HomeMy WebLinkAbout3702 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. E-76Zr
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
REPEALING CHAPTER 13.52 ENTITLED "SEWER USE AND
INSTALLATION" AND CREATING CHAPTER 13A.52 "SEWER USE
AND INSTALLATION'
WHEREAS,the City has pursuant to RCW 35A.80.010 maintained and operated a sewer
collection and treatment facilities as a City utility; and
WHEREAS, sewer use and installation has been regulated by the City for the efficient
utilization of the sewage facility; and
WHEREAS, a significant change has occurred in the regulations, technology, and
expectations from the sewage facilities which require modernization and modification of their
regulations contained within the Municipal Code concerning the sewer use and installation; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified certain modifications necessary to comply with the
existing regulations and the maintenance and capacity of the existing sewer facility and has proposed
such new regulations that will replace those formerly adopted within the Municipal Code; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 13.52 entitled "Sewer Use and Installation" of the Pasco
Municipal Code shall be and hereby is repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 13A.52 entitled "Sewer Use and Installation" of the Pasco
Municipal Code shall be and hereby is created and shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 13A.52
SEWER USE AND INSTALLATION
Sections
13A.52.010 Definitions.
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
13A.52.020 Deposit of refuse on ground.
13A.52.030 Discharge of untreated sewage.
13A.52.040 Septic tanks and cesspools.
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13A.52.050 Required connection with sewers.
PRIVATE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
13A.52.060 Connection-When required.
13A.52.070 Permit required-Application-Fee.
13A.52.080 Connection with sewer when available.
13A.52.090 Operation and maintenance.
13A.52.100 Additional requirements.
BUILDING SEWERS, SIDE SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
13A.52.110 Permit required.
13A.52.120 Classifications of permit-Fees.
13A.52.130 Expense-City indemnity.
13A.52.140 Separate sewers required-Exception.
13A.52.150 Old sewers-Inspection.
13A.52.160 Specifications.
13A.52.170 RV Dumps.
13A.52.180 Connection with public sewer.
PUBLIC SEWERS
13A.52.190 Discharge-Approval required.
13A.52.200 Storm waters.
13A.52.210 Prohibited discharge of waste material.
13A.52.220 Specific prohibitions for discharge.
13A.52.230 Limitations on wastewater strength.
13A.52.240 Grease, oil and sand traps.
13A.52.250 Maintenance of grease, oil and sand traps.
13A.52.260 Recordkeeping for grease, oil and sand traps.
13A.52.270 Preliminary treatment by owner.
13A.52.280 Permit required.
13A.52.290 Maintenance of pretreatment equipment and facilities.
13A.52.300 Acceptable types of pretreatment facilities.
13A.52.310 Location of facilities.
13A.52.320 Installation of facilities.
13A.52.330 Installation schedule.
13A.52.340 Pretreatment waste disposal.
13A.52.350 Pretreatment accidental spill containment program.
13A.52.360 Pretreatment records required.
13A.52.370 Industrial wastes-Manholes.
13A.52.380 Testing methods and responsibility.
13A.52.390 Special arrangements concerning industrial wastes.
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RIGHT OF ENTRY
13A.52.400 Powers and authority of inspectors.
VIOLATIONS
13A.52.410 Tampering with sewers.
13A.52.420 Penalty for violation.
13A.52.430 Alternative remedy- notice and abatement.
13A.52.440 Civil liability.
OTHER REMEDIES
13A.52.450 Repair and cleaning of private sewer pipe.
13A.52.010 DEFINITIONS.
A) All terminology used in this Chapter and Chapter 13A.52 through 13.54, unless
specifically defined therein, is defined as follows:
1) "Act" or "the Act" means The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also
known as the Clean Water Act, (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), as amended.
2) "AKART." An acronym for "all known, available, and reasonable methods
(prevention,control,and treatment)to prevent and control pollution of the waters of the State
of Washington." (Chapter 90.48 RCW). AKART shall represent the most current
methodology that can be reasonably required for preventing, controlling, or abating the
pollutants associated with a discharge. AKART shall by applied by all users of the POTW.
AKART includes Best Management Practices and may be required by the Director for any
discharge to the POTW.
3) "Applicable discharge limits for any specified pollutant" means the City's
specific limitations on discharge,the State standards,or the national categorical pretreatment
standards (when effective), whichever standard is most stringent in a given situation.
4) "Authorized representative" means:
a) If the industrial discharger is a corporation, the president, secretary,
treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business
function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making
functions for the corporation, or the manager of one or more manufacturing or
production facilities, is authorized to sign documents and/or has been assigned or
delegated as the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
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b) If the industrial discharger is a partnership or sole proprietorship, a
general partner or proprietor, respectively.
C) If the industrial discharger is a federal, state or local governmental
facility,a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation
and performance of the activities of the government facility, or his/her designee.
d) The individual described in paragraphs a) through c) above may
designate another representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization
specifies the individual or position responsibility for the overall operation of the
facility from which the discharger originates or having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company,and the written authorization is submitted to
the City.
5) "Backwater valve" means a device located in the basement floor drain of a
building,which prevents wastewater from backing up into the building from a public sewer.
6) "BOD" (denoting biochemical oxygen demand)means the quantity of oxygen
utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure
in five days at twenty degrees centigrade,expressed in milligrams per liter,and determined in
accordance with "standard methods."
7) 'Building Drain"means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the
inner face of the building wall.
