Title
Authorization to Receive and File Updated 2024 GLWA Industrial Pretreatment Program Rules
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Agenda of: September 25, 2024
Item No.: 2024-311
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: September 23, 2024
RE: Authorization to Receive and File Updated 2024 GLWA Industrial Pretreatment Program Rules
MOTION
Upon recommendation of David W. Jones, General Counsel, the Board of Directors for the Great Lakes Water Authority ("GLWA") receives and files the Updated 2024 GLWA Industrial Pretreatment Program Rules; directs staff to upload the Updated Rules to the GLWA website for public comment until November 11, 2024; and authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Pollutants in industrial wastewater may compromise treatment processes or contaminate waters of the state. To protect treatment and recovery facilities and the environment, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ("EGLE") administers an Industrial Pretreatment Program ("IPP") which requires industrial dischargers to use treatment techniques and management practices to reduce or eliminate the discharge of harmful pollutants to sanitary and combined sewers. The IPP is a core part of the Federal Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES"). At the present time, the Great Lakes Water Authority ("GLWA") administers the IPP.
JUSTIFICATION
The IPP is administered for the enforcement of local pollution controls following the objectives of the NPDES permit and the Clean Water Act ("CWA"). EGLE is currently negotiating GLWA/Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's ("DWSD") NPDES Permit and the IPP Rules have been updated to incorporate relevant changes.
On July 1, 2019 EGLE issued GLWA/DWSD's current NPDES Pe...
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