3895ORDINANCE NO. 3898
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA, REPEALING ORDINANCE 3510, AS REQUIRED BY
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS
PART OF THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATING
PERMIT DUE TO UPDATED RULES AND REQUIREMENTS AND
PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND PRETREATMENT
AND RELATED MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS
AND PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR A SHORT TITLE; PROVIDING FOR
REGULATION OF THE CITY OF SANFORD WASTEWATER FACILITIES
AND RELATED FACILITIES AND MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR
DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR ABBREVIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
APPLICATIONS, REGULATIONS, PROHIBITIONS, STANDARDS,
REPORTS, RECORDS, ENFORCEMENT, JUDICIAL RELIEF, REMEDIES,
PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, FEES AND CHARGES, ORDERS,
HEARINGS, TECHNICAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO WASTEWATER,
AND OIL AND GREASE PREVENTION PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION, VARIOUS FORMS OF WASTE, AND OTHER DIVERSE
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO MATTERS RELATING TO WASTEWATER
AND ASSOCIATED MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
EXHIBITS (THE OIL/GREASE PROGRAM MANUAL AND THE UTILITY
STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS MANUAL); PROVIDING FOR
EXCLUSION FROM THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ACT; PROVIDING FOR POWERS OF THE CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING
FOR DELEGATIONS OF AUTORITY; PROVIDING FOR DUTIES OF THE
CITY CLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY; PENALTIES OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD PRETREATMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDIND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida Pretreatment Program requirements were revised
under the Chapter 62-625, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.); and
WHEREAS, the City of Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida deems in the
best interest to repeal Ordinance No. 3510, as required by the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, as part of the City's wastewater treatment plant operating permit
due to updated rules and requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has approved the
City of Sanford revised Sewer Use Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Sanford City Commission to adopt the approved
Sewer Use Ordinance by revising the City Code of Ordinances to incorporate this Sewer
and Discharge Regulations Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, hereby finds this
ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Sanford.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Le.qislative Findin.qs and Purpose. The above recitals (whereas
clauses) are hereby adopted as the legislative findings and purpose for the enactment of
this Ordinance. This Ordinance is enacted under the authority of the City Commission as
set forth in the constitutional home rule powers of the City of Sanford as set forth at Article
VII, Section 2(b), Constitution of the State of Florida; Section 166.021, F/orida Statutes;
the City Charter of the City of Sanford; and other applicable law and their successor
provisions.
SECTION 2. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the
"City of Sanford Wastewater Pretreatrnent Ordinance".
.SECTION 3. City Code Revisions Relatin.q to City Wastewater System.
Ordinance Number 3510 is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety by the following:
CHAPTER 28
UTILITIES
ORDINANCEV. SEWER USE AND DISCHARGE REGULATIONS
DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 28-81. Purposes and Objectives; City Policy.
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The purpose of this Ordinance is to set forth uniform requirements for users of the
Wastewater Facility of the City and enable the City to comply with all applicable
State Laws and rules including, but not limited to, Chapter 62-625, Florida
Administrative Code (F.A.C.), and Federal Laws including, but not limited to, the
Clean Water Act (33 United States Code 1251 et seq.). The objectives of this
Ordinance are:
(1)
To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Wastewater Facility that will
interfere with its operation;
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To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Wastewater Facility that will
pass through the Wastewater Facility, inadequately treated, into receiving
waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the Wastewater Facility;
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To protect both Wastewater Facility personnel who may be affected by
wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general
public;
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To promote reuse and recycling of industria wastewater and biosolids from
the Wastewater Facility;
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To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation,
maintenance, and improvement of the Wastewater Facility; and
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To enable the City to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any
other Federal or State laws to which the Wastewater Facility is subject.
(b)
This Ordinance shall apply to all users of the City's Wastewater Facility. This
Ordinance authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for
monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative
review procedures, requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for
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the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein. The
Office of the Leon County Sheriff shall provide the joint-Session of contract.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the City Manager or designee, , shall
administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this ordinance. Any powers
delegated or granted to, or duties or responsibilities imposed upon, the Director may
be delegated by the Director to other City personnel.
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-82. Definitions.
(a)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Ordinance, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
(1)
Abnormal strength wastes means wastes having a CBOD above 200
milligrams per liter, or any waste containing fats, waxes, grease or oil in
excess of 100 milligrams per liter or suspended solids in excess of 200
milligrams per liter.
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Actor the Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as
the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 USC § 1251 et seq., or as amended in
the future. The Act provides statutory authority for both NPDES and
Pretreatment Programs.
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Administrative Action means an enforcement action authorized by the
Control Authority's legal authority, which is taken without the involvement of
a court.
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Administrative Fine means a punitive monetary charge unrelated to actual
treatment costs, which is assessed by the Control Authority rather than a
court.
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Administrative Order means a document, which orders the user (violator) to
perform a specific act or refrain from an act. The order may require users to
attend a show cause meeting, cease and desist discharging, or undertake
activities pursuant to a compliance schedule.
(6) Aliquot means a liquid portion of a sample.
(7) Approval Authority means the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection or FDEP.
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Approved means an acceptance by the City as meeting or complying with
applicable requirements or specifications as set forth cited in this Ordinance;
or suitable for the proposed use or application.
Authorized City Personnel means individuals s that have been authorized or
approved by the City Manager or designee to perform specific tasks or to
execute certain job descriptions or scope of services.
Authorized Representative of the User means:
a. if the user is a corporation:
The president, secretary, treasurer, or a 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, production or
operation facilities employing more than two hundred fifty (250)
persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding
twenty-five (25) million dollars, if authority to sign documents has
been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
corporate procedures.
If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or
proprietor, respectively.
If the user 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 their
designee.
The individuals described in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, may
designate another authorized representative by written authorization is
submitted to the City. The authorization specifies the individual or
position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which
the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company.
Baseline Monitoring means a report submitted by categorical industrial users
(CIUS) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of an
applicable categorical standard, or at least ninety (90) days prior to
commencement of discharge for new sources, which contains specific facility
information, including flow and pollutant concentration data. For existing
sources, the report shall also certify as to the compliance status of the facility
with respect to the categorical standards.
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Best Management Practice (BMP) means schedules of activities,
prohibitions or practices, maintenance procedures, and other management
practices to prevent or reduce pollution discharges. BMPs also include
treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant
site runoff, spills or leaks, biosolids or waste disposal, or drainage from raw
material storage.
Best Management Practice Plan (BMPP) means a plan prepared by a user
describing the operational methodology to minimize the amount of wastes
from production and to handle the resultant wastes in an environmentally
sound and efficient manner.
Best Professional Judgment means the highest quality technical opinion of a
permit writer, after consideration of all reasonably available and pertinent
data or information, forming the basis for the terms and conditions of a
permit.
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in
the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedures for five days at 20°C, expressed in parts per million by weight
(milligrams per liter).
Biosolids means primarily organic solids that are produced by wastewater
treatment processes and can be beneficially recycled. Refer to residual or
sludge.
Biohazardous Waste means waste from biological source that may be
hazardous to living organisms. Waste can be physical, biological or
chemical in nature.
Blowdown means the discharge from boilers or cooling towers that contain
high concentrations of accumulated dissolved solids
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,
being five feet outside the inner face of the wall.
Building sewer or lateral means the extension from the building drain to the
public sewer or other place of disposal.
Bypass means the intentional diversion of wastewater streams from any
portions of a user's pretreatment facility.
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Capacity Cost means that cost which is related to the overall scale of the
sewer system and does not vary as the actual level of use of the system
varies.
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD) means the quantity
of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of carbonaceous organic
matter under the standard laboratory procedures five (5) days at twenty
degrees Celsius (20°C), usually expressed in terms of concentration
(milligram per liter (mg/L)).
Categorical Industrial Users (CIU's) means industries that are required to
comply with the Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Parts 405-471 (as amended
in the future) of industrial processes and the standards that apply to them,
which often include monitoring and reporting requirements.
Categorical pretreatment standards or categorical standards mean any
regulation containing pollutant discharge limits or quantities of pollutants
which are discharged to the WVVFs, promulgated by EPA in accordance
with Section 307 (b) and (c) of the Act 33 USC & 1317 which apply to a
specific category of users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I,
Subchapter N, parts 405-471, adopted by reference in Chapter 62-625,
F.A.C.
Certified laboratory means a laboratory registered with the State of Florida
Department of Health (Doll) as an environmental laboratory and certified by
the Doll to meet National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NELAP) standards for the specific matrix/test method/analyte combination.
Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set forth in 40
CFR 136 and Chapter 62-160, FA. C., including the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) Standard Operating Procedures for Field
Activities, as may be amended from time to time.
Cease and Desist Order means an administrative order directing a user to
immediately halt illegal or unauthorized discharges.
Chain of Custody means written record of sample possession for all persons
who handle (collect, transport, analyze and dispose of) a sample, including
the names, dates, times, and procedures followed.
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) means the laboratory determination of the
oxygen equivalent expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L) of that portion of
the organic/inorganic matter that is susceptible to oxidation by the standard
dichromate reflux method. The COD shall be determined in accordance with
procedures set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods.
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Chronic Violations means violations in which sixty-six percent (66%) or
more of wastewater measurements taken during a six (6) month period
exceed the local pollutant limit for the same pollutant parameter by any
amount.
City means the City of Sanford and authorized City personnel. The City
Manager shall have overall administrative powers and control under the
provisions of this Ordinance. The City Manager may delegate any action,
responsibility or power set forth in this Ordinance to the Director or such
other City personnel as deemed appropriate by the City Manager.
Combined sewer means a sewer receiving both wastewater and runoff
from land or surface (storm water runoff).
Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF) means the procedure for
calculating alternative discharge limits at industrial facilities where a
regulated wastestream from a categorical industrial user is combined with
other wastestreams prior to treatment.
Commercial means classical commercial properties and establishments
served by the City's wastewater system.
Commercial user means any person owning an establishment offering
lodging, selling goods, either at retail or wholesale, or offering services
for sale.
Common Oil and Grease Interceptor means an interceptor which receives
oil and grease wastes from more than one facility with different operators
(owners) or type of activities.
Compatible Constituent or Pollutant means Carbonaceous biochemical
oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, oil and grease, suspended
solids, pH, ammonia, nitrite/nitrate total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus
and fecal bacteria, plus any additional pollutants identified in the City's
NPDES or FDEP permit(s), where the Wastewater Facility is capable of
treating such pollutants, does treat such pollutants, and in fact, does treat
such pollutants to the degree required by the aforementioned permits~
Compliance Order means an administrative order directing a
noncompliance user to achieve or to restore compliance by a date specified
in the order.
Compliance Schedule means a schedule of required remedial activities
(also called milestones) necessary for an industrial user to achieve
compliance with all pretreatment program requirements. Compliance
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schedule may be set forth in the industrial user discharge permit, consent
order or other enforcement documents.
Composite Sample means a mixture of discrete grab samples or aliquots
taken at the same location, but at different times; and which will reflect
average water quality at that monitoring location for the given sample
interval. Composite samples can be collected on a flow proportional or time
proportional basis.
Concentration Limit means a limit based on the mass of pollutant per unit
volume, usually expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
Consistent Removal means the average of the lowest fifty- percent (50%) of
the removal efficiencies that are determined for a user or pretreatment
facility in accordance with Chapter 62-625.420(2), F.A. C
Contaminant means any physical, chemical, or radiological substance,
microorganisms, wastes or wastewater introduced into a flow of water in a
concentration that renders the water unsuitable for its intended use.
ControlAuthodty means the City Manager or designee who administers the
pretreatment program as approved by the Approval Authority pursuant to
the provisions of 40 CFR 403.12(a) and Chapter 62-625.510, F.A C.
Control Manhole means a manhole installed by the user at the user's
expense to facilitate observation, sampling and testing of the process
wastewater.
Cooling water means the water discharged form any use such as air
conditioning, cooling of refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is
heat.
Customer means any person, firm or corporation, or government that is the
actual user of the City sewer/wastewater system.
Daily Maximum Limit means the maximum allowable discharge of a pollutant
during a 24-hour period, expressed either in units of mass or as the
arithmetic average measurement of concentration for all measurements
within the 24-hour period.
Utility Department means the Utility of the City of Sanford, including all of its
Divisions.
Developed Property means any parcel or land that has been, or is about to
be, improved to the extend that municipal water and sewer necessary prior
to its utilization
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Developer means an owner, or agent of the owner, in the process of the
commercial utilization of any land including, but not limited to, subdivisions,
which shall have the legal right to negotiate for municipal water and sewer
service.
Development means a parcel of land, including subdivisions, being
commercially improved to the extent that municipal water and sewer service
is necessary prior to its utilization.
Dilute Waste stream means, for purposes of the combined waste stream
formula, the average daily flow (at least a 30-day average) from: (a) boiler
blow down streams, non-contact cooling streams, storm water streams, and
demineralized backwash streams; provided, however, that where such
streams contain a significant amount of a pollutant, and the combination of
such streams, prior to treatment, with an industrial user's regulated process
waste stream(s) will result in a substantial reduction of that pollutant, the
Control Authority, upon application of the industrial user, may exercise its
discretion to determine whether such stream(s) should be classified as
diluted or unregulated; or (b) sanitary waste streams where such streams
are not regulated by a categorical pretreatment standard; or (c) from any
process waste streams which were, or could have been, entirely exempted
from categorical pretreatment standards_pursuant to paragraph 8 of the
NRDC v. Costle Consent Decree (12 E RC 1833) for one (1) or more of the
following reasons (see Appendix D of 40 CFR Part 403):
the pollutants of concern are not detectable in the effluent from the
industrial user;
the pollutants of concern are present only in trace amounts and are
neither causing, nor likely to cause, toxic effects;
the pollutants of concern are present in amounts too small to be
effectively deducted by technologies known to the EPA Administrator
or Approval Authority;
or
the waste stream contains only pollutants, which are compatible with
the VVWF.
Direct discharge means introduction of pollutants directly into the Waters of
State.
Director means the Director of the City's Utility Department, by whatever
name. functioning as the director of the wastewater works or pollution
control systems of the City. All authority and action performed by the
Director under this Ordinance shall be performed subject to the consent of,
and delegation by, the City Manager. When the phrases "by the City", "to
the City" or other similar phrases are used in this Ordinance, said actions or
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activities shall be accomplished by the Director unless otherwise delegated
by the City Manager.
Discharge means the introduction of pollutants into the VVVVF by any
nondomestic source that is subject to the regulations of Chapter 403,
Florida Statutes.
Discharge Monitoring Report means the form for reporting the results of
self-monitoring activities with an industrial user discharge permit.
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Dissolved Solids means the total amount of dissolved material, organic and
inorganic, contained in water or wastes.
District means the entire sanitary wastewater collection service area served
by the system owned and operated by the City, both inside and outside the
corporate limits of the City.
Domestic user means all persons owning residential dwellings which
discharge primarily domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
Domestic wastewater means the wastes produced from noncommercial or
nonindustrial activities, and which result from normal human living
processes, which are of substantially similar origin and strength to those
typically produced in households.
Duplicate Sample means two samples or aliquots collected at the same time
from the same locations.
Dwelling, Multiple means a building designed for, or occupied exclusively by
two (2) or more families.
Dwelling or Unit, Single Family means a building designed for or occupied
exclusively by one family.
Effluent means a discharge of pollutants into the environment, partially or
completely treated or in its natural state.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) means the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, or, where appropriate, the term may also be used as a
designation for the administrator or other duly authorized official of such
agency.
Equivalent residential unit (ERU) means equal to the average daily flow of a
single-family residence, which is 300gpd
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(68) Existing source means any source of discharge, the construction or
operation of which commenced prior to the publication by EPA of proposed
categorical pretreatment standards, which will be applicable to such source
if the standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with Section 307 of
the Act.
(69) Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) means the codification of
administrative rules to implement legislation enacted by the Florida.
(70) Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) means the Florida
State agency that administers the regulations pertaining to the environment
in the State. FDEP is the Approval Authority for pretreatment programs in
the State.
(71) Flow Proportional Composite Sample means a sampling method, which
combines discrete sample aliquots collected over time that are based upon
the flow of the waste stream being sampled. There are two (2) methods
used to collect this type of sample. One (1) method collects a constant
sample volume at time intervals that vary based on the flow. That is, a two
hundred (200) milliliters (mi) sample is collected for every five thousand
(5,000) gallons of flow (discharge). The other method collects aliquots of
varying volume that is based on the flow with a constant time interval.
(72) Flow Weighted Average Formula means a procedure to calculate
alternative limits where water streams that are regulated by a categorical
pretreatment standard and nonregulated waste streams are combined after
treatment but prior to the monitoring location.
(73) Flow-by availability charge means a minimum monthly charge imposed on
an owner, resident or tenant of a property not connected to the City sewer
system but which property has City sewer within one hundred (100) feet of
the property and who has had one year in which to connect but has not.
The flow-by availability charge is the cost to the City to provide the
capability to provide sewer collection, treatment, and disposal capacity to
the property.
(74) Food Court means a designated area in shopping centers or amusement
parks where food preparation establishments with different operators
(owners) share seating space or plumbing facilities.
(75) Food Service Facility means any establishment, which prepares (cuts,
cooks, and bakes) or serves food to the general public, and which
disposes of food related wastewater.
(76) Force Main means a pressure pipe connected to the pump discharge of a
wastewater pumping station
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Garbage means solid waste from the domestic and commercial
preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling,
storage and sale of produce.
Garbage Grinder or Disposal means an electric device that shreds sol ids or
semi-solid waste materials, generally food related, into smaller portions.
Generator means a user, by site or facility, who produces wastes from the
said user's process operation. The Generator is responsible for disposal
of the produced wastes in accordance with applicable Federal, State and
local laws, rules and regulations.
Governmental user means any user who represents some function of local,
regional, state or federal government, and who discharges primarily
segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary conveniences.
Grab sample means a sample, which is taken from a waste stream on a
one-time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without
consideration of time (not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes).
Hauled Wastes means any wastes that are delivered to the WRF by truck
or rail car.
Hauler refers to transporter.
Hazardous Waste means a solid or liquid waste, or combination of solid or
liquid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical,
chemical, or infectious characteristics:
a. causes, or significantly contributes to an increase in mortality or an
increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible,
illness; or
b. poses a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or
the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or
disposed or, otherwise managed; or
c. meets at least one (1) of the following four (4) conditions:
Exhibits a characteristic of a hazardous waste as defined in
40 CFR, Section 261.20 through Section 26224;or
Listed as a hazardous substance in 40 CFR, Section
261.31 through 261.33; or
Is a mixture containing a listed hazardous waste and a
nonhazardous solid waste, unless the mixture is
specifically excluded or no longer exhibits any of the
characteristics of hazardous waste; or
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4. Not excluded from regulation as a hazardous waste.
Holding Tank Waste means any waste from holding tanks such as, but not
limited to, vessels, aircraft, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septictanks
and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
Incompatible pollutant means any pollutant that is not defined as a
compatible pollutant, including non-biodegradable dissolved solids.
Indirect discharge means the discharge or the introduction of pollutants
into the WWF from any nondomestic source regulated under Section 307
(b), (c) or (d) of the Act, including holding tank waste discharged into the
system.
Industrial user means any user of the Wastewater Facility identified in the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and
Budget, United States government, as amended and supplemented, under
the following divisions: A, B, D, E or I. A user in the divisions listed in this
definition may be placed in the commercial user class if it is determined
that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes, or has less flow
than required under the industrial classification.
Industrial wastes means any solid, liquid or gaseous waste resulting from
any process, or the excess energy of industry, manufacturing, trade or
business, or from the development, processing or recovery as distinct from
domestic wastewater.
Industrial wastewater discharge permit means a permit issued to an
industrial user by the City, which authorizes the discharge of industrial
wastewater to the public sewer system. This permit may set certain
conditions and restrictions on this discharge.
Infiltration means the water unintentionally entering the public sewer
system, excluding water from sanitary building drains and sewers, from the
ground, through means such as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe
joints, connections or manhole walls. Infiltration does not include, and is
distinguished from, inflow.
Infiltration and inflow means the total quantity of water from both infiltration
and inflow, without distinguishing the source.
Inflow means the water discharged into a sanitary sewer system including,
but not limited to, building drains and sewers, from sources such as but not
limited to roof leaders, cellar, yard and area drains, foundation drains,
unpolluted cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy
areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers or combined
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sewers, catch basins, storm water, surface runoff, street wash waters or
drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
Influent means water, wastewater, or other liquid flowing into a tank, basin,
treatment process, or treatment facility.
Instantaneous 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 evenL
Integrated Sample means a mixture of discrete grab samples taken from
different locations at the same time or within a specified time interval.
Typically, integrated samples are used to evaluate the average
composition or total loading for combined waste streams; or to represent
various points in a waste stream cross-section, which are mixed
proportional to their relative flow rates or volumes.
Interference means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a
discharge or discharges from other sources, both:
Inhibits or disrupts the Wastewater Facility, its treatment processes
or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and
Therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the
Wastewater Facility'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 State regulations contained in any State
sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the
SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the
Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.
Incompatible Poflutant means all pollutants other than "compatible
pollutants" as defined previously in this section. More specifically, it shall
mean any pollutant other than CBOD, suspended solids, pH, and fecal cori
form bacteria or additional pollutants identified in the Wastewater Facility
NPDES or FDEP permit(s) to discharge, which the wastewater treatment
facilities were not designated to treat or do not remove to an acceptable
degree.
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(99) Indirect Discharge means the introduction of pollutants into the Wastewater
Facility from any nondomestic source regulated under Section 307 (b), (c),
or (d) of the Act, including holding tank discharge into the system.
(100) Industrial User means any user of Wastewater Facility identified in the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual, current edition, United States
Office of Management and Budget, that is a source of indirect discharge of
industrial wastewater which does not constitute a discharge of pollutants
under regulations issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (Title 33 USC,
Section 1342).
(101 ) Industrial User Discharge Permit means a permit issued to an industrial
user by the City that authorizes the discharge of industrial wastewater to
the public sewer system. This permit may set certain conditions and/or
restrictions to this discharge.
(102) Industrial Wastes means the liquid and solid wastes discharged into
wastewater system from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or
business as distinct from domestic wastewater.
(103) Lateral means the service line from the public sewer, or other place of
disposal, to a point five (5) feet outside the building wall.
(104) Local Pollutant means a pollutant, as identified in Section 86-111 (d), which
may be subject to regulation and restrictions for discharge to the public
sewerage system.
(105) Local Pollutant Limit means a discharge standard for users of the
Wastewater Facility in order to achieve the purposes of this Ordinance.
(106) Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) means the lowest percent by volume of a
mixture that will propagate a flame at twenty-five (25) degrees Centigrade
and atmospheric pressure.
(107) Mass Emission IRate means the weight of material discharged to the WVVF
during a given time interval, in pounds per day for the constituent or
combination of constituents in question.
(108)
(109)
Maximum Allowable Concentration means the maximum permitted amount
of a specified pollutant in a volume of water or wastewater, expressed in
units of mass per unit of volume, such as milligrams per liter (mg/I)
Measurement means the ability of an analytical method or protocol to
quantify and identify the presence of a substance, flow or volume,
expressed in units of mass per unit of volume, such as milligrams per liter
rog/I).
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(110)
(111)
(112)
(113)
(114)
(115)
(116)
Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood
and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated
bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes and
dialysis wastes.
Multifamily dwelling and duplex means a multiple dwelling unit of two (2) or
more units served by the City's WWF.
National categorical pretreatment standard means any regulation
containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in
accordance with sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 USC 1347), which
applies to a specific category of industrial users.
Natural Outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or
other body of surface water or groundwater.
National Prohibited Discharge Standard or Prohibited Discharge Standard
means any regulation developed under the authority of section 307 (b) of
the Act, 40 CFR 403.5 and Chapter 62-625.400 F.A.C
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) Permit means a
permit issued to a WWF which discharges to surface waters pursuant to
Sections 307, 318, 402 and 405 of the Act (33 USC 1342).
New source means:
Any building, structure, facility or installation from which there is or
may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which
commenced after the publication of proposed Pretreatment Standards
under Section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such
source if such Standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance
with that Section, provided that:
The building, structure, facility or installation is constructed at
a site at which no other source is located; or
The building, structure, facility or installation totally replaces
the process or production equipment that causes the
discharge of pollutants at the existing source; or
The production or wastewater generating processes of the
building, structure, facility or installation is substantially
independent of an existing source at the same site. In
determining whether these are substantially independent,
factors such as the extent to which the new facility is
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(118)
integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the
new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity, as
the existing source should be considered.
Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in
a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not
create a new building, structure, facility or installation meeting the
criteria of Subparagraphs a.1. or a.2. of this definition but otherwise
alters, replaces or adds to existing process or production equipment.
Construction of a new source as defined under this Paragraph has
commenced if the owner or operator has:
Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous onsite
construction program:
Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or
equipment; or
Significant site preparation work including clearing,
excavation or removal of existing buildings, structures,
or facilities which is necessary for the placement,
assembly, or installation of new source facilities or
equipment; or
Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase
of facilities or equipment, which are intended to be used in its
operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or
contracts, which can be terminated or modified without
substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering and
design studies, do not constitute a contractual obligation under
this Paragraph.