8) "Building Sewer"also called"House Connection"means the extension from
the building on private property and all extensions owned and maintained by the property
owner to the public sewer pipeline.
9) "Bypass" means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion
of an industrial discharger's treatment facility.
10) "Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Categorical Standards" means any
regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with
sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.0 1317) which apply to a specific category of
industrial dischargers and which appear in 40 CFR chapter I, subchapter N, parts 405
through 471.
11) "City" means the City of Pasco, Washington.
12) "City Engineer" means the City Engineer of the City of Pasco, or his duly
authorized representative,
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13) "Collection System" means the sanitary sewer piping portion of the public
sewer system designated and constructed to collect sewage from individual building sewers
and side sewers and convey it to the POTW.
14) "Color" means the optical density at the visual wavelength of maximum
absorption, relative to distilled water. One hundred percent (100%) transmittance is
equivalent to zero (0.0) optical density.
15) "Commercial"means those establishments,both public or private and profit
or nonprofit in nature,discharging primarily domestic type water,that inhabit the community
for the use, service or benefit of the citizenry solely within the community area.
16) "Composite Sample" means the sample resulting from the combination of
individual wastewater samples taken at selected intervals based on an increment of either
flow or time.
17) "Connect Order" means the application filed with the City Finance
Department for a sanitary sewer or a storm service connection.
18) "Cooking Establishments" means those establishments primarily engaged in
activities of preparing, serving, or otherwise making available for consumption foodstuffs
and that use one or more of the following preparation activities: cooking by frying (all
methods),baking(all methods),grilling,sautding,rotisserie cooking,broiling(all methods),
boiling, balancing, roasting, toasting, or poaching. Also included are infrared heating,
searing, barbecuing, and any other food preparation activity that produces a hot, non-
drinkable food product in or on a receptacle that requires washing.
19) "Cooling Water"means water used for cooling purposes generated from any
use,such as but not limited to air conditioning,heat exchangers,cooling or refrigeration.For
the purpose of this Policy, such waters are further divided into two subcategories:
a) Uncontaminated: Water to which the only pollutant added is heat,
which has no direct contact with any raw material, waste, intermediate, or final
product, and which does not contain a level of contaminants detectably higher than
that of the intake water.
b) Contaminated: Water likely to contain levels of pollutants detectably
higher than the intake water. This includes water contaminated through any means
such as but not limited to,chemicals added for water treatment,corrosion inhibition,
or biocides, or by direct contact with any process materials, products, and/or
wastewater.
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20) "Department of Ecology"means the Washington State Department of Ecology
(DOE) or authorized representative thereof.
21) "Department of Health" means the Washington State Department of Health
(DOH) or authorized representative thereof.
22) "Director"means the City of Pasco Director of Public Works or his authorized
deputy, designee, agent or representative.
23) "Domestic Waste"means residential and commercial sewage discharged into
sanitary sewers.
24) "EPA"means the Environmental Protection Agency.
25) "Existing User"means any Categorical User,which discharges wastewater to
the POTW prior to the effective date of this Policy.
26) "FOG" means fats, oils and grease.
27) "Footing Drain" means an open joint or perforated pipe located near the
foundation of a building and intended to collect and carry underground storm or drainage
water.
28) "Garbage" means the solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
29) "Grease Trap" means a professionally engineered appurtenance or device
designed and constructed to separating and retaining FOG prior to the wastewater exiting the
trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. These devices also
serve to collect settable solids,generated by and from food preparation activities,prior to the
water exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system.
Grease Traps are sometimes referred to herein as "Grease Interceptors"
30) "House Connection", also called Building Sewer,means the extension from
the building sewer drain on private property and owned and maintained by the property
owner to the side sewer or other place of disposal.
31) "Indirect Discharge" means the introduction of pollutants into the POTW
from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or(d) of the Act.
32) "Industrial User Permit"means written permission from the Washington State
Department of Ecology to discharge domestic waste, industrial waste or a combination
thereof into the collection system.
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33) "Industrial Wastewater" means water or liquid-carried waste from any
industry, manufacturing operation,trade, or business such as but not limited to, a polluted
liquid,solid or gaseous substance,or combinations thereof which includes any combination
of process wastewater,cooling water,contaminated storm water,contaminated leachate,or
other waters such that the combined effluent differs in some way from purely domestic
wastewater,or is subject to regulation under Federal Categorical Pre-treatment Standards,the
State Waste Discharge Permit program, or this Policy.
34) "Industry"means those commercial and industrial establishments,public and
private, profit and non-profit, which produce, process, store or manufacture items for use
outside as well as within the community area.
35) "Infiltration"means the water entering a sewer system,including building and
side sewers,from the ground through such means as,but not limited to,defective pipes,pipe
joints,connections,or manhole walls.Infiltration does not include and is distinguished from
storm inflow.
36) "Interference" means the effect of a discharge or discharges on the POTW
from one or more Users which results in either:
a) inhibition or disruption of the POTW, its treatment processes or
operations,or its sludge processes,use or disposal;
b) violation of any permit regulating the City's wastewater discharge or
sewerage sludge; or
C) prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any
applicable statutory or regulatory provision or permit issued thereunder.
37) "Maximum Allowable Discharge Limit"means the maximum concentration
of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any
discrete or composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the
duration of the sampling event.
3 8) "Multi-Family Dwelling Unit"means a residential establishment consisting of
a building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence for two,three or more families
living independently of each other, and doing their own cooking in said building, including
(duplex)apartment house,apartment hotel and flat,but not including motor lodge,motel or
other similar designations.
