Tampa City Code § 26-116 Title.
Sec. 26-116. - Title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Tampa Wastewater Department Ordinance."
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-121), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2006-258, § 5, 10-19-06)
WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
Tampa City Code ch. 26, art. III
in effectTampa City Code § 26-117 Definitions.
Sec. 26-117. - Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, certain abbreviations, terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the following meanings:
"Act" or "the Act" shall mean the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 1251 et seq.
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five (5) days, at twenty (20) degrees Celsius expressed in milligrams per liter by weight.
Building sewer means the privately owned and maintained pipes(s) and appurtenances associated with the system used to convey sewage across private property, beginning thirty (30) inches in developed length of pipe beyond the exterior wall(s) of the building(s) and connecting to the service lateral at the property line.
Building system means a functionally related group of elements, components and/or equipment, such as the electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems of a building.
Certificate of occupancy (C.O.) means an official document evidencing that a building satisfies the requirements of the city for the occupancy of a building.
Change of occupancy means a change from one Standard Building Code occupancy class to another.
Change of use means a change from one zoning use classification to another.
City or "the city" or "this city" shall be construed to as if the words "of Tampa" follow, and shall extend to and include its several officers, agents and employees.
Commercial building means any building, structure or improvement other than a one-, or two-family dwelling.
Commitment means an official document authorizing performance of a specific activity regulated by this article.
Department means the wastewater department of the city, which shall have jurisdiction and cognizance over the publicly owned treatment works (POTW), and treatment works of the city, and all matters relating to the use, management, operation, and maintenance thereof.
Director means the director of the wastewater department, and/or his or her duly authorized designee, who shall be responsible for the management of the affairs of such department, and for administration and enforcement of the provisions set forth in this article.
Domestic wastewater means all liquid and waterborne pollutants, exclusive of unpolluted water or wastewater or wastes from processes or operations in industrial establishments.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) means the United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, the Regional Administrator, or other duly authorized official of said agency.
Equivalent residential unit (ERU) means the average daily flow rate equivalent to the average daily flow from a single residential unit. Each ERU represents an average daily wastewater flow of two hundred fifty (250) gpd.
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) means it is the official compilation of the Administrative Rules for the State of Florida.
Indirect discharge shall mean the introduction of pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Clean Water Act ("Act").
Industrial user means a source of indirect discharge.
Industrial waste means the liquid and waterborne pollutants resulting from processes or operations employed in industrial establishments, as distinguished from domestic sewage.
Normal strength means a wastewater strength determined by the department to be typical for domestic users.
Official shall mean the wastewater department director and/or his or her designee.
Permit card or placard means a document issued by the city evidencing the issuance of a permit.
Person shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, corporation, governmental agency, board, commission, or municipal corporation other than the City of Tampa.
Physical value means the county property appraiser's assessed value or a certified appraisal by a person appropriately licensed to provide appraisals of real estate.
Point of connection means the location where a building sewer or other privately owned and maintained sanitary sewer or system is connected with or shall be connected to the treatment works of the city.
Pollutant shall mean dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, garbage, sewage, sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into water.
Private wastewater disposal system means any facilities for wastewater treatment and disposal not maintained and operated 'by the department.
Publicly owned treatment works (POTW) shall mean the following:
(1) The "treatment works" as defined by Section 212 of the Clean Water Act ("Act"), which is owned by a "state or municipality" as defined by Section 502(4) of the Clean Water Act ("Act"); and
(2) A facility which discharges wastes into the waters of the state or which can reasonably be expected to be a source of water pollution and includes any or all of the following: the collection and transmission system, the wastewater treatment works, the reuse or disposal system, and the residuals management facility; and
(3) Includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature; and
(4) Includes sewers, pipes and other conveyance only if they convey wastewater to the POTW treatment plant.
Remodeling means work which changes the original size, location or material of the components of a building.
Residential building means any one- or two-family building or accessory.
Sanitary sewer means a public sewer owned or operated by the city that carries liquid and waterborne wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
Septic tank waste shall mean the contents of a settling tank in which settled sludge is in immediate contact with domestic sewage flowing through the tank, while solids are decomposed by anaerobic bacterial action.
