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n .•. ORDINANCE NO. 1984 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ADDING CHAPTER 15.44 TO THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OF FATS, OILS AND GREASE TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM 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 Pleasanton is desirous of reducing the discharge of fats, oil 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. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Adds Section 15.44 to the Pleasanton Municipal Code, "Protection of Sanitary Sewer System from Fats, Oil, and Grease," as attached hereto as "Exhibit A." Section 2. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption. The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on October 7, 2008, by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmembers McGovern, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Sullivan Abstain: None