39) "Multi-Unit Commercial" means businesses, industries, schools, public
agencies,churches or other water users that are not residential or multi-family wherein more
than one unit is connected to a single water meter.
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40) "NPDES"means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
program as administered by the Environmental Protection Agency or State of Washington
Department of Ecology.
41) "Pass Through" means a condition occurring when discharges from Users,
(singly or in combination)exit the POTW in quantities or the concentrations which either:
a) cause a violation of any requirement of the City's NPDES or State
Waste Discharge Permit; or
b) cause an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation;or cause
a violation of any water quality standard for waters of the State promulgated under
State regulations including Chapter 173-201A WAC
42) "Permit"means a building permit issued following an approved connect order,
or a carbon copy of the building permit,which shall be visibly posted on the premises where
the work is being accomplished.
43) "Person" means any individual, company, partnership, corporation,
association, society or group, and the singular term includes the plural.
44) "pH"means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in
moles per liter of solution, a measure of acidity and alkalinity.
45) "POTW"(denoting publicly owned treatment works)means the wastewater
treatment plant including,but not limited to,the sewer mains and pumping stations in the
collection system network operated by the City of Pasco.
46) "Pollutant"means any substance,either liquid,gaseous,solid,or radioactive,
discharged to the POTW which,if discharged directly, would alter the chemical,physical,
thermal, biological, or radiological properties of the natural state of water which interferes
with its beneficial reuse or causes failure to meet water quality requirements of the State of
Washington including pH,temperature,taste,color,turbidity,oxygen demand,toxicity,or
odor. This includes any discharge likely to create a nuisance or render such waters harmful,
detrimental or injurious to any beneficial uses,terrestrial or aquatic life,or to public health,
safety or welfare.
47) "Pretreatment"means the necessary treatment of wastewater by the discharger
before the wastewater is introduced into the public sewer system. Necessary treatment is
defined by state and federal regulations for each industry, but, in general, means that the
wastewater quality must meet the discharge limits and not interfere with flow in the public
sewer system or with sewage treatment plant processes.
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48) "Private Sewage Disposal System"means a septic tank and drain field that is
approved by the Benton-Franklin Health Department and is located on the same property as
the building being served.
49) "Properly Shredded Garbage"means garbage that has been shredded to such a
degree that it will be carried or suspended freely under the flow conditions prevailing in
sanitary sewers, with no particle larger than three-eighths inch in any dimension.
50) "Public Place," "Public Area" or"Street Area" means any space dedicated to
or acquired by the City for the use of the general public.
51) "Public Sewer System" means the sanitary sewer facilities owned and
maintained by the City, or any sewerage facilities acquired or constructed by such agency,
excluding building sewers and side sewers.
52) "Public Works Discharge Policy"means the policy and procedures defining
the acceptable and unacceptable limits and concentrations of gases, liquids and or solids
allowed to be discharged into the public sewer system and corrective action required for the
removal of unacceptable gases, liquids and or solids.
53) "Sanitary Sewer"means a public sewer intended to carry domestic wastewater
from homes and businesses,which does not by design or intention convey infiltration,storm
inflow or other runoff water.
54) "Sewage" means liquid and solid waste material that passes through or is
discharged from building sewers and outlets of buildings.
55) "Sewage Treatment Plant" means an arrangement of devices, structures and
equipment for treating domestic waste. This term is synonymous with wastewater treatment
plant, POTW and treatment works.
56) "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
57) "Side Sewer" means a sanitary sewer pipe located on a public right-of-way
and connecting the building sewer to the collection system and maintained by the connecting
building sewer owner.
58) "Significant Industrial User" means:
a) A User subject to Categorical Pre-treatment Standards; or
b) A User that:
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(1) Discharges an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process
wastewater to the POTW(excluding sanitary,non-contact cooling,and boiler
blow-down wastewater);or
(2) Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five
percent (5%) or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic
capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or
(3) Is designated as such by the Department of Ecology with input
from the City on the basis that it,alone or in conjunction with other sources
has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or
for violating any pre-treatment standard or requirement.
C) Upon a finding that a User meeting the criteria in Subsection(2)has
no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating
any applicable pre-treatment standard or requirement, the Department of Ecology
may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a
User or the City and in accordance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6)determine
that such User should not be considered a Significant Industrial User.
59) "Significant Noncompliance"(SNC)means a violation or pattern of violations
of this Policy.
60) "Slug" means any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in
concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds, for any period of
duration longer than fifteen minutes, more than five times the average twenty-four hour
concentration or flow during normal operation.
61) "Storm Inflow" means the water discharged into a public sewer system,
including side sewers from such sources as,but not limited to,downspouts,cellar,yard and
area drains,footage drains,cooling water discharges,drains from springs and swampy areas,
manhole covers, cross-connections from storm sewers and combined sewers,catch basins,
natural outlets,watercourses,storm waters,surface runoff, street wash waters,or drainage.
Storm inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
62) "Suspended Solids" mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in
suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by filtering the
liquid,and include matter which,upon dilution with water,sewage or wastewater,results in
the formation of suspended solids.
63) "Toxic Pollutant"means one or a combination ofthe pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by EPA under Section 307(33 U.S.C. 1317)of the Act.
64) "Treatment Plant Effluent"means the discharge from the POTW.
