Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 13.20 Related to LOTT Regulations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading, an ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 13.20 related to LOTT regulations.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve on second reading, an ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 13.20 related to LOTT regulations.
Staff Contact:
David Dunn, Engineer II, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8562
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
The LOTT Clean Water Alliance (LOTT) provides wastewater treatment for the City of Olympia as well as Thurston County and the cities of Lacey and Tumwater. LOTT is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, formed by the four government partners under an interlocal agreement. The LOTT Board is composed of one elected official appointed by each of the partner jurisdictions.
The LOTT Budd Inlet Treatment Plant must comply with State and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code, Section 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403). This work includes monitoring waste streams from industrial dischargers; establishing local limits for metals discharge; issuing permits to Significant Industrial Dischargers; and enforcing the prohibited discharge standards for materials that would pass through treatment, interfere with the treatment process, or could damage sewer infrastructure or endanger public workers.
The pretreatment regulations adopted by the LOTT Board are included in the municipal codes of all the LOTT partner agencies. In Olympia, these regulations are located in Olympia Municipal Code Title 13.20.
Over the last seven years, LOTT has worked in concert with the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tu...
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