Title
WATER AND SEWERAGE AMENDMENTS (B)
Ordinance No. 120211
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27, DIVISION 3, SEWERAGE, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 27-180, "PRETREATMENT PROGRAM - GENERALLY", RELATING TO OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.1 "SAME - PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES" RELATING TO STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.3, "SAME - PERMITTING" RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTES; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.4 "SAME - MONITORING, REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION", RELATING TO SEMI-ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.5 "SAME - PRETREATMENT FACILITIES AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT" RELATING TO OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING HARMFUL WASTE; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.6 "SAME - ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE/SLUG PREVENTION" RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR SLUG DISCHARGE; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.7 "SAME - ENFORCEMENT" RELATING TO COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 27-180.8 "SAME - REGULATION OF WASTEWATER RECEIVED FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS" RELATING TO INTER-JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED HEREIN.
Explanation
The ordinance revision is required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) due to changes in 40 CFR 403 made by EPA at the federal level and subsequent changes made in FAC 62-625 by FDEP. The changes in the rule at the federal level are called the Pretreatment Streamlining Rule.
The purpose of the Pretreatment Streamlining Rule is to provide flexibility for dealing with some industrial users that, although they are regulated under federal rules, do not have a significant impact on wastewater collection systems.
In addition to the Pretreatment Streamlining Rule changes, FDEP directed GRU to make some other changes in Section 27-180. Most of the...
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