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RESOLUTION NO. 14720
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR
PRETREATMENT OPERATIONS
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires industries with potential
of discharging pollutants to be permitted, inspections to be performed, and sampling and analysis
to be done by the City’s Pretreatment Program to assure compliance with EPA regulations; and
WHEREAS, Section 16-7-110 of the Pueblo Municipal Code provide that the City of
Pueblo may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operation the
City’s Pretreatment Program; and
WHEREAS, the Pueblo City Council hereby finds and determines that the following fee
schedule is fair and reasonable in relation to the cost and expense, both direct and indirect in
providing the identified services; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The following fee schedule is hereby adopted pursuant to Section 16-7-110 of the
Pueblo Municipal Code for reimbursement of the following costs with respect to setting up and
operating the City's Pretreatment Program.
Services Fees
Sampling Grab sample $37.05 per sampling event
Composite sample $74.10 per sampling
event
Permit Issuance (application review and Discharge permit $412.45 every permit
drafting of permit) renewal or new permit issuance
Zero-Discharge $247.47 every permit
renewal or new permit issuance
Document review (Periodic Compliance Discharge permit $494.94 per year
Report review and Zero-Discharge
Certificate) Zero-Discharge $247.47 per year
Enforcement costs (not related to legal
costs)
Commercial Laboratory Costs Recover cost invoiced by laboratory for
analysis
Pueblo Wastewater Laboratory Fee based on average of two outside
laboratory rates for the same analysis
Section 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Resolution and to implement the policies and procedures described therein.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED September 27, 2021
BY: Ed Brown
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
City Clerk’s Office Item # M-9
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 27, 2021
TO: President Lawrence W. Atencio and Members of City Council
CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Nancy Keller, Wastewater Director
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR PRETREATMENT
OPERATIONS
SUMMARY:
This Resolution adopts Pretreatment fees for reimbursement of costs of operating the City’s
Pretreatment Program.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None
BACKGROUND:
Pueblo Code of Ordinance Section 16-7-110 provides that the city may adopt reasonable fees for
reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the City’s Pretreatment Program including
fees necessary to cover the costs of reviewing applications, processing data, cost for sampling
and sample analysis, and other tasks to carry out the requirements of the program. The fees
were developed using the rate of each of the employees that would be doing the task. The
laboratory cost recovery fees are based on the rate the commercial laboratory charges the city
for the analysis, and the cost recovery fees for the City’s Wastewater Laboratory are based on an
average of two commercial laboratory analysis fees.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fees accurately reflect staff time and other expenses pertaining to the Pretreatment Program
operating costs.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None
ALTERNATIVES:
Alternative No. 1 – No Action
Costs will continue to be covered by the rate payers and not recovered from the industries.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Resolution.