A. Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated materials or other substances as established by this chapter. Where necessary, facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the industrial user’s cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the City Manager for review, and shall be approved by the City Manager before construction of the facility. Industrial users shall complete the accidental discharge plan meeting the requirements of 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(vi) and submit the plan to the City Manager within ninety (90) days of being notified. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures by the City Manager shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of the chapter.

B. Industrial users shall notify the City Manager immediately upon the occurrence of a slug or accidental discharge of substances prohibited by this chapter. The notification shall include location of discharge, date and time of the discharge, description of the waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. Within five days following an accidental discharge the user shall submit to the City Manager a detailed written report describing the cause of the 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 that may be incurred as a result of damage to the sanitary sewerage system, killing of fish, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law.

C. Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the industrial user’s premises, advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or accidental discharge. Employers shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge with respect to emergency notification procedures. (Ord. 2-2023 § 1 (Att. A), 2023.)