Chapter 13.50 SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

A. Adoption. Subject to the changes and amendments set forth in this chapter, the Los Angeles County Code, Divisions 2 and 3 of Title 20, as amended through and including August 1, 2007, is hereby adopted by reference as the sanitary sewer and industrial waste code for the city of Covina (hereafter referred to as the “sanitary sewer and industrial waste code”). Copies of the sanitary sewer and industrial waste code are on file in the office of the city clerk and are open to public inspection.

B. Definitions. Wherever said sanitary sewer code uses the following words or phrases, they, respectively, shall mean:

1. “Board” or “Board of Supervisors,” the city council of the City of Covina;

2. “Chief Engineer” or “County Engineer,” the city engineer of the city of Covina;

3. “County” or “County of Los Angeles,” the city of Covina;

4. “County health officer,” the health officer of the city of Covina;

5. “Director” or “Director of Public Works,” the director of public works of the city of Covina;

6. “Unincorporated area of the county of Los Angeles,” the city of Covina;

7. “Plumbing Code” or “Title 28,” the plumbing code of the city of Covina;

8. “Zoning Code” or “Title 22,” the zoning code of the city of Covina; and

9. “Building Code” or “Title 26,” the building code of the city of Covina. (Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.020 Deletions.

The sanitary sewer and industrial waste code adopted by this chapter is amended by deleting Los Angeles County Code Sections 20.32.200, 20.36.365, 20.40.045, 20.40.046, 20.40.047, 20.40.050, 20.40.060, 20.40.070, 20.40.080, 20.40.081 and Chapter 20.44 in their entirety. (Ord. 10-1982 § 1, 2010; Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.030 Amendments.

The sanitary sewer code adopted by this chapter is amended and changed as set forth in CMC 13.50.035 through 13.50.270. (Ord. 10-1982 § 2, 2010; Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.035 Chapter 20.20 amended – Definitions.

Chapter 20.20 of the Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Code of the county of Los Angeles is hereby amended by adding the following sections to “Definitions”:

20.20.017 Best management practices (BMPs). ‘Best management practices (BMPs)’ means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce pollutants in discharges, to implement the prohibitions listed in National Pretreatment Standards pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b), and prevent the discharge of substance that may contribute to sanitary sewer overflows. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.

20.20.025 Categorical industrial user (CIU). ‘Categorical industrial user (CIU)’ means an industrial user that is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.

20.20.055 Code of federal regulations (CFR). ‘Code of federal regulations (CFR)’ means the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States.

20.20.118 Fats, Oils and Greases (FOG). ‘Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOG)’ means non-petroleum organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical procedures established in the United States Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time to time. All are sometimes referred to herein as ‘grease’ or ‘greases’.

20.20.119 FOG disposal system. ‘FOG disposal system’ means a grease interceptor that reduces fats, oils, and grease (FOG) in effluent by separation, and mass and volume reduction.

20.20.121 Food service establishment. ‘Food service establishment’ means a facility engaged in preparing food for consumption by the public such as a restaurant, bakery, commercial kitchen, caterer, hotel, school, religious institution, hospital, prison, correctional facility, or care institution.

20.20.122 Gravity grease interceptor. ‘Gravity grease interceptor’ means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge and is identified by volume, 30-minute retention time, baffle(s), a minimum of two compartments, a minimum total volume of 750 gallons, and gravity separation.

20.20.123 Grease interceptor. ‘Grease interceptor’ means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge.

20.20.124 Grease removal device (GRD). ‘Grease removal device (GRD)’ means any hydromechanical grease interceptor that automatically, mechanically removes FOG from the interceptor, the control of which are either automatic or manually initiated.

20.20.126 Grease trap. ‘Grease trap’ means a multi-baffle, single compartment, 10 to 50 gallon capacity device, serving one (1) to a maximum of four (4) fixtures designed for the removal of FOG from food service establishment discharges and installed prior to the effective date of this ordinance.

20.20.131 Hydromechanical grease interceptor. ‘Hydromechanical grease interceptor’ means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept FOG from a wastewater discharge and is identified by flow rate, separation and retention efficiency. The design incorporates air entrainment, hydromechanical separation, interior baffling, and/or barriers in combination or separately, and one of the following:

A. External flow control with air intake (vent); directly connected.

B. External flow control without air intake (vent); directly connected.

C. Without external flow control; directly connected.

D. Without external flow control; indirectly connected.

20.20.133 Illicit discharge. ‘Illicit discharge’ means any discharge to the sanitary sewer system that is prohibited under local, state, or federal statutes, ordinances, codes, or regulations. Illicit discharges include all non-domestic sewage discharges not permitted under the provisions of this division and discharges through connections to the sanitary sewer system, either directly or through satellite collection systems, not authorized pursuant to Chapter 20.32 of this division.

