Simi Valley Municipal Code Art. 2 Use of Sewers; Private Disposal

It is unlawful for any person to discharge or permit to be discharged any waste, wastewater or industrial wastewater, or substance that results in pollution, contamination or nuisance to any public or private property, or to any natural outlet or watercourse, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, Regional Water Quality Control Board Regulations, and the Act.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)

It is unlawful to use, construct, or maintain any private wastewater disposal system including privies, privy vaults, septic tanks, cesspools, seepage pits, or any other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater except as allowed for by federal, state, or local law.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)

New private wastewater disposal systems may be used, constructed, and maintained where no available sewer exists subject to compliance with this chapter. The type, location, layout, and capacity of the private wastewater disposal system must meet all requirements and recommendations of the State Department of Public Health, Regional Water Quality Control Board, County Health Department, and the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)

The owners of private wastewater disposal systems must operate and maintain those systems to comply with all applicable health regulations.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)

Whenever state or county health authorities or the City declare an individual private disposal system, or the systems in the area, to be a health hazard or to be creating a public nuisance, the owners must connect to an available public sewer within sixty (60) days. If no available sewer exists, abative and corrective measures must be accomplished in a timely manner.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)

The City may establish separate industrial wastewater collection systems and may require any user to discharge its wastewater only to such designated sewers. The City may further require any user to separate its sanitary sewage from its industrial wastewater and deliver each separately to sewers as designated by the Director.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)