HomeMy WebLinkAbout1369 Amending City Code Chapter 505 Related to Drinking Water Safety BILL NO: 2014-102 ORDINANCE NO:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 505 RELATED TO DRINKING
WATER SAFETY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI, as follows:
SECTION 1 — ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 505.160 of the City Code of the City
of Riverside, Missouri is hereby added to read as follows:
A. Purpose. The purpose of this Section is:
1) To ban the use of lead materials in the public drinking water system and private
plumbing connected to the public drinking water system; and
2) To protect city residents from lead contamination in the city's public drinking
water system and their own private plumbing systems.
B. Application. This Section shall apply to all premises served by the public drinking
water system of the City of Riverside.
C. Policy. This Section will be reasonably interpreted by the water purveyor. It is the
purveyor's intent to ban the use of lead based material in the construction or modification
of the city's drinking water system or private plumbing connected to the city system. The
cooperation of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban. If, in the judgment of
the water purveyor or his authorized representative, lead based materials have been used
in new construction or modifications after January 1, 1989, due notice shall be given to
the consumer. The consumer shall immediately comply by having the lead base materials
removed from the plumbing system and replaced with lead free materials. If the lead base
materials are not removed from the plumbing system, the water purveyor shall have the
right to discontinue water service to the premises.
D. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement
of this Section.
1) "Consumer" means the owner or person in control of any premises supplied by or
in any manner connected to a public water system;
2) "Lead base materials" means any material containing lead in excess of the
quantities specified in Section D.3;
3) "Lead free"means:
a. In General.
i) When used with respect to solder and flux, refers to solders and
flux containing not more than 0.2 percent (0.2%) lead; and
ii) When used with respect to pipes and pipe fittings, refers to pipes
and pipe fittings containing not more than 0.25 percent (0.25%)
lead.
b. Calculation means
The weighted average lead content of a pipe, pipe fitting, plumbing
fitting, or fixture shall be calculated by using the following formula: For
each wetted component, the percentage of lead in the component shall be
multiplied by the ratio of the wetted surface area of that component to the
total wetted surface area of the entire product to arrive at the weighted
percentage of lead of the component. The weighted percentage of lead of
each wetted component shall be added together, and the sum of these
weighted percentages shall constitute the weighted average lead content
of the product. The lead content of the material used to produce wetted
components shall be used to determine compliance with paragraph D.2.
For lead content of materials that are provided as a range, the maximum
content of the range shall be used
4) "Public drinking water system" means any publicly or privately owned water
system supplying water to the general public which is satisfactory for drinking,
culinary and domestic purposes and meets the requirements of the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources; and
5) "Water purveyor" means the owner, operator, or individual in responsible charge
of a public water system.
6) "Exemptions"
a. pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, or fixtures, including backflow
preventers, that are used exclusively for non-potable services such as
manufacturing, industrial processing, irrigation, outdoor watering, or any
other uses where the water is not anticipated to be used for human
consumption; or
b. toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves, flush-o-meter valves, tub fillers, shower
valves, service saddles, or water distribution main gate valves that are 2
inches in diameter or larger.
E. Lead Banned from Drinking Water Plumbing
1) No water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any premises where
lead base materials were used in new construction or modifications of the drinking water
plumbing after January 1, 1989.
2) If a premise is found to be in violation of Section E.1, water service shall be
discontinued until such time that the drinking water plumbing is lead free.
SECTION 2 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside this day of , 2014.
ayor Kathleen L. Rose
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Robin Littrcoll, City Clerk