20.20.195 Interference. ‘Interference’ means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources:

A. Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and

B. Is therefore a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW’s NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) [including Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and including the state regulations contained in any sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA], the Clean Air Act, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.

C. Inhibits operation, disrupts or causes a condition within the sanitary sewer system that may cause excessive maintenance or a sanitary sewer overflow.

20.20.221 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). ‘North American Industry Classification System’ means a classification of business establishments developed and updated periodically by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.

20.20.305 Sanitary sewer overflows (SSO). ‘Sanitary sewer overflows (SSO)’ means any overflow, spill, release, discharge or diversion of untreated or partially treated wastewater from a sanitary sewer system. SSO include:

A. Overflows or releases of untreated or partially treated wastewater that reach waters of the United States.

B. Overflows or releases of untreated or partially treated wastewater that do not reach waters of the United States.

C. Wastewater backups into buildings and onto private properties that are caused by blockages or flow conditions within the publicly owned portions of a sanitary sewer system.

20.20.362 Significant industrial user (SIU). ‘Significant industrial user (SIU)’ means that except where the control authority of a POTW has found an industrial user to be exempt pursuant to 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2) and (v)(3):

A. All industrial users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under 40 CFR 403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N; and

B. Any other industrial user that discharges an average of 25,000 gallons or more of process wastewater to a POTW (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewater); contributes a process wastestream which makes up 5 percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or is designated as such by the POTW control authority on the basis that the industrial user has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.

20.20.363 Slug discharge. ‘Slug discharge’ means any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate the POTW’s regulations, local limits or permit conditions. Discharge of any prohibited material in any concentration shall be considered a slug discharge.

20.20.367 State Board. ‘State Board’ means the State Water Resources Control Board.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 3, 2010).

13.50.040 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.080 amended – Maintenance of sewers and laterals.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.080 is amended as follows:

All house laterals, industrial connection sewers, septic tank outlet connections to STEP system, and appurtenances thereto shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by this chapter for the operation thereof shall be maintained in good working order. For septic tanks connected to a STEP system, the limits of responsibility are: a) the septic tank and its outlet pipe up to the point of connection to the STEP pumping unit wet well shall be maintained by the owner of the property served; b) the STEP pumping unit, wet well, pumped discharge piping and mainlines shall be maintained by the public agency established for that purpose; and c) the costs of electrical power for the STEP pump shall be paid by the owner of the property served.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.044 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.165 added – Administrative fines.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.165 is hereby added to read as follows:

Violations of this division are subject to administrative fines pursuant to Chapter 1.25 of this code. The amount of an administrative fine shall not exceed $100.00 for the first violation, $200.00 for the second violation of the same provision of this division within one year after the first violation, and $500.00 for each additional violation of the same provision of this division within one year after the first violation.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 4, 2010).

13.50.048 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.200 amended – Notification of uncontrolled or slug discharges required.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.24.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:

A. In the event of an uncontrolled or slug discharge, the discharger or permittee shall immediately notify the director by telephone. The notification shall include location of the discharge, type of material, duration, concentration and volume, and corrective actions taken.

B. Within 5 calendar days after the uncontrolled or slug discharge, the discharger or permittee shall submit to the director a detailed, written report describing the cause of the discharge, corrective action taken and measures to be taken to prevent further occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the discharger or permittee of liability or fines incurred as a result of the uncontrolled or slug discharge.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 5, 2010).

13.50.050 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.080(F) amended – Excessive discharge of sewage – Conditional permit requirements.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.080(F) is amended as follows:

F. The provisions of this section do not apply to properties subject to an ordinance adopted by the city council which requires payment for such additional sewer capacity prior to the issuance of a building or sewer connection permit.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.060 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.120 amended – Sewer construction permit fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.120 is amended as follows:

Before granting any permit for the construction of main-line sewer, house lateral sewer, water pollution control plant, sewage pumping plant, and whenever a permit for any industrial waste treatment or disposal facility is required by the city engineer, the city engineer shall collect the fees established by resolution of the city council from the applicant to cover the cost of field inspection of the proposed construction, procuring or preparing record plans, automobile mileage, and all overhead and indirect costs.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.070 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.130(A) amended – Connection charges – Designated.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.130(A) is amended as follows:

