director determines that the sewer will not need to be extended to serve
any other properties.
Sec. 20-50. M!nimum Size of Sewer Main
The minimum size sewer main shall have a nominal inside diameter of six
inches. Larger size mains may be required as determined by the Public
Works Director from engineering calculations or the City of Lodi Master
Sewer Plan.
Sec. 20-51. Reimbursement
khenever an applicant for sewer extension constructs or installs a sewer
that may serve abutting properties, the applicant may apply for a surer
extension reimbursement agreement. The Public Works Director shall
determine the extent to which abutting properties may be served aw-
recommend a sewer extension agreement to the City Council prior to
construction of any sewer.
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Sec. 20-52. Reimbursement Agreement
Tti€ sewer extension reimbursement agreement shall contain the following:
(a) The amount of the reimbursable costs shall be determined by the
Public Works Director and subject to the approval of the City
Council.
(b) Reimbursable costs shall include estimated sewer
construction costs, less any applicable credits, plus an
administrative and engineering cost of 10% of the construction
cost.
(c) Sewer laterals serving individual properties shall not be
included as a reimbursable cost.
(d) There shall be no reimbursement to the applicant in excess of
reimbursable costs stated in the agreement.
(e) No interest, finance or security costs shall be included in the
reimbursable costs.
(f) Reimbursement shall be paid from charges collected by the City fro►;
abutting properties as they connect to the ,iew sewer.
(l) Reimbursement shall be paid only from charges collected within ten
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years from the date of the agreement. The City shall have no
obligation to pay reimbursement from any source other than
reimbursement funds collected pursuant to this ordinance. Charges
collected from abutting properties after ten years shall be
retained by the City.
(h) The charges collected for reimbursement shall be based upon front
footage parallel to the sewer of the abutting properties.
(i) An administrative cost of 2% of the total reimbursable cost shall
be dea.cted from any monies paid to the City as payment for
administering the reimbursement provisions of this ordinance.
(J) Reimbursement shall be payable to heirs, successors and assigns of
the applicant.
Sec. 20-53. City Obligation
WhenCver engineering calculations or the City of nodi Master Sewer Plan
require that a sewer main larger than ten inches in diameter be installed,
the City shall pay to the applicant the difference in cost of material
between the actual sewer to be installed and a ten -inch sewer. The
difference in costs of material shall be determined by the Public Works
Director. Payment shall be made at the time the sewer reimbursement
agreement is approved by the City Council.
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Sec. 20-54. City Eligibility for Reimbursement
Whenever the City has extended or installed a sewer that will serve
abutting properties, the City shall be eligible for reimbursement in a like
manner as other applicants.
Sec. 20-55. Payment for Reimbursement
Wherever the City Council has approved a sewer extension reimbursement
agreement, the front footage charges shall be collected by the City from
any parcel abutting the sewer covered in the agreement at the time of
development and prior to sewer service being provided to the abutting
parcel.
Sec. 20-56. Letter of Entitlement
When payment for reimbursement has been made, the Public Works Director
shall prepare a letter of entitlement stating the fees collected, reference
to the sewer extension reimbursement agreement, the amount to be
reimbursed, and the administrative charge to be retained by the City. This
letter of entitlement shall be forwarded to the Finance Director for actual
reimbursement under terms of the agreement.
Sec. 20-57. Unclaimed Reimbursement
The Finance Director shall mail the reimbursement to the last address on
file with the Finance Director of the applicant in the sewer reimbursement
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agreement. Any reimbursement returned or unclaimed after two years from
the date of mailing will revert to the City's general fund.
Sec. 20-58. Publication
Pursuant to Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance shall be published
one time within 15 days following adoption in the "Lodi News -Sentinel," a
daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City
of Lodi, and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after.
its passage and approval.
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0 CITY OF LODI
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
DATE: January 27, 1984
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
SUBJECT: Acceptance of "Animal Shalter Expansion"
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council accept the improvf nents at 'Lodi Animal
Shelter Expansion" and direct the Public Works Director to file a Notice of
Completion with the County Recorder's office.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The contract was awarded to Ted A. Molfino of Lodi on
May Id, 1983 in the amount of $131+,654. The contract has been completed in sub-
stantial conformance with the plans and specifications approved by the City Ccincil.
The contract completion date was December 28, 1983 and the actual completion date
is January 26, 1984. The final contract price was $139,051.72. The difference
between the contract amount and the final contract price is dLe to modifications
and changes which had to be made to the existing area during the construction and
installation of an jkdditional exhaust fan.
J ck L. Ronsko
bli Works Director
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APPROVED: i FILE NO.
HENA. LAVES, City Hager