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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 5 NOTICE OF FILING OF WRITTEN
REPORT AND SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARING THEREON (GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 25210.77a)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
That the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County as and constituting the Board of
Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitary District No. 5.
A. Set August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine Street,
Martinez, California as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and written
objections and protests, if any, concerning the Fiscal Year 1993-94 report.
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a Notice of Filing of Written Report and Setting
of Public Hearing thereon in accordance with Government Code Section 25210.77a
(Government Code Section 6066) and County Ordinance Code Chapter 1012-2.
II. Financial Impact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. County Services to County Sanitary
District No. 5 are funded entirely by the annual service charge.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_
VO OF OF SUPERVISORS
17 UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Contact: Skip Eppetiy -313-2263
Orig. Div: Public Works (Admin.)
cc: PW Accounting
County Administrator
County Counsel I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and enteied on the minutes of the
Auditor Controller Board of Supejg [cl t j t jown.
SD 5 CAC (via PW) ATTESTED: �JJuL
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Fees List of Supervisors and Cou ty Administrator
By ,Deputy
County Sanitary District No. 5 Notice of Filing
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The Public Works Director, as Engineer Ex Officio of the Contra Costa County Sanitary District
No. 5 has filed with the Clerk of the Board a written report containing a description of each
parcel of real property receiving water service from the District and the proposed amount of
charge, computed in conformance with the charges prescribed in District Ordinances, for each
parcel for Fiscal Year 1993-94.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
The District would be unable to have the Fiscal Year 1993-94 service fees collected by the
County Tax Collector, and would have to use an alternate method to collect the service fees.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. S
WRITTEN REPORT ON
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993-94
This report contains a description of each parcel of real property receiving seer service from
the District and the amount of the charge for each parcel for Fiscal Year 1993-94, computed
in conformity with the charges prescribed under District Ordinances.
Upon adoption of this report by the Board of Supervisors, the charges contained herein will
be collected on a tax roll of Contra Costa County in the same manner, by the same persons,
at the same time as, and together with, the County's general taxes.
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Parcel Number Owner Information Assessment
Amount
368-131-003 BECKER CLARENCE A $377.94
NICHOLS MARLYNN D
2202 GLADWIN DR
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
368-131-004 Cyrus Robert W & Belinda L $377.94
164 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-131-005 BECKER CLARENCE A $377.94
165 LENNON LN #101
WALNUT CREEK CA 94598
368-131-006 MITCHELL CLINTON P $377.94
160 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-001 BERGGREN GEORGE R & MARY R $377.94
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P 0 BOX 101
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-002 BERGGREN GEORGE R & MARY R $377.94
P 0 BOX 101
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-003 HINES DAVID M & MARSHA R $377.94
132 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-004 VIRARDI KURT J $377.94
128 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-005 SURGES JOSEPH J & RUTH A $377.94
124 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-006 SURGES JOSEPH J & RUTH A $0.00
124 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-007 AMSBURY G A & ELLA M 5377.94
P 0 BOX 11
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-008 COHEN JEROME M $0.00
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929 W ASTOR #202
MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53202
368-132-011 LIGON WILLIAM T $0.00
92 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-012 LIGON WILLIAM T $377.94
92 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-013 RUBLE WILLIAM A & EDITH E $377.94
P 0 BOX 48
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-014 FREITAS EUGENE R & VIRGINIA $377.94
86 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-015 WEST JOSEPH J & MURIEL L $755.89
80 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-016 SYLVESTRE ERNEST A & KATHLEEN $377.94
78 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-132-017 SCHMIDT JOHN ALEXANDER $377.94
KELLER WILLIAM TERANCE
1180 FULTON -
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117
368-132-020 JACOBSON ELDRIDGE E & LEWELLA $377.94
110 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-133-003 WAGNER DAVID J & MILDRED M $377.94
131 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-133-004 BELMONTES MAGDALENA $0.00
ANDRADE CONCHA
109 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-133-005 BELMONTES MAGDALENA $0.00
SIERRAS AURAURA
109 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
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368-133-006 SIERRAS BRAULIO & AURORA B $377.94
BOX 20 °
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-133-007 PORT COSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT $0.00
368-133-009 SILVA KATHLEEN ALLEN $377.94
145 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-133-010 MAHONEY MARY L $377.94
1983 RELIEZ VALLEY RD
LAFAYETTE CA 94549
368-134-001 KELLY DAVID H $377.94
P 0 BOX 90
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-134-002 SURGES WILLIAM & RUTH $0.00
P 0 BOX 10
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-134-003 MARGLON CLAUDE JR & HARRIET $755.89 °
3 RESERVOIR ST
PORT COSTA, CA 94569
368-134-004 FREITAS ELSIE $755.89
1 RESERVOIR RD
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-134-005 DE FREITAS M G & ELSIE $0.00
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-134-006 DE FREITAS M G & ELSIE $0.00
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-134-007 PORT COSTA CONSERVATION SOC $0.00
P 0 BOX 28
PORT COSTA CA 94569 -
368-134-008 SURGES WILLIAM & RUTH $377.94
P 0 BOX 10
PORT COSTA CA 94569 °
368-135-001 HOLMES OVID V & JENNIFER P $377.94
95 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
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368-135-002 MC NEAR DONALD C $0.00
C/O WILLIAM HENDRICKSON III
P 0 BOX 621
SAN ANSELMO CA 94960
368-135-003 MEHLWITZ EDWIN J & JUNE P $377.94
87 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-135-004 TOBIN HAZEL M $377.94
83 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-135-005 MC LENDON WILLIAM L & MARY ANN $377.94
79 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-135-008 ANDRADE CONCHA B $377.94
BOX 7
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-135-009 SIERRAS BRAULIO M & AURORA $377.94
186 BROWN DR
PACHECO CA 94553
368-135-011 HOLMES OVID L &JENNIFER P $377.94
75 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-141-002 POWELL BERNARR R &-MARY E $377.94
PO BOX
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-141-003 BROWNING PHILLIP- $377.94
16 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-141-004 BISHOP BRUCE JONES $755.89
2028 MONTCLAIR CIR
WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
368-141-005 BOSCACCI RALPH H $377.94
11 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-142-005 MAGUIRE JAMES G & NANCY $377.94
200 GREGORY LN
PLEASANT HILL CA 94523
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368-142-006 LINSLEY DANA $377.94
23 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569 '
368-142-007 WOOD WILLIAM C & JANIE $377.94
29 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-001 VILA JOSEPH H & P MARIA $377.94
P 0 BOX 39
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-002 VILA JOSEPH H & P MARIA $0.00
P 0 BOX 39
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-003 STEWART LEWIS W $377.94
PHILIPPS R DIANE
P 0 BOX 113
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-004 PALACIO EDWARD A & PETRA Q $377.94
5 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-005 PALACIO EDWARD A & PETRA Q $377.94
5 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-006 ROBINSON NINA M $377.94
3 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-007 RICH WILLIAM L $755.89
5 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-008 RICH WILLIAM L $0.00
5 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-143-009 MC NEAR DONALD C $0.00
C/O WILLIAM HENDRICKSON III
P 0 BOX 621
SAN ANSELMO CA 94960
368-144-003 KOELMEL JOSEPH F $377.94
BOX 31
PORT COSTA CA 94569
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368-144-004 JURIK FRANKLIN A & THERESA A $755.89
P 0 BOX 41
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-144-006 DOMAGALSKI HENRY J & PEGGY $377.94
135 PROSPECT AVE
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-001 GREENE RIDGED & MONICA $377.94
P 0 BOX 35
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-002 SAYRE-FISHER PAMELA S $377.94
62 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-003 WOOD JANET M $377.94
60 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-006 THOMAS JAMES A & KATHLEEN ANN $377.94
P 0 BOX 29
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-007 LIST WILLIAM P $377.94
46 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-008 SMITH HILDA B $377.94
ULLOA UTANNA SMITH
42 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-009 WALTERS GENEVA $377.94
38 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-010 WITT JERRY A $377.94
34 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-011 WITT JERRY A $0.00
34 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-014 ARDIZZOIA WALTER J $377.94
26 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
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368-145-015 RICH WILLIAM L $377.94
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-018 RICH WILLIAM L $0.00
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-019 RICH WILLIAM L $4,724.31
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-020 VAN NOORD LEONARD J & FRANCES $0.00
3134 DIABLO VIEW RD
LAFAYETTE CA 94549
368-145-021 WATTERSON CALVIN COOLIDGE $0.00
WATTERSON PHYLLIS
P 0 BOX 351
PINOLE CA 94564
368-145-024 PARKER TERRY W $377.94
58 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-025 PALACIO EDWARD & CAROL $377.94
54 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-145-027 RICH WILLIAM L $1,889.72
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA- 94569
368-146-001 ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OAKLAND $377.94
C/O REV PASTOR ST ROSES CHURCH
555 3RD AVE
CROCKETT CA 94525
368-146-002 PEMBROKE EVA A $377.94
63 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-003 PEMBROKE EVA A $377.94
63 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-004 GLEASON MICHAEL $377.94
PASKERT MARILYN M
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P 0 BOX 62
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-007 MIDDLEBROOK JONATHAN $377.94
2832 BRODERICK ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
368-146-008 GARBARINO ROBERT W & RUTH H $377.94 .
45 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-009 LORETTE DENNIS $377.94
43 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-010 HARRINGTON ANN M $377.94
37 CANYON LAKE DR BOX 55
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-013 WHITMORE BRYCE & MURIEL F $0.00
33 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-014 VON RYDINGSVARD MICKEY $377.94
P 0 BOX 103
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-017 WHITMORE MURIEL F $377.94
WHITMORE BRYCE
33 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-018 WHEELER JEFFREY M & MARY R $377.94
P 0 BOX 74
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-146-020 ARDIZZOIA JOHN & JUNE $377.94
53 CANYON LAKE DR
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-147-001 RICH WILLIAM L $0.00
P 0 BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-147-002 RICH WILLIAM L $0.00
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-147-003 . RICH WILLIAM L $0.00
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BOX 21 "
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-147-004 MAGUIRE JAMES G & NANCY $3,401.50
HARTINGER BEN & CECLIA
200 GREGORY LN
PLEASANT HILL CA 94523
368-147-005 MAGUIRE JAMES G & NANCY $2,267.67
RICH WILLIAM L
200 GREGORY LN
PLEASANT HILL CA 94523
368-147-006 RICH WILLIAM L $9,826.56
BOX 21
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-001 JOHNSTON MICHAEL & VICTORIA $377.94
P 0 BOX 25
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-002 WALTERS JAMES A & JANICE C $755.89
BOX 63
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-003 PHILIPPS ROBERT P $377.94
15 ERSKINE ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-004 URBICK EMILY C $377.94
P O.BOX 55L
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-005 MAGUIRE JAMES-6 & NANCY $755.89
200 GREGORY LN
PLEASANT HILL CA 94523
368-148-006 ROBINSON DONALD R & MARY A $377.94
19 SOUTH ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-007 HALLEKAMP FRANCES -B $377.94
21 SOUTH ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-008 ALVARADO RUDOLPH & SELIA $377.94
23 SOUTH ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
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368-148-009 ALVARADO RUDOLPH & SELIA $0.00
23 SOUTH ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-010 ALVARADO RUDOLPH & SELIA $0.00
23 SOUTH ST
PORT COSTA CA 94569
368-148-011 MC NEAR DONALD C $377.94
C/O WILLIAM HENDRICKSON 111
P 0 BOX 621
SAN ANSELMO CA 94960
368-148-012 MC NEAR DONALD C $0.00
C/O WILLIAM HENDRICKSON III
P 0 BOX 621
SAN ANSELMO CA 94960 °
TOTAL AMOUNT °
OF ASSESSMENT IS $55,746.83
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: INTRODUCE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 5 ORDINANCE NO. 20 AND SET
HEARING DATE FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
Project No.: 7365-6105175
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
1. INTRODUCE the County Sanitation District No. 5 Ordinance No. 20.
2. SET August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and
written objections or comments concerning establishing the annual sewer service charges
for Sanitation District No. 5 Fiscal Year 1993-94.
3. DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD to publish a notice of the time and place of the
hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered at least 14 days
prior to the hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 6066.
4. DIRECT that, at least 10 days before the public hearing, the District shall make available
to the public, data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide
the service for which the charge is levied, and the revenue sources anticipated to provide
the service.
I1. Financial Impact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. Services to Sanitation District No. 5 are
funded entirely by the annual sewer service charges.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATUF�
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADM ATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
�/ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
SE:sl 3oard of Supervisors on the date shown.
c:SPDIST\BOSanDis ATTESTED: JUL13 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR,clerk of the Board
Contact: Skip Epperly, 313-2253 of Supervisorsand co my Administrator
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Orig, Div: Public Works (Admin.) By ,oepur
cc: County Counsel
Auditor-Controller,
PW Accounting
Fess L($T
Adopt County Sanitation District No. 5 Ordinance No. 20
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
Formation of County Sanitation District No. 5 requires the adoption of an Ordinance setting forth
the rules and regulations for operation of the District.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
The collection and treatment of waste water is necessary to protect the public health and the
environment.
