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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: