SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Approving a Third-Party Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Agreement Proposal with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
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DEPARTMENT: Utilities
Department
PRESENTER(S): Todd Fessenden, Utilities Director
Eryka Thorley, Sustainability Manager
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FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $85,000
Balance Available: $85,000
Budget Line Item Number: 500-75-110-560140-000000 $42,500
510-75-110-560000-000000 $42,500
New Appropriation Required: No
POLICY ISSUES:
The key policy issue to address is the Council's stated goal of fiscal responsibility, entering into this SEP agreement ensures a fine which otherwise would be put to use by CDPHE as it sees fit, will instead be used to further the Council's other stated goal of environmental stewardship in and around Erie.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve Resolution 24-113, approving the third-party SEP agreement with EcoCycle and the CDPHE in the amount of $85,000 for EcoCycle programming in Erie schools and nearby Boulder Valley School District schools.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In September of 2020, the Town of Erie received a notice of violation/cease and desist order (NOV) from CDPHE for issues related to the NWRF discharge permit. This came after years of Erie asking CDPHE to revisit the calculation for dissolved copper in its discharge permit, which CDPHE refused to do. While there were other infrequent deviations from permit limits and reporting, dissolved copper was the primary driver for the NOV. Prior to and after the receipt of the NOV staff had been working with consultants to adjust water chemistry on the drinking water side (dissolved copper comes primarily from residential plumbing) and has been in compliance with our extremely low dissolved copper limit of 5.9 parts per billion (ppb). For comparison, one part p...
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