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Subcommittee approves updates to water service application and water‑policy language on hazardous materials
Summary
Staff added application checkboxes and policy language to flag potential hazardous‑materials discharges and to reference pretreatment and stormwater MS4 programs; subcommittee voted to forward a resolution to council to update the water policy.
The Prescott City Council Subcommittee on Water Issues voted April 1 to approve revisions to the water service application and to forward a resolution amending the city’s water policy so applicants are made aware of pretreatment and stormwater (MS4) obligations for hazardous materials.
Brian Reese, water resources environmental services manager, presented proposed application language that adds checkboxes and a free‑text field for applicants to disclose processes or activities that may introduce hazardous materials to wastewater or stormwater systems. Reese said the changes are intended to give the city an early notice so staff can determine whether pretreatment requirements or stormwater permitting will be necessary and to make applicants aware that compliance costs fall to the applicant.
Reese described the two existing regulatory programs the changes reference: the city’s pretreatment program (to capture industrial discharges to the sewer system before they reach wastewater treatment facilities) and the MS4 stormwater permitting program (to control runoff and first‑flush contaminants from sites such as fueling stations or large parking areas). He said the draft application language and the water‑policy amendment are intended to align the application with those requirements and to avoid placing unanticipated treatment costs on city ratepayers.
The subcommittee asked that staff clarify the policy language so it read that staff will evaluate applications first and then brief the subcommittee or council as needed, rather than implying applicants should contact council directly. Legal review was requested to add boilerplate contract language for development agreements where a new facility may produce discharges needing pretreatment.
Member Gamboji moved, and the subcommittee carried the motion to approve the application updates and to forward resolution 2025‑1923 to council as amended (3‑0). Reese said staff will coordinate with the city attorney’s office and with environmental services staff to finalize the resolution and bring it to council for adoption.
