HomeMy WebLinkAbout062 - 06/05/2007 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 ARTICLE IV OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMEN ORDINANCE NO. 062, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE WASTEWATER
PRETREATMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, as part of its wastewater system, the City imposes certain industrial discharge
and pretreatment requirements on those discharging to the City's system; and
WHEREAS, City staff has identified certain aspects of those requirements that require
modification in order to ensure effective administration of the pretreatment requirements consistent
with the applicable regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency("EPA"); and
WHEREAS, City staff presented proposed revisions to the Water Board on February 23,
2006, and the Water Board unanimously recommended approval of the revisions at that time; and
WHEREAS,the proposed revisions were submitted to EPA for review, and were approved
after a thirty-day public notification process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section1. That Section 26-206 ofthe Codeof the Cityof Fort Collins is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 26-206. Definitions.
The following words,terms and phrases,when used in this Article,shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
` Grab sample shall mean an individual sample which is taken from a waste stream
on a one-time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and of time not to
exceed fifteen (15)minutes.
Pretreatment or treatment shall mean the reduction of the amount of pollutants,
the elimination of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in
wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise
introducing such pollutants into the wastewater utility which may be obtained by
physical,chemical or biological processes,orprocess changes by other means except
as prohibited by 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(d). Any restrictions or requirements that are
imposed as part of zero-discharge permit shall be deemed to constitute pretreatment
or treatment.
RV wastewater shall mean domestic wastewater from a boat or a recreational
vehicle such as a camper, motor home or trailer used for traveling or recreational
activities.
Septage waste shall mean either liquid or solid material removed from a septic
tank, cesspool,pit toilet,portable toilet,Type III marine sanitation device or similar
treatment works that receives only domestic sewage, but shall not include RV
wastewater that is pumped or drained directly from a boat or recreational vehicle into
a properly permitted and operated RV dump station.
Zero-discharge permit shall mean an industrial discharge permit issued to a
significant industrial user that would have a reasonable potential for adversely
affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or
requirement if said user were to discharge its wastewater to the POTW without
restriction. A zero-discharge permit requires specified actions, configuration of
processes, or other management or control of the industrial user's operations or
wastestream so as to prevent the discharge of specified industrial wastewater or
specified pollutants to the POTW.
Section 2. That Section 26-306 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
(by the addition of a comma) as follows:
Sec. 26-306. Wastewater discharge permit required.
It is unlawful for any person to discharge to the wastewater utility without first
obtaining a sewer connection permit as provided in § 26-236 et seq.,of this Article,
and an industrial discharge permit if required by this Article. It is unlawful for any
person to discharge septage waste to the wastewater utility without first obtaining a
liquid waste hauler permit as provided in § 26-324 of this Article.
Section 3. That Section 26-308(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended as follows:
See. 26-308. Industrial discharge permit; application.
(a) Any significant industrial user shall obtain an industrial discharge permit
which may be a zero-discharge permit, if applicable, in order to receive wastewater
service from the wastewater utility. To the extent that a significant industrial user
would have a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or
for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement if said user were to discharge
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its wastewater to the POTW without restriction, the General Manager may issue a
zero-discharge permit that requires specified actions, configuration of processes, or
other management or control of the industrial user's operations or wastestream so as
to prevent the discharge of specified industrial wastewater or specified pollutants to
the POTW.
Section 4. That Section 26-309(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 26-309. Existing industrial user discharge permit; application.
(b) When required to apply for an industrial discharge permit, an existing
industrial user shall provide the following information in addition to that required in
§ 26-308.
(1) Wastewater quality.The constituents and characteristics of its wastewater as
identified and determined by a reliable analytical laboratory,includingbut not
limited to those mentioned in §§ 26-336 through 26-338 of this Article.
Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures
established by the EPA pursuant to section 304(h) of the act and contained
in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended.
(2) Flow measurements. Average daily and thirty-minute peak wastewater flow
rates including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
(3) Where known, the quantity and specific nature of any pollutants in the
discharge which are limited by any pretreatment standards and a statement
regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards or, if applicable, zero-
discharge permit requirements,are being met on a consistent basis and if not,
whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment
or other process modification is required for the user to meet applicable
pretreatment standards or zero-discharge permit requirements.
(4) A written description and diagram of existing pretreatment equipment,if any,
including but not limited to operational processes or controls, treatment
processes,treatment tank dimensions and retention time, chemical supplies,
operating personnel and certification, and a plumbing diagram of the
treatment system.
(5) If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required
to meet the pretreatment standards or applicable industrial discharge permit
requirements, including but not limited to zero-discharge permit
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requirements,a proposed compliance schedule by which the user will provide
such additional pretreatment.
(6) Any information deemed necessary by the General Manager to evaluate the
permit application.
Section 5. That Section 26-318(f) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 26-318. Sampling and analysis.
(f) Any industrial user subject to the industrial pretreatment reporting
requirements established by this Article shall be required to retain, for a period of
five (5) years, any records of the monitoring activities and results (whether or not
such monitoring activities are required by this Section)and shall make such records
available for inspection and copying by the General Manager. Said period of
retention shall be extended to include the pendency of any litigation existingbetween
the user and the utility or EPA or the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment regarding the requirements of the industrial pretreatment program as
they relate to the industrial user, or when requested by the General Manager.
Section 6. That Section 26-343(e) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 26-343. Discharge limitations.
(e) Mercury from dental offices. No dental office shall discharge wastewater
generated from the placement or removal of dental amalgam containing mercury
unless said dental office has installed the equipment described in, and conducts its
operations in accordance with, the following best management practices:
(7) All dental amalgam waste shall be transferred to an offsite recycling facility
for recycling ofinercury or shall be managed and disposed in accordance with
applicable federal, state and local hazardous waste laws and regulations.
(9) The General Manager may request that any user operating a dental office
provide such information regarding installation and operation of equipment,
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or the purchase,use, storage, recycling or disposal of dental amalgam as the
General Manager determines to be reasonably necessary to determine
compliance with the requirements of this Subsection 26-343(e),and any such
user shall provide said requested information in accordance with the terms of
the General Manager's request.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 1 st day of May,
A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the rdaJe, A.D. 2007.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 5th day of J ,i D. 2007.
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