ORDINANCE NO. 20
BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS AND
CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 5.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FEES,RATES AND CHARGES FOR CONNECTIONS
TO AND FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE SEWERAGE
SERVICE SYSTEM OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 5;
SETTING FORTH AND PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
SEWERAGE SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR MEANS OF
COLLECTION OF FEES AND CHARGES AND FOR PENALTIES AND
ENFORCEMENT MEASURES IN CASE OF NONPAYMENT OF CHARGES OR FOR
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES,FOR DISPOSITION OF REVENUES RECEIVED AND FOR USES
TO WHICH SUCH REVENUES SHALL BE APPLIED; AND PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND OF CHARGES HEREUNDER.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, as and constituting
the Board of Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 5 DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repeal of Resolutions
1.1 All Resolutions heretofore adopted by the Board, or any action by the
Engineer in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed and rescinded.
Section 2. Definitions
2.1 Terms and Definitions. The following terms when used in this Ordinance shall
have the following respective meanings:
a. "Auditor-Controller" shall mean the County Auditor-Controller of
Contra Costa County.
b. "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the District.
C. "BOD"(denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)shall mean the quantity
of oxygen required in the biological oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in five (5) days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
d. "Clerk" shall mean Clerk of the Board.
e. "District" shall mean Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 5.
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f. "Domestic Sewage"shall mean the water-borne waste derived from the
ordinary living processes, and of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal without
special treatment by the system.
g. "Domestic Sewerage Service" shall mean the furnishing of sewerage
service to the premises of any owner from which domestic sewage originates.
h. "Engineer" shall mean the Public Works Director of Contra Costa
County, as Engineer ex officio of the District, or his designated deputy, or any other person
designated by the Board to perform the services or make the determinations permitted or
required under this Ordinance to be made by the Engineer.
i. "Family"shall mean any one or more person using family dwelling unit.
j. "Installer" shall mean a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity
or taxing agency, including the District, who installs or causes to be installed a public sewer
which will connect to the District's sewerage service system.
k. "Main extension" or "sewer extension" shall mean the extension of any
trunk sewer or main sewer, exclusive of side sewers and service connections.
1. "Main Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one side sewer.
In. "Occupant" shall mean any person actually occupying any premises,
whether as owner or tenant or under contract or otherwise.
n. "Owner" or "owner of record" shall mean the person shown as the
owner on the most current assessment roll of Contra Costa County, or the person owning
a building located on land owned by another person.
o. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion
concentration.
p. "Person" shall mean any human being, individual, firm, company,
partnership, association, and private, public or municipal corporation, the United States of
America, the State of California, districts, and all political subdivisions and governmental
agencies thereof.
q. "Premises"shall mean any lot, or any piece or parcel of land comprising
one or more lots of record in one ownership, or any building or other structure, or any part
of any building or structure used or useful for human habitation or gathering or for carrying
on a business or occupation.
r. "Residential Owner" shall mean any owner who is not a commercial
owner or institutional owner.
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S. "Sanitary Disposal Station" shall mean any facility which receives, or is
designed to receive, domestic sewage which has been stored prior to discharge to the facility.
t. "Sewage" shall mean domestic sewage.
U. "Sewerage Service" shall mean the services and facilities furnished or
available to premises by the District's sewerage service system for the collection, treatment,
and disposal of sewage.
V. "Sewerage Service System" shall mean the sewage collection and
disposal system together with all extensions, additions, or improvements thereto at any time
heretofore or hereafter made, including all trunk and main sewers within or without the
boundaries of the District and appurtenant to said sewage disposal system, and any pump
stations, sewage treatment facilities, and appurtenances serving or used by the District,
hereinafter referred to as "System."
W. "Side Sewer"shall mean a privately owned and maintained sewer which
connects the plumbing system of any house or other building to a main sewer, including any
holding tanks, pumping units, and force systems. The side sewer begins at the point of
connection to the main sewer (including that branch of the wye by which connection is made,
or saddle, or other means of connection) and for houses and other buildings terminates at
the point of connection to the plumbing system, and shall not be considered as part of the
"sewerage service system" as defined above.
x "Single-Family Dwelling Unit" hereinafter referred to as "unit", shall
mean any dwelling of one or more rooms or each group of rooms in any single or multiple
dwelling structure constituting a dwelling unit suitable for residential occupancy by any
number of persons living together as a single family, said dwelling having one or more
plumbing fixtures.
Y. "Standard Specifications"shall mean the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District Standard Specifications and Addenda, latest edition, and subsequent revisions and
amendments, and are by this reference incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
Z. "Street"shall mean any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley,way,
easement, or right of way in the District.
aa. "Suspended Solids"shall mean solids that either float on the surface of,
or are in suspension in, water sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
bb. '"Tax Collector" shall mean the County Tax Collector of Contra Costa
County.
CC. '"Treasurer" shall mean the County Treasurer of Contra Costa County.
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dd. "Trunk Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one main sewer.
Section 3. Use of Public Sewers Required
3.1 Disposal of Wastes. No person shall place, deposit, permit to be deposited,
or maintain in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the District, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said District any human or animal excrement or other
objectionable waste.
3.2 Violation Unlawful. No person shall connect to, construct, install, provide,
maintain or use any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or any other means of sewage
disposal from any building in said District except by connection to a public sewer in the
manner as provided in this Ordinance.
Section 4. Side Sewers and Connections
4.1. Permit Required. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any main sewer or appurtenance thereof without first
obtaining a written permit from the District and paying all fees and connection charges of
the District.
4.2 Contractor's Registration. Except as provided in Paragraph 4.3 hereof, no
person who has not complied with the State Contractor's License Law (Sections 7000-7145
of the Business and Professions Code) shall install or construct any District sanitary sewer
or make connections to any District sanitary sewer in a public street or easement in the
District. All contractors must register with the Engineer prior to commencing or carrying
out any such work within the District.
4.3 Contractor's Registration Exception. The provisions of Paragraph 4.2 shall not
apply to work done solely on private property, provided that such work is subject to
inspection by the District for workmanship and possible entrance of foreign material.
4.4 All Costs Paid by Owner. All costs and expenses incident to the replacement
installation and connection of the side sewer shall be borne by the owner. The acceptance
of any permit shall constitute agreement to comply with all the provisions, terms and
requirements of this and other ordinances, rules and regulations of the District and other
public entities having jurisdiction, and with any plans and specifications filed with the
District.
4.5 Separate Sewers. The owner shall provide a separate and independent side
sewer for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an
interior lot, both of which belong to the same owner, and no main sewer is available or can
be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. The
side sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one side sewer during the period of such ownership. Upon subsequent sale
or other division of said ownership, the building not directly connected with a main sewer
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shall be separately connected with a side sewer, and it shall be unlawful for the owner
thereof to continue to use or maintain such indirect connection.
4.6 Sewage Backflow Protective Devices
A. Due to the topographical characteristics of certain areas within the
District, there exists the danger of damage to health and property resulting from the
possibility of sewage overflow and back-flooding on public and private property. It is the
purpose of this Ordinance to protect the health and safety of the residents of the District
and to minimize the possibility of damage to property by requiring, where topographical
conditions warrant it, the installation and maintenance of an approved sewage backflow
protective device.
B. Where the surface elevation of the nearest upstream public sewer
structure capable of overflow and relief of pressure (i.e., manhole, pressure relief, flushing
inlet or rodding inlet structure) is higher than the elevation of the lowest floor containing
gravity waste drainage. plumbing of any structure connected, or to be connected, to the
District's sewerage system, the owner, at his sole cost and expense, shall install and keep in
operable condition at all times a sewage backflow protective device.
C. All sewage backflow protective devices shall be located in the manner
and meet the standards prescribed in the District's Standard Specifications, latest edition.
D. It shall be unlawful for the owner to maintain any building sewer
connection to the District's sewerage system without an approved sewage backflow protective
device, as required by the provisions of this Ordinance.
4.7 Existing Side Sewers. Existing side sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found by the Engineer, on examination and test required by
him, to meet all requirements of the District. The cost of examination and testing of existing
side sewers shall be borne by the owner at the same rates as for inspection.
4.8 Sewer Too Low. In all buildings in which any side sewer is too low to permit
gravity flow to the main sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such side sewer shall be lifted by
artificial means, approved by the Engineer, and discharged to the main sewer at the expense
of the owner.
4.9 Maintenance of Side Sewer. Side sewers shall be maintained by the owner of
the property served thereby.
4.10 Design and Construction Standards. Minimum standards for the design and
construction of side sewers within the District shall be in accordance with the District
Standard Specifications heretofore or hereafter adopted by the District Board, copies of
which are on file int he District Office. The Engineer may permit or require modifications
of the Standard Specifications where special conditions warrant. One (1) complete set of
"as-built" drawings of a reproducible nature, on mylar, acceptable to the Engineer, showing
the actual location of all structures, wyes, and laterals, shall be filed with the District before
final acceptance of the work.
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4.11 Drainage Into Main Sewer Prohibited. No person shall make connection of
roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a side sewer which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to I
a main sewer. '
4.12 Design and Construction Requirements. The connection of the side sewer to
the main sewer shall conform to the Standard Specifications and other requirements of the
District. All such connections shall be tested in accordance with the Standard Specifications.
The Engineer may permit deviations from the prescribed procedures and materials when,
in his opinion, special conditions and the best interests of the District warrant such
deviations.
4.13 Notification. The applicant for a side sewer permit shall notify the Engineer
when the side sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer. The
connection shall be made under the supervision of the Engineer or his representative. Any
damage to the main sewer shall be repaired at the cost of the applicant to the satisfaction
of the Engineer.
4.14 Compliance with Local Regulations. Any person constructing a sewer within
a street shall comply with all state, county, and city laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
pertaining to the cutting of pavement, opening, barricading, lighting, and protection of
trenches, backfilling, and repaving, and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by
the entity having jurisdiction before the issuance of a permit by the District.
4.15 Protection of Public. All excavations for side sewer and main sewer
installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public
from hazard. The owner shall restore lights, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work in a manner satisfactory to the District.
4.16 Building Removal. When a building is demolished or removed from any
premises, the lateral sewer shall be plugged immediately. The plug shall be a permanent
type and shall be located at the property line under the ground surface.
Section 5. Fees, Rates, Charges, and Billing for Facilities and Services
5.1 General Purposes for Accumulating Funds. The general purposes for
accumulating funds are:
A. For the payment at, or before maturity of, the principle of and interest
on any and all bonds issued by the District for expansion and/or improvement of the System;
B. For the payment of any and all costs assessable to the District for
planning, design, and construction of facilities forming a part of a regional or subregional
sewage interceptor and treatment facility;
C. For the provision of funds for the payment of any and all sewerage
facilities.
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5.2 Methods of Accumulating Funds
A. Funds shall normally be accumulated by a system of initial fees,charges,
and annual sewer service charges, and shall be established, from time to time, by order or
resolution of the Board after consideration of the Engineer's recommendations.
B. The fees herein provided for shall be paid at the following times:
1. Plan Checking Fee - At the time of submitting plans and
specifications to the District for checking.
2. Permit Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
3. Inspection Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
4. Connection Fee - When notified by the Engineer of the amount
determined to be payable, except in the case of connections through works constructed
under assessment district proceedings, in which case the fee shall be paid when the capital
funds are received and disbursed pursuant to the assessment proceedings.
5.3 Establishment of Unit. Connection fees and sewerage service charges shall be
calculated by multiplying the appropriate unit charge by the following applicable multiplier:
5.4 Change of Use. Where connection fees have previously been paid for
sewerage service for a construction,building and it is proposed to alter the original character
to use for the structure, building, the Engineer shall establish and collect connection fees for
the new proposed use, giving credit for connection fees previously paid.
Section 6. Specifications
6.1 District Standards. The current Standard Specifications of Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District, Walnut Creek, California,and subsequent revisions and amendments
thereto are adopted as the Standard Specifications of the District and are by this reference
incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
6.2 Variance. Under special conditions, the Engineer may approve modifications
and/or additions to the Standard Specifications.
Section 7. Enforcement Measures
7.1 Liability for Violation
A. Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules, or
regulations of the District shall become liable to the District for any expense, loss or damage
occasioned by the District by reason of such violation.
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B. A violation of any of the District's ordinances, rules, or regulations is
a misdemeanor and is punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 4766 of the
California Health and Safety Code.
