A. Accidental Spills or Slug Loading. In the event of an accidental spill or unavoidable loss of any deleterious material to the sewers, the connector concerned shall immediately notify the District of the nature of the spill, the quantity, and time and location of the occurrence. In addition, a written report addressed to the District Engineer, detailing the date, time and cause of the accidental discharges, the quantity and the characteristics of the discharge, and corrective action taken to prevent future discharges shall be filed by the responsible person or industrial facility within five days of the occurrence of the noncomplying discharge.

B. Protection from Accidental Discharge. Significant Industrial Dischargers and any other commercial facility identified by the District must maintain a written Spill Response Plan. Employees of those facilities will be familiar with the Spill Response Plan and trained to respond to any potential spills. Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this article. Facilities that are required to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other waste using built structures must submit a plan to the Director for review. The plan must be approved by him or her before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility of this article. In order that employees of users be informed of District requirements, users shall make available to their employees copies of this chapter.

In addition, the user shall make available such other wastewater information and notices as may be furnished by the District from time to time, and a notice shall be furnished and permanently posted on the user’s bulletin board advising employees to call the superintendent of the wastewater treatment plant in case of an accidental discharge in violation of this chapter. When the discharger of wastewater causes an obstruction, damage or other impairment to District disposal facilities, the manager may assess a charge against the discharger for the work required to clean or repair the facility and add such charge to the discharger’s sewage disposal charge.

C. Proper Disposal of Sludges and Chemicals. The disposal of sludges, chemicals and other pollutants generated shall be done in accordance with Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 261 subtitles C and D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 403.12(p) (1) of the General Pretreatment Regulations, and all other applicable regulations. Accordingly, the industrial user shall notify the Director, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director, and the State hazardous waste authorities (Department of Toxic Substances Control) in writing of any discharge into the wastewater collection system of a substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR part 261. Under no circumstances may hazardous waste, as defined by the California Code of Regulations (CCR), 22 CCR 66261.3, be discharged to the POTW. (Ord. 103 §3, 2002; Ord. 72 §1, 1991; Ord. 64 §2; Ord. 37 §2, 1983; Ord. 3 §5.4, 1973)