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Consider acknowledging receipt of an Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality general permit for the land application of water treatment plant residuals from the City of Lawton Medicine Park Water Treatment Plant onto two application sites.
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INITIATOR: Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: David Hastings, Plants Superintendent and Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities
BACKGROUND: On July 23, 2021 the City of Lawton submitted an application to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for approval to apply residuals from the Medicine Park Water Treatment Plant on two sites as follows: Site 1, 80 acres in the SW ¼, SW ¼ and W ½, SE ¼, SW 1/4 , Section 17, Township 3 North, Range 11 West of the Indian Meridian, Comanche County, Oklahoma and Site 2, 155 acres in the E ½, SW ¼, Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 12 West of the Indian Meridian, Comanche County, Oklahoma. The residuals operation was authorized by DEQ on July 29, 2021. A condition of the permit is it be noted in the minutes of the next Council Meeting.
EXHIBIT: Permit on file in the Department of Public Utilities Office
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FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Acknowledge receipt of an Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality general permit for the land application of water treatment plant residuals from the City of Lawton Medicine Park Water Treatment Plant onto two application sites.