15.44.010 Purpose.
Chapters 15.44 through 15.76 set forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contribution into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the city of Petaluma. These Chapters 15.44 through 15.76 provide for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) through the issuance of permits to certain nondomestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for nondomestic users, authorize monitoring and enforcement activities, require user reporting, and provide for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
These Chapters 15.44 through 15.76 shall be generally referred to as the city’s "sewer use and source control ordinance." All references to this "part" within these chapters shall refer to the entirety of Chapters 15.44 through 15.76 and any revisions which may occur thereto.
The purpose of these chapters is to:
A. Provide for and regulate the disposal of sanitary sewage and industrial waste into the city sanitary sewer system in such manner and to such extent as is reasonably necessary to maintain and increase the ability of such system to handle and dispose of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes in full and consistent compliance with all current and future NPDES permit conditions.
B. Improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim treated effluent and wastewater sludge.
C. Protect the physical structures of the said sewer system and the efficient functioning of its component parts.
D. Protect the city and its personnel, and preserve and protect the health, safety and comfort of the public.
E. Prevent the potential of process upsets at the POTW and disruptions or adverse impacts to the collection and treatment of sewage.
F. Comply with all applicable and compatible laws, rules, regulations and orders of the state of California and the United States.
G. Assess fines to:
1. Deter potential violators.
2. Provide fair and equitable treatment of the regulated community.
3. Facilitate swift resolution of environmental problems.
4. Deter future noncompliance by providing an incentive for users to remain in compliance.
5. Remove the economic benefit a user gains over others by not complying.
These chapters shall apply to the city of Petaluma and to persons outside the city of Petaluma who are, by agreement, users of the POTW. (Ord. 2282 NCS §3 (part), 2007.)