STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: November 13, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Government Affairs
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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An ordinance approving Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board Resolution 2024-10-269, adopted on October 3, 2024, for the purpose of amending Chapter 6 (Wastewater Pretreatment and Discharge Rules and Regulations) of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board to implement and enforce a continuing wastewater pretreatment program as required by 40 CFR 403 for the Central Regional Wastewater System - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's contract with the Trinity River Authority of Texas (TRA) allows the Airport Board to discharge wastewater into TRA's Central Regional Wastewater System (CRWS) and requires the Board to enact an ordinance/regulation to implement and enforce applicable pretreatment requirements.
In connection with TRA's most recent CRWS Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, substantial modifications to the pretreatment program were required to support compliance with 40 CFR 403 and 30 TAC 315, including updated local limits to control pollutants entering the sanitary sewer.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board is requesting that the Owner Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth approve amendments to Chapter 6 (Wastewater Pretreatment and Discharge Rules and Regulations) of the Airport's Code of Rules and Regulations to implement the program modifications and comply with the TPDES permit.
The Airport Board approved these amendments at its October 3, 2024, board meeting, by Resolution 2024-10-269. In accordance with the Contract and Agreement of 1968, any amendments to the Airpor...
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