Ordinance No. 793
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ORDINANCE NO. 793
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON. REGULATING
THE WATER SUPPLY WITHIN THE CITY OF VERNON, THE DRILLING, RECON-
3 STRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF WATER WELLS, AND THE CLOSING OF THE
SAME, AND PROVIDING FOR PERMITS FOR THE SAME, AND CONTROLLING THE
4 ABANDONMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS, AND PROVIDING FOR
CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROLS, AND CONTROL OF SEWAGE WITHIN THE CITY
511 OF VERNON.
6 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS ]'OLLOWS:
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS.
Section l.O1. ABANDONED WATER WELL DEFINED. "Abandoned
9 water well" is a non-operating well which has not been used for a
10 period of twelve (l2) consecutive months. A well that is in-
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Section l. 02. BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE DEJ:i'INED.
14 ltBackflow prevention device" shall mean any effective device,
15 method or construction, approved by the Health Officer, which is
16 used to prevent backflow into a potable water system. The type
17 of device or method used shall be based on the degree of hazard.
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Section l.03. CHEMICAL TOILET DEFINED. ltChemical
19 toilet" means a portable structure provided with a tank into which
20 human fecal matter or urine is to be deposited, the tank designed
21 to contain a disinfecting or bactericidal chemical solution.
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Section l.04. CROSS CONNECTIONS DEF'INED. ltCross
23 connectionll means any connection, physical or otherwise, between
24 an approved water supply system and any non-approved water supply
25 system, or any condition, connection, or arrangement between any
26 domestic water supply system and any plumbing fixture, or any
27 tank, receptacle, equipment, or device through which it may be
28 possible for non-potable, used, unclean, ptinuted, or contaminated
29 water or other substance to enter any part of such domestic water
30 system under any condition.
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Section l.05. DESTROYED WATER WELL DEFINED. UDestroyed
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Section l.06. HEALTH HAZARD DEFINED. "Health hazardtt
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means any faulty operating condition, water treatment practice,
or method of distribution which creates, or may create, a danger
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Section 1.07. HEALTH OFFICER DEFINED. rtHealth Officeru
8 means the City Health Officer of the City of Vernon, or his duly
9 authorized representative. The duti.es of the City Health Officer
10 I are those set forth in the Health and Safety Code of the State of
11 California. Whenever a power is granted to or a duty imposed upon
12 the Health Officer in this Ordinance, the power may be exercised
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14 Health Officer unless this Ordinance expressly provides otherwise.
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Section 1. 08. NON-ACTIVE WATER WELL DEFINED. ttNon-
16 active water well" is one which is not in active use but which is
17 maintained in conformance with the provisions of Section 3.08 of
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Section 1.09. PERSON DEFINED. "Person" means and
20 includes any individual or his heirs, agents, or assigns, any
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23 subdivision, governmental department or agency, municipal or
24 public corporation or district, governing body of the school
25 district, or any employee, officer, or any other kind of repre-
26 sentative of any thereof, acting either under personal appointment
27 or pursuant to law. ttPerson" does not include any public entity
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Section l.lO. PRIVY DEFINED. "Privy" means a room or
30 compartment constructed over an earth pit into which human fecal
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Section l.ll. SANITARY DEFECT DEFINED. "Sanitary defecttt
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means any faulty structural condition, whether of location, design,
or construction of collection facilities, treatment works, or
distribution works, which may regularly or occasionally prevent
satisfactory purification of the water supply, or cause it to be
contaminated or polluted.
Section l.l2. nSHALL AND ttMAytt DEFINED. The word
ttshalltt is mandatory, the word Hmay" permissive.
Section l.l3. TOILET ROOM AND TOILET FACILITIES DEFINED.
ltToilet roomtt means a room in which is located at least a water-
flush toilet. t'Toilet facilitieslt means and includes water-flush
toilets, chemical toilets, and any other type of toilet.
Section l.l4. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DEFINED. ttWater
supply system" means and includes the works and auxiliaries for
collection, storage, treatment and distribution of water from the
source of supply to the free-flowing outlet of the ultimate con-
sumer.
Section l.l5. WATER WELLS DEFINED. ltWater well" means
any drilled, excavated, jetted, or otherwise constructed well
which is used or intended to be used as a source of water for any
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ARTICLE II. PERMITS
Section 2.01. WATER WELLS - DRILLING AND DESTROYING.
No person shall drill, dig, bore, deepen or excavate any water
well, or destroy an existing water well without first making
application and securing a permit from the Health Officer. The
application shall be made on a form prepared by the Health Officer
which shall include the location of the proposed or existing well,
the type of casing, the manner of sealing and any other data
required by the Health Officer.