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65) "Unpolluted Water"means water in its natural state,unpolluted precipitation
runoff, surface water, groundwater, or water which, after use for any purpose, is not
substantially changed in quality as defined and regulated by authorized sanitarians, the
Department of Social and Health Services, the Department of Ecology, and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
66) "Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional
temporary non-compliance with applicable pretreatment standards because of factors beyond
the reasonable control of the User. An upset does not include non-compliance to the extent
caused by the operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate
treatment facilities, lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
67) "User Rate Charge" means the rate determined by Section 13.40.
68) "Wastewater" is a comprehensive term which includes domestic waste,
properly shredded garbage,industrial waste,sewage,polluted storm or precipitation runoff,
and other polluted waters.
69) "Watercourse"means a channel in which a natural flow of water occurs or has
occurred either continuously or intermittently.
B) Abbreviations:
ASPP - Accidental Spill Prevention Program
AKART - All known, available, and reasonable means of prevention,
control, and treatment
BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CFR - Code of Federal Regulation
COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand
EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FOG - Fats oils and grease
gpd - gallons per day
1 - liter
LEL - Lower Explosive Limit
mg - milligrams
mg/l - milligrams per liter
NPDES - the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System as
defined under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act.
O&M - Operation and Maintenance
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(42 U.S.C.6901,et
seq.)
SIC - Standard Industrial Classifications
SIU - Significant Industrial User
SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.)
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TSS - Total Suspended Solids
USC - United States Code
USE OF PUBLIC SEWER REQUIRED
13A.52.020 DEPOSIT OF REFUSE ON GROUND. It is unlawful for any person to place,
deposit,or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the
City,or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City,any human or animal excrement, garbage,or
other objectionable waste.
13A.52.030 DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED SEWAGE. It is unlawful to discharge to
any natural outlet within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sanitary
sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter and approved by the City.
13A.52.040 SEPTIC TANKS AND CESSPOOLS. Except as hereinafter provided, it is
unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility
intended or used, for the disposal of sewage within the City, unless the public sewer system is
inaccessible as defined in section 13A.52.050 of this chapter and a waiver is authorized in
accordance to 16.06.03.
13A.52.050 REQUIRED CONNECTION WITH SEWERS. The owner of all new
construction houses,buildings or properties used for human occupancy,employment,recreation,or
other purpose, situated within the City are required at their expense to connect to the proper public
sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter,provided that the public sewer is within two
hundred feet of the property line and in accordance to Chapter 16.06.and Chapter 16.08.
PRIVATE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
13A.52.060 CONNECTION- WHEN REQUIRED. A connection is required unless a
public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 13A.52.050,the building sewer
shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter
and a waiver approved in accordance to 16.06.030.
13A.52.070 PERMIT REQUIRED - APPLICATION - FEE. Before issuance of a City
building permit and commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system,the owner
shall,first,obtain a waiver from the City and obtain a permit signed by an authorized employee of
the Benton-Franklin Health Department. The city permit shall not be issued until:
A) The plans, specifications and other information have been reviewed by the Benton
Franklin Health Department and Building Inspector and found to be satisfactory from a technical and
public health standpoint and comply with all applicable rules and regulations. The City shall not
issue a building permit for any structure served by a private disposal system until the Building
Inspector is supplied with a copy of the waiver and permit indicating the Health Department's
approval of the private sewer disposal system design.
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B) The system shall be designed to allow for the future connection to a city sanitary
sewer pipeline.
13A.52.080 CONNECTION WITH SEWER WHEN AVAILABLE. At such time as a
public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as
provided in Section 13A.52.050,and any sewer waiver requirements,the direct connection shall be
made to the public sewer in compliance with this ordinance, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and
similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material to
Benton-Franklin Health Department requirements.
13A.52.090 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.The owner shall operate and maintain
the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City.
13A.52.100 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. No statement contained in Sections
I3A.52.Of>0— I3A.52.090 shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the health officer.
BUILDING SEWERS, SIDE SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
13A.52.110 PERMIT REQUIRED. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any
connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the Director and paying the fees and charges in
accordance to section 3.07. All connections shall meet subsequent sections of this chapter.
13A.52.120 CLASSIFICATION OF PERMIT - FEES. There shall be two classes of
building sewer and side sewer permits:
A) For residential and commercial service.
B) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.In either case,the owner or
his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit and inspection
fee shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed. Any street cuts required to be
pursuant to permit provided in 12.24.070.
13A.52.130 EXPENSE - CITY INDEMNITY. All costs and expense incident to the
installation, connection and inspection of the building sewer and side sewer shall be borne by the
owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer and or side sewer.
13A.52.140 SEPARATE SEWERS REQUIRED - EXCEPTION. A separate and
independent building sewer and side sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one
building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be
constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building
sewer and side sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one building sewer and side sewer.
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13A.52.150 OLD SEWERS-INSPECTION. Where anew or converted building or new
installation replaces an old one,the use of an existing side sewer will be permitted when approved by
the Director as conforming to all requirements of this chapter or otherwise conforms to the
requirements of the International Building Code, the International Plumbing Code, Departments
Standard Specifications and standards,or other applicable standard rules and regulations ofthe City.
13A.52.160 SPECIFICATIONS. The building and side sewer shall conform to City
ordinances,comprehensive sewerage plans,codes,and adopted standards,plans and specifications
including but not limited to the International Building Code,the International Plumbing Code,the
facilities plan,as amended. All plumbing work connecting directly or indirectly to the public sewer
system shall be inspected by the City and conform to all standards established in this subsection
regardless of whether such work is being performed within or outside of the city limits.If installed in
filled or unstable ground,the building sewer and side sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe,except that
nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the
Director.
