For Water Subcommittee Meeting June 23, 2025
TO: The Honorable Water Subcommittee Members
APPROVAL: John Rossi, Interim Utilities Manager
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Staff request that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on the Niagara Bottling, LLC permit violations and related issues. (ACTION)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on the Niagara Bottling, LLC permit violations and related issues.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Staff will provide a verbal update to the Subcommittee at the meeting regarding Niagara Bottling, LLC plant’s permit exceedances, the upcoming permit renewal for the plant, and staff’s review of the applicable City ordinance that governs these issues.
Niagara’s current discharge permit is scheduled to expire this month (June). Due to permit exceedances, the City is reviewing the permit language to ensure more reliability in monitoring and control of Niagara’s discharge. The City is also reviewing and updating its Sewer Ordinance to ensure all reporting, compliance monitoring, and noncompliance mechanisms are adequately described and enforceable by the City, and to determine if fines and other mechanisms are appropriate.
Staff would appreciate the Subcommittee’s feedback on these issues.