Section 2.02. RECONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF EXISTING
WATER WELL FOR DOMESTIC USE. Any person intending to convert any
industrial or irrigation well for use as a domestic water well,
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2 The application shall be made on a form prepared by the Health
3 Officer which shall include the location of the existing well,
4 the type of casing, the manner of sealing and any other data
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6 Sectiop 2.03. PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR WATER WELL
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71 DRILLING. Upon receipt of an application the Health Officer shall
8 make an investigation. If the applicant has complied with all
9 applicable laws and regulations and the proposed well location
10 will comply with this Ordinance, and the drilling, digging, boring,
11 I deepening, excavation, converting, destruction or design of the
12 well will exclude undesirable ground water and will not create a
13 condition which can pollute or contaminate the underground water
14 or the water produced by the well, the Health Officer shall issue
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Section 2.04. VALIDITY OF APPLICATION PERMIT FOR WATER
17 WELL DRILLING. An application and/or permit shall be valid only
181 for the location described on the application. Construction,
19 reconstruction or destruction of the water well shall be carried
20 out in compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements
21 of the Health Officer and this Ordinance and shall comply with the
22 terms and conditions specified in the application, together with
23 any corrections specified by the Health Officer. If any of such
24 conditions specified by the Health Officer are not complied with,
25 he may suspend or revoke the permit.
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Section 2.05. HEARINGS. Any person whose application
27 for a permit has been suspended, denied or revoked may apply to
28 the City Council of the City of Vernon for a hearing. Notice of
29 the hearing shall be given the applicant not less than five (5)
30 days prior to such hearing, either by registered mail, or in the
31 manner required for the service of summons in civil actions. At
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.1 the applicant and any other interested person an adequate oppor-
2 tunity to present any facts pertinent to the matter at hand. The
3 City Council may, when it deems necessary, continue any hearing
4 by setting a new time and place and by giving notice to the
51 applicant of such action. At the close of the hearing, or at
6 any time within ten (10) days thereafter, the City Council will
7 order such disposition of the application or permit as it has
8 determined to be proper and will make such disposition known to
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ARTICLE III. WATER SUPPLY - GENERAL
Section 3.0l. SANITARY DEFECTS AND HEALTH HAZARDS
12 PROHIBITED. All domestic water supply systems shall be constructed
13 and maintained free from sanitary defects and health hazards.
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Section 3.02. SANITARY DEFECTS AND HEALTH HAZARDS
15 CORRECTION. When it is determined by the Health Officer that a
16 sanitary defect or a health hazard exists the Health Officer may
17 order said sanitary defect or health hazard corrected to insure
18 the safety of the water supply for the protection of the public
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Section 3.03. DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY STANDARDS. Every
person supplying water for domestic or human consumption shall
supply the water free from contamination or pollution so as to
comply with the bacteriological drinking water standards as set
forth in the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water
Standards.
Section 3.04. WATER SUPPLY. It shall be unlawful for
27 any person to supply water from a newly constructed water system
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29 construction complies with all the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3.05. PIPELINE TREATMENT. Every new water
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31 main and every repaired section of an existing water main must be
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21 per million of available chlorine. The new or repaired pipe shall
3 be thoroughly flushed before and after chlorination. After
4 chlorination, water from new or repaired pipe sections shall meet
5 the standards as set forth in Section 3.03 of this Ordinance.
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61 Section 3.06. CHLORINATION OF WATER SUPPLY. Upon notice
7 by the Health Officer to the owner or operator of a water supply
8 system, such owner or operator shall thoroughly cleanse and
9 chlorinate any reservoir, tank, well, spring, or pipe used in the
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Section 3.07. CHLORINATION RECORDS. All suppliers of
14 domestic water, when required by the Health Officer to use con-
15 tinuous chlorination, shall add chlorine in sufficient quantity
16 to insure the bacteriological safety of the water at all points
17 in the distribution system. A free chlorine residual shall be
18 maintained at all times at sampling pOints approved by the Health
19 Officer. Routine chlorine residual tests shall be made daily,
20 and permanent records kept of such tests. Copies of the records
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Section 3.08. WELLS AND WATER SUPPLIES TO BE PROTECTED.
2311 All water wells shall be sealed with concrete or other impervious
24 material so as to exclude undesirable ground water and protect
25 against pump leakage, surface drainage or any other surface or
26 subsurface contamination or pollution. Any reservoir, stand pipe,
27 cistern, forebay, tank, weir box, receptacle, or any other form
28 of installation used for the protection, distribution, or storage
29 of any domestic water supply or water used for human consumption
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Section 3.09. RESERVOIRS AND TANKS TO BE COVERED.
