HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 03-86 01/21/1986
RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING OF THE INFLOW/INFILTRATION
CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM OF THE
METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has cooperated with the
Northwest Municipal Conference and the Metropolitan Sanitary
District of Greater Chicago to address the problems of water
pollution and flooding; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago
and the municipalities of the Northwest Municipal Conference have
been working to develop a mutually acceptable cost effective
program for assessing and correcting the problems of
inflow/infiltration into the Sanitary Sewer System; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago
and the Northwest Municipal Conference on behalf of it membership
has negotiated such a mutually acceptable program that provides
for a process of determining acceptable levels of
inflow/infiltration and the extent of mandated remedial measures;
and
WHEREAS, this program entitled Inflow/Infiltration Corrective
Action Program (attached hereto) will provide for the process
which will determine a new standard which will supersede previous
standards of the District with relation to inflow/infiltration;
and
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference has recommended
approval of the aforementioned agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the ~Sewer Summit Agreement by the
Metropofffãn Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and Tributary
Communities" ("Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto
and hereby made a part hereof, is hereby approved.
SECTION TWO: That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to send a
copy of this Resolution to the Secretary of the Metropolitan
Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and the Northwest Municipal
Conference.
SECTION THREE: That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
AYES:
Arthur, Farley, Floras, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg
NAYS:
None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this
21st
day of
January
, 1986.
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Mayor
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Village Clerk
SEWER SUMMIT
AGREEMENT
BY
Metropolitan Sanitary District
of Greater Chicago
and
Tributary Communities
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September, 1985
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I.
General Scope of Agreement
This Agreement addresses resolution of infiltration/inflow (III)
issues relating to separate sanitary sewers in the service area
of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (MSDGC)~
Ail parties agree that removal of excessive III from sanitary
sewers is consistent with an effective regional program for control
of water pollution and sewage backup in the MSDGC service area.
. Furthermore, this correctfve action must be undertaken in a manner
which addresses federal, state. and local concerns.
The goals of this regional program are as foliows:
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Prevention of water pollution; and
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Elimination of basement sewage backups and adverse surcharging
conditions that cause hea1th hazards and financia1 losseso
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The parties recognize that the timeframes for achievement of these
goais differo
The first goal represents an aim which is driven
. by requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act, as well as related
State and MSDGC mandates.. The second goal represents the need
for a phased program to accommodate State and MSDGC mandates~
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II. Compliance Strategies
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Regulated Entities - As used herein. the term "tributary
communities. shall include municipalities, townships, private
utility companies. school and sanitary districts, and any
other entity whicho~'ns and operates sanitary sewer systems
which are tributary to the MSDGC system..
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MSDGC Comp)1ance Criteria 0» The MSDGC has established as
standard criteria that:
(1) average daily wet weather flow
snail not exéeed 150 gpcpd; (2) basement sewage backups
shall be eliminated; and (3) adverse surcharging shalt be
eliminated. These criteria represent the most stringent
. requirements that will be enforced for correction of excessive
III from sanitary sewèrs which are t,ributary to the MSDGC.
However, a tributary colmlunity may el ect tó'" pursue an at ter-
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native 181/1 Corrective Action Program {ICAP)M, based upon
a cost-effectiveness analysis, in which case these standard
c ri te ri a may not be appli cab 1 e *
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¡CAP Alternative - This course-or-action represents a strategy
for incremental correction of excesssive III determined
from. a cost-effectiveness analysis~ A tributary colTmunity
must submit a formal, ras01 ution to the MSDGC by March 1 II
1986 in order to participate in the rCAp alternative"
Sub-
mission of this resolution serves to supercede the prior
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resoiution whfch was provided in response to previous action
to enforce the criteria referenced in B above& Once this
action is taken, a tributary cotmlunity must complete a series
of camp Hance actions, in a timely manner, as specified
by the timeframes set forth within thi s Agreement&
IH. I CAP Development
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Tributarycomunities must complete. Sewer System Evaluation
Studies' (SSES) as SOon as possible, but no:later than Janu-
°ary 1. 1987.. The performance standards for such wcrk win
be pursuant to USEPA regu1ations!guidance (40 CFR 35~2120t
Construction Grants, 1985h MSDGC and the Illinois EPA
will cooperatein.~he development and review of this work$
including providing the appropriate cost information for
transport and treatment of excess flows~
Within a basin
context, costs for transport ~nd treatment for the communities
to the respective treatment plant will be based on realistic
flow projections.. Existing transport and treatment capacity
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D.
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designed and intended for future population and develop-
ment cannot. for the purpose of this cost-analysis and plan-
ning, be used to accorrrnodate excessive III.
B.
Tributary communities must complete a design for public
sector work identified in the SSES, as soon as possible.
but no later than January 1.1988. Such design will. at
a minimum, provide for corrective actions which are con-
sistent with the USEPA definition of .cost-effectiveness.
for removal of excessive III. Such work will include a
proposed timely and reasonaMeimplementation sèhedule and
funding arrangements which are appropriate for the circum-
stances.. All des!gns will be subject to review and approval
by the MSDGC and. if necessary. the Illinois EPA..
A program for the cost-effective correctio-ìf of private sources
.of III must be initiated concurrent with the design work
in B above.
After January 1, 1987t the MSDGC will conduct a basin-by-basin
analysis of the pctent1a1. cumulative effect of the corrective
actions identified by the completed SSES studies. It is
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recognized and understood that where studies have. not been
completed in a timely manner, then worst case assumptions
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may be made with respect to flows in order to complete the
basin-by-basin analysis.. Thi.s anaiysis wi11 correlate III
removal projections to assess the impact on transport and
treatment capacities..