Service area means the area within which the department provides complete wastewater collection and disposal service, comprising the City of Tampa and the intergovernmental agreement area, as defined in the intergovernmental public sanitary sewer agreement between the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County, dated August 15, 1967, as amended, or as shall hereafter be amended. For the purposes of this article, the service area does not include the areas in which wastewater collection systems are operated by other municipalities within Hillsborough County or by franchise, as well as those portions of Hillsborough County not included in the intergovernmental agreement act as hereinabove described, which discharge the collected wastewaters to the city treatment works. Nothing herein shall be construed as obligating the city or the department to furnish or extend wastewater collection service to non-sewered areas within the service area. The provision of service shall be left to the discretion of the department and will be subject to the application for service process as specified in this chapter.
Service lateral means the connecting pipe extending from the sanitary sewer to the connection with a building sewer at the property line.
Sewage shall mean the spent water from a community comprising the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally and shall be synonymous with wastewater.
Sewer improvement service charge means a nonrefundable fee from customers receiving benefit which recovers the cost of providing the local or neighborhood collection system.
Sewer improvements means the sewer mains, service laterals and appurtenant facilities which serve the purpose of collecting wastewater from the premises connected thereto for conveyance to a trunk or intercepting sewer. Portions of the trunk and intercepting sewers may function secondarily for the purpose of collection of wastewater from connected premises, and are considered as sewer improvements with respect to such connected premises.
Special user means any industrial, commercial or institutional user of the treatment works who shall be so classified by the city, by reason of the characteristics of the wastes discharged or of the type, extent and nature of the facilities used and required to provide service to such user.
Special user surcharge means the additional charge to industries and other users of the treatment works for treatment and disposal of wastewater with characteristics in concentrations greater than normal strength.
Strength of waste means the concentration, expressed in milligrams per liter by weight (mg/l), of a pollutant or substance contained in the liquid waste.
Structural component means any part of a building, structure or pipe which is integral to the structural integrity thereof.
Substantial completion means that the construction work has been sufficiently completed in accordance with the applicable city, state and federal codes, so that the owner can occupy or utilize the project for the use for which it is intended.
Technical manual/technical standards shall mean that the official may establish technical standards setting forth administrative guidelines governing enforcement of the City of Tampa Code, chapter 26, "City of Tampa Utilities Ordinance," Article I ("Administrative Provisions"), Article III ("City of Tampa Wastewater Department Ordinance"), and Article VII ("City of Tampa Grease Management Ordinance") and any other information needed for the uniform and orderly administration of the above described City of Tampa Code provisions. The official may also establish requirements not specifically addressed in the above described City of Tampa Code provisions, but necessary to their effective enforcement. The official and/or city may also be required to establish requirements for enforcement under applicable federal or state law, and/or rules and regulations, and/or as a condition of the city's NPDES permit. Such standards are to be published in the "City of Tampa's Wastewater Discharge and Industrial Pretreatment Standards Technical Manual," as amended, which shall be on file in the office of the city clerk at least seven (7) days prior to adoption thereof and shall be made available to the public for inspection and for duplication at cost. The "City of Tampa's Wastewater Discharge and Industrial Pretreatment Standards Technical Manual," as amended, and adopted by reference, shall have the force and effect of law, as a municipal ordinance, subject to the requirements of applicable federal or state law, and/or rules and regulations.
Total suspended solids (TSS) means the total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and that is removable by laboratory filtration.
Treatment works means any plant, pipeline system, facility or property used or useful or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the collection, treatment, purification or disposal of sewage and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include existing sewers, sewer improvements, intercepting and trunk sewers, river and channel crossings, pumping stations and force mains, the sewage treatment plant or plants, outfalls and all necessary appurtenances and equipment, including all extensions and improvements thereto, and shall include all property, rights, easements, and franchises relating to any such work deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof. The term "treatment works" is synonymous with and replaces the term "sewer system" and, as such, includes the sewage disposal system, the sewer improvements and the existing sewers all as used and defined in antecedent documents.
United States Code (U.S.C.) means the compilation and codification of the general and permanent Federal laws of the United States. The U.S.C. is published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. There are two (2) leading annotated versions of the United States Code published by competing private companies, namely the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) and the United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.).
Unpolluted wastewater means any wastewater which is substantially free of pollutants and shall contain, by definition, none of the following:
(1) BOD in excess of five (5) milligrams per liter;
(2) Suspended solids in excess of five (5) mg/l;
(3) Emulsified greases or oils;
(4) Acids and alkalies;
(5) Phenols or other substances imparting taste or odor in receiving waters;
(6) Toxic or poisonous substances;
(7) Noxious or odorous gases;
(8) Temperature in excess of one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit.
