19F - RECEIVE AND FILE SEWER SYSTEM

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of Santa Ana Section 3: The City of Santa Ana currently enforces Orange County Sanitation District regulations prohibiting the discharge of rainfall to the sewer system. This is done through the City's existing development approval process. No connections from any potential source of runoff are allowed to the City's sanitary sewer system. 2) The City prevents illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system (including, but not limited to, 1/1, storm water, chemical dumping, and unauthorized debris) through the City Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Section 39-57, Infiltration and inflow into sewer system, Section 39-58, Introduction of pollutants prohibited and Ordinance No. NS-2670. 3) The City of Santa Ana has standard plans and specifications for the construction of sanitary sewers, which ensure the sewer lines and connections are properly designed and constructed. The Design Guidelines for Water and Sewer Facilities is available on the City's website. Also, the City's Specifications by reference incorporate the Standard Plans and Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), which helps ensure proper design and construction of sewer facilities. 4) The City of Santa Ana has a full time Construction Engineering section responsible for oversight of city construction projects. A staff of full-time engineers and inspectors are responsible for ensuring all city projects, including sanitary sewer improvements, are constructed in compliance with approved plans and specifications. 5) In November of 2001, the City of Santa Ana via Ordinance No. NS-2479 implemented a sewer lateral repair program. The City repairs and/or replaces the portion of damaged sewer laterals located within the public right-of-way. This work is accomplished by experienced in-house field maintenance personnel. 6) The City of Santa Ana recognizes the significant impacts to sewer collection system operation caused by fats, oils and grease (FOG). In November of 2017, the City adopted a comprehensive FOG control ordinance (Ordinance No. NS 2921). This ordinance updated an already established legal authority requirement to implement a comprehensive FOG control program. The ordinance is attached as Appendix E. 7) Santa Ana sewer ordinances are currently enforced under Administrative Citation provisions of the municipal code. Public Works Agency Sanitation Inspectors have citation authority to enforce sewer ordinance provisions. 3.2 Supporting Documents The following documents allow the City to comply with the Legal Authority requirements of the WDR, and are attached as appendices: • The City of Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Appendix D • Ordinance No. NS-2921, Appendix E • The City of Santa Ana Standard Plans for Sanitary Sewers, Public Works Agency, Appendix F. • The City of Santa Ana Standard Specifications of Sewer Construction, Public Works Agency, AppendixG. April 2020 3-2 19F-18