TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Hassan Hadjimiry, P.E., Utilities Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: August 5, 2024
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ORDINANCE NO. 23-24: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CHAPTER 53, “SANITARY SEWERS,” SECTION 53.004, “ABBREVIATIONS; DEFINITIONS,” TO ADOPT DEFINITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS, HEALTHCARE FACILITY, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND REVERSE DISTRIBUTOR, AND TO CORRECT NUMBERING; AMENDING SECTION 53.051, “PROHIBITED DISCHARGES TO SEWERS,” TO ADD HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS TO THE LIST OF SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM BEING INTRODUCED TO THE TREATMENT WORKS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 23-24, a City initiated amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach Chapter 53, "Sanitary Sewers," Section 53.004, "abbreviations; definitions," to adopt definitions for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals, healthcare facility, pharmaceutical, and reverse distributor, and to correct numbering; amending section 53.051, "Prohibited Discharges To Sewers," To add hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to the list of substances prohibited from being introduced to the treatment works; providing a conflicts clause; providing a severability clause; authority to codify, and providing an effective date.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach Utilities Department, through requirements from 40 CFR Part 266.505 and 62-625.400, Florida Administrative Code, prohibits hazardous waste pharmaceuticals managed by healthcare facilities and reverse distributors. Traditional wastewater treatment operations are not designed to remove pharmaceuticals present in discharges from medical and veterinary facilities. This prohibition will ensure proper protection of the City’s sanitary sewer sy...
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