HomeMy WebLinkAbout1436 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO 1436
A RESOLUTION relating to the City Council of the City of Pasco's request
to the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington
for a Public Hearing on the City's application for a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Waste
Discharge Permit, No WA-000376-0
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco provides potable water to the residents and
businesses of the City of Pasco and in the area surrounding the City, particularly
west of the present city limits, and
WHEREAS, the City attempts to provide this water at as reasonable a rate
as possible, and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco anticipates future population, commercial and
industrial growth both within its present water service area and its anticipated
water service area, and
WHEREAS, the City already anticipates the need to raise water rates in
order to responsibly meet the future needs of the City of Pasco and the
surrounding area, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology proposes to include in the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the City of Pasco's
watei treatment plant a requirement that settleable solids from the backwash of
the plant's water filtration system be so limited as to require the construction
of settling basins or other facilities, which are estimated to cost approximately
$400,000 00, and
WHEREAS, the cost of this facility will have to be borne by the taxpayers
and by the rate payers of the City of Pasco and will result in a substantial rate
increase in the rates the City must charge for the water it provides, and
WHEREAS, the evidence available to the City of Pasco indicates that there
is no benefit to be derived from the construction of such a facility, as there is
very little, if any, impact on the quality of the water of the Columbia River as a
result of the present discharge from the backwash of the water tieatment plant's
filters, which backwash only returns to the Columbia River solids that were
filtered from the river itself, so that the water delivered to the customers of the
utility meets normal standards for potable water, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received public comment opposed to the
aforementioned condition and believes that public comment could better be
received at a Public Hearing, NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS.
1 It is respectfully requested that the Department of Ecology of the State of
Washington hold a Public Hearing in Pasco on the City of Pasco's application for a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Waste Discharge System Permit
No WA-000376-0
ATTE T
Eve ells, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
R311 ',A Ilkins
SED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this
, 1981
Xi— day of
E A nider, Mayor
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2 That all persons who are citizens of the City of Pasco or customers of
the City's water utility system or who live in south Franklin County area and
anticipate being future customers of the City's water utility system are encouraged
to submit comments on the proposed NPDES Permit These persons are further
encouraged in their comments to request that a Public Hearing be held in Pasco for
the purpose of receiving further information on the subject matter of this permit
All comments should be made in writing and mailed so that they are received by
the Department of Ecology not later than June 22, 1981 Comments should be
directed to the following address
State of Washington
Department of Ecology
Eastern Regional Office
East 103 Indiana Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99207
All written comments should identify itself as relating to the City of
Pasco's application for a NPDES Permit No WA-000376-0
3 The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to
the Department of Ecology at the address given above forthwith following its
passage The City Clerk is further directed to have this resolution advertized in
the Tr-City Herald to be published as soon as possible. The City Clerk is
further directed to distribute copies of this resolution to all radio stations and
telev]sion stations in the Tri-Cities area
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Franklin
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Phyllis Graves , being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the Principal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and
it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication
hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily news-
paper in Frank1111. County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained
at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true
copy of a legal advertisement
Res. # 1436 — Dept. of Ecology
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a
supplement thereof, for a period of one time 0011,Se0=3,CERMIN, commencing
on the 17th day of June , 19 81, and
ending on the day of , 19 , and that said
newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period
That the full amount of $ 93 . 00
15 -1- in.@ 6600 = 93.00
has been paid in full, also at the rate of
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th June day of , 19 81
d
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington residing at Pasco
4436
A Resolution relating to
the City Council of the City
of Pasco's request to the
A Deparcient of Ecology of
the State of Washington for
a Public Hearing on the
City's application for a Na-
tional Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Waste
Ofscharge Permit, No WA-
000376-0
'Whereas, the City of Pas-
co provides potable water
to the residents and busi-
nesses of the City of Pasco
and In the area surrounding
the City, particularly west
of the present' city limits,
and
Whereas, the City at-
tempts to provide this wa-
ter at as reasonable a rate
as possible, and
Whereas, the City of Pas-
co anticipates future popu-
lation, commercial and
Industrial growth both with-
in its present water service
area and Its anticipated wa-
ter service area, and
Whereas, the City already
anticipates the need to
raise water rates in order
to responsibly meet the fu-
ture needs of the City of
Pasco and the surrounding
area, and
Whereas, the Department
of Ecology proposes to in-
clude in the National Pollu-
tant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit
for the City of Pasco's 'Ha-
ter treatment plant a re-
quirement that settleable
solids from the backwash of
the plant's water filtration
system be so limited as to
require the construction of
settling basins or other fa-
duffles, which are estimated
to cost approximately
5400,00000, and
Whereas, the cost of this
facility will have to be
borne by the taxpayers and
by the rate payers of the
City of Pasco and will re-
sult In a substantial rate in-
crease in the rates the City
must charge for the water
it provides, and
Whereas, the evidence
available to the City of
Pasco Indicates that there
Is very little, if any, impact
on the quality of the water
of the Columbia River as a
result of the present dis-
charge from the backwash
of the water treatment
plant's filters, which back-
wash only returns to the
Columbia River solids that
were filtered from the river
itself, so that the water de-
livered to the customers of
the utility meets normal
standards for potable wa-
ter, and
Whereas, the City Council
has received public corn
ment opposed to the afore-
mentioned condition and
believes that public corn-
ment could better be re
ceived at a Public Hearing,
Now Therefore,
The City Council of the
City of Pasco does hereby
resolve as follows
1 It is respectfully re-
quested that the Department
of Ecology of the State of
Washington hold a Public
Hearing In Pasco on the
City of Pasco's application
for a National Pollutant Dis-
charge Elimination System
Waste Discharge System
Permit No WA-000376-0
2 That all persons who
are citizens of the City of
Pasco or customers of the
City's water utility system
or who live in south Frank-
lin County area and antici-
pate being future customers
of the City's water utility
system are encouraged to
submit comments on the
proposed NPDES Permit
These persons are further
encouraged in their corn-
ments to request that a
Public Hearing be held in
Pasco for the purpose of
receiving further informa-
tion on the sublect matter
of this permit All corn-
ments should be made In
writing and mailed so that
they are received by the
Department of Ecology not
later than June 22, 1981
Comments should be di-
rected to the following
address
State of Washington, De-
portment of Ecology, East-
ern Regional Office, East
103 Indiana Avenue, Spa
Kane, Washington 99207
All written comments
should identify itself as
relatig to the City of 'Pas-
co's application for a
NPDES Permit No WA-
000376-0
3 The City Clerk is di-
rected to send a certified
copy of this resolution to
the Department of Ecology
at the address given above
forthwith following its pas-
sage The City Clerk is fur-
ther directed to have this
resolution advertised in the
Tri City Herald to be pub-
lished as soon as possible
The City Clerk Is further
directed to distribute copies
of this resolution to all ra-
g dio stations and television
stations in the Tr-Cities
area
Passed by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Pasco this
15 day of June, 1981
-s- E A Snider,
Mayor
Councilmen
-s- S.1( Adams
-s- Charles F Grigg
-s- Ira Schmidt
-s- Beverly Green
-s- Gary E Bosch
-s- Bill Wilkins
Attest
-s- Evelyn Wells
City Clerk
Approved As to form
-s- Dennis J De Felice
Acting City
Attorney Legal No 10845 — June 17,
1981