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HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE • PART dl otherwise provided herein, the Director of the WASTEWATER DISCHARGES AND Municipal Utilities Department shall administer, TREATMENT WORKS implement and enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. (Added by Ordinance 3690-C.S.—Effective Oct. 13, Division 1 1983) GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC.7-088.2. REFERENCE TO PLUMBING SEC.7-088. GENERAL PROVISIONS: ORDINANCE: All plumbing Ordinances shall remain in full SEC.7-088.1. PURPOSE AND POLICY: force and effect, and nothing contained herein shall This Part sets uniform requirements for be construed as to waive any requirements discharges into wastewater collection and treatment contained therein. system and enables the City of Stockton to comply (Added by Ordinance 3690-C.S.—Effective Oct. 13, with the administrative provisions of the Clean Water 1983) Act, the water quality requirements set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the SEC.7-088.3. DELEGATION OF POWERS: applicable effluent limitations, national standards of A power or duty of any City officer hereunder performance, toxic and pretreatment effluent may be exercised by a person authorized pursuant to standards,and any other discharge criteria which are law by said officer. required or authorized by State or Federal law, and (Added by Ordinance 3890-C.S.—Effective Oct. 13, to derive the maximum public benefit by regulating 1983) the quality and quantity of wastewater discharged into those systems. This Part provides for the setting SEC.7-088.4. DIRECTOR TO ENFORCE: of user charges and fees for the equitable distribution The Director or his designated representative of costs to all users, the issuance of permits to shall enforce the provisions hereof and for such certain users, authorizes monitoring and purposes shall have the powers of a peace officer. enforcement activities, and requires user reporting. Such powers shall not limit or otherwise affect the Revenues derived from the application of this Part powers or duties of any other City officials. shall be used to defray the City of Stockton's cost of (Added by Ordinance 3690-C.S.—Effective Oct. 13, operating and maintaining an adequate wastewater 1983) collection and treatment system and to provide sufficient funds for capital outlay, bond service costs, SEC.7-088.5. MINIMUM STANDARDS: capital improvements and depreciation. The Sewage treatment plants and facilities shall be objectives of this Part to comply with the Clean Water designated so as to protect underground and surface Act are: waters from,pollution and prevent the creation of a 1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into nuisance or a menace to the public peace,health or the municipal wastewater system which will interfere safety. with the operation of the system or contaminate the (Added by Ordinance 3690-C.S.—Effective Oct 13, resulting sludge; 1983) 2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will pass SEC.7-088.6. TIME LIMITS: through the system, inadequately treated, into Any time limit provided for herein may be receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be extended by consent of the officer concerned. incompatible with the system; (Added by Ordnance 3690-C.S.—Effective Oct. 13, 3. To improve the opportunity to recycle and 1983) reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system; and SEC.7-088.7. CITY NON41ABIUTY: 4. To provide for equitable distribution of the The provisions hereof shall not be construed to cost of the municipal wastewater system. relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any person This Part shall apply to the"City of Stockton"and to of the damages to life or property in the discharge of persons outside the "City"who are, by contract or industrial wastes nor shall the City of Stockton, nor agreement with the"City,"users of the"City"Publicly any agent thereof, be held as assuming any liability Owned Treatment Works (POTW). Except as by reason of performance of duties hereunder. 7-24