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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 722 ORDINANCE NO. 722 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 7 ESTABLISHING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE REGULATIONS AND REPEALING ORDINANCES 718 AND 721 A l .,,,lRQE F EQU AUGUST 911989 COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 101. PURPOSE AND POLICY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 102. DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 103. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 104. PERMIT TRANSFER PROHIBITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 105. PERMIT - CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 106. AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 107. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 108. SIGNATORY REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PROHIBITIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON DISCHARGES 201. PROHIBITED DISCHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 202. PROHIBITION ON DILUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 203. LIMITATIONS ON SURFACE RUNOFF AND GROUNDWATER. . . . 21 - 204 . LIMITATIONS ON UNPOLLUTED WATER . . . . . . . . . . .21 205. LIMITATIONS ON RADIOACTIVE WASTES . . . . . . . . . . 22 206. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF GRINDERS. . . . . . . . . . 22 207. LIMITATIONS ON POINT OF DISCHARGE. . . . . . . . . . -22 208. LIMITATIONS ON WASTEHAULER DISCHARGES. . . . . . . . 23 SECTION PAGE 209. LIMITATIONS ON WASTEWATER STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 210. MASS EMISSION RATE DETERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . 24 211. PROHIBITION ON INFECTIOUS WASTE. . . . . . . . . . . 26 212 . LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSAL OF SPENT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AND SLUDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ARTICLE 3 DISCHARGE PERMITS, CHARGES, AND FEES 301. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 302. CLASS I WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS . . . . . 27 302. 1 CLASS I WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION. . . 28 302.2 CLASS I PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS . . . . . . 29 302. 3 CLASS I PERMIT FEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 302.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 302 .5 PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 302.6 CLASS I CHARGE FOR USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 303 . CLASS II WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS . . . . . . . . 34 303 . 1 CLASS II WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION. . . 35 303 .2 CLASS II PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS . . . . . 36 303 . 3 CLASS II PERMIT FEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 303.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 303.5 PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 303.6 CLASS II CHARGE FOR USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 304. CLASS III WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS . . . . . . . 41 304.1 CLASS III WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION . .42 SECTION - PAGE 304 . 2 CLASS III PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS. . . . . 43 304 . 3 CLASS III PERMIT FEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 304. 4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 304. 5 PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 304. 6 CLASS III CHARGE FOR USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 305. SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMITS. . . . . . . . . . 46 305. 1 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION. . . . .46 305.2 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 305.3 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMIT FEE. . . . . . . . .47 305.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 305.5 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 305.6 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMIT CHARGE FOR USE. . . 48 306. WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT. . . . . . . . . . .48 306.1 WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION. . . . . . .49 306.2 WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 306.3 WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT FEE. . . . . . . . . . .50 306.4 TRANSFERABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 306.5 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 306. 6 PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 306.7 WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT CHARGE FOR USE. . . . . 51 307. TRANSPORTABLE TREATMENT UNIT (TTU) DISCHARGE PERMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 307. 1 TRANSPORTABLE TREATMENT UNIT DISCHARGE PERMIT 1 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 307.2 TTU PERMIT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . 52 307.3 TTU DISCHARGE PERMIT FEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SECTION PAGE 307.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 307.5 PERMIT DURATION AND RENEWAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 308. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXEMPTION FROM CHARGES. . . .54 309. EXCESS CAPACITY CHARGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 310. OUT OF DISTRICT PERMITS/DISCHARGERS. . . . . . . . . 54 ARTICLE 4 FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS 401. PRETREATMENT FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 402 . SPILL CONTAINMENT FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . .56 403 . MONITORING/METERING FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . 56 404. DRAWING SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . 57 405. WASTE MINIMIZATION REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . 58 ARTICLE 5, MONITORING, REPORTING, NOTIFICATION, AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 501. MONITORING AND REPORTING CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . 59 501.1 INSPECTION AND SAMPLING CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . 60 501.2 RIGHT OF ENTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 501.3 NOTIFICATION OF SPILL OR SLUG LOADING . . . . . . . . 61 501.4 NOTIFICATION OF BYPASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SECTION PAGE ARTICLE 6 ENFORCEMENT 600. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 601. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND APPLICABLE FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 602. PROBATION ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 603. ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AGREEMENT (ECSA) 68 604. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AGREEMENT (RCSA) . . .70 605. PERMIT SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 606. PERMIT REVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 607. WASTERAULER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS. 75 608. DAMAGE TO FACILITIES OR INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 609. INDUSTRIAL WASTE PASS THROUGH . . . . . . . . . . . .76 610. BATCH DUMPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 611. PUBLISHED NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 612. PUBLIC NUISANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 613 . TERMINATION OF SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 614. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 615. INJUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 616. CIVIL PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 617. CRIMINAL PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 618. APPEALS TO GENERAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 619. APPEALS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . 80 619. 1 APPEAL OF CHARGES AND FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 620. PAYMENT OF CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 SECTION PAGE 621. COLLECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 622. RECOVERY OF COSTS INCURRED BY DISTRICT. . . . . . . . 83 623. FINANCIAL SECURITY/AMENDMENTS TO PERMIT . . . . . . . 83 624. JUDICIAL REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ARTICLE 7 CONNECTION PERMITS/CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES 701. INTRODUCTION - ALL DISTRICTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 702 . DISTRICT NO. 1 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 702. DISTRICT NO. 2 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 702. DISTRICT NO. 3 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 702 . DISTRICT NO. 5 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 702. DISTRICT NO. 6 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 702. DISTRICT NO. 7 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 702 . DISTRICT NO. 11 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 702. DISTRICT NO. 13 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 703. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL SANITARY SEWER USE CHARGE . . . . 104 704. EXCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 705. EXEMPTIONS AND APPEALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 706. CREDIT FOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITTEES . . . . . . . . . . 105 SECTION PAGE ARTICLE 8 SEVERASILITY 801. SEVERASILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 ARTICLE 9 (RESERVED) 901. (RESERVED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY The County Sanitation Districts of Orange County were formed during 1946-47, but did not commence operation until 1954 with the acquisition of treatment facilities in Fountain Valley and completion of the treatment plant and ocean outfall in Huntington Beach. Recognizing the need to control the quantity and quality - of wastewaters discharged to the sewer system, the Districts' Boards of Directors adopted their first Ordinance regulating the use of the sewerage systems in February 1954. This Ordinance was later amended in February 1958 and again in April 1970. The 1970 revision formally established the Districts' Industrial Waste Division for the purpose of issuing permits, setting flow and quality limits, monitoring discharges to the system, and conducting enforcement activities. The administrative procedures and use charges were modified with each revision, but the basic quality requirements remained essentially unchanged until July 1, 1976, when the Ordinance was changed to include heavy metal limits. On July 1, 1983, the Ordinance was again amended to include enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency's categorical limits and to modify some of the non-compatible pollutant limitations such as heavy metals. This Ordinance reflects the changes and the need to clarify and streamline procedures. The primary goals of this Ordinance are: o To ensure District compliance with various Regulatory Agencies and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. o To prevent pass through of pollutants and interference with District operations from heavy metals, non-compatible wastes and conventional pollutants discharged to the sewer system. o To enforce Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. o To prevent municipal sludge contamination. o To encourage the recycle, reuse, and conservation of non-renewable resources. 1 o To require waste minimization and material substitution by industrial users. o To minimize the discharge of volatile organic compounds that separately or collectively contribute to air - emissions from the Districts' sewerage facilities. o To prevent exposure of District employees to chemical hazards created by industrial discharges. o To require the reduction of water discharged to the sewer system. o To establish an effective monitoring program for the control of industrial wastewaters, with enforcement to ensure equal treatment to all dischargers. o To equitably allocate treatment costs. This document incorporates necessary modifications to implement and enforce current Federal, State and District standards and goals. It will continue to be the District's objective to issue permits to all Industrial/Commercial Users who discharge, or have the potential to discharge, non-compatible pollutants to the sewerage system and/or whose charge for use exceeds that amount allocated to the District through the ad valorem tax bill. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 722 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 7 ESTABLISHING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE REGULATIONS AND REPEALING ORDINANCES 718 AND 721 The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California does hereby ORDAIN: Section I: Wastewater Discharge Regulations governing the use of District sewerage facilities are hereby enacted to provide: ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 101. PURPOSE AND POLICY A. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the maximum public benefit from the use of District's facilities. This shall be accomplished by regulating sewer use and wastewater discharges, by providing equitable distribution of costs in compliance with applicable State and Federal Regulations, and by providing procedures that will allow the District to comply with requirements placed upon the District by other regulatory agencies. The revenues to be derived from the application of this Ordinance shall be used to defray all costs of providing sewerage service by the District, including, but not limited to, administration, operation, monitoring, maintenance, financing, capital construction, replacement and recovery, and provisions for necessary reserves. B. This Ordinance shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in Section 102. The provisions of the Ordinance shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all liquid wastes carried to facilities of the District. C. To comply with Federal and State of California policies and to permit the District to meet applicable standards of treatment plant effluent quality, provisions are made in this Ordinance for the regulation of wastewater discharges to the public sewer. This Ordinance establishes quantity and quality limitations on all wastewater discharges 3 which may adversely affect the District's sewerage systems, processes, effluent quality, sludge quality, or inhibit the District's ability to beneficially reuse or dispose of its sludge or meet discharge criteria. It is the intent of these limitations to improve the quality of wastewater being received for treatment and to encourage water conservation and waste minimization by all users connected to a public sewer. It is the District's intent to limit future increases in the quantity (mass emission) of waste constituents being discharged. This Ordinance also provides for regulation of the degree of waste pretreatment required, the issuance of permits for wastewater discharge and connections and other miscellaneous permits, and establishes penalties for violation of the Ordinance. D. Since the District is committed to a policy of wastewater reclamation and reuse in order to provide an alternate source of water supply, the adoption of programs for reclamation through secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment processes may necessitate more stringent quality requirements on wastewater discharges. In the event that more stringent quality requirements are necessary, the Ordinance will be amended to reflect those changes. E. Since the District is also committed to a policy of the beneficial use of sludge, the adoption of programs to land-apply or provide for the marketing and distribution of sludge may necessitate more stringent quality requirements on wastewater discharges. In the event that more stringent quality requirements are necessary, the Ordinance will be amended to reflect those changes. 102 . DEFINITIONS A. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms related to water quality shall be as adopted in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation. The testing procedures for waste constituents and characteristics shall be as provided in 40 CFR 136 (Code of Federal Regulations; Title 40; Protection of Environment; Chapter I, Environmental Protection 4 Agency; Part 136, Test Procedures for the Analyses of Pollutants) , or as specified. Other terms not herein defined are defined as being the same as set forth in the International conference of Building Officials Uniform Building Code. Current Edition. 1. Ad Valorem Tax shall mean that portion of the basic tax allocated for the benefit of an individual District on the assessed value of land and improvements within its boundaries, exclusive of bonded indebtedness. 2 . Assessed Value shall mean that portion of the total assessed value of the land and improvements upon which taxes are collected and allocated. 3. Batch Dumps shall mean the discharge of concentrated pollutants of a quality or quantity and in a manner or method that is not approved by the District. 4. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) shall mean the measure of biodegradable organic material in domestic or other wastewaters as represented by the oxygen utilized over a period of five days at 20 degrees centigrade and as determined by the appropriate testing procedures, and expressed in terms of milligrams per liter. 5. Board shall mean the Board of Directors of the County Sanitation District No. _ of Orange County, California. References to the "Joint Boards of Directors" shall mean the combined governing Boards of all Districts that are signatory to the Joint ownership, Operation and Construction Agreement of July 1, 1985. 6. Bypass shall mean the intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of an Industrial User's treatment facility. 7. Capital Facilities Connection Charge shall mean the one-time payment of a fee, imposed by the governing Board of the District, to pay for the future costs of constructing new sewerage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities; the replacement, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of existing facilities; and as a 5 contributive share of the cost of the existing facilities. Said charge shall be paid by all property owners at the time they develop the property and connect directly or indirectly to the District sewerage facilities as a new system user. This charge, as set forth in Article 7 of this Ordinance, is expressly authorized by the provisions of California Health & Safety Code Section 5471. 8. Capital Facilities Replacement Service Charge shall mean a charge imposed on a user of the treatment works, pursuant to Sections 302. 6(F) 2 , 303. 6(F) 2 or 304.6(B) 2 of this Ordinance, which may be used to recover the costs of operation and maintenance, which charges shall be allocated to the District's Operating Fund. 9. Charge For Use shall mean a charge established and levied by the District upon residential, commercial and industrial users in proportion to the use of the treatment works by their respective class, that provides for the operation and maintenance expenses, capital facilities rehabilitation or replacement, and adequate reserves for the sewage treatment works. 10. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) shall mean the measure of chemically oxidizable material in domestic or other wastewaters as determined by appropriate testing procedures and expressed in terms of milligrams per liter. 11. Class I User shall mean any user who: a) Discharges wastewater which may contain, at any given time, any of the components as specified in Section 205, Limitations on Radioactive Wastes, Section 209, Limitations on Wastewater Strength and characteristics, or Section 210, Mass Emission Rate Determination, Table I Discharge Limits or Mass Emission Rate Determination; b) Is subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ; c) Discharges wastewater which may cause, as determined by the General Manager, pass 6 through or interference with the District system. 12. Class II User shall mean any industrial user whose charge for use is greater than the ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District, exclusive of debt service, that discharges wastes other than sanitary, and that is not otherwise required to obtain a Class I permit. 13. Class III Use shall mean any user that discharges only sanitary waste and whose charge for use is greater than the ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District, exclusive of debt service, and is not otherwise required to obtain a Class I or Class II permit. Unless otherwise stipulated in the permit, Class III users shall be considered discharging a domestic waste equivalent for B.O.D. and suspended solids. 