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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES NOS. 620 AND 684, SETTING FORTH
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE JACKSONVILLE WASTEWATER
COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Sewer Commission is required by
federal law, 40 CFR 403, to establish and enforce limitations on
the quantitites of specific pollutants which may be discharged to
the local sewer system; and,
WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Sewer Commission is granted
authority by Municipal Ordinance No. 604 to regulate and monitor
the use of the Wastewater Utility System; and,
WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Sewer Commission has conducted a
study to determine the allowable quantities of said pollutants
within the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE: Section One of Ordinance No. 684 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Specific Pollutant Limitations
No industrial user shall discharge wastewater of sufficient
strength to cause the 24-hour loading to the POTW to exceed
background levels by more than:
1.29
1.29
2.08
3.54
2.13
0.056
2.90
2.51
6.64
3.88
0.004
0.021
0.006
0.031
0.077
12.4
11.9
14.9
0.60
lbs/d arsenic
lbs/d cadmium
lbs/d copper
lbs/d cyanide
lbs/d lead
lbs/d mercury
lbs/d nickel
lbs/d silver
lbs/d total chromium
lbs/d zinc
lbs/d chlorophenol
lbs/d 2,4-dichlorophenol
lbs/d 2,6-dichlorophenol
lbs/d 2,4,5-trichlorophenol
lbs/d 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
lbs/d phenol
lbs/d 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
lbs/d 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid
lbs/d 2, (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)
propionic acid
of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
zero discharge
The Jacksonville Sewer Commission shall be empowered to determine
fair and equitable allocation and to establish specific limitations
for the substances and quantities listed above to all users of the
POTW through the permits issued in accordance with Ordinance No.
620. All permits issued under the conditions of this Ordinance
shall comply with any and all State or Federal Standards and each
permit holder acknowledges that more stringent State and Federal
Standards shall be incorporated into permits as such standards are
promulgated and become effective.
SECTION TWO: If any provision, paragraph, word, section,
or article of "this Ordinance is invalidated by any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words,
sections, and chapters shall not be affected and shall continue
in full force and effect.
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SECTION THREE: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are specifically repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SECTION 4: It is hereby ascertained and declared that an
efficient and effective wastewater collection and treatment system
can only be provided with proper enforcement of limitations on
quantities of specific pollutants and that only by the passage of
this Ordinance can such protection be guaranteed. It is, there-
fore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, and safety, shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21~t DAY OF
JanuCVLY
1988.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
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BY: TOMJf SWAVi
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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KEITH VAUGHAN, CITzjATTORNEY