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Village staff warn EPA's new TDS limits could require operational changes after wastewater tank cleaning
Summary
Jason, speaking at the council's administrative report, said the village cleaned a wastewater tank (first time in roughly 50 years) and that the EPA's updated NPDES permit reduces total dissolved solids (TDS) limits below the village's current results; staff plan additional testing to see whether treatment or operational changes will meet the new limits.
Jason (speaker 4) told the council the village recently had its wastewater tank cleaned — he said it had been about 50 years since the last full clean — and that the EPA issued updated NPDES permit rules that impose lower total dissolved solids (TDS) limits than the village currently meets.
"They've come out with some new rules where our TDS limits are much lower than what we currently have," Jason said, adding that the village will begin additional testing to determine whether changes to softeners or other operations can bring results into compliance. He said cleaning the tank and more frequent testing are early steps while staff evaluate the need for equipment or process upgrades to meet discharge requirements.
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