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ORDINANCE NO. 2540
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1773 AS IT AFFECTS CERTAIN
WASTEWATER LIMITATIONS FOR FATS, OILS, GREASES, AND METALS;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF A FINE NOT IN EXCESS OF
$200.00 AND PROVIDNG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, that:
1.
Ordinance No. 1773 be, and is hereby amended by changing the wording of a
portion of Section III of said ordinance. Hereafter, Section III. E. will read as follows:
"Section III
"E. Wastewater Limitations
"No person shall contribute or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into any
sanitary sewer any wastewaters containing or having:
1) Fats, oils, and qreases - free or emulsified fats, oils, and greases exceeding 200
mg/L as determined by the freon extraction analytical procedure.
2) Acids or alkalies - acids or alkalies capable of causing damage to sewage
disposal structures or personnel or having a pH value lower than 5.0 or higher
than 12.0.
3) Metals - metals in the form of compounds or elements with total concentrations
exceeding the following:
Arsenic
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Silver
Zinc
Maximum Daily
Average (mg/L)
0.3
0.3
5.0
4.75
2.9
0.01
2.0
0.2
5.0
Maximum Grab
(mg/L)
0.9
0.9
15.0
14.25
8.7
0.03
6.0
0.6
15.0
"
Ordinance No. 2540
Amendment to Ord. 1773
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2.
This amendment to Ordinance No. 1773 shall be in full force from and after its
date of passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 1ih day of February, 2001.
APPROVED:
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Charles Scoma, Mayor
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W..Dic ens, Public Works Director
Ordinance No. 2540
Amendmentto Ord. 1773
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