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1

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Water

Pollution

to

a

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n

its

water

treatment

plant~.

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of

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a 1.4 MGD

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ocese includes

aeration,

chemical

a

if catscn

sedimentation,

recarbonation,

ii

t

ti

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a

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ne wastewater

discharges

to the

film

mc

~r

~c u~ethe 3U,00J gallons per

day filter back—

wor

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content of 2,500

mg/l,

and the

15

1

r

I y lure C1Ld

disco ~ge

having a pH of

gr

cm

tn

LI

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ani

a

cus ended solids

ontent

of 40,000 mg/i.

Rule

49

~

ires that these discharges rol exceed a

15 mg/l

susoc~der

~

I.

÷

iitd

the

pH r

uired to

fall in the

raros

a

10

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cost

$243,000.00

to

b

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with tIc

regulations,

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talL

this uroenliture at

present

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prepared

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its

wastewater

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Plan,

due

in

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8

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a drsss foe environmental

soundness and

cost

ef~ntivc

cur

)~

rar~ort rg th~water filtration

plant

~ewurme

i~at~&

~

for joint

handling

with the

seiag~ ur dges

iur ass I

no

1-Ign costs involved

and

to avoid

ave 1a~ ~q sy

toni,

the City

s ates that it would

be

more

rea~oiabe

o~c

ie deursicn an the compliance

program

until

suci’

ti

t a

a

ji

~ie~

ar

available,

In

recognition

of

~

ur

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ard

ur arur of the high dilution

ratio

provide

5.

ii’

I

Jr ci s River

tie Agency agrees

that it would

25

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o

I

The Agency

rca

~o rLcommend a

4

t

ctmtioner had

~ar14 would not

~motmhits

the

S

uS

toe

applicable

I ntmol Act Amendments

a

Jactical Control

aurl urSes that U,S E,P,A~

-

-

14

o’ ants on a case~by~

P~A, has yet to

am

discharge.

Burro

is disposed to

-

eltioner

to make

~‘

the Agency,

m

Iron Rules 409 and

Ecl~dfrom Rules

203(a)

tO

Act, this relief

~c consistent with

or

P

liution Contro1~

-

a

I. uurgs

of fact

and

-

t~÷May 1,

1978,

to

us

s of the Federal

al

from Rules

203(a),

a regards pH and

from

its water

o luLes

409 and 410

t

-

-

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o

a

‘uro

and Order werç

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