Placer County Municipal Code Art. 13.14 County Wastewater Regulations

A. This article sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into all county wastewater collection systems and receiving wastewater treatment systems and enables the county to comply with applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and federal General Pretreatment Regulations (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 403).

B. The objectives of this article are:

1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;

2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly-owned treatment works;

3. To protect both publicly-owned treatment works personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;

4. To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW; and

5. To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal wastewater system.

C. This article provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the municipal wastewater system through the issuance of individual wastewater discharge permits to certain nondomestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for other users, authorizes monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities, establishes administrative review procedures, requires user reporting, assumes that existing customers' capacity will not be preempted, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established in this section.

D. This article shall apply to persons in the county and to persons outside the county who are users of the publicly-owned treatment works.

(Ord. 5993-B § 1, 2019)

Except as otherwise provided, the engineer shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this article. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the engineer may be delegated by the engineer to a duly authorized county employee.

(Ord. 5993-B § 1, 2019)

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings designated in this Section.

"County"

means the county of Placer.

"Engineer"

means the director of the department having jurisdiction over sewer districts and county service areas within Placer County, California, acting ex-officio as engineer of the district, or his or her duly authorized representative.

"Publicly-owned treatment works (POTW)"

means a wastewater treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1292) and includes the wastewater treatment plants owned by the city of Roseville, city of Lincoln, and Placer County. This definition includes any and all sewers, pipes, ponds, pumps or other devices that connect to, or convey wastewater to the wastewater treatment plants noted above. This definition also includes any sewers, pipes, ponds, pumps or other devices that convey wastewaters to the wastewater treatment plants noted above from persons outside the corporate limits of the county who are users of those wastewater treatment plants.

"User"

means any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution of wastewater in publicly-owned treatment works, including, without limitation, source(s) of indirect discharge.

"Wastewater"

means the liquid and water carried industrial wastes or sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed to the publicly-owned treatment works.

"Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)"

means that portion of the publicly-owned treatment works which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste.

(Ord. 5993-B § 1, 2019)

A. With the exclusion of any and all references to sewer service charges, city of Roseville Municipal Code Chapter 14.26, Industrial Wastewater, as such chapter may be amended from time to time, shall apply to county sewer maintenance districts No. 2 and No. 3, and county service area 28, Zones 2A3 and 173.

B. With the exclusion of any and all references to sewer service charges, city of Lincoln Municipal Code Chapter 13.08, Regulation of Sewer Use, as such chapter may be amended from time to time, shall apply to county sewer maintenance district No. 1 and county service area 28, Zone 6.

C. In the event of a conflict between the county code and an incorporated code, the engineer shall determine the applicable code that complies with Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 403. Users that violate the incorporated codes shall be subject to the enforcement identified within the incorporated codes, as specified by the engineer.

(Ord. 5993-B § 1, 2019)