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Elkhart utilities assess lead exceedance, ratify emergency sewer repair and adopt sampling policy update
Summary
The Board of Public Works found BD Industries in violation of its industrial wastewater permit for lead, assessed a $500 penalty, ratified emergency sewer repairs at River Bend Drive and approved a written policy clarifying flow-proportional sampling requirements for significant industrial users.
The Elkhart City Board of Public Works on April 1 assessed a $500 penalty against BD Industries after staff-reported monitoring found a lead exceedance and ratified emergency sewer repairs at the 400 block of River Bend Drive; the board also approved a written update clarifying when flow-proportional sampling and discharge meters are required.
Steve Brown of Public Works and Utilities said pretreatment staff’s January composite sample showed 1.45 milligrams per liter of lead, and a contract lab returned a corroborating result. The board voted to find…
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