HomeMy WebLinkAbout137 - 11/21/1995 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM OF THE WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEM ORDINANCE NO. 137, 1995
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM
OF THE CITY'S WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEM
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the
following sections of Article IV of Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby
amended as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-206 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
by the amendment of the following definitions:
See. 26-206. Definitions.
Pretreatment standards shall mean any regulation containing pollutant discharge
limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and(c) of the Act,
which applies to industrial users, including prohibitive discharge limits and local
discharge limits established pursuant to 40 CFR §403.5.
Slug or slugload shall mean any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature,
including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge,
or the discharge of any pollutant, or combination of pollutants, at a non-customary
flow rate or concentration that may cause interference with the wastewater system .
Section 2. That paragraph (b) of Section 26-312 is hereby amended to read as follows:
See. 26-312. Issuance of industrial permit.
(b) Permit duration. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period not to
exceed three (3) years. If the industrial user desires to renew an existing permit, the
industrial user may be required by the utility to submit an updated application prior
to the renewal of the permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be
imodific&bythe city atany time during the term of the permit pursuant to §26-3-10.
Any permit may be revoked for failure to comply with the requirements of this
Article.
Section 3. That paragraph (d) of Section 26-318 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-318. Sampling and analysis.
(d) The industrial user may be required by the utility to perform sampling, flow
metering, and other self-monitoring at the user's own expense. The industrial user
may also be required to deliver aliquots of samples to the utility's laboratory for
optional analysis. Any user may contract with a private entity to provide such
services as deemed necessary, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Monitoring equipment;
(2) Sampling; and
(3) Laboratory analysis.
Section 4. That paragraph (b) of Section 26-351 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-351. Administrative appeal procedure.
(b) If the person requesting the reconsideration is not satisfied with-the final_
decision of the Director and wishes to appeal the decision, such person shall appeal
the Director's final decision to the City Council, which appeal shall be filed and
conducted in accordance with the appeals procedure provided in Division 3 of Article
11 of Chapter 2 of the Code, and shall be subject to all the same terms and conditions
applicable to appeals by appellants from boards and commissions of the city as
provided in Division 3.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance No. 137, 1995,shall take effect upon the date
of approval of this Ordinance by the United Stales Environmental protection Agency.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 7th day of
November, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final passage th 21 st day of e ber, A.D.
1995.
Mayor
ATTEST:
7 City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 21 st day of No er, A.D. 199�-�
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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