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C�TY OF REi�ITON, [�TASHINGTON
RESQLUTTQN N0 . 1875
L+THEREAS the protection and enhancement of envi_r��mental quality
i,s a vital concern of the City of Renton; and
WHEREAS the preservation of watex� quality is a ma�or envixonmen.�kal
goal whi.ch must be considered i,n relation to air qual�t�r, land use and
energy co:n�ervat�on; and . ',
WHEREAS it is the purpose and goal of the Municipality o�
Metropol�tan Seattle to secure and ma%ntain high standards of water
quality �or all receiving waters wi.thin its jurisdi.,cti,on; and
WHEREAS Public Law 92-500 of th.e 92nd Congress requires that
all publi,cly-owned treatment works achi,eve '�secondary treatment"
by July 1 , 1977 , prior to the achievement of `tbest practicable
txeatment" by July l , 1983 ; and
tniHEREAS secondary treatment of municipal discharges for removal '
of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a �rocess pxoven to be
unnecessary to the preservation of water quality in Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS construction and operation of secondary treatment
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facili.ti.es would impinge on valuable open space, and consume scarce ',
energy resources ; and
[nIHEREAS major �rater quality �mprovements other than secondary
treatment, such as toxic�ty and floatables removal and sewer separation,
are considered to be essential to receivi,ng water quality; and
WHEREAS constructi,on and operation of secondary treatment
�aci.liti,es at Metrots four Puget Sound plants , including West Point,
would double operating costs and requ�re a $55 ma.11i.on ca�ital
expenditure �,rhich might otherwise be used for hi,gher �riority water
pollution control projects by other local agencies i.n the Se.attle
are.a; and
[�THEREAS the rates charged our customers would xeflect the �
expenditure to meet the secondary treatment requirements ; and
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� WHEREAS this agency has h.ighex priority watex polluti,on control II
projects on which funds need ta be spent ; and �
TnIHEREAS limi.ted allocations of federal �unds wi,ll prevent the '
munici�ality �rom com�letin.g top priority water quality projects
whi,le achieving both trsecondary treatment" by July 1 , 1977 , and
rrbest practicable treatment" by J'uly l , 1983 ; and
�i+IHEREAS a municipal system CMetro? must, at all times , be in
compliance with the requi,rements of the�"Fede�al Act or mod�f�ca.ta.ons
thereof, or no local sewage proj ect �ti,ll be eligible for Federal
funds ; and
WHEREAS there is , in fact, insufficient time fox the municipali,ty
to meet the July l , 1977 , deadline for "secondary treatmen,t" ; and
WHEREAS to maintain and ensure high standards of water quali.ty
for the metropolitan are�a at the earli.est time and i,n the most cost-
effective manner, i.t is necessary that the muni.cipality proceed
immediately wi.th a program to provide '�best practicable treatment"
by Ju1y 1 , 19 8 3 ; NO[nT THEREFO RE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Renton urges the Congress to
amend th,e 1972 �Iatex Quality Act to permit the Administrator of E�A
to modify the requirement of secondary treatment for any publicly-
o�ned treatment works discharging through deep water outfalls into
the �aci,fic Ocean and the conti,guaus territorial seas upon applicati.on
and proof satisfactary to the Administrator that alternative treatment
�rocesses would produce an equal or better envi.ronmental e�fect on the
receiving wate�s �ar a lesser expenditure of public resources .
PASSED BY THE CTTY COUNCZL thi.s 17thday of September, 1973 .
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Deloxes A. ead, �ty Cler
AP�'ROVED BY THE MAYOR this 17th day of September, . 1973 .
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