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ORDINANCE NO . 33
SERIES OF 20 02
BY AU THORITY
COUNC IL BILL NO. 31
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER GARRE'IT
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12 , CHAPTER 2, SECTION 7, SUBS EC TIONS
A AND B, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, PERTAINING TO
LIMITATIONS ON I NDUS TRIAL DIS CHARGES .
WHEREAS . the Environme nta l Protection Age ncy (EPA) Federal Industri al
Pretreatm ent regulations and the Little/Engle wood Wastewater Treatment Plant
CD PS permit iss ued by the State of Co lorado required the Little/E ngl ewood
Wastewater Treatment Pl a nt program to re-eva lu ate the industrial discharge local
limits by the end of February 2002 ; a nd
WHEREAS , the technical eva luation was required to dete rmine if th e existing
limits we.re protecti e a .. the plant operations, receiving stream {Platte River), bioeo lid s
a nd worker health and •;afety; a nd
WHEREAS , t he ~,,j<',ct was comp leted and s ubm itted to EPA for approval ; and
WHEREAS , the EPA res ponded t ha t the nu 'll ~ers are technica ll y so und and were
officia lly effe ctive May 31, 2002; a,
WHEREAS , some of the ne w limits are less re s trictive while othe rs are more
restrictive ; and
WHEREAS , The Englewood Municipal Code Wastewater Utili ty Ordinance nee ds to
be amend e d to re fl ect the new limitations;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD . COLORAC•O, AS FOLLOWS:
~-The City Co uncil of the City of Engl ewood hereby a pproves ame nding
Title 12, Ch a pter 2, Section 7, Subse ction A, of the Englewood Municipa l Code 2000,
which shall rea d as fo llows:
12-2-7 : Limitat ions on Discharge.
A. Discha rge of Palluta11ts: No person shall discharge any pollutant in ex cess of
t he foll owing :
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Po ll utant Or Maximum • Poll utant Property Conce ntration
Daily Ave rage mg/)
Arsenic, Total (Aa) H lJ!Z
Cadmium, Total (Cd) ~ l!,_lfili
Chromum VI (Hex Cr) 9-,G9& ~
Copper , Total (C u) .H) 2...6.6
Lead, To:.n l (Pb) 34 J!.J!g •
Mercury, Total (Hg) 9,0094 lWl.l)Ji
Molybdenum (Mo) &¼ ll...11
Nicke l, Total (Ni) 1H 2M
Selenium (Se\ 9,98& Q..3TI
Silver, Total (Ag) &,94H-1..8
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Zinc. Total (Zn) I I
~. The City Council of the City of Englewood hereby a pproves amending
Title 12, Chapter 2, Section 7, Subsection B of the En glewood Municipal Code 2000 ,
whi ch s hall read as follows :
B. Spec ial Co11d itio11 s Ma y Be Gra11ted: Industri al a llocations may be approved
under speci al co nditions as determined by the City Manager or de signee. The
maximum daily allowable industria l lo ading shall be allocated through
significant ind ustrial user permits. The total loading to all permitted
industrial users shall not exceed the level s pecifie d below . Changes in local
limits due to increa sed or decreased loading in the service area may cause a
change in allocations granted under these s pecial conditions. Indus trial users
s hall monitor and report daily flows as required by the wastewater
contribution pe rmit. Allocations may be revo ked by the City and shall not be
considered prop erty rights .
Pollutant Or Daily
Pollutant Prop erty Maximum Allowable
Industrial Load (Lbs/Day)
Arsenic, Total (As) ~ U1
Cadmium, Total (C d) ¼,l;i,8 l!.19..3
Chromium VI (HEX Cr) ~ ~
Cop per , Total (C u) -HMM l.Q.li
Lea d, Tota l (Pb) -l¾.-+8ll .3.,1.g
Merclll')I, Total (Hg) -Mill
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Molybdenum (Mo) ll6,ll86 UJl
Nickel, Total (Nij H-,634 llJ
Selenium (S e) +.-'1-W 1'"
Silver, Total (Ag) ~ ~
Zinc, Total (Zn) ~ llLI
C. Uruhrground Storage: Petroleum underground stor age tank remediation
projects which hove caused contamination to ground water and have been
authorized to discharge treated ground water to the POTW shall meet the
following standards for maximum concentration daily average in ug/1:
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, total (BTEX) .... 750 ug/1
Ben ze ne .... 50 ug/1
D . Organic Compounds: Volatile organic compound semi-volatile organic
compounds shn.ll be determined on a case by cu a~ basis using the
Littleton/Englewood policy for local limits for volatile and semi-volatile
compounds . The Littleton/Englewood policy shall re4oct EPA guidance on
Development And lmplementation 0£ Local Discharge Limitations Under
Th• Pretreatment Program and Best Available Treatment Technologies
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E. Compliance \Vith Federal Act: When nece caary for compliance with the
Federal Act for the achievement of technology-based offiuent limitations, the
City Manager or his/her designee may exercise Best Profesaional Judgment
(BPJ) in establishing effiuent limitations on a case-by-case basis for
individual permits granted pursuant to Section 12-2-3. Technology-based
effluent limitations based on Best Professional Judgment (BPJ) shall be
made only for good cause and in the absence of Fcderb.lly promulgated
pretreatment standards or local limjtations on di schat'!l:C,
F. Effluent Limitaticns: Effluent limitations established through the exercise of
Beat Professional Judgment (BPJ) shall be made after considering the
availability of appropriate technology, its economic reasonableness, the age
of equipment and facilities involved, the process employed, and any increase
in water or energy consumption.
