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ORDINANCE NO. 1389
By Councilman Olesen
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 3 -3 -25A OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO, BY
DELETING THEREFROM REFERENCE TO THE WORD "AND" AND SUBSTITUTING
THEREFORE THE WORD "OR" IN THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR CONTRIBUTING
INDUSTRY. REPEALING ALL LAWS INCONSISTENT THEREWITH AND
PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
Section 1: That Section 3 -3 -25A of the Municipal
Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to read as follows:
3 -3 -25A: MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY: There is
hereby established a category of any property owner or sewer user
which shall be known as "Major Contributing Industry" which will
be subject to certain regulations and pre- treatment responsibilities
as hereinafter promulgated.
(A) The definition of a "Major Contributing
Industry" is as follows:
1. Has a flow of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons
or more per average workday; and or
2. Has a flow greater than five percent (5 %) of
the flow carried by the municipal system
receiving the waste; and or
3. Has in its waste a toxic pollutant in toxic
amounts as defined in standards issued under
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972
and its amendments; and or
4. Has significant impact, either singly or in
combination with other contributing industries,
on the treatment works or the quality of its
effluent.
(B) The definition of the "Act" as hereinafter used in
this Chapter shall refer to the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act entitled Public Law 92 -500.
and its amendments of 1972.
(C) All Major Contributing Industries shall be issued and
comply with a permit issued by the City of
Caldwell which will include allocations and limits
of quality and quantity of waste loads which limits,
if exceeded, shall be in violation of the
ordinance and subject to its penalties.
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(D) All Major Contributing Industries shall have systems
of pre- treatment to the degree of treatment that
such wastes shall conform to the allocations of
volume and quality as required by the permit and
Section 307 of the "Act ". The major contributing
industry shall further provide and maintain
instruments to measure such flows and proportional
sampling devices provided at the industry's
expense that meet with City approval which shall
reasonably and accurately provide the flow data
and samples for quality testing. Non - compliance
to furnish and maintain this equipment shall be
considered violation of the ordinances.
(E) All wastes contributed to the City's sewer system,
whether classified as a major contributing
industry or otherwise, shall have a pH (potential
hydrogen ion concentration) range between 6.0
to 9.0 at the point of discharge to the
public's sytem.
(F) Each Major Contributing Industry shall submit to
the City of Caldwell, to the attention of the
City Engineer, at periodic intervals not to exceed
six (6) months, a statement in writing regarding
specific actions taken to achieve full compliance
with the requirements of Section 307 of the "Act ",
compliance with the permit issued by the City and a
narrative report of the user's activity describing
the actions taken to achieve compliance with the
referenced section and permit.
(G) All Major Contributing Industries as herein
defined, shall pay a monthly sewer charge as
established by the City of Caldwell, The City
Council shall establish a monthly charge formula
based upon volume, concentration of B and
concentration of suspended solids in the liquid
effluent discharged into the sewer system of the City
of Caldwell by Major Contributing Industries.
(H) Any violation of this Act shall constitute a
misdemeanor. In addition, the City of Caldwell
may suspend or revoke the permit issued to any
Major Contributing Industry and /or prohibit
said industry from discharging sewage waste into
the City system for repeated violation of this
Ordinance.
(I) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to adopt
rules and regulations for the administration
of this Ordinance and the permit system herein
established which rules and regulations shall be in
effect upon approval by the City Council.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
PASSED By the City Council this 20th day of July,
1976.
APPROVED By the Mayor this 20t day of July, 1976.
1, F
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Mayor, City of
ATTEST:
C er c, Ci ',,:'o Caldwell
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