7.2 Discontinuance of Service. The District may refuse to furnish sewerage service
and may discontinue all services, as provided in Paragraph 7.4, to any premises where the
Engineer finds that practices or conditions exist, or are imminent, that would be detrimental
or injurious to the System, or where necessary to protect itself against fraud, abuse, or
improper operational and maintenance procedures.
7.3 Enforcement. The District, the Board, and all proper District officers, agents,'
or employees shall promptly take all steps, actions or remedies necessary for the collect of
fees, charges and penalties as provided in this Ordinance (including the enforcement of the
lien of said fees, charges and penalties) which are now or hereafter be provided for in the
law. Said remedies for collecting and enforcing said fees, charges and penalties, set forth
in the law, are cumulative and may be pursued alternately or consecutively, as the Board
determines.
7.4 Violation - Nonpayment of Bills. Upon failure of the owner or user of any
premises to pay any sewerage service charges, or if the owner or user of any premises
violates any other provision of this Ordinance, and said violation continues for a period of
60 days, the Engineer may disconnect the premises from the system, subject to the hearing
provisions of paragraph 10.9.
7.5 Public Nuisance - Abatement. During the period of such disconnection,
human habitation of such premises shall constitute a public nuisance, and the District shall
cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by
human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition
of re-connection, there is to be paid to the District, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of suit arising is said action.
7.6 Emergency Disconnection. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 7.4
and 10.9, if, in the opinion of the Engineer, such violation constitutes a public hazard or
menace, the Engineer may immediately enter upon the premises without notice and do such
things including disconnection of the premises from the system and expending such sums as
are necessary to abate such hazard.
7.7 Correction of Violations. Any sum expended by the District in correcting a
violation shall be a charge upon the property, the responsible party, and the owner of the
property, and the District may collect such sum from the same.
7.8 Re-connection After Violation. The Engineer shall estimate the cost of
disconnection and the re-connection to the system and the owner or user shall deposit the
cost, as estimated, of disconnection and re-connection, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, before the premises are reconnected to the system.
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7.9 Re-connection After Nonpayment of Bills. Whenever premises have been
disconnected from the system for nonpayment of sewerage service charges, in addition to
the requirements of paragraph 7.8, such premises shall not be reconnected to the system
until all delinquent charges and penalties have been paid and until all delinquent charges
and penalties have been paid and until a connection permit has been obtained and until such
of the following charges as are applicable have been paid: a sewer disconnection fee equal
to the actual cost to the District of such disconnection; a sewer inspection fee for re-
connection, and a permit fee; and until the owner and/or user of such premises otherwise
has complied with this Ordinance. Re-connection will not be performed by the District.
Section 8.0
Section 9. Applicants Outside District
9.1 Outside of District. The District shall not make sewerage service available to.
any applicant whose premises is located outside the boundaries of the District.
9.2 Beyond District. The District is not obligated to install any sewer lines beyond
the boundaries of the District.
Section 10. Use of Sewers - Requirements, Limitations, Chargees
10.1 Permit Required. Permits to discharge into the sewerage system of the District
anything but domestic sewage will be granted only in accordance with, and in consideration
of, the conditions of this Ordinance, and shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations and
requirements.
10.2 Prohibited Discharges. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any
public sewer:
A. Any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial waters. Unpolluted water
shall mean any water within the following limits of quality:
pH 7.0 minimum, 8.5 maximum
Dissolved Solids 1,000 milligrams per liter, maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Suspended Solids 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Settleable Solids 0.1 milliliters per liter, per hour,maximum
Grease or oil None
Color or Odor None
Toxic Concentration of Substances None
B. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or
explosive liquid, solid or gas.
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C. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics,wood,paunch manure, or any other solid or viscose substances capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewage treatment plant.
D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Proper shredding
is defined.as having not more than 5 percent by weight (determined on a dry basis) of all
material discharged less than 1/4 inch in its largest dimension, and no particle greater than
1/2 inch in its largest direction.
E. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°F.
F. Any water or waste having a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 10.0 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage work.
G. Any water or waste containing (1) floatable grease, oil or fat of animal
or vegetable origin in excess of 25 milligrams per liter, or (2) floatable grease, oil or fat of
mineral origin in excess of 10 milligrams per liter, or(3) dispersed grease, oil or fat in excess
of 200 milligrams per liter.
H. Any noxious or malodorous substances which by themselves or by
interaction with other wastes may create a public nuisance or hazard or make human entry
into the sewers extraordinarily hazardous.
I. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
J. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
K. Any water or waste which exerts or causes excessive discoloration.
L. Any unusual volume of flow or concentration of waste constituting a
"slug." "Slug" is defined as any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in
concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes more than 5 times the average 24-hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
M. Any water or waste containing dissolved sulfides in excess of 0.1
milligram per liter.
N. Any water or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity 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. The following is a partial list of toxic substances and their maximum
concentration allowable for admission into the public sewer system.
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Maximum
Toxicant Allowable Concentration
Alcohols 100 mg/liter
Algicides See Note A
Aluminum 0.2 mg/liter
Antibiotics See Note A
Arsenic & Arsenicals 1.0 mg/liter
Bactericides See Note A
Barium 5.0 mg/liter
Beryllium 5.0 mg/liter
Boron 10.0 mg/liter
Bromine, Iodine, Chlorine (total) 50.0 mg/liter
Cadmium 0.1 mg/liter
Chromium & Chromium Salts 0.5 mg/liter
Copper & Copper Salts 0.1 mg/liter
Cresols & Creosotes 2.0 mg/liter
Cyanides & Nitriles 0.2 mg/liter
Fluorine 1.5 mg/liter
Formaldehydes 1.0 mg/liter
Fungicides See Note A
Insecticides See Note A
Iron 1.0 mg/liter
Lead 0.2 mg/liter
Manganese 0.2 mg/liter
Mercury & Mercurials (as Mercury) 0.01 mg/liter
Nickel 0.2 mg/liter
Organic Solvents 1.0 mg/liter
Phenols & their Derivatives 0.5 mg/liter
Selenium 2.0 mg/liter
Silver & Silver Compounds (as Silver) 0.01 mg/liter
Sulfonamides & Dyes See Note A
Zinc Compounds (as Zinc) 0.2 mg/liter
Strong Oxidizing Agents, such as
Chromates, Dichromates, Permanganates,
Peroxides, etc. See Note A
Strong Reducing Agents, such as Nitrates,
Sulfites, Thiosulfates, etc. See Note A
Note A: None will be allowed unless specifically approved in writing by the Engineer.
The maximum allowable concentration of toxic or potentially toxic materials not listed above
will be determined by the Engineer on an individual basis. In no event shall any industrial
waste discharged to the public sewers have a 96-hour median tolerance limit (Tlm), as
determined by the Routine Fish Bioassay Method, or less than 25 percent.
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O. Any other substance, material, water or waste, which is not amenable
to treatment by the treatment process, or causes the sewage treatment plan effluent to
violate discharge requirements issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or the
Regional Water Quality Control Board, or harms the sewers, treatment processes and
equipment, or has any adverse effect on the receiving waters, or can endanger health, safety,
public property, or can cause a nuisance.
Section 10. Protection of District Property
10.1 Damage to District Property. No person shall break, dig up, obstruct, injure,
manipulate, remove, or in any way interfere with the property and facilities, or any part
thereof, including, but not limited to, any valve, manhole cover, clean-out, flushing inlet,
sewer lines, or apparatus connected therewith, of the District without prior written
authorization from the District to do so.
10.2 Deposits on District Property. No person shall place or deposit upon the
property or in the facilities of the District any waste, garbage, trash, debris, or other
unauthorized material.
Section 11. Sewerage Service Charges
11.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined by this section or clearly required by its
context, terms used in this section shall have the meanings set forth for them in this
Ordinance.
11.2 Purpose. Revenues derived under this section shall be used only for the
acquisition, planning, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of its
sanitation or sewerage facilities, to repay principal and interest on bonds issued for the
construction or reconstruction of such sanitary or sewerage facilities, and to repay federal
or state loans or advances made to such entity for the construction or reconstruction of
sanitaryor sewerage facilities.
11.3 Operative Date for Charges. Annual sewerage service charges are hereby
assessed and levied upon all premises connected to the District's system on July 1, 1979 and
thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year. Premises first connected to the system after July
1, 1979 shall pay the annual sewerage service charge on the date on which application is
made to connect to the system for the current fiscal year as provided in this Ordinance.
11.4 Annual Charges. Annual Sewerage Services Charges - For each premises
connected or required by this Ordinance to be connected to the system, the annual sewerage
service charge required to be paid is the applicable amount set forth in paragraph 11.5 of
this Ordinance.
11.5 Required Charges.
A. Minimum Annual and Unit Charges. Minimum annual sewerage service
charges are established and shall be paid as follows:
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1. Minimum rate for any premises shall be one "annual unit
charge." An "annual unit charge" shall be that amount of money determined by the Board
to be required per unit to meet the annual costs of the operation and maintenance of the
District's system, plus bond principal and interest and capital improvements for the fiscal
year charges which are to be made.
2. Each unit shall have one "annual unit charge."
B. Vacant Premises. If any premises shall become vacant, the applicable
minimum annual sewerage service charge shall continue to be charged to and collected from
the owner of such premises until the premises have been disconnected from the system and
the Engineer notified in writing by the owner of that disconnection.
C. Exemptions. No premises served by the system shall be exempt from
payment of charges without Board approval by order or resolution setting for the special
conditions which form the basis for exemption.
D. Separate Connections - There shall be a separate connection.to the
system for each structure, building or separate premises.
11.6 Collection of Annual Charges
A. Authority and Conflict. This section is enacted pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Sections 4766 and 5473 to 5473.11, inclusive, and constitutes the ordinances
referred to in Sections 4566 and 5473. In the case of any conflict between the provisions of
this section and Ordinance and those of Sections 5473 to 5473.11, the latter shall prevail.
B. Tax Roll Collection:
1. All District annual sewerage service charges for the 1979-80,and
subsequent fiscal years, shall be collected on the County tax roll in the same manner, by the
same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general
taxes, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same
delinquency.
2. All things required by Health and Safety Code Sections 5473 to
5473.11 to be done in a timely manner by the Engineer so that the Board for each fiscal year
can take all actions required of it in order to collect the annual sewerage service charges for
that year on the tax roll.
C. Direct Collection:
1. If any levied annual sewerage service charge for a fiscal year, or
portion thereof, billed on the tax roll become delinquent, they shall be collected as follows:
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a. By the Engineer, who may take any reasonable and
proper action necessary to insure payment, including the billing and the filing of liens as
provided in flealth and Safety Code Section 5473.11. The Engineer may also institute action
in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect any charges which may be due and payable
in the same manner as any other debts owning to the District may be collected.
b. Collection by consent and agreement with another entity's
department's or utility's rates pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 5471 and 5472.
C. By such other action as authorized by law and by the
District's Board, including disconnection from the system pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.
2. Charges collected pursuant to the subsection (C) are subject to
the following:
a. A basic penalty of 10 percent of any unpaid charge shall
be added to it for nonpayment within the time and in the manner prescribed in this section
and collected.
b. Any further penalty of one-half of one percent per month
for nonpayment of any charge and basic penalty shall be added and collected.
Section 12. Duties of Engineer and Auditor-Controller
12.1 Engineer's Responsibilities. The Engineer shall supervise all connections to
the system and enforce all provisions of this Ordinance. The Engineer shall collect all fees
and charges excepting those relating to the billing, collection and delinquency of Annual
Sewerage Service Charges and Ad Valorem Taxes.
12.2 Right of Entry
A. The Engineer shall be authorized to enter all private properties through
which, or through part of which, the District holds a duly-obtained easement for the
purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and
maintenance of any portions of the system lying within the easement.
B. The entries authorized by this paragraph shall be conducted either with
the consent of the owner or occupant or pursuant to the provisions of Title 13 of Part III
of the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP Section 1822.50 et seq.)
Section 13. Notices
13.1 Written or Oral. Notices from the District to any person will be given in
writing, either delivered personally to the owner of record or mailed to his last known
address, except that in any emergency, the Engineer may give oral notice by telephone or
in person.
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13.2 Notices to the District. Notices from any person to the District may be given
by such person or his authorized representative orally or in writing at the office of the
Engineer, or may be sent by mail to the Engineer.
Section 14. Appeals
14.1 Appeal of Engineer's Determinations. Any installer dissatisfied with any
determination of the Engineer may appeal the determination to the Board within 15 days
after receiving notice of the determination by filing written notice of appeal with the District.
The notice of appeal shall state the grounds for appeal. At a regular meeting of the Board
after the notice of appeal is filed, the Board shall hear the appeal. The decision of the
Board shall be final.
14.2 Payment and Refund. Pending decision upon any appeal relative to the
amount of any charge hereunder, the appellant desiring to proceed with construction shall
pay such charge. After the appeal is heard, the Board shall order refunded to the appellant
such amount, if any, as the Board shall determine should be refunded.
