§ 15.60.020. Purpose of article—Specifications subject to review.
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This article establishes limitations and prohibitions on the quantity and quality
of wastewater which may be lawfully discharged into the publicly owned treatment works.
Pretreatment of some wastewater discharge will be required to achieve the goals established
by this chapter and the Clean Water Act. The specified limitation set forth in Section 15.60.070, the Operational Division Policy No. 2008-01 for local limits and wastewater treatment
plant protection criteria, and other prohibitions and limitations of this chapter,
are subject to change to enable Metro to provide efficient wastewater treatment to
protect the public health and the environment, and to enable Metro to meet requirements
contained in its NPDES permit. The wastewater hearing authority shall review such
limitations from time to time to ensure that they are sufficient to protect the operation
of the treatment works, that they are sufficient to enable the treatment works to
comply with NPDES permit, that they are sufficient to provide for a cost-effective
means of operating the treatment works, and that they are sufficient to protect the
public health and the environment. The authority shall recommend changes or modifications
to the director as necessary.
