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ORDINANCE NO. 2478 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 27 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT A FATS, OILS, AND GREASE CONTROL PROGRAM AND TO ADD ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a Statewide Sanitary Sewer Order in May 2006 to address the issue of Sewer System Overflows throughout the State; and WHEREAS, the Statewide Sanitary Sewer Order requires agencies to develop and implement a Sewer System Management Plan that documents the actions an agency is taking to properly operate and maintain its sewer system in order to reduce sewer system overflows; and WHEREAS, one of the requirements of a Sewer System Management Plan is a Fats, Oils, and Grease ("FOG') Control Plan; and WHEREAS, fats, oils, and grease are a major contributor to sewer system overflows; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City") is desirous of reducing the discharge of fats, oils, and grease in the City, as untreated sewage can pollute surface and ground waters, threaten public health, adversely affect aquatic life and impair the recreation use of surface waters; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the intrusion of fats, oils, and grease into the City's sewerage system in order to prevent sanitary sewer blockages and obstructions, and to provide for enforcement against those persons and establishments, particularly food preparation and serving establishments, that discharge such substances into the sanitary sewer; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish uniform requirements to prevent the discharge of fats, oils, and grease into the sewerage facilities used jointly with other public entities as a party to the joint exercise of powers agreement establishing and providing for Silicon Valley Clean Water, a publicly owned treatment works and any successor thereto; and WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of the public require the enactment of this Ordinance to govern sewer use in order to protect the sanitary sewer system from damage, and to control the discharge of fats, oils, and grease thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. A7TY/ORD.506/CC FOG ORDINANCE REV: 1-29-20 EI Page 1 of 18