Carson City advances wastewater code updates and enforcement plan after EPA pretreatment audit
City staff presented a trio of items to address deficiencies found in a 2020 EPA pretreatment audit: draft ordinance updates to sewer-use code, an interlocal agreement with Douglas County, and an Enforcement Response Plan. The board moved each forward after staff said EPA has reviewed and cleared prior submissions.
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Carson City staff briefed the Board on three related items aimed at bringing the city's industrial-wastewater pretreatment program into compliance with federal requirements identified in a 2020 EPA audit. Utility manager Andy Hummel summarized the history: the EPA audit found deficiencies in the city's ordinance language and enforcement documentation; staff submitted revised code language and an enforcement plan under an administrative order and received EPA approval to proceed.
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