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The
Source Control Inspector will ensure that
businesses are in compliance with the City's
Sewer Use Ordinance while providing an increased
availability of environmental awareness and
information at the community, business and
school levels.
The Source Control Program is a pollution
prevention program consisting of the following
two components:
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Stormwater Pollution Prevention |
The Source Control Program helps to protect
the environment, the wastewater treatment
plant, the City's facilities and personnel,
and the community from adverse effects due
to improper waste discharges.
The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
ensures the future health, safety and general
welfare of Daly City citizens by protecting
and enhancing water quality of our watercourses,
water bodies, and wetlands in a manner pursuant
and consistent with the Clean Water Act.
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History |
The
first federal pretreatment regulations
were established in 1972 under the Clean
Water Act. This regulation set forth
pretreatment standards for the protection
of the wastewater treatment plant. Since
then, the USEPA http://www.epa.gov/ow/
developed the General Pretreatment Regulations
which established mechanisms and procedures
for use by state and local pretreatment
programs to protect the environment
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objectives of the General Pretreatment
Regulations (40 CFR 403) are to: |
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Prevent
pollutants that will interfere with the
operation of the plant |
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Prevent
pollutants that will pass through the
plant untreated |
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Improve
opportunities to reclaim and recycle wastewater |
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Reduce
the health and environment risks of pollution |
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Although
the City is not required to have an approved
pretreatment program the RWQCB requires the
City to have an inspection program to ensure
that businesses comply with these standards.
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What
the program is |
The
Inspection Program is a program that enforces
businesses and potential businesses to comply
with the North San Mateo County Sewer Ordinance.
The Sewer Ordinance is a set of rules and
requirements that comply with all applicable
state and federal laws required by the Clean
Water Act. Select businesses such as restaurants,
auto repair and body shops, dental practices
and photo labs are types of businesses that
have the potential to damage the wastewater
treatment system and environment. |
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Discharge
Compliance and Enforcement |
The
Source Control Inspector is responsible
for enforcement of the Sewer Ordinance.
Enforcement will occur in the form of
letters and informal violation notices
exerting increasing pressure to comply.
If a good faith effort to comply is
not witnessed, citation will occur.
It is the policy of this program that
education be the primary means used
to gain compliance. |
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January 1, 2000 to May 1, 2000, the Source Control
Inspector inspected 113 businesses. To date,
all 113 businesses are in compliance with the
Sewer Ordinance. |
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History |
In
1989, Congress passed amendments to the Clean
Water Act requiring States to address the
increasing problem of runoff pollution into
storm drains, which carry water directly into
nearby waterways, untreated. The State
began requiring an NPDES (National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System) permit for stormwater
discharges, also called non-point source discharges.
To save costs and share information, all the
cities in San Mateo County and the County
together formed the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Program or STOPPP.
Each municipality shares in general program
tasks but must maintain a stormwater pollution
prevention program. |
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Program |
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San Mateo Countywide Pollution Prevention
Program (STOPPP) developed its own Stormwater
Management Plan consisting of five major pollution
prevention and control sections. |
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Each of the Plan's sections describes goals,
existing conditions, and tasks that will be
accomplished over a five-year period.
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Municipal Maintenance
Activities (Back
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The
efforts by our Daly City Streets staff
make a big difference in protecting
the quality of our waters. Municipal
Maintenance activities reduce the pollutant
load into our waterways through street
sweeping, cleaning catch basins and
storm lines, and removing material from
drainage channels. In 1999, over 20,000
miles of streets were swept. That's
the distance of the circumference of
the earth at this latitude! With that
and the 194 catch basins cleaned, there
were 2,000 cubic yards less litter and
waste material entering the Bay and
Ocean. The Streets Division of the Public
Works Department currently performs
these activities. Contact Russ Ranson
at 650-991-8097 or Email: rranson@dalycity.org
to report a plugged storm drain or debris
filled catch basin. |
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Another
part of the Municipal Maintenance component
is the collection and recycling of materials
and waste. Contact Allied Waste Services at
650-756-1130 or Email: www.alliedwastedalycity.com
for non-hazardous recyclables and the San
Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Program
at 650-363-4718 for hazardous recyclables
and waste. |
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Industrial
and Illicit Discharge Controls (Back
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Illicit
discharges are releases of pollutants or non-stormwater
to the storm drain system. Source Control
and the Streets Division staff respond to
calls from the public or incidents discovered
in the field. If the discharger is seen, they
are educated about their pollution contribution
and asked to clean up the material they illegally
discharged, if possible. Sometimes they are
given a warning notice of violation. Some
occasions warrant citation. The Streets Division
may be able to clean up the material if it
is still on the street or if it was captured
in the catch basin. Cost recovery by the discharger
is pursued if appropriate. Many times, it's
simply too late and the material enters our
waterways.
