The Americus City Council met on October 24. City Attorney Jimmy Skipper addressed the Council concerning future waste water from the Americus Fresh plant that is under construction. “This is a contract with respect to the City's enforcement of it's industrial pretreatment programs in its ordinance.” Skipper told how the City enforces both federal and state law for wastewater. “The unusual thing about this is, is that the Americus Fresh facility is in the County.” However, he noted they would be discharging into the City’s system. Skipper told how he had contacted EPD, and that they had given them several options. “One of them is to enter into a contract with Americus Fresh.” Kyle Holder, with Jacobs, commented on wastewater management. “One key piece here, with this industry being outside that you talked about, is being able to valve off their effluent, meaning that they start discharging something to the [City’s] collection system, we’ll be notified, and we can stop that discharge.” Mayor Lee Kinnamon clarified Holder’s remarks on shutting effluent off it there was effluent “that’s out of compliance.” Holder responded; “correct.” Holder told how important controlling effluent was, citing an example. “Back in the late 90s, I don't believe anybody on this council was here at that time, [a] very similar organization came into town.” Holder told that while he wasn’t claiming they were identical, he noted issues with the previous facility. “They were a produce facility that discharged [to] the wastewater plant that completely destroyed the plant. The collection system was affected by it. We had major spills.” He told how it cost thousands and thousands of dollars. Council member Nelson Brown made a motion to approve the measure, seconded by Charles Christmas, passing unanimously.

The Americus City Council met on October 24. City Attorney Jimmy Skipper addressed the Council concerning future waste water from the Americus Fresh plant that is under construction. “This is a contract with respect to the City’s enforcement of it’s industrial pretreatment programs in its ordinance.”

Skipper told how the City enforces both federal and state law for wastewater. “The unusual thing about this is, is that the Americus Fresh facility is in the County.” However, he noted they would be discharging into the City’s system.

Skipper told how he had contacted EPD, and that they had given them several options. “One of them is to enter into a contract with Americus Fresh.”

Kyle Holder, with Jacobs, commented on wastewater management. “One key piece here, with this industry being outside that you talked about, is being able to valve off their effluent, meaning that they start discharging something to the [City’s] collection system, we’ll be notified, and we can stop that discharge.”

Mayor Lee Kinnamon clarified Holder’s remarks on shutting effluent off it there was effluent “that’s out of compliance.”

Holder responded; “correct.”

Holder told how important controlling effluent was, citing an example. “Back in the late 90s, I don’t believe anybody on this council was here at that time, [a] very similar organization came into town.” Holder told that while he wasn’t claiming they were identical, he noted issues with the previous facility. “They were a produce facility that discharged [to] the wastewater plant that completely destroyed the plant. The collection system was affected by it. We had major spills.” He told how it cost thousands and thousands of dollars.

Council member Nelson Brown made a motion to approve the measure, seconded by Charles Christmas, passing unanimously.