Lompoc Municipal Code Art. VIII Other Jurisdictions

A. If another municipality or jurisdiction, or user located within another municipality or jurisdiction, desires to contribute wastewater to the POTW, an interjurisdictional agreement with the contributing municipality or jurisdictional agency, approved by the City Council, shall be required. If required by law, approval by any applicable Local Agency Formation Commission shall also be required.

B. Prior to entering into an agreement required by Subsection A, above, the Director shall request the following information from the contributing municipality or jurisdictional agency (hereafter contributing jurisdiction):

1. A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing jurisdiction;

2. An inventory of all users located within the contributing jurisdiction that are discharging to the POTW; and

3. Such other information as the Director may deem necessary.

C. An interjurisdictional agreement, as required by Subsection A, above, shall contain the following conditions:

1. A requirement for the contributing jurisdiction to adopt a sewer use ordinance, which is at least as stringent as this Chapter and local limits, including required baseline monitoring reports (BMRs) which are at least as stringent as those set out in Section 13.16.340 of this Chapter. The requirement shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to the City's ordinance or local limits;

2. A requirement for the contributing jurisdiction to submit a revised user inventory on at least an annual basis;

3. A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities, including wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing jurisdiction; which of those activities will be conducted by the Director; and which of those activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing jurisdiction and the Director;

4. A requirement for the contributing jurisdiction to provide the Director with access to all information that the contributing jurisdiction obtains as part of its pretreatment activities;

5. Limits on the nature, quality, and volume of the contributing jurisdiction's wastewater at the point where it discharges to the POTW;

6. Requirements for monitoring the contributing jurisdiction's discharge;

7. A provision ensuring the Director access to the facilities of users located within the contributing jurisdiction's boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling, and any other duties deemed necessary by the Director; and

8. A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms of the interjurisdictional agreement.

(Ord. 1740(25), 12/16/2025)