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G. Compliance Required: Si gnificant In dustrial Users located in Engl ewood but
di sc har gin g to t he Metro District shall comp ly with the loca l limits of tho
Metro Di s trict or ofthie Chapte r, which ever is more stringent.
~. Safety Clauses The City Council here by find s, determines, aud
dec la r es t hat this Ordinance is promulga te d under t he general police power of t he
City of Englewood, t hat it is promul gated for the hea lt h, safety, a nd welfare of the
public, and tha t t hi s Ordinance is necesoary for the prese rvstion of hea lth and safety
ond for the protectio n of publi c co nveni ence and welfare . The City Council furth e r
dete rmines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative
object sought to be obtained.
~ Seve rnbilitv , If any clause , se ntence , paragraph , or pa.rt of this
Ordi nance or the app lication thereo f to any person or circumstances ch~ll for any
reason be adj dged by a co urt of co mpetent jurisdiction inv alid , s uch judgment s ha ll
not affect impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinan ce or its P.pplication to
other pe rsons or circumstances.
~ Inco nsislent Ordinences All other Ordin ances or portions thereof
inco ns istent or conflicting with this Ordin ance or any port.10 ·.\ hereof are hereby
rep ea led to the extent of s uch inco nsistency or confli ct.
~-Effect of repeal or modification Th e repeal or modification of any
provision of the Cod e of the City ot Engle wood by this Ordinance s hall not r elease ,
extinguish , alter, modify , or change in whole or in part any pe nalty, forfeiture , or
liability, either civil or criminal. which shall have be1:n incurr1d unde r such provision ,
and each provision s hall be treated and he ld as still Mmaining in force for the
purposes of s ustaini ng any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and
pro secutions for the enforcement of the penal ty, forfeiture , .,r li ability, as well as for
the purpose of s ustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be
rendered , entere d, or made in s uch actions, suits, proceeding s, or prosecutions .
~ &wilil:, The Penalty Pro vis ion of Se ctio n 12-2-6 EMC s ha ll apply to
each and every violation of this Ordinance.
Introduce d, read in full , a nd passe d on fir st readin g on the lat day of July, 20 02.
Published as a Bill for a n Ordinance on the 5th day of J uly, 20 02.
Read by title a nd passe d on fin a l reading on t he 16th day of July, 2002 .
Publis hed by t itle as Ordin a nce No~ Series of 200 2, on the 19th day of July,
2002 .
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I, Loucrishio A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, he re by certify
that the above ar.:i foregoing is a true CO!l1Jlf the Ordinance passed on fina r eading
and published by title as Ordinance No-22, Series of 2002.
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Date
Ju ly I , 2002
INITIATED BY
Lilll el o n/Englewood Wastewater
Supervis ory Committee
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda Item
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STAFF SOURCE
Subject
Rev is ed numeric loca l limits
for industrial dis charg ers .
Ma ry E. Gardner, Industrial Pretrea tment
Administrator
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
one.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Th e ac tion recommended is to approv·• by Ordinance the new ly revise d ;ndustrial discharge local
limits .
BACKGROUND , ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Environmental Pro tec ti on Agency federa l Industria l Pr etreatment regulations and the L/E
W'NTP COPS p,,rmil issued by th e sl ate of Colorado required th e loca l Pr etr ea tm ent program to re-
eva lu ate th e ind11slrial discharge loca l lim its by th e end of Febr ua ry 2002. The te chnical evalua tion
was required 10 determ ine if th e existing limits were prot ec t ive of the plant operations, receiv ing
stream (Platte Ri ve r), bi osolids and worker hea lth and safely. The proj ect w as complet ed and
submilted 10 EP A for approval. The attached leller from EPA indicates lhe numbers ar e technically
so und. Th ey were officially effecti ve May 3 1, 2002.
