5166 RESOLUTION NO 5,166
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESOLUTION OF
THE LITTLE ROCK SANITARY SEWER COMMITTEE
AND PLEDGING THE CITY' S COOPERATION TO
COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SAID
RESOLUTION DATED MARCH 6 , 1974 ; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS .
TI N 1. The Resolution of the Little Rock Sanitary
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Sewer Committee dated March 6 , 1974 , a copy of which is attached
hereto, pertaining to new construction and occupancy thereof
connecting to sewers in the watershed of the Rock Creek Sewer
System until the new sewer interceptor along the banks of
Rock Creek is completed is hereby acknowledged and the City of
Little Rock hereby commits itself to conform with the terms
and provisions of said Resolution.
SECTION 2 . This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: March 19, 1974
ATTEST: c !/!?4, APPROVED: LG% �� -
City Clerk Mayor
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS due to the overflow of untreated sewage from manholes in the northwest
portion of Little Rock, the Arkansas State Department of Health issued a directive
on July 16, 1973 prohibiting additional extensions of sewer mains or connections of
multi-family or significant commercial developments to sewers in the watershed of
the Rock Creek sewer system. The Arkansas State Department of Health stated that
this prohibition would be in effect until construction is complete on a new sewer
interceptor along the banks of Rock Creek. Construction began on this sewer inter-
ceptor January 28, 1974, and is scheduled for completion February 5, 1975, but it
is reasonable to expect that given favorable weather conditions, construction will
be complete to an extent to alleviate untreated sewage overflows in this watershed
by the month of October 1974. The Arkansas State Department of Health has indicated
that authority to issue connection permits and approve extensions in the Rock Creek
watershed would be given allowing construction to commence if a procedure could be
instituted to insure that the facilities constructed under these permits were not
actually occupied or placed into use until the prohibition was discontinued follow-
ing completion of the interceptor construction.
NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Sanitary Sewer Committee of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, recommends to the Board of Directors of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, the adoption of a policy regarding the issuance of building permits
in the Rock Creek Watershed.
(1) That a permit will be issued to an applicant following certification by
the Wastewater Utility Manager that sewer service will be available as requested
for the proposed project following completion of the interceptor sewer and lifting
of the Arkansas State Department of Health prohibition.
(2) That the applicant, as a condition of receiving the permit, acknowledges
that he is aware that he cannot occupy the premises or otherwise discharge into his
sewer connection until issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Little Rock
Community Development Department.
(3) That this certificate of occupancy for the premises constructed under
this permit shall not be issued until notification either by the Arkansas State
Department of Health or by the Little Rock Wastewater Utility that the prohibition
placed by the Arkansas State Department of Health for this portion of the water-
shed of Rock Creek is no longer in effect.
(4) That the applicant be made aware that a goal of completion and lifting
of the prohibition by the month of October 1974, has been set, but no implied or
written guarantee is given that he may in fact occupy the premises by that time
and he cannot occupy his premises until the prohibition is lifted by the Arkansas
State Department of Health.
APPROVED this 6th day of March 1974.
SANITARY SEWER COMMITTEE OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
By:
Louis Lanford, Secretary
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