14.3 Relief on Own Motion. If the Board on its own motion finds that by reason
of special circumstances any provision of this Ordinance should be suspended or modified
as applied to a particular premises, it may, by resolution, order such suspension or
modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances, or any part
thereof.
Section 15. Validi
15.1 Validity. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, no other provision of this Ordinance shall be
affected thereby.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance becomes effective 30 days after
passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of
supervisors voting for and against it in the MARTINEZ GAZETTE newspaper
published in this County and circulated in the District.
PASSED ON , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: Phil Batchelor
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Clerk of the Board and
County Administrator
By:
Deputy Board Chair
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 6 NOTICE OF FILING OF WRITTEN
REPORT AND SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARING THEREON (GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 25210.77a)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
That the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County as and constituting the Board of
Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitary District No. 6.
A. Set August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine Street,
Martinez, California as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and written
objections and protests, if any, concerning the Fiscal Year 1993-94 report.
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a Notice of Filing of Written Report and Setting
of Public Hearing thereon in accordance with Government Code Section 25210.77a
(Government Code Section 6066) and County Ordinance Code Chapter 1012-2.
II. Financial lmpact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. County Services to County Sanitary
District No. 6 are funded entirely by the annual service charge.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE F SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Contact: Skip Epperly -313-2253
Orig. Div: Public Works (Admin.)
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County Administrator
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
County Counsel
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Auditor Controller 9oard of Supervisor1 '{onth d wn.
SD 6 CAC (via PM ATTESTED: JUS. " � I---
Fees List PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and unty Administrator
By . ,9eputy
County Sanitary District No. 6 Notice of Filing
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The Public Works Director, as Engineer Ex Officio of the Contra Costa County Sanitary District
No. 6 has filed with the Clerk of the Board a written report containing a description of each
parcel of real property receiving water service from the District and the proposed amount of
charge, computed in conformance with the charges prescribed in District Ordinances, for each
parcel for Fiscal Year 1993-94.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
The District would be unable to have the Fiscal Year 1993-94 service fees collected by the
County Tax Collector, and would have to use an alternate method to collect the service fees.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF FILING OF WRITTEN REPORT
AND SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARING
COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 6
The Public Works Director, as Engineer Ex Officio of Contra Costa County Sanitary District
No. 19 has filed with the Clerk of the Board a written report containing a description of
each parcel of real property in the district and the proposed amount of charge, computed
in conformance with the charges prescribed in Engineer's Report for each parcel for Fiscal
Year 1993-94. A copy of this report is available for review at the office of the Clerk of the
Board, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California, during normal office hours (8:00 a.m. to 12:00
noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.).
The Board of Supervisors has set August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors'
Chambers, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place for a public hearing
to consider oral and written objections or comments concerning the report and charges.
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05/11/93
May 24, 1993
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6
WRITTEN REPORT ON
WATER SERVICE CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 93-94
This report contains a description of each parcel of real property receiving water service
from the service area and the amount of the charge for each parcel for Fiscal Year 1993-94,
computer in conformity with the charges prescribed for service areas.
Upon adoption of this report by the Board of Supervisors, the charges contained herein will
be collected on the tax roll of Contra Costa County in the same manner, by the same
persons, at the same time as, and together with, the County's general taxes.
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FORM A
TO: Jackie Travers,Tax Roll Supervisor (646-2236)
Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller Date:
Tax&Special Districts Division
625 Court Street, Room 103
Martinez, CA 94553-1282
FROM: (CONTRA ('nsTA rr)TTNTV (P W ) Sanitation District No. 6
_ Agency
2365 GQ 9796
Fund Nt—her Levy Code Revenue Code ..
Skip Epperly 313-2253
Contact Person(Please print or type.) Phone Number
313-2333
FAX Number
This document must accompany the data to be enrolled on the property tax roll. If you are submitting
data for more than one district(levy Code),complete one Form A document for each district.
Please enroll parcels on the 9 3-94 property tax roil.
(tax yew)
The total amount enrolled should be$ with no system rejects.
Levy data is submitted on tape. 0 Hand copy is attached. X�
Levy data submitted through procedure request to data processing.
Authorization for enrolling assessments on the County Property Tax Roll is:
Per attached Resolution. Other(explain below) XD
Explanation: SEE ATTACHPT) REPORT
slonahte of Auth xr Representative TCIe
If submitting hard copy.please use the format given on Form B (attached), and note the following:
1. Amounts must be evenly divisible by two.
2. Recording a lien does not enroll the charge on the tax bill. You must submit a separate
request to the Auditor-Controller's Office.
Do you want assessments removed if the parcel is acquired by a public agency?
Yes No 0
The signature below of the district representative authorizes the Auditor's Office to remove district
assessments from parcels acquired by public agencies without further notice to your district and
without the$12 correction fee. If you check the'no'box or leave this section unsigned, assessments
removed for public agencies will be charged the standard$12 rate.
Signature of Authorized Represerdatfva Tide
AUG 12 192 03:59 CCC AUDITOR SOP`2 S
TO: Jackie Travers, Tax Roll Supervisor (646-2236) Tax Year:
Contra Costa County Auditor--controller
Tax & Special Districts Division
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Fund Number Levy Code Revenuc Code
LEVIES & ASSESSMENTS TO BE ENROLLED ON THE TAX ROLL
Parcel Number Amount to Enroll
Totals:
Please note that amounts must be evenly divisible by two.
EXHIBIT 'B'
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT 6
ASSESSMENT ROLL
(FISCAL YEAR 1993-94)
Assessment No. Amount of Assessment Assessor' s parcel No.
1 $750.70 367-220-001
2 $750.70 367-220-002
3 $750.70 367-220-003
4 $750.70 367-220-004
5 $750.70 367-220-005
6 $750.70 367-220-006
7 $750.70 367-220-007
8 $750.70 367-220-008
9 $750. 70 367-220-009
10 $750.70 367-220-010
11 $750. 70 367-220-011
12 $750.70 367-220-012
13 $750.70 367-220-013
14 $750.70 367-220-014
15 $750.70 367-220-015
16 $750.70 367-220-016
17 $750.70 367-220-017
18 $750.70 367-220-018
19 $750.70 367-220-019
20 $750.70 367-220-020
21 $750.70 367-220-021
22 $750.70 367-220-022
23 $750.70 367-220-023
24 $750.70 367-230-001
25 $750.70 367-230-002
26 $750.70 367-230-003
27 $750.70 367-230-004
28 $750.70 367-230-005
29 $750.70 367-230-006
30 $750.70 367-230-007
31 $750.70 367-230-008
32 $750.70 367-230-009
33 $750.70 367-230-010
34 $750.70 367-230-011
35 $750.70 367-230-012
36 $750.70 367-230-013
37 $750.70 367-230-014
38 $750. 70 367-230-015
39 $750.70 367-230-016
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EXHIBIT 'B'
Assessment No. Amount of Assessment Assessor's parcel No.
40 $750.70 367-230-017
41 $750.70 367-230-018
42 $750.70 . 367-230-019
43 $750.70 367-230-020
44 $750.70 367-230-021
45 $750.70 367-230-022
46 $750.70 367-230-023
47 $750.70 367-230-024
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: INTRODUCE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6 ORDINANCE NO. 2 AND SET
HEARING DATE FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
Project No.: 7365-6G5175
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
1. INTRODUCE the County Sanitation District No. 6 Ordinance No. 2
2. SET August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and
written objections or comments concerning establishing the annual sewer service charges
for Sanitation District No. 6 Fiscal Year 1993-94.
3. DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD to publish a notice of the time and place of the
hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered at least 14 days
prior to the hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 6066.
4. DIRECT that, at least 10 days before the public hearing, the District shall make available
to the public, data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide
the service for which the charge is levied, and the revenue sources anticipated to provide
the service.
II. Financial Impact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. Services to Sanitation District No. 6 are
funded entirely by the annual sewer service charges.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINIS31WOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOT OF SUPERVISORS
V07
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
I hereby certify that this i8 a true and correct copy j,
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
SE:sj :3oard of Supervisors on the date shown.
c:SPDIST\BOSanDis ATTESTED: milli 1 3 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Contact: Skip Epperly, 313-2253 of Supervisors and County Administrator
Orig. Div: Public Works (Admin.) By �' `X� "J a JZLU 4- Dept'
cc: County Counsel
Auditor-Controller
PW Accounting
J
Adopt County Sanitation District No. 6 Ordinance No. 2
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendatlons and Background:
Formation of County Sanitation District No. 6 requires the adoption of an Ordinance setting forth the rules and
regulations for operation of the District.
IV. Consequences of Negative Actlon:
The collection and treatment of waste water is necessary to protect the public health and the environment.
ORDINANCE NO. 2
BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS AND
CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FEES, RATES AND CHARGES FOR CONNECTIONS
TO AND FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE SEWERAGE
SERVICE SYSTEM OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6;
SETTING FORTH AND PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
SEWERAGE SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR MEANS OF
COLLECTION OF FEES AND CHARGES AND FOR PENALTIES AND
ENFORCEMENT MEASURES IN CASE OF NONPAYMENT OF CHARGES OR FOR
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES,FOR DISPOSITION OF REVENUES RECEIVED AND FOR USES
TO WHICH SUCH REVENUES SHALL BE APPLIED; AND PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND OF CHARGES HEREUNDER.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, as and constituting
the Board of Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repeal of Resolutions
1.1 All Resolutions heretofore adopted by the Board, or any action by the
Engineer in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed and rescinded.
Section 2. Definitions
2.1 Terms and Definitions. The following terms when used in this Ordinance shall
have the following respective meanings:
a. "Auditor-Controller" shall mean the County Auditor-Controller of
Contra Costa County.
b. "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the District.
C. 'BOD"(denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)shall mean the quantity
of oxygen required in the biological oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in five (5) days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
d. "Clerk" shall mean Clerk of the Board.
e. "District" shall mean Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6.
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E "Domestic Sewage"shall mean the water-borne waste derived from the
ordinary living processes, and of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal without
special treatment by the system.
g. "Domestic Sewerage Service" shall mean the furnishing of sewerage
service to the premises of any owner from which domestic sewage originates.
h. "Engineer" shall mean the Public Works Director of Contra Costa
County, as Engineer ex officio of the District, or his designated deputy, or any other person
designated by the Board to perform the services or make the determinations permitted or
required under this Ordinance to be made by the Engineer.
i. "Family"shall mean any one or more person using family dwelling unit.
j. "Installer" shall mean a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity
or taxing agency, including the District, who installs or causes to be installed a public sewer
which will connect to the District's sewerage service system.
k. "Main extension" or "sewer extension" shall mean the extension of any
trunk sewer or main sewer, exclusive of side sewers and service connections.
1. "Main Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one side sewer.
In. "Occupant" shall mean any person actually occupying any premises,
whether as owner or tenant or under contract or otherwise.
n. "Owner" or 'owner of record" shall mean the person shown as the
owner on the most current assessment roll of Contra Costa County, or the person owning
a building located on land owned by another person.
o. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion
concentration.
P. "Person" shall mean any human being, individual, firm, company,
partnership, association, and private, public or municipal corporation, the United States of
America, the State of California, districts, and all political subdivisions and governmental
agencies thereof.
q. 'Premises"shall mean any lot, or any piece or parcel of land comprising
one or more lots of record in one ownership, or any building or other structure, or any part
of any building or structure used or useful for human habitation or gathering or for carrying
on a business or occupation.
r. "Residential Owner" shall mean any owner who is not a commercial
owner or institutional owner.
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S. "Sanitary Disposal Station" shall mean any facility which receives, or is
designed to receive, domestic sewage which has been stored prior to discharge to the facility.
t. "Sewage" shall mean domestic sewage.
U. "Sewerage Service" shall mean the services and facilities furnished or
available to premises by the District's sewerage service system for the collection, treatment,
and disposal of sewage.
V. "Sewerage Service System" shall mean the sewage collection and
disposal system together with all extensions, additions, or improvements thereto at any time
heretofore or hereafter made, including all trunk and main sewers within or without the
boundaries of the District and appurtenant to said sewage disposal system, and any pump
stations, sewage treatment facilities, and appurtenances serving or used by the District,
hereinafter referred to as "System."
W. "Side Sewer"shall mean a privately owned and maintained sewer which
connects the plumbing system of any house or other building to a main sewer, including any
holding tanks, pumping units, and force systems. The side sewer begins at the point of
connection to the main sewer (including that branch of the wye by which connection is made,
or saddle, or other means of connection) and for houses and other buildings terminates at
the point of connection to the plumbing system, and shall not be considered as part of the
"sewerage service system" as defined above.
x "Single-Family Dwelling Unit" hereinafter referred to as "unit", shall
mean any dwelling of one or more rooms or each group of rooms in any single or multiple
dwelling structure constituting a dwelling unit suitable for residential occupancy by any
number of persons living together as a single family, said dwelling having one or more
plumbing fixtures.
