Hughson Municipal Code Art. IV Administration

A. Any person proposing to connect any premises to the sanitary sewer system shall obtain a sewer connection permit before connecting the premises to the system.

B. Any person seeking a sewer connection permit shall complete and file an application with the city on the form provided, accompanied by plans and specifications for the connection, the applicable sewer connection charge, and such application fee as may be established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

C. Sewer connection permits shall be issued by the city manager upon a determination that the application complies with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of this code. Every sewer connection permit issued by the city manager pursuant to this section shall expire by limitation and become null and void if actual construction on the building for which sewer service is applied for is not commenced within 180 days from the date of issuance of the permit, or if construction on the building for which sewer service is applied for is suspended or abandoned at any time after actual construction is commenced for a period of 180 days. In order to renew action on a sewer connection permit after expiration, a new application, including all charges and fees, shall be required. Any permittee holding an unexpired sewer connection permit may apply for an extension of the permit when he is unable to commence actual construction within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The city manager may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond his control have prevented action from being taken. No sewer connection permit shall be extended more than once.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)

A. All industrial users proposing to connect to or to discharge into the sanitary sewer system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or discharging into the system. All existing industrial users connected to or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

B. Any industrial user seeking a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file an application with the city in the form provided, accompanied by such application fee as may be established by the city council from time to time by resolution. Proposed new industrial users shall apply for a wastewater discharge permit not less than 90 days prior to actual connection to the sanitary sewer system.

C. Wastewater discharge permits shall be issued by the city manager for a specified time period, not to exceed two years. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than two years and may be stated to expire on a specific date. A permittee shall apply for the reissuance of a wastewater discharge permit a minimum of 60 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit. The terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit may be subject to modification by the city during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements are identified or other just cause exists. A permittee shall be informed of any proposed changes in his wastewater discharge permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes to, or new conditions on, a wastewater discharge permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. If a permittee wishes to change the quality or quantity of his discharge, he must apply for a new wastewater discharge permit.

D. Wastewater discharge permits are issued to specific industrial users for specific operations. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned, transferred, or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the approval of the city manager. Any succeeding owner or user shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing wastewater discharge permit until a new permit is issued.

E. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations, fees, charges, and discharge limitations, established by the city. Wastewater discharge permits shall also be subject to such other terms and conditions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. Such other terms and conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, mandatory pretreatment of waters and wastes, restrictions on peak flow discharges, designation or relocation of point of discharge, prohibition of certain types of discharge, restrictions on hours of discharge, and payment of additional charges to defray increased costs created by a particular type of discharge. The terms and conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the city manager in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and applicable state and federal laws. Wastewater discharge permits may contain timetables for compliance approved by the city manager.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)

Whenever deemed necessary by the city manager, users shall provide such pretreatment or take such other measures as shall be required to reduce objectionable characteristics, contents, or rate of discharge of waters or wastes being deposited into the sanitary sewer system so that the same may be received therein without any damage to the system or any undue interference with its operation and without any hazard of any kind to humans or animals. Facilities required to pretreat wastes and wastewater to a level acceptable to the city shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the city manager for review and approval before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures shall in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the city under the provisions of this chapter. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the city manager prior to the user's initiation of the changes. The quality of the discharge required by this chapter shall be maintained at all times. Standby facilities may be required to attain this quality. All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA upon request.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)

The city manager may require any industrial user to construct, at the industrial user's expense and at an approved location, monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of the industrial user's building sewer or internal drainage systems. The monitoring facilities, sampling, and measurement equipment, and access thereto shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the industrial user's expense. Any monitoring facilities required shall be specified in the industrial user's wastewater discharge permit.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)

The city manager may require any person discharging wastewater into the sanitary sewer system to file periodic discharge reports. The discharge report may include, but need not be limited to, nature of process, volume, rates of flow, mass emission rate, hours of operation, number of employees, or other information relating to the generation of waste, including the wastewater constituents and characteristics of the wastewater discharges. Such reports may also include the chemical constituents and quantity of chemicals stored on-site, even though they may not normally be discharged. In addition to discharge reports, the city manager may require information in the form of wastewater discharge permit applications and self-monitoring reports.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)

The city manager and other duly authorized employees and agents of the city bearing credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon any premises at all reasonable times for the purposes of:

A. Determining the size, depth, location, and condition of any sewer or storm drain connection;

B. Determining the location of discharge connections of roof and surface drains and plumbing fixtures;

C. Inspecting, observing, measuring, sampling, and testing the quality, consistency, and characteristics of sewage being discharged into any public sewer or natural outlet;

D. Inspecting and copying any records relating to quantity and quality of wastewater discharges, including, but not limited to:

1. Water usage and effluent discharged,

2. Chemical usage, and

3. Hazardous waste records; and

E. Ascertaining any other matter related to the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

The city shall have the right to set up on any premises such devices as are necessary to conduct inspection, sampling, compliance monitoring, and/or metering operations.

(Ord. 87-09 § 1, 1987)