Unpolluted wastewater shall also mean any wastewaters judged by the department of pollution control of the state to be admissible to streams and watercourses under the jurisdiction of such department, and in accordance with the standards of water quality established by such department for the particular stream or watercourse into which such unpolluted wastewater is to be discharged.
User means any person who directly or indirectly discharges, causes, or permits the discharge of wastewater into the POTW.
Wastewater means the spent water of the community comprising the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
Wastewater capacity fee means a non-refundable capital expansion fee or impact charge designed to recover, from future customers the cost of the wastewater facilities necessary to provide the required wastewater service. The amount of the capacity fee is based on the city's investment in the existing treatment plants, and specific backbone trunk and intercepting sewers to be utilized by future customers.
Wastewater disposal charges means the charges made for the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of wastewater and is synonymous with and replaces the term "sewage disposal service charges" as used in antecedent documents.
The following abbreviations, when used in this article shall have the designated meanings:
BOD | Biochemical oxygen demand
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
F.A.C. | Florida Administrative Code
FDEP | Florida Department of Environmental Protection
gpd | gallons per day
IU | Industrial user
mg/l | milligrams per liter
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
POTW | Publicly owned treatment works
TSS | Total suspended solids
U.S.C. | United States Code
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-122), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 90-240, §§ 5, 6, 9-20-90; Ord. No. 2006-257, §§ 1, 2, 10-19-06; Ord. No. 2006-258, §§ 6, 7, 10-19-06; Ord. No. 2013-1, § 1, 1-10-2013; Ord. No. 2020-104, § 4, 10-15-2020)
Tampa City Code § 26-118 Required use of sanitary sewers.
Sec. 26-118. - Required use of sanitary sewers.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to construct or maintain, within the boundaries of the service area, any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of domestic or industrial waste, except where a public sanitary sewer is unavailable.
(b) The owner of each lot or parcel of land within the service area which abuts upon a street or other public way containing a sanitary sewer, upon which lot or parcel one (1) or more buildings have been or shall be constructed for residential, commercial or industrial use, shall connect each building thereon to such sanitary sewer and shall cease to use any other method for the disposal of wastewater. Existing projects, served by on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems that are operating in compliance with Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code, and F.S. § 381.0065, at the time city wastewater service becomes available, will be exempt from mandatory connection to city wastewater service unless it is determined that such connection is required in the public interest due to public health considerations. Exemptions will not be granted if any of the following conditions exist:
(1) The site location, soil suitability, density, or setback criteria does not satisfy the repair requirements of Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code.
(2) The specific site or area has exhibited a history of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system violations or failures creating sanitary nuisance conditions.
(3) There is a required change to the on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system due to a significant increase in flow requirements as requested by the owner.
(4) The on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems were approved as interim or transitional facilities.
(5) Connection to the public utility system is a condition of zoning.
(c) The existence of the conditions cited in (1) through (3) above will be determined by the Hillsborough County Health Department pursuant to Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code, and F.S. § 381.0065.
(d) The director or his designee has the authority to waive mandatory connection to the public sanitary sewer system where it can be determined that such a connection is not required in the public interest due to public health considerations.
(e) If at any time the director or his designee shall find that any such owner has not made or caused to have been made such connection as required by this section, it shall be the duty of the director or his designee to immediately direct such owner, by notice in writing by United States mail or by personal service, to make or cause to be made such connection within ninety (90) days from the date of such notification by the director. The director shall have the authority to make or cause to be made such connection, and the cost of making such connection shall become a lien on the property.
(f) If capacity fees have not been paid and connection made in the above established time, the city or the person furnishing water for use on such premises shall discontinue furnishing water to such premises and shall disconnect the same from the waterworks system.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-124), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2002-25, § 1, 1-17-02)
Tampa City Code § 26-119 Private wastewater disposal.
Sec. 26-119. - Private wastewater disposal.
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of this chapter, such facilities necessary for the discharge of domestic and industrial wastes shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the county health department or other applicable agency. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a verification from the sewer department that no connection to the city's sewer system can be made at that time. The owner shall then obtain a written permit to construct such system from the appropriate governmental agency and furnish a copy thereof to the official. The copy of the permit shall be accompanied by such supplementary data as deemed necessary for the official to maintain an accurate file of such private wastewater disposal systems to facilitate the planning of future public sanitary sewer service. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system within the service area shall comply with all requirements of the appropriate governmental agencies.
