Point Arena Municipal Code § 13.05.490 Excessive use

(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a trunk sewer, either directly or indirectly, any waste that creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, any reduction in sewer capacity, or any other damage to sewers or sewerage facilities of the city. Any excessive sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses or any other expenses attributable thereto will be charged to the offending discharger by the city.

(2) Any refusal to pay excessive maintenance expenses duly authorized by the commissioner shall constitute a violation of these rules and regulations.

(Ord. 143 § 8.01, 1991; Ord. 160 § 8.01, 1996.)

(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any industrial wastewater directly or indirectly to sewerage facilities owned by the city without first obtaining a city permit for industrial wastewater discharge.

(2) The permit for industrial wastewater discharge may require pretreatment of industrial wastewaters before discharge, restriction of peak flow discharges, discharge of certain wastewaters only to specified sewers, relocation of point of discharge, prohibition of discharge of certain wastewater components, restriction of discharge to certain hours of the day, payment of additional charges to defray increased costs of the city created by the wastewater discharge, and such other conditions as may be required to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.

(3) No city permit for industrial wastewater discharge is transferable.

(4) No person shall discharge industrial wastewaters in excess of the quantity or quality limitations set by the permit for industrial wastewater discharge. Any person desiring to discharge wastewaters or use facilities which are not in conformance with the industrial wastewater permit should apply to the city for an amended permit.

(Ord. 143 § 8.02, 1991; Ord. 160 § 8.02, 1996.)

(1) No persons owning vacuum or septic pump trucks or other liquid waste transport trucks may discharge septic tank, seepage pit, interceptor or cesspool contents, industrial liquid wastes or other liquid wastes to sewerage facilities of the city or to facilities that discharge directly or indirectly to such sewerage facilities.

(2) Any person negligently or willfully violating the city requirements for liquid waste discharges from trucks shall be in violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 143 § 8.03, 1991; Ord. 160 § 8.03, 1996.)