Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 18

18 Reno Evening Gazette Wednesday, December 12, 1979 County defers River Inn action yun lmeeail dh? ynroi? By RODNEY FOO rtf MM? 11 5 I PJ 1(111 1 i i I i i Men' i Quo aiffidl a MMSk flafiti moire I 7L SAA Tn Ten Hiah 14 iLHk 4 str. Whiskey 80 A proposal to expand the River Inn was deferred Tuesday by the Washoe County Commission until questions about the motel-casino's sewage disposal methods can be answered. A group of neighboring property ow ners protested the inn's proposed leach field location, contending it would endanger their water wells and the Truckee River. The commissioners voted unanimously to delay their vote until Jan. 8.

after River Inn officials meet with the state Division of Environmental Protection to set leach field discharge limits. Leach fields are used to drain wastewater. The commissioners also requested River Inn officials and neigboring residents meet to develop a program that would provide the residents with water in case their wells become contaminated. River Inn owner George Benny presented plans to expand the facility at 9400 W. Fourth St.

into an 800-person casino with a 130-space recreational lot. Casino floor space would be expanded from 1.200 square feet to 10.600 square feet. A 400-seat restaurant and a spa are also planned. Regional Planning Commission staffers reported the new inn will employ more people than the MGM Grand Hotel-Reno's planned 900-room plus addition. The inn plans to employ 459 people, which will result in a 1,744 population increase.

The MGM's project is expected to employ 364 new workers and increase the population by 1.384 people. The inn previously received approval from the local Package Plant Review Committee to build an advanced sewer plant. The committee, following a District Health Department recommendation, ordered that the proposed plant's waste water discharge not exceed 45,650 gallons per average day or 51 acre feet per vear. The project then received approval from the Regional Planning Commission. A small group of residents protested the leach field location.

They were led by Lucy Shelly Crosthwaite, who filed the appeal to the planning commission's decision. Ms. Crosthwaite said health department officials were unable to guarantee the residents' wells would not be contaminated. George Thiel, public health engineer, agreed, but said the proposed plant's discharge quality specifications were higher than the Reno-Sparks Joint Sewer Treatment Plant. Before voting for the deferment, the commissioners indicated they may require the inn to provide tertiary treatment which removes phosphorous from waste water at the Jan.

8 meeting. River Inn representative Stephen Peek said the inn is willing to build a tertiary plant if needed. Thiel estimated tertiary treatment would cost about $60,000 more in capital construction costs. Commissioner Bill Farr noted it would be inconsistent for the county to take a strong stand in requiring tertiary treatment at the Truckee sanitation plant and only allow advance treatment for other downstream users. During a break in the session, Thiel said the tertiary plant was not suggessted by the review committee because the inn would not be dumping its waste water directly into the river as Truckee does.

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