13A.52.170 RV DUMPS. No commercial RV dumps will be allowed. Residential RV
dumps will be allowed for one residential RV owned by the resident,through a cleanout installed in
the homeowner's side service not to be located in front of the house. All joints and connections shall
be made gastight and watertight.All expanses incurred in the installation of any cleanout will be the
responsibility of the owner.
13A.52.180 CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC SEWER. The connection of the building
sewer and side sewer into the public sewer shall be made at a location specified by the Director.If no
existing connection is available the owner shall at his expense install a connection to the public
sewer at the location specified by the Director. A saddle and forty-five degree ell may be used to
make such connection in accordance to the Departments standards and specifications with the spigot
end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of at least a forty-five degree angle from the top of
the public sewer when the public sewer is no greater than twelve feet deep when measured to the top
of the pipe. For connections to the sewer pipe when the distance measured to the top of the pipe
exceeds twelve feet the connection shall be made on the top of the pipe.A smooth,neat joint shall be
made,and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete and extend two feet
from the public sewer before any change in direction is made. Special fittings may be used for the
connection only when approved by the Director.
PUBLIC SEWERS
13A.52.190 DISCHARGE-APPROVAL REQUIRED.No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer without approval by the
Director.
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13A.52.200 STORM WATERS.Storm water,well water and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be contained on the property and not disposed into the city sewer system without permission
from the Director and in accordance to 13.60.
A) Prohibited Discharges to Storm Sewers or Natural Outlets.The discharge of garbage,
shredded or unshredded, industrial wastes, sewage, or wastewater shall not be allowed in storm
sewers drywells, infiltration trenches or natural outlets.
B) Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged upon
approval of the Director to a storm sewer, sanitary sewer or natural outlet.
13A.52.210 PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF WASTE MATERIAL.Except as hereinafter
provided,no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waste or wastewater containing
any amount of gases,vapors, liquids or solids to the public sewer system which in itself or with a
combination of other gases,vapors,liquids or solids could cause interference with the natural flow of
wastewater within the sewer collection system,cause degradation of,or interfere with the operations
of the POTW, or into any natural outlet.
13A.52.220 SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS FOR DISCHARGE.No User shall introduce or
cause to be introduced into the POTW or natural outlet:
A) Artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,groundwater,pool drainage,
condensate, deionized water, or non-contact cooling water, and unpolluted industrial wastewater
without prior written approval from the Director or other regulatory agencies whose approval is
required by law.
B) Pollutants in any form solid, liquid or gaseous which alone or by interaction may
create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW and/or Wastewater Collection System including,but
not limited to, wastestreams with a closed-cup flash point of less than 140° F (60° C) using test
methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21, (40 CFR 403.5(b)(1)), or are capable or creating a public
nuisance (WAC 173-216-060(2)(b)(ii). This includes wastestreams sufficient to create a public
nuisance or a hazard to life,or to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair.At no time
shall the wastestream cause two(2)successive readings on an explosive meter to be more than five
percent(5 0/6)nor any single reading over ten percent(10%)of the lower explosive limit(LEL)ofthe
meter at any point in the collection system or treatment works.This includes,but is not limited to,
gasoline,fuel oil,kerosene,naphtha,ethers,alcohols,carbides,and any other substances,which are
hazardous to the POTW.
C) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of a size that they will or may cause
reduction of the effective cross-sectional area of a sewer,or the interference with the operation of the
POTW, including, but not limited to, ashes, bones, rocks, gravel, cement, tile, marble dusts,
ceramics,roots,cinders,sand,dirt,mud,silt,straw,shavings,metal,bark,cloth,tires,boots,hoses,
glass, glass grinding or polishing wastes,rags, feathers,animal guts or tissues, spent grains, spent
hops,spent grapes,spent lime,glue,oil, tar asphalt residues,grass clippings,residues from refining
or processing of fuel or lubricating oil,bottles, grease, toys, combs,wood, whole blood, plastics,
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paunch manure,cosmetics,hair and fleshings,entrails,paper dishes,paper bags,milk containers and
any garbage or putrescible material that has not been properly shredded. In no case may organic or
inorganic matter greater than one-fourth(.25/'/4)inch in any dimension be discharged to the POTW.
D) Any wastewater having a pH of less than 5.5 or higher than 9.0,or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,equipment,or personnel of the
system.
E) Any wastewater having a BOD of more than three hundred(300)mg/i.
F) Any substance,which may now or in the future cause the POTW effluent or treatment
residues, sludges, or scum's, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the
reclamation process. In no case shall a substance be discharged to the POTW that will cause the
POTW to be in non-compliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations
developed under Section 405 of the Act; or with any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting
sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act,42 U.S.C.7401 et seq.,
as now or as it may be amended,the Toxic Substances Control Act(TSCA), 15 U.S.C.2601 et seq.,
as now or as may be amended, or similar state statutes or regulations applicable to the sludge
management method being used.
G) Any substance, which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other
disposal system,permits.
H) Any wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment
process,such as,but not limited to,dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions,which consequently
imparts color to the treatment plant's effluent thereby violating the City's NPDES permit. Color,
alone or in combination with turbidity, shall not cause the treatment plant effluent to reduce the
depth of the compensation point for photosynthetic activity by more than ten percent(10%)from the
seasonable established norm for aquatic life.
