Explanation
This ordinance amends and enacts sections of the Columbus City Code Chapter 1145, “Sewer Use Regulations,” to establish the City’s inflow and infiltration reduction program, and to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to designate those areas served by the City’s sanitary sewer system where the program will be implemented as well as to prioritize areas so designated for implementation.
Fiscal Impact: There is no direct fiscal impact from this legislation. Implementation of the inflow and infiltration program authorized by this legislation will be authorized by additional legislation which will appropriate necessary funds. It is estimated that the program will cost approximately $1.7 billion over the next twenty years.
Title
To amend and enact various sections of Chapter 1145, “Sewer Use Regulations,” of the Columbus City Code, in order to establish the City’s inflow and infiltration reduction program, and to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to designate those areas served by the City’s sanitary sewer system where the program will be implemented as well as to prioritize those areas so designated for implementation.
Body
WHEREAS, under the authority provided in the Ohio Constitution, the Ohio Revised Code and its Charter, the City of Columbus owns and operates a separate sanitary sewer system (the “Sanitary System” or “System”) that provides sanitary wastewater collection and treatment services for the City and its inhabitants, and also for certain adjacent areas and the inhabitants in those areas. The City’s Sanitary System is designed to convey domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater to one of the City’s wastewater treatment plants for treatment and ultimate discharge; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitary System is distinct from the City’s municipal storm sewer system, which is designed solely to transport rain runoff from streets and other impervious areas directly to streams and rivers; and
WHEREAS, during periods of heavy ...
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