Salinas Municipal Code Div. 1 Applicability

This article is applicable to the industrial waste collection system and the industrial waste treatment facility (IWF) owned and operated by the city. In case of conflict between the provisions of this article and article I, article III will prevail.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

No person shall discharge or cause to discharge any of the following into the industrial waste sewer lines:

(a) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha diesel, fuel oil or other flammable liquid, solid or gas that will cause fire and explosion;

(b) Viscous materials which will cause obstruction in flow such as, but not limited to, tar, wax, glue and other synthetic adhesives;

(c) Solid materials in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the sewer lines and upset in the treatment process such as, but not limited to, stone and marble dust, sand and gravel, mud, wood, cardboard, wastepaper, animal parts, entrails, feathers, hair, rags, glass and cans;

(d) Nonbiodegradable solids such as: plastic materials, styrofoam and other synthetic packaging or packing materials;

(e) Materials which may exert excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye, pigments of organic or inorganic origin used for printing which will cause the city's IWF effluent to exceed its national pollutant discharge elimination system limits;

(f) Gas-producing substances which will produce strong offensive odor or release of toxic or malodorous substances which will contribute to air pollution;

(g) Any pollutant, including oxygen-demanding pollutants released in discharge at such a flow rate and/or concentration that will upset or interfere with the industrial waste treatment facility;

(h) Unusual volume or flow which will cause the industrial waste treatment facility to exceed its design capacity;

(i) Materials which will cause foams and scum which will adversely affect the beneficial uses of receiving water;

(j) Waste discharge which will cause pass-through or interference of the industrial waste facility as defined in Section 36-2 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

No industrial user shall increase the use of process water or, in any other way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a pretreatment standard.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)