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of Santa Ana. Spills to storm drains tributary to surface waters shall be reported as <br />discharges to surface waters. <br />Waters of the State — Is any surface water or groundwater within the boundaries of the <br />state including any creek, river, lake, ocean, or wetland etc. <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br />The objectives of a sewage spill response procedure are to protect public health, the <br />environment, and public and private property. These objectives are accomplished by <br />notifying, containing, stopping, cleaning up, and reporting the spill to the appropriate <br />authorities_ <br />GENERAL PROCEDURES <br />When responding to a sewage spill, the following general procedures should be followed <br />in order: <br />1st: NOTIFY THE SUPERVISOR AND OR ON -CALL SUPERVISOR <br />2nd: CONTAIN THE SPILL <br />3rd: STOP THE SPILL <br />4th: CLEAN UP THE SPILL <br />5th: REPORT THE SPILL TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WITHIN 2 HOURS <br />OF BECOMING AWARE OF THE SPILL (Refer to Appendix B, SANITARY <br />SEWER OVERFLOW REPORTING GUIDELINES) <br />SEWAGE SPILL TYPES <br />Any incident in which sewage is discharged onto the surface is considered a sewage spill. <br />There are five types of spills; Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Private <br />Lateral. <br />Category 1 Spill: A discharge of sewage of any volume from or caused by an enrollee's <br />sanitary sewer system that results in a discharge to: <br />A surface water including a surface water body that contains no flow or volume of <br />water; or <br />A drainage conveyance system that discharges to surface waters when the sewage <br />is not fully captured and returned to the sanitary sewer system or disposed of <br />properly. <br />REVISION 2.0 (4/23) 4 <br />