Ninety (90) Day Compliance Report means a report submitted by a
categorical industrial of applicable categorical standards; or in the case of
a new source, after commencement of the discharge to the Wastewater
Facility; that documents and certifies the user, within ninety (90) days
following the date for final compliance with compliance status of the user in
accordance with 40 CFF~ 403.12 (d) and Chapter 62-625.600, F.A. C
Non-contact Cooling Water means water used for cooling, which does not
come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste
product, or finished product.
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(119)
(120)
(121)
(122)
(123)
(124)
(125)
(126)
Normal domestic sewage means equivalent to domestic sewage having
200 parts per million or milligrams per liter each of BOD and suspended
solids.
Notice of Violation (NOV) means a control authority document notifying an
industrial user that it has violated pretreatment standards and
requirements. An NOV is generally used when the violation is relatively
minor and the Control Authority expects the violation to be corrected within
a short period of time.
NPDES permit means the permit issued to the sewage works under the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharge of
wastewaters to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to
Section 402 of the Federal Water Quality Act Amendments of 1972, Public
Law 92-500, as amended.
Oil and Grease means materials, either liquid or solid, that are composed
primarily of fatty matter from animal or vegetable sources or petroleum-
based hydrocarbons.
Oil and Grease discharger means any non-residential user discharging oil
and grease products from animal, vegetable or petroleum sources, such
as, but not limited to, automotive- related establishments and food-related
establishments.
Oil and Grease Interceptor means a City approved device that is designed
for flows in excess of fifty (50) gpm, constructed to separate, trap and hold
oil and grease substances from animal of vegetable sources that are
present in the discharge from users of the City's WWF, and installed
outside of the building. The purpose of the interceptor shall be to prevent
oil and grease from entering the City wastewater system.
Oiland Grease Trap means a device designed for flows less than fifty (50)
gallons per minute. This device is installed inside the building to separate
and retain grease from the normal sewage flows while allowing the balance
of the liquid waste to discharge to the collection system by gravity. The
"under-the-sink" type of grease interceptor shall be construed as meeting
the definition of grease trap.
Oil and Water Separator means a City approved device designated and
constructed to separate, trap and retain oil and grease substances derived
from petroleum-based hydrocarbons that are found in the discharge from
users of the City wastewater system. The purpose of the separator is to
prevent petroleum-based hydrocarbons from entering the City wastewater
system and to improve the safety of said system for both City personnel
and the general public.
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(132)
(127) Operation and maintenance costs means the cash expended for normal
operating and maintenance expenses including, but not limited to, wages,
supplies and materials, fuels, insurance, services and the like.
(128) Other wastes means garbage, refuse, wood residues, sand, lime, cinders,
ashes, offal, night soil, silt, oil, tar, dyestuffs, acids, chemicals and any and
all other substances, not sewage or industrial waste, whose discharge may
cause pollution or problems to the physical facilities or operation of the
sewage collection or treatment systems.
(129) outran means the mouth of a sewer, drain or conduit where an effluent is
discharged into the receiving waters.
(130) Overload means the imposition of any constituent or hydraulic (flow)
loading on the components of the Wastewater Facility in excess of the
design or authorized (approved) capacity.
(131) Oversized Sewer means a sewer extension in, through or past a
development, which, because of anticipated future extension or other
reasons, is of larger diameter pipe than required to serve the immediate
development.
Parcel means a lot or premises serviced by one or more water meter(s)
and served, or eligible to be served, with a single connection to the public
sewer.
(133)
Pass through means a discharge which exits the Wastewater Facility into
waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or
in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a
cause of a violation of any requirement of the Wastewater Facility's
NPDES permit (including, but not limited to, an increase in the magnitude
or duration of a violation).
(134)
(135)
Periodic Compliance Report or Self-Monitoring Report means a report on
compliance status submitted by categorical industrial users to the Control
Authority at least semiannually pursuant to 40 CFF~ 403.12 (el and Chapter
62-625.600(4) and (7), F.A.C or as needed.
Permit means a document issued to the City's Wastewater Facility by
Federal and/or State regulatory authorities which set out provisions or
requirements for the disposal or reuse of effluent of biosoiids, or
discharges from the facility.
(136)
Person means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental
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(137)
(138)
(139)
(140)
(141)
(142)
(143)
entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or
assigns. This definition includes Federal, State and local governmental
entities.
pH means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions,
expressed in standard units, commonly used as a measure of the relative
acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
Pollutant means constituent(s) or foreign substances(s) including, but not
limited to, pathogens that degrade the quality of the water or pose a hazard
to public health .or to the environment. Any dredged spoil, solid waste, filter
backwash, ~nc~nerator, residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge,
munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand,
cellar dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste, and certain
characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color,
BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).
Poflution means the manmade or man-induced alteration of the chemical,
physical, biological and radiological integrity of water.
Pollution control facility. See "Wastewater Facility".
Pollution Prevention means the use of materials, processes or operation
and maintenance practices to reduce or eliminate the generation or
creation of pollutants at the source before the constituents can enter the
waste stream. Pollution prevention includes, but is not limited to,
equipment modifications, process or operating alterations, reformulation or
redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in
housekeeping, maintenance, personnel training or inventory control.
Pollution Prevention Plan means a plan prepared by the user to minimize
the likelihood of introducing pollutants in the process wastewater or other
types of discharges from their facility.
Pretreatment and treatment means the reduction of the amount of
pollutants, the elimination of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of
pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, discharging or
otherwise introducing such pollutants into the Wastewater Facility. The
reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological
processes, process changes or other means, except by diluting the
concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable
pretreatment standard.
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(145)
(146)
(147)
(148)
(149)
(15o)
(151)
(152)
(153)
54)
Pretreatment Facilities means equipment, structures and processes that
are configured together for the treatment of discharges from users to the
Wastewater Facility.
Pretreatment requirement means any substantive or procedural
requirement related to pretreatment, other than a national categorical
pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial user.
Pretreatment standards or standard for any specified pollutant, means the
City's prohibitive discharge standards as set forth in this Ordinance, the
State pretreatment standards, or the national categorical pretreatment
standards, or the local limits, whichever standard is the most stringent.
Private sewage disposal system means a watertight receptacle which
receives the discharge of a sewage system or part thereof, and is designed
and constructed so as to separate solids from the liquid, digest organic
matter through a period of detention and allow the liquids to discharge into
the soil outside of the tank through a system of open-joint or perforated
piping or a disposal pit.
Pretreatment Program means the program administered by the Control
Authority that fulfills the criteria set forth in Chapter 62-625.500, F.A. C
Private sewage treatment and disposal system means any means of
treating, purification and disposal of sanitary waste, excluding septic tanks,
which has been permitted by the City, Seminole County or the State for the
purpose of serving an individual building or establishment.
Private Wastewater Collection System means a wastewater collection
system installed, maintained, operated, and owned by persons other than
the City, and connected to the public sewer.
Privy means any surface closet with an underground vault or cavity used
for the deposit of human excreta.
Process Wastewater means any water, which, during manufacturing or
processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production of
or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product,
byproduct, or waste product.
Programmed Extension means sewer extensions included in a master plan
of the sewer system on file in the office of the appropriate City department
as determined by the City Manager.
Prohibited Discharge Standards or Prohibited Discharges means absolute
prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances.
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(156)
(157)
(158)
(159)
(160)
(161)
(162)
(163)
(164)
Properly shredded garbage means the wastes from the preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree
that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch
(1/2") in any dimension.
Property Owner means the titleholder of record for the premises being
served or proposed to be served with a municipal sewer connection.
Proprietary Information means information about a commercial chemical,
product, or process, which is considered to be confidential business
information or a trade secret by an industrial user. If divulged, the
information could put the industrial user at an unfair competitive
disadvantage with competitors in the same industry.
Public sewermeans a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties may
have equal right of access and/or use and which is owned or controlled by
a public authority.
Pump Station or Lift Station means a structure housing pumps and their
appurtenances, which conveys wastewater to either a privately owned or
publicly owned sanitary sewer or treatment works.
Quality Assurance means a management/administrative evaluation of
procedures and practices used during sampling and analysis that ensures
the accuracy, precision, reproducibility and representativeness for the
reported data.
Receiving Waters means a watercourse or surface water body that is the
designated destination for a direct discharge.
Reclaimed water means water, which, as a result of treatment of waste, is
suitable for direct beneficial uses or a controlled use that would not occur
otherwise.
Regulated Waste stream means an industrial user process waste stream
regulated by a national categorical pretreatment standard.
Removal means a reduction in the amount of a pollutant in the effluent or
alteration of the nature of a pollutant during treatment. The reduction or
alteration can be achieved by physical, chemical, or biological means and
may be the result of specifically designed capabilities or may be incidental
to the operation of the treatment system. Dilution shall not be considered
removal.
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(165) Renewal, replacement and betterment costs means the budget allowances
legislated to provide the cash for expenditures for procuring and installing
units of equipment or reconstructing appurtenances to maintain or regain
the capacity and performance for which the sewage works were designed,
during their useful life.
(166) Representative Sample means a sample from a waste stream that is as
nearly identical in composition as possible to the large volume of flow
stream that is being discharged during a normal operating day.
(167) Residential means the individually metered single-family residential
dwelling, and also includes any dwelling unit, which is individually metered,
irrespective of the fact that it may be a mobile home or included within a
multiple-unit complex, served by the City's WASTEWATER FACILITY.
(168) Residential usermeans any person owning a private dwelling not used for
any direct or indirect commercial or industrial purpose.
(169) Residuals mean the solid, semisolid or liquid residues that are generated
during the treatment of wastes or wastewater in a pretreatment or treatment
facility. Typically does not include grit, screenings or incinerator ash. Refer
to biosolids or sludge.
(170) Sanitary sewage means any combination of water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments,
containing animal or vegetable matter or chemicals in suspension or
solution, together with such groundwater, surface water, and storm water as
may be unintentionally present.
(171) Sanitary sewer means a sewer, which carries wastewater and to which
stormwater, surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
(172) Sanitary sewer system means sewers and disposal or purification plants,
and equipment used in connection therewith; and all facilities, real and
personal, owned or used by City in the treatment and disposal of
wastewater and solids.
(173)
(174)
Sanitary water closet means any flush toilet properly connected with the
City sewer or a septic tank of approved construction.
Segregated domestic wastes means wastes from nonresidential users
which are generated from activities of a domestic nature and which are
measurable or separated and set apart from industrial discharge.
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(176)
(177)
(178)
(179)
(180)
(181)
(182)
(183)
(184)
(185)
Se/f-monitoring means sampling and analysis performed by the user to
ensure compliance with the permit or other regulatory requirements as set
forth in 40 CFR403.12 (b) and (g), and Chapter 62-625.600, F.A.C
Septage means the liquid and biosolids produced in individual on-site
wastewater treatment systems, such as septic tanks and cesspools.
Septicity means the conditions resulting from biological degradation of
organic materials in wastewater in the absence of free oxygen, either in
solution or in the environment, usually resulting in production of hydrogen
sulfide and odors.
Septic tank means a watertight tank or receptacle used as a reservoir for
receiving, purifying and disposing of sewage waste, to be connected to a
soil absorption bed or drainfield for receiving normal domestic sewage from
an individual building sewer.
Septic Tank Pumpings means any material removed from holding tanks or
individual on-site wastewater treatment systems, such as vessels, campers,
trailers, septic tanks, and cesspools,
Septic Tank Waste means any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels,
chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
Settleable Solids means the matter in wastewater not staying in suspension
during a pre-selected settling period, such as one (1) hour, but either settles
to the bottom or floats to the top.
Severe Property Damage means substantial physical damage to property, a
user's pretreatment facilities, which renders them inoperable, or substantial
and permanent loss of natural resources, which can reasonably be
expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Economic loss dueto delays
in productions shall not be considered severe property damage.
Sewage D~Sposal System means those works owned and operated by the
City or any agency authorized by the City for the disposal of sewage,
embracing all conduits through which the sewage passes to the point of
final disposition, including such purification and treatment facilities and
works as may be provided during the course of disposal.
Sewage Treatment Plant means any arrangement of devices and structures
used for treating sewage,
Sewer System means the complete City WASTEWATER FACILITY
including, but not limited to, stormwater sewers, sanitary sewers, lateral
sewer lines and other sewer facilities constructed or acquired by the City,
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(186)
(187)
(188)
(189)
together with all improvements, extensions and additions to the sewer
system, or any part thereof, and shall include all property, real and
personal, and tangible and intangible, owned or used in connection with the
sewerage system.
Sewerage Benefit Fees are a combination of:
a. Wastewater Collection System Charges, and
b. Water Pollution Control Charges.
Sewerage works means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and
disposing of sewage.
Shall means mandatory. May is permissive or discretionary.
Significant Commercial User means any non-residential user of the City's
WASTEWATER FACILITY which has:
Discharge flow of ten thousand (10,000) gallons or more per day
during any day of any calendar year; or
A discharge containing one (1) or more abnormally high strength non-
compatible pollutants; or
A discharge, which has been found by the City Manager or designee,
or FDEP to potentially have a significant impact, either singly or in
combination with other contributing users, on the City's wastewater
system. Such as, but not limited to, photo processing, doctors offices,
dry cleaners~
(190) Significant Industrial User means an industry that is:
a. A user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
b. A user that:
Discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gpd
or more of process wastewater to the Wastewater Facility
(excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown
wastewater);
Contributes a process waste stream which makes up five (5)
percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or
organic capacity of the Wastewater Facility treatment plant; or
Is designated as such by the City Manager or designee, on the
basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting
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(191)
the Wastewater Facility's operation or for violating any
pretreatment standard or requirement.
Upon a finding by the City Manager or designee, that a user meeting
the criteria in Subsection (2) has no reasonable potential for
adversely affecting the Wastewater Facility's operation or for violating
any pretreatment standard or requirement, the City may at any time,
on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user,
and in accordance with procedures in Rule 62-625.410(2)(d), F.A.C.
determine that such user should not be considered a significant
industrial user.
Significant Noncompliance means a violation(s) which meets one or more of
the following criteria:
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits in which sixty-six
percent (66%) or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-
month period exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit or
the average limit for the same pollutant parameter;
Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations in which thirty-three
percent (33%) or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant
parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the
product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by
the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, Total Oil and Grease,
and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);
Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum or
longer-term average) that the control authority determines has
caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or
pass through (including endangering the health of Wastewater
Facility personnel or the general public);
Any discharge that has resulted in the Control Authority's exercise of
its emergency authority to halt or prevent such discharge;
Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days after the schedule date, a
compliance schedule milestone contained in a control mechanism or
enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction,
or attaining final compliance;
Failure to provide, within thirty (30) days after the due date, required
reports such as baseline monitoring reports, and reports on compliance
with compliance schedules;
g. Failure to respond within 30 days of a Notice of Violation (NOV) issued
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(192)
(193)
(194)
(195)
(196)
(197)
(198)
by the control authority or fails to correct the conditions causing a
violation 30 days after a NOV;
h. Failure to accurately report noncompliance; and
i. Any other violation or group of violations, which the control authority
determines, will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the
pretreatment program.
Significant Violation means a violation of this Ordinance which remains
uncorrected thirty (30) days after notice of violation; or, which is part of a
pattern of non compliance; or, which involves failure to accurately report
non compliance; or, which resulted or results in the City exercising its
emergency authority under this Ordinance or otherwise.
Silver-Rich Solution means a solution containing sufficient silver such that
cost effective recovery of the constituent could be accomplished. Silver-rich
solutions include, but are not limited to, fixers, bleach-fixers, Iow-flow
washes and other functionally similar solutions.
Silver Test Paper means a test paper coated with an analytical reagent,
which reacts by changing color in relationship to the amount of silver in the
solution. A reference color code allows determination of the approximate
concentration of silver in the solution.
Sludge means the accumulated solids or residuals separated from liquids or
wastes during chemical treatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation,
flotation or biological oxidation of wastes or wastewater at a pretreatment or
treatment facility. Refer to Biosofids or Residuals.
Slug (Accidental) Discharge Control Plan means detailed plans, on file with
the City, showing facilities and operating procedures to provide control of
slug discharges. Significant Industrial Users shall complete construction of
facilities and provide operating procedures to the City within the time frame
specified by the City, however, absolutely within one (1) year of notification.
Review and approval of the Plan shall not relieve the Significant Industrial
User from the responsibility to modify its facility, as necessary, to meet each
and every requirement of this Ordinance.
Slug Load or Slug means any discharge at a flow rate or concentration,
which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards.
Source Control or Reduction means control of the introduction of pollutants
into a user's discharge at the point of production or their origins. Refer to
Pollution Prevention.
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(200)
(201)
(202)
(203)
(204)
(205)
(206)
Spill containment plan (SCP) means detailed plans, on file with the City
showing facilities and operating procedures to provide protection from
accidental discharge. All industrial users whose wastewater includes or
could include pollutants in amounts great enough to cause interference with
the Wastewater Facility shall be required to have such plans. Industrial
users shall complete construction of such facilities, and provide such
operating procedures to the City, within one (1) year of notification. No user
who begins contributing to or could contribute such pollutants to the
Wastewater Facility after the effective date of the ordinance from which this
Article is derived, and who has been so notified, shall be permitted to
introduce such pollutants into the Wastewater Facility until accidental
discharge facilities and procedures, as appropriate, have been approved by
the City and installed by the industrial user. Review and approval of such
plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the
responsibility to modify its facility, as necessary, to meet each and every
requirement of this Article.
Spill Prevention (Accidental Discharge) and Control Plan means a plan
prepared by a user to minimize the likelihood of a spill and to expedite
control and cleanup activities should a spill occur.
Split Sample means a portion of a collected sample given to the industry or
to another agency for the purpose of verifying or comparing laboratory
results.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) means a classification pursuant to
the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the United States
Office of Management and Budget, 1987, as it may be amended or
supplemented.
Standard Methods means the current edition of Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater, as published jointly by the American
Public Health Association, Water Environment Federation and American
Water Works Association as may be amended from time-to-time.
Standard Plumbing Code (current edition) means reference to building
codes for plumbing systems, including building drains and grease
management devices, contained in the Florida Building Cod.
State means the State of Florida.
Storm Drain and Storm Sewer means a sewer which carries storm water
and surface water and drainage, but which excludes sewage and industrial
wastes other than unpolluted cooling water
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(208)
(209)
(210)
(211)
(212)
(213)
(214)
(215)
(216)
(217)
Storm Sewer System means all facilities owned or used by the City for the
carrying off of drainage water and stormwater.
Storm Water means any flow occurring during or following any form of
natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation.
Surcharge means a charge to a user for the discharge of abnormally high
strength compatible pollutants to the Wastewater Facility or above the
standards or criteria set for in this Ordinance. The charge is based on the
loading of a particular_pollutant in pounds from a significant commercial
user, and is levied in addition to the regular sewer service charges or fees
as prescribed by the City pursuant to the adoption of a fee resolution by the
City Commission.
Surface Waters means any watercourse, stream, pond, canal, river, lake,
lagoon, or other geological feature that contains water on the surface of the
earth whether contained in bounds created naturally, artificially or diffused.
Suspended solids means the total suspended matter that floats on the
surface of, or is suspended in water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which
is removable by laboratory filtering.
Time Proportional Composite Sample means a mixture of discrete, equal
volume, grab samples taken at different times at the same monitoring
location. The time interval is proportional to the flow volume or rate.
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) means the analytical quantity of organic
nitrogen and ammonia that is determined together and is equal to the sum
of the concentration of ammonia and organically bound nitrogen in the tri-
negative oxidation state.
Total Metals (TM) means the sum of the concentrations of copper, nickel,
total chromium and zinc. If the concentration of a pollutant is below the
detection limit, then one-half (1/2) of that value shall be used in this
determination.
Total Nitrogen (TN) means the sum of the concentrations of the various
forms of nitrogen, which, in general, include TKN, nitrite and nitrate.
Total Phosphorus (TP) means the sum of the concentrations of the various
phosphate functions, which, in generaL, includes orthophosphate,
condensed phosphates and organic phosphorus.
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TRPH) means the quantity of
those substances as determined by the EPA Method 418.1 or organic
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(221)
(222)
(223)
(224)
(225)
(226)
compounds containing less than twenty (20) carbon atoms and are
extractable into an organic liquid.
Total toxic organics (TTO) means the summation of all quantifiable values
greater than 0.01 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for all toxic organics listed
under the applicable categorical pretreatment standards.
Toxicant means a substance that kills or injures an organism through its
chemical or physical action or by alteration of its environment. Examples
include cyanides, phenols, pesticides and heavy metals.
Toxic pollutant means any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as
toxic in regulations promulgated by the administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency under the provisions of Clean Water Act (CWA) 307(a)
or other acts.
Transporter means a person who conveys wastes from the site of
generation to an approved facility or location for treatment, disposal or
reuse (recycling). The transporter is responsible for complying with
applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules or regulations regarding
transportation of the produced waste.
Turbidity means a condition in water or wastewater caused by the presence
of suspended matter, resulting in the scattering and absorption of light rays
or a measure of fine suspended matter in liquids; usually reported in
Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) as determined by measurements of
light diffraction.
Twenty-Four Hour, Flow Proportional Composite Sample means a mixture
of discrete sample aliquots that are collected during a twenty-four (24) hour
period. Sample aliquot volumes are proportional to the flow, are taken at
constant time intervals, and combined to form a representative sample.
Under-the-Sink Oil and Grease Trap means a City-approved device that is
designed for a flow of less than fifty (50) gpm and installed inside the
building beneath or in close proximity to the sink or the other facilities likely
to discharge oil and grease substances from animal or vegetable sources in
an attempt to separate, trap or store their fat-soluble substances and
prevent their entry into the collection system.
Unit and riving unit means a living unit in a dwelling or facility or portion
thereof providing living quarters for a single family, including each mobile
home and each unit in a duplex or multifamily dwelling or facility.
Unpofluted Water means water to which no constituent or characteristic,
such as heat, has been added, either intentionally or accidentally, which
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(230)
would render such water unacceptable to any person having jurisdiction
thereof for disposal to a storm or natural outlet or directly to surface waters.
Unregulated Waste stream means a waste stream neither regulated by a
national categorical pretreatment standard nor considered a dilute waste
stream.
Upset means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with applicable categorical pretreatment
standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the
industrial user. An.upset does not include temporary noncompliance to the
extent caused by, but not limited to, force main failure, operational error,
lack of preventive maintenance, careless or improper operation, and
improperly designed or inadequate treatment facilities as described in 40
CFR 403.16 (a) and Chapter 62-625.840, F.A.C
User means a discharger to the Wastewater Facility.
User category means the classification, for billing purposes, of each user
of the Wastewater Facility. There shall be four (4) categories, defined as
follows:
Category A user means single-family residential units, including
multifamily or mobile home units, where each residential unit has its
own individual water meter and does not have a separate irrigation
meter. This category discharges primarily domestic wastes or
wastes from sanitary conveniences, which are intended for
occupancy by one (1) family.
Category B user means multifamily residential units with two (2) or
more units served by a single water meter. In addition, this category
includes single4amily residential units, as defined under Category A
user, which have a separate irrigation meter in addition to their water
meter. This category discharges primarily domesticwastes or wastes
from sanitary conveniences.
Category C user means commercial establishments that discharge
primarily domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
Category C user shall also include any users not included in any of
the other categories.
Category D user means industrial users and any user of the publicly
owned treatment system identified in the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget,
United States governmenL as amended and supplemented, under the
following divisions: A, B, D, E or I. A user may be included in the
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commercial user category if it is determined by the City Manager or
designee,, that the user will introduce primarily segregated domestic
wastes into the WASTEWATER FACILITY.
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Waste minimization means conservation of material to reduce the source of
pollutants of waters.
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Wastewater means sewage or industrial waste, or any combination of
these plus any admixed land runoff. The spent or used water containing
dissolved and suspended structures, such as, but not limited to, industrial
and domestic wastes from residential dwellings, commercial buildings,
industrial and manufacturing_facilities, and institutions, whether treated or
untreated, which flow to the WASTEWATER FACILITY.
(233)
Wastewater Collection System Charge means a charge for establishing,
extending, oversizing or otherwise making available the City's
WASTEWATER FACILITY including, but not limited to, lateral, branch and
trunk sewers, to a point of reasonable availability to the property so
assessed.
(234)
Wastewater Constituents and Characteristics mean the individual chemical,
physical, bacteriological and radiological parameters, including volume and
flow rate and such other parameters that serve to define, classify or
measure the contents, quality, quantity and strength of wastewater.
(235)
Wastewater Facilities (WWF) means any or all of the following: the
wastewater collection/transmission system(s) and facilities, the wastewater
treatment plant(s) and facilities, and the wastewater reuse or disposal
system(s) and facilities.
(236) Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) means the City's VVVVF.
(237)
Wastewater Treatment Facility or Treatment Plant means that portion of
the WWF which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and
industrial waste.
(238) Watercourse means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either
continuously or intermittently.
