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An Ordinance amending Section 16-43(7) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government relating to sanitary sewer local limits on chemical constituent contributors to the Town Branch and West Hickman Creek Wastewater Treatment Plants, to reflect new limits approved by the Ky. Div. of Water. [Div. of Water Quality, Martin]
Summary
Authorization to amend the Code of Ordinance section 16-43(7) to reflect new sanitary sewer local limit standards as approved by the Kentucky Division of Water. Public comment and participation in the development of the new limits was facilitated by the Cabinet. The revised local limits impose no increase in cost for LFUCG. (L0921-16) (Martin/Hoskins-Squier)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 16-43(7) of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(7) Any water or wastes containing the following chemical constituents and/or similar objectionable or toxic substances that exceed the following limits:
TABLE INSET:
Constituents
Contributors to Town Branch WWTP (mg/l)
Contributors to West Hickman Creek WWTP (mg/l)
(a) Arsenic
0.95
1.00
(b) Cadmium
0.009
0.032
(c) Chromium, Total
2.77
2.77
(d) Chromium, Hexavalent
0.34
1.62
(e) Copper
0.42
3.38
(f) Cyanide, Total
0.18
0.86
(g) Lead
0.24
0.49
(h) Mercury
0.006
0.005
(i) Nickel
2.39
3.98
(j) Selenium
0.26
0.70
(k) Silver
0.49
0.59
(l) Zinc
3.24
4.10
All other similar objectionable or toxic substances shall be reviewed by the director, div. of sanitary sewers, prior to any discharge into the public sewer. Upon the promulgation of the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the Federal Sta...
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