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La Crosse board issues notice of violation to City Brewery after daily COD/BOD exceedances; board authorizes fines if recurrences occur
Summary
Utilities staff reported City Brewery exceeded daily COD/BOD limits under a new discharge permit; the board approved a notice of violation, required a written response, and authorized the sewer utility to levy fines up to $1,000 per occurrence (up to twice weekly) if problems recur.
The La Crosse Board of Public Works on Monday issued a notice of violation to City Brewery Company LLC after staff reported multiple exceedances of chemical-oxygen-demand (COD) and biological-oxygen-demand (BOD) limits under a discharge permit issued in October.
Jared (utilities staff) told the board the October permit tightened averaging to a daily average and imposed a stricter daily limit to reduce spikes, because the city must meet a new low-level phosphorus effluent limit of 0.1 milligrams per liter beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Staff said that spikes—so-called slug loads—can upset the plant’s biological process, and that in this instance a caustic pump at City Brewery had not been shut off, which compromised the brewery’s…
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