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WHEREAS, the Trinity River is an irreplaceable lifeline for the City of Fort Worth providing
a source of drinking water and unique recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth is concerned about maintaining the quality of the Trinity
River; as evidenced by numerous ongoing watershed management activities
and water quality initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth collects, treats and discharges approximately 110 million
gallons per day of wastewater to Segment 805 of the Trinity River; and
WHEREAS, substantial improvements have been made to the wastewater treatment system
during the last few years at great cost to the citizens of Fort Worth in order
to improve the quality of discharge; and
WHEREAS, the wastewater discharge from the City of Fort Worth's treatment system
comprises the majority of the flow in the Trinity River at the point of discharge
most of the year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has a responsibility to provide wastewater service at
reasonable costs to its customers; and
' WHEREAS, the cost of wastewater treatment is ultimately effected by the Texas Surface
Water Quality Standards; and
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WHEREAS, the Texas Water Commission is proposing to modify the Texas Surface Water
Quality Standards which include segments of the Trinity River that flow through
Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, the proposed standards may ultimately require additional costly modifications
to the City of Fort Worth's wastewater treatment plant and/or the
implementation of more stringent discharge standards to industrial users of
the wastewater system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fort Worth City Council:
° That the City of Fort Worth encourages the Texas Water
Commission to maintain the current designated use of noncontact
recreation for Segment 805 of the Trinity River until a use
attainability analysis is performed.
° That the City of Fort Worth opposes the random inclusion of
numerical toxic material limitations in the Texas Surface Water
Quality Standards in the absence of technically-sound support
information relating to the Trinity River to justify the proposed
standards As an alternative, effluent biomonitoring is
recommended before implementation of numerical toxic material
standards to scientifically determine if toxic materials are
effecting aquatic life. APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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