| Item Title: | Public Works-Facilities- EPWU Wastewater Discharge Permit Renewal |
| Submitted By: | Norma R. Palacios, Executive Director, Public Works Department (915) 546-2015 |
| Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Application for Renewal for an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit with El Paso Water Utility/Public Service Board, for the Medical Examiner's Facility. |
| Background: | The purpose of the Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) is to protect the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW), the system that conveys and the treatment plants that receive wastewater from the City, from pollutants that may cause harm or interfere with its operation, and to protect the Environment. The Program accomplishes this by implementing and enforcing Federal Categorical Standards, State requirements, and limits developed locally.
The main components of the IPP include: 1) Development of Technically Based Local Limits (TBLL), which are discharge limits developed based on the concentration of pollutant that can be effectively removed by treatment processes and the discharge limits imposed upon the Plants through permits issued by the State; 2) Issuance of Permits; 3) Inspection; 4) Sample collection to insure compliance with discharge limits; and 5) Enforcement
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| Fiscal Impact: | None |
| Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Application for Renewal Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit with El Paso Water Utility/Public Service Board, for the Medical Examiner's Facility. |
| Prior Action: | January 30, 2017 Consent Item “F”
June 2, 2014 Motion # 6 -Item # 17
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| Strategic Plan: | .. |
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