Carson City advances wastewater code updates and enforcement plan after EPA pretreatment audit
Summary
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.
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.
Hummel said the first-reading ordinance (Bill 109) updates definitions, pretreatment standards, and enforcement provisions; the city also presented a third interlocal agreement with Douglas County to clarify wastewater responsibilities and a revised Enforcement Response Plan. Deputy District Attorney Adam Tully noted that criminal prosecution of violations would be rare, but "it's conceivable" if conduct rose to criminality and would be handled by the DA's office. The board introduced Bill 109 on first reading and approved the other items.
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