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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 - 2 - 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