Granting Preliminary Approval to a Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 Pursuant to Recommendation of United State Enviromental Protection Agency

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, that various sections of Chapter 17, Article 2, Division 3 shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 17, Article 2, Division 3, Subsection 17 -8(c), Subparts (14) and (17), and Subsection 17 -8 (f) of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 17 -8. General purpose; prohibited discharges; discharge standards (c) Specific prohibitions. No User shall introduce or cause to be introduced certain pollutants, substances, or wastewater into any public sewers or directly or indirectly into the POTW. Those pollutants, substances or wastewater prohibited by this subsection shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW. The following described pollutants are expressly prohibited: (14) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0, any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 11.0, or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the publicly owned treatment works, or that interferes with any treatment process. Notwithstanding this provision, New Energy Gerp., shall users may be authorized to discharge at a pH in excess of 11.0 but not to exceed 12.0 in keeping with its odor abatement efforts. Such authorization will be specified in the user's wastewater discharge permit. (17) Medical Wwastes, emeept as speeifieally authorized by the Direeter that are not amenable to treatment that cause Pass Through or Interference that may contribute to blockages in the collection system, or that create a hazard to POTW workers. The Director may require that a wastewater discharge permit be obtained in order to discharge certain medical wastes. 2