§ 9530.6. Transportation of Chemicals and Waste On and Off Site.

The operator shall implement the following measures throughout the operations of any oil and gas site subject to this Chapter:

• A. Solid Waste Disposal. Solid waste generated on the site shall be transported to a permitted landfill or hazardous waste disposal site as may be appropriate for the life of the operation. The operator shall provide written notice to the Petroleum Administrator of the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility being utilized.

• B. Site Waste Removal. The operator shall comply with the following provisions:

  1. All drilling and workover waste shall be collected in enclosed bins. Any drilling and workover wastes that are not intended to be injected into a class II well, as permitted by DOGGR, shall be removed from the project site no later than thirty (30) days following completion of the drilling and workover.

  2. No site waste shall be discharged into any sewer unless permitted by the Sanitation District, or into any storm drain, irrigation system, stream, or creek, street, highway, or drainage canal. Nor shall any such wastes be discharged on the ground.

• C. Storage of Hazardous Materials. The operator shall submit to the Petroleum Administrator a copy of the hazardous material business plan, as reviewed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, annually. This plan shall include a complete listing and quantities of all chemicals used on site, and provide the location of where hazardous materials are stored at the site. Hazardous materials shall be stored in an organized and orderly manner, and identified as may be necessary to aid in preventing accidents, and shall be reasonably protected from sources of external corrosion or damage to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department or designee.

• (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

Throughout the operation of any oil and gas site subject to this Chapter, NGLs, as defined by this Code, shall be blended with crude oil for shipment by pipeline to the maximum extent allowable within the technical specifications of the pipeline. Oil transportation pipelines and gas processing facilities shall be designed to maximize the blending of NGLs into the crude oil stream. (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

If the transportation routes of any product from oil and gas development in the City passes through or adjacent to any prohibited zoning as listed in Table 1-1, excluding designated truck routes, the operator shall prepare and maintain a transportation risk management and prevention program which shall be provided to the Petroleum Administrator upon request. The TRMPP may contain the following components including, but not limited to:

• A. Provisions for conducting comprehensive audits of carriers biennially to assure satisfactory safety records, driver hiring practices, driver training programs, programs to control drug and alcohol abuse, safety incentive programs, satisfactory vehicle inspection and maintenance procedures, and emergency notification capabilities. The operator shall submit to the City any audits that were conducted each calendar year.

• B. Provisions for allowing only carriers which receive a satisfactory rating under the above audit process to transport oil and gas.

• C. Truck loading procedures for ensuring that the loading rack operator and the truck driver both conduct, and document in writing, a visual inspection of the truck before loading and procedures to specify actions to be taken when problems are found during the visual inspection.

• (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

All new off-site DOT oil pipelines shall use a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADAtype) monitoring system for leak detection; unless the Petroleum Administrator determines that there is better available technology that shall be utilized instead. Flow meters used on the SCADA system shall be accurate to within one (1) percent. If a leak is detected the operator shall be responsible for immediately reporting it to the Petroleum Administrator. (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))