TIrfs analysis may identify continuing
concerns relative to the goals in Section I that willneces-
sitate consideration of further corrective actions for par-
titular basins or sub-basins..
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An ICAP Technical Panel will be established by January li
1986.. This Panel win act in an advisory capacity and will
be composed of appropriate elec.ted officia15and other repre-
sentatives from the tributary cOlmlunitiess and the MSDGC.
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The 111100'15 £PA and the USEPA may participate as observers..
The Panel will be given the following duties and assignments:
(1) develop, by March 1,1986, recommendations regarding
thec9mponents used to compute transport and treatment cost; 0
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review and comment upon by March 1,1986, flow metering
criteria used to evaluate III; (3) develop, by January Is
1987, guidelines for the long-terms operation and maintenance
of sanitary sewer -systems in th MSDGC service area; and
(4) re.view and corrment upon the basin analyses prepared
pursuant to D above.. With regard to item (1) and related
cost-effectiveness analyses, the 1111no15 EPAanå the USEPA
will continue to serve as the final approval authority for
specific community projects.
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F.
The MSDGC will prepare and distribute a semi-annual status
report regarding progress made by the tributary communities.
This report will include a summary of any enforcement 'actions
taken by the District.
ICAP Implementation
A.
Tributary cofmlunities wnl "start- implementation of cor-
rective actions designed pursuant to Section III B as soon
as possible, but no later than July It 1988.
Each tributary
community wfllsubmit to the HSDGC a reasonable, mutually
agreeable comp~iance schedule together with a final comple~
tic" date based upon the nature of the corrective work to
be performed and the funding mechanisms to be utilized.
Such agreement will be formally codified in an enforceable
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manner, and 'will incorporate the program in Section IIIC
together with a program for long-term operation and maintenance
of the communities' sewer systems.
B.
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After July 1,1988, the MSDGC will initiate action to address
any continuing concerns identified pursuant to Section III
D~
For each such instance, the MSDGC will convene a "Sewer
S~stem Compliance Conference- which will include appropriate
tributary communities, the Illinois EPA and the USEPA.
Each Conference will discuss the, nature of the continuing
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concern and 'any practicable additional corrective action,
including innovative mitigation measures.
Each tributary
community will evaluate and formally comment ~pcn the engineer-
ing and economic feasibility of, and timeframe for achieving
compliance with any additional corrective work~ - As soon
as possible, but not later than one year after convening
a Conference, the MSDGC will adopt a final compliance program
which will be applicable',after the completion of the corrective
work implemented pursuant to subsection A above.
In no
instance, howevert witl any final corrective work be beyond
that which would be necessary to comply with Section II
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The MSDGC will prepare and distribute a semi-annual status
report regarding progress made by the communitiess This
report will include a summary of any enforcement actions
taken by the Districte
Special Compliance Considerations
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections III and IV~ those
tributary communities shown in Attachment 1 are considered
to be in comp1fance with I/I removal provisions and need
not complete a new or revised SSES.
Specificaììy~ this
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determinatiòn is based upon the MSDGC criteria of 150 gpcpd
and prevention of basement flooding.
Such listed communities,
however, must still comply with an acc~ptable long-term
operation and maintenance program.
B.
Those tributary communities, which as of the date of this
agreement anticipate meeting the MSDGC criteria, may proceed
to meet the requisite burden of. proof in an expeditious
manner. These tributary communities must evaluate the results
with respect to the MSDGC criteria of 150 gpcpd and preven-
tion of basement flooding.
If compliance is demonstrated
to the satisfaction 'of the MSDGC before July 1,1986. then
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these communities will have completed their corrective programs.
If compliance is not achieved, then these corrmunities must
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complete an up-dated SSES by no later than January 1,1987,
and necessary designs by no later than January 1.1988.
"Finally, these communities must also comply with Section
IV.
VI* Evaluation of Impacts from Residual Flow
A.
The MSDGC. in cooperation with the communities and the Illinois
EPA. will plan:for and initiate a special study of the impacts
ot "residual- III remaining in the separate sewer systems.
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This study.will begin in the Spring of 1987 and continue
for the period of time necessary to adequately characterize
the impacts in areas where corrective actions have been
impiementedo Wherever appropriate, this study will also
evaluate the feasibility of implementing further site-specific
mitigation measures, such as off-linet temporary storage.
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The results of this special study may be utilized for the
Conferences convened pursuant to Section IV B, and for con-
sideration of any refin~~ents which may be appropriate in
State regu1ations as they affect the service area of the
MSDGCo
In addition, the Illinois EPA will consult with
the USEPA and resolve matters relating to federal rules,
regulations and grant ~onditfons applicable to the MSDGC~
VII~ Execution of Agreement
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B..
By signature hereto, the parties representing the HSewer
SummitU confirm their commitment to the implementation of
this Agreement..
The MSDGC will expeditiously incorporate the substance of
this Agreement lnt~ the Manual of Procedures for the Imple-
mentation of the Sewer Permit Ordinance by January 1,19860
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this Agreement into the Manual of Procedures for the
Implementation of the Sewer Permit Ordinance by
January 1, 1986.
Metropolitan Sanitary District of
Greater Chicago
ATTEST:
By:
Date:
Village of Mount Prospect
ATTEST:
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By:
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Carolyn H. Krause, Mayor
Date: ~ ß¿ FIr'€'
(Seal)