(b) The owner, at his own expense, shall operate and maintain any private wastewater disposal facilities in a legal manner. At such time as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, all required fees shall be paid in accordance with this chapter, and a direct connection shall be made to the sanitary sewer within ninety (90) days of mailing of the official notification of the completion of the sewer. It is unlawful for the septic tank, cesspool or similar private wastewater disposal facility to be utilized once the connection to the city's sanitary sewer system has been made, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
(c) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by any municipal, county or state agencies.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-125), 9-28-89)
Tampa City Code § 26-120 Excluded wastes.
Sec. 26-120. - Excluded wastes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit any waste, waste material, gases, toxic materials or wastewater which contains any pollutants of a type, nature, temperature or concentration into any sanitary sewer that is not in compliance with the limitations set forth in the "City of Tampa's Wastewater Discharge and Industrial Pretreatment Standards Technical Manual."
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-126), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2013-4, § 1, 1-10-2013)
Tampa City Code § 26-121 Authorization for building sewer connection.
Sec. 26-121. - Authorization for building sewer connection.
(a) It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without authorization from the department.
(b) An application for a building sewer connection and/or service commitment, on a form furnished by the official, shall be made by the owner or his agent of any premises to be connected to a sanitary sewer. The application shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information which may be pertinent.
(c) The building sewer connection application shall be approved only after compliance with the applicable provisions in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-127), 9-28-89)
Tampa City Code § 26-122 Authorization for industrial wastewater discharge permit for an industrial user or special user.
Sec. 26-122. - Authorization for industrial wastewater discharge permit for an industrial user or special user.
(a) It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without authorization from the department.
(b) An industrial wastewater discharge permit application shall be made by the owner or his agent of any premises which is connected or proposed to be connected to a sanitary sewer on a form furnished by the official. The commitment application shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information which may be pertinent.
(c) The industrial wastewater discharge permit application may be approved only after compliance with the applicable provisions in this chapter and the wastewater department's technical manual of standards for industrial and special users.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-128), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2006-258, § 8, 10-19-06)
Tampa City Code § 26-123 Application for sanitary sewer commitment, connection or service; execution of service application considered contract between applicant and city.
Sec. 26-123. - Application for sanitary sewer commitment, connection or service; execution of service application considered contract between applicant and city.
(a) Anyone requesting a sanitary sewer service commitment or connection shall make application with the department setting forth such information as required by the department.
(b) Such application will be reviewed by the department to determine the adequacy of existing facilities and what, if any, new facilities may be required.
(c) If the department finds it physically and financially feasible to provide service under the usual fee schedules, it will notify the applicant of such determination and issue a commitment or conditional commitment for sanitary sewer service. The commitment or conditional commitment shall specify the point of connection for accepting wastewater from the applicant's project. The applicant thereupon, before the commencement of any work on the project by the department, shall pay to the department the required charges. If the department finds that it is not physically or financially feasible to provide service as requested, it will so notify the applicant and advise what additional charges may be required, or the department may require the applicant to provide the necessary extensions or improvements. If such charges or adjustments are established, the department will issue a conditional commitment for sanitary sewer service.
(d) The applicant, upon receipt of the conditional commitment, shall advise the department whether or not he proposes to proceed with his project. If the applicant agrees with the conditions for service set forth in the department's service commitment and wishes to proceed with his project, the applicant shall pay, prior to the issuance of a building permit, the required wastewater capacity fees and any additional charges as may be required as specified in the department's service commitment. The wastewater capacity fees assessed are in addition to sewer improvement service charges, if applicable.
(e) All service commitments when issued by the department shall constitute a contract between the applicant and the city which shall bind such applicant to pay to the department for the services rendered its prescribed rates and charges therefor and to comply with all the rules and regulations as prescribed and fixed hereunder or as hereafter adopted.
(f) If the department approves the application, issues the commitment or conditional commitment and collects the appropriate fees, it will allow the applicant to commence work on his project.
