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O.RDINAN(.'..'.E No. 2020-028 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCII., OF 1.711E CITY OF PARIS, <br />rEXAS, REVISING Al "T M1`0 HAI-9.°ER 34 OF THE 1.1 OF <br />ORDINANCES OFTHE CITY OF PAS S, ENTITLED'WASTEWATE R <br />DISCHARGE AND DISPOSAL; APPROVING AND AUTROM''ZING <br />REVISIONS TO MAP,= 34, ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PA US, ENTI"rLED WASTEWATER <br />DJSCHAR(��E' AND DISPOSAL,IN CONFORMANCE wiTH CURRENT <br />ENVIRONMENTAT., PROTEcrION AGENCY AND TEXAS <br />COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QITALITY RULES <br />REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES IMPLEMENTING STREAMLINING <br />RULE PROVISIONS; PR(WIDING FOR PE rq.ALTIES; PROVIDING A <br />SAVINGS ( .3..AUSE; PROVIDING A SE"VERA11131LITY CLAUSE; <br />P.R. OVYDING A'REPEA1,.,'ER CLAIISE; MAKING OTIMR]IFINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATEDTO THE 5lul cr-, AND DECLARING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEIMAS, the City of Paris, pursuant to federal andstate law., and Texas Pollution <br />Discharge Elimination System Perni,it No., 104,79-002, operates a wastewater discbarge, disposal <br />and pretreatment prograrn-.:� and, <br />VMERE AS, the City"sprognum:fin as beenn.wiewed. in detail bythe '.1"exas Cornmissioti on <br />Envirorunentall Quality, in coordination with the City"s Department of Utilities Wastewater <br />1'reatment Environmental Services Division staff, and the City and the TCEQ have identified <br />certain ri:.wisionswhic.h are necessary throughout theCity'S )MUtewater discharge and disposal <br />ordinance, found at Article III to Chapter 34. of the Clity ol'Patis Code of Ordinances, Sections 34- <br />51 through 34-131; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Department of Utilities Wastewater Treatrnent Environmental <br />Services [Mvision staff and Legal Department have, presented to the Texas Commission o.n <br />Environmental Quality a comprehensive draft revi.sion. of thie aforesaid Article III to Chapter 34of <br />the Code of Ordinances; arid, <br />WHEREAS, the, City has receivednotice that the afi-)resaid amendments are acceptable <br />and if adopted will ineall things, bring the City into ewrent compliance with die standardizedrules, <br />regulations and policies f(, -)r in.-iplemenfing the aforesaid program; <br />NOW, '11HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCII, OF THE <br />CITY' OF PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Page 1 of 45 <br />