1) Any wastewater with a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the
POTW treatment plant resulting in interference;but in no case,wastewater with a temperature at the
introduction into the POTW which is greater than forty degrees Centigrade (40°C, 104°F).
J) Any slug load of a pollutant or pollutant released in a single extraordinary discharge
episode of such volume or strength as to cause a violation of this Policy,including,but not limited
to,the following:interference to the POTW,or flow rate exceeding the permitted peak flow,or ten
percent(10%)of the capacity of the available trunk sewer,which ever is greater.
K) Any trucked or hauled waste, without prior written approval from the Director.
Written approval shall be required for each discharge event.
L) Any dangerous or hazardous wastes as defined in Chapter 173-303 WAC. As
amended,except as allowed in compliance with that regulation;(WAC 173-216-060(1)and 40 CFR
Part 261.
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M) Any discharge containing radioactive wastes or isotopes except as specifically
approved by the Director in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations including WAC
246-221-190"Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage Systems",and meeting the concentration
limits of WAC246-221-290 Appendix A,Table 1,Column 2;and WAC 246-221-300 Appendix B.
N) Any sludge's,screenings,or other residues from the pre-treatment of industrial wastes
or from industrial processes.
O) Any medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the Director.
P) Any detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances in amounts which may
cause excessive foaming in the POTW.
Q) Persistent pesticides and/or pesticides regulated by the Federal Insecticide Fungicide
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
R) Any wastewater, which in the opinion of the Director can cause harm either to the
sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment;have an adverse effect on the receiving stream;or
can otherwise endanger life, limb,public property, or constitute a nuisance,unless allowed under a
legal and binding agreement by the Director(except that no waiver may be given to any categorical
pretreatment standard).
13A.52.203 LIMITATIONS ON WASTEWATER STRENGTH Limitations on the
wastewater strength shall be in accordance with:
A) National categorical pretreatment standards as adopted and hereafter amended or
modified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)pursuant to the Act shall be met by
all dischargers of the regulated industrial categories.The national categorical standards found at 40
CFR Chapter I, subchapter N, parts 405 through 471 are hereby incorporated.
B) State requirements and limitations on dischargers to the POTW shall be met by all
dischargers,which are subject to such standards in any instance in which they are more stringent than
federal requirements and limitations, or those in the Policy, or any other applicable ordinance.
C) The City of Pasco may from time to time make amendments to provide more stringent
limitations or requirements on dischargers to the POTW if such amendments are deemed necessary..
The City may impose mass limitations on Users on a case by case basis where necessary, to be
consistent with federal categorical pretreatment standards, or under circumstances where
concentration limits are impractical to apply.
D) Dilution. No User shall ever increase the use of water, nor combine separate waste
streams,or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge,as a partial or complete substitute for adequate
treatment to achieve compliance with an applicable standard or requirement unless expressly
authorized by the Director or an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The Director may
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request the Department of Ecology to impose mass limitations on Users which he/she believes may
be using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements,or in other cases when
the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.
13A.52.240 GREASE,OIL AND SAND TRAPS. Grease Traps other then those required
in Title 16 shall be installed by Users as required by the Director. Grease traps shall be installed at
the User's expense, when such User creates large amounts of FOG, operates of Cooking
Establishment(i.e.restaurant,eateries).Additional grease traps may be required to be installed at the
owners expense in other commercial (i.e. apartments) or industrial establishments when they are
deemed necessary by the Director for the proper handling of FOG or liquid wastes containing
Grease.All Grease traps shall be of a type,design,and capacity approved by the Director and shall
be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.Any overflow or failure of the sanitary
sewer collection system to convey sewage which can be attributed in part or in whole to an
accumulation of Grease in the City's sewer main(s), the City of Pasco will take appropriate
enforcement actions(Sewer Use and Installation Ordinance),against the generator or contributor of
such grease.
13A.52.250 MAINTENANCE OF GREASE,OIL,AND SAND TRAPS. Where installed,
all grease, oil and sand traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times and subject to inspection as required in Title 16 or by the Director.In
the event the owner fails to properly maintain the grease trap,which in the opinion of the Director
causes clogging of the sewer lines and/or pump stations,the cost of the city,time and material, in
cleaning the sewer lines and/or pump stations shall be charged to the owner of the grease trap.For
the purpose of this paragraph,the owner shall be the person,firm or corporation named on the sewer
account. Any costs not paid by the owner within 30 days from the date of the billing shall be added
to and become part of the sewer bill and shall become a lien against the real property.
13A.52.260 RECORDKEEPING FOR GREASE, OIL AND SAND TRAPS. The User
shall maintain a written record of trap maintenance for three (3) years. All such records will be
available for inspection by the City of Pasco.
13A.52.270 PRELIMINARY TREATMENT BY OWNER.The admission into the public
sewers of any waters or wastes having the potential to cause interference with the natural flow of
wastewater within the sewer collection system,cause degradation of,or interfere with the operations
of the POTW shall meet the requirements as described in this chapter(13.52). Plans,specifications,
and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be
submitted for review and the approval of the Director and of the Department of Ecology of the State
of Washington and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the approvals are
obtained in writing.