(b) Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this
Ordinance not specifically defined in Subsection (a) of this Section shall be as defined
in the latest edition of Glossary: Water and Wastewater Control Engineering, prepared
by the Joint Editorial Board of the American Public Health Association, American
Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and Water
Environment Federation as may be amended from time-to-time.
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Section 28-83. Abbreviations.
For purposes of this Ordinance, the following abbreviations shall have the following
meanings designated in this Section:
BMP
BMPP
BMR
BOD
oC
CBOD
CFR
COD
CWA
D.O.
EPA
oF
FAC
FDEP
FS
GPD
L
LEL
mg
mg/L
MGD
MSDS
NOV
NPDES
OGMP
RCRA
SIC
SIU
SNC
SWDA
TSS
TTO
USC
WRF
WWF
Best Management Practice
Best Management Practices Plan
Baseline Monitoring Report
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Degrees Celsius
Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Code of Federal Regulations
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Clean Water Act
Dissolved Oxygen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Degrees Fahrenheit
Florida Administrative Code
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Statues
Gallons per day
Liter
Lower Explosive Limit
Milligrams
Milligrams per Liter
Million Gallon per Day
Material Safety Data Sheet
Notice of Violation
National pollutant discharge elimination system
Oil and Grease Management Program
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Standard Industrial Classification
Significant Industrial User
Significant Noncompliance
Solid Waste D¢sposal Act, 42 USC 6901 et seq.
Total Suspended Solids
Total Toxic Organics
United State Code
Water Reclamation Facility
Wastewater Facility
DIVISION 2. REGULATIONS
Section 28-91 Discharge prohibitions
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(a)
(b)
(c)
Use of storm sewers and sanitary sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to
be discharged storm water, groundwater, roof runoff (including runoff from
downspouts), subsurface drainage (including drainage from foundation drains),
swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, or noncontact cooling water
to any sanitary sewer. Likewise, the discharge of sanitary sewage or other wastes
into any storm sewer is prohibited. It is unlawful for a person to violate the
prohibitions set forth herein.
General prohibitions. No person shall introduce into a VVVVF any pollutant, which
causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions and the specific
prohibitions in Subsection (c) below apply to each industrial user introducing
pollutants into a VVVVF whether or not the industrial user is subject to other
pretreatment standards, or any national, State or local pretreatment requirements.
No user who begins contributing to or could contribute pollutants to the VVVVF after
the effective date of this Ordinance, and who has been so notified, shall be
permitted to introduce such pollutants into the VVVVF until accidental discharge
facilities and procedures, as appropriate, have been approved by the City and
installed by the Industrial User. Review and approval of such plans and operating
procedures shall not relieve the Industrial User from the responsibility to modify its
facility, as necessary, to meet each and every requirement of this Ordinance. It is
unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein.
Specific Prohibited discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer and
it is unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases
in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to
injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to
humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the
sewage treatment plant.
(2)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 90, or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
(3)
Solids or viscous substances in quantities or of a size capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers, or interference such as, but not limited to
garbage with particles greater than one-half inch (1/2") in any dimension,
animal guts or tissues, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, underground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper, dishes, cups, milk
containers and the like. Any pollutant, including, but not limited to oxygen
demanding pollutants, released in a discharge at a flow rate or pollutant
concentration which will cause interference with the WWF;
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(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the VVWF resulting in
interference regardless of temperature resulting in the discharge from
treatment plant having a temperature that exceeds 40°C (104°F);
Wastewater causing any single reading on an explosion hazard meter equal
to or greater than five percent (5%) at the point of discharge into the WWF,
or at any point in the WVVF as calibrated using propane for one-hundred
percent (100%) of the meter;
Any liquids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, may cause
fire or explosion, or be injurious in any other way to the sewers, the
treatment works structures, or the operation of the treatment works, or cause
the effluent from the treatment works to violate applicable effluent standards
including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed cup flashpoint of
less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Celsius using the test
methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes
within the VVVVF in a quantity that will cause acute worker health and safety
problems;
Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by
the Control Authority.
Any substance which may cause the WWF's effluent, or any other product of
the VWNF, such as residues, sludge's or scum's, to be unsuitable for
reclamation and reuse, or which may interfere with the reclamation process
where the VVVVF is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program. It is unlawful
to discharge a substance into the VVWF or cause the WVVF to be in
noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations
developed under Section 405 of the Act, or any criteria, guidelines or
regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or
state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used;
Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a
public nuisance or a hazard to life, or to prevent entry into the sewers for
maintenance or repair;
Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the WWF
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;
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(12) Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except in
compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations;
(13) Sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial
wastes;
(14) Medical biological wastes, or biohazard except as specifically authorized by
the City in a wastewater discharge permit;
(15) Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause
excessive foaming in the VVWF;
(a) Fats, oils, or grease of animal or vegetable origin in concentrations greater
than one hundred (100) mg/L;
(17) Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin,
in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;
(18) Any substance which will cause the WWF to violate its NPDES and/or water
re-use permit or the receiving quality standards.
(d)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-92. Federal categorical pretreatment standards
The categorical pretreatment standards found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts
405-471 are hereby incorporated by reference. Upon promulgation of the Federal
categorical pretreatment standards for a particular pretreatment Industrial subcategory, the
Federal standard, if more stringent than limitations imposed under this Ordinance for
sources in that subcategory, shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under
this Ordinance. The City Manager or designee, shall notify all affected users of the
applicable requirements under Chapter 62-625 FAC
(a)
Compliance with federal categorical pretreatment standards. The federal
categorical pretreatment standards specify quantities or concentrations of pollutants
or pollutant properties, which may be discharged into the VVVVF. All industrial users
subject to a federal categorical pretreatment standard shall comply with all
requirements of such standard, which includes any monitoring or reporting
requirements, and shall also comply with any additional or more stringent limitations
contained in this Ordinance.
(b)
Where the City's wastewater treatment system achieves consistent removal of
pollutants limited by federal pretreatment standards, the City may apply to the
Approval Authority for removal credits in accordance with 62-625.420, F.A.C.
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(c)
When wastewater subject to a categorical pretreatment standard is mixed with
wastewater not regulated by the same standard, the Director or designee shall
impose an alternative limit using the combined wastestream formula in Rule 62-
625.410(6), FA.C.
(d)
Where a categorical pretreatment standard is expressed only in terms of either the
mass or the concentration of a pollutant in wastewater, the Director or designee
may impose equivalent concentration or mass limits in accordance with Rule 62-
625.410(4).
(e)
A user may obtain a variance from a categorical pretreatment standard if the user
can prove, pursuant to the procedural and substantive provisions in Rule 62-
625.700, F.A.C., that factors relating to its discharge are fundamentally different
from the factors considered by EPA when developing the categorical pretreatment
standard.
(f)
A user may obtain a net gross adjustment to a categorical standard in accordance
with Rule 62-625.820, F.A.C.
(g)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-93. Specific pollutant limitations.
(a)
No person shall discharge wastewater containing pollutants in excess of the local
limits for those pollutants which have been established for the City of Sanford
WWFs using standard procedures, calculations and methods acceptable to FDEP
to protect against pass through, interference, protection of WWF employees, and
adverse affects on wastewater residuals disposal.
(b)
No industrial user shall discharge process wastestreams, unregulated
wastestreams, or dilute wastestreams in excess of the concentrations set forth by
the Director. Local limits shall be included as permit conditions and attached to
each SlU wastewater permit issued.
(c)
The established local limits are subject to change and shall be modified as needed
based on regulatory requirements and standards, WVVF operation, performance
and processes, the industrial user base, potable water quality and domestic
wastewater characteristics. Modifications to the established local limits must be
reviewed and approved by FDEP prior to implementation. Implementation shall be
effective 30 days from notice of acceptance of the modified limits by FDEP.
Permitted SIUs shall also be issued an addendum to their wastewater discharge
permit containing the new local limits.
(d) The established local limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged
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(e)
to the WVVF. All concentrations for metallic substances are for total metal unless
indicated otherwise. At his or her discretion, the Director may impose mass
limitations in addition to or in place of the concentration-based limitations.
A copy of the approved local limits is available upon request at the following
location:
City of Sanford Utility Department
300 North Park Avenue
Sanford, FL 32771
Pollutants, substances, or wastewater prohibited by this Section shall not be
processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the VVWF.
No person shall discharge wastewater or any substance containing in excess of the
limits and measured at the point of discharge into the sewer system. Chapter 62-
625.540 requires modification of pretreatment programs at any time to reflect
changing conditions at the VVVVF. Program modification is necessary whenever
there is a significant change in the operation. The pollutant limits set out in this
document are established to protect against pass-through and interference and
apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the WVVF. All
concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal unless indicated
otherwise.
(1)
The pollutant limits set out in the Local Pollutant Limits document may be
adjusted and additional pollutant limits added from time to time based on
treatment plant monitoring, water quality requirements, field investigation of
industrial users, and/or any other factors which the City deems of
significance with respect to the proper and safe operation of the WVVF. The
City may impose mass limitations in addition to, or in place of, the
concentration based limitations above.
(2)
No person shall discharge any substance that will pass through or inhibit the
WWF to comply with State and/or Federal requirements for receiving waters.
Specific pollutant limitations for industrial discharges shall meet federal
categorical pretreatment standards.
(3)
The installation of a garbage disposal into a commercial food facility is
prohibited by the City. Installation may be approved by the City Manager or
designee, for devices discharging into a grease/oil interceptor.
(4)
Any waters or waste containing phenols or other taste or odor producing
substances in such concentration exceeding limits which are established by
the City as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the
requirements of the Federal, State, local or other public agencies having
jurisdiction over such discharge to the receiving waters.
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(f)
(g)
(h)
(5)
Stormwater, surface water, ground water, artesian well water, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water,
noncontact cooling water, treated hazardous waste and unpolluted
wastewater, unless specifically authorized by the City.
(6) Materials that exert or cause:
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids such as, but not
limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or of
dissolved solids, such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate; or
Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), chemical
oxygen demand (COD), or chlorine demanding compounds in such
quantities that would constitute a significant load on the wastewater
treatment works; or
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in
such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater
treatment works; or
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slug
discharges as defined herein.
Dilution. No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt
to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to
achieve compliance with a discharge limitation unless expressly authorized by an
applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The City may impose mass
limitations on users who are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment
standards or requirements, or in other cases when the imposition of mass limitations
is appropriate. It is unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein. It
is unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein.
Additional requirements for industnal users. Industrial users shall observe and
comply with any and all present and future Federal, regional, State and local laws,
rules, regulations, requirements, ordinances, orders, mandatory guidelines and
procedures, which apply or pertain to the collection, treatment and disposal of
wastewater.
Conflicting requirements; right of City to revise discharge limitations. State
requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any case where they are
more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those in this Ordinance.
Another municipality's wastewater. If another municipality, or user located within
another municipality, contributes wastewater to the WWF, the City shall enter into
an inter-local agreement with the contributing municipality.
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(J)
(k)
Prior to an agreement. Prior to entering into an inter-local agreement, the City
shall request the following information from the contributing municipality for review
and evaluation by the City:
(1) A description of the quality and volume of wastewater discharged to the
WWF by the contributing municipality;
(2) An inventory of all users located within the contributing municipality that are
discharging to the VVVVF; and
(3) Such other information as the City may deem necessary.
Inter-local agreement conditions. An inter-local agreement, shall contain, at
minimum, the following provisions:
(1)
A requirement for the contributing municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance
which is at least as stringent as this Ordinance and local limits which are at
least as stringent as those established by this Ordinance. The requirement
shall specify that such ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to
reflect changes made to the City's ordinance or local limits;
(2) A requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised user
inventory at least on an annual basis;
(3)
A provision specifying which pretreatment implementation activities including,
but not limited to, wastewater discharge permit issuance, inspection and
sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing municipality;
which of these activities will be conducted by the City; and which of these
activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality and the City;
(4)
A requirement for the contributing municipality to provide the City with access
to all information that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its
pretreatment activities;
(5) Limits on the nature, quality, and volume of the contributing municipality's
wastewater at the point where it discharges to the VVVVF;
(6) Requirements for monitoring the contributing municipality's discharge;
(7)
(8)
A provision ensuring City's access to the facilities of users located within the
contributing municipality's jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of
inspection, sampling, and any other duties deemed necessary by the City; and
A provision specifying remedies available for breach of the terms of the inter-
local agreement.
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section
29-94. State Requirements
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State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any case where they are
more stringent that Federal requirements and limitations or those in this Ordinance.
DIVISION 3. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 28-95. Penalties.
(a)
When the City finds that the user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision
of this Ordinance the industrial (or commercial) user discharge permit issued
hereunder, or other pretreatment standard or requirement, the City may fine such
user in the amount not to exceed twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00) per violation.
Fines imposed shall be assessed on a per violation per day basis, in accordance
with the processes and procedures of controlling Federal or State law and, in
accordance with the procedural requirements of Federal or State law. In the cases
of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits fines shall be assessed for
each day during the period of violation.
(b)
Fines will remain in effect and will continue to be applied for violation(s) on a daily
basis up to the maximum amount until the industrial (or commercial user) can
establishes or show corrective action to the specified violation (which is acceptable
to the Director before lifting the fines imposed to the user).
(c)
Penalties may be assessed for each occurrence and for each local limit that has
been exceeded.
(d)
Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall, after thirty-one (31) calendar days, be
assessed an additional penalty of ten percent (10%) of the unpaid balance, and
interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of one percent (1%) per month or the
maximum interest rate authorized by law, whichever is less. A lien against the
user's property may be filed and the lien may be pursued, in accordance with the
provisions of controlling law, to reimburse the City for unpaid charges, fines,
penalties and accrued interest.
(d)
Users desiring to dispute such fines shall file a written request for the City to
reconsider fine. Where a request has merit, the City may convene a hearing on the
matter. The City may add the cost of preparing administrative enforcement actions,
such as notices and orders, to the fine.
(e) Issuance of an administrative fine shall not preclude, or be a prerequisite for taking
any other action against the user.
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(f)
The following table lists penalty amounts for exceedances of the pollutants limit
given in this Ordinance to the extent permitted by Federal or State law. The penalty
shown for each level is applicable to each individual local pollutant limit that has
been exceeded.
PENALTY TABLE
Peoalty Level Violation Level Penalty Amount*
I Violation greater than the Limit $250.00
but less than two times
2 Violation equal to two times the Limits $500.00
but less than three times
3 Violation equal to three times the Limits $750.00
but tess than four times
4 Violation equal to four times the Limits $1.000
but less than five times
5 Violations equal or greater than five times their limit.' $1.200
(g) The pH range and the penalty amounts for each level are shown in the table below:
INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PENALTY TABLE FOR pH
Low pH Violation High pH Violation Peaalty Amount*
5.00 9.0l to 9.99 $125
4.50 to 4.99 10.00 to 10.49 $250
4.00-4.49 10.50 to 10.99 $375
3.50-3.99 11,00 to 11.49 $500
3.00 to 3.49 I 1.50 Io 11.99 $625
2.50 to 2.99 12.00 to 12.49 $750
2.00 to 2.49 12.50 to 12.99 $875
(h)
* The user may also be subject to further penalties and enforcement actions
as provided in this Ordinance, and as determined by the City. Additional penalties
shall reflect the direct cost incurred by the City to resolve the consequences of such
discharge.
In addition to remedies available to the City as set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance,
if the City is fined by the state, the EPA or any other governmental agency for a
violation of water quality standards as the result of a discharge of pollutants, then the
fine, and all City legal, sampling, analytical testing and other related costs, shall be
charged to the responsible user. Such charges shall be in addition to and not in lieu
of any other remedies the City may have under this Ordinance or under any other
statutes or regulations, at law or in equity.
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(i) In determining the amount of civil liability, the Court shall take into account all
relevant circumstances including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the
violation, the magnitude and duration of the violation, any economic benefit gained
through the user's violation, corrective actions by the user, the compliance history of
the user, and any other factor as justice requires.
(j) Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking
any other action against a user.
Section 28-96.
Judicial relief.
(a)
Criminal Prosecution
(1)
If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the
City's wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance,
Federal or State pretreatment requirements, the applicable requirements of the
City (whichever is more stringent) or any order of the City, the City Attorney, with
direction from the City Manager, may commence an action for appropriate legal
or equitable relief in the Circuit Court of Seminole County.
(2)
A user who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this ordinance, a
wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other
pretreatment standard or requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,200 per violation, per
day, or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
(3)
A user who willfully or negligently introduces any substance into the VVVVF
which causes personal injury or property damage shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a penalty of at least $1,200, or be
subject to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both. This penalty
shall be in addition to any other cause of action for personal injury or property
damage available under State law.
(4)
A user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or
certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation
filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this ordinance, wastewater
discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or
knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under
this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than$1,200 per violation, per day, or imprisonment for not more than one (1)
year, or both
(5)
In the event of a second conviction, a user shall be punished by a fine of not
more than $1,200 per violation, per day, or imprisonment for not more than one
(1) year, or both
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(6)
Environmental crimes are characterized as felonies under the Clean Water Act.
Violations of the CWA and knowing endangerment of human health are
punishable by fines to $50,000 per day of violation, imprisonment for up to three
(3) years, or both; knowing endangerment (placing another person in imminent
danger of death or serious bodily injury) is punishable by fines up to $1,000,000
(in the case of a corporation), imprisonment of up to 15 years, or both. Fines
and prison sentences under the Act are doubled for second offenses.
Section 28-97. Additional remedies.
The remedies provided in this Ordinance shall not be exclusive and the City may seek
whatever other remedies are authorized by statute, at law or in equity, against any person
or user violating the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 28-98. Publication of list of non-complying users.
The City shall annually publish, in a newspaper of countywide circulation, a list of the
users, which were in significant non-compliance with any pretreatment requirements or
standards at least once during the twelve (12) previous months. The term significant non-
compliance means:
(1) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge;
(2) Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations;
(3) Any other discharge violation that the City believes has caused, alone or in
combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including
endangering the health of VVWF personnel or the general public;
(4) Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the
public or to the environment, or has resulted in the City exercising
emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;
(5) Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance
schedule milestone contained in an Industrial User Discharge Permit or
enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or
attaining final compliance;
(6) Failure to provide within thirty (30) days after the due date, any required
reports, including, but not limited to, baseline monitoring reports, reports on
compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-
monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;
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(8)
(9)
Section
(b)
(c)
(d)
Failure to accurately report noncompliance;
Failure to respond within 30 days of a Notice of Violation (NOV) issued by
the control authority or fails to correct the conditions causing a violation 30
days after a NOV; or
Any other violation(s), which the City determines, will adversely affect the
operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.
28-99. Authority of inspectors; right of entry.
The City's inspector, and other duly authorized employees bearing proper
credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties at any
time for purposes such as, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing of the building sewer or its contents, in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance.
The City and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper
credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the City holds lawful easements for purposes such as, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any
portion of the sewage works lying within the easement. The City's inspector and
other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and
identification shall have the right to inspect and copy the records related to
compliance with the industrial waste pretreatment program. All entry and
subsequent work, if any, on the easement, shall be accomplished in accordance
with the terms of the lawful easement pertaining to the private property involved.
If the Inspector has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or any
part thereof, the inspector may seek the issuance of administrative inspection
warrant in accordance with the provision of State law and such other legal remedies
as may be available to the City under controlling legal authority.
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-100. Notice of violation.
Any person found violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be served by the City with
written notice consistent with the provisions of Chapter 162. Florida Statutes. The offender
shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease all violations.
Section 28-101.
permit.
Suspension of service; suspension or revocation of discharge
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The City may suspend the wastewater treatment service or a wastewater
contribution permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the City, in
order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an
imminent or substantial endangerment to the health and welfare of persons or to the
environment, causes interference with the WWF or causes the City to violate any
condition of its NPDES or reuse water permit. Service may also be suspended
when the City finds these facilities have been connected to its sewer system without
pnor approval from the City for the connection.
Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service or the
wastewater contribution permit by the City shall immediately stop or eliminate the
contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the
suspension order, the City shall take any and all remedial actions including, but not
limited to, immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize
damage to the WVVF system or endangerment to any individuals and/or the
environment.
The City may reinstate the wastewater contribution permit or the wastewater
treatment service upon competent and substantial proof of the elimination of the
non-complying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by the user
describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to
prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the City within fifteen (15) days
of the date of occurrence.
The violation by any industrial user of the following conditions of this Ordinance, or
other applicable Federal, regional, State or local laws, rules, regulations or case
idt~sCiSions constitutes grounds for the revocation of the user's permit by the City and
unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein:
(1) Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and
characteristics of his discharge;
(2) Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations, or wastewater
constituents and characteristics;
(3) Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of
inspection or monitoring;
(4) Obtaining of a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all
relevant facts;
(5) A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge; or
(6) Violation of conditions of the permit.
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(e) It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section
(a)
28-102. Cease and desist order.
When the City finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision
of this Ordinance, an Industrial Discharge Permit or an order issued hereunder, or
any pretreatment standard or requirements, or that the user's past violations have
been inadequately remedied and the user has not provided reasonable assurances
to the City that the violations are not likely to recur, the City may issue an order to
the user directing the user to cease or desist all such violations and directing the
user to:
(1) Immediately comply with all requirements and;
(2) Take such appropriate remedial or preventive action as may be needed to
properly address a continuing or threatened violation including, but not
limited to, halting operations and/or terminating the discharge.
(b) Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite
for, taking any other action against the user.
Section 28-103. Failure to pay penalties or fees.
The City may revoke a discharge permit of any user, or disconnect wastewater service to
any user, or both, whenever penalties or fees are due and owing for a period of more than
thirty (30) days following the date of notification to the user that fees have not been paid
and said fees have not been paid in full.
Section 28-104. Payment of costs for repair of damage.
If the discharge from any user causes a deposit, an obstruction or damage to any of the
City's wastewater facilities, then the City shall cause the deposit or obstruction to be
promptly removed, or cause the damage to be promptly repaired, at the sole cost of the
person or user causing such deposit, obstruction or damage.
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Section 28-105.
monitoring device.
Falsifying official document or report; tampering with
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in
any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained
pursuant to this Ordinance or pursuant to any wastewater discharge permit, or who
falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or sampling
or analysis or information-gathering method required under this Ordinance, shall be
subject to the penalties and costs provided in this Ordinance, and any other penalty that
may be provided under any other applicable Federal, State or local law, rule or regulation.
It is unlawful for a person to violate the prohibitions set forth herein.
Section 28-106. Right of City to use City's data for computation of fees.
Should there be a difference in understanding between the City and a user as to the
characteristics of the wastewater, the City reserves the right to use the City analyses and
results to thereafter compute any fees that may be assessed.
Section 28-107. Consent orders.
The City may enter into Consent Orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other
similar documents establishing an agreement with any user responsible for
noncompliance. Such documents shall include specific action to be taken by the user to
correct the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. Such
documents shall have the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued under
this Ordinance and shall be judicially enforceable.
Section 28-108. Show cause hearing.
The City may order a user, which has violated, or continues to violate, any provisions of
this Ordinance. Sewers, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any
other pretreatment standard or requirement, to appear before the City and show cause why
the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. Notice shall be served on the user
specifying the time and place for the meeting, the proposed enforcement action, the
reasons for such action, and a request that the user show cause why the proposed
enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be served
personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least five (5)
working days prior to the hearing. Such notice may be served on any authorized
representative of the user. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or
prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
Section 28-109. Compliance orders.
When the City finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this
Ordinance relating to Sewers, a wastewater discharge permit or and order issued
hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the City may issue an order
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to the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user come into compliance
within a specified time. if the user does not come into compliance within the time provided,
sewer service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other
related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders also may
contain other requirements to address the noncompliance including, but not limited to,
additional self-monitoring and management practices designed to minimize the amount of
pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for
compliance established for a pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance
order relieve the user of liability for any violation including, but not limited to, any
continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a
prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
Section 28-110. Affirmative defenses to discharge violations.
(a)
Upset.
(1) An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with pretreatment standards; provided, however, that in any
enforcement proceeding, the user seeking to establish the occurrence of an
upset shall have the burden of proof.
(2) A user who seeking to prove an upset shall demonstrate, through properly
signed, contemporaneous operating logs or other relevant and competent
substantial evidence that:
a. An upset occurred and the user can identify the cause(s) of the upset;
b. The facility was at the time being operated in a prudent and workman-
like manner and in compliance with any and all applicable operation
and maintenance procedures; and
c. The user has submitted the following information to the City within
twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the upset. If this
information is provided orally, a written submission shall be provided
within five (5) days.
1. A description of the indirect discharge and cause of
noncompliance;
2. The period of noncompliance including, but not limited to. exact
dates and times or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the
noncompliance is expected to continue; and
3 Steps being taken and/or planned to reduce, eliminate, and
prevent recurrence of the noncompliance.
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(b)
(c)
Users shall control production of all discharges to the extent
necessary to maintain compliance with pretreatment standards
upon reduction, loss, or failure of its treatment facility until the
facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is
provided. This requirement applies in the situation where, among
other things, the primary source of power of the treatment facility
is reduced, lost or fails.
Prohibited Discharge Standards.
