1992-024-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris continues to support the protection of the environment;

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THE UTI' TES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSJ" E PARTY FOR THE REPORTING OF ANY NONCOMPLIANCE ~_rH OUR PERMITS. IT IS THE .JTY OF ALL CITY EMPLOYEES TO DULY REPORT TO US THAT EXCURSIONS HAVE OCCURRED. TO FACILITATE THIS, THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED: A. THE HIGHEST RANI<lNG PERSON ON THE SCENE OF THE EXCURSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THAT THE EXCURSION IS PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED. B. FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AN EXCURSION EXISTS WHEN ANY SEWAGE HAS FLOWN INTO ANY WATERCOURSE WHETHER IT IS A BAR DITCH, CREEK OR ANY OTHER TYPE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE. C. THE PROPER STEPS TO TAKE WHEN AN EXCURSION EXISTS ARE: 1. CONTAIN THE FLOW. . , 2. REPAIR THE PROBLEM, 3. RETURN THE SYSTEM TO SERVICE. 4. CLEAN UP AND DISINFECT THE AREA. D, THE PERSON ON THE SC~NE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE BEST APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM BASED UPON HIS EXPERIENCE AND THE SIZE AND TYPE OF THE PROBLEM. E. FLOW WHICH IS CONTAINED AND DOES NOT GET INTO ANY WATERWAY IS NOT CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF OUR PERMIT. HOWEVER, THE CONTAINED FLOW MUST BE PROPERLY HANDLED AFTER CONTAINMENT. IT CAN BE PUI1PED BACK INTO A MANHOLE, SUCKED UP WITH A VACUUM TRUCK AND TRANSFERRED BACK INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM, OR IN SMALL AMOUNTS IT MAY JUST BE ABSORBED INTO THE GROUND AND THEN SPRINKLED WITH THE PROPER DISINFECTANT. WHILE CONTAINMENT IS PROBABLY THE BEST SOLUTION, IT IS NOT ALWAYS A FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE OF THE QUANITY OF THE BYPASS. CONTAINMENT CAN BE EFFECTIVE ON SMALLER BYPASSES BY DIGGING RETENTION HOLES NEAR THE BYPASS OR BY USE OF TANK TRUCKS. IN SOME CASES IT IS A MATTER OF PUMPING THE CONTAINED SEWAGE TO ANOTHER MANHOLE OR LIFT STATION NEARBY. TO FACILITATE THE PROPER REPORTING OF BYPASSES, I HAVE ENCLOSED COPIES OF THE FORM WE USE. WHEN A BYPASS OCCURS, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE. IF DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS, JUST CALL THE .WATER PLANT. IF AFTER HOURS OR ON WEEf~ENDS, CALL ASAP ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY. FOLLOW THE CALL UP WITH THE WRITTEN FORM. WE MUST ALSO SAMPLE EACH BYPASS AND SUB~IIT THAT SAMPLE TO THE LAB LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR AT THE WATER TREATMENT pLANT. THIS SAMPLE SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN THE BYPASS IS DISCOVERED, THERE IS A SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR IN THE LAB THAT IS MARKED FOR THE STORAGE OF THESE SAMPLES. SAMPLE BOTTLES ARE ALSO ENCLOSED. DO NOT CHLORINATE THESE SAMPLES. YOUR COOPERATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.