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Element 3 – Legal Authority <br /> <br />City of Pleasanton Sewer System Management Plan, July 2025 15 <br />3.0: Element 3 – Legal Authority <br />The SSMP must include copies or an electronic link to the Enrollee’s current sewer system <br />use ordinances, services agreements, and/or other legally binding procedures to demonstrate <br />the Enrollee possess the necessary legal authority to: <br />a. Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system. <br />b. Collaborate with storm sewer agencies to coordinate emergency spill responses, ensure <br />access to storm sewer systems during spill events, and prevent unintentional cross <br />connections sanitary sewer infrastructure to storm sewer infrastructure. <br />c. Require that sewer system components and connections be properly designed and <br />constructed. <br />d. Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, and/or repairs for portions of the service <br />laterals owned and/or operated by the Enrollee. <br />e. Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances, services agreements, or other legally <br />binding procedures. <br />f. Obtain easement accessibility agreements for locations requiring sewer system <br />operations and maintenance, as applicable. <br />3.1: Municipal Code <br />The City’s legal authority to implement its sewer program is provided by the City’s Municipal <br />Code, Title 15 Sewerage. The specific sections applicable to the requirements of the Sewer <br />System Management Plan (SSMP) are stated in the table below. <br />Table 3–1: Summary of Legal Authorities <br />Legal Authority Issue Pleasanton Municipal <br />Code <br />Prevent illicit discharges into the sanitary sewer system 15.28 <br />Limit the discharge of fats, oils, and grease and other debris that may cause <br />blockages 15.44 <br />Require that sewers and connections be properly designed and constructed 15.32 <br />Clearly defined maintenance responsibility 15.32.100 <br />Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances 15.12 <br />The City Attorney Office has procedures in place to update the municipal code when <br />deficiencies are discovered by staff. <br />3.2: Agreements <br />The City has agreements with DSRSD and City of Livermore for wastewater treatment and a <br />joint powers agreement under LAVWMA for treated wastewater disposal. The City also has