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City of San Leandro Sewer System Management Plan Volume I Section 3 - Legal Authority D.13.(iii) Legal Authority: Each Enrollee must demonstrate, through sanitary sewer system use ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures, that it possesses the necessary legal authority to: (a) Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system (examples may include infiltration and inflow (1/1), storm water, chemical dumping, unauthorized debris and cut roots, etc.); (b) Require that sewers and connections be properly designed and constructed; (c) Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, or repairs for portions of the lateral owned or maintained by the Public Agency; (d) Limit the discharge of fats, oils, and grease and other debris that may cause blockages, and (e) Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances. The City maintains legal authority through codes, ordinances, and service agreements. The statutory authority is established through California Government Code Section 38900-38902 and Health and Safety Code Section 5470-5474.10 as well as the Charter of the City of San Leandro and the City of San Leandro Municipal Code. Sections most relevant to the legal authority regulating the sanitary sewer is included in the City's Municipal Code, Title 3 Health and Safety, Chapter 3-14 Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations (UWDR), These sections regulate source control over constituents entering into the sanitary sewer and enforce violations of ordinances. The City's Environmental Services Section personnel regularly inspects businesses large and small to ensure compliance with the City ordinance and works closely with Collection crews to ensure that their independent efforts are coordinated. Prevention of Illicit Discharges The City's Municipal Code Ordinance No. 2001-05 (Sections 3-15-200 to 3-15-210) and Ordinance No. 2014-020 (Sections 3-14-310 to 3-14-380) establishes specific prohibitions on discharges. These prohibitions address materials which may cause obstructions of flow, toxic pollutants, substances which will interfere with the wastewater treatment process or cause violations to the NPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards. Included in these sections are Limitations on Wastewater Strength; Interceptor Requirements, and Authority to Require Pretreatment or Corrective Measures and Authority to Deny or Condition New, Increased or Changed Discharges. Other sections of the UWDR provide for: Volume Determination; Reports and Permits; Monitoring and Inspection; Wastewater Charges and Fees, and Termination of Service. It requires all industrial waste dischargers to obtain a permit and prohibits discharge in excess of the permit allowance. The permit issued may require pretreatment or include other provisions for wastewater quality and quantity. Page 112