HomeMy WebLinkAbout2318 RESOLUTION NO. 2318
A RESOLUTION adopting the document entitled "Sludge Management
Plan" as policy of the City of Bremerton and authorizing the
City's Director of Utilities to take the necessary steps to
implement the Plan.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton owns and operates a municipal
wastewater treatment system that is designed to meet the existing
and future needs of the City of Bremerton and its customers; and
WHEREAS, it is required by the Federal Environmental
Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology
that sludge generated from the City's wastewater treatment system
be treated and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner;
and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton Municipal Utilities relies upon a
Sludge Management Plan to protect public health and the environment
and to minimize the need for costly sludge treatment techniques to
meet the federal, state, and local sludge management criteria; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology requires
from the City of Bremerton documentation of their sludge management
plan and the controls and financial capability to ensure that
sludge disposal is achieved in an environmentally acceptable
manner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton authorized the development of
a Sludge Management Plan with the specific objective of developing
policies, procedures, and an implementation program to help ensure
that sludge disposal is cost effective and consistent with federal,
state, and local regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
1. That we find the Sludge Management Plan consistent with the
goals and objectives of the City of Bremerton and do hereby
adopt the Plan as official policy and program of the City of
Bremerton as an integral part of the City's wastewater program
for the management of sludge disposal.
2. That the Mayor of Bremerton is authorized to submit the
document to the Washington State Department of Ecology for
review and consideration of approval and thereby documenting
the acceptability of the City's Sludge Management Plan for
providing cost-effective sludge disposal that is consistent
with applicable regulations.
3. That the Director of Utilities is hereby authorized to
implement the recommendations and programs outlined in the
Sludge Management Plan.
4. That the Director of Utilities be further instructed to
continue to monitor the changing requirements of the federal,
state, and local sludge regulations and to anticipate
potential changes that may affect the Sludge Management
Program of the City of Bremerton such that the cost of
providing sludge disposal for the City's customers is
minimized.
CITY OF BREMERTON:
Lynn Horton, City Council President
ATTEST:
Kathleen L. McCluskey, City Clerk