San Clemente Municipal Code Art. VII Pretreatment Equipment Requirements

A. .....All pretreatment equipment or devices may be reviewed by the CSC. Such review shall not absolve the user of any responsibility In meeting prohibitions, limitations, requirements, standards and local limits on discharges.

B. .....User shall provide wastewater treatment as necessary which may include, but is not limited to, the use of best available technology (BAT) or best practicable technology (BPT) concepts to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all prohibitions, limitations, standards and local limits before discharging to any sewerage facility. Any equipment required to pretreat, sample, control or transport wastewater shall be provided and maintained in proper operating condition at all times at the user's sole expense.

C. .....User may be required to submit waste analysis plans, contingency plans, and meet other requirements to ensure proper operation of pretreatment equipment and compliance with their wastewater discharge permit limits and this chapter.

D. .....No user shall increase the use of water or in any other manner attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for treatment to achieve compliance with this chapter a wastewater discharge permit or other control mechanism.

(Ord. No. 1721, § 2(Exh. A), 12-21-21)

A. .....Each user shall provide spill containment for protection against the discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this chapter. This protection shall be designed in accordance with reasonable engineering standards to secure the discharges and to prevent them from entering into a sewerage facility. This equipment shall be provided and maintained at the user's sole expense.

B. .....If it can be shown that a user's spill containment equipment did not prevent a discharge which caused the CSC to violate its requirements, incur additional operational expenses, or suffer loss or damage to sewerage facilities, that user shall be responsible for any costs or expenses, including assessment by other agencies or any costs incurred by the CSC.

C. .....A notice may be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a prohibited discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a prohibited discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.

(Ord. No. 1721, § 2(Exh. A), 12-21-21)

A. .....The user may be required to construct and maintain in proper operating condition, at the user's sole expense, flow and/or constituent monitoring and/or sampling equipment.

B. .....Any sample taken from a user's sample point shall be considered to be representative of the discharge to sewerage facilities.

C. .....Monitoring or metering equipment may be required to include a security enclosure that can be locked with a CSC provided lock during any sampling and monitoring periods.

D. .....Location of the monitoring or metering equipment shall be subject to approval by the CSC.

E. .....The CSC shall be provided clear and uninterrupted access to monitoring or metering equipment locations.

F. .....When one or more users jointly discharge into a sewerage facility, those users may be required to install a separate monitoring location for each user. Also, if in the judgment of the CSC, if there is a significant difference in wastewater constituents and characteristics produced by different operations of a single user, that user may be required to install separate monitoring equipment for each operation. Separate monitoring may also be required for different processes subject to categorical pretreatment standards.

G. .....Users with the potential to discharge flammable solutions may be required to install and maintain at their sole cost and expense a combustible gas detection meter.

H. .....All wastewater samples shall be representative of the user's discharge. Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement equipment shall be operated, kept clean, and maintained in good order at all times. Failure by the user to keep its monitoring equipment in good working order shall not be grounds for the user to claim that sample results are unrepresentative of its discharge.

(Ord. No. 1721, § 2(Exh. A), 12-21-21)

A. .....Detailed plans of any proposed construction of pretreatment, spill containment, monitoring and metering equipment and operating procedures shall be submitted for review, by the due date contained within a written request from the CSC. Construction shall not commence until the CSC has reviewed and approved the plans. The review of the plans and specifications shall in no way relieve the user of the responsibility of modifying the equipment, procedures or specifications in the future as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter or other requirements of other regulatory agencies.

B. .....All drawings shall include:

1. North arrow.

2. Scale size.

3. User name and address.

4. Date drawn or revised.

5. Location of proposed pretreatment, spill containment, monitoring and metering equipment.

C. .....The CSC may require that the user provide drawings to scale depicting the manufacturing process (waste generating source), spill containment, pretreatment, and/or monitoring or metering equipment.

D. .....The CSC may require that the user provide a schematic drawing of the pretreatment, spill containment, monitoring and metering equipment.

E. .....The CSC may require that the user have the drawings be prepared by a California registered chemical, mechanical, or civil engineer.

(Ord. No. 1721, § 2(Exh. A), 12-21-21)

A. .....The user shall provide waste minimization plans to conserve water, investigate product and/or materials substitution, maintain inventory control records and implement employee education, and other steps as necessary to minimize waste produced by the due date contained within a written request from the CSC.

B. .....Waste minimization, recycling and treatment shall be demonstrated, wherever feasible, in the following priority:

1. Source reduction which includes, but is not limited to, substitution of less hazardous materials, spill prevention and control measures, proper storage and handling of chemicals and raw materials.

2. Recovery and reuse which includes, but is not limited to, substitution of less hazardous materials, spill prevention and control measures, proper storage and handling of chemicals and raw materials.

3. Treatment which includes, but is not limited to, pretreatment techniques as to render hazardous wastes harmless or suitable for disposal to sewerage facilities.

(Ord. No. 1721, § 2(Exh. A), 12-21-21)