Y. "Standard Specifications"shall mean the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District Standard Specifications and Addenda, latest edition, and subsequent revisions and
amendments, and are by this reference incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
Z. "Street" shall mean any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley,way,
easement, or right of way in the District.
aa. "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either float on the surface of,
or are in suspension in, water sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
bb. "Tax Collector" shall mean the County Tax Collector of Contra Costa
County.
CC. "Treasurer" shall mean the County Treasurer of Contra Costa County.
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dd. "Trunk Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one main sewer.
Section 3. Use of Public Sewers Required
3.1 Disposal of Wastes. No person shall place, deposit, permit to be deposited,
or maintain in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the District, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said District any human or animal excrement or other
objectionable waste.
3.2 Violation Unlawful. No person shall connect to, construct, install, provide,
maintain or use any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or any other means of sewage
disposal from any building in said District except by connection to a public sewer in the
manner as provided in this Ordinance.
Section 4. Side Sewers and Connections
4.1. Permit Required. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any main sewer or appurtenance thereof without first
obtaining a written permit from the District and paying all fees and connection charges of
the District.
4.2 Contractor's Registration. Except as provided in Paragraph 4.3 hereof, no
person who has not complied with the State Contractor's License Law (Sections 7000-7145
of the Business and Professions Code) shall install or construct any District sanitary sewer
or make connections to any District sanitary sewer in a public street or easement in the
District. All contractors must register with the Engineer prior to commencing or carrying
out any such work within the District.
4.3 Contractor's Registration Exception. The provisions of Paragraph 4.2 shall not
apply to work done solely on private property, provided that such work is subject to
inspection by the District for workmanship and possible entrance of foreign material.
4.4 All Costs Paid by Owner. All costs and expenses incident to the replacement
installation and connection of the side sewer shall be borne by the owner. The acceptance
of any permit shall constitute agreement to comply with all the provisions, terms and
requirements of this and other ordinances, rules and regulations of the District and other
public entities having jurisdiction, and with any plans and specifications filed with the
District.
4.5 Separate Sewers. The owner shall provide a separate and independent side
sewer for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an
interior lot, both of which belong to the same owner, and no main sewer is available or can
be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. The
side sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one side sewer during the period of such ownership. Upon subsequent sale
or other division of said ownership, the building not directly connected with a main sewer
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shall be separately connected with a side sewer, and it shall be unlawful for the owner
thereof to continue to use or maintain such indirect connection.
4.6 Sewage Backflow Protective Devices
A. Due to the topographical characteristics of certain areas within the
District, there exists the danger of damage to health and property resulting from the
possibility of sewage overflow and back-flooding on public and private property. It is the
purpose of this Ordinance to protect the health and safety of the residents of the District
and to minimize the possibility of damage to property by requiring, where topographical
conditions warrant it, the installation and maintenance of an approved sewage backflow
protective device.
B. Where the surface elevation of the nearest upstream public sewer
structure capable of overflow and relief of pressure (i.e., manhole, pressure relief, flushing
inlet or rodding inlet structure) is higher than the elevation of the lowest floor containing
gravity waste drainage plumbing of any structure connected, or to be connected, to the
District's sewerage system, the owner, at his sole cost and expense, shall install and keep in
operable condition at all times a sewage backflow protective device.
C. All sewage backflow protective devices shall be located in the manner
and meet the standards prescribed in the District's Standard Specifications, latest edition.
D. It shall be unlawful for the owner to maintain any building sewer
connection to the District's sewerage system without an approved sewage backflow protective
device, as required by the provisions of this Ordinance.
4.7 Existing Side Sewers. Existing side sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found by the Engineer, on examination and test required by
him, to meet all requirements of the District. The cost of examination and testing of existing
side sewers shall be borne by the owner at the same rates as for inspection.
4.8 Sewer Too Low. In all buildings in which any side sewer is too low to permit
gravity flow to the main sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such side sewer shall be lifted by
artificial means, approved by the Engineer, and discharged to the main sewer at the expense
of the owner.
4.9 Maintenance of Side Sewer. Side sewers shall be maintained by the owner of
the property served thereby.
4.10 Design and Construction Standards. Minimum standards for the design and
construction of side sewers within the District shall be in accordance with the District
Standard Specifications heretofore or hereafter adopted by the District Board, copies of
which are on file int he District Office. The Engineer may permit or require modifications
of the Standard Specifications where special conditions warrant. One (1) complete set of
"as-built" drawings of a reproducible nature, on mylar, acceptable to the Engineer, showing
the actual location of all structures, wyes, and laterals, shall be filed with the District before
final acceptance of the work.
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4.11 Drainage Into Main Sewer Prohibited. No person shall make connection of
roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a side sewer which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to
a main sewer.
4.12 Design and Construction Requirements. The connection of the side sewer to
the main sewer shall conform to the Standard Specifications and other requirements of the
District. All such connections shall be tested in accordance with the Standard Specifications.
The Engineer may permit deviations from the prescribed procedures and materials when,
in his opinion, special conditions and the best interests of the District warrant such
deviations.
4.13 Notification. The applicant for a side sewer permit shall notify the Engineer
when the side sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer. The
connection shall be made under the supervision of the Engineer or his representative. Any
damage to the main sewer shall be repaired at the cost of the applicant to the satisfaction
of the Engineer.
4.14 Compliance with Local Regulations. Any person constructing a sewer within
a street shall comply with all state, county, and city laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
pertaining to the cutting of pavement, opening, barricading, lighting, and protection of
trenches, backfilling, and repaving, and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by
the entity having jurisdiction before the issuance of a permit by the District.
4.15 Protection of Public. All excavations for side sewer and main sewer
installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public
from hazard. The owner shall restore lights, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work in a manner satisfactory to the District.
4.16 Building Removal. When a building is demolished or removed from any
premises, the lateral sewer shall be plugged immediately. The plug shall be a permanent
type and shall be located at the property line under the ground surface.
Section 5. Fees, Rates, Charges, and Billing for Facilities and Services
5.1 General Purposes for Accumulating Funds. The general purposes for
accumulating funds are:
A. For the payment at, or before maturity of, the principle of and interest
on any and all bonds issued by the District for expansion and/or improvement of the System;
B. For the payment of any and all costs assessable to the District for
planning, design, and construction of facilities forming a part of a regional or subregional
sewage interceptor and treatment facility;
C. For the provision of funds for the payment of any and all sewerage
facilities.
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5.2 Methods of Accumulating Funds
A. Funds shall normally be accumulated by a system of initial fees,charges,
and annual sewer service charges, and shall be established, from time to time, by order or
resolution of the Board after consideration of the Engineer's recommendations.
B. The fees herein provided for shall be paid at the following times:
1. Plan Checking Fee - At the time of submitting plans and
specifications to the District for checking.
2. Permit Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
3. Inspection Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
4. Connection Fee- When notified by the Engineer of the amount
determined to be payable, except in the case of connections through works constructed
under assessment district proceedings, in which case the fee shall be paid when the capital
funds are received and disbursed pursuant to the assessment proceedings.
5.3 Establishment of Unit. Connection fees and sewerage service charges shall be
calculated by multiplying the appropriate unit charge by the following applicable multiplier:
5.4 Change of Use. Where connection fees have previously been paid for
sewerage service for a construction, building and it is proposed to alter the original character
to use for the structure, building, the Engineer shall establish and collect connection fees for
the new proposed use, giving credit for connection fees previously paid.
Section 6. Specifications
6.1 District Standards. The current Standard Specifications of Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District, Walnut Creek, California,and subsequent revisions and amendments
thereto are adopted as the Standard Specifications of the District and are by this reference
incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
6.2 Variance. Under special conditions, the Engineer may approve modifications
and/or additions to the Standard Specifications.
Section 7. Enforcement Measures
7.1 Liability for Violation
A. Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules, or
regulations of the District shall become liable to the District for any expense, loss or damage
occasioned by the District by reason of such violation.
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B. A violation of any of the District's ordinances, rules, or regulations is
a misdemeanor and is punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 4766 of the
California Health and Safety Code.
7.2 Discontinuance of Service. The District may refuse to furnish sewerage service
and may discontinue all services, as provided in Paragraph 7.4, to any premises where the
Engineer finds that practices or conditions exist, or are imminent, that would be detrimental
or injurious to the System, or where necessary to protect itself against fraud, abuse, or
improper operational and maintenance procedures.
7.3 Enforcement. The District, the Board, and all proper District officers, agents,
or employees shall promptly take all steps, actions or remedies necessary for the collect of
fees, charges and penalties as provided in this Ordinance (including the enforcement of the
lien of said fees, charges and penalties) which are now or hereafter be provided for in the
law. Said remedies for collecting and enforcing said fees, charges and penalties, set forth
in the law, are cumulative and may be pursued alternately or consecutively, as the Board
determines.
7.4 Violation - Nonpayment of Bills. Upon failure of the owner or user of any
premises to pay any sewerage service charges, or if the owner or user of any premises
violates any other provision of this Ordinance, and said violation continues for a period of
60 days, the Engineer may disconnect the premises from the system, subject to the hearing
provisions of paragraph 10.9.
7.5 Public Nuisance - Abatement. During the period of such. disconnection,
human habitation of such premises shall constitute a public nuisance, and the District shall
cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by
human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition
of re-connection, there is to be paid to the District, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of suit arising is said action.
7.6 Emergency Disconnection. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 7.4
and 10.9, if, in the opinion of the Engineer, such violation constitutes a public hazard or
menace, the Engineer may immediately enter upon the premises without notice and do such
things including disconnection of the premises from the system and expending such sums as
are necessary to abate such hazard.
7.7 Correction of Violations. Any sum expended by the District in correcting a
violation shall be a charge upon the property, the responsible party, and the owner of the
property, and the District may collect such sum from the same.
7.8 Re-connection After Violation. The Engineer shall estimate the cost of
disconnection and the re-connection to the system and the owner or user shall deposit the
cost, as estimated, of disconnection and re-connection, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, before the premises are reconnected to the system.
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7.9 Re-connection After Nonpayment of Bills. Whenever premises have been
disconnected from the system for nonpayment of sewerage service charges, in addition to
the requirements of paragraph 7.8, such premises shall not be reconnected to the system
until all delinquent charges and penalties have been paid and until all delinquent charges
and penalties have been paid and until a connection permit has been obtained and until such
of the following charges as are applicable have been paid: a sewer disconnection fee equal
to the actual cost to the District of such disconnection; a sewer inspection fee for re-
connection, and a permit fee; and until the owner and/or user of such premises otherwise
has complied with this Ordinance. Re-connection will not be performed by the District.
Section 8.0
Section 9. Applicants Outside District
9.1 Outside of District. The District shall not make sewerage service available to
any applicant whose premises is located outside the boundaries of the District.
9.2 Beyond District. The District is not obligated to install any sewer lines beyond
the boundaries of the District.
Section 10. Use of Sewers - Requirements, Limitations, Charges
10.1 Permit Required. Permits to discharge into the sewerage system of the District
anything but domestic sewage will be granted only in accordance with, and in consideration
of, the conditions of this Ordinance, and shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations and
requirements.
10.2 Prohibited Discharges. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any
public sewer:
A. Any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial waters. Unpolluted water
shall mean any water within the following limits of quality:
pH 7.0 minimum, 8.5 maximum
Dissolved Solids 1,000 milligrams per liter, maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Suspended Solids 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Settleable Solids 0.1 milliliters per liter, per hour, maximum
Grease or oil None
Color or Odor None
Toxic Concentration of Substances None
B. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or
explosive liquid, solid or gas.
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C. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers,tar, plastics,wood, paunch manure, or any other solid or viscose substances capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewage treatment plant.
D. ' Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Proper shredding
is defined as having not more than 5 percent by weight (determined on a dry basis) of all
material discharged less than 1/4 inch in its largest dimension, and no particle greater than
1/2 inch in its largest direction.
E. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°F.
F. Any water or waste having a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 10.0 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage work.
G. Any water or waste containing (1) floatable grease, oil or fat of animal
or vegetable origin in excess of 25 milligrams per liter, or (2) floatable grease, oil or fat of
mineral origin in excess of 10 milligrams per liter, or(3) dispersed grease, oil or fat in excess
of 200 milligrams per liter.
H. Any noxious or malodorous substances which by themselves or by
interaction with other wastes may create a public nuisance or hazard or make human entry
into the sewers extraordinarily hazardous.
I. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
J. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
K. Any water or waste which exerts or causes excessive discoloration.
L. Any unusual volume of flow or concentration of waste constituting a
"slug." "Slug" is defined as any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in
concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes more than 5 times the average 24-hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
M. Any water or waste containing dissolved sulfides in excess of 0.1
milligram per liter.
