The city may require any user to develop and implement a spill prevention/slug control plan (SP/SCP). Where deemed necessary by the city, facilities to prevent accidental discharge or slug discharges of pollutants shall be provided and maintained at the user's cost and expense. A spill prevention/slug control plan (SP/SCP) showing facilities operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the city for review and approval before implementation. The city shall determine which user is required to develop a plan and require said plan to be submitted within 90 days after notification by the city. Each user shall implement its SP/SCP as submitted or as modified after such plan has been reviewed and approved by the city. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the city shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. The plan shall be posted and available for inspection at the facility during normal business hours.
A. Any user required to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
1. Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;
2. Description of stored chemicals;
3. Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge. Such notification must also be given for any discharge which would violate any standards in §§ 13.16.015 through 13.16.018, including any discharge that would violate a prohibition under 40 C.F.R. 403.5(b), or as required by § 13.16.095; and
4. Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and or measures and equipment for emergency response.
B. Users shall notify the City Wastewater Treatment Facility immediately after the occurrence of a slug or accidental discharge of substances regulated by this chapter. The notification shall include location of discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. Any affected user shall be liable for any expense, loss, or damage to the POTW, in addition to the amount of any fines imposed on the city on account thereof under state or federal law.
C. Within 5 days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the city a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law.
D. Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the user's premises advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge. Employers shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover such discharge with respect to emergency notification procedures.
E. Preventive measures.
1. If any user has a spill or uncontrolled discharge of prohibited or restricted substances into the city sewer, the Public Works Director or other designee may require the user's spill prevention and control plan to be resubmitted, with revisions, in order to fully comply with the requirements of this chapter. The POTW may also require the industrial user to install, modify equipment and/or make other changes necessary to prevent such discharges as a condition of issuance of and industrial waste discharge permit or as a condition of continued discharge into the city sewer system. The Public Works Director or other designee may establish a schedule of compliance for construction completion.
2. The Public Works Director or other designee may require connections or entry points which could allow spills or uncontrolled discharges of prohibited or restricted substances to enter the city sewer systems to be eliminated, labeled, or controlled, so as to prevent the entry of wastes in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1413 § 3.3, passed 4-1-2015)