Chapter 1 — WASTEWATER
Thousand Oaks Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Thousand Oaks
Sec. 10-1.101. Public Works Department and Public Works Director.¶
Sec. 10-1.102. Service area.¶
Sec. 10-1.103. City responsibility.¶
Sec. 10-1.104. Liability limitations.¶
Sec. 10-1.105. Application and use of Design and Construction Standards.¶
Sec. 10-1.106. Administration of developer projects.¶
Sec. 10-1.107. General policy.¶
Sec. 10-1.108. General connection policy.¶
Sec. 10-1.109. Application of provisions.¶
Sec. 10-1.110. Private wastewater disposal facilities: Conditions permitting.¶
Sec. 10-1.111. Ambiguities.¶
Sec. 10-1.112. Other applicable codes or policies.¶
Sec. 10-1.201. Accessible wastewater line.¶
Sec. 10-1.202. Adjusted total floor area.¶
Sec. 10-1.203. Apartment.¶
Sec. 10-1.204. Applicant.¶
Sec. 10-1.205. Building lateral.¶
Sec. 10-1.206. City.¶
Sec. 10-1.207. Condominium.¶
Sec. 10-1.208. Condominium, Detached.¶
Sec. 10-1.209. Council action.¶
Sec. 10-1.210. Customer.¶
Sec. 10-1.212. Dwelling unit.¶
Sec. 10-1.213. Equivalent residential unit.¶
Sec. 10-1.214. HCTP-NPDES Permit.¶
Sec. 10-1.215. Local share.¶
Sec. 10-1.216. Main line extension agreements.¶
Sec. 10-1.217. Mobile home.¶
Sec. 10-1.218. Plans.¶
Sec. 10-1.219. Plumbing Code.¶
Sec. 10-1.220. Plumbing fixture unit.¶
Sec. 10-1.221. Pro-rata share.¶
Sec. 10-1.222. Public wastewater line or system.¶
Sec. 10-1.223. Public Works Director.¶
Sec. 10-1.224. Reimbursement agreement.¶
Sec. 10-1.225. Service lateral.¶
Sec. 10-1.226. Service unit.¶
Sec. 10-1.227. User.¶
Sec. 10-1.228. Wastewater.¶
Sec. 10-1.229. Wastewater connection charge.¶
Sec. 10-1.230. Wastewater Design and Construction Standards.¶
Sec. 10-1.231. Wastewater main.¶
Sec. 10-1.232. Wastewater service charge.¶
Sec. 10-1.233. Will-Serve letter.¶
Sec. 10-1.301. Residential service.¶
Sec. 10-1.302. Commercial/industrial service.¶
Sec. 10-1.303. Condominium Service.¶
Sec. 10-1.304. Other.¶
Sec. 10-1.401. General.¶
Sec. 10-1.402. Application.¶
Sec. 10-1.403. Requirement to apply for wastewater service.¶
Sec. 10-1.404. Public wastewater connections: Conditions requiring.¶
Sec. 10-1.405. Independent service laterals.¶
Sec. 10-1.406. Size and location.¶
Sec. 10-1.407. Facilities responsibility.¶
Sec. 10-1.408. Service lateral installations.¶
Sec. 10-1.409. Connection to public system.¶
Sec. 10-1.410. Alterations to wastewater system.¶
Sec. 10-1.411. Extension of wastewater system.¶
Sec. 10-1.412. Dedication of facilities.¶
Sec. 10-1.413. Acceptance of wastewater facilities.¶
Sec. 10-1.501. General prohibitions on wastewater discharges.¶
Sec. 10-1.502. Reserved.¶
Sec. 10-1.503. Reserved.¶
Sec. 10-1.504. Reserved.¶
Sec. 10-1.505. Emergency discontinuances.¶
Sec. 10-1.506. Reserved.¶
Sec. 10-1.507. Right of entry.¶
Sec. 10-1.508. Reserved.¶
Sec. 10-1.601. Purpose.¶
Sec. 10-1.602. Severability.¶
Sec. 10-1.603. Administration.¶
Sec. 10-1.604. Abbreviations and acronyms.¶
Sec. 10-1.605. Definitions.¶
Sec. 10-1.606. Prohibited discharge standards.¶
Sec. 10-1.607. National categorical pretreatment standards.¶
Sec. 10-1.608. State pretreatment standards.¶
Sec. 10-1.609. Local limits.¶
Sec. 10-1.610. City’s right of revision.¶
Sec. 10-1.611. Dilution.¶
Sec. 10-1.612. Hauled or trucked waste.¶
Sec. 10-1.613. Pretreatment facilities.¶
