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Council updates local wastewater pollutant limits after state and EPA review; ordinance passes 8–0
Summary
The council voted unanimously to amend City ordinance 57‑46 to update local pollutant discharge limits as required by the U.S. EPA and Indiana Department of Environmental Management. City staff said the changes reflect monitoring data, plant upgrades and updated discharge limits and are not expected to impose new costs on industries or taxpayers.
The Elkhart Common Council on March 3 adopted an amendment to the city’s sewer ordinance to update local pollutant limitations as prescribed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
Ryan Kress, regulatory compliance manager for Public Works and Utilities, told the council the update is a periodic required step that accounts for three factors: measured pollutant concentrations in the sewer system, the wastewater treatment plant’s removal efficiency (which changed after a recent plant upgrade), and…
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