SEWER USAGE

CCWA Sewer Use Ordinance


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SECTION 98-1 [GENERAL PROVISIONS]
(A) Purpose and Policy
(B) Administration
(C) Abbreviations
(D) Definitions


SECTION 98-2 [SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE]
(A) Responsibility
(B) Contracting
(C) Private Wastewater Disposal


SECTION 98-3 [SEWER SERVICE CHARGES]
(A) Service Charge Determination
(B) Other Water Sources
(C) Wastewater Not Discharged to POTW
(D) Termination of Service


SECTION 98-4 [INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURCHARGE]
(A) Surcharge Determination
(B) Annual Review and Billing
(C) Flow Measurement
(D) Sampling Frequency and Methodology
(E) Disputes


SECTION 98-5 [BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS]
(A) Connections
(B) Building Sewer Permits
(C) Applicable Codes


SECTION 98-6 [GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS]
(A) Prohibited Discharge Standards
(B) National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
(C) State Pretreatment Standards
(D) Local Limits
(E) Right of Revision
(F) Dilution


SECTION 98-7 [PRETREATMENT OF WASTEWATER]
(A) Pretreatment Facilities
(B) Additional Pretreatment Measures
(C) Accidental Discharge/Slug Control Plans
(D) Hauled Wastewater
(E) Groundwater Remediation Sites
(F) Food Service Facility Grease Management Program
(G) Oil, Grease, and Grit Interceptors
(H) Garbage Grinders
(I) Best Management Practices Plans
(J) Pollution Prevention Plans
(K) Medical Wastes


SECTION 98-8 [WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION]
(A) Wastewater Analysis
(B) Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirement
(C) Wastewater Discharge Permitting: Existing Connections
(D) Wastewater Discharge Permitting: New Connections
(E) Wastewater Discharge Permit Application Contents
(F) Application Signatories and Certification
(G) Wastewater Discharge Permit Decisions


SECTION 98-9 [WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS]
(A) Wastewater Discharge Permit Duration
(B) Wastewater Discharge Permit Contents
(C) Wastewater Discharge Permit Appeals
(D) Wastewater Discharge Permit Modification
(E) Wastewater Discharge Permit Transfer
(F) Wastewater Discharge Permit Revocation
(G) Wastewater Discharge Permit Reissuance
(H) Regulation of Waste Received from Other Jurisdictions


SECTION 98-10 [REPORTING REQUIREMENTS]
(A) Baseline Monitoring Reports
(B) Compliance Schedule Progress Reports
(C) Reports on Compliance with Categorical Pretreatment Standard Deadline
(D) Periodic Compliance Reports
(E) Reports of Changed Conditions
(F) Reports of Potential Problems
(G) Reports from Unpermitted Users
(H) Notice of Violation/Repeat Sampling and Reporting
(I) Notification of the Discharge of Hazardous Waste
(J) Timing
(K) Confidential Information
(L) Electronic Reporting


SECTION 98-11 [COMPLIANCE MONITORING]
(A) Analytical Requirements
(B) Sample Collection
(C) Right of Entry: Inspection and Sampling
(D) Search Warrants
(E) Record Keeping


SECTION 98-12 [PUBLICATION OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE]


SECTION 98-13 [ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES]

(A) Administrative Enforcement Remedies

  1. Notification of Violation
  2. Increased Self-Monitoring
  3. Consent Orders
  4. Show Cause Hearing
  5. Compliance Orders
  6. Cease and Desist Orders
  7. Administrative Fines
  8. Emergency Suspensions
  9. Termination of Discharge
  10. Water Supply Severance

(B) Judicial Enforcement Remedies

  1. Injunctive Relief
  2. Civil Penalties
  3. Criminal Prosecution
  4. Remedies Nonexclusive

SECTION 98-14 [AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS]
(A) Upset
(B) Prohibited Discharge Standards
(C) Bypass


SECTION 98-15 [MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS]
(A) Pretreatment Charges and Fees
(B) Hardship Variances
(C) Severability
(C) Recovery of Costs Incurred


SECTION 98-16 [EFFECTIVE DATE]