(1)
The following shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with pretreatment standards; provided, however, that in any
enforcement proceeding, the user seeking to establish the affirmative defense
shall have the burden of proof. The user shall prove that it did not know, or
have reason to know, that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with
discharges from other sources, would cause pass through or interference and
that either:
A local limit exists for each pollutant discharged and the user was in
compliance with each limit directly prior to, and during, the pass through
or interference; or
No local limit exists, but the discharge did not change substantially in
nature or constituents from the user's prior discharge when the City was
regularly in compliance with its NPDES permit, and in the case of
interference, was in compliance with applicable sludge use or disposal
requirements.
Bypass.
(1)
The following shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for
noncompliance with pretreatment standards; provided, however, that in any
enforcement proceeding, the user seeking to establish the affirmative defense
shall have the burden of proof.
(2)
The user shall prove that the user acted in accordance with the following
provisions pertaining to bypass.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary set forth in this Section,
a user may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause pretreatment
standards or requirements to be violated, but only if it also is for essential
maintenance to assure efficient operation.
(4)
If a user knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it shall submit prior
notice to the City at least ten (10) days before the date of the bypass, if
practicable
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(5)
A user shall submit oral notice to the City of an unanticipated bypass that
exceeds applicable pretreatment standards within twenty-four (24) hours from
the time it becomes aware of the bypass. A written submission shall also be
provided within five (5) days of the time the user becomes aware of the
bypass. The written submission shall contain, at a minimum, a description of
the bypass and its cause; the duration of the bypass including, but not limited
to, exact dates and times, and, if the bypass has not been corrected, the
anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to
reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the bypass. The City may
waive the written report on a case-by-case basis if the oral report has been
received within twenty-four (24) hours and acknowledged in writing by the
user.
(6) Bypass is prohibited, and the City may take an enforcement action against a
user for a bypass, unless
As determined by the City, the bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss
of life, personal injury, or severe property damage;
As determined by the City, there were no feasible alternatives to the
bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of
untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment
downtime. This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment
should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering
judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and
c. The user has submitted all notices as required under this Ordinance.
(7) The City may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse
effects, if the City determines that it will meet the set forth in this Ordinance.
(d)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-112 and 213: Reserved
DIVISION 4. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE; RATES AND CHARGES
Section 28-114. Sampling and analysis of high strength waste.
(a)
In order that rates and charges may equitably reflect the services received, the City
shall base its sewer service charges not only on the parameters otherwise
enumerated in this Ordinance, but also on the strength and character of the sewage
and waste transported or disposed of
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(el
When the City, in its discretion, determines that a user may be discharging a waste
of higher strength than specified in Section 28-93, or is otherwise discharging
substances above limits specified in this Ordinance, it shall require the owner or
other user to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and
waste discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sewer system, in such
manner and by such method as shall be deemed necessary and practical in light of
all conditions and attending circumstances of each case, in order to determine
conformance with this Ordinance and the proper user charge.
The owner or other user shall establish a central sampling point, which shall be
available to the City at all times. All sampling shall be accomplished by the City or
its approved designee using approved methods. All measurements and tests shall
be paid for by the user. If the results of the tests are deemed questionable by the
City or challenged by the user, then two or more additional samples and tests shall
be taken at intervals specified by the City.
Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR 136
and Chapter 62-160, F.A.C, as may be amended from time to time.
If the test results confirm a sewage discharge other than domestic, the user shall
pay for all additional samplings and tests and shall pay that surcharge established
by the City. If the discharge is shown to be domestic in nature, then the City shall
pay for all samplings and tests, from initial to final.
(fl
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-115. Surcharge for high strength waste.
(al
The City Manager or designee is authorized to prohibit the discharge of wastes into
the City's sewer system, which, in his/her discretion, are deemed harmful or
otherwise undesirable.
(b)
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day
carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand or total suspended solids greater than
two hundred (200) parts per million respectively by weight, or containing any
quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Section 28-91 and
Section 28-93. shall be subject to the review and approval of the City.
(c)
Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand and the
suspended solids to the maximum limits provided for in Section 28-91 and Section
28-93. Plans. specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed
preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the City, and
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It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate,
Section.
no construction of Such facilities shall be commenced until Such approval is
obtained in writing.
(d) Extra charges based on the
on the following basis: strength of the sewage and liquid wastes shall be made
(1) High strength CBOD. The surcharge for high strength CBOD in dollars shall
be computed by multiplying the total milligrams per liter of CBOD above two
hundred (200) milligrams per liter times the metered water used during the
billing period, in millions of gallons, times a treatment surcharge factor. The
surcharge factor shall be derived annually from the following formula:
C/30D surcharge factor = Cost of treatment er million allons
2O0
where, cost of treatment per million gallons equals operational costs of the
City's sewage treatment Plant costs for the preceding fiscal year (including
pro rata administrative costs) divided by the total sewage flow through all
Plants in millions of gallons, and two hundred (200) equals the maximum
normal CBOD content expressed in milligrams per liter.
(2) High strength TSS. The surcharge for high strength TSS in dollars shall be
computed by multiplying the total milligrams per liter of TSS above two
hundred (200) milligrams per
billing period, liter times the metered water used during the
in millions of gallons, times a treatment surcharge factor. The
surcharge factor shall be derived annually from the following formula:
(3) TSS surcharge factor = Cost of treatment er million allons
200
where, cost of treatment per million gallons equals operational costs of the
City's sewage treatment plant costs for the preceding fiscal year (including
pro rata administrative costs) divided by the total sewage flow through all
Plants in millions of gallons, and two hundred (200) equals the maximum
normal TSS content expressed - · ·
~n mdhgrams per liter.
(4) Excess nitrogen. There shall be an additional charge of $0.02 per pound of
nitrogen in excess
waste bein9 discharged into the system.
of a concentration of three milligrams per liter in the liquid
(4) Excess Phosphorus. There Shall be an additional charge of $0.06 per pound
of Phosphorus in excess of a concentration of ten milligrams per liter in the
liquid waste being discharged into the system.
the provisions of this
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Section
DIVISION 5. OiL AND GREASE pREVENTION pROGRAM
28-116. Oil & grease prevention program-
purpose and intent, is to provide for the implementation of the City's
· - ---m The oboe ..... ,uble wastes to
-fhe purpose of this Section ' ct ye of the Oil & Grease
(1) . - e prevention Fr.o_g_~.~ - introduction ot tat-~u,~ ~ -~t forth in
Off & Grea~ - ~, ~- o minimize the - --nti~ pro ram ,0 ~" .
the City's WWI-. n~ ,-,,-, Program Manual which is
the City of Sanford OillGrease
Ordinance as Exhibit "A" hereto and incorporated herein by thiS reference
thereto as if fully set forth herein verbatim. The provisions of the Oil~Grease
Program Manual shall be enforced as set forth in this Ordinance-
Prevention Program·
(1) General Criteria
The discharge by a user to the vCNF of certain tiquids or wastes may be
prohibited or limited by the provisions of this Ordinance.
Wastes, which contain oil and 9tease, may be discharged to the Vk~C~/F in
accordance with the conditions set forth in this Ordinance.
(4) Wastes containing oi~ and grease including, but not limited to, materials
processed through garbage grinders, shali be directed to the grease
interceptor (trap).
Wastes containing residual petroleum based nit and grease shall be directed
(5) separator.
to the oil/water
shal~ not be discharged to the oi~
(7) Sanitary facilities and other similar fixtures
and grease interoeptor or the oidwater separator.
(,8) Liquid wastes shall be discharged to the oi~ and grease interceptor or
oi~lwater separator through the inlet pipe only in accordance with the
design/operating specifications of the device.
and grease interceptors and oi~/water separators sha~l be installed in a
~ooflcation which provides easy access at all times f°r inspecti°ns' cleaning and
proper maintenance including, but not ~imited to, pumping. Oil and grease
interceptors shall not be located in or near any part of a structure where food
handling is accomplished- 1-he City shall approve the location of the oil and
grease interceptor or oil/water separator prior to installation. 55
(10) Establishments (users) that prepare, process or serve food or food products
shall have installed and shall maintain an oil and grease separator.
Establishments that have the potential to discharge wastes containing
residual petroleum based oil and grease, such as commercial laundries, car
washes and automotive related facilities, shall have installed and shall
maintain an oil/water separator· Other nonresidential users Such as multiple
family homes and/or apartment complex may be required by the City to install
an oil and grease interceptor and an oil/water separator, as appropriate, for
the proper handling of wastes containing oJJ and grease exceeding one
hundred (100) mg/L by weight·
(11) Oil and grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall be
aUcSceor ~,~isX~ ~en~se' Pr°per operation, main, installed at the
~, ~u solely at the user's expense enance and repair shall be
Design.
(1) Oil and grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall be designed and
constructed in accordance with this Ordinance, the City's Utility Standards
and Specifications Manua/which is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "B"
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference thereto as if fully set forth
herein verbal m The provisions of the Utility Standards and Specifications
Manual shall be enforced as set forth in this Ordinance, and the City's
Oil/Grease Program Manual, and all other applicable Federal, State, and
local laws, rules and regulations. Design and construction shall be subject
to approval by the City.
(2) Oil and grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall have a minimum of
two (2) compartments and shall be capable of separation and
and grease and storage of settleable solids, retention of
(3) The design of oil/water separators shall be based on peak flow and when
applicable, capable of treating emulsions. Oil/water separators shall be sized
to allow efficient removal (retention) of the oils and grease from the user's
discharge to the WWF.
(4) Alternative oil and grease removal technologies shall be subject to written
approval by the City and the user shall have the burden of proving and
demonstrating removal efficiencies.
(5) An adequate number of inspection and monitoring points, as determined by
the City. SUCh as a manhole, shall be provided. Covers shall have a gas-tight
fit. Where additional weight loads may exist, the oil and grease interceptor
and oil/water separator shall be designed, constructed and installed for
adequate load bearing capacity
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(6)
New Facilities.
a. On or after the effective date of this Ordinance, facilities likely to
discharge oil and grease, which are newly proposed or constructed,
or existing facilities which sha~l be expanded or renovated to include
a food service facility where such facilities did not previously exist,
shali be required to install an approved, properly operated and
maintained oi[ and grease interceptor or oi~/water separator. Sizing
calculations shall be in accordance with the formulas listed in the
City's Utility Standards and Specifications ManUal, City's Oil~Grease
Program Manua~ other aPPIcab~e Federal, State, and local
regulations. Oil and grease interceptors or o I/water separators shall
be installed and approved for operation prior to the opening or
reopening of said facilities.
(7)
Existing Facilities
a. On or after the effective date of this Ordinance, existing food service
or automotive related facilities sha~l install an approved,_propedy
operated and maintained oi~ and grease interceptor or oi~lwater
separator when any of the following conditions exist:
1. The facilities are found by the City to be contributing oils and
grease in quantities sufficient to cause line stoppages or
necessitate increased maintenance on the collection system.
2. Remodeling of the food preparation or kitchen waste plumbing
facilities, which are subiect to a permit issued by the City.
Remodeling of an automotive re~ated enterprise, commercia~
3. laundrY or other users that potentially may contribute wastes
with petroleum based oils and greases.
4. Multiple homes such as condominium and/or apartment
complex.
5. The compliance date under this Subsection (c) shall be
determined by the City.
(8)
Extensions
Any requests for extensions to these required instatlation dates shall be
made in writing to the City, at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the
compliance date. The written request sha~l include the reasons for the
user s failure or inability to comply with the compliance date set forth,
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(d)
the Work accomplished, the additional time needed to complete the
remaining Work, and the steps to be taken to avoid future delays.
Maintenance.
(6)
Cleaning and maintenance shall be performed by the user. Cleaning shall
include the complete removal of all contents, including floating materials,
wastewater, and bottom sludge solids.
(2) If a user violates or continues to
or fails to init/ate/complete corrective action in response to
violate the provisions set forth in this section
Violation, then the City may pursue one (1) or more of the a Notice of
following options:
a. Pump the oil/grease interceptor or oil/water separator and place the
appropriate charge on the u '
ser s monthly sewer bill; or
b. Collect a sample and assess the appropriate surcharge(s) for compatible
wastes in accordance with the provisions of this program.
(3) Decanting or discharging of removed waste back into the oil and grease
interceptor or oil/water separator from which/he waste was removed or any
other oil and grease interceptor or oil/water separator, for the purpose of
reducing the volume to be disposed of is prohibited.
Oil and grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall be pumped out
completely a minimum of once every three months, or more frequently as
needed to prevent carry over of oil and grease into the collection system,
unless it can be demonstrated satisfactorily to the City that the pumping
frequency can be extended past the three (3) month period.
Pumping frequency shall be determined by the City based on flows, quantity of
oil and grease in the discharge, volume of business, hours of operations and
seasonal variations. The user shall be responsible for maintaining the oil and
grease interceptor or oil/water
operation. Wastes separator in Such a COndition for efficient
removed from each oil and grease interceptor or oil/water
separator shall be disposed of at a permitted facility to receiv.
the treatment r public port/on of the c'- ^-,Y' nail.the
plants, without prior written approval from the City.
~,-~uuon system
Additives placed into the oil and grease interceptor, oillwater
building discharge line system on a constant, separator or
be reported to the City in writing in advance. Such additives shall include, but
regular or scheduled basis shall
not be limited to, emulsifiers, enzymes, commercially available bacteria or
other additives designed to absorb, purge, consume, treat or otherwise
eliminate grease and oils. Any use of additives shall be subject to written
approval by the City prior to introduction into the waste stream, interceptor, or
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(4)
($)
(7)
itives in no way shall be considered as a
_.~,,,¢ The use of add .... ,~ures required herein~
e a~,~,,~- and grease interceptor~r oil/water separator with water having
s P .' ..... ointenance p~u,.~
substitution to u]~, ,,~
Flushing the oil shall be strictly prohibited.
a temperature in excess of 140°F
User identification.
unlaWful for any facility producing oils and grease to discharge waste into
(1) It is discharge permit. Application for a
the collection system without authorization from the City. Authorization shal~
after examining the information contained
be given in the form of an oil and grease
permit shall be made to the City. If, City
in the oil and grease discharge permit application, it is determined by the
that the proposed facility does not conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance, a permit shall be issued allowing the discharge of such wastes into
'scharge permit shall be issued
~-~..~, ,~il and grease dt .... ;, The user shall
the collection system. ~'"' 'e~' ear from the date of the pul,,,,,. .
er's existing permit The terms and conditions of the ~erm.!t r~a.y.
to modification by the City during the term of the permit as ~mttattou
ortShuebreqi~sc!irements as identified in this Ordinance are m°dified °r other ,ust
causes exist. The user shal~ be informed of any proposed changes in the
issued permit at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the
change(s)- Any changes or new conditions in the permit shal~ include a
reasonable schedule for compliance.
As a condition precedent to the granting of an oil and grease discharge permit,
(2) agree to hold harmless the City and. the
the recipient under this section shallarising from the permit holder's operations
City's employees from any liabilities
under this permit, the City. The fee
(3) A fee for oi~ and grease discharge permit shall be set bYinclude, but not be
engineering and clerical expenses
shall be established to insure full cost recovery and shall
limited to the cost of field, administrative, schedule set forth
involved. The permit fee shall be paid in accordance to the
in the Oil~Grease Program Manual.
Administrative Procedures. confirms pumping, hauling and disposal of waste.
(1} Pumpage from oil and grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall be
tracked by a manifest, which information:
This manifest shall contain the following Transl~orter information:
Generator information'
-Name
_AddreSs
_Company Name
_Address
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- Telephone Number
- Volume Pumped
-Date and time of Pumping
-Name and Signature of generator
- verifying generator information
and service
- Telephone Number
- Volume Pumped
-Date and time of Pumping
~Ddver Name and Signature
-verifying transporter
-information and service
Destination Disposal Site/Facility Information
-Company Name / Permit Number(s)
-Contact Person(s)
-Address
- Telephone Number
-Location of Disposal Site/Faci/#y
~ Volume Treated
-Date and Time of De/ivery
-Ddver Name, Signature and Vehicle No.
-Name and S/gnature of operator verify/ng
-Disposal site/facility information
(2) A log shall be maintained by the user of pumping activities for the previous
twelve (12! months. The log shall be posted in a conspicuous location for
be limited to, the date, time, volume pumped, hauler's name and license
ready and ~mmediate access by City personnel The log shall include, but not
number and hauler's signature. The log shali be kept on file at the user's
facility for a minimum of three (3) years. The user shall report pumping
activities within forty~eight (48) hours to the City on a form approved by the
City for Such purposes. A copy of the form shall be kept in a file at the user's
facility for a minimum of three (3) years. The user shall maintain a file on site
of the records for the facility's oil and grease interceptor or oil/water separator.
The file contents shall include the record (as~built) drawings, record of
inspections, receipts, log of pumping activities, log of maintenance activities,
hauler informat on, disposal nformat on and monitoring data. -I-he file
available at all t roes for nspection and review by City personnel, shall be
(3) The City may require the user to provide, operate and maintain, at the user's
expense, appropnate mon~tonng facff~hes .SUch as, but no! l~mJted to, a
manho e ' ' '' ' '
sample that are safe and accessible at all hines, for observahon, inspection,
collection and flow measurement of the user's discharge to the WWF.
Enforcement.
A Notice of Violation shall be issued to a user for failure to adhere and
conform to the provisions of this Ordinance Such as, but not limited to. failures
to:
a. Pay program fees,
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Re crt pumping activities,
pr~edY maintain (dean-out or pump) the interceptor or separator in
accordance with the provisions of the oil and grease discharge
certificate, pumping activities,
Maintain and post the Icg of
Maintain a file of records on site at all times,
f. Provide logs, files, records or access for inspection or monitoring
activities, or
g. Obtain or renew the oil and grease discharge certificate.
written notice stating the nature of violation.
The City may serve any user a (72) hours to complete corrective action and
The user shall have seventy-two
submit evidence of compliance to the City unless as shorter time is required by
the City on the basis of the City determining that an emergency or exigency
exists, continues to violate the provisions set forth in this section
a Notice of
If a user violates or
or fails to initiate/complete corrective action in response to
Violation, then the City may pursue one (1) or more of the foltowing options:
a. Pump the oi~ and grease interceptor or oidwater separator and place the
appropriate charge on the user's monthly sewer
b. Collect a sample and assess the appropriate surcharge(s) for compatible
wastes in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance;
c. impose an administrative penalty;
d. Assess a reasonable fee for additional inspection, sample collection and
laboratory anatyses; or
e. Terminate water and sewer service.
(4) The user shall pay all outstanding fees, penalties and other utility charges
prior to reinstatement of water and sewer service.
Surcharge Program
(1)
General Criteria
a. Significant commercial users, as defined in this Ordinance, shall be
subiect to a surcharge on discharges to the WWE.
b, A surcharge may be assessed by the City against any user for any
discharge of abnormally high strength com~)atib~e wastes as defined
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c. ?he surcharge in dollars shall be computed by multiplying the difference
~n the concentration in mg/I above the defined limitations for each
applicable constituent times the conversion factor of 8.34 times the
potable water consumption or metered sewer flow during the billing
period in millions of gallons (MG) times the respective treatment
surcharge factor.
d. The surcharge factor shall be derived each year using the following
formula and shall be set forth in the schedule of fees:
Surcharge factor =
Tota~ ~C_o_s.t., of Treatment
Where: Maxim"~m Constituent loading (lbs.)
Total cost of treatment is the total operational costs including,
but not limited to, prorated administrative costs for the WWF
during the preceding fiscal year.
Maximum normal constituent loading is the product of the
constituent limit for each compatible waste times a conversion
factor of 8.34 times the total wastewater flow for the VWVF
Surcharge factor shall be expressed in dollars per pound
e. The Surcharge shall be calculated as the product of the current
surcharge factor times the difference of the constituent concentration and
the maximum allowable limit for the compatible waste constituent in mg/L
times the conversion factor of 8.34 times the total flow in million of
gallons during the billing cycle.
Flow Determination.
(-~)
T'thh; flow volume for determination of the surcharge shall be based on one of
following:
Metered water consumption as shown in the records of meter reading
made by the City;
Flow monitoring devices, which m
wastewater, discharged tothe~^~^~_ea, sure the actual volume of
.wv,- ~na as approved by the City
Flow monitoring devices for other water supplies proceeded from other
sources besides the City; or
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Flow monitoring devices other than those for the City shall be provided,
installed, calibrated and maintained at the user's expense and in
accordance with the p~ans that were approved by the Director. Flow
monitoring devices shall be calibrated at least annuallY.
Constituent Concentration.
(1) The concentration of constituents in the users discharge to the WWF shail
be determined by samples collected and analyzed by the City. Samples
shall be collected in accordance with EPA protocols or Standard Methods
and in such manner to be representative of the actual discharge to the
collect on system. Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with
procedures set forth n 40 CFR 136 and Chapter 62-160, F.A. C, as may be
amended from time to time. The surcharge shall be based on the
determination of the constituent concentration by the City.
(k) Monitoring.
(1) The City shall collect samples routinely, at least once per year.
a. Samples shall be collected routinely of discharges from users that are
known to be or suspected of containing abnormal high strength
compatible wastes.
b. Samples may be collected manually or using automatic sampling
equipment. Grab samples may be taken manuallY. Composite
samples may be retrieved with automatic sampling equipment or
performed manually with aliquots of grab samples.
c. To the extent reasonably practicable, samples will be collected to
obtain a representative characterization of the users discharge.
Samples may be flow or time proportional.
d. Users shall instalt and maintain an appropriate monitoring facility
including, but not limited to, a control manhole and suitable automatic
sampling equipment. Monitoring sites and facilities shatl be
accessible to the City.
e. The costs of sample analyses performed by a certified commercial
~aboratory shall be assessed directly to the user.
f. The user may request that the sample analyses be performed by an
independent, certified commercial laboratory. The costs for such
analyses shall be borne by the user.
g. The charges for sample collection and analysis (~aboratory work)
shall be those rates as described in the schedule of costs (fees) for
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(I) It is unlawful
Section.
the certified commercial laboratory current under contract with the
City as described in the City's Oil/Grease Program Manual.
The costs of sample collection and analysis may be assessed daily by
the City or assignee if such monitoring activities indicate to the City
that the wastes are unacceptable or detrimental to the VVVVF.
Significant commercial users may be assessed the costs for sample
collection and laboratory analyses, not to exceed one monitoring
activity per billing period. Charges for additional sample collection
and laboratory analyses may be assessed on a daily basis as long as
the results show that the user is discharging unacceptable wastes to
the WWF.
for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
DIVISION 6. PRETREATMENT FACILITIES
Section 28-117. Groundwater remediation and miscellaneous discharges.
(a) Groundwater Remediation Discharges.
(1) Purpose.
The purpose of this Section is to provide for the discharge of treated
groundwater from remediation sites by users to the collection system
without causing pass through, upset or interference at the WRFs.
(2) General Criteria.
The discharge by a user to the VVVVF of certain liquids or wastes are
prohibited or limited by the provisions set forth in this Ordinance or by
decision of the City based upon circumstances of particular situations
representing a threat to the public health, safety or welfare.
Groundwater from remediation sites shall be pretreated prior to
discharge to the WWF.
A groundwater remediation facility that discharges to the City shall be
classified as a significant industrial user. The user shall submit an
industrial wastewater discharge permit application to the City. The City
may require complete characterization of the groundwater prior to and
following treatment (remediation).
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(b)
The City may impose limitations and monitoring requirements for the
treated discharge to the WVVF in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance; and standards set forth in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C
The user shall not discharge untreated or treated groundwater to the
V~NF without written approval of the City or an industrial wastewater
discharge permit.
A flow-monitoring device shall be installed on the discharge line in
accordance with the plans approved by the City after considering the
manufacturers recommendations. The flow monitoring shall be
provided, installed, calibrated and maintained at the users expense.
The flow measuring devices shall be calibrated quarterly by the user.
The user shall provide a monitoring point at its expense for the
calibration of sampler and field data (physical parameters).
Groundwater treatment systems shall be designed and operated in
accordance with the best available technology and as approved by the
City.
Pursuant to the provisions of the industrial user discharge permit, the
City shall require the discharge to the collection system to be monitored
on a regular basis for the determination of compliance with the limits
set forth in this Ordinance.
Miscellaneous Discharges.
(1) Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to provide for the discharge of other
types of discharges to the WWF including, but not limited to,
uncontaminated groundwater, roof drainage, cooling water, unpolluted
process water and miscellaneous pumpage.
(2) General Criteria.
The user shall notify the City in writing prior to the discharge of
miscellaneous types of flows.
The user may be required to submit an industrial wastewater permit
application to the City.
The City may impose restrictions, prohibitions or other provisions on
the discharge in accordance with this Ordinance.
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(c)
(d)
(2)
The City may limit the volume of and duration of the discharge to the
WWF. The user shall be responsible for measurement of the flows to
the WWF at their expense. The flow-monitoring device shall be
provided, installed and maintained in accordance with the guidelines
set forth by the City.
The user shall not discharge these types of flow without prior written
notice from the City or issuance of a permit.
Medical Waste.