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2 other structure used for distribution or storage of domestic
3 water. Covers shall be water-tight and shall be constructed so as
4 to provide drainage away from the structure. All openings for
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6 not coarser than l/4 inch mesh to exclude rodents and birds,
7 or with 16 mesh screen when such screen is necessary to control
8 mosquito or insect breeding in such reservoir. All manholes shall
10 and installed in a manner to prevent roof or surface drainage
9 be constructed with curbs raised above the surrounding surface
11 from entering the structure. When it is determined by the Health
12 Officer that it is impractical due to size, shape or other un-
13 usual conditions, to provide and maintain a cover as provided for
14 in this section, adequate treatment and protection of the water
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Section 3.10. STORAGE AND INLETS. No person shall
install or allow to exist any inlet discharging water from a water
supply to be used for domestic or human consumption or industrial
purposes in or into any tank, cistern, reservoir or receptacle
for storage or use of water on the consumer's premises unless such
inlet discharges such water at a height at least double the diamete
of the inlet pipe above the maximum possible high-water level of
such tank, cistern, reservoir, or other receptacle for the storage
or use of water, or unless such inlet is equipped with an approved
backflow prevention device.
Section 3.ll. POTABLE WATER REQUIRED. It shall be
unlawful for any person to conduct a business or place of public
gathering unless there be provided on the premises an adequate
supply of potable water for drinking, washing, and culinary purpose .
Section 3.l2. DRINKING FOUNTAINS. It shall be unlawful
for any person to maintain any drinking fountain which is insani-
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ARTICLE IV. WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION
Section 4.0l. GENERAL LOCATION OF WATER WELLS. It
shall be unlawful for any person to drill, dig, excavate or bore
any water well in any location in which sources of pollution or
contamination are known to exist at such location whereby such
water may become contaminated or polluted except when the well
is properly constructed to exclude impaired waters.
Section 4.02. DISTANCE OF WATER WELLS FROM SEWAGE
DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, ANIMALS AND FOWL. It shall be unlawful for
any person to drill, dig, excavate, or bore a water well within
one hundred (100) feet of a seepage pit or cesspool, within fifty
(50) feet of a sewage disposal field, a public or private sewer
or place where animals or fowl are kept. Where special hazards
are involved, the distance required may be increased or special
construction required as may be directed by the Health Officer.
Where perforations or screens are located at or over one hundred
(100) feet below the ground surface and where sealed and main-
tained in accordance with Section 3.08 of this Ordinance or in
such other circumstances as the Health Officer determines lesser
distances will not subject the water to contamination or pollution,
the Health Officer may authorize lesser distances than those
specified in this Section.
Section 4.04. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS.
(a) All water wells hereafter drilled, dug, or bored
shall have a durable, water-tight casing which shall
extend to a depth that will exclude contamination or
pollution by surface drainage and undesirable ground water
and extend at least eighteen (18) inches above the surrounding
natural ground level at the well site after drilling and
until the pump is permanently mounted.
(b) All gravel-packed wells shall have an outside
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(a) hereof. The top of the space between the outer and
3 inner casings shall be closed or sealed to exclude surface
4 drainage. The space between the outer casing and the drill
5 hole shall be sealed as required by Section 3.08 of this
6 Ordinance. When an additional pipe is provided for a
7 "gravel chute", the top thereof shall extend above the
8 floor or ground level and be fitted with a tight cap.
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Section 4.05. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS, SLAB, AND
10 PEDESTAL. All water wells hereafter drilled, dug, excavated, or
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(a) A water-tight, reinforced concrete slab of a
13 minimum thickness of six (6) incaes shall extend horizontally
14' at least three (3) feet from the well casing in all directions.
15 The concrete slab shall adequately slope so as to drain
161 water away from the well casing. The top surface of the
17 slab at its outer edge shall be at least four (4) inches above
18 the surrounding ground level. This slab need not be provided,
19 or the size and method of construction thereof may be
20 modified when the protection intended by this requirement
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(b) For pumps or pump motors installed above the well
24 casing, the pump or motor shall be mounted on a concrete
25 pedestal constructed around the well casing and sealed
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or otherwise constructed as approved by the Health Officer
to effectively prevent leakage between the pedestal and the
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(d) Exemptions: Means or methods other than those
spedfied in subsections (b) and (c) hereof may be used to
provide the required protection when the Health Officer
determines such alternates are necessary and that they
provide equivalent protection. A submersible type pump
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7: all subsurface entrances to the well or casing, other than
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Section 4.06. WATER WELLS - SANITIZATION PIPE AND
16 AIR VENT. All domestic water wells shall be provided with a
17 pipe or other effective means through which chlorine or other
18 disinfecting agents may be introduced directly into the well.
