Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
Meeting of: 12-04-2018
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Consideration, discussion, possible approval of and authorization to execute an amendment to the 2017 Consent Order with Blue Bell Creameries, LLC requiring construction of a pretreatment facility for compliance with Broken Arrow Wastewater Discharge Permit No. BA 007 and authorizing the City Manager to waive accumulated surcharges throughout the duration of the Order, upon satisfactory completion of tasks
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Background:
City of Broken Arrow entered into a consent order in February 2017, pursuant to Section 24-514 (b) of Broken Arrow Municipal Code, which requires Blue Bell Creameries to construct a pretreatment facility for the purpose of attaining compliance with Section 24-501 of Broken Arrow Municipal Code and Broken Arrow Wastewater Discharge Permit No. BA 007. The consent order established milestones that require Blue Bell to complete the following tasks:
1. Hire a licensed engineering consultant to perform a wastewater discharge characterization study and submit a preliminary engineering report to City of Broken Arrow by February 6, 2017.
2. Identify a treatment process and submit an engineering report with the wastewater characterization results by March 6, 2017.
3. Begin construction of the pretreatment facility by January 8, 2018.
4. Complete construction and begin operation of the pretreatment facility by January 7, 2019.
5. Submit a 180-day operational report detailing compliance status with Broken Arrow Wastewater Discharge Permit No. BA 007 by September 2, 2019.
To date, Blue Bell Creameries has completed tasks 1-3 by hiring Greshem Smith and Partners to perform a wastewater discharge characterization study, submitting a preliminary engineering report identifying the proposed wastewater treatment process, performing a pilot study of the proposed process, submitting an engineering report with pilot study results, awarding the construction contract to Brassfield and Gorrie,...
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