The Irvine City Council approved the first reading of a new waste water ordinance drafted by Estill County Attorney Rodney Davis at its meeting Monday night.
The ordinance, which has been tabled at recent meetings because of continued communication between Davis and state officials, places federal regulations on industrial waste water.
He said this ordinance currently only affects the landfill locally but it will create guidelines to be followed should other industries relocate to Estill County.
The ordinance maps out regulations for pre-treatment and sewer usage among other things.
Davis said the new ordinance is necessary because federal money was spent for the recent sewer merge.
The ordinance also puts Irvine Municipal Utilities in charge of enforcing the ordinance on industries in the county.
The council approved the first reading with the understanding that there would be changes to the second draft.
“There will be fine-tuning done before the second reading,” Davis said.
In other business,
•Mayor Ernest Farmer told the council the Light Up Rivertown event was successful.
•Farmer encourages Irvine citizens to shop locally for the Christmas season.
•The council found out the buyer of the old city hall building will be closing on the property before the end of the year.
•The council approved a privilege license for Michael Gibson to open a second-hand shop at 213 River Drive.
•The council approved the activity report from Irvine Police Department Chief Brad Smith.
•Farmer said local taxpayers still have until the end of the year to pay before acquiring a penalty.
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Irvine approves first reading of new waste water ordinance
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