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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Updated Industrial Pretreatment Program RESOLUTION NO. 18-072 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISIONS TO INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,onOctober 17,2017,staffmet withthe City Council ina workshop sessionto review a series of proposed revisions to the Industrial Pretreatment Program(IPP);the Ames IPP was originally implemented in 1983 with revisions occurring in 1992 and 2010; and, WHEREAS, the IPP defines the policies and procedures that must be adhered to in order to protect the environment, sanitary sewers, the Water Pollution Control Facility, and the personnel tasked with working on these facilities; and, WHEREAS,the previous version ofthe IPP has become outdated and no longer aligns with current practices, and the newly revised IPP reflects the practices currently followed by City staff and also the expectations of the Industrial Users subject to the program; and, WHEREAS, among the more prominent changes included in the revisions is the requirement for Industrial Users to use a certified lab when performing sample analysis, and the revisions also reflect the City's move fromusingboth permits and contracts to the use of a Pretreatment Permit, which includes all the necessary language within one document; and, WHEREAS,a recent audit ofthe City's Pretreatment Programby the United States Environmental Protection Agency(US EPA)instructed the City to amend the sampling requirements for Industrial Users in the IPP;the City was also instructed by the US EPA to adjust the Enforcement Response Plan to reflect a change in the federal requirements; and, WHEREAS, these changes are included in the proposed revisions and the City has made a commitment to the US EPA that these changes will become official by March 6, 2018; and, WHEREAS, staff was not able to proceed with the revisions to the IPP in October due to the IDNR's determination that the proposed revisions constituted a"substantialmodification"to the City's IPP; and, WHEREAS, under the state's rules, a public notice and 30-day comment period was required; and, WHEREAS,the public notification and comment period requirements have been met and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has given its final approval of the Industrial Pretreatment Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of Ames, Iowa, that implementation of all components of the revised Industrial Pretreatment Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13th day of February, 2018. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 131h day of February, 2018.