14 . Code of Federal Regulations (CFR1 shall mean the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 15. Compatible Pollutant shall mean a .combination of biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, fecal coliform bacteria, plus other pollutants that the District's treatment facilities are designed to accept and/or remove. Compatible pollutants are non-compatible when discharged in quantities that have an adverse effect on the District's system or NPDES permit. 16. Composite Sample shall mean a collection of individual samples obtained at intervals during a specified period of time. The resulting mixture (composite sample) forms a representative sample of the wastestream discharged during the sample period. Samples will be collected during the time manufacturing, processing, and/or sewer discharge occurs. 17. Connection Permit shall mean a permit issued by the governing District, upon payment of a capital facilities connection charge, authorizing the permittee to connect directly to a District sewerage facility or to a sewer which 7 ultimately discharges into a District sewerage facility. la. CSDOC shall mean County Sanitation Districts of Orange County. 19. Cyanide. (Amenable) shall mean those cyanides amenable to chlorination as described in 40 CFR 136. 3. 20. Department Head shall mean that person duly designated by the General Manager to direct the Source Control Division and perform those delegated duties as specified in this Ordinance. 21. Development shall mean parcel of land on which dwelling units, commercial or industrial buildings or other improvements are built. 22. Discharger shall mean any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to a public sewer. Discharger shall mean the same as User. 23 . District shall mean any individual or combination of individual County Sanitation Districts No. 1, 2, 3, .5, 6, 7, 11, 13, or 14 of Orange County and shall include any Districts that are formed after the effective date of this Ordinance that are included in the Joint Administrative Organization. 24 . District Sewerage Facility shall mean any property belonging to the District used in the treatment, reclamation, reuse, transportation, or disposal of wastewater. 25. Division Head shall mean that person duly designated by the General Manager to implement the District's Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program and perform the duties as specified in this Ordinance. 26. Domestic Wastewater shall mean the liquid and solid waterborne wastes derived from the ordinary living processes of humans of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal, without special treatment, into the public sewer or by means of a private disposal system. 27. Dwelling Unit shall mean a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one S or more persons, which may include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a mobile home shall be considered as a Dwelling Unit. More than one Dwelling Unit per structure and/or lot shall be deemed multiple Dwelling Units. 28. Enforcement Compliance Schedule Agreement (ECSA) shall mean a mutual agreement between the District and permittee amending the permit to require implementation of necessary pretreatment practices and/or installation of equipment to ensure permit compliance. 29. Executive Committee shall mean the Executive Committee of the combined governing Boards (Joint Boards of Directors) of all Districts that are signatory to the Joint Ownership, operation and Construction Agreement of July 1, 1985. 30. Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall mean those standards promulgated by EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 401-471, Section -307 (b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1317) and which applies to a specific category of industrial user. 31. Floor Area shall mean the area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of ramps, docks, vent shafts, and courts. The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. 32. Flow Monitoring Facilities shall mean equipment and structures approved by the District provided at the user's expense to measure, totalize, and/or record, the incoming water to the facility or the wastewater discharged. to the sewer. 33. General Manager shall mean the individual duly ' designated by the Board of Directors of the District to administer this Ordinance (REFER TO SECTION 107) . - 9 34. Grab Sample shall mean an individual sample collected over a period of time not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes. 35. Industrial User shall mean any user that discharges water-carried wastes and wastewaters to the District's sewerage facilities, as defined by EPA regulations set forth in 40 CFR 403.3 (h) and as identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented. 36. Industrial Wastewater shall mean all water-carried wastes and wastewater of the community, excluding domestic wastewater, and shall include all wastewater from any producing, manufacturing, processing, agricultural, or other operation. These may also include wastes of human origin similar to domestic wastewaters. 37. Infectious Waste shall mean materials which are likely to transmit etiologic agents which cause, or significantly contribute to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings, as more specifically set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 25117.5. 38. Inspector shall mean a person authorized by the General Manager to inspect any development discharging or anticipating discharge to wastewater conveyance, processing and disposal facilities. 39. Interference shall mean any discharge which, .alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the District's treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use, or disposal; or is a cause of violation of the District's FPDES permit or prevents lawful sludge use or disposal. 40. LEL (Lower Explosive Limit) shall mean the minimum concentration of a combustible gas or vapor in air (usually expressed in percent by volume at sea level) which will ignite if an ignition source (sufficient ignition energy) is present. 41. Local Sewerina Agency shall mean any public agency or private corporation responsible for 10 the collection and disposal of wastewater to the District's sewerage facilities duly authorized under the laws of the State of California to construct and/or maintain public sewers. 42. Manor Violation shall mean a discharge over the maximum permitted discharge limit by an amount equal to or greater than one pound per day of the constituents set forth in Table I or having a pH discharge of less than 5. 0. 43 . Mass Emission Rate shall mean the weight of material discharged to the sewer system during a given time interval. Unless otherwise specified, the mass emission rate shall mean pounds per day of a particular constituent or combination of constituents. 44. May shall mean permissive. 45. Milligrams Per Liter (Mg/L) shall mean a. unit of the concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 1 gram of the constituent in 1, 000 liters of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent in reporting the results. of water and wastewater analysis. 46. Minor Violation shall mean a discharge over the maximum permitted discharge limit by an amount less than one pound per day of the constituents set forth in Table I or having a pH discharge of between 5. 0 - 5.9. 47. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) shall mean the permit issued to control the discharge to surface waters of the United States as detailed in Public Law 92-500, Section 402 . 48. New Construction shall mean any structure planned or under construction for which a connection permit has not been issued. 49. New Source shall mean those sources that are new as defined by 40 CFR 403 .3 (k) as revised October 17, 1988. 50. Non-Compatible Pollutant shall mean any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant as defined herein. 11 51. Normal Working Day shall mean the period of time during which production and/or operation is taking place and/or any period of discharge to the sewer. 52 . Operation and Maintenance Service Charge shall mean a charge imposed on a user of the treatment works, pursuant to Sections 302 .6(F) l, 303.6(F) 1 �or 304.6 (B) l of this Ordinance, which may be used to recover the costs of operation and maintenance, which charges shall be allocated to the District's Operating Fund. 53. Ordinance shall mean that document entitled "wastewater Discharge Regulations" containing District requirements, conditions, and limitations for connecting and discharging to the sewer system, as may be amended and modified. 54. nH shall mean both acidity and alkalinity on a scale ranging from 0 to 14 where 7 represents neutrality, numbers less than 7 increasing acidity, and more than 7 increasing alkalinity, and is the logarithm of the reciprocal of the quantity of hydrogen ions in moles per liter of solution. 55. Pass Through shall mean discharge through the Districts' facilities to navigable water which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of the District's NPDES permit. 56. Permittee shall mean a person who has received a permit to discharge wastewater pollutants into the District's sewerage system subject to the requirements and conditions established by the District. 57. Person shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or public agency, including the State of California and the United States of America. 58. Pesticides shall mean those compounds including, but not limited to DDT (dichlorodiphenyl- trichloroethane, both isomers) , DOE (dichloro- diphenylethylene) , DDD (dichlorodiphenyl- dichloroethane) , Aldrin, Benzene Hexachloride (alpha, beta and gamma isomers) , Chlordane, Endrin, Endrin aldehyde, 2,3 ,7,8-tetrachloro- 12 dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) , toxaphene, Alpha-endosulfan, Beta-endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, and Dieldrin. 59. Pollutant shall mean any constituent or characteristic of wastewaters on which a discharge limitation may be imposed either by the District or the regulatory bodies empowered to regulate the District. 60. Polychlorinated Biohenyls (PCB) shall mean those compounds including, but not limited to Aroclors, 1016, 1221, 1228, 1232, 1248, 1254, 1260, and 1262. 61. Pretreatment shall mean the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a level authorized by the District prior to discharge of the wastewater into the District's system. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological process, or process changes by other means. 62. Pretreatment Facility shall mean any works or devices for the treatment or flow limitation of wastewater prior to discharge into a public sewer. 63. Priority Pollutants shall mean the toxic pollutants identified and listed by EPA as having the greatest environmental impact. They are classified as non-compatible pollutants and may require pretreatment prior to discharge in order to prevent interference with District's operation, sludge contamination, or treatment system pass through into receiving waters or into the atmosphere. 64 . Public Agency shall mean the State of California and any city, county, district, other local authority or public body of. or within this State. 65. Public Sewer shall mean a sewer owned and operated by the District, a city or other local sewering agency which is tributary to treatment facilities operated by the District. 13 All public sewers must be constructed in accordance with District's regulations and specifications for construction of sanitary sewers. 66. RCRA shall mean Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq. ) and as amended. 67. Regulatory Agencies shall mean those agencies having jurisdiction over the operation of the District including, but not limited to, the following: a) United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, San Francisco and Washington, DC (EPA) ; b) California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) ; c) California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region (RWQCB) ; d) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) ; and e) California Department of Health Services (DOHS) . 68. Regulatory Compliance Schedule Agreement (RCSA) shall mean an agreement between the District and permittee requiring the permittee to implement pretreatment practices and/or install equipment to ensure compliance with future revised categorical pretreatment standards or revised discharge limitations. 69. Representative Sample Point shall mean a location approved by the District, from which wastewater can be collected that is as nearly identical in content and consistency as possible to that of the entire flow of wastewater being sampled. 70. Routine Sampling shall mean sampling conducted prior to any enforcement action(s) initiated by the District. sampling shall consist of either grab or composite sampling which may be conducted at the District's discretion. 14 71. Sampling Facilities shall mean structure(s) approved by the District provided at the user's expense for the District or user to measure and record wastewater constituent levels, collect a representative sample, and/or provide access to plug/terminate the discharge. 72. sanitary Waste shall mean domestic wastewater. 73. Sewage shall mean wastewater. 74. Sewerage Facilities shall mean any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater and sludge. 75. Shall means mandatory. 76. Significant Non-Compliance shall mean a compliance status a) in which a major violation remains uncorrected 45 days after notification of non-compliance; or b) which is a result of chronic violations (66% or more of all samples which exceed the daily maximum limit of the same constituent during a 12-month period) , or acute violations (33% or more of all samples which are a major violation of the daily maximum limit of the same constituent during a 12-month period) ; or c) which is a result of failure to provide reports in response to Notice of Violation, permit application information, Report of Progress, a Report of Non-Compliance, or other reports required to administer the Ordinance, within 30 days from the due date; or d) which resulted in the District issuing a Cease and Desist Order or exercising its emergency authority. 77. Slug Load shall mean a discharge that exceeds the prohibitions stated in Section 209 and significantly exceeds the usual user flow and/or pollutant loading. 78. Sludge shall mean any solid, semi-solid or liquid decant, subnate or supernate from a manufacturing process, utility service, or pretreatment facility. 79. Special Purpose Use shall mean any discharger who is granted a Special Purpose Discharge Permit by the District to discharge unpolluted 15 water, storm runoff or groundwater to the District's sewerage facilities. 80. Spent Solutions shall mean any substance defined as a hazardous waste by RCRA, 40 CFR 261.21 through 261.24, and unable to be used for its original purpose. 81. Spill Containment shall mean a District-approved protection system installed by the permittee to prohibit the discharge to the sewer of non-compatible pollutants. 82. Standard Industrial Classification (S.I.C. ) shall mean a system of classifying industries as identified in the S.I.C. Manual, 1987, or subsequent edition, as prepared by the Office of Management and Budget. 83. Standard Methods shall mean procedures described in the current edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation. 84 . Suspended Solids shall mean any insoluble material contained as a component of wastewater and capable of separation from the liquid portion of said waste by laboratory filtration as determined by the appropriate testing procedure and expressed in terms of milligrams per liter. 85. Tax Credit shall mean that portion of the basic levy on the discharger's County of Orange Ad Valorem Tax Bill allocated to the District. The . basic levy does not include taxes for bonded indebtedness. 86. Total organic Carbon (TOC) shall mean the measure of total organic carbon in domestic or other wastewater as determined by the appropriate testing procedure. 87. Unpolluted Water shall mean water to which no constituent has been added either intentionally or 'accidentally. 88. User shall mean any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or 16 indirectly to a public sewer. User shall mean the same as Discharger or Industrial User. 89. Waste shall mean sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation or of human or animal nature, including such wastes placed within containers of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal. 90. Waste Manifest shall mean that receipt which is retained by the generator of hazardous wastes as required by the State of California and/or the United States Government pursuant to RCRA, or the California Hazardous Materials Act, or that receipt which is retained by the generator for recyclable wastes or liquid non-hazardous wastes as required by the District. 91. Wastehauler shall mean any person carrying on or engaging in vehicular transport of waste as part of, or incidental to, any business for the purpose of discharging said waste into the District's system. 92. Wastewater shall mean waste and water, whether treated or untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a public sewer. 93 . Wastewater Constituents and Characteristics shall mean the individual chemical, physical, bacteriological, and radiological parameters, including volume and flow rate and such other parameters that serve to define, classify or measure the quality and quantity of wastewater. B. Words used in this Ordinance in the singular may include the plural and the plural the singular. Use of masculine shall mean feminine and use of feminine shall mean masculine. 103. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION All user information and data on file with the District shall be available to the public and governmental agencies without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the District that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods which would be detrimental to the user's competitive position. The demonstration of the need for confidentiality made by the 17 permittee must meet the burdennecessary for withholding such information from the general public under applicable State and Federal Law. Any such claim must be made at the time of submittal of the information by marking the submittal "Confidential Business Information" on each page containing such information. Information which is demonstrated to be confidential shall not be transmitted to anyone other than a governmental agency without prior notification to the user. Information concerning wastewater quality and quantity will not be deemed confidential. 104 . PERMIT TRANSFER PROHIBITIONS Permits issued under this ordinance are for a specific user, for a specific operation at a specific location or a specific wastehauler, and create no vested rights. Discharge permits or their mass emission rates shall not be transferred for an operation at a different location. 105. PERMIT - CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP Upon the sale or transfer of ownership of any business operating under a permit issued by the District, the permittee shall notify the District in writing prior to the transfer. The successor owner shall be required to apply for a new permit within 15 days of the sale or transfer of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. 106. AUTHORITY The District is regulated by several agencies of the United States Government and the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of Federal and State Law. Federal and State Laws grant to the District the authority to regulate and/or prohibit, by the adoption of ordinances or resolutions, and by issuance of discharge permits, the discharge of any waste, directly or indirectly, to the District's sewerage facilities. Said authority includes the right to establish limits, conditions, and prohibitions; to establish flow rates or prohibit flows discharged to the District's sewerage facilities; to require the development of compliance schedules for the installation of equipment systems and materials by all users; and to take all actions necessary to enforce its authority, whether within or outside the District's boundaries, including those users that are tributary to 18 the District or within areas for which the District has contracted to provide sewerage services. The District has the authority pursuant to California Health and Safety Codes 5471 and 5474 to prescribe, revise, and collect all fees and charge for services and facilities furnished by the District either within or without its territorial limits. 107. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Whenever any power is granted to or a duty is imposed upon the General Manager, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a person authorized by the General Manager. 