(1)
Hospitals, clinics, medical/dental practitioners offices, convalescent and
nursing homes, medical/dental laboratories and funeral homes shall dispose
of medical waste, pathological waste, laboratory waste, contaminated
medical waste and waste from expired humans (corpses) in accordance with
the latest edition of guidelines that are published by EPA, the Center for
Disease Control (CDC), the Public Health Department, other appropriate
Federal or State agency or the City's Pretreatment Program, whichever may
be the more stringent.
(2)
Toxic, biological or contaminated wastes, which are not addressed by the
aforementioned guidelines, shall not be discharged to the City's wastewater
collection system without written permission from the City.
(3)
Hospitals, clinics, medical/dental practitioner offices, convalescent and
nursing homes, medical/dental laboratories and funeral homes shall prepare
and maintain a Biomedical Waste Plan for review of the City.
(4)
Enforcement actions shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set
forth in this Ordinance.
Sand and Grit Interceptors.
(1) Purpose.
The purpose of this Section is to minimize the introduction of sand
and grit into the collection system.
General Criteria.
The discharge by a user of the WWF of liquids containing certain
constituents may be prohibited or limited pursuant to the provisions of
this Ordinance.
Wastes containing excessive amounts of sand and grit shall be
directed to the interceptor (trap)
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Sand and grit interceptors (traps) shall be provided at the users
expense. The interceptor shall be installed, operated and maintained
in accordance with the plans approved by the City considering the
manufacturers recommendations.
Sand and grit interceptors shall be designed and installed to
accommodate the anticipated range of flows.
Sand and grit interceptors shall be installed for easy access for
cleaning and inspection by the City or other appropriate party or entity.
Sand and grit interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of their
contents on a regularly scheduled basis to maintain efficient operation
at all times.
Wastes removed from the sand and grit interceptors shall not be
discharged into the W~NF. The user shall maintain a log of cleaning
activities and a file on site of the records and documents related tothe
sand and grit interceptor. Record/documents retained in the file
should include, at a minimum, as-built drawings, manufacturers
instructions, log of cleaning activities, receipts, hauler information, site
inspection reports and monitoring data.
(e)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-118. Maintenance of internal plumbing system and building sewer.
(a)
All building sewers connected to the municipal wastewater and sewage system
shall have an internal plumbing system, which meets or exceeds the standards of
the applicable plumbing code.
(b)
The owner of the property served by the public sewer shall be responsible for the
proper operation and maintenance of the building sewer, specifically, all plumbing
from the public sewer into and including, but not limited to, the building drain.
(c)
The City shall have the right to inspect the building sewer and to cause
discontinuance of water and/or sewer service to any property where the plumbing is
not maintained in a sanitary and effective operating condition or if the public sewer
facilities may be harmed thereby.
(d)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-119. Pretreatment facilities.
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(a)
If pretreatment is required through the issuance of an industrial wastewater
discharge permit as provided in this Ordinance, users of the WWF shall design,
construct, operate and maintain such wastewater pretreatment facilities whenever
necessary to reduce, modify or eliminate the user's wastewater discharge to
achieve compliance with the limitations in wastewater strength set forth in this
Ordinance, to meet applicable national categorical pretreatment standards, or to
meet any other wastewater condition or limitation contained in the user's permit. If
required by the City, plans, specifications and operating procedures for such
wastewater pretreatment facilities shall be prepared by a registered professional
engineer, and shall be submitted to the City for review. Prior to beginning
construction of the pretreatment facility, the user shall submit a set of final
construction plans and specifications to the City. Prior to beginning construction,
the user shall also secure any and all environmental, building, plumbing or other
permits as may be required by Federal, State, regional or local law, rule or
regulation. A compliance schedule and reporting procedures will be established in
the industrial wastewater discharge permit in accordance with this Ordinance. The
user shall construct the pretreatment facility within the time provided in the user's
wastewater discharge permit. Following completion of construction, the user shall
provide the City with as-built drawings. Neither the filing of the plans nor the
issuance of a permit shall be construed to indicate that the City in any way vouches
for or warrants the performance capabilities of any facilities constructed pursuant to
such plans, specifications or data. Subsequent alterations or additions to such
pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall not be made without prior notice to, and
approval by, the City.
(b)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-120. Control manhole.
(a)
Required for certain users (requiring pretreatment before discharging to the City's
WWF). The owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control structure or manhole, together with necessary
meters and other appurtenances, in the building sewer, to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes.
(b)
Location; approval of plans. The structures, manholes and appurtenances shall be
accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the City.
(c)
Payment of costs; maintenance. The structures, manholes and appurtenances shall
be installed by the owner, at the owner's expense, and shall be maintained by the
owner so as to be safe and accessible at all times
(d)
Notice to instafl. The owner shall install the structures, manholes and
appurtenances within thirty (30) days from the date the lateral connection is made to
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the sewer, or, if no structure, manhole or appurtenance was required at the time the
building sewer was installed, the owner shall install the structure, manhole or
appurtenance within thirty (30) days of written notice by the City as to the need and
requirement for them by the City.
(e) Installation by City.
(1)
If the manhole is not installed within the time provided in this Section, the
City shall have the right to enter into a contract for installation of the
manhole at the owner's expense, and the cost of installing the manhole,
together with the administrative cost to the City necessary to process the
installation of the manhole, shall be paid by the owner.
(2)
If not paid within thirty (30) days from the date installation is completed, the
unpaid costs, together with lawful interest thereon, shall be a lien upon the
property wherein the user is situated. The City shall be entitled to institute
foreclosure proceedings for the collection of the unpaid costs and interest
thereon. Such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with law. The
City shall be entitled to collect reasonable attorney's fees from the owner for
services rendered by the City Attorney in the institution and prosecution of
the foreclosure proceedings.
(3)
Liens created under this Section shall, upon the request of the user or owner
of the property affected, and upon payment of all installation and
administrative costs and lawful interest thereon, be released by a certificate
executed by the Mayor, or the City Manager if delegated to the City Manager,
attested by the City Clerk and shall bear the seal of the City. The issuance of
such certificate shall constitute prima facie evidence of the existence or
nonexistence of any such unpaid costs, and shall, in the absence of fraud
perpetrated by the party requesting it, be binding upon the City as to the
existence or nonexistence of any lien created under this Section.
(f)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-121. Tests and analyses.
(a)
All tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference
is made in this Ordinance, shall be performed by a certified laboratory-in accordance
with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFF~ 136. entitled "Guidelines Establishing Test
Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants," or a method approved by the FDEP and the
City, and shall be determined at the control structure provided for in this Ordinance,
or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole.
(b)
If no special structure has been required, the control structure shall be considered to
be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the
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building sewer is connected; provided that the City shall be permitted to take
samples within the premises of the user, including samples from lagoons, ponds and
other places.
(c)
Any user of the sewage system, which has been found to be discharging pollutants,
which exceed those levels set forth in Ordinance, shall be charged with the cost of
testing and analysis.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-122. Industrial waste surcharges.
(a)
Such producers of industrial waste or other mixtures as indicated in this Ordinance,
for which the cost of treatment is greater than the normal fees and charges paid by
such a producer, shall pay to the City a sewer service surcharge as determined by
the City.
(b)
The sewer service surcharge shall be determined by sampling and testing or
contract. In either case, payments shall be based upon current surcharge rates as
defined in the City's user charge system.
(c)
The individual user shall, on a regular basis, sample and have analyzed by a
certified testing laboratory the flow of industrial waste or other mixtures as indicated
in this Ordinance to determine the quantity and quality of effluent under average
conditions, and a surcharge shall be charged and billed to the producer of excess
wastes on a quarterly basis.
(1)
Three (3) month periods shall begin as contractually arranged between the
City and the industrial user.
(2) Periods of less than three (3) months will be billed for on a prorated basis.
(3) The City may sample industrial effluent at its discretion.
(b) In cases where the contract method is used, billing by the City shall be made as
provided in this Section.
(d)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section
28-123. Acceptance of hazardous wastes; user classes; permit fee.
(a)
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the
public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics
enumerated in Ordnance. and which have been determined by the City to have a
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(b)
deleterious effect on the public sewer system, processes, equipment or receiving
waters, or which otherwise may create a hazard to life or constitute a public
nuisance, the City may:
(1) Reject the wastes;
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition prior to discharge to the
public sewers;
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; or
(4) Require payment pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance to cover the
added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes
or sewer charges.
The following, at a minimum, shall appear in the permit application:
(c)
(1)
(2)
Notification procedures including, but not limited to, those for immediately
notifying the City and a list of contact persons and telephone numbers for
those responsible to monitor the permit.
Procedures to prevent adverse impacts from any accidental or sludge
discharge. Such procedures shall include, but are not limited to:
Maintenance of storage areas.
Handling and transfer of materials.
Loading and unloading operations.
Control of plan site runoff.
Worker training.
Building of containment structures or equipment.
Measures for containing toxic organic pollutants including, but not limited
to, solvents.
Measures and equipment for emergency response.
(3)
Description of employee training programs to prevent accidental or sludge
discharges and how to handle such episodic occurrences.
The class descriptions and permitting fee shall be as follows:
Class Description
(1) Class One
Categorical Industrial Users shall obta'n a 'D~scharge Perm't"
Inspections site will be made by the City to assure compliance
with Federal, State, regional and local laws, rules and
regulations.
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(2) Class Two
Significant Industrial Users- Users shall obtain a "Discharge
Permit" and periodic site visit will be made by the City to
assure compliance with Federal, State, regional and local
laws, rules and regulations.
(3) Class Three
Significant Commercial User, users shall obtain a "Discharge
Permit" and periodic site visit will be made by the City to
assure compliance with Federal, State, regional and local
laws, rules and regulations.
(4) Class Four
Off and Grease Discharger- User shall obtain an "Oil and
Grease Discharge Permit" and periodic site visit will be made
by the City to assure compliance with Federal, State, regional
and local laws, rules and regulations.
(d)
Any user or industry storing hazardous or toxic chemicals on the site shall submit a
spill containment plan to the City.
(e)
All Classes shall be assessed a permit fee. The City will assign costs of permits on
the basis of generally accepted practices, principles and costs of the program. The
minimum amount for each permit will be one hundred ($100) dollars. This fee will be
adjusted according to the complexity of the application. Class Four permit fee may
be included in the City's Oil/Grease Management Program Manual.
(f)
If the City permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and
installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval
of the City and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and
laws. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any
waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the permit holder, at his expense, as required by this Ordinance.
(g)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-124. Application and issuance; conditions.
(a)
Permit required. All industries whose discharge could render them a significant
industrial user or whose discharge otherwise may have a deleterious impact on the
public sewer system, as determined by the City, shall obtain a permit prior to
discharge of industrial wastewaters.
(b)
Existing dischargers. All dischargers of industrial wastewater into the City's sewer
system prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this Ordinance is
derived are hereby granted temporary authority to continue to discharge industrial
wastewaters in compliance with the City's codes, regulations and policies This
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(d)
temporary authority shall expire ninety (90) days after the date of notification by the
City of the requirement for a discharger to make application for an industrial
wastewater discharge permit. If, prior to the expiration date, the discharger has
filed for an industrial wastewater discharge permit pursuant to Subsections (a) and
(d) of this Section, then its temporary authority to discharge will continue. In such
case, this temporary authority shall expire on the date the industrial wastewater
discharge permit is issued or denied. After the expiration of its temporary authority
to discharge, if the permit application is denied due to insufficient Pretreatment,
determined to violate part or some of requirements (or not in compliance) of this
Article, the Discharger shall stop any discharge to the City's sewer system. Only
after the required conditions are met or after approval (pending an Appeal) will the
Discharger be allowed to continue its discharge to the sewer system. Any person
discharging pursuant to the temporary authority provided in this Subsection is
subject to all provisions of this Ordinance, and such authority may be suspended or
revoked in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
Compliance with conditions. No permit holder shall discharge industrial
wastewaters in excess of the quantity, rate of discharge or quality conditions
specified in the permit. Any person desiring to modify his discharge in a manner,
which would violate conditions of the person's permit, shall apply for an amended
permit.
Application. Existing and proposed new industrial users seeking a permit shall
complete and file with the City an application in the form prescribed by the City.
Proposed new industrial users shall file their applications at least 90 days prior to
their discharging to the WWF. The applicant shall submit, at a minimum, where
appropriate as determined by the City:
(1) The name, address, telephone number and location, if different from the
address, of the applicant, the name of the owner of the premises from which
industrial wastes are intended to be discharged, and the name of a local
representative duly authorized to act on behalf of the company.
(2) The SIC code according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
issued by the United States Office of Management and Budget, as amended
or as amended in the future.
(3)
(4)
Average daily and three-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily,
monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
A schedule of all industrial process waste flows produced before and after
pretreatment, if any, at the premises, including daily volume and wastewater
constituents and characteristics as determined by representative samples
and analyses done by a qualified laboratory acceptable to the City and in
accordance with standard and generally accepted methods.
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(e)
(f)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Estimated time and duration of discharge within a twenty percent (20%)
tolerance.
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show ail
sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances by size, location and
elevation and all points of discharge.
A description of each product produced, by type, amount, process and rate of
production.
A description of the type and amount of raw materials processed, including
average and maximum per day.
The number and type of employees, and hours of operation of the plant and
proposed or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system.
(10) Any other information as may be deemed by the City to be necessary to
evaluate the permit application.
(11) Permit fees as determined by the City.
Application signatories and certification. All wastewater discharge permit
applications and user reports shall be executed by an authorized representative of
the user, be submitted with a corporate information printout from the Florida
Department of State (for corporate entities), and contain the following certification:
"/ certify under oath and under penalty of law that this document and afl
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance
with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including, but not limited
to, the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
Issuance.
(1)
The City will act only on applications that are accompanied by a report, which
contains all the information required in Subsection (d) of this Section.
Persons who have filed incomplete applications will be notified by the City
that the application is deficient and notified of the nature of such deficiency,
and will be given thirty (30) days to correct the deficiency. Upon receipt of
complete applications, the City shall review and evaluate the applications and
shall propose such special permit conditions as deemed advisable to protect
the public interest. All industrial wastewater discharge permits shall be
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expressly subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance and all other
applicable ordinances, laws and regulations.
(2)
Upon completion of the evaluation, the City may, but shall not be required to,
notify the applicant of any special conditions, which he proposes to be
included in the permit. The applicant shall have thirty (30) days from and
after the date of the recommendations of the City for special permit conditions
to review the conditions and file written objections with the City regarding any
such special permit conditions. The City may schedule a meeting with the
applicant's authorized representative within fifteen (15) days following receipt
of the applicant's objections, and attempt to resolve disputed issues
concerning special permit conditions. If the applicant files no objection to
special permit conditions proposed by the City, or if a subsequent agreement
is reached concerning such conditions, the City shall issue an industrial
wastewater discharge permit to the applicant with such special conditions
incorporated therein.
(3)
Issuance of a permit shall not relieve the discharger from complying with all
applicable laws, regulations and ordinances promulgated by other
government authority, nor shall the issuance of a permit by construed as a
representation by the City that the discharge permitted therein complies with
all of such laws, regulations and ordinances. Permits are issued solely to
govern the discharge of wastewater into the public sewer system and the
applicable receiving waters, are between the discharger and the City, and
shall not be construed to benefit any third party.
Permit requirements and restrictions. The requirements and restrictions in permits
shall be enforced by the City and will include, but shalt not be limited to, the
following:
A statement that indicates wastewater permit duration (which in no event
shall exceed five years).
(2)
A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is non-transferable without
prior notification to the City in accordance with Section 28-122 and
provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the
existing wastewater discharge permit.
(3)
The maximum permissible concentration of wastewater constituents based
on applicable pretreatment standards or local limits which ever is the most
stringent.
(4)
Limits on the rate and time of discharge, or requirements for flow regulation
and equalization
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(h)
(i)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Requirements to include, but not be limited to, an identification of pollutants
to be monitored, sampling, location, sampling frequency, and sample type
based on Federal, State or local law, rule or regulation.
Pretreatment of industrial wastewater before discharge.
Compliance schedules, including requirements for periodic compliance
reports, which shall be submitted a minimum of twice per year on categorical
industries.
Specifications for self-monitoring programs, which may include sampling
locations, frequency and method of sampling, flow metering, number, types
and standards for tests and reporting schedule.
Prohibition of discharge of certain wastewater constituents.
Requirements for submission of periodic discharge reports, to include
information concerning volume, rate of flow, constituent concentrations, peak
flow rates, hours of operation, number of employees or other information.
(11) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to
wastewater discharge as specified by the City, and affording the City access
thereto.
(12) Requirements for notification of the City for any new introduction of
wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or
character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the
wastewater treatment system.
(13) Requirements for notification of slug or accidental discharges.
(14) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City to ensure compliance
with this Ordinance.
(15)
Statement that civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment
standards and requirements are possible and any applicable compliance
schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time of compliance beyond
that required by applicable Federal, State or local law.
(16) Prohibition of use of dilution as a substitute for treatment.
The City may require that any or all of the pretreatment requirements or restrictions
be provided by the user, at the user's expense.
Duration. Permits shall be issued for any specified period of time, not to exceed
five (5) years
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(J)
Modification. The terms and conditions of any permit may be modified by the City
during the life of the permit to accommodate changed conditions and as Federal,
State, regional and local laws, rules and regulations and case decisions are
modified or amended. Permit holders shall be informed of any proposed changes in
their respective permits at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of change,
and shall be allowed a comment period relating to any of the proposed changes in
their permits within the first thirty (30) days after issuance of such proposed change
by the City. The City shall allow a discharger a reasonable period of time to comply
with any changes in the permit required by the City, unless otherwise required by
emergency or governmental regulations. The permit holder may petition the City for
modification of permit based on changed conditions. The City shall review such
petition with such supporting data as he deems necessary and take appropriate
action.
(k)
Multiple connections; transfer. A separate permit shall be required for each
wastewater connection discharging directly or indirectly into the sewer system. For
each discharger having multiple connections at a single plant or facility, a single
permit shall be required, which may set forth specific effluent limitations and
conditions for discharge from each separate connection. Wastewater discharge
permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. A wastewater
discharge permit shall not be assigned or transferred or sold to a new owner or new
user, or used for different premises, unless approved by the City, and any such
attempted assignment, transfer or sate shall be void and of no affect.
Renewal. The industrial user shall apply for permit renewal a minimum of one
hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit.
Any modification request shall be accompanied by supporting data and will be
reviewed in accordance with this Ordinance.
(m)
Appeals. The City shall provide public notice of the issuance of a wastewater
discharge permit. Any person, including the user, may petition the City to
reconsider the terms of a wastewater discharge permit within thirty (30) days of
notice of its issuance.
(1) Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver
of the administrative appeal.
(2)
In its petition, the appealing party shall indicate the wastewater discharge
permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection, and the
alternative condition, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge
permit.
(3)
The effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed
pending the appeal unless controlling legal authority mandates to the
contrary
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(4)
(5)
If the City fails to act within thirty (30) days, a request for reconsideration
shall be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater
discharge permit, not to issue a wastewater discharge permit, or not to modify
a wastewater discharge permit shall be considered final administrative
actions for purposes of judicial review.
Aggrieved parties seeking judicial review of the final administrative
wastewater discharge permit decision shall do so by filing a complaint with
the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Seminole County within thirty
(30) days of final administrative action on the petition for review.
Section 28-125. Spill containment plan; notification of discharge.
Each industrial user shall establish a spill containment plan. The plan shall contain, at a
minimum, the following elements:
(1)
Protection from accidental discharges. Each user shall provide protection
from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances
regulated by this Ordinance. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of
prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's
own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the City for review,
and shall be approved by the City before construction of the facility. All
existing users shall complete such a plan by the date specified by the
industrial wastewater discharge permit. No new user who begins discharge to
the WVVF after the effective date of this Ordinance may introduce pollutants
into the system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved
and it shall be unlawful to do so.
(2)
Telephone notification. Any person causing or suffering any discharge,
whether accidental or not, which presents or may present an imminent or
substantial endangerment to the health and welfare of persons or to the
environment, or which is likely to cause interference with the WWF. shall
notify the City immediately by telephone. In the absence or unavailability of
the City, notification shall be given to the City employee then in charge of the
treatment works. It shall be the obligation of the reporting person to provide
written verification to the City promptly after the telephone notification occurs.
(3)
Written report; control of discharge during restoration of treatment facility.
Within five (5) days following such occurrence, the user shall provide the City
with a detailed written report describing the cause of the dangerous discharge
and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense,
loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to
the WWF, fish kills or any other damage to person or property, no shall such
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(4)
notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which
may be imposed by this Ordinance or other applicable law. Furthermore, the
industrial user shall control its production, or all its discharges, to the extent
necessary to maintain compliance with all applicable Federal, State, regional
and local laws, rules and regulations upon reduction, loss or failure of its
treatment facility and until the facility is completely restored or an alternative
and equally effective method of pretreatment is provided. This requirement
applies in the situation where, among other things, the primary source of
power of the treatment facility is reduced, lost or fails.
Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's
bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in
the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall ensure that all
employees who may cause or suffer such a dangerous discharge to occur are
advised of the emergency notification procedure.
Section 28-126. Confidentiality of information.
(a)
Information and data on a user obtained from reports, surveys, wastewater
discharge permit applications, wastewater discharge permits, and monitoring
programs, and from the City's inspection and sampling activities, shall be available
to the public without restriction, unless the user specifically requests, and is able to
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City that the release of such information
would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to
protection as trade secrets under applicable State law. Any such request shall be
asserted at the time of submission of the information or data. When requested and
demonstrated by the user furnishing a report that such information should be held
confidential, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret
processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be
made available immediately upon request to governmental agencies for uses
related to the NPDES program or pretreatment program, and in enforcement
proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents
and characteristics and other "effluent data" as defined by 40 CFR 2.302 will not be
recognized as confidential information and will be available to the public without
restriction.
(b) The provisions of this Section shall be read in pad materia with and construed and
applied in harmony with the public records laws of the State of Florida.
Section 28-127. Sampling fees.
Annual operation costs of the City's WVVF for activities required under this Ordinance shall
be recovered, in accordance with the policies of the City, through fees charged to the
industries and users. Each user may be billed for each scheduled, unscheduled or demand
monitoring visit performed. The billing may include direct costs incurred by the City, or its
authorized agent, in sampling, inspecting and laboratory analyses, adjusted to reflect
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administrative, legal and other indirect costs incurred by activities that may be required
under this Division. All self-monitoring costs incurred by any user, including but not limited
to the cost of sampling, analysis and reporting, shall be borne by the user.
Section 28-128. Reports.
(a)
Industrial users subject to categorical pretreatment standards (categorical industrial
users) and industrial users not covered by categorical pretreatment standards
(noncategorical industrial users) shall submit to the Control Authority such reports as
are necessary to assess and assure compliance with applicable pretreatment
standards and requirements, including but not limited to baseline monitoring reports
(BMRs), 90-day compliance reports, and periodic compliance reports required under
any and all Federal, State, regional and local laws, rules and regulations.
(b) All reports submitted by an industrial user pursuant to its permit shall be certified:
(1)
By a responsible corporate officer, if the industrial user submitting the
reports required by Subsection (a) of this Section is a corporation. For the
purpose of this Subsection, a responsible corporate officer means (i) a
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 (ii) the
manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities
employing more than two hundred and fifty (250) persons or having gross
annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25,000,000.00, if authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in
accordance with corporate procedures.
(2)
By a general partner or proprietor if the industrial user submitting the
reports required by Subsection (a) is a partnership or sole proprietorship,
respectively.
(3) By a duly authorized representative of the individual designated in
Subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this Section if:
The authorization is made in writing by the individual described in
Subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this Section;
The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the
industrial discharge originates, such as the position of plant manager,
operator of a well, or well field superintendent, or a position of
equivalent responsibility, or having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company: and
c. The written authorization is submitted to the Control Authority
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(c)
(4)
If an authorization under Subsection (b)(3) of this Section is no longer accurate
because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall
operation of the facility, or overall responsibility for environmental matters for
the company, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Subsection
(b)(3) of this Section shall be submitted to the Control Authority prior to or
together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.
a. Such certification shall read as follows:
"1 certify under oath and under penalty of law that this document and
afl attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those
persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is to the best of my knowledge and belief, true,
accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of
fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
Baseline Monitoring Reports
(1)
Within either one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a
categorical pretreatment standard, or the final administrative decision on a
category determination, whichever is later, existing categorical users
currently discharging to or scheduled to discharge to the WWF shall submit
to the City a report which contains the information listed in paragraph (2),
below. At least ninety (90) days prior to commencement of their discharge,
new sources, and sources that become categorical users subsequent to the
promulgation of an applicable categorical standard, shall submit to the City a
report which contains the information listed in paragraph (2), below. A new
source shall report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet
applicable categorical standards. A new source also shall give estimates of
its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants to be discharged.
(2)
Users described above shall submit the information set forth below:
a. Identifying Information. The name and address of the facility,
including the name of the operator and owner.
Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental control permits
held by or for the facility.
Description of Operations A brief description of the nature, average
rate of production, and standard industrial classifications of the
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(d) Compliance
operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include
a schematic process diagram, which indicates points of discharge to
the WVVF from the regulated processes.
Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured average daily
and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the VVVVF from
regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow
use of the combined waste stream formula.
Measurement of Pollutants.
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each
regulated process.
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and
concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard,
or by the City, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from
each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum and
long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required,
shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily
operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with
procedures set out in this ordinance.
Sampling shall be performed in accordance with procedures set out in
this ordinance.
Certification. A statement, reviewed by the user's authorized
representative and certified by a qualified professional, indicating
whether pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis,
and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O&M)
and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment
standards and requirements.
Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be
required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by
which the user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or O&M.
The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the
compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard.
Signature and Certification. Afl baseline-monitoring reports shall be
signed and certified in accordance with this ordinance.
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit shall
provide appropriate reports to the City as the City may require.
Schedule Progress Reports
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(e)
(1) The following conditions shall apply to the compliance schedule:
The schedule shall contain progress increments in the form of dates for
the commencement and completion of major events leading to the
construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the
user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (such events
include, but are not limited to, hiring an engineer, completing
preliminary and final plans, executing contracts for major components,
commencing and completing construction, and beginning and
conducting routine operation);
b. No increment referred to above shall exceed nine (9) months;
The user shall submit a progress report to the City no later than
fourteen (14) days following each date in the schedule and the final
date of compliance_including, as a minimum, whether or not it complied
with the increment of progress, the reason for any delay, and, if
appropriate, the steps being taken by the user to return to the
established schedule; and
In no event shall more than nine (9) month's elapse between such
progress reports to the City.
Reports on Compliance with Categorical Pretreatment Standard Deadline
(1)
Within ninety (90) days following the date for final compliance with
applicable categorical pretreatment standards, or in the case of a new
source following commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the
WWF, any user subject to such pretreatment standards and requirements
shall submit to the City a report containing the information described in this
Section. For users subject to equivalent mass or concentration limits
established in accordance with the procedures in 62-625.410, F.A.C, this
report shall contain a reasonable measure of the user's long-term production
rate. For all other users subject to categorical pretreatment standards
expressed in terms of allowable pollutant discharge per unit of production (or
other measure of operation), this report shall include the user's actual
production during the appropriate sampling period. All compliance reports
shall be executed and certified in accordance with this Ordinance.
(f) Periodic Compliance Reports.
(1)
All significant industrial users shall, at a frequency determined by the City but
in no case less than twice per year (in June and December), submit a report
indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which
are limited by pretreatment standards and the measured or estimated
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average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. All periodic
compliance reports shall be signed and certified in accordance with this
Ordinance.
(2)
All wastewater samples shall be representative of the user's discharge.
Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall be properly
operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order at all times. The
failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility in good working order shall not
be grounds for the user to claim that sample results are unrepresentative of
its discharge.
(3)
If a user subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors any
pollutant more frequently than required by the City, using the procedures
prescribed in Section 28~121, the results of this monitoring shall be included
in the report.
(g) Reports of Changed Conditions.
(h)
(1)
Each user shall notify the City of any planned significant changes to the
user's operations or system, which might alter the nature, quality, or volume
of its wastewater at least thirty (30) days before the change.
(2)
The City may require the user to submit such information as may be deemed
necessary to evaluate the changed condition including, but not limited to, the
submission of a wastewater discharge permit application.
(3)
The City may issue a wastewater discharge permit or modify an existing
wastewater discharge permit in response to changed conditions or
anticipated changed conditions.
(4)
For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but are not
limited to, flow increases of twenty percent (20%) or greater, and the
discharge of any previously unreported pollutants.
Reports of Potential Problems.
In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to, accidental
discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature, a noncustomary
batch discharge, or a slug load, that may cause potential problems for the
WWF, the user shall immediately telephone and notify the City of the
incident. This notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of
waste, concentration and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by
the user.
(2)
Within five (5) days following such discharge, the user shall, unless waived
by the City, submit a detailed written report describing the cause(s) of the
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(3)
discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future
occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense,
loss, damage, or other liability, which may be incurred as a result of damage
to the WVVF, natural resources, or any other damage to person or property;
nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, penalties, or other
liability which may be imposed pursuant to this ordinance.
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other
prominent place-advising employees whom to call in the event of a discharge
described above Subsection 28-128 (h)(1). Employers shall ensure that all
employees, who may cause such a discharge to occur, are advised of the
emergency notification procedure.
Section
28-129. Notice of violation/repeat sampling and reporting.
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the user shall notify the VWVF within
twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat the
sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis to the City within thirty
(30) days after becoming aware of the violation.
Section 28-130. Notification of the discharge of hazardous waste.
(a)
Any user who commences the discharge of hazardous waste shall notify the City,
the EPA Regional Waste Management Division City, and State hazardous waste
authorities, in writing, of any discharge into the VVWF of a substance which, if
otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Such
notification shall include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR
Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge (continuous,
batch or other). If the user discharges more than one hundred (100) kilograms of
such waste per calendar month to the WWF, the notification also shall contain the
following information to the extent such information is known and readily available
to the user: an identification of the hazardous constituents contained in thewastes,
an estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste
stream discharged during that calendar month, and an estimation of the mass of
constituents in the waste stream expected to be discharged during the following
twelve (12) months. All notifications shall take place no later than one hundred and
eighty (180) days after the discharge commences. Any notification under this
paragraph need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged.
However, notifications of changed conditions sha~l be submitted under Section 28-
123. The notification requirement in this section does not apply to pollutants already
reported by users subject to categorical pretreatment standards under the self-
monitoring requirements of Section 28-124 and Section 28-128.
(b)
Dischargers are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a), above, during a
calendar month in which they discharge no more than fifteen (15) kilograms of
hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes as specified in
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40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e). Discharge of more than fifteen (15) kilograms of
nonacute hazardous wastes in a calendar month, or of any quantity of acute
hazardous wastes as specified in 40 CFR 261.30(d) and 261.33(e), requires a one
(1)time notification. Subsequent months during which the user discharges more
than such quantities of any hazardous waste do not require additional notification.
(c)
In the case of any new regulations under Section 3001 of RCRA identifying
additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as
a hazardous waste, the user shall notify the City, the EPA Regional Waste
Management Waste Division City, and State hazardous waste authorities of the
discharge of such substance within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such
regulations.
(d)
(e)
In the case of any notification made under this section, the user shall certify that it
has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes
generated to the degree it has determined to be economically practicable.
This provision does not create a right to discharge any substance not otherwise
permitted to be discharged by this ordinance, a permit issued thereunder, or any
applicable Federal or State law.
(f)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-131. Analytical requirements.
(a)
(b)
All pollutant analyses, including sample collection techniques required, to be
submitted as. part of a wastewater discharge permit application or report shall be
performed in accordance with the procedures established in the FDEP standard
operating procedures (DEP~SOP-001/01), 40 CFR 136, Chapter 62-160, F.A.C. and
amendment thereto, unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical
pretreatment standard.
Where Chapter 62~160, F.A.C., does not include a sampling or analytical technique
for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed in
accordance with procedures approved by FDEP.
(c) All analysis shall be performed by a certified laboratory.
Section 28-132. Sample collection.
(a)
Except as indicated in Subsection (b, the user shall collect wastewater samples
using flow proportional composite collection techniques. In the event flow
proportional sampling is not practicable, the City may authorize the use of time
proportional sampling or a minimum of four (4) grab samples where the user
demonstrates that this will provide a representative sample of the effluent being
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(b)
discharged. In addition, grab samples may be required to show compliance with
instantaneous discharge limits.
Samples for oil and grease, temperature, pH, cyanide, phenols, sulfides, and volatile
organic compounds shall be obtained using grab collection techniques.
It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with, or violate, the provisions of this
Section.
Section 28-133. Timing.
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the date postmarked. For
reports that are not mailed, postage prepaid, into a mail facility serviced by the United
States Postal Service, the date of receipt of the report by the City shall govern. Data
contained in the report shall be from samples taken during the period covered by the report
in accordance with 62-625.600(6)(c), FA.C.
Section 28-134. Record keeping.
(a)
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this ordinance shall retain, and make
available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to
any monitoring activities required by this ordinance and any additional records of
information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user
independent of such requirements.
(b)
(c)
Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the
name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates that analyses were performed;
who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques or methods used; and the
results of such analyses. These records shall remain available for a period of at
least three (3) years. This period shall be automatically extended for the duration of
any litigation concerning the user or the City, or where the user has been
specifically notified of a longer retention period by the City.
Users that are continuous dischargers shall maintain a record of daily average pH
and temperature readings. Continuous monitoring equipment, which has a
recording capability, may be required. Access to stored data including daily
calibration shall be available and reported, if required.
(d)
Users that use contract haulers for disposal off-site or remove waste materials,
sludge from their facility shall keep a copy of each manifest and shall remain
available for a period of three years. Wastes removed from the facility shall be
disposed at a permitted facility to receive such wastes. In no way shall the pumped
matter be returned to any private or public portion of the collection system or the
WWF, without prior written approval from the City Manager or designee.
Section
28-135.
Hauled Wastewater.
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(a)
Septic Tank Waste. Septic tank waste may be introduced into the WWF only at
locations designated by the City, and at such times as are established by the City.
Such waste shall not violate Section of this Ordinance or any other requirements
established by the City. The City may require commercial septictankwaste haulers
to obtain wastewater discharge permits.
(b) Industrial Waste Haulers. The City shall require haulers of industrial waste to obtain
wastewater discharge permits. The City may require generators of hauled industrial
waste to obtain wastewater discharge permits. The City also may prohibit the
disposal of hauled industrial waste. The discharge of hauled industrial waste is
subject to all other requirements of this Ordinance.
(c)
Limits on Locations to Discharge Industrial Waste. Industrial waste haulers may
discharge loads only at locations designated by the City. No load may be
discharged without prior consent of the City. The City may collect samples of each
hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The City may require
the industrial waste hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to
discharge. The City may prohibit the disposal of hauled waste after reviewing the
waste analysis and waste-tracking information.
(d)
Tracking Form for Industrial Waste Haulers. Industrial waste haulers must provide
a waste-tracking form for every load. This form shall include, at a minimum, the
name and address of the industrial waste hauler, permit number, truck identification,
names and addresses of sources of waste, and volume and characteristics of
waste. The form shall identify the type of industry, known or suspected waste
constituents, and whether any wastes are RCRA hazardous wastes.
SECTION 4. Declaration of Exclusion From Florida Administrative Procedur¢-c
Act/Adoption of Rules City Mana,qer.
(a) Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed or interpreted to include
the City in the definition of agency contained in Section 12052. Florida Statutes. or to
otherwise subject the City to the application of the Flodda Administrative Procedures Act,
Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. This declaration of intent and exclusion shall apply to all
proceedings taken as a result of or pursuant to this Ordinance.
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(b) The City Manager shall have the power and authority to promulgate
administrative rules and formulate incipient City policy in order to implement the provisions
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. Penalties.
Any person found to have violated the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject
to the maximum penalties permitted by Section 166041, F/orida Statutes, or as otherwise
may be provided by law. The City may engage in any and all code enforcement activities
and processes, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances including, but not limited
to, enforcement in a court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 6. Conflicts. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, sentence, phrase, word, or portion of this
Ordinance is determined to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, said determination
shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section,
sentence, phrase, word, or portion of this Ordinance not otherwise determined to be
invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional.
SECTION 8. Codification.
(a) It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified; provided, however,
that Sections and 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall not be codified.
(b) The City Clerk shall ensure that the copies of the Exhibits to this Ordinance are
retained in the office of the City Clerk and that all other materials referenced in this
Ordinance are also made available in her office. The City Attorney shall assist the Clerk in
this activity as shall the City's Director of Public Works.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect upon
enactment,
DATED this 20th day of September, 2004.
ATTEST:
ET DOUGHERTY
City Clerk
Mayor
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify
that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 3895, PASSED AND
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, on the 20th day of September,
2004, was posted at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida on the
21stday of September, 2004.
DOUGHERTY d,/ (/
As the City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida
9O
City of Sanford
Utilities Department
?. O. Box 1788
Sanford, FL 32772-1788
(407) 302-1011
OIL/GREASE PROGRAM MANUAL~.
INSERT EFFECTIVE DATE HERE
Prepared by: Migdalia Hernandez, Water Resources Engineer
Reviewed by: Paul Moore, Utitity Engineer
Reviewed by: Lonnie N. Groot, Esquire - City Attorney
Approved by: Al Gdeshaber, Jr., City Manager
~ This Maraud has bccn incorporated inlo Ordinance Number and is att enforceable component o£ lite said
Ordinance. This Mannal a~td thc Ordinance shall bc read in ?ari materta itl order [o give fidl effect to thc intent of thc
Ordinance and thc goals, po cics and ob ectives o['this Manual.
Page I or'20
Permit Number: GR (Year/Month/Day-Number of Permits given this day
/Number of Permits issued to specific user)
City of Sanford - Pretreatment Section
Oil & Grease Prevention Proeram
THIS PROGRAM SETS FORTH UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR USERS OF THE
PRIVATELY OWNED PRETREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF SANFORD AND
ENABLES THE CITY OF SANFORD TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE
AND FEDERAL LAWS, INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE GENERAL
PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS.
I. Purpose and Intent
The purpose of this program (referred to on occasion herein as "this Section") is to manage
the acceptance of residential and non-residential grease and oil waste into the City of
Sanford sewerage system, and to provide for the protection of the City's Wastewater
Treatment Facility. This program shall apply to all of the sewerage system users with the
City of Sanford. The program authorizes:
A. The issuance of effluent Discharge Permit which provides for monitoring,
compliance, and enforcement activities.
B. Establishes administrative review procedures and requires user reporting.
C. Provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting
from the program established herein.
II. Definitions
A. Definitions not presented below shall have the meanings as presented in the
current edition of the Standard Plumbing Code, or Plumbing and Drainage Institute
Standards.
1. Biochemical oxygen demand, shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in
the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under ~
procedures as specified in 40 CFR Part 136.
2. Common Grease Interceptor shall mean a device to which grease wastes
are directed from more than one facility with different operators or type of
operations, such as a food court or a shopping center.
3. Food Courts shall mean designated areas that are predominately found in
shopping centers, malls or amusement parks that contain several food-
preparation establishments with different owners and that share seating space
and plumbing facilities.
4. Food Service Establishment or Facility shall mean any facility or
establishment that cuts, cooks, bakes, prepares or serves food or food
products and which disposes of food-related wastes.
5. Garbage Grinder shall mean any device that shreds or grinds up solid or
semisolid waste materials into smaller portions for discharge into the City's
wastewater collection system.
6. Generator shall mean a user by site or facility, who produces wastes from
the user's process operation(s).
7. Oil and Grease shall mean a material either liquid or solid, composed
primarily of fatty matter from animal or vegetable sources or hydrocarbons of
petroleum origins. The terms "oil and grease" or "oil and grease substance
shall be deemed as grease by definition.
8. Oil and Grease Interceptor shall mean a device that is designed for flows in
excess of fifty (50) GPM. This device is installed outside of the building and
functions to separate and retain grease from the normal sewage flows while
allowing the balance of the liquid waste to discharge to the collection system
by gravity. "Under-the-sink" type of grease interceptors shall not be construed
as meeting this definition.
9. Oil and Grease Trap shall mean a device designed for flows less than fifty
(50) GPM. This device is installed inside the building to separate and retain
grease from the normal sewage flows while allowing the balance of the liquid
waste to discharge to the collection system by gravity, he under-the-sink
type of grease interceptor shall be construed as meeting the definition of
grease trap.
10. Oil and grease and oil~water pretreatment device shall refer to oil and
grease interceptors, oil/water separators and grease traps.
11. Oil~Water Separator shall mean a device that is designed to separate and
retain petroleum-based hydrocarbons, or grease, from the normal sewage
flows while allowing the balance of the liquid wastes to be discharged to the
collection system by gravity.
12.pH shall means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions, expressed in standard units, commonly used as a measure of the relative
acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
13. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (PO TW) shall mean treatment works as
defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 USC 1292), which are owned or
operated by the City.
14. Sewer System shall mean the complete municipal sewer system, including
stormwater sewers, sanitary sewers, lateral sewer lines and other sewer
facilities constructed or acquired by the City, together with all improvements,
extensions and additions to the sewer system, or any part thereof, and shall
include all property, real and personal, and tangible and intangible, owned or
used in connection with the sewerage system.
15. Waste, or Wastewater, shall mean the liquid and water-carried domestic or
industrial waste from dwelling, commercial establishments, industrial facilities
and institutions, whether treated or untreated. Waste may include, but not be
limited to, discharges from sinks, pot and pan sinks, dishwashing machines,
soup kettle and floor drains within areas where grease-containing materials
may exist.
16. Total Suspended So/ids, shall mean matter suspended in wastewater.
Analysis is important in the control of biological and physical wastewater
treatment processes and for assessing compliance with State and Federal
Rules.
III.
Abbreviations
A. For purposes of this program, following abbreviations shall have the following
meanings:
1. BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
2. CBOD - Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand
3. CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
4. City - City of Sanford
5. COD - Chemical oxygen demand
6. FAC - Florida Administrative Code
7. FDEP - Florida Department of Environmental Protection
8. FDOT - Florida Department of Transportation
9. GPD - Gallons per day
10. GPM - Gallons per minute
11. mg/L - Milligrams per liter
12. PDI - Plumbing and Drainage Institute
13. RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
14. TSS - Total suspended solids
IV.
General Program
A. The discharge by a user to the POTW of certain liquids or wastes may be
prohibited or limited by the provisions of this program.
B. Wastes, which contain oi~ and grease, may be discharged to the POTW in
accordance with the conditions set forth in this program.
C. Wastes containing residual petroleum based oil and grease shall be directed to
the oil/water separator.
D. Sanitary facilities and other similar fixtures shall not discharge to the oil and
grease or the oil/water pretreatment device.
E. Liquid wastes shall be discharged to the oil and grease, or oil/water pretreatment
device through the inlet pipe only in accordance with the design/operating
specifications of the device.
F. Oil and grease and oil/water pretreatment devices shall be installed in a location,
which provides easy access at all times for inspections, cleaning and proper
maintenance, including pumping. The Pretreatment Section of the City shall
approve the location of the oil and grease, or oil/water pretreatment device prior to
installation.
G. Establishments (users) that prepare, process or serve food or food products shall
install and maintain an oil and grease pretreatment device. Establishments that
have the potential to discharge wastes containing residual petroleum based oil and
grease, such as, car washes and automotive related facilities, shall install and
maintain an oil/water separator. Other nonresidential users may be required by the
Pretreatment Section of the City to install an oil and grease and/or oil/water
pretreatment device, as appropriate, for the proper handling of wastes containing oil
and grease.
H. Oil and grease and oil/water pretreatment devices shall be installed at the user's
expense. Proper operation, maintenance and repair shall be accomplished solely at
the user's expense.
I. Where the effluent from a garbage compactor is to enter an individual system, a
grease trap of at least a fifty (50) gallon capacity, with a cover and mechanism for
secure closing, shall be installed between the garbage disposal and the individual
system.
J. It is unlawful to install a garbage disposal into a commercial food facility.
Installation approval is required from the City upon application being made to the
City. A business must comply with Subsection IV. I to be eligible for approval.
Program Applicability
A. New Facilities
1. On or after the effective date of this Program, facilities likely to discharge oil
and grease, which are newly proposed or constructed, or existing facilities
which will be expanded or renovated to include a food service facility or
automotive related facility, where such facilities did not previously exist, are
required to install and maintain an approved, properly operated and
maintained oil and grease interceptor or oil/water separator. Sizing
calculations shall be accomplished in accordance with the formulas listed in
Subsection VI. Oil and grease interceptors or oil/water separators shall be
installed prior to the opening or reopening of said facilities. It is unlawful to
install a grease trap into new construction.
B. Existing Facilities
1. On or after the effective date of this program, existing food service and
automotive related facilities shall be required to install an approved, properly
operating and maintained oil and grease interceptor or oil/water separator
when any of the following conditions exist:
a) The facilities are found by the City to be contributing oils and grease
in quantities sufficient to cause line stoppages or necessitate increased
maintenance on the collection system.
b) Remodeling of the food preparation or kitchen waste plumbing
facilities, which are subject to a permit issued by the Building
Department.
c) Remodeling of an automotive related enterprise, or other users that
potentially may contribute wastes with petroleum based oils and
greases.
2. On or after the effective date of this program existing food service or
automotive related facilities that already have an under the sink unit installed
and such location does not meet any of the criteria of Subsection V.B.1. a)
through c) would be evaluated by the City's Pretreatment Section to determine
whether the existing unit meets the requirements listed Subsection VI. 2. Oil
and grease traps Design and specifications.
a) Existing food service or automotive related facilities classified under
Subsection V.B.2. but failing to meet any of the requirements on the
current grease trap unit installed at the location shall install an oil and
grease/oil interceptor and/or oil/water separator or up-grade the grease
trap unit to meet all "Plumbing Code" requirements. A letter detailing
the options and time frame to comply with the options will be sent by the
City's Pretreatment Section to the user by certified mail.
b) Existing facilities where inadequate room is available for the
installation of a grease/oil interceptor shall install and maintain an
alternative system which shall be evaluated by the City and shall be
subject to City approval. A grease trap may be installed, if approved by
the City.
C. Compliance Extensions
Any requests for extensions to the above-referenced requirements must be
made in writing to the City, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the
compliance date. The written request shall include the reasons for the user's
failure or inability to comply with the compliance date set forth, the work
accomplished, the additional time needed to complete the remaining work, and
the steps to be taken to avoid future delays.
D. User Identification
1. It is unlawful for any facility producing oils and grease to discharge waste
into the wastewater collection system without the City's authorization. The City
will act only on application(s) that contains all the information required. Refer
to forms GRO2A and GRO2B -"Food and Auto-related Establishments"
Registration and Certification "; and "Cover Letter".
2. Persons who have filed incomplete applications will be notified by the City
that the application is deficient and informed of the nature of such deficiency,
and will be given thirty (30) days to correct the deficiency, For assistance or
clarification completing the application, contact the City's Pretreatment Section
at (407) 302-1011.
2. If determined by the Pretreatment Section of the City that the proposed
facility does not conflict with the provisions of the program, an exempt
certificate shall be issued allowing the discharge of such wastes into the
collection system. Refer to form GR03 - "Exempt-Wastewater Discharge
Permit ".
4. All facilities determined to conflict with the POTW shall require a discharge
permit. Refer to form GR04 - astewater D~scharge Permit ".
5. Each Oil and Grease discharge permit will be issued for a period of two (2)
years.
6. Wastewater discharge permits are non-transferable.
7. Users shall apply for permit re-issuance a minimum of sixty (60) days prior
to the expiration of the user's existing permit.
VI.
8. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by
the City during the term of the permit, if limitations or requirements in this
program are modified. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in
the issued permit at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the
change(s). Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a
reasonable schedule for compliance.
R05 - "Pretreatment Program Permitting fee" for more mformabon. Th~s fee
(~ A fee w be charged for Oil and Grease discharge i~ermit. Refer to. form
shall be established, and maintained, to cover operational costs and shall
include, but not be limited to, the cost of lab analyses, instrumentation, field
inspections, administrative, and clerical expenses involved.
Design and Specifications
A. This Subsection shall govern the design, construction and installation of grease
management devices, including grease traps, grease interceptors, oil/water
separators, and all related appurtenances.
1. Minimum standards for oil and grease interceptor device(s) shall be those
presented in forms GR06-"Grease Interceptor Design", GR06a -"Sampling Box
and Design and Specification GR07"-"
2. Installations of the grease or oil/water pretreatment devices shall comply
with the applicable plumbing and building codes adopted within the City. The
requirements in this Manual shall supplement those in the current edition of
the Standard Plumbing Code or the PDI Standards. Refer to forms GR08 -
"Oil and Grease Pre-inspection Installation" and GR09-"Oil and Grease Post-
inspection Installation"
3 Construction materials and structural requirements shall comply with the
standards set forth in Chapter 64E-6.013, F.A.C for "Onsite Sewage Treatment
and Disposal Systems" and the City of Sanford Utilities Standards and
Specifications Manual.
4. Oil & Grease Interceptors
a) Category A "Food Facilities with Seating or Beds" - Refer to form
OR10. The capacity of the oil and grease interceptor for food service
facilities with seating or beds, including restaurants, cafeterias,
hospitals, schools, institutions, care facilities, clubs, bars and dance
halls, shall be calculated according to the above-referenced form.
b) .Cate,qory B "Food Facilities Without Seatin,q or Beds"- Refer to form
GR11. The capacity of the oil and grease interceptor for food service
facilities without seating or beds, including deli stores with meat cutting,
supermarkets with meat cutting, bakeries and butcher shops, shall be
calculated according to the above-referenced form.
c) Catec~ory C "Common Grease InterceptoF - Food courts in malls or
retail centers, restaurants or cafeterias in shopping or retail centers, or
users with food preparation facilities within a single structure or
warehouse with different operators shall be connected to a common
grease interceptor. The grease interceptor capacity shall be calculated
according to forms GR12 -"Category C, Size Calculation for Common
Oil and Grease Interceptors and GR13 -"Category C, Size Calculation
for Common Oil and Grease Interceptors (total).
d) The capacity of the oil and grease interceptor may be reduced up to
forty percent (40%), provided that two (2) or more units are installed in
series.
e) Minimum capacity of any single unit should be seven hundred fifty
(750) gallons.
f) Food manufacturing or food preparation enterprises, such as, but
not limited to, commissaries, commercial kitchens and caterers, shall
install a grease/oil interceptor. The capacity of the grease/oil interceptor
shall be determined by the City based upon the City's evaluation of the
requirements necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
Minimum capacity shall be one thousand five-hundred (1,500) gallons.
