CITY OF MERCED - File #: 16-582

• File #: 16-582
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/5/2016
• In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
• On agenda: 4/3/2017
• Final action: 4/3/2017
• Title: SUBJECT: Introduction of Ordinance No. 2474 Amending Section 15.24.110 of the Merced Municipal Code Regarding Specific Pollutant Limitations and Local Industrial Discharge Limitations REPORT IN BRIEF Staff Recommends that the City Council Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 2474 which will amend Municipal Code Section 15.24.110 to Lower the City's Existing Specific Pollutant Limitations and Local Industrial Discharge Limitations For Arsenic, Copper and Zinc. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion introducing Ordinance No. 2474, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, amending section 15.24.110, "Specific Pollutant Limitations," of the Merced Municipal Code.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/3/2017	1	City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency	approved	Pass

Report Prepared by: Lorraine M. Carrasquillo, Supervisor, Water Quality Control Division

Title
SUBJECT: Introduction of Ordinance No. 2474 Amending Section 15.24.110 of the Merced Municipal Code Regarding Specific Pollutant Limitations and Local Industrial Discharge Limitations

REPORT IN BRIEF
Staff Recommends that the City Council Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 2474 which will amend Municipal Code Section 15.24.110 to Lower the City's Existing Specific Pollutant Limitations and Local Industrial Discharge Limitations For Arsenic, Copper and Zinc.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion introducing Ordinance No. 2474, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, amending section 15.24.110, "Specific Pollutant Limitations," of the Merced Municipal Code.

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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by Staff; or
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or
3. Deny; or
4. Refer to Staff for reconsideration of specific items; or
5. Continue to a future meeting

AUTHORITY
Merced Municipal Code section 200
Merced Municipal Code Chapter 15.24 - Use Restrictions
Federal Regulations: 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403.8(f)(1) and (f)(4)

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget

DISCUSSION
Every five (5) years the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) receives a new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. As a requirement in the renewal of the permit cycle, the WWTF must re-evaluate the Specific Pollutants Limitation (local limits). Moreover, due to the fact that the facility has undergone several significant treatment process improvement upgrades since the adoption of the current local limits, the review and re-evaluation of the City's local limits was appropriate. The establishment of local limits keep pollution levels below the Federal and State limits, and from interfering with the local WWTF maximum allowable loadings. Industr...