Friday, 06 October 2006 00:16
Ione Looks At Tight Timeframe Demands From State For Waste Water Violations
The City of Ione is on a tight, but doable, timeframe for the resolution of the violations of state water rules last winter and spring. In a recent meeting of the Ione City Council City Manager George Lambert states that the State Regional Water Quality Control Board is requiring, as part of the City’s mitigation plan, that the city fix pond number 7 completely by October 20th. According to Lambert the pond project is “essentially complete.” By December 15th the City must have their sanitary sewers operation maintenance plan submitted to the state for approval.
Originally this plan was due in 08, however, due to the violation of the Water Quality Act the State Agency is now requiring the plan this year. Lambert says the December 15th deadline is a tight timeframe and the requirement that will “stress the city out but he added “We've done a lot of the engineering work to get us on our way to completing the operation and maintenance plan”
