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O01-58ORDINANCE NO. O1- ~'8 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 4, SUBDIVISION D, SECTION 26-143 "DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN WASTES RESTRICTED", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCORPORATION. BY REFERENCE, TI-IF DISCHARGE LIMITS AS ADOPTED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL BOARD; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION ANDAN EFFECTIYE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach ("City") entered into that certain Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Agreement dated March 24, 1995; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Agreement, ("Agreement") the City has adopted prior ordinances providing for the implemantation and administration of said Pretreatment Program; and WHEREAS, the lim/ts contained with the Agreemem have been revised and approved by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection; and WHEREAS, in compliance with the Agreement, the City Commission desires to amend its ordinances in order to adopt the rewsed limits for the discharge of substance into the public sewers within the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.' The foregoing whereas clauses are tree and correct and are now ratified and confirmed by the City Comm/ssion. Section 2. That Chapter 26, "Water, Sewer, and City Utilities", Article IV, ;'Sewers',, Division 4, "Industrial and Commercial Waste", Subdivision D, "Use of Public Sewers"; Section 26-143, "Discharge of Certain Wastes Restricted", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Boynton Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-143. Discharge of certain wastes restricted. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, the below described materials, waters~ or wastes (collectively, the substances) if it appears likely that acceptance of those wastes can harm the wastewater treatment process or equipment, the public sewers, the sanitary sewer systems, or have an adverse effect on the receiving water body, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. The decision shall be based on those factors as the quantities subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the wastewater treatment process, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability of waste in the wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances restricted are: (a) Any liquid ha¼ng a temperature higher than 150° F. or causing the wastewater treatment plant influent to exceed 104© F. (b) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, m excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32© F. and 150© F. (O°C. and 60© CO. (c) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron, pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not. (d) Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor producing substances, in a concentration exceeding limits which may be established by the POTW as necessary after treatment of the composite sewage to meet the requirements of the state, federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction for that discharge to the receiving waters. (e) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded, which shall mean particles in size no greater than 1/2 inches measured m any dimension. (f) Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structure, equipment, or personnel or any waste treatment works. (g) Any waste containing restricted substances in quantities in excess of the local limits, measured at the point of discharge imo any sewer system, or any substance that will pass through the waste treatment facilities and exceed the °+~+~ ~'~ ~'~ ..... : ..... +~ *' ...... ;~*:~ m~q rog/1 ............... avaleut Total 0.9 0.5 Iron Load Nickel Silver Z/nc 0.0t ~ nn mg,fi Cymiido Fluoride pH 9.5 rog/1 50 COD mg/1 199 rog/1 25 TSS tocal 1/mits as adopted .by the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board as contained in the Interlocal Agreement entered into between the City of Boynton Beach and the City of Delra~ Beach. .Such~.local 3/mits are attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated here'.m by reference. * ' May be Subject to High Strength Sewer Surcharge (Refer to Section 26-162) (h) Any waste from sodi.um-cycle action excl~mge (water softening) units, fi:om industrial or commercial users where the chloride content exceeds 600 milligrams per liter. (i) Any water or waste containing suspended solids or color of a character and quantiW that. unusual attention or expense is required to handle those materials at the waste treatment facilities without a special permit issued by the city. (j) Any ~vater or waste with a chlorine demand greater than 15 milligrams per liter. (k) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes or half-life