HomeMy WebLinkAbout08499ORDINANCE NO. 8499
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE XVI
OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
EXCLUSION OF SUBSTANCES FROM DISCHARGES TO
THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate
matter being omitted; underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1.
Chapter 3 of Title XVI of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is hereby
amended to add a new Section 16-3-9. thereto to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3
Sewer; General Provisions
Sec. 16-3-9. Excluded Substances.
Discharges of wastes or waters containing selenium in excess of 17 µg/L or sulfate in
excess of 310 mg/L shall be excluded from the sanitary sewer system.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: July 23, 2012
BY: Chris Nicoll
COUNCIL PERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: August 13, 2012
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: July 23, 2012 AGENDA ITEM # R-1
DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER
GENE MICHAEL, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE XVI OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO EXCLUSION OF SUBSTANCES FROM
DISCHARGES TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve an Ordinance amending Chapter 3 of Title XVI of the
Pueblo Municipal Code relating to exclusion of substances from discharges to the
sanitary sewer system?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The City operates its wastewater system under a discharge permit issued by the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The permit requires that the
City implement practices to ensure that contributions to the City’s Water Reclamation
Facility do not contribute to an exceedence of water quality standards for selenium and
sulfate. Selenium and sulfate are both naturally-occurring substances that enter the
City’s wastewater system via groundwater intrusion rather than via waste discharges
from human activities. The naturally high concentrations of these substances exceed
the water quality standards of the Arkansas River. Excluding from the sanitary sewer
system waste discharges containing these substances in concentrations higher than
those specified is intended to achieve the requirements of the discharge permit.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None