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Rio Del coffee-shop owner asks council to review sewer-strength classification

Rio Del City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Don Norton, owner of Schott's Coffee, asked the council to reclassify his shop's sewer-strength category, arguing most water leaves as sold beverages and does not enter the sewer; he offered usage data and requested staff review under Resolution 15 36-20 22.

Don Norton, identifying himself as the owner of Schott's Coffee, used public comment time to ask the Rio Del City Council to review and reclassify his business’s sewer-strength category under “resolution 15 36 dash 20 22.” Norton said his shop’s wastewater primarily results from beverages sold to customers and therefore does not have the high organic load typical of full-service restaurants.

Norton told the council his coffee shop “does not operate a garbage disposal or produce significant food waste” and that “roughly half of…

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