HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/1997COUNCIL WORK SESSION
July 7, 1997
5:50 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present: Mayor Rooff, Getty, Murphy, Anders, Collier,
Mollenhoff.
Members absent: Jordan, Krizek.
Also present: Bob Bamsey of RUST, and Roseann Cory, Pre -Treatment
Coordinator.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Murphy that the Agenda, as proposed, be
approved. Ayes: Five. Absent: Jordan, Krizek. Motion carried.
The Sewer Use and Pretreatment Ordinance was reviewed. Mayor Rooff
stated that staff has been working on the ordinance for several
years as to what waste is allowed and not allowed.
Bob Bamsey of RUST Environment & Infrastructure, reviewed the
ordinance. It is a requirement of the grant and the consent
agreement that we update the ordinance. The purpose of the
ordinance is to provide optimum public use of the city's wastewater
collection and treatment facilities through the regulation of sewer
construction, sewer use and industrial wastewater discharges. To
provide for distribution of the city's costs for ownership,
operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection and
treatment facilities necessary for protection of public health and
environment and to meet the applicable regulatory requirements that
may be imposed on the city now or in the future. The ordinance
provides for regulation of sewer construction that will contribute
to the city's facilities, quantity and quality of wastewater
discharges, industrial wastewater pretreatment requirements,
establishes fees for the distribution of costs for ownership,
operation and maintenance of the collection and treatment
facilities, the approval of plans and/or specifications for sewer
construction, issuance of permits for industrial wastewater
discharge, miscellaneous permits, and establishment of appropriate
enforcement action for violation of the ordinance.
An industrial user is anyone except a resident. Industrial
wastewater includes all wastewater from any manufacturing,
processing, institutional, commercial, agricultural or other
operation where the wastes discharged include significant
quantities of wastes from non-domestic sources.
The Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) is under the authority of
the City of Waterloo. The Superintendent of the Water
Pollution/Flood Control Department is the administrator of the
system.
Permits will be required for construction of improvements and/or
extensions that will contribute to the Publicly Owned Treatment
Works and the discharge of any non-residential user to the POTW.
Applications for construction of sanitary sewer extensions and/or
improvements that connect to the Waterloo POTW must be submitted to
the City Engineer for approval.
All non-domestic users of the POTW must obtain a wastewater
discharge permit from the city. The permit application will be
used to collect a data base and help to manage the system. The
data base will help to identify the source of certain drainage. A
permit fee may be established, but it is not necessary.
Another work session will be scheduled for July 28, 1997.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Mollenhoff that the meeting be
adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Mollenhoff, Krizek.
Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
Acting City Clerk