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RESOLUTION 16-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE RECEIPT OF GREASE TRAP WASTE AND SOLID WASTE FROM
PUMPING OF SEWER COLLECTION LINES; THE CONTINUED ACCEPTANCE OF
RESIDENTIAL SEPTIC HAULER AND PORTABLE RESTROOM WASTE FROM
PERMITTED HAULERS; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, McCall City Code (MCC) 6-3-010 states that "for the purpose of promoting health,
safety and the general welfare of McCall, a system for the collection, transmission and disposal
of sanitary sewage shall be constructed, extended, maintained, repaired, replaced, operated, and
removed within the corporate limits of the City of McCall by which to provide an adequate
system for the collection, transmission and disposal of sanitary sewage from domestic,
commercial, industrial and such other uses and purposes for which said system may be used;"
and
WHEREAS, a letter dated May 26, 2016 from DEQ identifies that a portion of current use of the
Wastewater Treatment Plant grit pits constitutes unpermitted disposal of municipal wastewater,
which should not be allowed, and directed that the City temporarily halt receipt of pump -able
waste at the McCall Wastewater Treatment Plant grit pit until appropriate infrastructure can be
engineered, funded, and installed at the headworks facility of the plant. A copy of the May 26,
2016 letter from DEQ is attached hereto as "Exhibit A."
NOW, THEREFORE, it is resolved by the Mayor and City Council of the City of McCall,
Valley County, Idaho, as follows:
Section 1: To suspend receipt of all grease trap waste (normally from private businesses) at
the Wastewater Treatment Plant facility.
Section 2: To suspend receipt of solids waste from pumping of sewer collection lines. The
liquid removed from cleaning these lines can still be collected. Parties affected include:
a) City of McCall Utility Department which is responsible for cleaning of sewer collection
lines.
b) Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District which is responsible for cleaning of
its sewer collection system.
c) Any private business with a larger than standard private service line which is linked to
the city's collection system.
Section 3: The City can continue to accept residential septic hauler and portable restroom
waste from four local permitted haulers.
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Resolution 16-14
June 9, 2016
Section 4:
approval.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and
Passed and approved by the Mayor and City Council this 9 day of June, 2016.
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STATE OF IDAHO
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
1445 North Orchard • Boise, Idaho 83706 • (208) 373-0550 C.L.'Butch" Otter, Govemor
www.deq.idaho.gov John H. Tippets, Director
May 26, 2016
Nathan Coyle
City Manager, City of McCall
216 E. Park Street
McCall, ID 83638-3832
RE: W WTP Grit Pits (McCall, Valley County)
Dear Mr. Coyle:
In December 2011, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) had discussions with City of
McCall (City) staff (John Lewinski & Peter Borner) regarding the use of the Grit Pits for dumping
pumpable waste such as grit from stormwater systems. At that time DEQ informed the City Staff
that the City needed to start looking for other methods of handling this waste and that dumping the
water pumped from stormwater systems into an unlined pit was not an appropriate form of disposal,
and that the city cannot dispose of municipal wastewater in unlined pits. Staff indicated that the City
would be looking into making improvements to the plant headworks and would include
eliminating/closing the grit pits as part of that project. Staff went on to take samples from the
existing pits to help determine what would be required for disposing of the existing solids. Based on
the results DEQ agreed that the existing material could be left in place, graded to prevent water
ponding and covered with a thin layer of topsoil and seeded.
Recently DEQ has learned that not only are these unlined pits still being used for dumping
stormwater grit, but are also still being used for the disposal of water from the cleaning of sewer lines
and grease traps. This constitutes the unpermitted disposal of municipal wastewater and must not be
allowed.
The City of McCall needs to stop allowing the disposal of pumpable waste into the unlined Grit Pits
at the wastewater treatment plant. If the City would like to continue to accept and dispose of this type
of wastewater, an appropriately designed and approved dump station will need to be constructed at
the plant headworks. Please have your engineer work directly with us regarding the design and
approval of a dump station.
You may call me with any questions at 208-373-0551 or contact me via e-mail at
todd.crutcher@deq.idaho.gov.
Sincerely,
It:Tad Crutcher
Engineering Manager, Boise Regional Office
ec: Stacy LaFay, City of McCall
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