Sec. 10-1.614. Interceptors, clarifiers and traps.¶
Sec. 10-1.615. Additional pretreatment measures.¶
Sec. 10-1.616. Accidental discharge/slug discharge control plans.¶
Sec. 10-1.617. Wastewater analysis.¶
Sec. 10-1.618. Wastewater discharge permit requirements.¶
Sec. 10-1.619. Wastewater discharge permitting: existing connections.¶
Sec. 10-1.620. Wastewater discharge permitting: new connections.¶
Sec. 10-1.621. Wastewater discharge permit application contents.¶
Sec. 10-1.622. Wastewater discharge permit decisions.¶
Sec. 10-1.623. Wastewater discharge permit duration.¶
Sec. 10-1.624. Wastewater discharge permit contents.¶
Sec. 10-1.625. Wastewater discharge permit modification.¶
Sec. 10-1.626. Wastewater discharge permit transfer.¶
Sec. 10-1.627. Wastewater discharge permit revocation.¶
Sec. 10-1.628. Wastewater discharge permit reissuance.¶
Sec. 10-1.629. Baseline monitoring reports.¶
Sec. 10-1.630. Compliance schedule progress reports.¶
Sec. 10-1.631. Reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadline.¶
Sec. 10-1.632. Periodic compliance reports.¶
Sec. 10-1.633. Reports of changed conditions.¶
Sec. 10-1.634. Reports of potential problems.¶
Sec. 10-1.635. Reports from unpermitted users.¶
Sec. 10-1.636. Notice of violation/repeat sampling and reporting.¶
Sec. 10-1.637. Notification of discharge of hazardous waste.¶
Sec. 10-1.638. Analytical requirements.¶
Sec. 10-1.639. Sample collection.¶
Sec. 10-1.640. Date of receipt of reports.¶
Sec. 10-1.641. Recordkeeping.¶
Sec. 10-1.642. Confidential information.¶
Sec. 10-1.643. Certification statements.¶
Sec. 10-1.644. Right of entry: inspection and sampling.¶
Sec. 10-1.645. Inspection warrants.¶
Sec. 10-1.646. Significant non-compliance.¶
Sec. 10-1.647. Notice of violation.¶
Sec. 10-1.648. Consent order.¶
Sec. 10-1.649. Compliance order.¶
Sec. 10-1.650. Cease and desist order.¶
Sec. 10-1.651. Administrative fines.¶
Sec. 10-1.652. Emergency suspensions.¶
Sec. 10-1.653. Termination of discharge.¶
Sec. 10-1.654. Publication of users in significant non-compliance.¶
Sec. 10-1.655. Appeals.¶
Sec. 10-1.656. Injunctive relief.¶
Sec. 10-1.657. Civil penalties.¶
Sec. 10-1.658. Criminal prosecution.¶
Sec. 10-1.659. Remedies non-exclusive.¶
Sec. 10-1.660. Upset.¶
Sec. 10-1.661. Bypass.¶
Sec. 10-1.701. Wastewater connection charge.¶
Sec. 10-1.702. Additional charges for capital improvements.¶
Sec. 10-1.703. Wastewater service charges.¶
Sec. 10-1.704. Unauthorized use of the wastewater system.¶
Sec. 10-1.705. Miscellaneous repair and/or maintenance costs.¶
Sec. 10-1.706. Other fees and charges covered by Council action.¶
Sec. 10-1.801. Reimbursement Agreement - General.¶
Sec. 10-1.802. Main line extension.¶
Sec. 10-1.803. Oversizing agreement.¶
Sec. 10-1.901. Billing - General.¶
Sec. 10-1.902. Due dates.¶
Sec. 10-1.903. Due dates for miscellaneous uses and special services.¶
Sec. 10-1.904. Overpayments.¶
Sec. 10-1.905. Underpayments.¶
Sec. 10-1.906. Errors: Adjustments.¶
Sec. 10-1.907. Blockage in lateral: Adjustments.¶
Sec. 10-1.908. Liability for payment.¶
Sec. 10-1.909. Delinquencies: Penalties.¶
Sec. 10-1.910. Multiple-party applications: Liability.¶
Sec. 10-1.911. City to use all necessary remedies.¶
Sec. 10-1.912. Property liens for delinquencies.¶
Sec. 10-1.913. Termination of service.¶
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