Form GR11 may be used for grease interceptor size calculations.
g) Multifamily dwellings, such as triplexes, quadruples, townhouses.
condominiums, apartment buildings, apartment complexes or areas of
intensified dwelling shall install a grease interceptor, if determined
necessary by the Pretreatment Section of the City. The capacity of the
grease interceptor shall be evaluated on an individual case-by-case
basis. The grease interceptor minimum capacity shall be one thousand
five hundred (1,500) gallons. Form GR11-"Category B size Calculation
for Food Facilities without Seating or Beds" may be used for grease
interceptor size calculations.
2. Oil and Grease Traps
a) It is unlawful to install a grease trap for any new construction.
Existing facilities where inadequate room is available for the installation
of a grease/oil interceptor are to be evaluated by the City. Grease trap
may be installed, if approved the City. The following guidelines are to
be used for the grease trap approval:
(1) Grease traps shall conform to the standards in the Plumbing
and Drainage Institute Standards G101. Certification seal shall
be attached to the unit.
(2) Grease traps shall be installed in strict accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
(3) A grease trap is intended to serve as a fixture trap in
accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and
should be only permitted to serve a single fixture or a
combination sink of not more than three (3) compartments
where the vertical distance from the fixture outlet to the inlet of
the grease trap do not exceed thirty (30) inches and the
developed length of the waste pipe from the most upstream
fixture outlet to the inlet of the grease trap does not exceed sixty
(60) inches.
(4) The capacity for the grease trap shall have the grease-
retention capacity as prescribed in Table 1003.3.1 of the
Standard Plumbing Code, current edition, for the indicated flow-
through rates. The capacity of the grease trap shall be
calculated using the formula from GR14.
(5) Flow-through rates shall be calculated in accordance with the
procedures in the PDI Standard G101.
(6) Grease traps shall be maintained in sound and effective
working conditions and it is unlawful to cause, permit or allow a
grease trap to become in a state of disrepair. It is a violation of
this provision for a grease trap to be missing parts or be in a
condition in which broken parts are being used.
(7) Grease traps shall be equipped with a device to control the
rate of flow through the unit. The rate of flow shall not exceed
the rated capacity recommended in GPM for the unit.
(8) The flow-control device and the grease trap" shall be vented
in accordance with the applicable plumbing or building code.
The vent shall terminate not less than six (6) inches above the
flood-rim level or in accordance with the manufacturer's
VII.
instructions.
(9) Grease traps shall be equipped with a cover and a
mechanism for a secure closing. Installation shall allow sufficient
clearance for the removal of cover for cleaning maintenances.
(10) Grease trap cleaning and maintenance must be performed
at a minimum of once (1) per week or as determined by the City
(refer to Subsection VII).
(11) Grease traps are subject to inspection by City personnel as
necessary to assure compliance with this program and to assure
proper maintenance.
Oil/Water Separators
a) Oil/water separators may be required in addition to oil/grease
interceptor as determined on an individual case-by-case basis using
established design guidelines for the proposed facility.
b) General design requirements include:
(1) Minimum depth of two (2) feet below the invert of the
discharge drain;
(2) The outlet opening of the separator shall not have less than
an eighteen-inch water seal,
(3) Separators shall have a minimum capacity of six (6) cubic
feet for the first one hundred (100) square feet of area to be
drained, plus one (1) cubic foot for each additional one hundred
(100) square feet of area to be drained into the separator;
(4) A vapor sensor to monitor the head space;
(5) High level alarms for each compartment or container; and
(6) Separated oils and greases shall be stored in a container
separated from the separator with a minimum capacity of thirty
(30) days of storage under normal operating conditions.
Maintenance Specifications
A. Cleaning and maintenance is the responsibility of the user. Cleaning shall
include the complete removal of all contents, including, but not limited to, floating
materials, wastewater, and bottom sludge's solids. Refer to forms GR15 -"Oil and
grease and oil/water pretreatment devices, Maintenance Records and GR16 -"Oil
and grease, oil/water pretreatment devices Pumping Procedures", for more
information.
B. Decanting or discharging of removed waste back into the oil and grease
interceptor or oil/water separator from which the waste was removed is prohibited
and unlawful.
C. Oil/grease interceptors and oil/water separators shall be pumped out completely
a minimum of once every three (3) months, or more frequently as needed to prevent
carryover of oil and grease into the collection system, unless it can be demonstrated
satisfactorily to City's Pretreatment Section that the pumping frequency can be
extended past the three (3) month period.
D. Grease traps are required to be cleaned at a minimum of every seven (7) days.
Maintenance shall include the complete removal of all contents including floating
material, wastewater and bottom sludge solids. The user shall accomplish week!y
maintenance after the City has permitted the generator. The user must dispose of all
Grease Trap wastes in a dedicated container that is to be provided by the contracted
hauling company. A manifest form certifying that this maintenance has been done
shall be faxed to the City's Pretreatment Section (407) 302-2548 no later than
twenty-four (24) hours after this maintenance is accomplished. Refer to attachment
form GR17a for a copy of this form. The contracted hauling company shall service
the location by picking up the collected waste on a monthly basis. A manifest form
signed by the Generator's personnel, hauling company and the facility receiving the
waste shall be faxed to the pretreatment office no later than seventy-two (72) hours
after this service has been done.
E. Food establishment with fryers shall store the spent oil in dedicated containers
only. Spent oil shall not to be mixed with the wastewater from any other pretreatment
device. The contracted hauling company must dispose of all spent oil at a facility
permitted to receive such wastes (hauled manifest shall be kept at the establishment
for maintenance records).
F. An Oil/Grease interceptor shall be considered out of compliance if the grease
layer exceeds three (3) inches thick and the layer of solids is more than three
quarters (%) the total clearance of the outlet pipe located at the bottom of the
interceptor (refer to form GR06).
G. Wastes removed from each oil and grease or oil/water pretreatment device shall
be disposed at a permitted facility to receive such wastes, in accordance with the
provisions of this Program. Refer to form GR17- "Oil/Grease Waste Manifest". In no
way shall the pumped matter be returned to any private or public portion of the
collection system or the treatment plants, without prior written approval from the City
Utility Director.
H. It is unlawful to place additives into the oil/grease, oil/water pretreatment devices
or building discharge line system. Any request to use additives shall be made to the
City in writing in advance. Such additives shall include, but not be limited to,
emulsifiers, enzymes, commercially available bacteria or other additives designed to
absorb, purge, consume, treat or otherwise eliminate grease and oils. The City prior
to introduction into the wastestream, interceptor, or separator shall approve any use
of additives in writing. The use of additives shall not be considered as a substitution
to the maintenance procedures required herein.
I. Flushing the oil and grease or oil/water pretreatment devices with water having a
temperature in excess of 104 °F (40 °C) shall be strictly prohibited.
J. A copy of the City Waste Manifest form with pumping activities shall be
maintained for a minimum of three (3) years. The user shall maintain a file on site of
the records for the facility's oil/grease or oil/water pretreatment device. The file
contents shall include the record (as-built) drawings, record of inspections, receipts,
log of pumping activities, log of maintenance activities, hauler information, disposal
information and monitoring data. The file shall be available at all times for inspection
and review by the City. The City's pretreatment oil/grease discharge permit must be
displayed in a conspicuous place.
K. The user shall provide, operate and maintain, at the user's expense, appropriate
monitoring facilities, such as a manhole, that are safe and accessible at all times, for
observation, inspection, sample collection and flow measurement of the user's
discharge to the POTW.
L. The owner of the property served by the public sewer shall be responsible for the
proper operation and maintenance of the building sewer, specifically, all plumbing
from the public sewer into and including the building drain.
VIII.
Enforcement
A It is unlawful for a person or entity to fail to comply with, or otherwise violate,
provisions of this Section.
the
B. A Notice of Violation shall be issued to a user for failure to accomplish the
following or any other violation of this Section:
1. Properly maintain the oil and grease or oil/water pretreatment device in
accordance with the provisions of the oil and grease discharge permit and the
City's oil and grease program.
2. Report significant changes in operations, or wastewater constituents and
characteristics.
3. Maintain a file of records on site at all times.
4. Report pumping and cleaning maintenance activities on manifest forms.
5. Provide logs, files, records or access for inspection or monitoring activities.
6. Obtain or renew the oil and grease discharge permit.
C. The City may serve any user a written notice stating the nature of violation. The
user shall have seventy-two (72) hours to complete corrective action and submit
evidence of compliance to the Pretreatment Section of the City (refer to Form
GR18).
D. If a user violates or continues to violate the provisions set forth in this Section or
fails to initiate/complete corrective action in response to a Notice of Violation, then
the City may pursue one (1) or more of the following options:
1. Pump the oil/grease or oil/water pretreatment device and place the
appropriate charge on the user's monthly sewer bill;
2. Collect sample(s) and assess the appropriate surcharge(s) for compatible
wastes in accordance with the provisions of this program;
3. Collect sample(s) and assess the appropriate penalty or penalties for non-
compatible wastes or pH violations as listed on the following tables; provided.
However, that if these penalties are not cognizable, then the penalty shall be
the maximum fine permitted by the State or Federal law available to the City:
FOR NONCOMPATIBLE WASTES
Penal~ Amount
Penalty Level v lola/Ion
I Violation greater than the limit $250
but less than two times
2 Violations equal to two times the limit $500
but less than three times the limit
3 Violations equal to three times the limit $750
but less than tour times
4 Violations equal or greater than four times the limit $1,000
PRETREATMENT PENALTY TABLE FOR pH
Violation Penalty Amount
5.00 to 5.49 9.00 to 9.99 $125
4.50 to 4.99 10.00 to 10.49 $250
3.50 to 3.99 10.50 to 10.99 $375
3.50 to 3.99 11.00 1o 11.49 $500
3.00 to 3.49 11.50 to 11.99 $625
2.50 to 2.99 12.00 to 12.49 $750
2.00 to 2.49 12.50 to 12.99 $875
LESS THAN 2.00 13.00 and above $l,000
4. Impose an administrative penalty;
5. Assess a reasonable fee for additional inspecting, sample collection and
laboratory analyses; and
6. Terminate water and sewer service.
a) Each day in which any violation of this program continues shall be
deemed a separate offense.
b) Any person guilty of any violation to this program shall be liable to
the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned or incurred by the
City by reason of the violation.
c) In addition to remedies available to the City as set forth elsewhere in
this program, if the City is fined by the State, the EPA or any other
governmental agency for a violation of water quality standards as the
result of a discharge of pollutants, then the fine, and all City legal,
sampling, analytical testing and other related costs, shall be charged to
the responsible user. Such charges shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of any other remedies the City may have under this program or
under any other statutes or regulations, at law or in equity.
E. Progressive enforcement action shall be pursued against users with multiple
violations of the provision of this program.
F. The user must pay all outstanding fees, penalties and other utility charges prior
to reinstatement of water and sewer service.
G. The City shall have the right to inspect the building sewer and to cause
discontinuance of water or sewer service to any property where the plumbing is not
maintained in a sanitary and effective operating condition or if the public sewer
facilities may be harmed thereby.
H. The remedies provided in this program shall not be exclusive, and the City may
seek whatever other remedies are authorized by statute, at law or in equity, against
any person or user violating the provisions of this program.
IX.
Authority of Inspectors - Right of Entry
A. The Inspector from the Pretreatment Section of the City, and other duly
authorized employees bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be
permitted to enter upon all properties at any time for purposes such as, but not
limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing of the
building sewer or its contents, in accordance with the provisions of this program.
B. If the Inspector has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or
any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there
may be a violation of this program; or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample
as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of the City designed to verify
compliance with the program; or any permit or order issued hereunder; or to protect
the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the Utility
Director may seek issuance of an administrative inspection warrant from the
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court after consultation with the City Manager and City
Attorney.
Sampling and Analysis of High Strength Waste
A All tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be
determined in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136.
B. In order that rates and charges may equitably reflect the services received, the
City shall base its sewer service charges not only on the parameters otherwise
enumerated in this program, but also on the strength and character of the sewage
and waste transported or disposed of.
C. When the City, in its discretion, determines that a user may be discharging a
waste of higher strength than specified in this program, or is otherwise discharging
substances above limits specified in this program, it shall require the owner or other
user to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and waste
discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sewer system, in order to
determine compliance with this program and the proper user charge.
D. The City shall establish a central sampling point (at user's expense), which shall
be available to the City at all times. The City's approved personnel shall do all
sampling. The user shall pay for all measurements and tests. If the results of the
tests are questionable or challenged, then two (2) or more additional samples and
tests shall be taken at intervals specified by the City's Pretreatment Section.
E. If the test results confirm a sewage discharge other that the specified under the
issued certificate, the user shall pay for all additional samplings and tests and sha~l
pay that surcharge established by the City.
Xl.
Surcharge for High Strength Waste.
A. The Utility Director is authorized to prohibit the discharge of wastes into the City's
sewer system that, in its discretion, are deemed harmful or otherwise undesirable.
The City, owner of the Water Reclamation Facility which provides sewage treatment
service to the City, has the authority to pass on a surcharge to the City for treating
any sewage which exceeds the average domestic strength as described in this
program. The City will likewise pass on the surcharge to the contributing source.
B. Extra charges based on the strength of the sewage and liquid wastes shall be
made on the following basis:
1. H(qh strenqth CBOD The surcharge for high strength CBOD in dollars shall
be computed by multiplying the total milligrams per liter of CBOD above two
hundred (200) milligrams per liter times the metered water used during the
billing period, in miltions of gallons, times a treatment surcharge factor. The
surcharge factor shall be derived annually from the following formula:
CBOD surcharge factor = Cost of treatment per million qallons
Two hundred (200)
Where cost of treatment per million gallons equals operational costs of the
City's sewage treatment plant and the Iron Bridge treatment plant costs for the
preceding fiscal year (including pro rata administrative costs) divided by the
total sewage flow through all plants in millions of gallons, and two hundred
(200) equals the maximum normal CBOD content expressed in milligrams per
liter.
2. High strength TSS The surcharge for high strength TSS in dollars shall be
computed by multiplying the total milligrams per liter of TSS above two
hundred (200) milligrams per liter times the metered water used during the
billing period, in millions of gallons, times a treatment surcharge factor. The
surcharge factor shall be derived annually from the following formula:
TSS surcharge factor = Cost of treatment per million gallons
Two hundred (200)
Where cost of treatment per million gallons equals operational costs of the
City's sewage treatment plant and the Water Reclamation Facility costs for the
preceding fiscal year (including pro rata administrative costs) divided by the
total sewage flow through all plants in millions of gallons, and two hundred
(200) equals the maximum normal TSS content expressed in milligrams per
liter.
3. Excess nitrogen There shall be an additional charge of two (2) cents
($0.02) per pound of nitrogen in excess of a concentration of three milligrams
per liter in the liquid waste being discharged into the system.
4. Excess phosphorus There shall be an additional charge of six (6) cents
($0.06) per pound of phosphorus in excess of a concentration of ten milligrams
per liter in the liquid waste being discharged into the system.
5. Fats, oils, or grease of animal or vegetable odgin For concentrations
greater than one (1) hundred (100 mg/)L:
a) The surcharge factor for grease shall be derived each year using the
following formula and shall be set forth in the schedule of fees:
Surcharge factor = Total Cost of Treatment $
Maximum Constituent Loading (lbs)
Where:
Total Cost of Treatment is the total operational costs including
prorated administrative costs for the POTW during the preceding
fiscal year.
Maximum Constituent Loading is the product of the constituent
limit for each compatible waste multiplied by a conversion factor
of eight and thirty-fourth of one hundredths (8.34) times the total
wastewater flow for the POTVV.
6. pH less than five (5.0) or hi,qher than 9.0
a) Low pH of less than five (<5.0) has tendency to "melt" grease
preventing if from separating and moving the problem down into the
sewage system.
b) Higher pH greater than nine (>9.0) will cut or emulsify the grease
(these are the commonly known chemical degreasers) also, moving the
grease down to the sewage system.
C. Dilution. No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way
attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate
treatment to achieve compliance with a discharge limitation unless expressly
authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The City's Utility
Director may impose mass limitations on users who are using dilution to meet
applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases when the
imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.
D. No permit holder shall discharge non-residential wastewater in excess of the
quantity, rate of discharge or quality conditions specified in the program. Any person
desiring to modify this discharge in a manner, which would violate conditions of this
program, shall apply for an amended permit.
E. The City reserves the right to establish by ordinance or through permits
conditions more stringent limitations, requirements or time periods on discharges to
the wastewater disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives
stated in this program.
XII.
Sampling Fees
A. Annual operation costs of the POTW for activities required under this program
shall be recovered, at the City's option, through fees charged to the users. Each
user may be billed for each scheduled, unscheduled or demand monitoring visit
performed. The billing may include direct costs incurred by the City, or its authorized
agent, in sampling, inspecting and laboratory analyses, adjusted to reflect
administrative, legal and other indirect costs incurred by activities that may be
required under this program. All self-monitoring costs incurred by any user including,
but not limited to, the cost of sampling, analysis and reporting, shall be borne by the
user.
B. Any user of the sewage system, which has been found to be discharging
pollutants, which exceed those mentioned in this program, shall be charged with the
cost of testing and analysis.
City of Sanford
P.O. Box 1788
Sanford, FL 32772
(407) 302-1011
Pretreatment Section
Oil and Grease Management Program
"Food-Related Establishments" Registration and Certification
In order to estimate the future level of effort required to administer and improve the Wastewater
Pretreatment Program, the City of Sanford is requesting all non-residential establishments to complete
the attached questionnaire. This program sets forth uniform requirements for users of the sewerage
system of the City of Sanford, and enables the City to comply with all applicable State and Federal
Pretreatment Regulations.
It is important to understand that this questionnaire shall be completed and signed by an authorized
person with knowledge on characteristics of the water discharged to the City sewer system.
Certification Application/Evaluation fee is $5,;.
An additional $, fee will be required if the applicant qualifies for a "Wastewater Discharge Permit".
The operational cost of the City's Pretreatment Section for activities required under this program will
be supplemented by the sewerage system user. This permit fee will be used to cover for laborato~
analyses, (only the first analysis event) instrumentation/equipment, field inspections, administration
papers, personnel hours, etc.
Should you need any assistance to complete this survey, please contact Phyllis Williams, Field
Analyst, at (407) 302-1011
Sincerely,
Richard Casella
Operations Support Manger
TO BE SIGNED AFTER FILLING THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE FACILITY
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
I have personally examined and I am familiar with the information submitted in this
document. Based upon my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for
obtaining the information reported herein, I believe that all submitted information is
true, accurate and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and/or imprisonment.
DATE
Signature of Facility Authorized Representative /
Title
INACCURATE INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE USER FOR REV1SION
Business Name:
Business Address:
Contact Person:
Phone Number:
City of Sanford
Utility Department
Phone: (407) 302-1011
Fax: (407) 302-2548
FOOD SERVICES WASTE DISCHARGE APPLICATION
Title or Position:
Fax Nmnber:
FACILITY TYPE
Fast Food: Yes [] No []
Food Processing: Yes [] No []
BUILDING INFORMATION
Other (specify)
Yes [] No lq
Free stranding? Yes [] No []
New Construction'? Yes [] No []
~IOURS OF OPERATION
Expansion?
Building remodel?
Yes
Yes
•NoD
[]No []
Weekdays: Drive tlmt Deliver,,
Weekends: Drive lhm Deliver,,
Nmnber of employees: Ist shift: ~ 2'~ shift: --
Average d,'fily water consumption in gallons per da3:
Time and duration of discharges:
SEATING CAPACITY
Cl',airs: Stools:
Average ntlnlber of nleals sen,ed per day:
Brc~lkl'ast: __ __ Lunch:
T3pe of dishes/ulensils used:
Washable: Yes [] No []
Disposable Yes [] No []
Booths:
Droner:
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Page 1 of 3
TYPE OF CUISINE (Attach a copy of the menu)
MEALS INFORMATION
Type of products cooked, heated or fried:
Meat [] PoulUy []
Method of cooking/heating:
Method of frying:_
Vegetables []
Seafood []
_KITCHEN E____O_.~_IPMENT
COOKER
Fryer Yes [] No []
Charbroiler Yes [] No []
Grill Yes [] No []
Stove Yes [] No []
Oven Yes [] No []
Oven broiler Yes [] No []
Wok Stove Yes [] No []
Other
NUMBER OF UN]TS
SIZE AND/OR CAPACITY
SINKS (including the bar area)
3- Compartment Yes [] No []
2- Compartment Yes [] No []
1- Compamnent Yes [] No []
Itand Yes [] No []
Vegetable Yes [] No []
Mop Yes [] No []
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Garbage disposal Yes [] No []
Waik-inCooler Yes [] No []
Walk-in Freezer Yes [] No []
Disbwasber Yes [] No []
Olhcr
GREASE HANI)LING PROCEl)URES
Grcasc recycling tanks Yes [] No []
Grease imcrceptor Yes [] No []
GmaseTmp Yes [] No []
Garbage dumpsler Ycs [] No []
Other __
RECYCLING
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Do you recycle grease? Yes [] No []
Is a container recycling on-site? Yes [] No []
If yes, what company recycles your grease?
How many containers?
Have pollution prevention measures been implemented? Yes [] No []
If yes, explain briefly Ihe measures to be taken and the employee-training schedule
Attach sheels if necessary..
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City of Sanford
Utility Department
Oil and Grease Management Program
"Auto-related Establishments" Registration and Certification Form
In order to estimate the future level of effort required to administer and improve the Wastewater
Pretreatment Program, the City of Sanford is requesting all non-residential establishments to
complete the attached questionnaire. This program sets forth uniform requirements for users of the
sewerage system of the City of Sanford, and enables the City to comply with all applicable State
and Federal Pretreatment Regulations.
It is important to understand that this questionnaire shall be completed and signed by an authorized
person with knowledge on characteristics of the water discharged to the City sewer system.
Certification Application/Evaluation fee is
An additional fee will be required if the applicant qualifies for a "Wastewater Discharge
ermtt . The operational cost of the City's Pretreatment Section for activities required under this
program will be supplemented by the sewerage system user~ This permit fee will be used to cover
for laboratory analyses, (only the first analysis event) instrumentatiorffequipment, field inspections,
administration papers, personnel hours, etc~
Should you need any assistance to complete this survey, please contact the Phyllis Williams,
Environmental Analyst at (407) 302-1011.
Sincerely,
Richard Casella
Operations Support Manager
TO BE SIGNED AFTER FILLING THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE
FACILITY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
I have pcrsonfllly cxami~lcd and I ail1 fa~niliar xvilh thc infor~n} ion subnli cd 1 s documcn Based
u~n my inqnin' of Ihose individuals immcdialclx responsible for obtaining fl~e i~onnatiou reported
herein. 1 ~licve lhat all submiltcd infornmlion is'linc, accumle and complete. I am aware that there arc
significant penalties for submitting fidsc mformalion, including thc ~ssibili~5 of fine ancot
HIIphsonmenl
Signature of Facility Authorized Representative / Title
NACCURATE INFORMATION WlI,L NOT BE PROCESSED AND ~,'ILL BE RETURNED TO THE
FOR REVISION
USER
City of Sanford
Utility Department
Phone: (407) 302-101 I
Fax: (407) 302-2548
AUTO RELATED BUSINESS
I. General information:
Company Name
Mailing Address
Telephone Number
II. Name, title and telephone number of person(s) authorized to represent
this firm in official dealings with the City:
Name Title
Name Title
III. List any Environmental Control Permit held and/or under the
process of being obtained by or for the facility:
IV. Provide a brief narrative description of the manufacturing, production
or services activities your firm conducts:
V. Building information
Free standing?
New Construction?
Yes( ) No( )
Yes( ) No( )
Expansion?
Building remodel?
Yes ( ) No (
Yes ( ) No (
VI. Facility operations characteristics:
Number of employee shifts worked per 24-hr day is:
Starting and endidng times of each shift:
1st
2nd
Average number of employee per shift is:
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Are any process changes or expansions planned during the next three years?
( ) Yes ( ) No
If Yes, attach a separate sheet to this form describing the nature of planned changes
or expansions.
Average daily water consumption in gallons per day:
Time and duration of discharges:
VII. Which of the following types of wastes does your facility generate:
(check all that applies)
ste (restrooms, showers, etc.)
