1. Direct the planning, construction and operation of the city wastewater system;

2. Enforce the standards, rules and regulations of the city wastewater system;

3. Enforce all state and local environmental requirements relating to wastewater disposal to the full extent allowed by law;

4. Enforce the standards, rules and regulations of the city wastewater system;

5. Enforce the standards, rules, and regulations regarding the disposal, collection, treatment, disposal, and/or reuse of wastewater within the city;

6. Enforce all state and local environmental requirements relating to wastewater disposal to the full extent allowed by law. This shall include giving notice, requiring correction, and requesting the involvement of county, state, and federal regulators;

7. Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and permits bearing on the wastewater system;

8. To the extent possible, operate the wastewater system in an environmentally protective and sustainable manner;

9. Rely upon the city engineer for design, design approval, procurement of professional engineering services, professional land surveying, construction oversight, major process changes, and issues requiring licensed engineer approval.

1. Make recommendations regarding the budget and staff for the wastewater systems to the city engineer;

2. Specify those substances, materials, waters or wastes that are prohibited from entering the city wastewater system; establish the permissible limits of concentration for various other substances, materials, waters or wastes permissible for discharge into the city wastewater system;

3. Maintain records sufficient to determine the quantity of flow and area tributary to a publicly owned treatment facility, the quantity of effluent from the facility and the standards of treatment that are required to be measured by the department. Also maintain records identifying the amount of flow from all areas that have sewer availability, both within and outside the city. The amount of flow shall be correlated to the influent flow at each publicly owned treatment facility. The treatment capacity for each city wastewater system shall be determined and a record maintained of such determination, as well as the unused capacity of the system;

4. Maintain the wastewater system on a preventative maintenance basis;

5. Develop local regulations that allow the safe use of gray water consistent with state law and local concerns;

6. Develop local regulations, and criteria regarding the reuse of effluent and sludge generated by the city wastewater treatment process;

7. Discontinue wastewater collection and treatment service to any premises that are in violation of SCC Title 13, Division I, state or federal regulation, or consent order or judgment, including physically cutting or blocking the building connection, pursuant to all legal requirements for notice and hearing prior to any discontinuance; restore such service after the violation has been discontinued or eliminated and charge a reasonable fee for disconnecting and reconnecting the premises to the city wastewater system;

8. Pursuant to all legal requirements for notice and entry upon private property, enter upon the premises of any person at any reasonable hour, upon presentation of credentials, to inspect to determine whether any connection or discharge to the city wastewater system is in violation of SCC Title 13, Division I, or of any federal, state or local standard, regulation or federal or state consent order and judgment, as relates to sanitary waste discharge or treatment;

9. Determine if any nuisance exists relative to waste disposal and act in accordance with the city code based upon such determination, including issuance of notices to correct or remove, notices of violation, cease and desist orders, stop work orders, and referral to the city attorney’s office for legal action;

10. Decide questions that may arise concerning the supervision and administration of wastewater disposal which are not fully covered by the provisions of SCC Title 13, Division I. Such decisions may be appealed to the council if the matter cannot be resolved in an timely manner upon review by the city engineer and/or city manager;

11. Take appropriate action to prevent fraud or abuse related to the wastewater collection or treatment system, including but not limited to disconnection and referral to the city attorney’s office for legal action;

12. Work with the city engineer and city finance director in the determination and collection of appropriate fees and charges;

13. The director shall promulgate necessary regulations of the city wastewater system, subject to review and approval by council. [Code 2006 § 13-2-3. Ord. 2009-04, 4-14-2009].