ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2025-002
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING SECTIONS OF SANTA ROSA CITY CODE TITLE 15 – SEWERS, TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM REGULATION REVISIONS THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 15-04.030 of the Santa Rosa City Code shall be amended to revise definition “Categorical user or categorical industrial user (CIU)” to read as follows:
“Categorical user or categorical industrial user (CIU)” means all industrial users that are subject to categorical pretreatment standards under 40 CFR Part 403.6 or as amended and in any industry as defined in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471 or as amended.” Section 2. Subsection (A) of Section 15-08.490 of the Santa Rosa City Code shall be amended to read as follows:
“(A) All significant industrial users shall, unless the Control Authority/city performs the IUs sampling and meter reads, submit a report no less than twice per year, indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards or requirements and the measured or estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. All periodic compliance reports shall be signed and certified in accordance with 40 CFR Part 403.6(a)(2)(ii) or as amended. The report shall contain a description of the methods utilized by the user in collecting the wastewater sample for analysis, including but not limited to the sampling device(s) used, the sampling period, the amount of each sample collected, sample handling and preservation techniques used, and date of sample delivery to the laboratory for analysis.” Section 3. Section 15-08.620 of the Santa Rosa City Code shall be amended to read as follows:
“15-08.620 Recordkeeping.
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this title shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring activities required by this title, including documentation associated with Best Management Practices, and any additional records of information obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent of such requirements. Records will include the date, exact place, method, and time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking the samples, the dates analyses were performed, who performed the analyses, the analytical techniques or methods used, and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain available for a period of at least five years. This period will be automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user or the City, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer retention period by the Director of Utilities.” Section 4. Environmental Determination. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, the proposed action is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. In the alternative, the proposed action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid and/or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect on the 31st day following its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Santa Rosa on January 28, 2025.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 4th day of February, 2025.
AYES: (6) Mayor Stapp, Council Members Bañuelos, Fleming, MacDonald, Okrepkie, Rogers
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (1) Vice Mayor Alvarez
ABSTAIN/RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Ord. No. ORD-2025-002
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