Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 6 Notices Required

It is unlawful to make any false statement, representation, record, report, plan or other document filed with the City and/or the Director or to tamper with or knowingly render inoperable any grease control device, monitoring device or method or access point required under this Division.

(Ord. 2024-23, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

(a) In the event an FSE or property owner is unable to comply with any provision of this Division due to a breakdown of equipment, accidents, or human error or the FSE or property owner has reasonable opportunity to know that their discharge will exceed the discharge provisions of this Chapter, the FSE, and the property owner shall immediately notify the Utilities Department by telephone. If the material is discharged by an FSE to the public sewer that the owner of the FSE and/or the property owner believes or reasonably should believe has the potential to cause or result in an imminent sewer blockage or SSO, the FSE and property owner shall immediately notify the Utilities Department.

(b) Confirmation of this notification shall be made in writing to the Director postmarked no later than five (5) calendar days from the date of the incident. The written notification shall state the date of the incident, to whom the FSE and/or property owner provided notification, the reasons for the discharge or spill, what steps were taken to immediately correct the problem, and what steps are being taken to prevent the problem from recurring.

(c) Such notification shall not relieve the FSE or the property owner of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the City or any other damage or loss to persons or property; nor shall such notification relieve the FSE or the property owner of any fees, charges or other liability which may be imposed by these regulations or other applicable law.

(Ord. 2024-23, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

The FSE and the property owner shall notify the Public Works Department at least sixty (60) days prior to any facility expansion or remodeling process modifications that may result in new or substantially increased FOG discharges or a change in the nature of the discharge. The FSE and the property owner shall notify the Utilities Department in writing of the proposed expansion or remodeling and shall submit any information requested by the Utilities Department for evaluation of the effect of such expansion or remodeling on the FSE's FOG discharged to the public sewer.

(Ord. 2024-23, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)