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ORDINANCE # 82-37
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE
ADOPTED MARCH 22, 1971, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
ADOPTED AUGUST 9, 1971, AND ESTABLISHING LIMITS
FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF CERTAIN HEAVY METALS, PRO-
HIBITING DISCHARGE OF STORM WATERS, UNPOLLUTED
WATERS, AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, PROVIDING
AUTHORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE FOR VIOLATION
OF THE ORDINANCE OR FAILURE TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR
SUCH SERVICE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Georgetown, heretofore on the
22nd day of March, 1971, passed and adopted an ordinance estab-
lishing regulations covering industrial wastes, reference to
said ordinance being hereby made for all purposes as if copied
herein at length; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Georgetown, heretofore on the
9th day of August, 1971, passed and adopted an ordinance amending
the industrial waste ordinance, reference to said ordinance being
hereby made for all purposes as if copied herein -at length; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to further amend said ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. The following words'or phrases shall
have the meaning herein ascribed to them.
A. Storm water means rainfall or any discharge resulting from
any type of precipitation;
B. Milligrams -per -liter (mg/1) means the same as parts per
million —and is a weight to volume ratio; the milligram -per -liter
value multiplied by 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million
gallons of water.
C. Waste means rejected, unutilized or superfluous substances
in liquid, gaseous, or solid form resulting from domestic, agri-
cultural or industrial activities.
D. Wastewater means sewage combined with unpolluted water,
storm water, ground or surface water.
SECTION 2. PROHIBITED DISCHARGES.
That portion of SECTION 1 of the ordinance adopted July 9,
1971, reading as follows:
No heavy metals or toxic materials of any character
nor description shall be discharged into the sanitary
sewer system of the City of Georgetown.
Is hereby amended anti hereafter shall read as follows:
A. No discharges may contain concentrations of
hazardous metals other than amounts specified in sub-
section B of this section.
B. The allowable concentrations of hazardous metals,
in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/1) and determined on
the basis of individual sampling in accordance with
"Standard Methods" are:
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E. No person, establishment, or owner may discharge to
public sanitary sewers:
1. unpolluted storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof
runoff or subsurface drainage.
2. unpolluted cooling water;
3. unpolluted industrial process waters;
4. other unpolluted drainage;
or make any new connections from inflow sources.
F. In compliance with the Texas Water Quality Act and other
statutes, the City of Georgetown may designate storm sewers and
other watercourses into which unpolluted drainage described in
Subsection E of this section may be discharged.
G. No person, establishment or owner may discharge radio-
active wastes or isotopes into public sewers without the approval
of the City of Georgetown.
H. The City of Georgetown may establish, in compliance with
applicable state and federal regulations, regulations for discharge
of radioactive wastes into public sewers.
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Not
To Exceed
Daily
Grab
Metal
Average
Composite
Sample
1.
Arsenic
0.1
0.2
0.3
2.
Barium
1.0
2.0
4.0
3.
Cadmium
0.05
0.1
0.2
4.
Chromium
0.5
1.0
5.0
5.
Copper
0.5
1.0
2.0
6.
Lead
0.5
1.0
1.5
7.
Manganese
1.0
2.0
3.0
8.
Mercury
0.005
0.005
0.01
9.
Nickel
1.0
2.0
3.0
10.
Selenium
0.05
0.1
0.2
11.
Silver
0.05
0.1
0.2
12.
Zinc
1.0
2.0
6.0
C. No other hazardous
metals or
toxic materials
may be
discharged into public
sewers without
approval of
the City of
Georgetown specifying
conditions of
pretreatment,
concentrations,
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volumes, and other
applicable provisions.
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D. Prohibited
hazardous materials
include but
are not limited
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1.
Antimony,
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2.
Beryllium,
3.
Bismuth,
4.
Cobalt,
5.
Molybdenum,
6.
Uranyl ion,
7.
Rhenium,
8.
Strontium,
9.
Tellerium,
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Herbicides,
Fungicides, and
.11.
12.
Pesticides.
E. No person, establishment, or owner may discharge to
public sanitary sewers:
1. unpolluted storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof
runoff or subsurface drainage.
2. unpolluted cooling water;
3. unpolluted industrial process waters;
4. other unpolluted drainage;
or make any new connections from inflow sources.
F. In compliance with the Texas Water Quality Act and other
statutes, the City of Georgetown may designate storm sewers and
other watercourses into which unpolluted drainage described in
Subsection E of this section may be discharged.
G. No person, establishment or owner may discharge radio-
active wastes or isotopes into public sewers without the approval
of the City of Georgetown.
H. The City of Georgetown may establish, in compliance with
applicable state and federal regulations, regulations for discharge
of radioactive wastes into public sewers.
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SECTION 3. AUTHORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE.
The City shall retain the right to disconnect water or
wastewater service under the following circumstances:
A. When a person, establishment or owner discharges waste or
wastewater that is in violation of the industrial waste ordinance
or approvals obtained in accordance with the ordinance.
B. When a person, establishment, or owner fails to make
payments due in accordance with the user charges set forth in the
Sewer User Charge Ordinance.
C. At such other times as provided by law or when necessary
to protect said City or its inhabitants.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
For the preservation of order, health, and general welfare,
an emergency is hereby declared and this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its passage.
READ, PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, on first reading as an emergency this 14th day
of December, 1982, for the reason that the passage of this
ordinance may prevent the discharge of toxins which might
endanger the health of the citizens of Georgetown and because the
passage of this ordinance is necessary to preserve the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Georgetown.
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J N C. DOE ER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
J T,BERT, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED:
JOE B. McMASTER, CITY ATTORNEY