UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WATER RECLAMATION DIVISION

1. UTILITIES DEPARTMENTWATER RECLAMATION DIVISION Proposed Revisions to Orange County Sewer Use Programs Orange County Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing July 14, 2009

2. Today We Will Discuss • Proposed revisions to Chapter 37, Article XX (Sewer Use Ordinance) • Resolutions: • Local Limits for Surcharge and Industrial Pretreatment Programs • Enforcement Response Plan

3. Chapter 37, Article XX Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) Objectives • Establish uniform requirements for all users of the wastewater system • Comply with applicable federal & state rules • Protect County water reclamation facilities and infrastructure • Improve safety and operation of wastewater system

4. History of Current Sewer Use Ordinance • Mandated by EPA • Approved by EPA in 1983 • Implemented in 1985 • Surcharge Program Resolution passed in 1989 • Ordinance revised in 2002

5. Current Sewer Use Ordinance Programs • Industrial Pretreatment Program • Environmental Surcharge Program • Hauled Wastewater Program • Oil & Grease Prevention Program

6. 2009 Proposed Changes to Sewer Use Ordinance • Implement EPA Pretreatment Streamlining Rule • Update definitions • Update Local Limits and establish by Resolution • Update Enforcement Response Plan and establish by Resolution • Define appeals process

7. Reasons for Proposed Changes to Sewer Use Ordinance • Support current County Comprehensive Plan • Comply with FDEP and EPA • Track hauled waste disposal • Create guidelines for private pump station maintenance • Provide code variance process • Update Local Limits based on new calculations

8. Initiate Private Pump Station Maintenance • Require removal of solids and grease waste • Require proof of maintenance and repair records • Notify County of changes to pump station management • Require emergency notification signage

9. Current Industrial Pretreatment Program Local Limits • 25 regulated chemicals of concern • Most commonly recognized: • Boron • Chlorides • Copper • Lead • Magnesium • Mercury • Silver • Sodium

10. Specific Local Limit Modifications • Orange County utility service area • Establishment of upper limit for: • Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) • Total Suspended Solids (TSS) • pH

11. Specific Local Limit Modifications • South Water Reclamation Facility service area • Adjustment to the sodium & chloride limits • New specific BOD & TSS limits

12. Specific Local Limit Modifications • Eastern Water Reclamation Facility and Northwest Water Reclamation Facility service area • Adjustment to boron, phenol and chromium limits

13. Update Enforcement Response Plan • Defined penalties and fines • Defined enforcement escalation • Defined County responsibilities • Stand-alone document proposed to be approved by BCC by Resolution • FDEP reviewed and approved

14. Sewer Use Ordinance Timeline • UPG and Senior Staff presentation • Waste hauler public workshop • FDEP approved draft documents • Industrial Pretreatment Program public workshop • PRG approval • DAB approval • P&ZC/LPA workshop & public hearing

15. Summary of Ordinance Changes • Implement EPA Pretreatment Streamlining Rule • Update definitions • Define appeals process • Expand requirements for private pump station maintenance and signage • Expand hauled waste requirements

16. Summary of New Resolutions • Update Local Limits and establish by Resolution • Update Enforcement Response Plan and establish by Resolution

17. Board Action Requested Requested Action: • Approve proposed Ordinance revisions to Chapter 37, Article XX (Sewer Use Ordinance) • Approve proposed Local Limits and Surcharge Limits Resolution • Approve proposed Enforcement Response Plan Resolution