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Valparaiso council adopts updated sewer-use ordinance and enforcement plan (sent to U.S. EPA)
Summary
The council unanimously approved Ordinance 22026 and a companion resolution to adopt updated industrial pretreatment (sewer-use) rules, an enforcement response plan and a statement of legal authority, allowing the city to submit the documents to the U.S. EPA.
The Valparaiso Common Council voted unanimously to adopt updates to the city's Sewer Use Ordinance and an enforcement response plan designed to regulate industrial discharges and protect the wastewater treatment system. Utilities director Steve Pulos presented the changes and explained they align with U.S. EPA and state standards and give the city clearer enforcement tools, including permits, inspections, automatic samplers and penalties.
Pulos told…
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