Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 24-48, Public Hearing, Amending Title VI - Public Utilities, Chapter 60 "Definitions" and Chapter 64 "Wastewater System User Rules" of the City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances.
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Submitted By: Kevin R. Matyjaszek, Utility Systems Director
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): An industrial pretreatment (IP) program requires non-domestic wastewater dischargers which introduce pollutants to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) to comply with pretreatment standards to ensure the goals of the Clean Water Act are attained. These code changes amend Sec. 60.04 "Definitions" to include a distinction for a User as related to industrial use which provides a source of indirect discharge and is defined as the Significant Industrial User or Categorical Commercial (non-residential) Customer or source of discharge of industrial sewage. The City's code of ordinances requires contributors into the wastewater system to comply with all applicable state and federal laws and requirements set forth by the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended (CWA), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) general pretreatment regulations, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 403. However, if this Ordinance is approved, Sec. 64.01 will expand to protect wastewater facility personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment, the general public, and enable the City to comply with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or State laws to which the wastewater facility is subject.
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Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Ordinance 24- to amend sections of Chapter 60 and 64 of the City's code of ordi...
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