HomeMy WebLinkAboutPort of Walla Walla Resolution No 11-24-14 Waste Water Pre TreatmentPORT OF WALLA WALLA
RESOLUTION NO. 11-24-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT OF WALLA WALLA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THE CITY OF PASCO'S WASTEWATER STANDARDS ORDINANCE CODIFIED AS
CHAPTER 13.62 "WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT REEQUIREMENTS" OF THE
PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco ("Pasco") owns and operates Publicly Owned
Treatment Works ("POTW") with the capacity for treatment of industrial, commercial and
residential wastewater. and
WHEREAS, by agreement dated February 21, 2012, Pasco entered into an
Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Walla Walla ("Port") for wastewater treatment and
disposal services serving commercial and industrial users located within the Port's
Burbank Industrial Park and Burbank Business Park, and
WHEREAS, certain offsite commercial, public and residential users may, with the
Port's prior written consent, likewise contribute wastewater through connections to the
Port's wastewater facility which will be processed by Pasco's POTW, and
WHEREAS, the Port and Pasco entered into a Multi -Jurisdictional Agreement
dated September 29, 2014 involving Pretreatment Implementation and Enforcement,
which agreement provides, in part, that the Port shall adopt Pasco's Wastewater
Standards Ordinance which subjects the users upon the Port's Burbank Industrial Park
and Burbank Business Park property, as well as those offsite users contributing
wastewater to the Port's wastewater facility with the Port's prior written consent, for
compliance with the necessary pretreatment controls for discharge into Pasco's POTW,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the
Commissioners of the Port of Walla Walla as follows:
1. The Port adopts by reference Pasco's Wastewater Standards Ordinance
codified as Chapter 13.62 "Wastewater Pretreatment Requirements" of the Pasco
Municipal Code ("PMC") which shall be applicable to and binding upon users within the
Burbank Business Park and the Burbank Industrial Park including any offsite users
connecting to the Port's wastewater facility with the Port's prior written consent and
contributing to the wastewater treated by Pasco's POTW. Said Ordinance codified as
Chapter 13.62 of the PMC is marked and attached hereto as Exhibit A and is
incorporated herein by reference.
2. By adoption of Chapter 13.62 PMC, the Port hereby adopts Pasco's
pollutants specific local limits for users upon the Burbank Business Park and the
Burbank Industrial Park including any offsite users connecting to the Port's wastewater
facility and contributing to the wastewater treated by Pasco's POTW.
3. Pasco is designated as the agent of the Port for the purpose of
implementation and enforcement of the Port's Wastewater Standards Ordinance
(Chapter 13.62 PMC) at the Burbank Business Park and the Burbank Industrial Park, as
well as with respect to any user contributing wastewater to Pasco's POTW through
connections to the Port's wastewater facility with the Port's prior written consent. Pasco
is authorized to take any action under the Port's Wastewater Standards Ordinance
(Chapter 13.62 PMC) that could have been taken by the Port, including the enforcement
of the ordinance in courts of law. Jurisdiction and venue for the enforcement of the
Port's Wastewater Standards Ordinance (Chapter 13.62 PMC) shall be in Franklin
County, Washington.
4. The Port's Wastewater Standards Ordinance (Chapter 13.62 PMC) shall
take full force and effect on January 1, 2015.
ADOPTED by the Commission of the Port of Walla Walla this 24th day of
November 2014, and duly authenticated by signatures of the Commissioners voting in
favor thereof.
PORT OF WALLA WALLA COMMISSIONERS
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RONALD W. DUNNING, PRESIDENT
MICHAEL, FREDRICKSOK, VICE PRESIDENT
PETER D. SWANT, SECRETARY