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:Sq TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1987 City's Treatment Plant to a level meeting standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Virginia Water Control Board (VWCB) by January 1, 1989. During meetings with the staffs of the VWCB and State Health Department regarding our efforts to obtain the permit to expand the City's Plant it was agreed that studies would begin and be conducted concurrently with the construction work required in connection with the Plant expansion to insure that plans and specifications could be prepared as soon as possible to meet the January 1, 1989, target date for completion of construction of the color removal facilities. The Administration, through our consultant (Wiley & Wilson), has been performing research, analysis and studies related to this problem. A pre- liminary report and recommendation has been prepared regarding the proposed color removal project. A copy of this report and recommendations is attached for Council's information and use. A time-phase schedule for implementing this project is being prepared and will be reviewed when this matter is discussed during the Council meeting. As you will note, our next major phase of the project is the pilot studies. We feel that this segment of the overall design of the color removal facilities is extremely important and is vital to the proper selection of the process or processes that will be the most cost effective in removing the color from wastewater entering the City's Plant. We have discussed this matter with the three industries that discharge large volumes of dye waste into the City's system--these being Tultex, Pannill Knitting and Bassett-Walker Knitting. A copy of the report has been given to them for their use. The information in the report will be useful to these industries in their evaluation of the color removal problem as it relates to possible pretreatment of their wastewater or possible changes in types of dyes now in use as compared to the process or processes that the City will have to use to remove color from wastewater originating at these industries. I might add that a staff member of the Henry County Public Service Authority (HCPSA) met with the City staff and our consultant for a briefing on the report since the HCPSA will be participating in the project as set forth in the 1974 Agreement between the City and HCPSA covering the con- struction and operations of City/County Wastewater Facilities. I wish to state that the information and cost estimates are preliminary and could change as a result of the proposed pilot study. We recommend that Council authorize this important study. The cost of which, including the Consultant's fee and laboratory technician, is esti- mated to be no greater than $127,000. It is, therefore, recommended that $127,000 be appropriated from the Sewer Fund to cover the various costs of performing pilot studies covering the three processes that are under consideration for use in removing color from wastewater entering the City's Plant. ....~..._.,..~..__.,".',...;.'".............'.,'_.'..,...",""......,.,......,.....,.......u_...._.......,...,..,..,...,...""....., .;".--._..__..__.._,_....._.____...._.............._~'_;.M.'..._.,......".._."...'H._.......,...