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Lompoc council adopts updated sewer‑use ordinance, citing EPA order and Dec. 22 deadline
Summary
The council unanimously approved revisions to the sewer‑use ordinance and an Enforcement Response Plan to bring the city's pretreatment program into line with federal and state requirements and to implement a FOG (fats, oils, grease) program required by a 2020 EPA administrative order; staff said the AOC requires adoption by 12/22/2025.
The Lompoc City Council unanimously approved Dec. 2 updates to the city's Sewer Use Ordinance (chapter 13.16) and the associated Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) after a detailed presentation by consultant Christine Wong of Ashworth Linger Group.
Wong told the council the updates respond to federal and state pretreatment regulations, findings from state and EPA compliance inspections going back to 2016–2019, and a 2020 administrative order on consent (AOC). She said the changes align the city’s local legal authority with EPA guidance, add an…
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