13A.52.280 PERMIT REQUIRED. The owner and the occupant of every premises which,
has a permanently installed pretreatment system or which uses on the premises a domestic or
industrial collection/treatment system, must obtain a discharge permit and otherwise meet the
requirements of the Department of Ecology and will be required to complete an Industrial Users
Survey form.A certificate of approval will be issued by the City only if the system is in compliance
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with this policy. Significant Industrial Users,as determined by the City,shall file an application for a
State Waste Discharge Permit with the Department of Ecology in accordance with the requirements
of WAC 173-216-070. Proof of acceptance of the application, and payment of permit fees shall be
kept at the User's facilities, and submit a current copy to the Director.
13A.52.290 MAINTENANCE OF PRETREATMENT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
All pretreatment equipment and facilities shall be maintained, properly operated, and modified as
necessary to perform the task they were designed for at the User's expense. Modification may
include, but is not limited to:
A) Restriction of discharge during peak flow periods.
B) Designating certain wastewater be discharged only into specific sewers.
C) Requiring relocation and/or consolidation of discharge points.
D) Separation of sewage wastestreams from industrial wastestreams.
E) Installation of automated sample collection equipment.
F) Installation of additional manholes.
G) Installation of remote sensors, monitors, samplers and meters.
13A.52.300 ACCEPTABLE TYPES OF PRETREATMENT FACILITIES The type of
pretreatment facilities shall be of a type engineered and designed by a licensed engineer for the
specific wastestream of the User. Such facilities shall be designed to achieve compliance with all
applicable Pretreatment Standards and Requirements within the time limitations specified by the
EPA or the State.Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall
be submitted to the Department of Ecology for review and approval in accordance with the
procedures of Chapter 173-240 WAC, and shall be disclosed to the City before construction of the
facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the User from the
responsibility of modifying its facility as necessary to produce a discharge acceptable to the City
and/or the Department of Ecology and meet discharge limitations under the provisions of this chapter
or any pretreatment permit used by the Department of Ecology.
13A.52.310 LOCATION OF FACILITIES Pretreatment facilities approved for installation
shall be installed within the property lines and at a location that is readily accessible and otherwise
meets the approval of the Director.
13A.52.320 INSTALLATION OF FACILITIES The property owner shall procure,
install, operate, and maintain, at the User's expense, approved pretreatment facilities.
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A) Users shall comply with approved Engineering Reports,Plans and Specification,and
Operations and Maintenance Manuals, and shall modify such documents to reflect any proposed
modifications of industrial wastewater (pretreatment) facilities.
B) Users shall submit proposals to modify pretreatment facilities to the Department of
Ecology before implementation in accordance with Chapter 173-240 WAC.A copy of such revised
plans and the Department of Ecology's acceptance shall be submitted to the Director before
implementation of any changes to the approved pretreatment facility.
C) The Department of Ecology and/or Director may audit the compliance of any User,
and require changes in operating procedures deemed necessary by the Department of Ecology and/or
Director to ensure continued compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements.
13A.52.330 INSTALLATION SCHEDULE For new and existing users:
A) New Users shall complete the installation of pretreatment facilities prior to the
discharge of any waste into the POTW.
B) Existing Users shall submit Engineering Reports, Plans and Specifications with an
installation/operational date acceptable to the Department of Ecology and the Director within thirty
(30) days of notification.
13A.52.340 PRETREATMENT WASTE DISPOSAL All waste,such as,but not limited
to, solid, liquid, gaseous, human, animal, residential, commercial, industrial, construction, toxic
and/or non-toxic shall be disposed of in a manner that is acceptable according to its classification,
City, State and/or Federal regulatory requirements.
13A.52.350 PRETREATMENT ACCIDENTAL SPILL CONTAINMENT PROGRAM
All non-residential Users shall install and implement an Accidental Spill Containment Program
acceptable to the Department of Ecology, OSHA, Fire, and County Health Office to prevent the
discharge into the POTW.
The Accidental Spill Containment Program shall contain the following elements:
A) Element 1: A description of all wastewater discharge practices,including non-routine
batch discharges.
B) Element 2: A description (MSDS) of any and all stored chemicals.
C) Element 3: Written procedures for immediate verbal notification to the POTW
Operations Center of any accidental or slugload discharges, with procedures for follow-up written
notification within five (5) days. Notification shall include:
1) Location of the discharge.
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2) Date and time of the spill/discharge.
3) Type of waste or chemical (MSDS).
4) The concentration and volume of the spill/discharge.
5) The corrective actions taken.
D) Element 4: Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slugload
discharge, including, but not limited to, inspection and maintenance of chemical storage areas,
handling and transfer of materials,loading and unloading operations,control runoff,worker training,
construction of containment structures or equipment, and measures for emergency response.
13A.52.360 PRETREATMENT RECORDS REQUIRED Users subject to this chapter
shall retain and make readily available for inspection and copying, all records of information
maintained to comply with this Policy, State and Federal requirements. Trade secrets or processing
procedures are not exempt. Such information shall be clearly marked"confidential"on all areas of
correspondence they wish to be held confidential from the public. No correspondence claimed as
"confidential" will be withheld from any State or Federal agency responsible for oversight of
pretreatment programs. Users subject to monitoring requirements shall keep records of all
monitoring activities whether required or voluntary.
In all cases, records such as, but not limited to:
A) Permits.
B) Engineering.
C) Type of facility.
D) Operation procedures.
E) Date of installation.
F) Name as well as address and telephone contact number of installer.
G) Maintenance procedures.
H) Date of maintenance and repair.
I) Name of person(s) completing the maintenance and/or repair.
J) Facility failures and reason for failure.
K) Discharge data including minimum and maximum flow.
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L) Sampling location, date, time.
