After City Council approved Hous., Tex., Code of Ordinances ch. 47, art. V, §188-191 (2020) an error was discovered with respect to the oil and grease limit compliance schedule available for existing permittees that had an industrial permit on December 2, 2020.
Section 188(d)(2) of the approved ordinance established an oil and grease limit of 200 mg/L and also provided that existing permittees (that held an industrial permit on December 2, 2020) are eligible to meet the 200 mg/L standard pursuant to a compliance scheduled set forth in Section 188(d)(2)e. The ordinance as approved established a three (3) years compliance schedule that allowed existing sources to meet an oil and limit of at least 300 mg/L during a 3-year compliance period, however, the interim compliance limit of 400 mg/L should have been included rather than the 300 mg/L limit. In addition, the ordinance as approved inaccurately began the 3-year compliance period on the date the compliance period ended, rather than the date the ordinance was approved.
The City Attorney recommends that City Council approve an Ordinance to correct these errors.
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Arturo Michel, City Attorney