King City Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 Sewers—general Provisions

Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 320 §§ 1.01—1.03.

The ordinance codified in this title sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for the city of King (city) and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code [U.S.C.] Section 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations [C.F.R.] Part 403). The objectives of this title are:

(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with its operation;

(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;

(c) To protect both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;

(d) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW;

(e) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the POTW; and

(f) To enable the city to comply with its waste discharge requirements (WDRs), sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject.

(Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

The ordinance codified herein may be cited as “King City Waste Water Regulations Ordinance.”

(Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

The city has and will furnish a system, plant, works and undertaking used for and useful in the collection, treatment and disposal of sanitary sewage and industrial waste, including all parts of the enterprise, all appurtenances thereto, and lands, easements, rights in land, contract rights, and franchises.

(Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)