Administration.
Riverside Municipal Code § 14.12.200
in effect14.12.200 - Administration.
A. Rules. The Director may adopt rules consistent with this chapter for the administration of the wastewater and storm drain systems. Those rules may include, but shall not be limited to, discharge limitations, pretreatment requirements, standards for wastewater, storm drain system, sewer connections, and implementation of Federal Water Pollution Control and Clean Water Act standards.
B. General powers of the Director. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Director shall execute the provisions of this chapter. The Director may delegate powers or duties to persons acting in the beneficial interest or employ of the City, but shall remain responsible. In addition to the authority to prevent or eliminate discharges through enforcement of discharge limitations and prohibitions, the Director shall have the following authorities:
1. Protect the health or welfare of the community. The Director, after informal notice to the affected user, may immediately and effectively stop or prevent any discharge of pollutants to the POTW, by any means available, including physical disconnection from the wastewater collection system, whenever the discharge reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health or welfare of the community;
2. Protect the environment or the POTW. The Director, after written order to the user, may stop or prevent any discharge of pollutants to the POTW, by any means available, including physical disconnection from the wastewater system, whenever such discharge presents or may present an imminent and substantial danger to the environment or threatens to damage or interfere with the operation of the POTW; and
3. The discharges referred to in subdivisions 1 and 2 above may be stopped or prevented without regard to the compliance of the user with other provisions of this chapter.
C. Specific powers of the Director. The Director may take any of the following actions to prevent the actual or threatened discharge of polluted wastewater to the POTW, City sewer and/or storm drain system:
1. Stop or prevent the discharge of such wastewater and/or pollutants;
2. Require the user to demonstrate that process modifications will reduce or eliminate the pollutant or substance so that the discharge will not violate this chapter;
3. Require treatment to reduce or eliminate the pollutants so that the discharge will not violate this chapter;
4. Require the user to pay industrial user permit fees, inspection fees and any additional cost or expense incurred by the City for the excess pollutant loads discharged to the POTW, City sewer and/or storm drain systems, or imposed fines, penalties or legal expenses, and attorneys' fees;
5. Obtain timely and factual reports from the person responsible for such discharge; and
6. Take any other action to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. 7551 §3, 2021; Ord. 7362 § 6, 2017; Ord. 7032 §2, 2009; Ord. 6637 §2 (part), 2002; Ord. 6232 §2 (part), 1995)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT14PUUT_CH14.12DIWAINPUSEPOINSTDRSY_DIVIIGEPR_14.12.200ADFetched: 11/1/2026