HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7781 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. na
0 1%R0-TE December 14, 1993
*e-% To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
x Subject: MONITORING FEES FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT INDUSTRIAL WASTE
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One of the responsibilities of the Industrial Waste Section of the Water Department is to monitor
the strength components of the wastewater flow of major industries in Fort Worth. Based on
criteria such as historical compliance, type of industry and permitting requirements, each customer
is assigned a sampling frequency between zero and three events per year. Industries are assessed
a monitoring charge which is included on their monthly water bill.
Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth provides for annual recalculation of the
monitoring and pretreatment, based on actual costs incurred in the previous year.The Code states,
"the monitoring shall consist of all cost for personnel, material and equipment used to collect and
analyze samples from the customer wastewater to determine the strength of the wastewater
produced, and when appropriate, to inspect pretreatment facilities, to administer pretreatment permit
systems and to enforce ordinance requirements. Pretreatment requirements primarily affect
industries which discharge toxic substances into the sewerage system."
The Industrial Pretreatment Section has and is going through a complete reorganization of staff and
administration of its program due, in part, to mandates received in the form of Administrative
Orders from the U. S. Environmental Agency. Additional staff, computers, sampling equipment and
vehicles were required to accomplish the required improvements. These improvements have
occurred during the past year.
Monitoring fees have been calculated based on current requirement to administer the program. The
revised cost per administrative unit is $284.64. The present cost per administrative unit charge is
$127.00 (see attached tables). An administrative charge is assessed each time the industry is
monitored.
While the revised costs reflect a substantial increase, those industries in compliance with the City's
Industrial Waste Ordinance will not be appreciably affected because they will be monitored on a
less frequent schedule. However, those industries found out of compliance with the ordinance will
be impacted since inspection and monitoring of their facilities will be greatly increased.
The Water Department plans to notify its industries of the revised charge in December, 1993 and
implement the changes on January bills. The industries were informed that the monitoring fees
were be, re ise during a workshop held on October 27, 1993 in City Council chambers.
Bob Terrell
City Manager
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CHARGES FOR MONITORED INDUSTRIES
FISCAL YEAR 1993 -' 1994
KEY FOR CODES IN TABLE
SAMPLING CODES:
S = Industry monitored for high strength charges on the basis
of BOD5 and TSS analysis.
M = Industry monitored for compliance with effluent
limitations such as metals, cyanide or O&G criteria.
X = Grab sample
INDUSTRIAL WASTE COSTS:
$5 For the collection of a grab sample.
$85 For the collection of a 24 hour composite sample.
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LABORATORY COSZE:
Code Parameters Cost/Sample
A BOD5, TSS, pH $ 26.60
B 7 Metals $ 72. 10
C Cyanide $ 28.50
G oil and Grease $ 27.80
HJK Total Toxic Organics $ 618.00
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ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
RATING METHODS
COMPLIANCE:
Reflects the effort needed for dealing with enforcement
problems. Ratings range from "0" to 03" where "0" is absence
of violations and no enforcement effort needed or foreseen.
A "1" reflects minimal enforcement effort and is used for IUs
with good records mow, but problems in previous years. A "2"
is used for IUs with violations and citations have been
issued. A "3" is used for IUs which were found to be "SNC" the
previous year.
PRETREATMENT
Ratings of 00-3" , where "0" is for non-categorical IUs and
"1-3" is for categorical IUs depending upon the complexity of
regulations and the IU processes.
INSPECTIONS_._
Reflects the number of inspections expected to be done in the
current year.
PERMITS
Ratings of 40-3" for maintenance of permits. Where "0" is for
no changes, and 03" would be a major change or reapplication.
SAMPLES:
A total number of sampling "events" expected during the year.