Title
Staff Report for an Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Title 3, Chapter 14 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations (updates definitions and pretreatment standards, expands grease interceptor requirements) and for an Ordinance Amending Title 3, Chapter 18 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Enforcement of Environmental Regulations (includes authority to issue Notices of Violation)
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Audits by oversight agencies identified deficiencies in San Leandro's environmental program enforcement ordinances. To correct these deficiencies, Title 3, Health and Safety, Chapter 14 (Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations (UWDR)) and Chapter 18 (Environmental Enforcement), need to be amended. Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve an Ordinance repealing and reenacting Title 3, Chapter 14 relating to Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations.
2. Approve an Ordinance amending Title 3, Chapter 18 relating to environmental enforcement.
BACKGROUND
San Leandro's Municipal Code sections pertaining to pretreatment program implementation and enforcing local codes related to environmental programs have not undergone any significant revision since 2001. The Municipal Code does not provide environmental inspectors the authority to issue Notices of Violation. The Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations need to be updated to conform to current required standards. In addition, staff added pretreatment standards to the grease interceptor requirements section. Other cleanup of Municipal Code language and content were combined into these recommended revisions.
Analysis
The revisions to the UWDR and Environmental Enforcement chapters will respond to identified deficiencies and conform the pretreatment program with current regulatory standards. Current policy to maintain control of regulatory programs at the local level in lieu of those programs being implemented by a county, state or federal agency provides a higher degree of integration and strategic planning into the overall plan and development of the City. It promotes stability, consistency and provides a local single point of contact within the community.
Previous Actions
· March 19, 2001 Ordinance No. 2001-05 amended Title 3, Chapter 14, UWDR.
· December 5, 2011 Ordinance No. 2011-12 amended Section 3-14-640, UWDR
· March 19, 2001 Ordinance No. 2001-07 amended Title 3, Chapter 18, Environmental Enforcement.
· December 9, 2002 Ordinance No. 2002-032 amended Section 3-18-135, Environmental Enforcement.
Applicable General Plan Policies
· General Plan, Policy 32.06, Illicit Discharges. Control illicit discharges into the City's stormwater system through inspections, compliance evaluations, enforcement programs, and tracking activities.
· General Plan, Policy 32.07, Pretreatment Requirement. Maintain and enforce pre-treatment requirements for industries as needed to minimize the discharge of potentially toxic materials into the City's sanitary sewer system.
· General Plan, Policy 33.0, Regulatory Compliance. Work with the appropriate county, regional, state, and federal agencies to develop and implement programs for hazardous waste reduction, hazardous material facility siting, hazardous waste handling and disposal, public education, and regulatory compliance.
Fiscal Impacts
There is no fiscal impact associated with these recommendations.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment to Ordinance
· Title 3, Chapter 14, UWDR, with additions in underline and deletions in strikethrough text.
PREPARED BY: Judy Walker, Administrative Analyst I, Water Pollution Control Division