HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-80-166Introduced by: OAn Temp. #19061
1 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
2 RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY
4 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD FROM REGULATION
NO. 79-1 WHICH AMENDED SECTION 27-119(b) OF THE CODE
5 OF REGULATIONS OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD PERTAINING TO EFFLUENT
STANDARDS: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac has acquired the assets of
8 Tamarac Utilities, Inc., and
9 WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac has assumed the obligations of
10 Tamarac Utilities, Inc., pursuant to a Large User Wastewater
11 Agreement with Broward County, Florida, and
12 WHEREAS, said Large User Agreement provides for transmission
13 of all of the effluent in the service area formerly served by
14 Tamarac Utilities, Inc. to Broward County, and
15 WHEREAS,the City of Tamarac is totally dependent upon
16 Broward County's completion of its wastewater treatment plant and
17 transmission facilities to the plant, and
3 WHEREAS, Environmental Quality Control Board Regulation
#79-1 requires all waste discha.rLzes to meet the standards embodied
20 in Section 27-118(b) of the Code of Regulations of the Broward
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21 County Environmental Quality Control Board by July 1, 1983, and
22 WHEREAS, said regulation also requires all owners of sources
23 of waste discharges that do not meet certain standards to agree.
24 with the Environmental Quality Control Board prior to July 1, 1981
25 that the waste discharge will be discontinued on or before July
26 1, 1983 or that there be an application pending with the Florida
27 Department of Environmental Regulation for a construction permit
28, for facilities to meet certain standards and a formal statement from
29 a licensed professional engineer in the State of Florida that the
facilities will be constructed in time to meet the requirements of
j the Board, and
32 WHEREAS, Tamarac is unable to meet either of these require
33 ments until the work to be performed by County is in fact done
34 by the County, and
35 WHEREAS, the standards may not be able to be met if the
36 proposed NLS 7 and appurtenantforce mains are not constructed on
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schedule by Broward County, and
WHEREAS, Broward County does not appear to have proceeded
very far along in acquiring funds to construct an NLS 7 and
appurtenant force mains.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: All recitations set forth above are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City of Tamarac seeks relief from
Broward County Environmental Quality Control Board Regulation #79-
1 until such time as the facilities available through Broward
,County pursuant to the Large User Wastewater Agreement currently
in existence to handle the wastewater generated by the City.
SECTION 3: This resolution shall become effective upon
adopting.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED This_±�day of
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved
the form and correctness of this Resolution
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR:
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
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