Coachella Municipal Code Div. 1 General Requirements

When requested by the general manager, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within ninety (90) days of the request. The general manager is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require users to update this information.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

A. The city may require any user to obtain a control mechanism prior to discharging to the city's collection system or to obtain control mechanisms as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to obtaining a permit, installing a gravity separation interceptor, a spill containment system, implementing a slug control plan, installing pretreatment facilities, or utilizing other best management practices.

B. No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the city's collection system without first obtaining a control mechanism, except that a significant industrial user that has filed a timely application pursuant to Section 13.02.404 may continue to discharge for the time period specified therein.

C. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a control mechanism shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subject the user to the sanctions set out in Article V of this chapter. Obtaining a control mechanism does not relieve the user of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

Any user required to obtain a control mechanism who was discharging wastewater into the city's collection system prior to the effective date of this chapter and who wishes to continue such discharges in the future, shall, within ninety (90) days after said date, apply to the general manager for a control mechanism in accordance with Section 13.02.408, and shall not cause or allow discharges to the city's collection system to continue after one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this chapter except in accordance with a control mechanism issued by the general manager.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

Any user required to obtain a control mechanism who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the city's collection system must apply for such control mechanism prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this control mechanism, in accordance with Section 13.02.408, must be filed at least sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which any discharge will begin or commence.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

All users required to obtain a control mechanism must submit a waste discharge application. The general manager may require all users to submit as part of an application the following information:

A. All information required in Section 13.02.600(B) of this chapter;

B. Description of activities, facilities, and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are or could accidentally or intentionally be discharged to the city's collection system;

C. Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;

D. Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;

E. Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);

F. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;

G. Time and duration of discharges;

H. An application fee, annual fee, special use fee, connection fee, and/or pretreatment program fees as may be established by ordinance or resolution of the city council or district; and

I. Any other information as may be deemed necessary by the general manager to evaluate the waste discharge application.

Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

All waste discharge applications and user reports must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)

The general manager will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete waste discharge application, the general manager will determine whether or not to issue a control mechanism. The general manager may deny any application for a control mechanism.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 2(Exh. B), 10-23-13)