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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-05-13 85-187 RESOLVE85-18] Intrtduced by Co nciloc Cm, May 13, 1985 To CITY OF BANGOR (TIRE) �60dlytl Exp acing 11 Opp 11 tion to th c .rent Rego m nta of the Clean Nater Act Pertaining to Secondary Treatment Of Sanrt y S� wage_ in the City of Bangor BY Ne Cih COYt tiLMW COtl WBaaWr. MSOLVED, WHEREAS, the Clean Water Act, as amended, requires that all munici- palities provide secondary wastewater treatment by July 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, pursuant to 5 309 of said Act, has issued a Findings of Violation 6 Order for Compliance which directs the City of Bangor to upgrade its existing primary treatment plant to provide secondary treatment by said deadline; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the cost of.said upgrading will amount to $1.8 million dollars, andwillincrease the total annual cost to the City by $3.4 million dollars per year; and WHEREAS, the Penobscot River Study, prepared by the Environmental Study Center at the University of Maine in 1972 has determined that secondary treatment of the City of 'Bangor's sewage will provide no measurable improvement in the water quality of the Penobscot River, NOW, THEREFORE, By the City Council of the City of Bangor: RESOLVED, THAT the City Council express its opposition tothe current provisions of the Clean Water Act which will require the wasteful expenditure of Federal, State and local funds, and be it further RESOLVED, THAT the City Manager be directed to take whatever action i necessary to bring this matter to the attention of the Maine Congressional Delegation for the purpose of either seeking a waiver or amending the current law.. id the City of Bangor -% in cies Council my 13,19e5 es -16] fl E S 0 L Y E .F b C',P Cussed zxpzessing opposition to the Current lh^ Q., ffi C(g55. p 9l /k (ii "Cleo Req g an r ar act pertaining / fa'4 a ary sewage id the City of Bangor