1968 ORD NO 1331 - Laserfiche WebLink

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it it 1,I sewer of the City of Colton. If the vehicle servicing facility does not 2 include facilities for the washing of more than one vehicle at a time, the 3 1 interceptor shall have an operation fluid capacity of not less than 6 cubic 1 4i feet and an accessible effective water surface of not less than 4 square 5 feet. "Accessible effective water surface" is here understood to mean.a 6I� surface which is easily accessible for cleaning and which at the same time I , 7 will retain oil floating on the surface of water passing through the trap 8i� under conditions of use. If the vehicle servicing facility has facilities 9 for washing or otherwise cleaning more than one vehicle at a time, the 101 interceptor shall have an operating fluid capacity of not less than 12 11 cubic feet and an accessible effective water surface of not less than 121 6 square feet, and shall be as much larger than this as is necessary so 1 3) that a seven-day accumulation of sand and oil combined will not fill more 14 ! than 25/0 of the fluid capacity. The interceptor shall be designed so as I 15 I to retain any oil and grease which will float and any sand which will settle. 16 It shall be water tight and structurally sound and durable, and shall be 17 easily accessible for'"cleaning and also for inspection by the Public Works i 18 1 Director or Plumbing Official. 19 Section 4b - Any interceptor legally and properly installed at 20 ( a vehicle servicing facility before the effective date of this ordinance 21 shall be acceptable as an alternative to the interceptor specified in I� 22 Section 4a, provided such interceptor is effective in removing sand and 23 1 oil and is so designed and installed that it can be inspected and properly 24 I) maintained. If the Public Works Director finds either by engineering I 251 knowledge or by observation, that an interceptor is incapable of retaining 261 adequately the sand and oil in the waste water flow from a vehicle 27 II servicing facility, he shall condemn such interceptor and declare that it 28! does not meet the requirements of this ordinance. !1 29 Section 4c - The Public Works Director of Plumbing Official it 30 i shall maintain a file available for public use, of suitable designs of I 3111 sand -and -oil interceptors. These designs shall be for informational i - 32purposes and installation of an interceptor of a design shown in this it �I -4- I