N. Any water or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity 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. The following is a partial list of toxic substances and their maximum
concentration allowable for admission into the public sewer system.
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Maximum
Toxicant Allowable Concentration
Alcohols 100 mg/liter
Algicides See Note A
Aluminum 0.2 mg/liter
Antibiotics See Note A
Arsenic & Arsenicals 1.0 mg/liter
Bactericides See Note A
Barium 5.0 mg/liter
Beryllium 5.0 mg/liter
Boron 10.0 mg/liter
Bromine, Iodine, Chlorine (total) 50.0 mg/liter
Cadmium 0.1 mg/liter
Chromium & Chromium Salts 0.5 mg/liter
Copper & Copper Salts 0.1 mg/liter
Cresols & Creosotes 2.0 mg/liter
Cyanides & Nitriles 0.2 mg/liter
Fluorine 1.5 mg/liter
Formaldehydes 1.0 mg/liter
Fungicides See Note A
Insecticides See Note A
Iron 1.0 mg/liter
Lead 0.2 mg/liter
Manganese 0.2 mg/liter
Mercury & Mercurials (as Mercury) 0.01 mg/liter
Nickel 0.2 mg/liter
Organic Solvents 1.0 mg/liter
Phenols & their Derivatives 0.5 mg/liter
Selenium 2.0 mg/liter
Silver & Silver Compounds (as Silver) 0.01 mg/liter
Sulfonamides & Dyes See Note A
Zinc Compounds (as Zinc) 0.2 mg/liter
Strong Oxidizing Agents, such as
Chromates, Dichromates, Permanganates,
Peroxides, etc. See Note A
Strong Reducing Agents, such as Nitrates,
Sulfites, Thiosulfates, etc. See Note A
Note A: None will be allowed unless specifically approved in writing by the Engineer.
The maximum allowable concentration of toxic or potentially toxic materials not listed above
will be determined by the Engineer on an individual basis. In no event shall any industrial
waste discharged to the public sewers have a 96-hour median tolerance Iimit (Tlm), as
determined by the Routine Fish Bioassay Method, or less than 25 percent.
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O. Any other substance, material, water or waste, which is not amenable
to treatment by the treatment process, or causes the sewage treatment plan effluent to
violate discharge requirements issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or the
Regional Water Quality Control Board, or harms the sewers, treatment processes and
equipment, or has any adverse effect on the receiving waters, or can endanger health, safety,
public property, or can cause a nuisance.
Section 10. Protection of District Property
10.1 Damage to District Property. No person shall break, dig up, obstruct, injure,
manipulate, remove, or in any way interfere with the property and facilities, or any part
thereof, including, but not limited to, any valve, manhole cover, clean-out, flushing inlet,
sewer lines, or apparatus connected therewith, of the District without prior written
authorization from the District to do so.
10.2 Deposits on District Property. No person shall place or deposit upon the
property or in the facilities of the District any waste, garbage, trash, debris, or other
unauthorized material.
Section 11. Sewerage Service Charges
11.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined by this section or clearly required by its
context, terms used in this section shall have the meanings set forth for them in this
Ordinance.
11.2 Purpose. Revenues derived under this section shall be used only for the
acquisition, planning, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of its
sanitation or sewerage facilities, to repay principal and interest on bonds issued for the
construction or reconstruction of such sanitary or sewerage facilities, and to repay federal
or state loans or advances made to such entity for the construction or reconstruction of
sanitary or sewerage facilities.
11.3 Operative Date for Charges. Annual sewerage service charges are hereby
assessed and levied upon all premises connected to the District's system on July 1, 1979 and
thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year. Premises first connected to the system after July
1, 1979 shall pay the annual sewerage service charge on the date on which application is
made to connect to the system for the current fiscal year as provided in this Ordinance.
11.4 Annual Charges. Annual Sewerage Services Charges - For each premises
connected or required by this Ordinance to be connected to the system, the annual sewerage
service charge required to be paid is the applicable amount set forth in paragraph 11.5 of
this Ordinance.
11.5 Required Charges.
A. Minimum Annual and Unit Charges. Minimum annual sewerage service
charges are established and shall be paid as follows:
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1. Minimum rate for any premises shall be one "annual unit
charge." An "annual unit charge" shall be that amount of money determined by the Board
to be required per unit to meet the annual costs of the operation and maintenance of the
District's system, plus bond principal and interest and capital improvements for the fiscal
year charges which are to be made.
2. Each unit shall have one "annual unit charge."
B. Vacant Premises. If any premises shall become vacant, the applicable
minimum annual sewerage service charge shall continue to be charged to and collected from
the owner of such premises until the premises have been disconnected from the system and
the Engineer notified in writing by the owner of that disconnection.
C. Exemptions. No premises served by the system shall be exempt from
payment of charges without Board approval by order or resolution setting for the special
conditions which form the basis for exemption.
D. Separate Connections - There shall be a separate connection to the
system for each structure, building or separate premises.
11.6 Collection of Annual Charges
A. Authority and Conflict. This section is enacted pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Sections 4766 and 5473 to 5473.11, inclusive, and constitutes the ordinances
referred to in Sections 4566 and 5473. In the case of any conflict between the provisions of
this section and Ordinance and those of Sections 5473 to 5473.11, the latter shall prevail.
B. Tax Roll Collection:
1. All District annual sewerage service charges for the 1979-80, and
subsequent fiscal years, shall be collected on the County tax roll in the same manner, by the
same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general
taxes, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same
delinquency.
2. All things required by Health and Safety Code Sections 5473 to
5473.11 to be done in a timely manner by the Engineer so that the Board for each fiscal year
can take all actions required of it in order to collect the annual sewerage service charges for
that year on the tax roll.
C. Direct Collection:
1. If any levied annual sewerage service charge for a fiscal year, or
portion thereof, billed on the tax roll become delinquent, they shall be collected as follows:
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a. By the Engineer, who may take any reasonable and
proper action necessary to insure payment, including the billing and the filing of liens as
provided in Health and Safety Code Section 5473.11. The Engineer may also institute action
in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect any charges which may be due and payable
in the same manner as any other debts owning to the District may be collected.
b. Collection by consent and agreement with another entity's
department's or utility's rates pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 5471 and 5472.
C. By such other action as authorized by law and by the
District's Board, including disconnection from the system pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.
2. Charges collected pursuant to the subsection (C) are subject to
the following:
a. A basic penalty of 10 percent of any unpaid charge shall
be added to it for nonpayment within the time and in the manner prescribed in this section
and collected.
b. Any further penalty of one-half of one percent per month
for nonpayment of any charge and basic penalty shall be added and collected.
Section 12. Duties of Engineer and Auditor-Controller
12.1 Engineer's Responsibilities. The Engineer shall supervise all connections to
the system and enforce all provisions of this Ordinance. The Engineer shall collect all fees
and charges excepting those relating to the billing, collection and delinquency of Annual
Sewerage Service Charges and Ad Valorem Taxes.
12.2 Right of Entry
A. The Engineer shall be authorized to enter all private properties through
which, or through part of which, the District holds a duly-obtained easement for the
purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and
maintenance of any portions of the system lying within the easement.
B. The entries authorized by this paragraph shall be conducted either with
the consent of the owner or occupant or pursuant to the provisions of Title 13 of Part III
of the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP Section 1822.50 et seq.)
Section 13. Notices
13.1 Written or Oral. Notices from the District to any person will be given in
writing, either delivered personally to the owner of record or mailed to his last known
address, except that in any emergency, the Engineer may give oral notice by telephone or
in person.
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13.2 Notices to the District. Notices from any person to the District may be given
by such person or his authorized representative orally or in writing at the office of the
Engineer, or may be sent by mail to the Engineer.
Section 14. Appeals
14.1 Appeal of Engineer's Determinations. Any installer dissatisfied with any
determination of the Engineer may appeal the determination to the Board within 15 days
after receiving notice of the determination by filing written notice of appeal with the District.
The notice of appeal shall state the grounds for appeal. At a regular meeting of the Board
after the notice of appeal is filed, the Board shall hear the appeal. The decision of the
Board shall be final.
14.2 Payment and Refund. Pending decision upon any appeal relative to the
amount of any charge hereunder, the appellant desiring to proceed with construction shall
pay such charge. After the appeal is heard, the Board shall order refunded to the appellant
such amount, if any, as the Board shall determine should be refunded.
14.3 Relief on Own Motion. If the Board on its own motion finds that by reason
of special circumstances any provision of this Ordinance should be suspended or modified
as applied to a particular premises, it may, by resolution, order such suspension or
modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances, or any part
thereof.
Section 15. Validi
15.1 Validity. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, no other provision of this Ordinance shall be
affected thereby.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance becomes effective 30 days after
passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of
supervisors voting for and against it in the MARTINEZ GAZETTE newspaper
published in this County and circulated in the District.
PASSED ON , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: Phil Batchelor
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Clerk of the Board and
County Administrator
By:
Deputy Board Chair
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06/29/93
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 19 NOTICE OF FILING OF
WRITTEN REPORT AND SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARING THEREON (GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 25210.77a)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action: -
That the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County as and constituting the Board of
Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitary District No. 19.
A. Set August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine Street,
Martinez, California as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and written
objections and protests, if any, concerning the Fiscal Year 1993-94 report.
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a Notice of Filing of Written Report and Setting
of Public Hearing thereon in accordance with Government Code Section 25210.77a
(Government Code Section 6066) and County Ordinance Code Chapter 1012-2.
II. Financial Impact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. County Services to County Sanitary
District No. 19 are funded entirely by the annual service charge.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
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_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE/OF SUPERVISORS
" UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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c:SPDIST\BOSD 19-2.t5
Contact: Skip Epperly - 313-2253
Orig. Div: Public Works (Admin.)
cc: PW Accounting
County Administrator
County Counsel i heresy certify tnat this Is a true and correct copy W
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Auditor Controller 3oard of Supervisors on the date shown.
SD 19 CAC (via PW) ATTESTED: 1111 1 .3 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Fees List of Supervisors and 7ty Administrator
By �A — — oeputy
County Sanitary District No. 19 Notice of Filing
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The Public Works Director, as Engineer Ex Officio of the Contra Costa County Sanitary District
No. 19 has filed with the Clerk of the Board a written report containing a description of each
parcel of real property receiving water service from the District and the proposed amount of
charge, computed in conformance with the charges prescribed in District Ordinances, for each
parcel for Fiscal Year 1993-94.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
The District would be unable to have the Fiscal Year 1993-94 service fees collected by the
County Tax Collector, and would have to use an alternate method to collect the service fees.
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 13, 1993
SUBJECT: INTRODUCE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 19 ORDINANCE NO. 14 AND SET
HEARING DATE FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
Project No.: 7365-6G5175
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
1. INTRODUCE the County Sanitation District No. 19 Ordinance No. 14
2. SET August 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez, California, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider oral and
written objections or comments concerning establishing the annual sewer service charges
for Sanitation District No. 19 Fiscal Year 1993-94.
3. DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD to publish a notice of the time and place of the
hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered at least 14 days
prior to the hearing to Government Code Section 6066.
4. DIRECT that, at least 10 days before the public hearing, the District shall make available
to the public, data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide
the service for which the charge is levied, and the revenue sources anticipated to provide
the service.
II. Financial Impact:
The above actions have no impact on County finances. Services to Sanitation District No. 19
are funded entirely by the annual sewer service charges.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 13 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED V OTHER
VVOTE,/0F OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy 1f
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
SE:s] 3oard of Superv�. 9rsthe date shown,
c:SPDIST\BOSanDis ATTESTED: y�/L 13 199
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Contact: Skip Epperly, 313-2253 of Supervisors and County Administrator
Orig. Div: Public Works (Admin.)
By . � �� _ _ �__,Deputy
cc: County Counsel
Auditor-Controller
PW Accounting
Fee9 L;,, r
Adopt County Sanitation District No. 19 Ordinance No. 14
July 13, 1993
Page Two
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
Formation of County Sanitation District No. 19 requires the adoption of an Ordinance setting
forth the rules and regulations for operation of the District.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
The collection and treatment of waste water is necessary to protect the public health and the
environment.
ORDINANCE NO. 14
BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS AND
CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 19.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FEES,RATES AND CHARGES FOR CONNECTIONS
TO AND FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE SEWERAGE
SERVICE SYSTEM OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 19;
SETTING FORTH AND PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
SEWERAGE SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR MEANS OF
COLLECTION OF FEES AND CHARGES AND FOR PENALTIES AND
ENFORCEMENT MEASURES IN CASE OF NONPAYMENT OF CHARGES OR FOR
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES,FOR DISPOSITION OF REVENUES RECEIVED AND FOR USES
TO WHICH SUCH REVENUES SHALL BE APPLIED; AND PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND OF CHARGES HEREUNDER.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, as and constituting
the Board of Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 19 DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repeal of Resolutions
1.1 All Resolutions heretofore adopted by the Board, or any action by the
Engineer in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed and rescinded.