A. No permit shall be issued for the direct connection of any lot to a public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to such lot, or to a trunk sewer in which capacity has been assigned by the owner thereof to the City of Covina until, in addition to any other fees required by this Division 2 and by the Plumbing Code set out at Title 28, there has been paid a connection charge in an amount as established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.080 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.150(D) amended – Area and connection charges in reimbursement districts.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.150(D) is amended as follows:

D. The reimbursement district connection charge shall be computed per front foot of the lot sought to be connected at a per foot rate as established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.090 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.210(C) amended – Manhole reconstruction inspection charges.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.210(C) is amended as follows:

C. The fee for the first and each subsequent manhole inspected shall be established by resolution of the city council. These fees shall cover the costs of field inspections, automobile mileage, and all overhead and indirect costs.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.100 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.230 amended – Plan checking fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.230 is amended as follows:

Any person required by Chapter 20.32 of this division to have plans checked and processed shall pay to the director of public works fees as established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.110 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.240 amended – Sewer easement processing fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.240 is amended as follows:

For each private contract requiring the processing of sewer easements or the vacation of sewer easements, the city engineer shall collect from the applicant a fee as established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.120 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.250 amended – Special studies – Preparation and checking fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.250 is amended as follows:

A. Before proceeding with the preparation of an area, reimbursement, or other special study, the city engineer shall collect from the person making the request for the work a fee as established by resolution of the city council.

B. If the cost of doing the work exceeds the fee originally collected a supplemental fee shall be collected to cover the additional cost as determined by the city engineer.

C. If the city engineer determines that a flow measurement of this existing system is required, there will be an additional minimum fee as established by resolution of the city council.

D. Studies prepared by others and submitted for checking by the city engineer shall be subject to fee requirements stated above.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.130 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.260 amended – Reimbursement processing fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.260 is amended as follows:

A. For each private contract requiring reimbursement under 20.28.050 the applicant shall pay, in addition to the plan checking fee, a fee as established by resolution of the city council for the preparation of reimbursement documents and maps.

B. If the cost of doing the work exceeds the fee originally collected a supplemental fee shall be collected to cover the additional cost as determined by the city engineer.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.140 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.280(B) amended – Charges for sewer maintenance.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.280(B) is amended as follows:

B. Such charge shall be established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.150 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.290 amended – Cesspool truck disposal fee.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.290 is amended as follows:

Operators of cesspool pump trucks desiring to discharge the contents of their tanks into facilities provided at the city public works yard, in conformance with Section 20.32.650, may do so upon payment of a disposal fee as established by resolution of the city council for each truck load.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.160 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.580 amended – Materials and construction – Conformity with standards.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.32.580 is amended as follows:

A. All material used in any work done under provisions of this Division 2 shall be new, first-class material and shall conform to, and the manner of construction shall meet all the requirements prescribed by this Division 2, by the most current edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, and by the most current edition of the Standard Plans for Public Works Construction.

B. If any conflict exists between these standards, the requirements contained within Division 2 shall have precedence for the design of the sewer system and the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction shall have precedence for any appurtenant activities and street work. If neither standard specifically or adequately addresses any particular situation or occurrence, the City Engineer shall determine the appropriate design and construction methodology to be used.

C. All such work shall be approved by the City Engineer before a certificate of final inspection will be issued.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.165 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.135 amended – Monitoring and sampling – Pre-notification – Procedures – Reporting.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.135 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Any permittee or discharger required by the director, by permit or otherwise, to engage in periodic, stand-alone, backup, follow-up, compliance or confirmation monitoring or sampling of a discharge shall notify the director by telephone, or other authorized means, at least 48 hours in advance of any monitoring or sampling to be done. Prior to the commencement of any sampling or monitoring, the director may request that the permittee furnish the director a split sample and all supporting data. Notification is not required for internal monitoring and sampling by a discharger for the purpose of process and pretreatment controls unless so requested by the director. However, such procedures, results and records shall be made available to the director upon request. Sample acquisition and monitoring shall be performed at a location of sampling point as designated in any permit or as specified by the director. The director may require the installation of a secured sampling facility to be designated as the sampling point. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR 136 and amendments thereto. Dischargers to a public sewer system subject to an approved pretreatment program administered by the director shall submit to the director, at minimum, all parameters required by 40 CFR 403.12 as may be amended unless otherwise directed. Each permittee, regardless of industrial waste disposal method, shall submit to the director, certified under penalty of perjury by the permittee, all required monitoring and sampling reports or other requested data within the times specified in the permit.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 6, 2010).