If
the discharger is not present or known, door
hangers are left in a neighborhood to educate
area residents and encourage area reporting
in the future. Illicit discharges occur by
both businesses and residents.
We discovered 70 illicit discharges in 1999.
Businesses accounted for 74% of the discharges,
residents 23% and 3% were unknown. How many
others occurred that we never knew about is
why pollution education efforts are so important!
To report an illicit discharge to the storm
drain, contact the Department of Water and
Wastewater Resources at 650-991-8200.
Inspections are continuing to help our local
businesses understand how their actions affect
our water quality. Many businesses have expressed
their support of the program. The added benefit
of stormwater inspections is a cleaner community,
as cleanups are routinely requested as part
of the enforcement process. This goes for
litter as well as more toxic pollutants such
as used motor oil. In 1999, 190 inspections
were performed with 36 cleanups completed. |
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Public
Information/Participation (Back
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Public
Information and Participation is one
of the keys to preventing stormwater
pollution. The better everyone understands
what causes stormwater pollution and
the simple things that we can do about
it, the cleaner our bay and ocean will
be. The Source Control Inspector conducts
educational outreach activities to convey
general information about stormwater
pollution problems and solutions. These
activities include developing and distributing
informational flyers and promotional
materials, working with schools, stenciling
storm drain inlets, and participating
in the San Mateo County Fair. For more
information on pollution prevention,
contact Ward Donnelly at 991-8208 or
Email: wdonnelly@dalycity.org |
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New Development and Construction
Controls (Back
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The
new development of the stormwater
program addresses pollution during
construction projects including sediment
and erosion control, as well as incorporating
permanent controls into project designs.
The Daly City Specifications and the
General Conditions of Approval, which
apply to all projects, contain language
requiring stormwater pollution prevention
practices.
Contractors are being informed of
the Best Management Practices (BMPs)
required on all construction projects.
Contractors are now required to address
stormwater pollution controls through
the Engineering permit process prior
to project commencement. For more
information on New Development and
Construction Controls contact Tatum
Mothershead at 991-8159 or Email:
tmothershead@dalycity.org
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The
Watershed and Monitoring component of the
stormwater plan conducts special studies to
determine which prevention techniques work
best and where to focus our pollution prevention
efforts.
What's a watershed? A watershed is that area
of land that would drain rainwater to a particular
waterway based on topography. The amount of
imperviousness in a watershed is important
because once it approaches 40%, the receiving
waterway starts to show significant degradation.
By finding out which watersheds can still
be "saved", agencies can focus planning efforts
appropriately. Daly City lies in three major
watersheds:
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Vista
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Colma
Creek |
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Bayshore |
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A
study conducted in 1998 looked at the amount
of impervious (paved) surface that exists
in different watersheds in the County. Colma
Creek, which extends from Pointe Pacific and
part of San Bruno Mountain to the north and
east, and Junipero Serra Boulevard and into
South San Francisco to the west and south,
was studied. The amount of imperviousness
in the Colma Creek watershed was estimated
at 63%, the highest in the County. This suggests
that pollution prevention efforts here would
probably be best focused on techniques to
reduce pollution from parking lots, for example,
and to maximize opportunities to retain open
space. For more information, contact the Center
for Watershed Management at http://www.cwp.org.
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Stormwater Enforcement |
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The
Source Control Inspector is responsible
for enforcement of the Stormwater Management
and Discharge Control Ordinance. Enforcement
will occur in the form of letters and
informal violation notices exerting
increasing pressure to comply. If a
good faith effort to comply is not witnessed,
citation will occur. It is the policy
of the program that education be the
primary means used to gain compliance. |
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From
January 1, 2000 to May 1, 2000,
the Source Control Inspector
inspected 78 businesses. To
date, all 78 businesses have
passed inspection and are in
compliance with the Stormwater
Management and Discharge Control
Ordinance. |
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