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Council hears EPA-approved sewer-use changes, tables resolution to review ordinance concurrently
Summary
City staff presented US EPA-approved amendments to the sewer-use ordinance, an enforcement response plan and a statement of authority that tighten some pollutant limits and strengthen enforcement. Council asked for more detail on tightened limits and compliance history and voted to table the resolution to consider it alongside the ordinance at a later meeting.
City staff presented proposed amendments to Chapter 52 (sewer use), an Enforcement Response Plan and a Statement of Legal Authority that the United States Environmental Protection Agency reviewed and approved. The changes, staff said, include tightened pollutant limits (notably for metals), clarified definitions, and stronger enforcement language to support the city's industrial pretreatment program.
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