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(a) No person shall cause or create a condition which causes a private <br />sanitary sewer overflow. When a private sanitary overflow is found to occur, it shall be <br />the responsibility of the private property owner to: <br />(1) Immediately prevent the continued discharge of wastewater onto the <br />public right-of-way; <br />(2) Capture and collect any overflowed or spilled wastewater and return it to <br />the appropriate sewer facilities; <br />(3) Clean and sanitize all affected areas, both within private property and <br />public right-of-way, to the satisfaction of the director of public works; and <br />(4) Comply with all other federal, state, and local health department <br />requirements. <br />(b) Any private property owner who causes or creates a condition which <br />causes a private sanitary sewer overflow and or fails to satisfy the above mitigation <br />responsibilities will be subject to administrative citations under Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code section 1-21. If city personnel are dispatched to perform any of the actions <br />outlined in this section, for any reason, the city reserves the right to charge the private <br />property owner for staff time, equipment, and material spent. Such charges may be <br />billed directly to the private property owner or his/her designee or added to the owner's <br />sewerage service utility account if one exists. <br />(c) The remedies available to the city pursuant to the provisions of this article <br />shall not limit the city's right to seek any other remedy that may be available by law. <br />SECTION 8. Article V of Chapter 39 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby <br />repealed in its entirety. <br />SECTION 9. Article V of Chapter 39 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby <br />reenacted in its entirety as follows: <br />ARTICLE V. - RESERVED <br />Secs. 39-80-39-83.5. - Reserved. <br />SECTION 10. Section 1-18.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby <br />amended such that it reads in its entirety as follows: <br />Sec. 1-18.2. - Public works agency authority to issue citations. <br />The executive director of public works agency or his designee has the duty to <br />enforce the provisions of sections 10-26, 10-27, 10-71 and 10-100, 16-1 through 16-4, <br />Ordinance No. NS -2921 <br />Page 52 of 57 <br />