Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
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noted in Section 4.3.4 and Section 4.4.4, both the City and EBMUD have established a<br />
numerical limit <strong>of</strong> 100 mg/L for FOG.<br />
4.2.5 Policies for Enforcing Violations<br />
The Charter <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oakland</strong> specifically limits the <strong>Port</strong>’s ability to prescribe fines,<br />
forfeitures, and penalties for violations <strong>of</strong> <strong>Port</strong> ordinances to a maximum fine <strong>of</strong> five hundred<br />
dollars ($500) and/or a maximum imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six months. Pursuant to this requirement,<br />
any person who violates the provisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>Port</strong> Ordinance 4113 is subject to a fine not<br />
exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in the prison <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Oakland</strong> for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each day the violation occurs constitutes<br />
a separate violation.<br />
4.3 CITY OF OAKLAND SEWER USE ORDINANCES<br />
Chapter 13 <strong>of</strong> the City’s Municipal Code provides legal authority for the City sewer system.<br />
A copy <strong>of</strong> Chapter 13 <strong>of</strong> the City’s municipal code is included in Appendix F for reference 1<br />
.<br />
Because the <strong>Port</strong> maintains connections to the City sewer system, it is important that the<br />
<strong>Port</strong> sewer use ordinances are generally consistent with the City ordinances. For this<br />
reason, the applicable sections <strong>of</strong> the City Municipal Code are summarized briefly in this<br />
section.<br />
4.3.1 Illicit Discharges<br />
The following sections <strong>of</strong> the City Municipal Code (Appendix F) contain provisions to limit<br />
or prohibit the discharge <strong>of</strong> illicit substances into the sanitary sewer system:<br />
• 13.08.130 - Use <strong>of</strong> public sanitary sewers<br />
• 13.08.140 - Prohibited use <strong>of</strong> public sanitary sewers and any private sanitary sewer<br />
or building sewer discharging, directly or indirectly, into said public sanitary sewers<br />
• 13.08.150 - Prohibited uses generally--Wastewater<br />
• 13.08.160 - Additional prohibited uses--Waters and wastes<br />
• 13.08.170 Additional prohibited uses--Excessive volume<br />
• 13.08.180 Additional prohibited uses--Radioactive wastes<br />
4.3.2 Design and Construction Requirements<br />
Section 13.02.030 <strong>of</strong> the City Municipal Code grants the authority to the City’s engineer to<br />
develop and enforce standards for the design and construction <strong>of</strong> the sewer system. It also<br />
stipulates that these standards may be updated from time to time at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
City’s engineer.<br />
1 Full text available at http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=16308&sid=5<br />
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