Regulatory Requirements

The District is responsible and liable for enforcing all Federal pretreatment requirements within the Goleta Sanitary District’s service area. The Clean Water Act gives the GSD the authority to control the introduction of pollutants which interfere with, pass through or are otherwise incompatible with publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities.

The GSD has determined a set of “local limits” that specify the concentrations of substances which may not be exceeded in the wastewater from industrial users. These limits are reviewed periodically and adjusted after a public review and comment period.

The legal authority to enforce the pretreatment program is provided in the sewer use ordinances. The respective documents are listed below:

Goleta Sanitary District Ordinance Nos. 44
Ordinance 44 sets uniform requirements for discharges into the wastewater collection system and enables the District to comply with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board and any other discharge criteria which are required or authorized by State or Federal law. The ordinance provides for the establishment of monitoring and enforcement procedures.
Link to ordinance #44

Goleta Sanitary District Ordinance Nos. 51
Establishes a zero discharge limit for the chemical perchlorethylene and provides enforcement provisions.
Link to ordinance #51

Goleta Sanitary District Ordinance Nos. 52
Establishes the local limits setting the maximum concentration of pollutants allowable to be discharged into the Goleta Sanitary District wastewater collection system.
Link to ordinance #52

Goleta Sanitary District Ordinance Nos. 73
Ordinance #73 sets a schedule of fees for plan checks, reviews, permits, including industrial waste control permits and inspections.
Link to ordinance #73