HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Environmental Information Document for Wastewater Treatment Facility RESOLUTION NO. 11-323
RESOLUTION APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
REGARDING IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF PROPOSED DISINFECTION
SYSTEM AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,this public hearing date is set to discuss the results of the environmental review
performed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR); and,
WHEREAS, the environmental information document has been prepared by the IDNR
evaluating the impact of constructing a new disinfection system for the Ames Water Pollution
Control Plant, and the evaluation concluded that the project will have no significant environmental
impacts; and,
WHEREAS,a public hearing on the environmental impacts of the project construction is one
of the first steps in meeting requirements of the State Revolving Fund(SRF) loan program; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Ames intends to obtain an SRF loan to finance the construction of
the disinfection system,and a separate hearing will be held before the City enters into any financial
agreements with the SRF loan program; and,
WHEREAS,the Ames Water Pollution Control Plant is required to have a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge into the South Skunk River, and
disinfection of the WPC Plant effluent is now a requirement; and,
WHEREAS, on November 17,2009, staff presented the Council with the results of a study
where several methods of disinfection were evaluated,and the recommended method of disinfection
was ultraviolet disinfection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the environmental information document regarding the impacts of construction of the proposed
Disinfection System at the Wastewater Treatment Facility is hereby approved.
4ADOPTED THIS 28t'day of June, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28ffi day of June, 2011.