108. SIGNATORY REQUIREMENTS ' Reports and permit applications required by the Ordinance for Federal Regulations shall contain the following certification statement: "I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in the attached document, and I hereby certify under penalty of law that this information was obtained in accordance with the Federal Pretreatment Requirements. Moreover, based upon my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information reported herein, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment. " The statement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the industrial user as defined in 40 CFR 403. 12 (l) (1-4) . 19 ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PROHIBITIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON DISCHARGES 201. PROHIBITED DISCHARGES A. No person shall discharge a quantity or quality of wastewater directly or indirectly to sewerage facilities owned by or tributary to the District's sewerage system which causes, or is capable of causing, either alone or by interaction with other substances: 1. A fire or explosion; 2 . Obstruction to the flow in the sewer system resulting in interference or damage to the sewerage facilities; 3. Danger to life or safety of any person; 4. Impairment of the effective maintenance or operation of the sewerage system; 5. The release of toxic or malodorous gas-producing substances; 6. Interference .with the wastewater treatment process; 7. The District's effluent or any other product of the treatment process, residues, sludges or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation, reuse or disposal; S. Discoloration, pass through, or any other condition which affects the quality of the District's treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by Regulatory Agencies cannot be met; 9. 1 Conditions which violate any statute or any rule, regulation, or ordinance of any public agency or Regulatory Agency having jurisdiction over the discharge of wastewater through the sanitary sewer system. B. No person shall discharge wastewater delivered by vehicular transport, rail car, or dedicated pipeline 20 directly or indirectly to the District's sewerage facilities any substance that is defined as a hazardous waste by the -Regulatory Agencies. C. No person shall transport waste from one location or facility to another for the purpose of treating or discharging it directly or indirectly to a publicly owned sewer without written permission from the District. D. No user shall increase the contribution of flow, pollutants, or change the nature of pollutants where such contribution or change does not meet applicable standards and requirements or where such contribution would cause the District to violate its NPDES permit. 202. PROHIBITION ON DILUTION 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 Ordinance and the user's permit or to establish an artificially high flow rate for permit mass emission rates. 203 . LIMITATIONS ON SURFACE RUNOFF AND GROUNDWATER A. Groundwater, surface runoff, or subsurface drainage shall not be discharged directly or indirectly to the District's sewerage facilities except as provided herein. Pursuant to Section 305, et seq. , the District may approve the discharge of such water only when no alternate method of disposal is reasonably available or to mitigate an environmental risk or health hazard. B. The discharge of such waters shall require a Special Purpose Discharge Permit from the District. C. I£ a permit is granted for the discharge of such water into a public sewer, the user shall pay the applicable charges established herein and shall meet such other conditions as required by the District. 204. LIMITATIONS ON UNPOLLUTED WATER A. Unpolluted water such as single pass cooling water shall not be discharged directly or indirectly to the District's sewerage facilities except as provided 21 herein. Pursuant to Section 305, et seq. , the District may approve the discharge of such water only when no alternate method of disposal or reuse is reasonably available or to mitigate an environmental risk or health hazard. B. The discharge of such waters shall require a Special Purpose Discharge Permit from the District. C. If a permit is granted for the discharge of such water into a public sewer, the user shall pay the applicable charges established herein and shall meet such other conditions as required by the District. 205. LIMITATIONS ON RADIOACTIVE WASTES No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any radioactive waste into a public sewer except: A. When the person is authorized to use radioactive materials by the State Department of Health or other governmental agency empowered to regulate the use of radioactive materials; B. When the waste is discharged in strict conformity with current California Radiation Control Regulations (California Administrative Code, Title 17) for safe disposal; C. When the person is in compliance with all rules and regulations of allother applicable regulatory _ agencies; and, D. When a Class I permit has been obtained from CSDOC. 206. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF GRINDERS Waste from industrial or commercial grinders shall not be discharged into a public sewer, except wastes generated in packing or preparing food or food products. Such grinders must shred the waste to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the public sewer. 207. LIMITATIONS ON POINT OF DISCHARGE No person, except local sewering agencies involved in maintenance functions of sanitary sewer facilities, shall discharge any wastewater directly into a manhole or other 22 opening in a sewer other than through an approved building sewer, unless approved by District upon written application by the user and payment of the applicable fees and charges established herein. 208. LIMITATIONS ON WASTEHAULER DISCHARGES A wastehauler/user proposing to discharge septic tank, cesspool wastes or other biodegradable or compatible material into a District's facility must have both a valid Orange County Health Department Permit and a CSDOC Wastehauler Permit as required by Section 306. Such wastewaters shall be discharged only at a location specified by the District. No wastehauler/user shall discharge constituents in excess of those specified in the respective permit based on the limits in Table I. No wastehauler shall discharge to the District any material defined as hazardous waste by RCRA or 40 CFR 261. 209. LIMITATIONS ON WASTEWATER STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTICS A. No person shall discharge wastewater in excess of the permitted mass emission rates or limits as determined in accordance with Section 210 and/or Table I. B. No person shall discharge wastewater: 1. Having a temperature higher than 140 degrees Fahrenheit, (60 degrees Centigrade) , or which causes the temperature at the treatment plant to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Centigrade) . 2 . Having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 12 .0. 3 . Containing in excess of 0.01 mg/L of polychlorinated biphenyls as a daily maximum to include, but not limited to the following: Aroclors 1016, 1221, 1228, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260, and 1262. 4. Containing in excess of 0. 01 mg/L of pesticides as a daily maximum, to include, but not limited to the following: DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloro- ethane, both isomers) , DDE (dichlorodiphenyl- ethylene) , DDD (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) , Aldrin, Benzene Hexachloride (alpha [o] , beta [p] , 23 and gamma isomers) , Chlordane, Endrin, Endrin aldehyde, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) , toxaphene, o-endosulfan, p-endosulfan, Endosulfan sulfate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, and Dieldrin. 5. Having a maximum Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) greater than 15,000 pounds per day; or exceeding a 30-day BOD average of 10,000 pounds per day. 6. Containing excessive flow or other materials, including, but not limited to, ammonia, chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, priority pollutants, suspended solids, oil and grease of animal or vegetable origin, total dissolved solids, and phenolic compounds released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or concentration which will cause problems, pass through, or interference with the sewerage facilities. 7. Producing a gaseous mixture that is 10% or greater of the lower explosive limit (LEL) . Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosenes, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, ketones, and alcohols. S. Containing material which will readily settle or cause an obstruction to flow in the sewer resulting in interference, such as, but not limited to, sand, mud, glass, metal filings, diatomaceous earth, asphalt, dead animals, wood, bones, hair, and fleshings. 9. In violation of any applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, State standards or other local regulations covering wastewater disposal. 210. MASS EMISSION RATE DETERMINATION A. Mass emission rates for non-compatible and/or compatible pollutants that are present or anticipated in the user's wastewater discharge may be set for each user and made an applicable part of each user's permit. These rates shall be based on Table I, Local Discharge Limits, or Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, and the user's average daily wastewater discharge for the past three years, the most recent representative data, or other data acceptable -to the District. All mass emission rates must receive final approval by the General Manager. 24 B. To verify the user's operating data, the District may require a user to submit an inventory of all wastewater streams and/or records indicating production rates. TABLE 1 LOCAL DISCHARGE LIMITS', mg/l CONSTITUENT MILLIGRAMS/LITER Arsenic 2. 0 Cadmium 1. 0 Chromium (Total) 2. 0 Copper 3.0 Lead 2.0 Mercury 0.03 Nickel 10.0 Silver 5.0 Zinc 10. 0 Cyanide (Total) 5. 0 Cyanide (Amenable) 1. 0 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0. 01 Pesticides 0. 01 Total Toxic Organics 0. 58 Sulfide (Total) 5. 0 Sulfide (Dissolved) 0.5 Oil and grease of mineral, petroleum, origin 100. 0 DOMESTIC WASTE DISCHARGE LIMITS FOR WASTEHAULERS CONSTITUENT MILLIGRAMS/LITER Cadmium 1.0 Chromium 2 .0 Copper 25.0 Lead 10.0 Nickel 10.0 Zinc 50.0 a: Subject to more stringent standards as established by Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. 25 C. The District may revise limits or mass emission rates previously established in the discharger-s permit at any time, based on: current or anticipated operating data of the discharger or the District; the District's ability to meet NPDES limits; or changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. D. The excess use of water to establish an artificially high flow rate for mass emission rate determination is prohibited. 211. PROHIBITION ON INFECTIOUS WASTE The District shall have the authority to require that any . _ discharge of an infectious waste to the sewer be rendered non-infectious prior to discharge if the infectious waste is deemed to pose a threat to the public health and safety, or will result in any violation of applicable waste discharge requirements. 212 . LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSAL OF SPENT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AND SLUDGES A. Spent solutions, sludges, and materials of quantity or quality in violation of, or prohibited by this Ordinance, or any permit issued under this Ordinance must be disposed of in a legal manner at a legally acceptable point of disposal as defined by the District or appropriate Regulatory Agency. All waste manifests shall be retained for a minimum of three years, and made available to the District upon request. B. No person shall batch dump. Non-compliance fees applicable for such discharge will be as shown in Article 6, Schedule C of Tables II and III, Fees for Non-Compliance with Permit Conditions and Mass Emission Rate Limits. 26 ARTICLE 3 DISCHARGE PERMITS, CHARGES, AND FEES 301. INTRODUCTION A. To provide the maximum public benefit from the use of District facilities, written authorization to use said facilities is required. This written authorization shall be in the form of a discharge permit. No vested right- shall be given by issuance of permits provided for in this ordinance. B. The discharge permit shall be in one of six forms and is dependent upon the type of discharger, volume, and characteristics of discharge. The six discharge permits are: 1. Class I Wastewater Discharge Permit. 2 . Class II Wastewater Discharge Permit. 3 . Class III Wastewater. Discharge Permit. 4. Special Purpose Discharge Permit. 5. Wastehauler Discharge Permit. 6. Transportable Treatment Unit Discharge Permit. 302. CLASS I WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS A. Class I wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, charges for use, and fees established by the District. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. B. All Class I users proposing to discharge into a public sewer shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit by filing an application pursuant to Section 302 .1 and paying the applicable fees pursuant to Section 3.02 .3 before discharging. For purposes of this Ordinance, a Class I user is any user: 27 1. Discharging wastewater which may contain at any given time, any of the components that the Districts determine necessary to regulate as specified in Section 205, Limitations on Radioactive Wastes; Section 209, Limitations on Wastewater Strength and Characteristics, or Section 210, Mass Emission Rate Determination. Table I, Local Discharge Limits; 2. Subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. 3. Discharging wastewater which may cause, as determined by the General Manager, pass through or interference with the District's system. 302.1 Class I Wastewater Discharge Permit Application A. Users seeking a Class I wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the District, prior to commencing discharge, an application on the form prescribed by the District. The user shall be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: 1. Name, address, assessor's parcel number(s) , S.I.C. number(s) , description of the manufacturing process or service activity; 2 . (Whichever is applicable) name, address of any and all principals/owners/major shareholders of company; Articles of Incorporation; most recent Report of the Secretary of State; Business License; 3 . Volume of wastewater to be discharged; 4. Name of individual who can be served with notices other than officers of corporation; 5. Name and address of property owner, landlord and/or manager of the property; 6. Water supplier and water account numbers; 7. Wastewater constituents and characteristics as deemed necessary by the District, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in Section 210, Mass Emission Rate Determination, Table I, Discharge Limits, of this Ordinance. These constituents and characteristics shall be 28 determined by a laboratory of the discharger approved by the District; S. Time and duration of discharge; 9. Number of employees and average hours of work - per employee per day; 10. Waste minimization and water conservation practices; 11. Production records, if applicable; 12. Waste manifests, if applicable; - 13. Landscaped area in square feet., if applicable; 14. Tons'of cooling tower capacity, if applicable; 15. EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Number, if applicable. B. Users may also be required to submit site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, spill containment, clarifiers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation for evaluation. C. Other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. D. After evaluation of the data, the District may issue a wastewater discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 302 .2 Class I Permit Conditions. and Limitations The issuance of a Class I permit may contain any of the following conditions or limitations: A. Mass emission rates regulating non-compatible pollutants,- B. Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization; C. Requirements to notify the District in writing prior to the physical expansion of any wet processes; 29 D. Requirements for the user to construct and maintain, at his own expense, pH control, flow monitoring and/or sampling facilities; E. Requirements for submission of technical reports, production data, discharge reports, and/or waste manifests; F. Requirements to self-monitor; G. Requirements for maintaining a minimum of three years, plant records relating to wastewater discharge and waste manifests as specified by District; H. Predetermined rates or values for wastewater strength characteristics; I. Requirements to submit copies of tax and water bills; J. Other provisions which may be applicable to ensure compliance with this ordinance; K. Other terms and conditions determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 302 .3 Class I Permit Fee A. The Class I permit fee shall be in an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. The permit fee shall be payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. Payment of permit must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. Permittee shall also pay any delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. B. Any permit issued for a location wherein the Permittee is not the property owner may be conditioned upon depositing financial security to guarantee payment of all annual fees and charges to be incurred, in accordance with the provisions of Section 623. (E) of this Ordinance. 302 .4 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 30 1. The discharger's current or anticipated operating data. . 2. The District's current or anticipated operating data. 3. Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies which affect the District. S. New source indirect dischargers shall be required to install and start up any necessary pollution control equipment before beginning discharge, and comply with applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards not to exceed thirty (30) days after the commencement of discharge. C. The permittee shall request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit prior to increasing the contribution of flow, pollutants, or changing the nature of pollutants where such contribution or change will cause the permittee to be in violation of their permit or this Ordinance. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The District shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. The Districts ' approval may be granted or denied. D. Permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit limitations, conditions, or requirements at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 302 .5 Permit Duration and Renewal Class I permits shall normally be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Upon expiration of the permit, the user shall apply for renewal of the permit in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3. 302.6 Class I Charge for Use A. The purpose of a charge for use is to ensure that each recipient of sewerage service from the District pays its reasonably proportionate share of all the costs of providing that sewerage service. Charges for use to recover the cost of conveying, treating and disposing of sewage in District facilities are 31 exclusive of any fees levied by local .sewering agencies. The charge for use shall be based on the total maintenance, operation, capital expenditures and reserve requirements for providing wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. B. A discharger who is issued a Class I wastewater discharge permit under the provisions of this Ordinance shall pay a charge for use in accordance with the formula contained herein and the unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the Board of Directors. These fees shall be invoiced on a quarterly basis. The quarterly invoice shall be based upon an estimate of the annual use as determined by the District. Annually, the District shall compute the charge for use based upon actual use for the preceding 12-month period on an annual reconciliation statement. The charge for use is payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. A credit will be allowed for the annual ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District for the property for which a permit has been issued by the District. A credit will also be allowed for any supplemental user fee adopted by the Board of Directors by separate ordinance. C. If current property tax bills are not supplied by the permittee to the District by May 31 of each year for use in determining the ad valorem tax credit and/or the supplemental user fee credit, the District will endeavor to obtain the correct data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation statement. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when ad valorem property tax and/or supplemental user fee data is obtained by the District. The amount of the fee shall be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. D. To determine actual annual water use the District normally requires copies of actual water bills as a permit condition. If these water bill copies are not received by July 31 of each year for the 12-month period ended closest to June 30, the District will endeavor to obtain the correct water use data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation statement. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when water use data is obtained by the 32 District. The amount of the fee shall be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. E. The charge for use shall be computed by the following formula: Charge for Use = V,V + B,B + SS - Tax credit Where V - total annual volume of flow, in millions of gallons B - total annual discharge of biochemical oxygen demand, in thousands of pounds S - total annual discharge of suspended solids, in thousands of pounds V„B„S, = unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the District's Board of Directors, based upon the funding requirements of providing sewerage service, in dollars per unit as described in Paragraph F below: F. The unit charge rates in the charge for use formula shall be established annually and shall be determined by the following method: 1. An Operations and Maintenance Service Charge for the total annual operation and maintenance funding requirements of the sewerage system shall be allocated among the three wastewater charge parameters of flow, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) , and suspended solids in accordance with the General Manager's determination as to the costs associated with each parameter and pursuant to applicable requirements of State and Federal Regulatory Agencies. The operation and maintenance costs as distributed to flow, biochemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids shall be divided by the projected annual total flow volume and weights of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to be treated by the sewerage system in the budgeted year. 2. A Capital Facilities Replacement Service charge for capital replacement and capital improvement shall be levied at a rate to be determined annually the Board of Directors. This charge shall be allocated among wastewater charge parameters� of flow, biochemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids in accordance with the General Manager's determination of which portion 33 of the charge predominantly relates to each parameter. The capital facilities charge distributed to biochemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids shall be divided by the projected annual weights of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to be treated by the sewerage system in the budgeted year. 3. The unit charge rates for each respective wastewater parameter in (1) and (2) above shall be summed. The unit wastewater charge rates so determined will be expressed in dollars per million gallons for V„ and in dollars per thousand pounds for B. and S.. G. Other measurements of the organic content of the wastewater of a discharger, such as COD or TOC, may be used instead of BOD. However, the discharger must establish to the General Manager's satisfaction a relationship between the HOD of the wastewater and the parameter of measure. This relationship shall be used by the District in determining the charge for use. When wastewater from sanitary facilities is discharged separately from the other wastewater of a discharger, the charge for use for discharging the sanitary wastewater. may be determined by using the following: 1. 10,000 gallons per employee per year; 2. BOD and suspended solids to be calculated at domestic wastewater strength per employee per year. The number of employees will be considered as the average number of people employed full-time on a daily basis. This may be determined by averaging the number of people employed at the beginning and end of each quarter, or other period that reflects normal employment fluctuations. 303 . CLASS II WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS A. Class II wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, charges for use and fees established by the District. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. 34 B. All Class II users proposing to discharge into a public sewer shall a wastewater discharge permit by filing an application pursuant to Section 303. 1 and paying the applicable fees pursuant to Section 303 .3 before discharging. For purposes of this Ordinance, a Class II user is any user: 1. Whose charge for use is greater than the ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District. 2. Discharging waste other than sanitary; and, 3. Not otherwise required to obtain a Class I permit. 303.1 Class II Wastewater Discharge Permit Application A. Users seeking a Class II wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the District, prior to commencing discharge, an application on the form prescribed by the District. The user shall be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: 1,. Name, address, assessor's parcel number(s) and S.Z.C. number(s) ; description of the manufacturing process or service activity. 2. (Whichever is applicable) Name, address of any and all principals/owners/major shareholders of company; Articles of Incorporation; most recent Report of the Secretary of State; Business License; 3. Volume of wastewater to be discharged; 4. Name of individual who can be served with notices other than officers of corporation; 5. Name and address of property owner, landlord and/or manager of the property; 6. Water supplier and water account numbers; 7. Wastewater constituents and characteristics as deemed necessary by the district, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in Section 210, Mass Emission Rate Determination. Table I'. Discharge Limits of this Ordinance. These constituents and characteristics shall be 35 determined by a laboratory of the discharger approved by the District; 6. Time and duration of discharge; 9. Number of employees and average hours of work per employee per day; 10. Waste minimization and water conservation practices. 11. Production records, if applicable; 12. Waste manifests, if applicable; 13. Landscaped area in square feet, if applicable; 14 . Tons of cooling tower capacity, if applicable; 15. EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Number, if applicable. B. Users may also be required to submit site plans, , floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, spill containment, clarifiers, pretreatment systems, and appurtenances . by size, location and elevation for evaluation. C. other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. D. After evaluation of the data furnished, the District may issue a wastewater discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 303 .2 Class II Permit Conditions and Limitations The issuance of a Class II permit may contain any of the following conditions or limitations. A. Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization; B. Requirements to notify the District in writing prior to the physical expansion of any wet processes; C. Requirements for the user to construct and maintain, at his own expense, pH control, flow monitoring and/or sampling facilities; 36 D. Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports and waste manifests; E. Requirements to self-monitor; F. Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge and waste manifests as specified by District; G. Predetermined rates or values for wastewater strength characteristics; H. Requirement to submit copies of tax and water bills; I. other provisions which may be applicable to ensure compliance with this Ordinance; J. Other terms and conditions determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 303.3 Class II Permit Fee A. The Class II permit fee shall be in an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. The permit fee shall be payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. Payment of permit fees must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. Permittee shall also pay any delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. B. Any permit issued for a location wherein the Permittee is not the property owner may be conditioned upon depositing financial security to guarantee payment of all annual fees and charges to be incurred, in accordance with the provisions of Section 623. (E) of this Ordinance. 303 . 4 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 1. The discharger-s current or anticipated operating data. 2 . The District's current or anticipated operating data. 37 3. Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. B. The permittee shall request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit prior to increasing the contribution of flow, pollutants, or changing the nature of pollutants where such contribution or change will cause the permittee to be in violation of their permit or this Ordinance. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The District shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. The Districts' approval may be granted or denied. C. Permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit limitations, conditions, or requirements at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 03.5 Permit Duration and Renewal Class II permits shall be issued for a period not to exceed three (3) years. Upon expiration of the permit the user shall apply for renewal of the permit in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3 . 3.6 Class II Charge for Use A. The purpose of a charge for use is to ensure that each recipient of sewerage service from the District pays its reasonably proportionate share of all the costs of providing that sewerage service. Charges for use to recover the cost of conveying, treating, and disposing of sewage in District facilities are exclusive of any fees levied by local sewering agencies. The charge for use shall be based on the total maintenance, operation, capital expenditures and reserve requirements for providing wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. B. A discharger who is issued a Class II wastewater discharge permit under the provisions of this Ordinance shall pay a charge for use in accordance with the formula contained herein and the unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the Board of Directors. These fees shall be invoiced on a quarterly basis. The quarterly invoice shall be based upon an estimate of the annual use as 38 determined by the District. Annually, the District shall compute the charge for use based upon actual use for the preceding 12-month period on an annual reconciliation statement. The charge for use is payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. A credit will be allowed for the annual ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District for the property for which a permit has been issued by the District. A credit will also be allowed for any supplemental user fee adopted by the Board of Directors by separate ordinance. C. If current property tax bills are not supplied by the permittee to the District by May 31 of each year for use in determining the ad valorem tax credit and/or the supplemental user fee credit, the District will endeavor to obtain the correct data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation process. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when ad valorem property tax and/or supplemental user fee data is obtained by the District. The amount of the fee is to be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. D. To determine actual annual use the District normally requires copies of actual water bills as a permit condition. If these water bill copies are not received by July 31 of each year for the 12-month period ended closest to June 30, the District will endeavor to obtain the correct water use data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation process. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when water use data is obtained by the District. The amount of the fee shall be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. E. The charge for use shall be computed by the following formula: Charge for Use = V.V + B,B + S S - Tax Credit Where V = total annual volume of flow, in millions of gallons B = total annual discharge of biochemical oxygen demand, in thousands of pounds 39 S = total annual discharge of suspended solids, in thousands of pounds V„B„S, = unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the District's Board of Directors, based upon the funding requirements of providing - sewerage service, in dollars per unit as described in Paragraph F below. F. The unit charge rates in the charge for use formula shall be established annually and shall be determined by the following method: 1. An Operations and Maintenance Service Charge for the total annual operation and maintenance funding requirements of the sewerage system shall be allocated among the three wastewater charge parameters of flow, biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids in accordance with the General Manager's determination as to the costs associated with each parameter and pursuant to applicable requirements of State and Federal Regulatory Agencies. The operation and maintenance costs as distributed to flow, biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids shall be divided by the projected annual total flow volume and weights of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to be treated by the sewerage system in the budgeted year. 2. A Capital Facilities Replacement Service charge for capital replacement and capital improvement shall be levied at a rate to be determined annually by the Board of Directors. This charge shall be allocated among the three wastewater charge parameters of flow, biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids in accordance with the General Manager's determination of which portion of the charge predominantly relates to each parameter. The capital facilities charge distributed to biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids shall be divided by the projected annual weights of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids to be treated by the sewerage system in the budgeted year. 3 . The unit charge rates for each respective wastewater parameter in (1) and (2) above shall be summed. The unit wastewater charge rates so determined will be expressed in dollars per million gallons for V„ and in dollars per thousand pounds for Bo and S.. 40 G. Other measurements of the organic content of the wastewater of a discharger, such as COD or TOC, may be used instead of BOD. However, the discharger must establish to the General Manager's satisfaction a relationship between the HOD of the wastewater and the other parameter of measure. This relationship shall be used by the District in determining the charge for use. When wastewater from sanitary facilities is discharged separately from the other wastewater of a discharger, the charge for use for discharging the sanitary wastewater may be determined by using the following: 1. 10,000 gallons per employee per year; 2 . HOD and suspended solids to be calculated at domestic wastewater strength per employee per year. (The number of employees will be considered as the average number of people employed full-time on a daily basis. This may. be determined by averaging the number of people employed at the beginning and end of each quarter, or other period that reflects normal employment fluctuations. ) 304. CLASS III WASTEWATER DISCHARGE. PERMITS A. Class III wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, charges for use and fees established by the District. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. B. All Class III users proposing to discharge into a public sewer shall obtain a wastewater discharge permit by filing an application pursuant to Section 304 . 1 and paying the applicable fees pursuant to Section 304. 3 before discharging. For purposes of this Ordinance, a Class III user is any user: 1. Discharging only sanitary waste; 2. Not required to obtain a Class I or Class II permit; and 41 3 . whose charge for use is greater than the ad valorem basic levy tax paid to the District. C. Unless otherwise stipulated in the permit, Class III users shall be considered to discharge a domestic waste equivalent for BOD and suspended solids. 304.1 Class III Wastewater Discharge Permit Aomlication A. Users seeking a Class III wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the District, prior to commencing discharge, an application on the form prescribed by the District. The user may be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: 1. Name, address, assessor's parcel number(s) , S.I.C. number(s) , description of the manufacturing process or service activity; 2. (Whichever is applicable) name, address of any and all principals/owners/major shareholders of company; Articles of Incorporation; most recent Report of the Secretary of State; Business License; 3 . Volume of wastewater to be discharged; 4. Name of individual who can be served with notices other than officers of corporation; 5. Name and address of property owner, landlord and/or manager of the property; 6. Water supplier and water account numbers; 7. Time and duration of discharge; S. Water conservation practices. 9. Tons of cooling tower capacity; 10. Number of employees and average hours of work per employee per day; 11. Landscaped area in square feet, if applicable; B. Users may also be required to submit site plans, floor 'plan, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, spill containment, clarifiers, pretreatment systems, and appurtenances by size, location and elevation for evaluation. 42 C. Other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. D. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the District may issue a discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 304.2 Class III Permit Conditions and Limitations The issuance of a Class III permit may contain any of the following conditions or limitations: A. Requirement to submit tax and water bills; B. Predetermined rate or value for BOD and suspended solids. 304.3 Class III Permit Fee A. The Class III permit fee shall be in an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. The permit fee shall be payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. Payment of permit fees must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. Permittee shall also pay any delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. B. Any permit issued for a location wherein the Permittee is not the property owner may be conditioned upon depositing financial security to guarantee payment of all annual fees and charges to be incurred, in accordance with the provisions of Section 623 . (E) of this Ordinance. 304.4 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 1. The discharger's current or anticipated operating data. 2. The District's current or anticipated operating data. 43 3. Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. B. Permittee may request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The Districts shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. C. Permittee shall be informed of any changes in the permit limitations, conditions, or requirements at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 304.5 Permit Duration and Renewal Class III permits shall be issued for a period not to exceed three (3) years. Upon expiration of the permit, the user shall apply for renewal of. the permit in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3. 304.6 Class III Charge For Use A. The purpose of a charge for use is to ensure that each recipient of sewerage service from the District pays its reasonably proportionate share of all costs of providing that sewerage service. Charges for use to recover the cost of conveying, treating, and disposing of sewage in District's facilities are exclusive of any fees levied by local sewering agencies. The charge for use shall be based on the total maintenance, operation, capital expenditures and reserve requirements for providing wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. B. A discharger who is issued a Class III wastewater discharge permit under the provisions of this Ordinance shall pay a charge for use in accordance with the provisions contained herein and the unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the Board of Directors. This charge shall be determined as follows: 1. An Operations and Maintenance Service Charge for the total annual operation and maintenance funding requirements of the sewerage system established in the adopted budget shall be allocated to a wastewater flow charge. The operation and maintenance costs as distributed 44 to flow shall be divided by the projected annual flow volume to be treated by the sewerage system in the budgeted year. 2. A Capital Facilities Replacement Service charge for capital replacement and capital improvements shall be levied at a rate determined by the Board of Directors. 