This chapter is enacted pursuant to the municipal affairs provisions of section 201 of the City Charter for the purpose of establishing uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributions into the city’s sanitary sewer system and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 United States Code §1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations adopted pursuant to that Act (40 CFR Part 403).
The objectives of this chapter are:
1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city’s sanitary sewer system that will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city’s sanitary sewer system that will pass through, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
3. To protect both city personnel who may be affected by wastewater and biosolids in the course of their employment and the general public; and
4. To promote reuse and recycling of wastewaters and biosolids from the system.
This chapter applies to all users of the city’s sanitary sewer system. This chapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits, provides for monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities, establishes administrative review procedures, and requires user reporting.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Butte County Health Officer, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States Environmental Protection Agency, or other governmental agencies having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2481 §1 (part))