Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 2-7-17
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Utilities Department
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of and authorization to execute a Consent Order with Blue Bell Creameries, LLC requiring them to hire a licensed engineer, construct a pretreatment facility and come into compliance with Broken Arrow Wastewater Discharge Permit No. BA007, and waive the accumulated surcharges upon satisfactory completion of all required actions
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Background:
City of Broken Arrow is required by Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (OPDES) Permit No. 0040053 to operate a pretreatment program in accordance with Section 402(b)(8) of the Clean Water Act, the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR 403) and the provisions of the Industrial Pretreatment Program. As a part of the Pretreatment Program, the City issued Blue Bell Creameries a wastewater discharge permit, No. BA007, on November 4, 2012.
As of March of 2013, Blue Bell Creameries has not been in compliance with the limits listed in the wastewater discharge permit on a regular basis. The limits that Blue Bell is not able to comply with are for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), oil & grease, and pH.
In 2016, the Lynn Lane Wastewater Treatment Plant received several incidences of influent with high-strength waste loadings from Blue Bell Creameries that placed a strain on the biological treatment process. Laboratory samples were taken at the influent wet well of the wastewater plant. The laboratory tests revealed BOD, TSS, and oil & grease levels recorded that were above average during these slug loading events.
Staff has been working closely with Blue Bell for the past several years to come to an agreement about the need for a pretreatment system at the Blue Bell facility. Blue Bell was given a corrective action plan by the City of Broken Arrow in 20...
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