3. The charge rate for the wastewater parameter of flow as determined in (1) and (2) above shall be summed, and the rate so determined will be expressed in dollars per million gallons. 4. The District shall invoice the user on a quarterly basis in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the General Manager. The quarterly estimated charge for use shall be calculated by multiplying the charge rate as determined in (3) above and the estimated volume of wastewater discharged. Annually, the District shall compute the charge for use based upon actual use for the preceding 12-month period on an annual reconciliation statement. The charge for use is payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. A credit will be allowed for the annual ad valorem tax basic levy allocated to the District for the property for which a permit has been issued by the District. A credit will also be allowed for any supplemental user fee adopted by the Board of Directors by separate ordinance. C. If current property tax bills are not supplied by the permittee to the District by May 31 of each year for use in determining the ad valorem tax credit and/or the supplemental user fee credit, the District will endeavor to obtain the correct data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation process. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when ad valorem property tax and/or supplemental user fee data is obtained by the District. The amount of the fee shall be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. D. To determine actual annual use the District normally requires copies of actual water bills as a permit condition. If these water bill copies are not received by July 31 of each year for the 12-month period ended closest to June 30, the District will 45 endeavor to obtain the correct water use data. Data obtained by the District will be considered correct . and will not be adjusted before the next annual reconciliation statement. There will be a fee levied for District administrative costs when water use data is obtained by the District. The amount of the fee shall be adopted by the District's Board of Directors. 305. SPECIAL PURPOSE DISCHARGE PERMITS A. Special purpose discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, charges for use, and fees established by the District. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. B. A special purpose user proposing to discharge groundwater, surface runoff, subsurface drainage, or unpolluted water directly or -indirectly to the District's sewerage facilities (see Section 203, Limitations on Surface Runoff and Groundwater, and Section 204, Limitations on Unpolluted Water) shall obtain a special purpose discharge permit before discharging. This discharge permit may be granted when no alternative method of disposal is reasonably available, or to mitigate an environmental risk or health hazard. 305.1 Special Purpose Discharge Permit Application A. Users seeking a special purpose wastewater permit shall complete and file with the District, prior to commencing discharge, an application in the form prescribed by the District. This application shall be accompanied by the applicable fees, plumbing plans, a detailed analysis of the alternatives for water disposal, or other data as needed by the District for review. B. After evaluation of the data furnished, the District may issue a special purpose wastewater, discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system, NPDES Permit criteria, sludge management criteria, or the reuse potential of the water by the District or the Orange County Water District. 46 305.2 Special Purpose Discharge Permit Conditions and Limitations A. Discharge conditions and limitations shall be no less stringent than Section 205, Limitations on Radioactive Wastes; Section 209, Limitations on Wastewater Strength and Characteristics; and Section 210, Mass Emission Rate Determination. Table L. Local Discharge Limits. B. Monitoring requirements for contaminated groundwater shall be for those non-compatible pollutants known to exist in the discharge and at least one analysis prior to sewer discharge shall be performed for all constituents contained in the most current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "Priority Pollutant" list, excluding asbestos. C. The District may specify and make part of each Special Purpose Discharge Permit specific pretreatment requirements or other terms and conditions determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's Sewerage Facility, Local Sewering Agency, or to comply with .Regulatory Agencies' requirements and to assess user charges. 305.3 Special Purpose Discharge Permit Fee The special purpose discharge permit fee shall be paid by the applicant in an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. Payment of permit fees must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. Permittee shall also pay delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. 305.4 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 1. The discharger-s current or anticipated operating data. 2 . The District's current or anticipated operating data. 3. Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. 47 B. Permittes may request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The District shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. C. Permittee shall be informed of any changes in the permit at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 305.5 Special Purpose Discharge Permit Duration and Renewal Special purpose discharge permits shall be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year, but may be renewed as determined by the General Manager. Users seeking permit renewal shall comply with all provisions of this Article 3. 305.6 Special Purpose Discharge Permit Charge for Use A charge for use to cover all costs of the District for providing sewerage service and monitoring shall be established by the General Manager. A deposit determined by the General Manager to be sufficient to pay the ' estimated charges for use shall accompany the Special Purpose Discharge Permit application, and said deposit shall be applied to the charges for use. 306. WASTEHAULER DISCHARGE PERMIT A. Wastehauler discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, charges for use, and fees established by the District. The conditions of Wastehauler discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. B. A wastehauler proposing to discharge waste into the District disposal station' shall obtain both a valid Orange County Health Department Permit (where applicable) , and a CSDOC Wastehauler Permit. 48 306.1 Wastehauler Discharge Permit Application A. Users seeking a wastehauler discharge permit shall complete and file with the District prior to commencing discharge, an application in a form prescribed by the District. This application shall be accompanied by the applicable fees. The user shall be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: 1. Name, address, telephone number, and description of the industries, or clients using the user's services; 2. (Whichever is applicable) Name, address of any and all principals/owners/major shareholders of the company; Articles of Incorporation; most recent Report of the Secretary of State; Business License; 3. Name and address of leaseholder of the vehicle or trailer, if applicable; 4. Number of trucks and trailers and the license numbers and tank hauling capacity of each. 5. Orange County Health Department Number. B. Other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. C. After evaluation of the data furnished, the District may issue a wastehauler discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 306.2 Wastehauler Discharge Permit Conditions and Limitations The issuance of a wastehauler permit may contain any of the following conditions or limitations: A. Limitations on discharge of heavy metals and other priority pollutants. B. Requirements for maintaining and submitting wastehauling records and waste manifests. C. Additional requirements as otherwise determined necessary by the General Manager to protect the 49 District's system or as specified by other Regulatory Agencies. 306.3 Wastehauler Discharge Permit Fee The wastehauler discharge permit fee shall be paid by the applicant in an amount adopted by resolution of the Boards of Directors. Payment of permit fees must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. A permittee shall also pay any delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. 306.4 Transferability The identification decal is non-transferable. The gate access card is issued to a specific permitted vehicle and is non-transferable unless previously authorized in writing by the District. 306.5 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in. the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 1. The discharger's current or anticipated ' operating data. 2. The District's current or anticipated operating data. 3 . Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. B. Permittee may request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The District shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. C. Permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit limitations, conditions, or requirements at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 50 306.6 Permit Duration and Renewal Wastehauler discharge permits shall be issued for a period Rot to exceed one (1) year. Upon expiration of the permit, the user shall apply for renewal of the permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 3. 306.7 Wastehauler Discharge Permit Charge for Use A charge for use to cover all costs of the District for providing the disposal station service and monitoring shall be established by resolution of the Board of Directors. 307. TRANSPORTABLE TREATMENT UNIT (TTU1 DISCHARGE PERMIT TTU discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this Ordinance and all other regulations, and fees established by .the District. The conditions of TTU discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the District in accordance with this Ordinance and applicable State and Federal Regulations. 307.1 Transportable Treatment Unit Discharge Permit Application A. Users seeking a TTU wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the District, prior to commencing discharge, an application on the form prescribed by the District. The- user shall be required to submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information: 1. Name, address, description of the service activity, copy of the permit to operate issued by the State of California, Department of Health Services; 2. (whichever is applicable) name, address of any and all principals/owners/major shareholders of company; Articles of Incorporation; most recent Report of the Secretary of State; Business License; 3 . Volume of wastewater that can be processed; 4. Name of individual, other than officers of corporation, who can be served with notices. 5. Department of Motor Vehicles license plate number(s) . 51 6. EPA and State Identification Number. B. Users may also be required to submit mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all spill containment, clarifiers and apurtenances by size, location, and elevation for evaluation. C. Other information may be required to properly evaluate the permit application. D. After evaluation of the data furnished, the District may issue a TTU wastewater discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance and as otherwise determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 307.2 TTU Permit Conditions and Limitations The issuance of a TTU permit may contain any of the following conditions or limitations: A. Mass emission rates or concentrations regulating heavy metals and other priority pollutants; B. Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization; C. Requirements to notify the District in writing 72 hours prior to the discharge of any waste to the sewer. D. Requirements for the user to construct and maintain, at his own expense, pH control, flow monitoring, or sampling facilities; E. Requirements for submission of technical reports, discharge reports, wastehauling records, and waste manifests; F. Requirements to self-monitor; G. Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge and waste manifests as specified by District; H. Other provisions which may be applicable to ensure compliance with this Ordinance. I. Other terms and conditions determined by the General Manager to be necessary to protect the District's system. 52 307.3 TTU Discharge Permit Fee A. The TTU permit fee shall be in an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. The permit fee shall be payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. Payment of permit fees must be received by the District prior to issuance of either a new permit or a renewed permit. Permittee shall also pay any delinquent invoices in full prior to permit renewal. B. Any permit issued may be conditioned upon depositing financial security to guarantee payment of all annual fees and charges to be incurred, in accordance with the provisions of Section 623 . (E) of this Ordinance. 307.4 Terms and Conditions A. The terms and conditions of an issued permit may be subject to modification and change in the sole determination by the District during the life of the permit based on: 1. The discharger's current or anticipated operating data. 2. The Districts' current or anticipated operating data. 3. Changes in the requirements of Regulatory Agencies. B. The permittee shall request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued permit prior to increasing the contribution of flow, pollutants, or changing the nature of pollutants where such contribution or change will cause the permittee to be in violation of their permit or this Ordinance. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The District shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing. The Districts' approval may be granted or denied. C. Permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit limitations, conditions, or requirements at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effectiJe date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. 53 307. 5 Permit Duration and Renewal TTU permits shall normally be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year. 308. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXEMPTION FROM CHARGES A. No sewer use charges, as specified in Sections 302. 6, 303.6, and 304. 6 herein, shall be payable for the discharge of sewage or industrial waste from property within the District boundaries owned or leased by local public agencies, provided, that such property is not used for proprietary purposes. If the District determines the local public agency is placing a significant demand on the District' s sewerage system, it may rescind the exemption provided for herein and assess a charge in an amount related to the cost to the District of providing the service. B. Local agencies, for purposes of this Section, shall include cities, the county, special districts and school districts, but shall not include the United States Government or the State of California or any agencies thereof. C. This exemption applies only in those Districts which do not have an Annual Supplemental Sanitary Sewer Use Charge established in accordance with Section 703 . 309. EXCESS CAPACITY CHARGE New developments or existing developments that expand operations that require substantial sewerage facilities capacity may be subject to an excess capacity facilities charge in an amount and method to be determined by the Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis. 310. OUT OF DISTRICT PERMITS/DISCHARGERS Industrial wastewater discharge permits for dischargers located outside of the District' s service area but tributary to the District's sewerage facilities, may be issued by a local sewering agency after approval by the District. The District shall have the right of inspection and sampling of the user's discharge to determine compliance with industrial waste discharge regulations and will be made under a coordinated plan developed with the local agency. The more stringent of the industrial waste discharge regulations and effluent limitations of the 54 District and the local agency shall apply to the discharger. The fees for use shall be determined by the District and set forth in a use agreement with the local sewering agency. 55 ARTICLE 4 FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS 401. PRETREATMENT FACILITIES A. All users shall provide wastewater acceptable to the District, under the limitations established herein before discharging to any public sewer. Any facilities required to pretreat or transport wastewater shall be provided and maintained by a qualified operator and in proper operating condition at the user's expense. B. All users may also be required by the District to submit waste analysis plans, contingency plans, and meet other necessary requirements to ensure proper operation of the pretreatment facilities and compliance with permit limits and this Ordinance. C. 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 Ordinance and the user's Permit. 402. SPILL CONTAINMENT FACILITIES All users shall provide spill containment for protection against discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this Ordinance. Such protection shall be designed to secure the discharges and to prevent them from entering into the system in accordance with reasonable engineering standards. Such facilities shall be provided and maintained at the user's expense. 403 . MONITORING/METERING FACILITIES A. District may require the user to construct and maintain in proper operating condition at the user's sole expense, flow monitoring, constituent monitoring and/or sampling facilities. B. Any sample taken from a sample box or other representative sampling location is considered to be representative of the discharge to the public sewer. 56 C. Monitoring or metering facilities may be required to include a security closure that can be locked with a District provided hasp lock during sampling or upon termination of service. D. Location of the monitoring or metering facilities shall be subject to approval by the District. E. Location of the monitoring or metering facilities shall provide clear and uninterrupted access by the District. 404. DRAWING SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS A. Detailed plans shall be submitted to the District for review of existing or proposed construction of pretreatment facilities, spill containment facilities, monitoring facilities, metering facilities, and operating procedures. District approval shall be received prior to commencement of construction. The review of the plans and procedures shall in no way relieve the user of the responsibility of modifying the facilities or procedures in the future, as necessary, to meet the requirements of this Ordinance or any requirements of other Regulatory Agencies. B. Three copies of all drawings shall be submitted for review. C. All drawings shall include: 1. North arrow; 2 . Scale size; 3 . User name and address; 4. Drawing name and drawing number; 5. Date drawn or revised; 6. Name of draftsman and name of person approving drawing. D. The District may require drawings to scale depicting the manufacturing process (waste generating sources) , spill containment, pretreatment facilities, and/or monitoring/metering facilities. E. The District may require a schematic drawing of the pretreatment facilities. 57 F. The District may require the drawings be prepared by a California Registered Chemical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineer. 405. WASTE MINIMIZATION REQUIREMENTS User shall provide waste minimization plans to conserve water, investigate product substitution, provide inventory control, implement employee education, and other steps as necessary to minimize waste produced. 