(A) This chapter establishes procedures and requirements for the use of the city’s wastewater collection (sanitary sewer), treatment and disposal facilities. These requirements are necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens of the service area and to assure compliance with applicable portions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq., (Clean Water Act), the provisions of the clean water grant regulations, and the discharge requirements as set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. This chapter regulates the use and construction of the wastewater collection system, the quality and quantity of the wastewater discharged to the system, and the issuance of permits prior to connections to the system and reserves to the city control over additions and expansions to the system.
(B) This chapter also establishes procedures for the equitable distribution of the costs of operating and maintaining the wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system, including the capital outlay, debt service costs, capital improvements and the replacement of equipment.
(Ord. 497, passed 6-20-2000)