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Resolution No. 16 of 2018
Supporting Updates to Pretreatment
Local Limits Standards
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the Salt Lake City Wastewater Control Ordinance under Section 17.32.010 for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city to regulate the collection of wastewater and treatment thereof for the maximum public benefit; and
WHEREAS, the objectives of the Wastewater Control Ordinance include prevention of the introduction of pollutants in the publicly operated treatment works (POTW) that will interfere with its operations, prevention of introduction of pollutants that will pass through the POTW that might be inadequately treated, protection of POTW personnel and general public from exposure to such pollutants, to provide for equitable distribution among users of the cost of operation of the POTW, and to enable the city to comply with its UPDES permit and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject;
WHEREAS, categorical users of the POTW must comply with the national categorical pretreatment standards found at 40 CFR chapter 1, subchapter N, parts 405-471 and state requirement and limitations on discharges when they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations;
WHEREAS, the city is authorized to establish best management practices through local limits pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5(c) to implement federal and state prohibitions against pollutants being introduced into the POTW;
WHEREAS, the city has adopted local limits pursuant to Section 17.36.090 and a separate document entitled “City of Salt Lake City Corporation Local Limits” to prevent pass-through and interference with the POTW and such local limits are subject to periodic review and updating by the city;
WHEREAS, the city has studied its needs for its local limits in coordination with its permitees and has presented proposed modifications to the local limits to its Public Utilities Advisory Committee and has received approval of the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follows:
It does hereby approve the attached list of local limits that shall serve as new local limits for Salt Lake City.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 3rd day of April, 2018.