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Village adopts updated pretreatment local limits after EPA review
Summary
Public works staff told trustees the U.S. EPA approved recommended changes to local pretreatment discharge limits for cyanide, nickel, silver and zinc and removal of total toxic organics; the board approved the ordinance to update local limits.
Public works staff explained that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversees the village's pretreatment program and that the village completed a required five-year review of industrial discharges. Staff said the EPA approved recommended changes to local limits for cyanide, nickel, silver and zinc, and recommended elimination of total toxic organics (TTOs), and recommended board approval to update the village code accordingly.
The presiding officer called the roll and the board adopted the ordinance after trustees voted in favor. Staff said the changes are minor this cycle and are intended to reflect plant capacity and evolving regulatory expectations.