13.50.170 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.230 amended – Industrial waste disposal permit – Application fee – Schedule.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.230 is amended as follows:

The director shall collect a permit application fee, as established by resolution of the city council, for each application received. Such fee shall be separate and apart from any fee or deposit collected for industrial waste plan review or imposed under provisions of the Plumbing Code or other city ordinance or regulation, or by reason of any license, agreement or contract between the applicant and other public agency. Such application fee shall not be refundable even though the application be denied except as provided in Section 20.28.070.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.180 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.245 amended – Industrial waste plan review – Fee schedule.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.245 is amended as follows:

A. The director shall collect a plan review fee, as established by resolution of the city council, for each set of plans received for any single site or location. Such fee shall be separate and apart from any fee or deposit collected for any permit or inspection or imposed by any other city ordinance or regulation. Such plan review fee shall not be refundable even though the submittal be rejected or the project terminated except as provided in Section 20.28.070.

B. The director may impose a reinstatement fee of one-half the plan review fee if the applicant fails to correct any plans or submittal upon written notice of correction or request for additional information by the director after three attempts have been made to gain such correction.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.190 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.250 amended – Annual fee – Purpose, schedule and billing.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.250 is amended to read as follows:

A. All permitted facilities shall pay an annual fee as established by resolution of the city council. The annual fees are a part of the city’s industrial waste control program revenue and pay for the basic level of services which include but are not limited to the following: permitting, inspections, sampling, laboratory analytical services, monitoring facilities and self-monitoring programs, record maintenance, systems development and data management.

B. For each industrial waste disposal permit issued by the director, an annual fee as established by resolution of the city council and determined by Section 20.36.260, Table 1, shall be due and payable to the director annually, in advance, on a billing date to be determined by the director.

C. Immediately upon issuance of a new permit, the permittee shall be billed the above fee for the first annual billing period.

D. The annual fee shall be increased by an additional amount as established by resolution of the city council for each approved rainwater diversion system.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 7, 2010; Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.200 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.265 amended – Wastewater sampling and analysis fee.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.265 is amended to read as follows:

The director may charge the discharger a fee as established by resolution of the city council for each analytical determination performed by or on behalf of the director on wastewater samples taken from the discharger’s effluent.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 8, 2010; Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.210 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.270 amended – Miscellaneous services – Fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.270 is amended as follows:

Fees as established by resolution of the city council shall be paid for any necessary miscellaneous services before a review is made, approval is granted, inspection is made, operation is allowed or remedial action is implemented.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.220 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.280 amended – Annual inspection fee, wastewater sampling and analysis fee and miscellaneous service fee – Payment time – Penalties for delinquency.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.280 is amended as follows:

All inspection fees, wastewater sampling and analysis fees and applicable miscellaneous fees required by this chapter shall be due and payable on the billing date as established by this chapter or by the due date indicated on any invoices issued. Fees not paid within 30 calendar days from the billing date shall be considered delinquent. Delinquent fees shall be subject to a 10-percent penalty fee for each 30-day period beyond the billing date that the fee is due. Permits for which the inspection fee is delinquent for 90 calendar days or more are subject to suspension as provided in Section 20.36.160.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.230 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.295 amended – Annual review of fees.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.295 is amended as follows:

Beginning on July 1, 2009, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1st, the amount of each fee in this chapter shall be adjusted as follows: calculate the percentage movement between April of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim, Riverside areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest $1.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall decrease any fee, and further, no fee shall exceed the actual cost of providing the services for which the fee is collected.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.240 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.310 amended – Permit – Required when.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.310 is amended as follows:

A. A person shall obtain a permit from the director prior to discharge of industrial waste to a public sewer.

B. The director shall not grant such a permit unless he or she finds that sufficient capacity exists in the public sewer to allow for such industrial waste, as determined by the requirements of Section 20.32.080.

C. A separate permit shall be required for each connection discharging industrial wastes to the public sewer.

D. For the purposes of this section, discharges resulting from garbage grinders powered by motors less than one and one-half horsepower installed in food establishments in accordance with the provisions of the plumbing code and where such facilities are not required by other provisions of this division, are not considered to be industrial waste discharges.