concentration as may exceed limits established by the POTW compliance with applicable state or federal regulations. or (l) Volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting a slug as defined in Section 26-115. (m) Any waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to that degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirement of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters. (n) Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids in excess of 175 milligrams per liter unless the user is approved by the city and provided further that the user complies with the requirements of the city's high strength sewer surcharge system. EXHIBIT "A" AMEND~ TO INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND PRETREATMENT AGREEMEI~ lq~S AMENDMENT fO ]i~IDUSTRIAL W3a$TE AND P~TM~T AG~E~T Isma~ 19th ~of April ,2001by~d~e~UTH~T~iON~ W~TEWA~R T~ ~ D~ ~,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'PO~," ~ ~ OF ~TO~ B~C~ h~ ~ to ~ ~BO~T~ B~CH~ m~y, ~d ~ed~ of DEL~Y BEAC~ ~e~ ref~ to ~ ~ "DEL~Y B~" ~ON BEA~ ~d DEL~Y B~CH co~ ~;,,~ ~d W u ~ "~. WHEREA~, the parties b. erato have heretofore e~red into lhat certain Industrial Waste and l:~aeatmem b4lreement dated March 24, 1995;, arat Wu~:RF.a~, pm'suaat to ~ Ineb~ Waste and Pr~uealmant Agreemea~ BOYNTON BEACH and DELRAY BEAC~ have adopt~l respee~ Ordinances (lhe :O~~) providing for the WHEREAS, the U,,,;~ c~tained w~thin the said ineh~ntnal Waste Ag~eerne~ have been revised and prelim~arily aoprovmi by DEPAR'/MENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. NOW READ~ PARAMETER Arse~i~ 0.9 mg/l Cadmium 0.5 mgfl C~uaum-Total 0.5 rog/1 Copper 3 rog/1 NEW APPROVED LIMIT5 0.98 ~ 1~.39 m8/i EXHIBIT "A" NOW READS NEW APPROVED LIMITS PARAMETl~R Iron 5 mg/l $ mg/l L~ad 0.9 rag/l 1.80 rag~ Me~ury 0.01 tz~/1 0.77 rog/1 Molybdeamm Nickel 0,07 mg/l 0.95 mg/1 Seleamma 0.25 rog/1 1.72 rog/1 Silv~ 1 rog/1 2.96 mgq gino 2 m$/l 035 rog/1 A~.orda (sumharge) 5O mlgl 100 ms/l (surcha~e) Cyaniae ~ mS/1 5.~ ms/l CBOD (sme, harg~) 220 rng, q 500 rog/1 COD (surcharge) 440 ms/1 1000 mg/I (surcherge) TSS (surcharge) ~75 n~a ~0.00 mS~ (sm~ha~) Oil and Grease 100 raSH 250 mgq ~, this Amendment shall become effective upon ~;fication by majority vote of each City Council. RATIFICATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL BOARD ACTION OF APRIL 19, 2001 WHEREAS, the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board did on April 19, 2001, by a vote of 8-0, approve AMENDMENT TO INDUSTRIAl WASTE AND PRE- TREATMENT AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, said Board action requires ratification by the City of Boynton Beach and the City of Delray Beach. Now, THEREFORE, the City of Boynton and the City of Delray Beach hereby ratify said Board action independently. The above action is hereby ratified in open session by the City of Boynton Beach this I day°f~,_~?~;~_.L, bya ~,O vote. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH ! Mayor. , x,,~,,,,,~';"~ ;~;~ ,,,~,~. Approved as to form: . ~//)/~4~;1'''~ ~Z~ City A~or~y - EXHIBIT "A" IN %~ITNE:~ '/~rHEREOF, the parties hereto have execm~-d tMs Amendme~ to I~,,~ial Waste and Pretreatmert~ Agreement the day and year i,,st above written. Attest: · Michael C. Ferguso~' CITY OF DELRAY BEACH turk ~yor David Schmidt (o) Any waters or wastes with a five-day, 20° C. B.O.D. greater than 220 milligrams per liter unless the user is approved by the city and provided further that the user complies with the requirements of the city's high strength sewer surcharge system. (p) Any waters or wastes containing chemical oxygen demand (COD) greater than 440 mg/L unless the user is approved by the City and provided further that the user complies with the requirements of the City's high strength sewer surcharge system. (cO Total toxic organics as defmed in 40 CFR, Part 413.03[c] are not to exceed 5.0 mg/1, with no one parameter over 1.0 mg/1. Any waters or wastes with an ammonia nitrogen content greater than 50 milligrams per liter unless the user is approved by the city and provided further that the user complies with the requirements of the city's high strength sewer surcharge system. Section 3. Each and every other provision of the Code of Ordinances not aerein specifically amended, shall remain in full force and effect as originally adopted. Section 4. All laws and ordinances applying to the City of Boynton Beach in conflict with any provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion :hereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance. Section 6. Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance. Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately. FIRST READING this o~t)~day of November, 2001. SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this t4 day of December, 2001. ATTEST: CITY QjF BOYNTON BF/jkCH, FLORDA o~i°~r'