Section 2. Definitions
2.1 Terms and Definitions. The following terms when used in this Ordinance shall
have the following respective meanings:
a. "Auditor-Controller" shall mean the County Auditor-Controller of
Contra Costa County.
b. "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the District.
C. "BOD"(denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)shall mean the quantity
of oxygen required in the biological oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in five (5) days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
d. "Clerk" shall mean Clerk of the Board.
e. "District" shall mean Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 19.
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L "Domestic Sewage"shall mean the water-borne waste derived from the
ordinary living processes, and of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal without
special treatment by the system.
g. "Domestic Sewerage Service" shall mean the furnishing of sewerage
service to the premises of any owner from which domestic sewage originates.
h. "Engineer" shall mean the Public Works Director of Contra Costa
County, as Engineer ex officio of the District, or his designated deputy, or any other person
designated by the Board to perform the services or make the determinations permitted or
required under this Ordinance to be made by the Engineer.
i. "Family"shall mean any one or more person using family dwelling unit.
j. "Installer" shall mean a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity
or taxing agency, including the District, who installs or causes to be installed a public sewer
which will connect to the District's sewerage service system.
k. "Main extension" or "sewer extension" shall mean the extension of any
trunk sewer or main sewer, exclusive of side sewers and service connections.
1. "Main Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one side sewer.
In. "Occupant" shall mean any person actually occupying any premises,
whether as owner or tenant or under contract or otherwise.
n. "Owner" or "owner of record" shall mean the person shown as the
owner on the most current assessment roll of Contra Costa County, or the person owning
a building located on land owned by another person.
o. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion
concentration.
p. "Person" shall mean any human being, individual, firm, company,
partnership, association, and private, public or municipal corporation, the United States of
America, the State of California, districts, and all political subdivisions and governmental
agencies thereof.
q. "Premises"shall mean any lot, or any piece or parcel of land comprising
one or more lots of record in one ownership, or any building or other structure, or any part
of any building or structure used or useful for human habitation or gathering or for carrying
on a business or occupation.
r. "Residential Owner" shall mean any owner who is not a commercial
owner or institutional owner.
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S. "Sanitary Disposal Station" shall mean any facility which receives, or is
designed to receive, domestic sewage which has been stored prior to discharge to the facility.
t. "Sewage" shall mean domestic sewage.
U. "Sewerage Service" shall mean the services and facilities furnished or
available to premises by the District's sewerage service system for the collection, treatment,
and disposal of sewage.
V. "Sewerage Service System" shall mean the sewage collection and
disposal system together with all extensions, additions, or improvements thereto at any time
heretofore or hereafter made, including all trunk and main sewers within or without the
boundaries of the District and appurtenant to said sewage disposal system, and any pump
stations, sewage treatment facilities, and appurtenances serving or used by the District,
hereinafter referred to as "System."
W. "Side Sewer"shall mean a privately owned and maintained sewer which
connects the plumbing system of any house or other building to a main sewer, including any
holding tanks, pumping units, and force systems. The side sewer begins at the point of
connection to the main sewer (including that branch of the Wye by which connection is made,
or saddle, or other means of connection) and for houses and other buildings terminates at
the point of connection to the plumbing system, and shall not be considered as part of the
"sewerage service system" as defined above.
x "Single-Family Dwelling Unit" hereinafter referred to as "unit", shall
mean any dwelling of one or more rooms or each group of rooms in any single or multiple
dwelling structure constituting a dwelling unit suitable for residential occupancy by any
number of persons living together as a single family, said dwelling having one or more
plumbing fixtures.
Y. "Standard Specifications"shall mean the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District Standard Specifications and Addenda, latest edition, and subsequent revisions and
amendments, and are by this reference incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
Z. "Street"shall mean any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley,way,
easement, or right of way in the District.
aa. "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either float on the surface of,
or are in suspension in, water sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
bb. '"Tax Collector" shall mean the County Tax Collector of Contra Costa
County.
CC. '"Treasurer" shall mean the County Treasurer of Contra Costa County.
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dd. "Trunk Sewer" shall mean a public sewer which has been or is being
constructed to accommodate more than one main sewer.
Section 3. Use of Public Sewers Required
3.1 Disposal of Wastes. No person shall place, deposit, permit to be deposited,
or maintain in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the District, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said District any human or animal excrement or other
objectionable waste.
3.2 Violation Unlawful. No person shall connect to, construct, install, provide,
maintain or use any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or any other means of sewage
disposal from any building in said District except by connection to a public sewer in the
manner as provided in this Ordinance.
Section 4. Side Sewers and Connections
4.1. Permit Required. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any main sewer or appurtenance thereof without first
obtaining a written permit from the District and paying all fees and connection charges of
the District.
4.2 Contractor's Registration. Except as provided in Paragraph 4.3 hereof, no
person who has not complied with the State Contractor's License Law (Sections 7000-7145
of the Business and Professions Code) shall install or construct any District sanitary sewer
or make connections to any District sanitary sewer in a public street or easement in the
District. All contractors must register with the Engineer prior to commencing or carrying
out any such work within the District.
4.3 Contractor's Registration Exception. The provisions of Paragraph 4.2 shall not
apply to work done solely on private property, provided that such work is subject to
inspection by the District for workmanship and possible entrance of foreign material.
4.4 All Costs Paid by Owner. All costs and expenses incident to the replacement
installation and connection of the side sewer shall be borne by the owner. The acceptance
of any permit shall constitute agreement to comply with all the provisions, terms and
requirements of this and other ordinances, rules and regulations of the District and other
public entities having jurisdiction, and with any plans and specifications filed with the
District.
4.5 Separate Sewers. The owner shall provide a separate and independent side
sewer for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an
interior lot, both of which belong to the same owner, and no main sewer is available or can
be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. The
side sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one side sewer during the period of such ownership. Upon subsequent sale
or other division of said ownership, the building not directly connected with a main sewer
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shall be separately connected with a side sewer, and it shall be unlawful for the owner
thereof to continue to use or maintain such indirect connection.
4.6 Sewage Backflow Protective Devices
A. Due to the topographical characteristics of certain areas within the
District, there exists the danger of damage to health and property resulting from the
possibility of sewage overflow and back-flooding on public and private property. It is the
purpose of this Ordinance to protect the health and safety of the residents of the District
and to minimize the possibility of damage to property by requiring, where topographical
conditions warrant it, the installation and maintenance of an approved sewage backflow
protective device.
B. Where the surface elevation of the nearest upstream public sewer
structure capable of overflow and relief of pressure (i.e., manhole, pressure relief, flushing
inlet or rodding inlet structure) is higher than the elevation of the lowest floor containing
gravity waste drainage plumbing of any structure connected, or to be connected, to the
District's sewerage system, the owner, at his sole cost and expense, shall install and keep in
operable condition at all times a sewage backflow protective device.
C. All sewage backflow protective devices shall be located in the manner
and meet the standards prescribed in the District's Standard Specifications, latest edition.
D. It shall be unlawful for the owner to maintain any building sewer
connection to the District's sewerage system without an approved sewage backflow protective
device, as required by the provisions of this Ordinance.
4.7 Existing Side Sewers. Existing side sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found by the Engineer, on examination and test required by
him, to meet all requirements of the District. The cost of examination and testing of existing
side sewers shall be borne by the owner at the same rates as for inspection.
4.8 Sewer Too Low. In all buildings in which any side sewer is too low to permit
gravity flow to the main sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such side sewer shall be lifted by
artificial means, approved by the Engineer, and discharged to the main sewer at the expense
of the owner.
4.9 Maintenance of Side Sewer. Side sewers shall be maintained by the owner of
the property served thereby.
4.10 Design and Construction Standards. Minimum standards for the design and
construction of side sewers within the District shall be in accordance with the District
Standard Specifications heretofore or hereafter adopted by the District Board, copies of
which are on file int he District Office. The Engineer may permit or require modifications
of the Standard Specifications where special conditions warrant. One (1) complete set of
"as-built" drawings of a reproducible nature, on mylar, acceptable to the Engineer, showing
the actual location of all structures, wyes, and laterals, shall be filed with the District before
final acceptance of the work.
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4.11 Drainage Into Main Sewer Prohibited. No person shall make connection of j
roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a side sewer which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to I
a main sewer. '
4.12 Design and Construction Requirements. The connection of the side sewer to
the main sewer shall conform to the Standard Specifications and other requirements of the
District. All such connections shall be tested in accordance with the Standard Specifications.
The Engineer may permit deviations from the prescribed procedures and materials when,
in his opinion, special conditions and the best interests of the District warrant such
deviations.
4.13 Notification. The applicant for a side sewer permit shall notify the Engineer
when the side sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer. The
connection shall be made under the supervision of the Engineer or his representative. Any
damage to the main sewer shall be repaired at the cost of the applicant to the satisfaction
of the Engineer.
4.14 Compliance with Local Regulations. Any person constructing a sewer within
a street shall comply with all state, county, and city laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
pertaining to the cutting of pavement, opening, barricading, lighting, and protection of
trenches, backfilling, and repaving, and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by
the entity having jurisdiction before the issuance of a permit by the District.
4.15 Protection of Public. All excavations for side sewer and main sewer
installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public
from hazard. The owner shall restore lights, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work in a manner satisfactory to the District.
4.16 Building Removal. When a building is demolished or removed from any
premises, the lateral sewer shall be plugged immediately. The plug shall be a permanent
type and shall be located at the property line under the ground surface.
Section 5. Fees, Rates, Charges, and Billing for Facilities and Services
5.1 General Purposes for Accumulating Funds. The general purposes for
accumulating funds are:
A. For the payment at, or before maturity of, the principle of and interest
on any and all bonds issued by the District for expansion and/or improvement of the System;
B. For the payment of any and all costs assessable to the District for
planning, design, and construction of facilities forming a part of a regional or subregional
sewage interceptor and treatment facility;
C. For the provision of funds for the payment of any and all sewerage
facilities.
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5.2 Methods of Accumulating Funds
A. Funds shall normally be accumulated by a system of initial fees,charges,
and annual sewer service charges, and shall be established, from time to time, by order or
resolution of the Board after consideration of the Engineer's recommendations.
B. The fees herein provided for shall be paid at the following times:
1. Plan Checking Fee - At the time of submitting plans and
specifications to the District for checking.
2. Permit Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
3. Inspection Fee - At the time of application for the permit.
4. Connection Fee- When notified by the Engineer of the amount
determined to be payable, except in the case of connections through works constructed
under assessment district proceedings, in which case the fee shall be paid when the capital
funds are received and disbursed pursuant to the assessment proceedings.
5.3 Establishment of Unit. Connection fees and sewerage service charges shall be
calculated by multiplying the appropriate unit charge by the following applicable multiplier:
5.4 Change of Use. Where connection fees have previously been paid for
sewerage service for a construction,building and it is proposed to alter the original character
to use for the structure, building, the Engineer shall establish and collect connection fees for
the new proposed use, giving credit for connection fees previously paid.
Section 6. Specifications
6.1 District Standards. The current Standard Specifications of Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District,Walnut Creek,California,and subsequent revisions and amendments
thereto are adopted as the Standard Specifications of the District and are by this reference
incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
6.2 Variance. Under special conditions, the Engineer may approve modifications
and/or additions to the Standard Specifications.
Section 7. Enforcement Measures
7.1 Liability for Violation
A. Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules, or
regulations of the District shall become liable to the District for any expense, loss or damage
occasioned by the District by reason of such violation.
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B. A violation of any of the District's ordinances, rules, or regulations is
a misdemeanor and is punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 4766 of the
California Health and Safety Code.
7.2 Discontinuance of Service. The District may refuse to furnish sewerage service
and may discontinue all services, as provided in Paragraph 7.4, to any premises where the
Engineer finds that practices or conditions exist, or are imminent, that would be detrimental
or injurious to the System, or where necessary to protect itself against fraud, abuse, or
improper operational and maintenance procedures.
7.3 Enforcement. The District, the Board, and all proper District officers, agents,
or employees shall promptly take all steps, actions or remedies necessary for the collect of
fees, charges and penalties as provided in this Ordinance (including the enforcement of the
lien of said fees, charges and penalties) which are now or hereafter be provided for in the
law. Said remedies for collecting and enforcing said fees, charges and penalties, set forth
in the law, are cumulative and may be pursued alternately or consecutively, as the Board
determines.
7.4 Violation - Nonpayment of Bills. Upon failure of the owner or user of any
premises to pay any sewerage service charges, or if the owner or user of any premises
violates any other provision of this Ordinance, and said violation continues for a period of
60 days, the Engineer may disconnect the premises from the system, subject to the hearing
provisions of paragraph 10.9.
