HomeMy WebLinkAbout905ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 717 AND
ORDINANCE NO. 816, REGULATING THE USE OF SEWERS
AND DRAINS, PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL, THE
INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING SEWERS,
AND DISCHARGE OF WATERS AND WASTE INTO THE
PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEMS,AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF IN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,
COUNTY OF INDEPENDENCE, AND STATE OF ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Batesville,
Arkansas, to comply with the laws of the United States of
America, and of the State of Arkansas, and regulations promulgate
thereunder for the control of pollution in streams and rivers,
for the safety and welfare of the public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of
the City of Batesville, Arkansas, in regular session assembled,
as follows:
SECTION I: Batesville City Ordinance No. 717 (December,
1965) shall be modified as follows:
Article V, Section 4(i) of the aforesaid ordinance is
hereby amended by substitution of the following provisions for
the entirety of the aforementioned provisions as originally
ordained in the aforesaid ordinance, to -wit:
4(i) MATERIALS,
1. Which cause or exert unusual concentrations
of inert suspended solids (including, but
not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries,
and lime residues) or of dissolved solids
(including, but not limited to, sodium
chloride and sodium sulfate).
2. Which cause or exert excessive discoloration
(including, but not limited to, dye waste
and vegetable tanning solutions).
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ti 3. Which contain in excess of 270 miligrams
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of 30 miligrams per liter of sulfates.
4. Which contain concentrations of waste
having in excess of 270 milligrams per
liter biochemical oxygen demand (BOD).
5. Which exert or cause unusual volume of
flow or concentration of wastes constitut-
ing "slugs" as defined herein.
Concentrations of wastes discharged to the sewer
system in excess of that named in Article V, Section 4(i)(3) and
4(i)(4) above up to 350 milligrams per liter of suspended solids
or 350 milligrams per liter BOD will be subject to a surcharge
to be assessed under a separate city ordinance. Water users
discharging waste in excess of 350 milligrams per liter BOD or
350 milligrams per liter of suspended solids must provide pre-
treatment to a level of 350 milligrams per liter BOD and 350
milligrams per liter of suspended solids, or less, for both
suspended solids and BOD, unless specifically exempted by
separate city action.
SECTION II: Batesville City Ordinance No. 816 (July,
1972) shall be modified as follows:
(a) Section 2 of the aforesaid Ordinance No. 816 modifying
Section 3(b) of Article V of Ordinance No. 717 shall be, and is
hereby, modified by striking therefrom the words in the final
phrase of said subsection "including but not limited to cyanides
in excess of 0.003 as CN in the waste as discharged to the
public sewer".
The aforesaid Ordinance No. 717 shall be, and is hereby
restored to its original form, except for striking therefrom in
the final phrase of said subsection the words "including but not
limited to cyanides in excess of two (2) milligrams per liter as
CN in the waste as discharged to the public sewer".
(b) Section VI of Ordinance No. 816 should be, and is
hereby amended to substitute for Section VI of Ordinance No. 816
the following section, to -wit:
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The maximum permissible limits for the following
described metals are here established.
ELEMENT CONCENTRATION (mg/1)*
Arsenic
0.05
Barium
5.00
Boron
1.00
Cadmium
0.02
Chromium
0.05
Copper
0.02
Lead
0.10
Manganese
0.5
Mercury
0.002
Nickel
0.08
Selenium
0.02
Silver
0.01
Zinc
0.05
MAXIMUM LIMITS (mg/l
0.05
5.00
1.00
0.02
0.50
0.20
0.10
1.00
0.005
0.80
0.02
0.10
0.50
If at least a tenfold dilution is available in a receiving
sewer system at its absolute minimum flow, these allowable values
may be increased tenfold, but no more. Under no circumstances
will more than 0.05 parts per million CN be discharged to a
sewer or stream. If discharge to a sewer or stream is
contemplated on any of the metals described bebw, reference
should be made to the Arkansas Pollution Control Commission for
guidance. Said metals are: Antimony, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cobalt,
Iron, Molybdenum, Rhenium, Strontium, Tellurium, Tin and Uranylion
SECTION III: The City Council of the City of Batesvillf
Arkansas hereby finds that there is an immediate and urgent need
for the prompt passage of this ordinance for the proper
administration of municipal affairs in advancing with a sewer
improvement project funded in part by a grant from the United
States of America, and in order to comply with regulations
governing such grants; therefore, an emergency exists, and this
ordinance being necessary for the protection of the public peace,
health, safety and welfare, shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, this day of
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, 1979•
APED:
Peyto Golden, Mayor
11 ATTEST:
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