E. A person shall obtain a permit from the director to maintain an existing but nonused industrial waste connection to the public sewer. The annual fee for such permit shall be the same as that for Inspection Class A. The connection shall be removed upon the expiration or revocation of such permit pursuant to the criteria established by Section 20.36.220.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 9, 2010; Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.243 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.320 amended – Permit – Application forms – Information required.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.320 is amended as follows:

A. The director shall provide printed application forms for the permit required by this Part 3, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. In conjunction therewith, the applicant may be required to furnish the following:

1. The name and address of the applicant;

2. The name and address of the discharger;

3. The address and location of the premises where the discharge will take place;

4. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and/or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) or the discharger for each operation generating wastewater;

5. Information with respect to constituents and characteristics of wastewater proposed to be discharged, including but not limited to those referred to in this Part 3. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR 136, as amended, and by laboratories certified by the state of California. In the absence of a state certification process, the director may certify a laboratory to perform necessary sampling and analysis;

6. Time and duration of the proposed discharge or discharges;

7. Average daily and five-minute peak wastewater flow rates;

8. Each byproduct waste of the discharges by type, amount and rate of production;

9. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, storm drains, connections and appurtenances by their size, location and elevation;

10. Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the applicant’s premises, including all pollutants which could be discharged;

11. Detailed plans showing pretreatment facilities, sampling facilities, uncontrolled discharge containment facilities, and operating procedures;

12. Identification of the nature and concentration of any pollutant located at the premises of the discharger (and/or applicant if different) if that pollutant is prohibited from discharge under this Part 3, or any proposed discharge which is regulated by an applicable local permit, plus a statement specifying whether the specific limitations set forth in said local limits are being met, and, if not, what operation and maintenance (O&M) or pretreatment is proposed by the discharger to cause compliance;

13. The shortest time scheduled by which the discharger shall provide the necessary additional pretreatment or O&M, if additional pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet the regulations in this Division 2. Any completion date in such a proposed schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established by the applicable regulations. The schedule shall provide for reporting increments in progress in the form of dates for commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment necessary for the discharger to meet the applicable regulation (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction);

14. Each product of the discharger by type, amount, and rate of production;

15. Type and amount of raw materials processed by the discharger (average and maximum per day);

16. Number of employees, hours of operation of plant, and hours of operation of the proposed pretreatment system;

17. Copies of any current NPDES permit, Air Quality Management District permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board permit, fire department business plan, public health department license and State Department of Public Health permit for subject premises;

18. The name, business address and motor vehicle driver’s license number of the authorized representative;

19. Any other information deemed by the director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application. The application shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the authorized representative of the discharger.

B. For the purpose of this section, the director may utilize joint permit application forms under agreements established with other public agencies as provided in Section 20.28.090.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 10, 2010.)

13.50.244 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.385 amended – FOG disposal systems – Installation required.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.385 is amended as follows:

Wastewater discharge originating at food service establishments from fixtures and equipment which may contain FOG, including but not limited to, scullery sinks, pot and pan sinks, soup kettles, automatic vent cleaning devices, and floor drains located in the areas where FOG-containing materials may exist, shall be drained into the sanitary waste system through a FOG disposal system approved by the director. Multiple FOG disposal systems may be required to satisfy the requirements of this section. The director may waive this requirement to specific fixtures upon determination that compliance may create a health hazard and/or impeded by a physical constraint that is impractical to overcome when retrofitting an existing facility.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 11, 2010.)

13.50.245 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.400 amended – Deposit of certain substances prohibited.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.400 is amended as follows:

No person shall place, throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown, discharged or deposited in any public sewer or main line sewer:

A. Any dead animal, offal or garbage, fish, fruit or vegetable waste, or other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any kind whatever of such nature as shall clog, obstruct or fill such sewer, or which shall interfere with or prevent the effective use or operation thereof;

B. Any water or sewage, or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals, fats, greases, oils, tars or other matters in solution or suspension, which may clog, obstruct or fill the same, or which may in any way damage or interfere with or prevent the effective use thereof, or which may necessitate or require frequent repair, cleaning out or flushing of such sewer to render the same operative;

C. Any discharge or effluent which may obstruct or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage, or which may introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which creates a fire or explosive hazard in the sewer or POTW, pollutants which will cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with a pH lower than specified in Section 20.36.420, pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW, or which may introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which may cause pass through or interference;

D. Stormwater runoff, unless authorized pursuant to Section 20.36.390.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 12, 2010.)