M) Lab analyses and the dates of the analyses.
N) Who performed the analyses.
O) The analytical techniques or methods used.
P) Treatment and changes in treatment.
Q) Other records that may be specified by the City or other regulatory agencies.
These records and any other required records shall remain available for a period of not less
than three(3)years.This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of any investigation
or litigation concerning the POTW or at such time that the Director may determine in the future.
13A.52.370 INDUSTRIAL WASTES-MANHOLES.When required by the Director,the
owner of any property served by a side sewer carrying industrial,or other wastes as described in this
chapter shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manhole,when required, shall be accessibly and safely
located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Director. The manhole
shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense, and shall be maintained by the owner so as to be
safe and accessible at all times.
13A.52.380 TESTING METHODS AND RESPONSIBILITY.All measurements,tests and
analyses of the characteristics of waters and waste to which reference is made in Section 13A.52.210
and 13A.52.270 of this chapter, shall be determined in accordance with the standards prescribed by
the latest edition of"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,"prepared and
published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Waterworks
Association,and the Water Environment Federation,and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided for in Section 13A.52.370, or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. In the
event that no special manhole has been required,the control manhole shall be considered to be the
nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer system to the point at which the building sewer is
connected. It will be the responsibility of the owner at their expense to pay for testing of samples.
Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to determine the existence of hazards
to public health and welfare.
13A.52.390 SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL WASTES.No
statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or
arrangement between the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefore by the
industrial concern.
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RIGHT OF ENTRY
13A.52.400 POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS.
A) The Director or other duly authorized employees of the City, bearing proper
credentials and identification, may, whenever necessary to make inspection, observation,
measurement, collection of samples, testing, monitoring of equipment, meter installation,
maintenance and reading, or making repairs or improvements to the POTW, or whenever there is
reasonable cause to believe that there exists a violation of this Chapter,may enter upon the premises
or the building at all reasonable times to perform the duties imposed under this Chapter provided that
if such building or premises be occupied, proper credentials shall first be presented and entry
requested;and if such building or premises be unoccupied,the official shall first make a reasonable
effort to locate the owner or persons having charge or control of the building or private premises and
request entry. If such entry is refused, the Director, or the duly authorized employee, shall have
recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
B) Where a commercial or industrial discharger has security measures in force which
require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the commercial or
industrial discharger shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon
presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the City, State, and the Washington State
Department of Ecology will be permitted to enter without delay,for the purpose of performing their
specific responsibilities.
C) It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent or attempt to prevent the Director,or his
representative,or duly authorized State officer from the performance of their duties,by unlawfully
barring entry or physically interfering with said employees of performance of his duties.
VIOLATIONS
13A.52.410 TAMPERING WITH SEWERS. No person without written authorization
from the Director,shall willfully or negligently break,damage,destroy,uncover,enter,deface,alter
or connect to any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the POTW.
13A.52.420 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Every person who violates any of the
provisions of this Chapter,shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor subject to the penalties provided in
Section 1.01.130 of this Code. Each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate
violation subject to a maximum penalty imposed by law.
13A.52.430 ALTERNATIVE REMEDY-NOTICE AND ABATEMENT.
A) As an alternative remedy to that provided in Section 13A.52.420 above, any person
found to be violating any provision of Sections 13A.52.270 and 13A.52.360 of this Chapter or other
violations which in the determination of the Director do not constitute an immediate threat to safety
or integrity of the sewer system,may be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of
the violation and demand for abatement. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of this notice, an
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acknowledgement of the violation and a written plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention
thereof,to include specific required actions,shall be submitted to the Director. Submission of this
plan in no way relieves the violator of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of
the notice of violation.
B) A Notice of Civil Infraction may be issued pursuant to Chapter 11.02 of this Code to
any person failing to respond within the specified time above or failing to make the corrections
identified in the notice or in the written plan for compliance. Hearing on the notice of civil infraction
shall be heard before the Pasco Code Enforcement Board as provided in Chapter 11.02 of this Code.
C) The provisions of this section are not exclusive and may be used in addition to other
enforcement provisions authorized by this Code except as may be precluded by law. Nothing herein
shall be construed to supersede any State regulation affecting the subject matter of this Chapter,nor
limit or assume the responsibilities of any State agency including the Washington State Department
of Ecology having jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Chapter.
13A.52.440 CIVIL LIABILITY.Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter
shall become liable to the City for all expenses incurred by the City for the maintenance and/or repair
of the collection system and all damages,including consequential damages and penalties imposed
due to the violation of the City's NPDES permit as a result of such violation.
OTHER REMEDIES
13A.52.450 REPAIR AND CLEANING OF PRIVATE SEWER PIPE. Whenever any
private sewer pipe connected with any public sewer becomes obstructed,broken or out of order,and
the Director has deemed it a public health or safety hazard and the owner,agent or occupant of such
premises fails to repair the same after five days' from being notified to do so. The Director shall
cause such sewer pipe to be removed, reconstructed, replaced, altered or cleaned, as he/she may
deem expedient,at the expense of the owner,agent or occupant of such premises and the cost thereof
shall constitute a lien against the premises and shall be collected in the manner as provided in
Section 13.48.010.
Section 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section,subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause or
phrase of this Chapter or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
Chapter or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five(5)days after its approval,
passage and publication required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco,Washington and approved as provided by
law this 6th day of December, 2004.
Michael L. GraInson
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sandy L. nworthy Leland B. Kerr
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
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