All indust ri es that will be affected by th e changes were not,fi ~d in April 2002 . Th ey we re provided
with the proposed chan fss and given 60 days Iv comm ent. No comments we re received.
Th e new limitations mu st now be amended in lh e Wastewater Uli,ily Ordinan,e. Some of th e ne w
limits are less rescrictive than th e ones curr entl y li!,ted in th e ordin an-:e and utt-.ers ate rn-0 re
res trict ve .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
A llac hm enl A: EPA lett er
• A tt ac hm ent B: Proposed changes 10 th e o rdin ance
UNITED STATES ENVIRONM l,NTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION VIII
Ref: 8P-W-P
Ms. Mary Gardner
Pretreatment Administrator
999 18th STREET • SUITE 500
DENVER, COLORADO 80202-2466
MAY 31 m
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant
2900 South Platte River Drive
Englewood , Colorado 80110
Dear Ms . G,,rd er:
Re : Approval of Modification Request
NPDES #: CO0032999
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA} public noticed your request for a
substantial modification of the Littleton/Engh,wood Wastewater Treatment Plant's
pretreatment program on April 19, 2002, as req1Jired by 40 CFR Section 403.18 . Our
records indicate that no comments were rec~ived and that the modifications, as public
noticed , have remained unchanged . Therefore, pursuantto40 CFR Section 403 .18(c},
the modifications public noticed by EPA are approved . The revised pretreatment
program shall be an enforceable condilion of your NPDES permit as of the date of this
approval letter (see 40 CFR Section 122 .63(g}}.
If you have any questions, plet1se do not hAsltate to contact me at i 303} 312-6377 .
cc: Rick Koplitz , CDPHE
FARGO
Sincerely,
C7#f1'~
Curt A. Mc.Cormick
Pretreatmeri Coordinator
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• 12-2-7 : Limitations on Dlstharge .
A. Discharge of Pollutants : No person shall di scharge any pollutant in exces s of the
following :
Pollutant Or Maximum
Pollutant Property Concentration
Daily Av erage mg/I
Arsenic, Total (As) ~ 1.92
Cadmium , Total (Cd) ~ 0.206
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Chromium VI (Hex Cr) 9:698 J.4
Copper, Total (Cu) ~ 2.66
Lead, Total (Pb) H 0.86
Mercury, Total (Hg) 9:G004 0.005
Molybdenum (Mo) H 0.74
Nickel, Total (Ni) M 2.88
Selenium (Se) 9:989---0.373
Silver, Total (Ag) 9-:99+ 1.8
Zinc , Total (Zn) 36-:-i! 30.0
B. Special Conditions May Be Granted: Industrial allocations may be approved under
special conditions as detennined by the City Manager or designee . The maximum daily
allowable industrial loading shall be allocated through significant industrial user permits .
The total loading to all perrnined industrial users shall not exceed the level specified
below. Changes in local limits due lo increase<! or decreased loading in the service area
may cause a change in allocations granted under these special condition~. Industrial users
shall monitor and report daily flows as required by the wastewater contribution permit.
Allocations may be revoked by the City and shall not be co nsidered prop erty rights .
Cit y of Englewood
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Poll utant Or Daily
Poll ut ant Property Maximum Allowable
Ind ustri al Load (Lbs/Day)
Arsenic, Total (As) ~ 7.37
Cadmium, Total (Cd) H-58 0.793
Chromium VI (HEX Cr) ~ 12.95
Copper, Total (Cu) f9:.l-8+ 10.26
Lead, Total (Pb) ~-3.32
Mercury, Total (Hg) G,00¼,9; 0.0192
Molybdenum (Mo) 2(-~ 2.86
Nickel, Total (Ni) -H-,634-11.l
Selenium (Se) +.-t-l-9 1.44
Silver, Total (Ag) ~ 6.8(
Zinc, To tal (Zn) ffi,G4;t ll5.7
C. Undergro,md Storage: Petroleum underground storage tank remediation projects which
have caused contamination to ground water and have been authorized to discharge treated
ground water to the POTW shall meet the following standards for maximum
concentration daily av~rage in ug/1 :
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, total (BTEX) .... 750 ug/1
Benzene .... 50 ug/1
City of Englewood
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