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CITY OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA SILL NO. _ ^^ Q ^ _ _ pept^Hd.
DATE: _ July 18, 1978 _ , C. Atty
DEPARTMENT : _ Public Works _ C ' Mgr * — — ^ — , —
Subject:
REQUEST FOR ALTERNATE METHOD OF SEWAGE TREATMENT
_ PAPAGAYO DEVELOPMENT _
Statement of the Matter
Attached is a letter from Larry Hunts proposing an alternate method of sewage
treatment for the Papagayo Development.
Municipal Code provides -for an exception to the moratorium if the proposed
project has an approved alternate method of sewage disposal. Existing code
provides for either sanitary sewer systems or septic tank systems. Mr. Hunts'
request proposes a third method which would necessitate modification of the
Municipal Code. He has been informed that the proper method of obtaining
such a modification would be to submit the request to Council. Council, after
considering a staff report analyzing the request, would indicate whether they
were disposed to further efforts on such a proposed alternate method. Staff
has a copy of Mr. Hunts' proposal and is analyzing it, but does not have time
to prepare a staff report in time for the Council meeting on July 18, 1978.
Exhibit
Letter from Larry Hunts dated June 29, 1978
Recommendation '.-•.-
Refer Mr.. Hunts' request to staff for preparation of a report and return to
Council the August 1st meeting.
Council action ..:~,.--
7-18-78 The request was referred to staff for preparation of a report
: to be presented to Council at the regular meeting to be held
August 1, 1978.
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June 29, 1978
Mayor Roanld Packard and Members of the City Council
Mr. Paul D. Bussey, City Manager
CITY OF CARLSBAD
P. O. Box 265
Carlsbad, California 92008
Dear Mayor Packard and Members of the City Council and Mr. Bussey:
As you are aware, Papagayo is a condominium development located on Chinquapin
Avenue in Carlsbad. The development consists of 230 units of which 50 are presently
constructed. We now wish to build our the remainder of the development as approved
by the City.
The existing 50 units are connected to the City sewerage system, having received
building permits prior to the establishment of the building permit moratorium on July
26, 1977. Rather than wait for the lifting of the building permit moratorium, we
now wish to propose an alternate method of sewage disposal for the entire Papagayo
development. This proposal is intended to conform with Title 18, Section 18.05.020,
Item 6 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code.
The alternate method of sewage disposal proposed is by means of an independent waste
water reclamation plant and reuse program to be constructed and operated entirely on
the Papagayo property. Details of the proposed facilities are described in the report
entitled "Feasibility Study Waste Water Reclamation" prepared for Papagayo by Lowry
& Associates. Three copies of this report are enclosed for your information.
A "Report of Waste Discharge" has been submitted to the Regional Water Quality
Control Board. Following staff review, we anticipate that waste discharge require-
ments will be issued by the Regional Board to Papagayo. It is our intention that
the plant will be owned and operated by the Agua Hedionda Association, Inc. This
organization is the non-profit corporation owned by the property owners of Papagayo.
Corporate assets include all of the buildings and other physical improvements on the
P.O. Box 787, Carlsbad, California 92008 (714)
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Mayor Packard, Members of the City Council, and Mr. Bussey
June 29, 1978
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site. A legal question regarding the ability of RWQCB to issue waste water dis-
charge requirements to a private corporation is presently being examined by attor-
neys for the State and by our own attorneys. Our request for an approval of al-
ternate means of sewage disposal is based on the assumption that we will receive
waste discharge requirements from the Regional Board and thus be in a position to
operate our own waste water reclamation and reuse facility. In order to be in com-
pliance with these requirements, it will, of course, be necessary for the association
to employ the services of a certified treatment plant operator and to meet all state
and county health department requiremtns. Prior to acceptance of the system by the
RWQCB the County Department of Health will review it and make comments to the
staff.
By means of this letter, we request your review and approval of this alternate means
of sewage disposal and that, as a result of that approval, the City building inspector
be authorized to issue building permits under the terms of Section 18.05.020 of the
building permit moratorium, subject to the establishment of waste discharge requirements
by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Sincerely,
Larry D. Hunts, A.I.A.
Papagayo Developers
Enclosure
cc Ron Beckman
Bill Fannan, Lowry & Associates
Roland Rossmiller, Regional Water Quality Control Board