58 ARTICLE 5 MONITORING, REPORTING, NOTIFICATION, AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 501. MONITORING AND REPORTING CONDITIONS A. Monitoring for Annual Charge for Use The wastewater constituents and characteristics of a discharger needed for determining the annual charge for use shall be submitted in the form of self-monitoring reports by the user to the District, if requested. The frequency of analyses . and reporting shall be set forth in the user's permit. The analyses of these constituents and , characteristics shall be by a laboratory approved by the District, and at the sole expense of the permittee. Analyses performed by District's personnel may used in the determination of the annual charge for use. B. Monitoring for Compliance with Permit Conditions or Reporting Requirements The District may require reports for self-monitoring of wastewater constituents and characteristics of the discharger needed for determining compliance with any limitation, or requirements as specified in the user's permit, Federal Regulations, or this Ordinance. These reports include: (1) Baseline Monitoring Reports (2) Compliance Schedule Progress Reports (3) 90-Day Compliance Reports (4) Periodic Reports on continued compliance (5) Other reports as required by the District Monitoring reports of the analyses of wastewater constituents and characteristics shall be in a manner and form approved by the District and shall be submitted upon request of the District. When applicable, the self-monitoring requirement and frequency of reporting shall be set forth in the user's permit. The analyses of wastewater constituents and characteristics and the preparation of the monitoring report shall be done at the sole expense of the user. Failure by the user to perform 59 any required monitoring and/or to submit monitoring reports required by the District shall be a violation of this Ordinance, may result in determining whether the permittee is in significant non-compliance, and be cause for the District to initiate all necessary tasks and analyses to determine the wastewater constituents and characteristics for any limitations and requirements specified in the user's permit or in this Ordinance. The user shall be responsible for any .and all expenses of the District in undertaking such monitoring analyses and preparation of reports. 501.1 Inspection and Sampling Conditions A. The District may inspect and sample the wastewater generating and disposal facilities of any user to ascertain whether the intent of this Ordinance is being met and the user is complying with all requirements. B. The District shall have the right to set up on the user's property or other locations as determined by the District, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force, the user shall make necessary arrangements so that personnel from the District will be permitted to enter without delay for the purpose of performing their specific responsibilities. C. In order for the District to determine the wastewater characteristics of the discharger for purposes of determining the annual use charge and for compliance with permit requirements, the user is required to make available for inspection and copying by the District all notices, self-monitoring reports, waste manifests, and records including, but not limited to, those required in the Federal Pretreatment Requirements without restriction but subject to the confidentiality provision set forth in Section 103 herein. All records are to be kept a minimum of three (3) years. 501. 2 Right of Entry Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the District, or its representatives, reasonable access during the normal working day to all parts of the wastewater generating and disposal facilities for the purposes of inspection and sampling. 60 501.3 Notification of Spill or Slua Loading A. In the event the discharger is unable to comply with any of the permit conditions due to a breakdown of equipment, accidents caused by human error or acts of God, or the discharge will exceed the provisions of Section 209, the discharger shall notify the District by telephone as soon as the discharger has knowledge of the incident. B. Confirmation of this notification shall be made in writing as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) working days from the telephone notification. The written notification shall state the date of the incident, the reasons for the discharge or spill, what steps were taken to immediately correct the problem, and what steps are being taken to prevent the problem from recurring. C. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the District or any other damage or loss to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fees or other liability which may be imposed by this Ordinance or other applicable law. 501.4 Notification of Bypass A. Bypass of industrial wastewater to the sewer is prohibited. The District may take enforcement action against the user, unless: 1. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; 2 . There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventative maintenance; and 3 . The permittee submitted notices as required under Article 501.4 (B) . 61 B. If a permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice to the District, if possible at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass. C. The District may approve an anticipated bypass after considering its adverse effects, if the District determines that it will meet the conditions listed in 501.4 (A) (1-3) . D. A permittee shall submit oral notice of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds their permitted discharge limitations, to the District, within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the . bypass. A written report shall also be provided within five (5) days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the bypass. The report shall contain a description of the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass, including exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the bypass. Failure to submit oral notice or written report may be grounds for permit revocation. E. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the District or any other damage or loss to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fees or other liability which may be imposed by this ordinance or other applicable law. 62 ARTICLE 6 ENFORCEMENT 600. PURPOSE AND SCOPE A. The Board finds that in order for the District to comply with the laws, regulations, and rules imposed upon it by Regulatory Agencies and to ensure that the District's facilities and treatment processes are protected and are able to operate with the highest degree of efficiency, and to protect the public health and environment, specific enforcement provisions must be adopted to govern the discharges to the District's system by industrial discharge permittees. B. To ensure that all interested parties are afforded due process of law and that non-compliance and violations are resolved as soon as possible, the general policy of the District is that any Probation Order, Enforcement Compliance Schedule Agreement (ECSA) , or Regulatory Compliance Schedule Agreement (RCSA) will be determined and made by the Division Head of the Source Control Division, with a right of appeal by the permittee to the General Manager pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 618. A user, permittee, or applicant for a permit may request the Executive Committee to hear an appeal on the General Manager's decision pursuant to Section 619. Such request may be granted or denied by the Executive Committee. Any permit suspension or revocation proposed by the Source Control Division staff will be heard and a recommendation made to the General Manager by a District Department Head or other person designated by the General Manager with a right of appeal of the General Manager's order by the permittee to the Executive Committee pursuant to the provisions of Section 619. Actions and decisions by the Division Head or Department Head are made pursuant to a delegation of authority by the General Manager as authorized by Section 107 of this ordinance. C. Non-compliance fees as specified in Tables II and III may be revised from time to time as adopted by the District Board of Directors. 63 601. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND APPLICABLE FEES A. Routine Sampling - Procedures 1. Routine sampling of all permittees shall be conducted in the time, place, manner, and frequency determined at the sole discretion of the District. 2. Non-compliance with mass emission rate limits, concentrations, permit discharge conditions, and/or this ordinance may be determined by an analysis of a grab or a composite sample of the effluent of a permittee. B. Routine Sampling - Non-Compliance Fees 1. If routine sampling of the effluent of a permittee reveals non-compliance by the permittee with the mass emission rates or other conditions and limitations specified in the permittee's discharge permit, or with any provisions of this Ordinance, then the permittee shall pay fees to the District as specified in Article 6, Schedule A of Tables II and III. The purpose of the non-compliance fees is to compensate the District for additional costs of sampling, monitoring, laboratory analysis, treatment, disposal, and administrative processing incurred as a result of the non-compliance, and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any penalties as may be assessed pursuant to Sections 616 and 617. 2. The fees specified shall commence on the date the sampling is started and shall continue to accumulate for each day sampled. 64 TABLE II FEES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND MASS EMISSION RATE LIMITS Dollars Per Pound Per Day in Excess of Limit* Schedule Schedule Schedule "Au "Bn "Cn Arsenic $ 150. 00 $ 300.00 $ 450. 00 Cadmium 1, 500.00 3,000.00 4,500.00 Chromium (Total) 150. 00 300. 00 450.00 Copper 150. 00 300.00 450.00 Lead 120.00 240.00 360. 00 Mercury 150.00 300. 00 450.00 Nickel 75. 00 150. 00 225.00 Silver 150.00 300. 00 450.00 zinc 75. 00 150. 00 225. 00 Cyanide (Total). 75.00 150. 00 225.00 Cyanide (Amenable) 150.00 300. 00 450.00 PCB's 10,000.00 20, 000.00 30, 000. 00 Pesticides 10, 000.00 20, 000. 00 30, 000.00 Total Toxic Organics 150.00 300.00 450 . 00 Phenols 75.00 150. 00 223 . 00 Dissolved Sulfides 75. 00 150.00 225.00 * There is an additional administration fee, adopted by the Board of Directors, to process each non-compliance invoice. 65 TABLE III FEES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND MASS EMISSION RATE LIMITS Dollars Per Hundred Pounds Per Day in Excess of Limit* Schedule Schedule Schedule B.O.D. $ 15.00 $ 30. 00 $ 45.00 Suspended Solids 15.00 30.00 45.00 Oil and Grease (Animal or Vegetable Origin) - - 200.00 400.00 600. 00 Oil and Grease (Mineral or Petroleum Origin) 300.00 600.00 900. 00 Total Dissolved Solids 20.00 40.00 60.00 Ammonia 20.00 40.00 60.00 Dollars Per Hour In Excess of Limit* off Range Schedule "A" Schedule "B & C" <1.0 $ 125.00 $ 165.00 1.0 - 2. 0 100.00 130. 00 2.1 - 3. 0 75.00 100.00 3 . 1 - 4. 0 50.00 65.00 4. 1 - 5. 0 25.00 35.00 Hourly pH non-compliance will be determined by pH recording data or grab sample(s) or hourly composite sample(s) . * There is an additional administration fee, adopted by the Board of Directors, to process each non-compliance invoice. 66 602. PROBATION ORDER A. Grounds In the event the Division Head determines that a permittee has discharged in violation of any provision of this Ordinance, or the terms, conditions and limitations of its discharge permit, or has not made payment of all amounts owed to the District for user charges, non-compliance fees or any other fees, the General Manager may issue a Probation Order, whereby the permittee must comply with all directives, conditions and requirements therein within the time prescribed. B. Provisions The issuance of a Probation Order may contain terms and conditions including, but not limited to, installation of pretreatment equipment and facilities, submittal of drawings or technical reports, payment of fees, limits on rate and time of discharge, or other provisions to ensure compliance with this Ordinance. C. Probation Order - Non-Compliance Charges If at any time while a Probation Order is in effect, a permittee discharges wastewater to the District's sewerage system which is not in compliance with the Probation Order, the terms, conditions, or limitations specified in the permittee's discharge permit, or with any provision of the Ordinance, then the permittee shall pay fees to the District as specified in Article 6, Schedule B of Tables II and III of Section 601, and the permittee may be assessed all other costs incurred during the sampling, including labor, equipment, materials, and overhead. D. Probation Order - Permit Suspension If at any time while a Probation Order is in effect, a permittee discharges wastewater to the District's sewerage system which is not in compliance with the Probation Order, the terms, conditions or limitations specified in the permittee's discharge permit, or with any provision of this Ordinance, the permittee may be subject to permit suspension pursuant to the provisions of Section 605 of this ordinance. 67 E. Probation Order - Expiration A Probation Order issued by the General Manager shall be in effect for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Upon satisfactory compliance with the terms of the Probation Order and expiration thereof, any fees to be assessed due to subsequent non-compliance by Permittee shall be in accordance with this ordinance, re-established at the rate set forth in Article 6, Schedule A of Tables II and III. All enforcement actions thereafter shall be based on applicable provisions of this Ordinance. 603 . ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AGREEMENT (ECSA) A. Grounds Upon determination that a permittee is in non-compliance with the terms, conditions or limitations specified in its permit or any provision of this Ordinance, and needs to construct and/or acquire and install equipment related to pretreatment, the General Manager may require the permittee to enter into an ECSA which will, upon the effective date of the ECSA, amend the permittee's permit. The ECSA shall contain the terms and conditions by which a permittee must operate during its term and shall provide specific dates for achieving compliance with each term and condition for construction and/or acquisition and installation of required equipment related to pretreatment. An ECSA shall have a maximum term of one hundred- eighty (180) days, and upon showing of good cause, including but not limited to reasonable progress under the terms of the ECSA, it may be extended by the General Manager for an additional period not to exceed one hundred-eighty (180) days. No further extensions shall be granted except upon approval of the Boards of Directors. B. Provisions The issuance of an ECSA may contain terms and conditions including but not limited to requirements for self-monitoring, installation of pretreatment equipment and facilities, submittal of drawings' or reports, operator certification, audit of waste minimization practices, payment of fees, limits on rate and time of discharge, deposit of performance 68 guarantee, or other provisions to ensure compliance with this Ordinance. C. ECSA - Payment of Amounts Owed An ECSA shall not be approved by the District until such time as all amounts owed to the District, including user fees, non-compliance fees, deposits, or civil penalties are paid in full, or an agreement for deferred payment secured by collateral or a third party, is approved by the District. Failure to pay all amounts owed to the District shall be grounds for permit suspension or permit revocation as set forth in Section 605 and 606. - D. ECSA - Nan-Compliance Charges If, during the term of an ECSA, sampling reveals non-compliance by the permittee with the terms, conditions or limitations specified in the ECSA; user's permit, or any, provision of this Ordinance, the permittee shall pay the fees as specified in Article 6, Schedule B of Tables II and III, and may be assessed all other costs incurred during the sampling, including labor, equipment, materials, and overhead. E. ECSA - Permit Suspension/Revocation If compliance is not achieved in accordance with the terms and conditions of an ECSA during its term, the General Manager may issue an order suspending or revoking the discharge permit pursuant to Section 605 or 606 of this Ordinance. F. ECSA - Expiration If, following the expiration of an ECSA, sampling reveals non-compliance by the permittee with the terms, conditions or limitations specified in the permit, or any provisions of this Ordinance, the permittee shall pay an amount based on the fees set forth in Article 6, Schedule B of Tables II and III for each violation. If the permittee remains in consistent compliance for a two-year period following ECSA expiration, then fees shall be re-established in accordance with Article 6, Schedule A, Tables II and III. All enforcement actions thereafter shall be based on applicable provisions of this Ordinance. . 69 604. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AGREEMENT (RCSA) A. Grounds If at any time subsequent to the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit to an industrial user, Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards are adopted or revised by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or in the event the District enacts revised discharge limitations, the General Manager, upon determination that an industrial user would not be in compliance with the future limitations, may require the industrial user to enter into a RCSA with the District under terms and conditions that would provide for achieving compliance with all new standards by the industrial user on a specific date. The RCSA shall have a maximum term of two hundred-seventy (270) days. S. Provisions The issuance of a RCSA may contain terms and conditions including but not limited to requirements for installation of pretreatment equipment and facilities, submittal of drawings or reports, waste minimization practices or other provisions to ensure compliance with this ordinance. C. RCSA - Non-Compliance Charges During the period said RCSA is in effect, any discharge by permittee in violation of the RCSA will require payment of non-compliance fees in accordance with Article 6, Schedule A of Tables II and III. D. RCSA - Expiration Upon RCSA expiration, and in the event of non-compliance by permittee, non-compliance fees shall be established in accordance with Article 6, Schedule A of Tables II and _ III. All enforcement actions thereafter shall be based on applicable provisions of this Ordinance. 605. PERMIT SUSPENSION A. Grounds The General Manager may suspend any permit when it is determined that a permittee: 1. Fails to comply with the terms and conditions of either an ECSA or RCSA; 70 2. Knowingly provides a false statement, representation, record, report, or other document to the District; 3. Refuses to provide records, reports, plans, or other documents required by the District to determine permit terms, conditions, or limitations, discharge compliance, or compliance with this Ordinance; 4. Falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or sample collection method; 5. Fails to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics; 6. Violates a Probation Order; 7. Refuses reasonable access to the permittee's premises for the purpose of inspection and monitoring; S. Does not make timely payment of all amounts owed to the District for user charges, non-compliance fees, or any other fees; 9. Discharges batch dumps to the District's sewerage system; 10. Violates any condition or limitation of its discharge permit or any provision of the District's Ordinance. H. Notice/Hearing When the General Manager has reason to believe that grounds exist for permit suspension, he shall give written notice thereof by certified mail to the permittee setting forth a statement of the facts and grounds deemed to exist, together with the time and place where the charges shall be heard by the General Manager's designee. The hearing date shall be not less than fifteen (15) calendar days nor more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the mailing of such notice. 1. At the suspension hearing, the permittee shall have an opportunity to respond to the allegations set forth in the notice by presenting written or oral evidence. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the 71 General Manager and approved by the District's General Counsel. 2. After the conclusion of the hearing, the General Manager's designee shall submit a written report to the General Manager setting forth a brief statement of facts found to be true, a determination of the issues presented, conclusions, and a recommendation. Upon receipt of the written report, the General Manager shall make his determination and should he find that grounds exist for suspension of the permit, he shall issue his decision and order in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after the conclusion of the hearing by his designee. The written decision and order of the General Manager shall be sent by certified mail to the permittee or its legal counsel/representative at the permittee's business address. C. Effect 1. Upon an order of suspension by the General Manager becoming final, the permittee shall have no right to discharge any industrial wastewater, directly or indirectly to the District's system for the duration of the suspension. All costs for physically terminating and reinstating service shall be paid by the permittee. 2 . Any owner or responsible management employee of the permittee shall be bound by the order of suspension. 3. An order of permit suspension issued by the General Manager shall be deemed final upon delivery to the permittee, unless appealed to the Executive Committee pursuant to Section 619. 