A. To protect the POTW from potential harm by establishing clear standards and requirements for pretreatment of nondomestic waste. Harm to be prevented includes: causing interference or otherwise harming the collection system; causing Pass Through, or otherwise harming the receiving environment; or causing the POTW to respond to a discharge based on a real or perceived threat;

B. To protect POTW staff who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and to protect the general public;

C. To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater by Industrial Users;

D. To provide high-quality end products, such as reclaimed water and biosolids from the POTW, for beneficial use;

E. To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the POTW; and

F. To enable the City to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or State laws to which the POTW is subject.

This Ordinance shall apply to all Persons connected (or believed connected) to the POTW. The Ordinance compels the production of information; authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.

This Ordinance shall replace Ordinance M-3264, and shall constitute Chapter 14.10 of the Vancouver Municipal Code, and may be referred to as the Pretreatment Ordinance.

The provisions of this Ordinance shall be revised or amended from time to time, consistent with the purpose and policy stated in Section 14.10.010, to conform to changes in the State and Federal water quality laws and regulations. (Ord. M-3970 §2, 2010)