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ORDINANCE NO. 2511
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14 (UTILITIES) CHAPTER 14.16
(SEWERS) OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
SECTION 14.16.495 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 14.16.582 AND
14.16.5849 ALL RELATED TO ESTABLISHING FEDERAL AND STATE
MANDATED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE LIMITS FOR
PERMITTED INDUSTRIAL USERS
WHEREAS, the federal Clean Water Act and implementing regulations at 40 Code of
Federal Regulations 403 et seq. require the City of Redding to implement and enforce an
industrial pretreatment program, including the adoption of technically based local limits; and
WHEREAS, a Pretreatment Compliance Inspection Report prepared by the Central
Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and dated September 9, 2013, required the timely
adoption of such local limits; and
WHEREAS, a final report detailing the basis and development of the proposed local
limits was submitted to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and that
agency determined that the proposed local limits are compliant with applicable regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 14 (Utilities), Chapter 14.16 (Sewers) of the Redding Municipal
Code is hereby amended by adding Section 14.16.495 to read as follows:
14.16.495 Local Discharge Limits for Permitted Industrial Users
No permitted industrial user shall discharge industrial wastewater flow to a public sewer
of the city unless the discharge conforms to the following locally derived constituent limitations
and meets the conditions of the industrial user's wastewater discharge permit. Wastewater
discharge permits shall contain limits for the pollutants that are reasonably expected to be
present in an industrial user's effluent. Limits shall apply at the end of the industrial process
waste stream. All concentrations for metallic substances listed below are for total recoverable
metals unless otherwise indicated.
Constituent, Daily Maximum Limit in milligrams per liter(mg/L)unless otherwise noted.
Arsenic, 0.371 mg/L
Cadmium, 0.142 mg/L
Chromium, 5.0 mg/L
Copper, 2.68 mg/L
Lead, 0.988 mg/L
Mercury, 0.054 mg/L
Molybdenum, 2.20 mg/L
Nickel, 2.10 mg/L
Selenium, 0.355 mg/L
Silver, 3.02 mg/L
Zinc, 3.94 mg/L
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Gasoline (TPH Gas), 1.0 mg/L
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), 100 mg/L
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), 2,000 mg/L*
TSS (Total Suspended Solids), . 1,500 mg/L*
pH units, 6.4 - 12.0
Oil & Grease (O&G), 300 mg/L
Ammonia, 350 mg/L*
*The limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and
Ammonia serve as guidance. The City, however, reserves the right and discretion to apply mass-
based limits (pounds per day limits) for these constituents to wastewater discharge permits as
needed.
Section 2. Title 14 (Utilities), Chapter 14.16 (Sewers), Sections 14.16.582 and
14.16.584 of the Redding Municipal Code are hereby amending to read as follows:
14.16.582 Prohibited Discharges.
A. General Prohibitions. A user may not introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which
cause pass through or interference. These general prohibitions and specific prohibitions in
subsection B of this section apply to each user introducing pollutants into a POTW
whether or not the user is subject to other national pretreatment standards or any national,
state, and/or local pretreatment requirements.
B. Specific Prohibitions. In addition, the following pollutants shall not be processed or
stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW or introduced into a
POTW:
1. [No changes to subsections B.1 through B.3]
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4. Any wastewater with a pH equal to or less than 6.4 and any wastewater with a pH
equal to or greater than 12.0, or as authorized by the city manager in the user's
wastewater discharge permit;
5. [No changes to subsections 13.5 through 13.19]
14.16.584 Best Management Practices.
The city may develop best management practices (BMPs) to implement local limits and
the prohibited discharge requirements of Section 14.16.582 or to protect the POTW.
Section 3. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition
in the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions
requiring environmental review.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to the law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City
Council at a regular meeting on the 7th day of October, 2014; and was duly read and adopted at a
regular meeting on the 21st day of October, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cadd,Jones, McArthur, Sullivan, & Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RICK BOSETTI, Mayor
Attest: ,, Form Approved:
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PAMEI:A-MIZE;-Ci Ierk RICHARD A. DUVERNAY C' Attorne