7.5 Public Nuisance - Abatement. During the period of such disconnection,
human habitation of such premises shall constitute a public nuisance, and the District shall
cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by
human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition
of re-connection, there is to be paid to the District, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of suit arising is said action.
7.6 Emergency Disconnection. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 7.4
and 10.9, if, in the opinion of the Engineer, such violation constitutes a public hazard or
menace, the Engineer may immediately enter upon the premises without notice and do such
things including disconnection of the premises from the system and expending such sums as
are necessary to abate such hazard.
7.7 Correction of Violations. Any sum expended by the District in correcting a
violation shall be a charge upon the property, the responsible party, and the owner of the
property, and the District may collect such sum from the same.
7.8 Re-connection After Violation. The Engineer shall estimate the cost of
disconnection and the re-connection to the system and the owner or user shall deposit the
cost, as estimated, of disconnection and re-connection, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 10.10.b, before the premises are reconnected to the system.
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7.9 Re-connection After Nonpayment of Bills. Whenever premises have been
disconnected from the system for nonpayment of sewerage service charges, in addition to
the requirements of paragraph 7.8, such premises shall not be reconnected to the system
until all delinquent charges and penalties have been paid and until all delinquent charges
and penalties have been paid and until a connection permit has been obtained and until such
of the following charges as are applicable have been paid: a sewer disconnection fee equal
to the actual cost to the District of such disconnection; a sewer inspection fee for re-
connection, and a permit fee; and until the owner and/or user of such premises otherwise
has complied with this Ordinance. Re-connection will not be performed by the District.
Section 8.0
Section 9. Applicants Outside District
9.1 Outside of District. The District shall not make sewerage service available to
any applicant whose premises is located outside the boundaries of the District.
9.2 Beyond District. The District is not obligated to install any sewer lines beyond
the boundaries of the District.
Section 10. Use of Sewers - Requirements. Limitations, Charges
10.1 Permit Required. Permits to discharge into the sewerage system of the District
anything but domestic sewage will be granted only in accordance with, and in consideration
of, the conditions of this Ordinance, and shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations and
requirements.
10.2 Prohibited Discharges. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any
public sewer:
A. Any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial waters. Unpolluted water
shall mean any water within the following limits of quality:
pH 7.0 minimum, 8.5 maximum
Dissolved Solids 1,000 milligrams per liter, maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Suspended Solids 5 milligrams per liter, maximum
Settleable Solids 0.1 milliliters per liter, per hour, maximum
Grease or oil None
Color or Odor None
Toxic Concentration of Substances None
B. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or
explosive liquid, solid or gas.
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C. Any .ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers,tar, plastics,wood, paunch manure,or any other solid or viscose substances capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewage treatment plant.
D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Proper shredding
is defined as having not more than 5 percent by weight (determined on a dry basis) of all
material discharged less than 1/4 inch in its largest dimension, and no particle greater than
1/2 inch in its largest direction.
E. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150T.
F. Any water or waste having a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 10.0 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage work.
G. Any water or waste containing (1) floatable grease, oil or fat of animal
or vegetable origin in excess of 25 milligrams per liter, or (2) floatable grease, oil or fat of
mineral origin in excess of 10 milligrams per liter, or (3) dispersed grease, oil or fat in excess
of 200 milligrams per liter.
H. Any noxious or malodorous substances which by themselves or by
interaction with other wastes may create a public nuisance or hazard or make human entry
into the sewers extraordinarily hazardous.
I. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
J. Any water or waste having greater than 350 milligrams per liter of
suspended solids.
K. Any water or waste which exerts or causes excessive discoloration.
L. Any unusual volume of flow or concentration of waste constituting a
"slug." "Slug" is defined as any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in
concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes more than 5 times the average 24-hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
M. Any water or waste containing dissolved sulfides in excess of 0.1
milligram per liter.
N. Any water or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity 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. The following is a partial list of toxic substances and their maximum
concentration allowable for admission into the public sewer system.
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Maximum
Toxicant Allowable Concentration
Alcohols 100 mg/liter
Algicides See Note A
Aluminum 0.2 mg/liter
Antibiotics See Note A
Arsenic & Arsenicals 1.0 mg/liter
Bactericides See Note A
Barium 5.0 mg/liter
Beryllium 5.0 mg/liter
Boron 10.0 mg/liter
Bromine, Iodine, Chlorine (total) 50.0 mg/liter
Cadmium 0.1 mg/liter
Chromium & Chromium Salts 0.5 mg/liter
Copper & Copper Salts 0.1 mg/liter
Cresols & Creosotes 2.0 mg/liter
Cyanides & Nitriles 0.2 mg/liter
Fluorine 1.5 mg/liter
Formaldehydes 1.0 mg/liter
Fungicides See Note A
Insecticides See Note A
Iron 1.0 mg/liter
Lead 0.2 mg/liter
Manganese 0.2 mg/liter
Mercury & Mercurials (as Mercury) 0.01 mg/liter
Nickel 0.2 mg/liter
Organic Solvents 1.0 mg/liter
Phenols & their Derivatives 0.5 mg/liter
Selenium 2.0 mg/liter
Silver & Silver Compounds (as Silver) 0.01 mg/liter
Sulfonamides & Dyes See Note A
Zinc Compounds (as Zinc) 0.2 mg/liter
Strong Oxidizing Agents, such as
Chromates, Dichromates, Permanganates,
Peroxides, etc. See Note A
Strong Reducing Agents, such as Nitrates,
Sulfites, Thiosulfates, etc. See Note A
Note A: None will be allowed unless specifically approved in writing by the Engineer.
The maximum allowable concentration of toxic or potentially toxic materials not listed above
will be determined by the Engineer on an individual basis. In no event shall any industrial
waste discharged to the public sewers have a 96-hour median tolerance limit (Tlm), as
determined by the Routine Fish Bioassay Method, or less than 25 percent.
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O. Any other substance, material, water or waste, which is not amenable
to treatment by the treatment process, or causes the sewage treatment plan effluent to
violate discharge requirements issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or the
Regional Water Quality Control Board, or harms the sewers, treatment processes and
equipment, or has any adverse effect on the receiving waters, or can endanger health, safety,
public property, or can cause a nuisance.
Section 10. Protection of District Property
10.1 Damage to District Property. No person shall break, dig up, obstruct, injure,
manipulate, remove, or in any way interfere with the property and facilities, or any part
thereof, including, but not limited to, any valve, manhole cover, clean-out, flushing inlet,
sewer lines, or apparatus connected therewith, of the District without prior written
authorization from the District to do so.
10.2 Deposits on District Property. No person shall place or deposit upon the
property or in the facilities of the District any waste, garbage, trash, debris, or other
unauthorized material.
Section 11. Sewerage Service Chargees
11.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined by this section or clearly required by its
context, terms used in this section shall have the meanings set forth for them in this
Ordinance.
11.2 Purpose. Revenues derived under this section shall be used only for the
acquisition, planning, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of its
sanitation or sewerage facilities, to repay principal and interest on bonds issued for the
construction or reconstruction of such sanitary or sewerage facilities, and to repay federal
or state loans or advances made to such entity for the construction or reconstruction of
sanitary or sewerage facilities.
11.3 Operative Date for Charges. Annual sewerage service charges are hereby
assessed and levied upon all premises connected to the District's system on July 1, 1979 and
thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year. Premises first connected to the system after July
1, 1979 shall pay the annual sewerage service charge on the date on which application is
made to connect to the system for the current fiscal year as provided in this Ordinance.
11.4 Annual Charges. Annual Sewerage Services Charges - For each premises
connected or required by this Ordinance to be connected to the system, the annual sewerage
service charge required to be paid is the applicable amount set forth in paragraph 11.5 of
this Ordinance.
11.5 Required Charges.
A. Minimum Annual and Unit Charges. Minimum annual sewerage service
charges are established and shall be paid as follows:
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1. Minimum rate for any premises shall be one "annual unit
charge." An "annual unit charge" shall be that amount of money determined by the Board
to be required per unit to meet the annual costs of the operation and maintenance of the
District's system, plus bond principal and interest and capital improvements for the fiscal
year charges which are to be made.
2. Each unit shall have one "annual unit charge."
B. Vacant Premises. If any premises shall become vacant, the applicable
minimum annual sewerage service charge shall continue to be charged to and collected.from
the owner of such premises until the premises have been disconnected from the system and
the Engineer notified in writing by the owner of that disconnection.
C. Exemptions. No premises served by the system shall be exempt from
payment of charges without Board approval by order or resolution setting for the special
conditions which form the basis for exemption.
D. Separate Connections - There shall be a separate connection to the
system for each structure, building or separate premises.
11.6 Collection of Annual Charges
A. Authority and Conflict. This section is enacted pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Sections 4766 and 5473 to 5473.11, inclusive, and constitutes the ordinances
referred to in Sections 4566 and 5473. In the case of any conflict between the provisions of
this section and Ordinance and those of Sections 5473 to 5473.11, the latter shall prevail.
B. Tax Roll Collection:
1. All District annual sewerage service charges for the 1979-80,and
subsequent fiscal years, shall be collected on the County tax roll in the same manner, by the
same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general
taxes, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same
delinquency.
2. All things required by Health and Safety Code Sections 5473 to
5473.11 to be done in a timely manner by the Engineer so that the Board for each fiscal year
can take all actions required of it in order to collect the annual sewerage service charges for
that year on the tax roll.
C. Direct Collection:
1. If any levied annual sewerage service charge for a fiscal year, or
portion thereof, billed on the tax roll become delinquent, they shall be collected as follows:
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a. By the Engineer, who may take any reasonable and
proper action necessary to insure payment, including the billing and the filing of liens as
provided in Health and Safety Code Section 5473.11. The Engineer may also institute action
in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect any charges which may be due and payable
in the same manner as any other debts owning to the District may be collected.
b. Collection by consent and agreement with another entity's
department's or utility's rates pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 5471 and 5472.
C. By such other action as authorized by law and by the
District's Board, including disconnection from the system pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.
2. Charges collected pursuant to the subsection (C) are subject to
the following:
a. A basic penalty of 10 percent of any unpaid charge shall
be added to it for nonpayment within the time and in the manner prescribed in this section
and collected.
b. Any further penalty of one-half of one percent per month
for nonpayment of any charge and basic penalty shall be added and collected.
Section 12. Duties of Engineer and Auditor-Controller
12.1 Engineer's Responsibilities. The Engineer shall supervise all connections to
the system and enforce all provisions of this Ordinance. The Engineer shall collect all fees
and charges excepting those relating to the billing, collection and delinquency of Annual
Sewerage Service Charges and Ad Valorem Taxes.
12.2 Right of Entry
A. The Engineer shall be authorized to enter all private properties through
which, or through part of which, the District holds a duly-obtained easement for the
purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and
maintenance of any portions of the system lying within the easement.
B. The entries authorized by this paragraph shall be conducted either with
the consent of the owner or occupant or pursuant to the provisions of Title 13 of Part III
of the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP Section 1822.50 et seq.)
Section 13. Notices
13.1 Written or Oral. Notices from the District to any person will be given in
writing, either delivered personally to the owner of record or mailed to his last known
address, except that in any emergency, the Engineer may give oral notice by telephone or
in person.
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13.2 Notices to the District. Notices from any person to the District may be given
by such person or his authorized representative orally or in writing at the office of the
Engineer, or may be sent by mail to the Engineer.
Section 14. Anneals
14.1 Appeal of Engineer's Determinations. Any installer dissatisfied with any
determination of the Engineer may appeal the determination to the Board within 15 days
after receiving notice of the determination by filing written notice of appeal with the District.
The notice of appeal shall state the grounds for appeal. At a regular meeting of the Board
after the notice of appeal is filed, the Board shall hear the appeal. The decision of the
Board shall be final.
14.2 Payment and Refund. Pending decision upon any appeal relative to the
amount of any charge hereunder, the appellant desiring to proceed with construction shall
pay such charge. After the appeal is heard, the Board shall order refunded to the appellant
such amount, if any, as the Board shall determine should be refunded.
14.3 Relief on Own Motion. If the Board on its own motion finds that by reason
of special circumstances any provision of this Ordinance should be suspended or modified
as applied to a particular premises, it may, by resolution, order such suspension or
modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances, or any part
thereof.
Section 15. Validijy
15.1 Validity. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, no other provision of this Ordinance shall be
affected thereby.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance becomes effective 30 days after
passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of
supervisors voting for and against it in the MARTINEZ GAZETTE newspaper
published in this County and circulated in the District.
PASSED ON , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST- Phil Batchelor
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Clerk of the Board and
County Administrator
By:
Deputy Board Chair
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06/29/93
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