Utilities Department
Pretreatment
The employees of the Pretreatment
Division conduct inspections of commercial and
industrial facilities to ensure that no wastes are
discharged which will interfere with the operation
of the wastewater collection system or wastewater
treatment plant, cause violations of discharge
permits or stream standards, endanger the health of
plant personnel, or limit the disposal alternatives
for the wastewater treatment plant sludge or
effluent. The Pretreatment Division gathers and
maintains all of the information required for the
Pretreatment Program as established by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. A
copy of the
Sewage Quality Control Ordinance enforced by the
Pretreatment Division is posted on the Utilities
Department website (Click on the link above or
below).
If you are going to establish a new commercial
facility which will discharge non-domestic wastes
(restaurant, automotive repair shop, car wash, etc.)
you will need to complete the
Wastewater Discharge Application.
(Note: This is a form that you
can fill on-line.
Please note that this on-line form is large and it
may take you a while to download depending on your
connection speed.) Assistance in the
completion of the application can be obtained by
calling the Pretreatment Division at 563-2107.
Industrial and groundwater discharge customers must
complete a different application which will be
provided upon request by calling the Pretreatment
Division.
The Pretreatment Division also oversees the Liquid
Waste Transportation Program which regulates the
disposal of sand trap, grease trap, and septic tank
wastes in Ector County and the City of Odessa.
This division works in conjunction with the City's
Building Inspection Division to enforce cross
connection control regulations. These regulations
protect the City's public water supply by requiring
installation of backflow prevention assemblies at
facilities where there is a potential cross
connection between a water source of unknown quality
and the City's water supply. This division also
ensures that backflow prevention assembly testers
meet all state and local requirements.
For additional or related information
regarding this Division please follow the links
below.
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