JASPER, Tenn. – Revisions to Jasper’s sewer use ordinance have been ongoing for almost three years, but now the state has approved the town’s plan to move forward.
At the Jasper Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s November meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 391 on first reading and a companion enforcement policy for it.
Gary Cosby, an engineer with Chattanooga-based CTI Engineers Inc., said changes in some federal regulations several years ago prompted the need to update Jasper’s sewer ordinance.
“It takes a while because everything that’s done has to go through the state to obtain their approval, and there’s an iterative process to do that,” he said. “It had been a while since this ordinance had be updated, so it needed it.”
The changes – which mostly apply to business and industry concerning discharge into the sewer system of substances like fats, oils and grease – were initially approved by the state in the spring.