606. PERMIT REVOCATION A. Grounds The General Manager may revoke any permit when it is determined that a permittee: 1. Knowingly provides a false statement, representation, record, report, or other document to the District; 72 2. Refuses to provide records, reports, plans, or other documents required by the District to determine permit terms, conditions, or limitations, discharge compliance, or compliance with this ordinance; 3. Falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or sample collection method; 4. Fails to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics; 5. Fails to comply with the terms and conditions of an ECSA, permit suspension, or probation order; 6. Discharges effluent to the District's sewerage system while its permit is suspended; 7. Refuses reasonable access to the permittee's premises for the purpose of inspection and monitoring; 8. Does not make timely payment of all amounts owed to the District for user charges, non-compliance fees, or any other fees; 9. Discharges a batch dump to the District's sewerage system; 10. Discharges effluent that causes pass through or interference with the Districts' collection, treatment, or disposal system; 11. Fails to submit oral notice or written report of bypass occurrence; 12. Violates any condition or limitation of its discharge permit or any provision of the District's Ordinance; B. Notice/Hearing When the General Manager has reason to believe that grounds exist for the revocation of a permit, he shall give written notice by certified mail thereof to the permittee setting forth a statement of the facts and grounds deemed to exist together with the time and place where the charges shall be heard by the General Manager's designee. The hearing date shall be not less than fifteen (15) calendar days nor more than 73 forty-five (45) calendar days after the mailing of such notice. 1. At the hearing, the permittee shall have an opportunity to respond to the allegations set forth in the notice by presenting written or oral evidence. The revocation hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures established by the General Manager and approved by the District's General counsel. 2. After the conclusion of the hearing, the General Manager's designee shall submit a written report to the General Manager setting forth a brief statement of facts found to be true, a determination of the issues presented, conclusions, and a recommendation. Upon receipt of *the written report, the General Manager shall make his determination and should he find that grounds exist for permanent revocation of the permit, he shall issue his decision and order. in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after the conclusion of the hearing by his . designee. The written decision and order of the General Manager shall be sent by certified mail to the permittee or its legal counsel/representative at the permittee's business address. In the event the General Manager determines to not revoke the permit, he may order other enforcement actions, including, but not limited to, a temporary suspension of the permit, under terms and conditions that he deems appropriate. C. Effect 1. Upon an order of revocation by the General Manager becoming final, the permittee shall permanently lose all rights to discharge any industrial wastewater directly or indirectly to the District's system. All costs for physical termination shall be paid by the permittee. 2. Any owner or responsible management employee of the permittee shall be bound by the order of revocation. 3. Any future application for a permit at any location within the District by any person subject to an order of revocation will be considered by the District after fully reviewing the records of 74 the revoked permit, which records may be the basis for denial of a new permit. 4. An order of permit revocation issued by the General Manager shall be deemed final upon delivery to the permittee, unless appealed to the Executive Committee pursuant to Section 619. 607. WASTEHADLER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS A wastehauler's non-compliance with permit requirements shall be determined by an analysis of a sample of the discharge for any constituent or conditions specified in the wastehauler's discharge permit. If the discharge of a wastehauler is found by the analysis to be in excess of the concentrations specified in the wastehauler's discharge permit, the wastehauler shall, after receiving a demand from the District, identify in writing, all sources of the discharge. If it can be proven to the satisfaction of the General Manager that the discharge is of septic tank/cesspool or non-industrial origin, then the District may elect not to accept waste from that particular source. If the discharge is from an industrial source(s) and exceeds permit limits, the following shall apply: A. First Violation 1. Permittee shall pay a non-compliance fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) . 2. The wastehauler permit for disposal privileges shall be suspended for five (5) days. S. Second Violation 1. The permittee shall pay a non-compliance fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00) . 2. .The wastehauler permit for disposal privileges shall be suspended for ten (10) days. 3 . The wastehauler permit may be revoked in accordance with Section 606. 75 608. DAMAGE TO FACILITIES OR INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS A. When a discharge of wastes causes an obstruction, interference, damage, or any other impairment to the District's facilities or to the operation of those facilities, the District may assess the costs against the discharger for the work required to clean or repair the facility together with expenses incurred to resume normal operations, and shall be grounds for permit revocation. A service charge of twenty-five percent (25%) of District's costs shall be added to the costs and charges to reimburse the District for miscellaneous overhead, including administrative personnel and record keeping. The total amount shall be payable within forty-five (45) days of invoicing by the District. B. If it can be shown that the discharge is the cause of the District violating its discharge requirements established by any Regulatory Agency or incurring additional expenses or suffering losses or damage to the facilities, then that discharger shall be. responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the District, including regulatory fines, penalties, and assessments made by other agencies or a court. 609. INDUSTRIAL WASTE PASS THROUGH If an industrial waste discharge results in a pass through event affecting the District or its facilities, all costs associated with the event, including treatment costs, regulatory fines, penalties, assessments, and other indirect costs shall be levied against the discharger. Furthermore, the discharger shall submit to the District plans to prevent future recurrences to the satisfaction of the District. A second occurrence shall be grounds for permit revocation. 610. BATCH DUMPS When the District determines that a user has discharged concentrated pollutants to the sewerage system in a manner . or method that is not approved by the District, non-compliance fees shall be assessed as set forth in Article 6, Schedule C in Tables II and III. In addition, the user may be subject to permit suspension or permit revocation in accordance with Sections 605 and 606 as well as additional legal enforcement remedies available to the District. 76 611. PUBLISHED NOTICES In accordance with the requirements of Federal Law, the District shall annually cause to be published the names of all industrial users in significant non-compliance. Upon a minimum of a thirty (30)-day notification to the permittee, said publication shall be in the newspaper of the largest daily circulation published in the District's service area. 612. PUBLIC NUISANCE - Discharge of wastewater in any manner in violation of this Ordinance or of any order issued by the General Manager, as authorized by this Ordinance, is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the General Manager. Any person creating a public nuisance is guilty of a misdemeanor. 613 . TERMINATION OF SERVICE The District, by order of the General Manager, may physically terminate sewerage service to any property as a term of any order of suspension or revocation of a permit. All costs for physical termination shall be paid by the permittee as well as all costs for reinstating service. 614. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION The District may, by order of the General Manager, suspend sewerage service or wastehauler discharge service when such suspension is necessary, in order to stop an actual or impending discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health and welfare of persons, or to the environment, or may cause interference to the District's sewerage facilities, or may cause the District to violate any State or Federal Law or Regulation. An Emergency Suspension order is final and not appealable. 615. INJUNCTION whenever a discharger of wastewater is in violation of or may potentially violate the provisions of this Ordinance, the discharger's permit conditions, or any Federal Pretreatment Standards or Requirements for dischargers, as 77 set forth in 40 CFR Section 403.8 et seq. , or fails to submit required reports or refuses to allow the Districts entry to inspect the premises, the District may petition the Superior Court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate to restrain the continued violation or to prevent violations by the discharger. 616. CIVIL PENALTIES A. Authority All users of the District's system and facilities are subject to enforcement actions administratively or judicially by the District, U.S. EPA, State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board, or the County of Orange District Attorney. Said actions may be taken pursuant to the authority and provisions of several laws, including but. not limited to: (1) Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. Section 1251 at seg. ) , (2) California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (California Water Code Section 13000 at seq. ) ; (3) California Hazardous Waste Control Law (California Health & Safety Code Sections 25100 to 25250) ; and (4) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.A Section 6901 et seq. ) . B. Recovery of Fines or Penalties In the event District is subject to the payment of fines or penalties pursuant to the legal authority and actions of other regulatory or enforcement agencies based on a violation of law or regulation or its permits, and said violation can be established by District, as caused by the discharge of any user of the District's system which is in violation of any provision of the District's Ordinance or the user's permit, District shall be entitled to recover from the user all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, the full amount of said fines or penalties to which it has been subjected. C. Ordinance Pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Sections 54739 - 54740, any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance; any permit condition, prohibition or effluent limitation; or any suspension or revocation order shall be liable civilly for a penalty not to exceed $6, 000.00 for each day in which 73 such violation occurs. The General Counsel of the District, upon order of the General Manager, shall • petition the Superior Court to impose, assess, and recover such penalties. 617. CRIMINAL PENALTIES Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor, which upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Each violation may constitute a new and separate violation and shall be subject to the penalties contained herein. 618. APPEALS TO GENERAL MANAGER A. General Any user, permit applicant or permittee affected by any decision, action or determination made by the Division Head may file with the General Manager a written request for an appeal hearing. The request must be made within fifteen (15) days of mailing of the staff's original decision. The request for hearing shall set forth in detail all facts supporting the appellant' s request. H. Notice The General Manager shall, within fifteen (15) days of receiving the request for appeal, and pursuant to Section 107, designate a Department Head or other person to hear the appeal and provide written notice to the user of the hearing date, time and place. The hearing date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the mailing of such notice by certified mail to the appellant unless a later date is agreed to by the appellant. If the hearing is not held within said . time due to actions or inactions of the appellant, then the staff decision shall be deemed final. C. Hearing At the hearing, the appellant shall have the opportunity to present information supporting its position concerning the staff's original decision, action or determination. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the General Manager and approved by the District's General Counsel. 79 D. written Determination After the conclusion of the hearing, the Department Head shall submit a written report to the General Manager setting forth a brief statement of facts found to be true, a determination of the issues presented, conclusions, and a recommendation whether to uphold, modify or reverse the staff's original decision, action or determination. Upon receipt of the written report, the General Manager shall make his determination and shall issue his decision and order within thirty (30) calendar days of the hearing by his designee. The written decision and order of the General Manager shall be sent by certified mail to the appellant or its legal counsel/representative at the appellant's business address. The order of the General Manager shall be final in all respects fifteen (15) days after it is mailed to the appellant unless a request for hearing is filed with the Executive Committee pursuant to Section 619. 619. APPEALS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A. General If the General Manager's order is adverse to the user, permit applicant, or permittee, it may, prior to the date that the General Manager's order becomes final, file a written request for hearing to the Executive Committee of the Joint Boards of Directors accompanied by .an appeal fee in an amount established by a separate resolution of the District's Board of Directors. The request for hearing shall set forth in detail all the issues in dispute for which the appellant seeks determination and all facts supporting appellant's request. No later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request for hearing, the Executive Committee shall either set the matter for a hearing, or deny the request for a hearing: The Executive Committee shall grant all requests for a hearing on appeals concerning permit suspension or revocation. Whether to grant or deny the request for a hearing on appeals of other final decisions of the General Manager shall be the sole discretion of the Executive Committee. 80 The appeal fee shall be refunded if the Executive Committee denies a hearing or reverses or modifies the order of the General Manager. The fee is not refunded if the Executive Committee denies the appeal. A hearing shall be held by the Executive Committee within sixty-five (65) days from the date of determination granting a hearing, unless a later date is agreed to by the permittee and the Executive Committee. If the matter is not heard within the required time, due to actions or inactions of the appellant, the General Manager's order shall be deemed final. B. Notice The Board Secretary shall, within fifteen (15) days of the Executive Committee's determination, provide written notice to the appellant by certified mail of the hearing date, time, and place, or the denial. If a hearing is denied, the General Manager's decision shall be final fifteen (15) days after the date such notice is mailed. C. Hearin Except as provided hereafter in Section 619. 1, all matters of appeal by a permittee under this Section shall be referred to the Executive Committee. A member of the. Executive Committee may designate another member or alternate member of the Governing Board of the same District that the Executive Committee member represents to serve in the member' s place for purposes of hearing and deciding an appeal pursuant to this Section. The term Executive Committee shall thereafter mean the Executive Committee as modified. At the hearing, the appellant shall have the opportunity to present written or oral evidence supporting its position concerning the original decision, action or determination, in accordance with adopted Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Directors.. D. Written Determination After the hearing, the Executive Committee shall make a determination whether to uphold, modify, or reverse the staff's original decision, action, or determination as ordered by the General Manager. 81 The decision of the Executive Committee shall be set forth in writing within sixty-five (65) days after the close of the hearing and shall contain a finding of the facts found to be true, the determination of issues presented, and the conclusions. The written decision and order of the Executive Committee shall be sent by certified mail to the appellant or its legal counsel/representative at the appellant's business address. The order of the Executive Committee shall be final upon its adoption. in the event the Executive Committee fails to reverse or modify the General Manager's order, it shall be deemed affirmed. 619. 1 Appeal of Charges and Fees Any user, permit applicant, or permittee affected by any decision, action, or determination by the District staff, relating to fiscal issues of the District in which the user, applicant, or permittee is located, including but not limited to the imposition and collection of fees, such as connection charges, sewer use charges, special purpose discharge use charges and wastehauler fees, but excluding non-compliance fees set forth in Article 6 (which may be filed pursuant to Section 619.A. ) , may file an appeal which shall be heard by the Board of Directors of the District in which the appellant's property is located. All appeals under this Section 619.1 shall be conducted by the Board of Directors in the same manner and under the same rules as appeals to the Executive Committee set forth in Section 619 A through D, inclusive, above. 620. PAYMENT OF CHARGES A. Except as otherwise provided, all fees, charges and penalties established by this Ordinance are due and payable upon receipt of notice thereof. All such amounts are delinquent if unpaid forty-five (45) days after date of invoice. B. Any charge that becomes delinquent shall have added to it a penalty in accordance with the following: 1. Forty-six (46) days after date of invoice, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the base invoice amount, not to exceed a maximum of $1, 000.00. 2. Ninety (90) days after date of invoice, a total penalty of ten percent (10%) of the base invoice amount, not to exceed a maximum of $4,000.00. 82 C. Any invoice outstanding and unpaid after ninety (90) days shall be cause for immediate initiation of permit revocation proceedings or immediate suspension of the permit. D. Penalties charged under this Section shall not accrue to those invoices successfully appealed, provided the District receives written notification of said appeal prior to the payment due date. E. Payment of disputed charges is still required by the due date during District review of any appeal submitted by permittees. 621. COLLECTION Collection of delinquent accounts shall be in accordance with the District's policy resolution establishing procedures for collection of delinquent obligations owed to the District, as amended from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any such action for collection may include an application for an injunction to prevent repeated and recurring violations of this Ordinance. 622. RECOVERY OF COSTS INCURRED BY DISTRICT In the event permittee fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the District's Ordinance, a probationary order, a permit suspension or revocation, an ECSA or a permit issued hereunder, the District shall be entitled. to reasonable attorney's fees and costs which may be incurred in order to enforce any of said terms and conditions, with or without filing proceedings in court. 623. FINANCIAL SECURITY/AMENDMENTS TO PERMIT A. Compliance Deposit Permittees that have been subject to enforcement and/or collection proceedings may be required to deposit with the District an amount determined by the General Manager as necessary to guarantee payment to District of all charges, fees, penalties, costs and ' expenses that may be incurred in the future, before permission is granted for further discharge to the sewer. 