13.50.246 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.406 amended – Slug discharge control plan – When required.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.406 is amended as follows:

A slug discharge control plan shall be prepared, implemented and maintained by SIUs discharging to the sanitary sewer system unless determined to be unnecessary by the director. Such plan shall be submitted in conjunction with an application to discharge industrial waste to a public sewer or within one year of being designated a SIU, which ever comes first. SIUs shall immediately notify the director of any changes at its facility affecting potential for a slug discharge. At a minimum the plan shall contain the following elements:

A. Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges;

B. Description of stored chemicals;

C. Procedures for immediately notifying the director of slug discharges, including any discharges that would violate a prohibition under Section 20.36.400 with procedures for follow-up written notification within five days;

D. When appropriate, procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental spills, including maintenance and inspection of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 13, 2010.)

13.50.247 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.450 amended – Ground garbage – Condition.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.450 is amended as follows:

Garbage resulting from the preparation of food may be discharged into the public sewer (but not into a STEP sewer system unless as septic tank effluent) if ground to a fineness sufficient to pass through a three-eighths-inch screen. Ground garbage, dishwasher effluent or other ground food wastes shall not be discharged into any FOG disposal system. Excessive or unnecessarily large quantities of water shall not be used to flush ground garbage in the sewer.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 14, 2010.)

13.50.248 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.475 amended – Maintenance of existing, nonused facility for industrial waste deposit, discharge or storage.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.475 is amended as follows:

A person shall obtain a permit from the director to maintain an existing but nonused facility designed or formerly used for the deposit, discharge or storage of industrial waste. The annual fee for such permit shall be the same as that for Inspection Class A.

Exception: Such permit is not required when, to the satisfaction of the director, compliance with the permit cancellation criteria of Section 20.36.220 has been provided.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 15, 2010.)

13.50.249 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.595 amended – FOG disposal systems – Installation requirements.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.36.595 is amended as follows:

Each FOG disposal system shall be installed at a location shown on plans approved by the director and the health officer and in full compliance with the plumbing code. Such systems shall be located in an area that is at all times easily accessible for inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and removal of the recovered FOG in a manner that does not require entry into a food or utensil handling area as follows:

A. Hydromechanical grease interceptors shall not be installed in a food or utensil handling area unless specifically approved by the health officer. Plumbing fixtures and equipment connected to such devices shall be provided with an approved type of flow control so that the total flow through the device or devices shall not be greater than the rated flow of the grease interceptor.

B. Grease removal devices (GRDs) shall be installed as provided for hydromechanical grease interceptors in subsection A with the additional provision that the storage of removed FOG also be outside food and utensil handling areas in a secure location that protects against the accidental spill of grease into floor drains, parking lots, catch basins, storm drains, sidewalks, streets, or gutters and is protected from inundation by stormwater flows.

C. Gravity grease interceptors shall be installed outside of the structure containing the kitchen, food or utensil handling area(s) in a location affording ease of inspection, maintenance and servicing without entry to the structure unless otherwise approved by the director and the health officer. Such devices shall be designed and sized to retain FOG until accumulations can be removed by pumping the interceptor. When so required by the director, gravity grease interceptors shall be equipped with an approved sample box.

(Ord. 10-1982 § 16, 2010.)

13.50.250 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.030 amended – Legislative intent – Basis for levy of charge.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.030 is amended as follows:

The sewers in the city must be properly maintained in order to protect the public health and safety of the residents therein and the general public. It is therefore necessary to impose a sewer maintenance service charge upon the properties within the city. As used herein, “maintenance” includes acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation, and sewer maintenance service charges collected under this chapter may be used for any purpose authorized by Section 5471 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. In order to avoid the substantial costs of establishing a billing system for collection of the charges, the city council finds that the charges should be collected on the tax roll.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.260 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.040 amended – Levy of annual service charge – Amount.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.040 is amended as follows:

A. An annual sewer service charge is levied upon each parcel of real property in the city for the services and facilities furnished by the city. The amount of the charge for each parcel shall be computed by multiplying the sewage unit charges by the number of sewage units for current land use of the parcel, as shown in Table A, set out in Section 20.40.100. The sewage unit charge shall be established by resolution of the city council.

B. In addition to other remedies provided by law, an owner of a parcel of land may protest the imposition of charges imposed by this Section on any of the following grounds: (1) the parcel has not been included in the proper land use category; (2) the number of units of measure for the parcel has been incorrectly measured; or (3) a clerical error has been made. The protest must be submitted in writing to the city engineer within 30 calendar days of the date that the sewer charge is due.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)

13.50.270 Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.090 amended – Collection of charges.

Los Angeles County Code Section 20.40.090 is amended as follows:

The sewer service charge, additional sewer service charges and additional zone sewer service charges shall be collected for each fiscal year on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and separately from, the general taxes of the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 08-1953 § 1, 2008.)