(g) The sanitary sewer commitment shall become invalid if after one (1) year a building permit has not been issued. In addition, the sanitary sewer commitment shall become invalid if the work authorized by the building permit is not commenced within one (1) year after date of issue of the building permit, or the project is abandoned for a period of one (1) year after the work is commenced. A written request is required by the department for extension of commitment.
(h) All commitments, when paid by the customer or upon the department's performance of the service applied for, shall constitute a contract between the customer and the city which shall bind the customer to all conditions of the commitment and will require the customer to comply with all the rules and regulations as prescribed and fixed hereunder or as hereafter adopted.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-129), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 90-240, § 7, 9-20-90; Ord. No. 2020-104, § 5, 10-15-2020)
Tampa City Code § 26-124 Extensions or improvements provided by applicant.
Sec. 26-124. - Extensions or improvements provided by applicant.
(a) If the conditional commitment requires the applicant to provide the necessary extensions or improvements to serve his project, the applicant shall be responsible for design, construction and inspection in accordance with all applicable federal, state, or other local laws, rules and regulations, sound engineering and industry standards.
(b) The applicant is responsible for retaining an engineer to prepare the design of the improvements. The construction drawings shall be signed and sealed by an engineer currently registered in the state and are to be submitted to the department for review and approval. Construction of the sewer improvements or extensions shall not commence until the engineer's construction drawings have been approved by the department. Following approval of the construction drawings, the applicant may proceed with arranging for the installation of the improvements. The applicant is responsible for retaining a utility contractor who is licensed to perform the installation. If the improvements or extensions are to be constructed in public rights-of-way or approved easements, the applicant and/or his engineer or contractor shall be responsible for securing all permits from all regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the construction.
(c) The applicant and/or his contractor in undertaking the construction shall have sufficient liability insurance coverage to protect the public, and shall hold the city and department harmless from any claim against personal injury or property damage which is caused by the contractor throughout the duration of the construction, until such time as the improvements or extensions pass inspection by department personnel and are accepted by the department.
(d) The applicant is responsible for retaining an engineer to supervise the construction and to furnish as-built drawings to the department following completion of construction. The department has authorization to withhold approval of a certificate of occupancy for the applicant's project if the improvements have not been completed to the department's standards and specifications and/or the as-builts have not been submitted and approved.
(e) All improvements or extensions to be owned and maintained by the city shall be constructed in the public rights-of-way or approved easements. The city shall only accept operation and maintenance of applicant installed facilities upon complete compliance of all department requirements. Acceptance of facilities shall be at no cost to the city and shall be acknowledged by the department in writing to the applicant. In accepting the improvements, the applicant-owner shall guarantee the improvements against any defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year following the date of the acceptance. The department has authorization to withhold approval of a certificate of occupancy for the applicant's project and/or terminate the service commitment if the applicant fails to meet the department's requirements for completing the sewer improvements.
(f) All sewer facilities constructed on private property shall be owned and maintained by the property owner. It is the owner's responsibility to ensure privately owned sewer facilities comply with all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-130), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2013-5, § 1, 1-10-2013; Ord. No. 2020-1, § 8, 1-9-2020)
Tampa City Code § 26-125 Costs, sizes and methods of construction for building sewer connection.
Sec. 26-125. - Costs, sizes and methods of construction for building sewer connection.
(a) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(b) A separate and independent service lateral shall be provided for each lot or parcel of land. A two-way cleanout shall be provided by the property owner at the property line. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided by the owner for every building on each lot or parcel of land, except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. In the above exemption, the building sewer serving the front building may be extended to the rear building, but the city will not assume any obligation or responsibility for operation, maintenance, repair or damage caused by or resulting from any such connection of two (2) buildings to a single building sewer aforementioned.
(c) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-131), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 1, 1-10-2013)
Tampa City Code § 26-126 Reserved.
Tampa City Code § 26-127 Reserved.
Tampa City Code § 26-128 Technical standards adopted.
Sec. 26-128. - Technical standards adopted.
The technical standards set forth in the "City of Tampa's Wastewater Discharge and Industrial Pretreatment Standards Technical Manual," on file in the office of the city clerk, is herein adopted by reference and shall have the force and effect of law.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-134), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 90-240, § 8, 9-20-90; Ord. No. 99-14, § 1, 1-21-99; Ord. No. 2006-256, § 1, 10-19-06; Ord. No. 2006-258, § 9, 10-19-06; Ord. No. 2013-2, § 1, 1-10-2013)
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