Santa Paula Municipal Code Part 8 Special Restrictions as to Discharges with Mineral Content Exceeding that of…

(A) Any person who owns or recharges any apparatus in the city for treating water which produces any wastewater with a mineral content exceeding that of the water supply of the property must register the apparatus with the city giving the information as the Director may reasonably require.

(B) It is unlawful for any person to use or to maintain in a condition of readiness for use, any unregistered apparatus at any time.

(C) When a change in the name on a water service document is submitted to the city, a notarized affidavit must be submitted to the city indicating that no self-regenerating water softener is in place on the property proposed for service.

(D) At the sole discretion of the city, an inspection of the facility may be conducted to verify the facts in the affidavit identified in (C) above.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 5-20-13) Penalty, see § 51.999

(A) It is unlawful for any person to install, replace or enlarge in the city, any apparatus for treating all or any part of the water supply to a property if the apparatus is of a kind that produces, in any phase of its use or servicing, any wastewater with a mineral content higher than that of the water supply of the property, except that such apparatus may be installed if arrangements are made to dispose of the wastewater by other means than discharge to the sewers of the city or to the ground in any place where it might pollute any usable water supply or violate any state or federal regulation.

(B) The apparatus includes zeolite and resinous ion exchange softeners or demineralizers, stills, processes using reverse osmosis, and other like devices.

(C) These provisions of the City Code are applicable to all dischargers to the city sewer collection system including: residential, commercial and industrial dischargers.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 5-20-13) Penalty, see § 51.999

The regeneration of ion exchange softeners in commercial soft-water service establishments and the addition of ion exchange softeners in commercial soft-water service establishments and the ion exchange materials to water softeners in all industrial, commercial and residential dwellings are included in the operations limited by this chapter.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 5-20-13) Penalty, see § 51.999

It is unlawful for any person to use or to maintain in a condition of readiness for use any apparatus, which it would be illegal to install under this chapter, if the apparatus was installed after April 16, 1958.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04) Penalty, see § 51.999

(A) Any person desiring to install, enlarge or replace any water-treating apparatus of the kind described above, or to regenerate ion exchange water softeners or to add ion exchange materials to any water softener, must submit to the Director a letter describing the intended installation or alteration and describing the arrangements which will serve to prevent improper discharge of the wastewater.

(B) No person must install, replace or enlarge a water-treating apparatus of the kind described above nor may he operate a unit if installed after April 16, 1958, nor may he regenerate an ion exchange water softener in a commercial establishment nor may he add ion exchange materials to any water softeners, unless he has a permit issued by the Director prescribing the approval and satisfactory arrangements for disposal of the wastewaters.

(C) The apparatus may be operated only so long as the method of wastewater disposal is as approved by the Director.

(D) Alteration in the method of disposal may be made only after communication to the Director and receipt of the permit as in the first instance.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 5-20-13) Penalty, see § 51.999

A person installing or operating a water-treating apparatus of the kind described above must make the apparatus accessible to the Director for inspection, and must make the reports as the city may request as to the operation of the apparatus and disposal of wastewaters.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04) Penalty, see § 51.999

(A) The following must be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(1) Any water-treating appliance, which has a rated capacity less than five gallons in an eight-hour period. Multiple units installed to supply water to the same points of use must be considered as a single appliance for the purposes of this exemption;

(2) Any water-treating appliance for which the regeneration of the appliance is performed at a facility separate from the location where such appliance is used, provided the regeneration is performed in compliance with this chapter and all applicable law and regulations.

(B) The terms CLOCK CONTROL, DEMAND CONTROL, FULLY MANUAL REGENERATION, HARDNESS, MANUALLY- INITIATED CONTROL, REGENERATION, and SALT EFFICIENCY RATING, as used in this section, have the meanings ascribed by Cal. Health & Safety Code § 116780.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 5-20-13)

(A) Any person installing a water-treatment apparatus under the provisions of this chapter must provide certification that the appliance to be installed meets the requirements set forth in this section. Certification must be provided before the issuance of the plumbing permit.

(B) The certification form must contain all of the following information:

(1) Name and address of the homeowner;

(2) Manufacturer of the water-softening or conditioning appliance, model number of the appliance, pounds of salt used per regeneration and salt efficiency rating at the time of certification;

(3) Manufacturer of the water-saving devices to be installed, model number and number to be installed;

(4) Name, address, and the contractor's license number of licensee making the certification, if any.

(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04) Penalty, see § 51.999