83 B. Delinquent Accounts The District may require an amendment to the permit of any permittee who fails to make payment in full of all fees and charges assessed by the District, including reconciliation amounts, delinquency penalties, and other costs or fees incurred by Permittee. C. Bankruptcy Every Permittee filing any legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the United States Bankruptcy Court, for purposes of discharging its financial debts or obligations or seeking court-ordered, protection from its creditors, shall, within ten (10) days of filing such action, apply for and obtain the issuance of an amendment to the permit by the District. D. Permit Amendments The District shall review and examine Permittee's account to determine whether previously incurred fees and charges have been paid in accordance with time requirements prescribed by this Ordinance. District may. thereafter issue an amendment to the User's permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 and Section 623 (E) of this Ordinance. E. Security An amendment to a waste discharge permit issued pursuant to Sections 623 (B) , (C) , and (D) , may be conditioned upon the Permittee depositing financial security in an amount equal to the average total fees and charges for two (2) calendar quarters during the preceding year. Said deposit shall be used to guarantee payment of all fees and charges incurred for future services and facilities furnished by District and shall not be used by the District to recover outstanding fees and charges incurred prior to the Permittee filing and receiving protection from creditors in the United States Bankruptcy Court. F. Return of Security In the event the Permittee makes payment in full within the time prescribed by this Ordinance of all fees and charges incurred over a period of two (2) years following the issuance of an amendment to the permit pursuant to Sections 623 (B) , (C) , and . (D) , the 84 District .shall either return the security deposit posted by the Permittee or credit their account. 624. JUDICIAL REVIEW A. Purpose and Effect Pursuant to Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, the District hereby enacts this part to limit to ninety (90) days following final decisions in adjudicatory administrative hearings the time within which an action can be brought to review such decisions by means of administrative mandamus. B. Definitions As used in this Section, the following terms and words shall have the following meanings: 1. Decision shall mean and include adjudicatory administrative decisions that are made after hearing, or after revoking, suspending, or denying an application for a permit or a license; 2 . Complete Record shall mean and include the transcript of the proceedings, all pleadings, all notices and orders, any proposed decision by the General Manager, the final decision, all admitted exhibits, all rejected exhibits in the possession of the District or its offices or agents, all written evidence, and any other papers in the case; 3 . Party shall mean a person whose permit has been denied, suspended, or revoked. C. Time Limit for Judicial Review Judicial review of any decision of the District or its officer or agent may be made pursuant to Section 1094 .5 of the Code of Civil Procedure only if -the petition for writ of mandate is filed not later than the ninetieth (90th) day following the date on which the decision becomes final. If there is no provision for reconsideration in the procedures governing the proceedings, the decision is final on the date it is made. If there is provision ,for reconsideration, the decision is final upon the expiration of the period during which such reconsideration can be sought; . provided that if reconsideration is sought pursuant to such provision the decision is final for the purposes a5 of this Section on the date that reconsideration is rejected. D. Preparation of the Record - The complete record of the proceedings shall be prepared by the District officer or agent who made the decision and shall be delivered to the petitioner - within ninety (90) days after he has filed written request therefor. The District may recover from the petitioner its actual costs for transcribing or otherwise preparing the record. E. Extension If the petitioner files a request for the record within ten (10) days after the date the decision becomes final, the time within which a petition, pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, may be filed shall be extended to not later than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date on which the record is either personally delivered or mailed to the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney of record, if appropriate. F. Notice In making a final decision, the District shall provide notice to the party that the time within which judicial review must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 86 ARTICLE 7 CONNECTION PERMITS/CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES 701. INTRODUCTION - ALL DISTRICTS A. Connection permits may be required of dwelling units, buildings and developments connecting directly or indirectly to District's sewerage facilities. Included are the connections of laterals to local municipal sewerage facilities and the connection of local municipal sewerage facilities and laterals to District's facilities. B. No permit shall be valid unless the real property to be served by use of the permit is included within the boundaries of the District and within the boundaries of a local sewering agency authorized to maintain public sewering facilities. However, . a permit may be issued for property to be served outside the boundaries of a local sewering agency if a local sewering agency makes application for the issuance of such permit. C. Except as may be provided by an individual District, there will be no capital facilities connection charges assessed to local government agencies for connecting directly or indirectly to District's sewerage facilities; however, a connection permit must be obtained. D. Payment of capital facilities connection charges for connection to District's sewerage facilities shall be required at the time of issuance of the building permit for all construction within the District, excepting in the case of a building legally exempt from the requirement of obtaining a building permit. The payment of the sewer capital facilities connection charge for such buildings will be required at the time of and prior to the issuing of a plumbing connection permit for any construction within the territorial limits of the District. E. A schedule of charges specified herein will be on file in the office of the Secretary of the District and in the Building Department of each City within the District. 87 702. DISTRICT NO. 1 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Reauired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. E. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling unit, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 - per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1, 500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or 88 destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shall be the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of family dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than family dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for each dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than family dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. 89 702. DISTRICT NO. 2 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Required No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling building, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1,500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shall be the 90 equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for each dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than family dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. 91 702. DISTRICT NO. 3 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Recuired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) capital facilities connection charge for new construction dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling unit, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1,500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be - calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or 92 destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shall be the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for each dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than family dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. 93 702 DISTRICT NO. 5 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Reguired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charges for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charges shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling unit, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling units: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charges shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1, 500. (4) Capital facilities connection charges for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or destruction of the former building, a credit against 94 such charge shall be allowed, calculated on the basis of the current capital facilities connection charge applicable for the new construction of the building demolished or destroyed. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charge. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above for each dwelling unit added or created or each 1,000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided that new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. (6) Payment of capital facilities connection charges shall be required at the time of issuance of the building permit for all construction within the District, excepting in the case of a building legally exempt from the requirement of obtaining a building permit in the City of Newport Beach. The payment of the' capital facilities connection charge for such exempt buildings will be required at the time of, or prior to, the issuance of a plumbing connection permit for any - construction within the District. 95 702. DISTRICT NO. 6 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Recuired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling building, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1,500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as'provided in paragraphs (A) and(C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or destruction of the former building, a credit against 96 such charge shall be allowed and shall be the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of family dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than family dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than family dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. 97 702 DISTRICT NO. 7 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Required No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling building, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1, 500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs(A) and (C) above. If such replacement 98 construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shall be the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for each dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. (6) Trunk capital facilities connection charge, residential uses: Family dwelling unit: $6 per front foot for the real property fronting on and connecting to a trunk sewer, provided that no such charge shall be less than $400, plus the applicable regular capital facilities connection charge for dwelling units hereinabove specified. (7) Trunk capital facilities connection charge, commercial or industrial establishments: $10 per front foot for the real property fronting on and connecting to a trunk sewer, provided that no such front foot charge shall be less than $500. 00 plus the applicable regular capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures other than dwelling buildings hereinabove specified. (8) Capital facilities connection charge, off-site sewers not a part of Master Plan relative to reimbursement agreements: The charges for connections to off-site sewers which are not included as part of the District Master Plan and for which a Non-Master Plan Reimbursement Agreement has been entered into between the District 99 and the property owner shall be in the amount provided for in said Agreement. The amount set forth in said Agreement shall be the amount due whether' the original Agreement is still in force, has been extended, or has expired. These capital facilities connection charges shall be in addition to any other charges hereinabove established for the property connecting to said facilities. (9) Assessment District capital facilities connection charge: The regular capital facilities connection charges provided in the preceding subsections of this section, plus a sum of money equal to the assessment charge without interest, or Treasurer's charge which would have been made against the real property on which said improvements are located had said real property been assessed within the Assessment District which constructed or acquired the Assessment District sewer to which connection is made. 100 702. DISTRICT NO. 11 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Recuired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charce Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling building, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotels and motels and public buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1, 000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1, 500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or 101 destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shall be the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. in no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations of existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of family dwelling buildings or the area of buildings to be used for other than family dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 for each dwelling unit added or created, and, in the case of new construction other than family dwelling buildings, it shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. 102 702 DISTRICT NO. 13 CAPITAL FACILITIES CONNECTION CHARGES A. District Connection Permit Recuired No application for a permit for a connection to a District sewerage facility or to any sewerage facility which discharges into a District sewerage facility shall be considered until a District capital facilities connection charge is paid by the applicant. No connection permit shall be issued unless there is an established use of the property to be served or a valid building permit issued which establishes the use of said property. B. District Connection Charge Amounts (1) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction, dwelling buildings: For each new dwelling unit constructed, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1,500 per dwelling unit. (2) Capital facilities connection charge for existing dwelling buildings: For the connection of each existing dwelling. unit, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $1, 500 per dwelling unit. (3) Capital facilities connection charge for new construction and existing structures, other than dwelling buildings: For all other new construction, including but not limited to, commercial and industrial buildings, hotel and motels and buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be $300 per 1,000 square feet of floor area contained within such construction, provided that the minimum capital facilities connection charge for such new construction shall be $1, 500. (4) Capital facilities connection charge for replacement buildings: For new construction replacing former buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in Paragraphs (A) and (C) above. If such replacement construction 103 is commenced within two (2) years after demolition or destruction of the former building, a credit against such charge shall be allowed and shallbe the equivalent capital facilities connection charge for the building being demolished or destroyed, calculated on the basis of current charges for new construction. In no case shall such credit exceed the capital facilities connection charges. (5) Capital facilities connection charges for additions or alterations to existing buildings: In the case of structures where further new construction or alteration is made to increase the occupancy of dwelling buildings, the capital facilities connection charge shall be calculated on the same basis as provided in Paragraphs (A) and (C) above for each dwelling unit added or created, or each 1, 000 square feet of additional floor area contained within such new construction, provided such new- construction shall contain additional plumbing fixture units. (6) Capital facilities connection charges will be assessed to local government agencies for connecting directly or indirectly to the Districts' sewerage facilities. 703. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL SANITARY SEWER USE CHARGE Every parcel of real property located within the District which is improved with structures designed for residential, commercial, or industrial use, and connected to the District's system, may be subject to an annual supplemental sanitary sewer use charge in an amount adopted by the Board of Directors by separate Ordinance. 704 . EXCEPTIONS Except as expressly provided in Sections 308 and 705 hereof, relating to .exemptions from the payment of charges, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all properties within the District, including those properties otherwise deemed exempt from payment of taxes or assessments by provisions of the State Constitution or statute, including properties owned by other public agencies or tax exempt organizations. 104 705. EXEMPTIONS AND APPEALS In recognition that certain legal parcels of real property exist within the District which are not connected to the District system, it is the intent of the District that said parcels be exempt totally or in part from the payment of charges as prescribed herein. Any property owner may appeal the assessment of the charges and submit a claim for rebate to the District on the forms prescribed and provided by the District, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the annual bill is mailed. All applications for rebate of the annual sewer service charge will be determined by the General Manager of the District, who may grant a partial or full rebate or adjustment of the charge based on receiving satisfactory proof than an inequity exists between the amount charged and the amount of wastewater discharged to the District's systems. Such inequities may include, but are not limited to the following instances: A. The use of parcel differs from the use indicated by the charge; B. No service connection to the District's system exists for the parcel charged; C. The principal water use is agricultural; D. Any other use wherein the amount of wastewater discharged to the District's system is significantly less on a regular basis than the amount that would normally be expected to be discharged by the class of property in question. 706. CREDIT FOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITTEES A credit shall be allowed to all dischargers permitted pursuant to Article 3 of this Ordinance in an amount equal to the annual supplemental sanitary sewer service charge. Said credit shall be made in the same manner as credit is allowed for ad valorem taxes pursuant to Section 302 . 6, 303.6, and 304.6 (B) (4) above. 105 ARTICLE 8 SEVERABILITY 801. SEVERABILITY If any provision of these regulations or the application to any or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the regulations or the application of such provision to other persons or other circumstances shall not be affected. 106 ARTICLE 9 (RESERVED) 901. 107 Section II: The Secretary of the Board shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District as required by law. Said Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption by the Board of Directors. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California, at a regular meeting held August 9, 1989. / Chairman o£z Bo£ Dir ctors County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California ATTEST: Secretary of the Board of Directors County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California 108 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ) SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I, RITA J. BROWN, Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 722 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 9th day of August, 1989, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Don E. Smith, Chairman, John C. Cox, Jr. , Richard B. Edgar, Dan Griset, Don R. Roth, Sally Anne Sheridan and James A. Wahner NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this gth day of August, 1989. Rita J. brown Secretary of the Board of Directors County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California