Cooling water, non-contact
Boiler/Tower blowdown
Cooling water contact
Process
Equipment/facility washdown
) Air 3ollution control unit
Storm water runoff to sewer
Car wash
) Bod shop
Mechanical services
Other
VIII. Waste are discharged to:
(check all that applies)
Sanitary sewer
Storm water
Surface water
Ground water
Waste haulers
Evaporation
Other (describe)
Average
gallons/day
Average
gallonslday
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
estimated
measured
measured
measured
measured
measured
measured
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IX. IS a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan prepared
for the facility?:
( ) Yes ( ) No
X. Wastewater information:
If your facility employs processes in any of these industrial categories or business
activities listed below and any of these processes generate waste water or waste sludge,
place a check mark beside the category or business activity (check all that applies).
A. Industrial Categories
Auto-related Establishment Survey and Application Form
Page 2 of 5
( ) Soaps & Detergents
( ) Auto & Other laundries
( ) Battery manufacturing
( ) Mechanical products
( ) Organic chemicals
( ) Paint
( ) Leather tanning & Finishing
( ) Others
B. Other Business activities
( ) Dairy products
( ) Slaughter/Meat packing/Rendering
Food/Edible products processor
Beverage bottles
C. Pretreatment devices or processes used for treating wastewater or sludge
Air Flotation
Centrifuge
Chemical Precipitation
Chlorination
Cyclone
Filtration
Flow Equalization
Grease/Oil interceptor
, Grease Trap
~ Grit Removal
~ Ion exchange
Neutralization, pH Correction
Ozonation
Reverse osmosis
Screen
Sedimentation
Septic Tank
Solvent Separation
Spill Protection
Sump
Other Treatment
No Pretreatment Provided
If any wastewater analyses have been performed on the wastewater discharge(s) from
your facilities, attach a copy of the most recent data to this questionnaire.
Xl. Other wastes
Are any liquid wastes or sludge from this firm disposed of by any means other
than discharge to the sewer system?
( ) Yes ( ) No
A. These waste may best be describe as:
Acids & Alkalies
Heavy metal sludge
inks/Dyes
Organic compounds
Paints
Pretreatment sludge
Solvents/Thinners
, Other waste (specify)
Estimated Gallons or Pound/Year
Complete the next 2 pages only if food is served at this establishment
Auto-related Establishment Survey and Application Form Page 3 of 5
XIL Food Establishment
FACiLiTY TYPE
Fast Food: Yes( ) No( )
Food Processing: Yes ( ) No ( )
BUILDING iNFORMATION
Chairs: Stools:
Average number of meals served per day:
Breakfast: Lunch:
Type of dishes / utensils used~
Washable: Yes ( ) No ( ) Disposable:
TYPE OF CUISINE
Restaurant
Other (specify)
Booths:
Dinner:
Yes( ) No ( )
(Attach a copy of the menu)
Yes ( ) No ( )
MEALS INFORMATION
Type of products cooked, heated or fried:
Meat ( ) Poultry ( )
Method of cooking/heating:
Method of frying:.
Vegetables ( )
Seafood ( )
KITCHEN E_~MENT
COOKER
Fryer
Charbroiler
Grill
Stove
Oven
Oven broiler
Wok Stove
Other
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
NUMBER OF UNITS
SIZE AND/OR CAPACITY
SINKS (including the bar area)
3- Compartment
2- Compartment Yes ( ) No (
1- Compartment Yes ( ) No (
Hand Yes( ) No (
Vegetable Yes ( ) No (
Mop Yes( ) No (
Auto-related Establishment Survey and Application Form
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0 THER EQUIPMENT
Walk-in Cooler Yes ( ) No ( )
Walk-in Freezer Yes ( ) No ( )
Dishwasher Yes ( ) No ( )
Other
GREASE HANDLING PROCEDURES
Grease recycling tanks
Grease interceptor
Grease Trap
Garbage dumpster
Other
Yes( ) No ( )
Yes ( ) No ( )
Yes ( ) No ( )
Yes ( ) No ( )
RECYCLING
Do you recycle grease? Yes ( ) No ( )
Is a container recycling on-site? Yes ( ) No ( )
If yes, what company recycles your grease?
How many containers?
Have pollution prevention measures been implemented? Yes ( ) No ( )
If yes, explain briefly the measures to be taken and the employee-training schedule
Attach sheets if necessao/.
Auto-related Establishment Survey and Application Form Page 5 of 5
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatmcnt Section
Pretreatment Program Permit Fees
The sewerage system user will supplement the operational cost of the City's
Pretreatment Section for activities required under this program. The fees will be
used to cover for lab analyses, instrumentation/equipment, field inspections,
administration papers, personnel hours, etc.
Fees are as follows:
Initial Application = $2504
Basic application will include the costs for:
1. Annual inspection and sample collection (2 hours) $113--Grease
interceptor inspection including measurement of oil and solids, piping
conditions, oil/grease recycling (when applicable) and records review for
certification compliance.
2. Inspection of new grease interceptor (1.5 hours) - $71
a) Pre - Inspection
b) Post- Inspection
3. Administration and paperwork (1 hour) -$47
a)
b)
4.
5.
Permit
Manifest Form
Grease/Oil Program Package - $15.00
Instrumentation Maintenance -$4
II.
III.
Annual analysis costs, as of 3~5~04, will be passed to the user:
1. BOD - $2O
2. TSS- $8
3. Grease/Oil - $85
4. VOC (only when applicable) - $165
Annual re-certification - $50
~NOTES:
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(2)
Violation fees = as described under Section VIII and Xl
A minimum of two hours (OT) will be charged if the customer requires an
inspection after normal working hours. For Utilities employees the charge
will be a minimum of $94.00 for the first two hours of inspection and
$47.00/hr thereafter.
a. Salary include the Water Resources Engineer; Plants Manager;
Operation Manger; and Environmental Coordinator average = $47
(including 29% benefits).
City of Sanford Department
?retreatment Section
Grease Interceptor Pumping Procedure
The hauler Company SHALL comply with the following procedures to make sure that
all four walls and the bottom of the grease trap is cleaned thoroughly.
1. Place the vacuum tube on the surface layer of the grease interceptor (grease layer). This will
skim the grease cap of the water in the interceptor.
2. Place the vacuum tube all the way into the bottom of the grease interceptor (solid layer). This
will suck the remaining solids from the bottom.
3. Vacuum the water out from the interceptor. No residues should be left at the bottom of the
interceptor.
4. the inside walls and bottom of the interceptor must be pressure washed.
5. Interceptor must be filled with cleaned water after each maintenance service.
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Pretreatment Section
OIL / GREASE WASTE MANIFEST
Generator Name
Premise Address
City, State, Zip
Contac
Contact Phone
Permit No.
Cleaning Frequency -
ONCE A WEEK- To be performed by owner or desisnated
emalovee tcomalete removal of oil laver, solids and wastewater}
GENERATOR CERTIFICATION: I certify that the device was cleaned and no materials were pumped back into the
interceptor or the City's westewater collection system, I understand that falsification of this information is a violation cf the
City's Sewer Use Ordinance and subject to enforcement action in accordance with the provisions set forth in the City
Code of Ordinances.
Print or Type Name ISignature IOate/Time
Cieaning Frequency
ONCE A MONTH- To be aerformed by the hauled contracted comaaav tcom~)lete removal of all the waste collected
n the recvcltna containeri
Company Name
Address
Waste Hauling Permit No.
No. of Container
Container(s) Capacity in gallons
Amount of waste hauled
City ,State, Zip
Phone No.
Type of Waste
TRANSPORTER CERTIFICATION: I certify that the device was cleaned and no materials were pumped back into the
interceptor or the City's wastewater collection system. I understand that falsification of this information is a violation of the
City's Sewer Use Ordinance and subject to enforcement action in accordance with the provisions set forth in the City
Code of Ordinances.
Print or Type Name ISignature IDate/Time
CERTIFICATION OF RECEIPT: The above waste was received by this facility and will be processed, disposed of or
recycled in accordance with applicable laws.
Facility Name Phone No.
Address State Permit No.
City, State, Zip Gallons Received
CERTIFICATION OF RECEIPT: 'lhe above waste was received by this facility and will be processed, disposed of or
res¥cled in accordance with applicable laws
Print or Type Name ISignature [Date/Time
RETURN FORM TO THE GENERATOR AFTER COMPLETION
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Premise Address
City, State, Zip
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Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
OIL [ GREASE WASTE ~F_,ST
Contact Phone
Permit No.
..................... Cleaning Frequency
90 Days
Type of Device
Grease Trap ~] Gallons per minutes
Oil / Grease Interceptor ~ Capacity in gallons
Oil / Water Separator ~=~ Capacity in gallons
GENERATOR CERTIFICATION': I cart~ that the device was cloaned and no materials were pumped back into the
interceptor or the City's wastsnvater collection system. I understand that falsification of this information is a violation of the
City's Sewer Use Ordinance and subject to enforcement action in accordance with the provisions set forth in the City
Code of Ordinances.
Print or Type Name 1Signature IDate/Time
Company Name
Address
Waste Hauling Permit No.
No. of Container
Container(s) Capacity in gallons
Amount of waste hauled
City ,State, Zip
Phone No.
Type of Waste
TRANSPORTER CERTIFICATION: I certify that the device was cleaned and no materials were pumped back into the
interceptor or the City's wastewater collection system. I understand that falsification of this information is a violation of the
City's Sewer Use Ordinance and subject to enforcement action in accordance with the provisions set forth in the City
Code of Ordinances.
Print or Type Name ISignature IDate/Time
CERTIFICATION OF RECEIPT: The above waste was received by this facility and will be processed, disposed of or
recycled in accordance with applicable laws.
Facility Name Phone No.
Address State Permit No.
City, State, Zip Gallons Received
CERTIFICATION OF RECEIPT: The above waste was received by this facility and will be processed, disposed of or
rec¥clad in accordance with applicable laws.
Print or Type Name ]Signature IDaterrime
RETURN FORM TO THE GENERATOR AFTER COMPLETION
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City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
Phone: (407) 302-1011
Fax: (407) 302-2548
Contact Person: Phyllis Williams, Environmental Analyst
Grease Interceptor Design Specifications
I. Construction, Inspection and Certification
A. A minimum of 48 hours notices shall be given to the City's
Pretreatment Section before the installation of the interceptor.
B. The City will inspect the interceptor(s) before and after the installation
to assure compliance with City specifications (cracks, proper dimension,
plumbing specifications, etc.).
C. The City's designated representative will periodically inspect all
construction subject to these standards and specifications. The quality of
all materials shall be subject to inspection and approved by the City.
D. All sections that have been damaged after delivery will be rejected
and, if already installed, removed and replaced, entirely at the
CONTRACTOR expense.
E. All newly installed interceptors shall be cleaned of any accumulation of
silt, debris, or foreign matter of any kind, and shall be free from such
accumulations at the time of the final inspection.
F. After all required improvements had been installed, the Developer's
ENGINEER shall submit certification to the City that the improvements
have been constructed substantially according to approved plans and
certifications.
G. Non-compliance with approved plans or specifications or evidence of
faulty materials or workmanship observed by the City will be called to the
attention of the developer or Developer's Contractor. If not corrected in an
expeditious manner, all work on the project will be suspended and/or the
certificate of occupancy/completion withheld. Laboratory tests (for Grease
& Oil, TSS, BeD, COD and pH) may be required as deemed appropriate
by the City at the expense of the developer.
II. Pre-Cast concrete Sections
A. Interceptors shall be leak-tight and constructed of pre-cast concrete
units, designed to withstand AASHTO H-20 loading. Manufacturer shall
furnish certification of conformance with H-20 loading.
B. The minimum base thickness for the interceptors shall be 8 inches for
cast in place units, and 6 inches for precast units.
C. All manhole frames and covers shall be traffic bearing to meet
AASHTO H-20 loading;
1. Rebar: ASTM A615 grade 60
2. Mesh: ASTM A-185 grade 65
D. Manhole covers shall be labeled "Grease" and the diameter must be
24". The rim for the manhole cover shall be 12" high.
E. Repair defective concrete, fill all depressions ¼ inch or deeper with
non-shrink grout prior to coating.
F. Sections shall be cured by an approved method for at least 28 days
prior to painting and shall not be shipped until at least 2 days after having
been painted. The coating manufacturer must approve any deviations to
these cure times in writing. Concrete for manholes shall be Type II, 4000
psi at 28 days minimum.
G. The date of the manufacture and the name or trademark of the
manufacture, shall be dearly marked on each pre-cast section.
H. Interior surfaces of the interceptors shall have a protective bituminous
epoxy coating (or an equivalent product approved by the City) with a
minimum dry mil thickness of 9 mils.
I. Barrel, top, and base section shall have tongue and groove joints.
J. Lift rings or non-penetrating lift holes shall be provided for handling
pre-cast interceptor sections.
K. All joint material shall be a cold adhesive preformed plastic gasket.
conforming to FDOT Article 942-2.
L. Non-penetrating lift holes shall be filled with non-shrink grout after the
installation of the manhole sections.
M. Baffle shall be sealed to the wall of the interceptor.
N. The interceptor shall be filled with clean water prior to start up of the
system.
O. Top of the manhole casting located in the pavement, shoulder areas,
and sidewalks shall be set flush to grade.
P. The top of the manhole casting located outside these areas shall be
placed 2 inches above grade prior to sodding.
III. Record Drawings.
A. Record drawings submitted to the City as part of the project
acceptance shall comply with the following:
1. Drawings shall be legibly marked to record actual construction.
2. Drawing shall show actual location of all underground and
above groundwater and wastewater piping and related
appurtenances.
3. All changes to piping location including horizontal and vertical
locations of utilities and appurtenances shall be clearly shown and
referenced to permanent surface improvement.
4. Drawings shall show actual inside and outside piping
5. Connections for the Grease and Oil interceptor and sampling
port as established by the City.
6. Each sheet of the plans shall be signed, sealed, and dated by
the Developer's ENGINEER as being "Record Drawings".
Construction plans stamped "Record Drawing" which lack the
above requirements or stamped "As-Built" will not be acceptable
and shall be returned to the Developer's ENGINEER.
7. Copies of all testing results and system clearance
documentation from regulatory agencies shall also be submitted to
the CITY prior to the issuance of the "Certification of Completion"
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTOR PRE-INSPECTION IsT UNIT (INSTALLATION)
BUS~NESS NAME
PAGE OF
INSPECTION DATEANDTIME
INSPECTOR NAME
CONTRACTOR NAME
IF THE INSPECTION TiME IS BETWEEN 4:00 PM AND 7:00 AM A RECEIPT FOR AN
INSPECTION FEE MUST BE SHOWED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION (PRE PAID @ CITY HALL).
YES r--I
NO r'~ (CANCEL INSPECTION)
N/A ~
1- Number of grease interceptors Size X X
2- Capacity of the interceptors in gallons
3- is the date and trademark of the manufacture marked on each pre-cast section?
4- Are all open excavations adequaly safeguard, to prevent accidents?
5- Interior surfaces have protective coating?
YES I NO
Manufacture date
(sections shall be cured for at [eo~i' 28 days)
UNIT # 1 (PRE-CAST GREASE TRAP) HALF TOP
BOTTOM BASE
BAFFLE
WALL #1
WALL #2
Wall #3
Wall g4
REQUIRED MEASUREMENTS ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT
IF ACTUAL MEASUREMENT5
ARE THE SAME AS REQUIREb WRITE "OK" INSTEAD OF THE MEASUREMENTS
CRACKS
YES I NO
UNIT # 1 (PRE-CAST GREASE TRAP) HALF-BOTTOM
TOP BASE
WALL #1
WALL #2
WALL #3
WALL ~
MANHOLE COVER #1
MANHOLE COVER #2
RIM #1
RIM #2
REQUIRED MEASUREMENTS ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT
IF ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
ARE THE SAME A5 REQUIRED WRITE "OK" INSTEAb Or THE MEASUREMENT5
CHECK ONE
DIAMETER I YES / NO
24" MIN ~ ~]
24" MIN [~] r~
HEIGHT
CHECK ONE
LABEL YES/NO
GREASE [~] [~]
GREASE [--~ [~]
COVER #1 [--- HEIGHT
COVER #2
FORM-GR08
CRACKS
YES/NO
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTOR PRE-INSPECTION 2nd UNIT (INSTALLATION)
SUSINESS NAME INSPECTION DATE
PAGE OF INSPECTION TIME
INSPECTOR NAME
CONTRACTOR NAME
IF THE INSPECTION TIME IS BETWEEN 4:00 PM AND 7:00 AM A RECEIPT FOR AN
INSPECTION FEE MUST BE SHOWED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION (PRE PAID ~ CITY HALL).
YES ~
NO ~ (CANCEL INSPECTION)
N/A ~'1
1- Number of grease interceptors Size X X
2- Capacity of the interceptors in gallons
3- Is the date and trademark of the manufacture marked on each pre-cast section?
4- Are all open excavations adequa y safeguard, to prevent accidents?
5- Exterior surfaces have protective coating?
Manufacture date
(sections shall be cured for ~t le.~t 28 d~ys)
YES I NO
UNIT # 2 (PRE-CAST GREASE TRAP) HALF TOP
BOTTOM BASE
BAFFLE
WALL #1
WALL #2
WALL #3
WALL ~
REQUIRED MEASUREMENTS ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT
ZF ACTUAL MEASUf~EMENT5 ARE THE SAME A5 REQUZEED WI~ITE "OK" INSTEAD OF THE MEA5UEEMENT$
CRACKS
YES / NO
UNIT # 2 (PRE-CAST GREASE TRAP) HALF-BOTTOM
TOP BASE
WALL #1
WALL #2
WALL #3
WALL ~4
REQUIRED MEASUREMENTS ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
THICKNESS LENGTH X HEIGHT THICKNESS I LENGTH X HEIGHT
ZF ACTUAL MEASUREMENT5 ARE THE SAME A5 REQUIRED WE[TE "OK" INSTEAD OF THE MEASUREMENT5
CRACKS
YES / NO
MANHOLE COVER #1
MANHOLE COVER #2
DIAMETER
24" MIN
24" MIN
HEIGHT
CHECK ONE
YES/NO
LABEL
GREASE
GREASE
CHECK ONE
YES/NO
RIM #1
RIM #2
COVER #I
COVER #2
HEIGHT J
I GR08 I
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
PAGE _ OF
If the inspection~s between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 am
at the time of the inspection. (pre-paid @ Cib/Hall)
YES ~
NO ~ (CANCEL INSPECTION)
N/A ~
UNIT # 2 { PRE-CAST GREASE TRAP)
GREASE INTERCEPTOR POST- INSPECTION (INSTALLATION)
a receipt for an inspection fee must be showed
CRACKS
Bottom Base YES I NO
Top Base [~ ~
Baffle [~ L-~
CRACKS
YES / NO
Wa, #~ ~ U~
wall #2 ~ ~
Wa, ~4 ~ ~
Location of the baffle in realtion to the inlet wall is at 2/3 of the total length
Sanitary "T" place in the inlet wall vertical lentgh of the pipe is 2 ft.
2 Straight pipes place in a 45° angle in the baffle
Sanitary "T" place in the outlet wall ( facing the baffle)
Clearance between inlet sanitary "T" and manhole opening is 8".
Water seal set at a minimum of 18"
Outlet sanitary "T" have a clearence of 8" from the bottom of the interceptor
Is the inside of the interceptor free of foreign matter of any k nd?
Are the holes ( for the piping) inside and outside the interceptor properly sealed?
Matedal used
Remarks
Clean outs locations 1) Before the inlet of the interceptor
2) In-between the intemeptors
3) After the outlet of the interceptor
YES/NO
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTORS - SIZE CALCULATION
Cateeory A - Food Facilities with Seating or Bed~
Facility Name
Facility Address
Date
Analyst_
Food Facility (check-og type)
__Restaurant __Cafeteria __Hospital
__Institution __Care Facility __Club __Bar
__School
Other
S = Seating capacity
GS = Gallons of wastewater per seat
;,- Use a SF of 25 for restaurants with china dishes/or automatic
Dishwasher.
Use a SF of 10 for restaurants with paper plates or no dishwasher
HR = Total hours of operation
LF = Load Factor
;' 2.00 Interstate highway
> 1.50 Other freeway
> :1.25 Recreational area
:-- 1.00 Main highway
> 0.75 Other highway
Calculation:
__Dance Hall
Enter Amount
Size = S x GS x (HR/12) x LF -- Capacity in gallons
Size = X X [C )/12] X
Size =
Comments:
[ FORM-GR010_~
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTORS - SIZE CALCULATION
Cateeory B - Food Facilities without Seating or Bed~
Facility Name
Facility Address
Type of Facility
M = Meals prepared per day
GM = Gallons of wastewater per meal
> Use a 5 gallons
LF = Load Factor
;- 1.00 Location with dishwasher machine
~' 0.75 Locations without dishwasher machine
Date
Analyst..
Enter A.~mount
Calculation:
Comments:
Size = M x GM x LF = Capacity of the interceptor in gallons
Size = X _ X_. =
Size= L I
- FORM-GRI I
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTORS - SIZE CALCULATION
Category C - Common Grease Interceptor~
Please complete this form for each individual Facility and use a GR013 form
(Category C-l) to sum the individual facilities together.
Reference Number (_ ) Use this number as the facility ID on form GR014
Facility Name Date
Facility Address Analyst.
Food Facility (check-off type)
Food Court in malls or retail centers
Restaurants or Cafetedas in shopping or retail center
Users with food preparation facilities within a single structure or warehouse with different
operators.
$ = Seating capacity -When seating is shared among several contributing facilities, the seating
capacity for each contributing facilities shall be calculated by dividing the total number of
seats by the number of contdbuting facilities,
GS = Gallons of wastewater per seat
~- Use a SF of 25 for restaurants with china dishes/or automatic
Dishwasher.
> Use a SF of 10 for restaurants with paper plates or no dishwasher
HR = Total hours of operation.
LF: Load Factor.
2.00 Interstate highway
1.50 Other freeway
1.25 Recreational area
~1.00 Main highway
0.75 Other highway
Calculations:
Size = S x GS x (HR/12) x LF = Capacity in gallons
_____x __ x [( _)/12]
Size =
Recommendations:
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City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
GREASE INTERCEPTORS _ SIZE CALCULATION
,Category C 1- Common Grease Interceptors
This form will be used to calculate the total capacity of the Common Grease Interceptors
obtained from forms GR012.
Facilities Address
Analyst.
Facilities Typ~
Date
Reference Numbers (from GR012 forms)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Calculated Interceptor Size
6.
7.
8.
9~
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Recommendations:
Facility Name
Facility Address
Facility Type
Cit.7 of Sanford
Utility Department
GREASE TRAP. SIZE CALCULATION
Date
Reviewed by:
1- Detemfine cubic content of the fixtures as follow:
multiply ~ x ~-------~x ~
length width depth
convert cubic inches to gallons by dividing by 231
= ['~'-----~cubic inches
cubic inches = 56 gallons
231 (gal)
2- Determine the actual drainage load - The fixture is normally filled to about 75% of the capacity
The items being washed displace about 25% of the fixture content, thus actual drainage load = 75 %
of the fixture capacity.
multiply [-~gallons x 0.75 = j-~-'--]gallons
3- Determinate the flow rate and drainage period- good practices indicates one (1) minute drainage
period with water drainage period is the actual time required to completely drain the fixture.
actual drainage load [----'--~: [~'~ flow rate
drainage period I mtn
4- Select grease trap (GT) which corresponds to the flow rate calculated. Select the next larger size
when the flow rate falls between two sizes listed.
Florida Building Code. Table 1003.4.1 ~ Capacity of Grease Traps
. 7 1~ !? _~0 2535 50 ~
. o.~s o.4~ o.~3 ,2! ?o ~835 ~
.~o~ .~_0 so~0 766
~2~5 1..~6 1.58 2.2 3~;6
COmments
GR14 -~
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
Interceptor Maintenance Records
Facility Name: Permit No.
Address:
Certificate Expiration Date:
The Oil and Grease Management Program is designed to minimize monitoring efforts and
enforcement activities by both the City and the user. The ur ose of this form is to
remind the user to corn I on time with the s ecified maintenance fre uenc re uired b-
theCit as stated on our Re 'stration Certificate~
The user shall make arrangements with the Hauler Company stated below, to have the
grease interceptor pumped-out and cleaned on the dates indicated at the bottom of this
page.
Hauler Information (Fill in the information for the contracted Company)
Company Name
Contact Person:
Phone No.
Required Maintenance- Minimum Maintenance Quarterly
Interceptor maintenance shall be scheduled on the following dates, with an allowable
margin often days.
Scheduled Dates:
Maintenance Dates:
City of Sanford Utility Department
Pretreatment Section
Interceptor Maintenance Records
Facility Name: Permit No.
Address:
Certificate Expiration Date:
The Oil and Grease Management Program is designed to minimize monitoring efforts and
enforcement activities by both the City and the user. The ur ose of this form is to
remind the user to corn I on time with the s ecified maintenance fre uenc re uired b-
~s stated o~n your R~egistration Certificate.
The user shall make arrangements with the Hauler Company stated below, to have the
grease interceptor pumped-out and cleaned on the dates indicated at the bottom of this
page.
Hauler Information (Fill in the information for the contracted Company)
Compm~y Name
Contact Person:
Phone No.
Required Maintenance - Minimum Maintenance Quarterly
Interceptor maintenance shall be scheduled on the following dates, with an allowable
margin often days.
Scheduled Dates:
Maintenance Dates: