A. The ordinance codified in this chapter sets forth uniform requirements for discharges into the city of Vancouver’s (city) industrial wastewater collection system and pretreatment facility, sometimes known as the pretreatment lagoon, but hereinafter referred to as facility. Charges for facility users are also set forth in this chapter.

B. By Ordinance M-1977 in June of 1979, the city entered into contracts with certain industrial users of the pretreatment facility by which such users agreed to pay certain charges for reserve and allocated capacity in such pretreatment facility. Such contracts are not affected by this chapter and are ratified and confirmed, as modified by the parties since execution; provided, that the capital costs remain constant, as established in Ordinance M-1977 and as thereafter adjusted by the parties in KCM report dated August 19, 1980; operational and maintenance costs shall continue to be charged based upon actual annual operating costs.

C. The provisions in Chapter 14.10 VMC, in addition to the provisions of this chapter, shall apply to all dischargers with discharges to the facility. In the event of a conflict between the two chapters, this chapter shall govern facility users. (Ord. M-4359 § 4, 2021; Ord. M-2705, 1987)