19 The pipe, if provided, shall be extended to a height equal to the
20 pump pedestal or at least eight (8) inches above the finished
21 grade, shall be kept sealed and shall be provided with a threaded
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23 contamination from the well shall be provided for subsurface
241 pump discharge installations. If an air relief vent is used, it
25 shall terminate downward and be screened and protected against
26 the possibility of contaminating material entering the vent.
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Section 4.07. WATER WELL - SAMPLING TAP. All
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Section 4.08. WATER WELL DISCHARGE LINE. All pump
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Section 4.09. CONSTRUCTION FEATURES FOR EXISTING OR
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CONVERTED WATER WELLS. All water wells used to supply domestic
water shall conform to the requirements of a new water well
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except the Health Officer may accept substitute methods when
he finds it is impractical to fully meet such requirements and
if he determines that substitute methods satisfactorily accom-
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Section 4.10. DISINFECTION OF WATER WELLS. Every new,
13 repaired or reconstructed domestic water well, after completion
14 of construction, repair or reconstruction, and before being
15 placed in service, shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign
16 substances. The well, including the gravel used in gravel-
17 packed wells, the pump, and all portions of equipment coming in
18 contact with well water shall be disinfected with a solution
19 containing at least fifty (50) parts per million available chlorine
20 which shall remain in the well for a period of at least twenty-
21 four (24) hours or by an equivalent method of disinfection
22 satisfactory to the Health Officer, and such procedure shall be
23 repeated, as necessary, to produce water meeting bacteriological
24 standards as set forth in the United States Public Health Service
25 Drinking Water Standards. No well water from a new or recon-
26 structed well shall be used for domestic purposes until the water
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Section 4.ll. LOG OF WATER WELL. Any person who has
29 drilled, dug, excavated, or bored a water well shall, within
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31 excavating, or boring of such water well, furnish the Health
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2 location of the perforations in the casing and any other data
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4 such information submitted to state agencies shall satisfy this
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6 ARTICLE V. WATER WELL ABANDONMENT AND DESTRUCTION
71 Section 5.0l. WATER WELLS - ABANDONMENT. It shall be
8 unlawful for any person to abandon a water well unless such well
9 is destroyed as provided in Section 5.02 hereof. For the purpose
10 I of this Ordinance, a well is considered abandoned when it has not
11 been used for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months unless
12 the owner declares in writing to the Health Officer his intention
13 to use the well again. As evidence of his declaration of intent,
14 the owner shall properly maintain the well in such a way that:
15 (1) the well has no defects which will facilitate the impairment
16 of quality of water in the well or in the water-bearing formations
17 developed; (2) the well is covered with an appropriate locked
18 cap; (3) the well is marked so that it can be clearly seen; and
19 (4) the area surrounding the well is kept clear of brush or debris.
20 Wells used in the investigation or management of ground water
21 basins by Federal, State, or local agencies or other appropriate
22 engineering research organizations are not considered abandoned so
23 long as they are maintained for this purpose; however, such wells
24 shall be covered with an appropriate locked cap when measurements a e
25 not being made and they shall otherwise comply with Section 3.08
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Section 5.02. WATER WELLS - DESTRUCTION. When a well
28 is to be destroyed, the open well shall be filled with filler
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3 litate the future use of the well site, a hole shall be excavated
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5 feet from the well casing and to a depth of six (6) feet below
6 the ground surface. The well casing shall be removed to just
7' above this depth. The remaining two hundred (200) feet of the
8 well shall be sealed by placing cement grout to within five (5)
10 the well shall be allowed to spillover into the excavation and
9 feet of the ground surface. The sealing material used to fill
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13 soil. Gravel-packed wells also require sealing of the annular
14 space. To assure that the annular space is sealed, the well
15 casing shall be ripped or perforated to allow fluid sealing
16 material to reach the space from the well shaft by use of a
17 pressure grouting method until grout returns to the ground surface
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ARTICLE VI. CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
Section 6.0l MAINTENANCE OF CROSS CONNECTIONS PROHIBITE .
22\ It shall be unlawful for any person to have, kee~maintain, in-
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Section 6.02. WATER SUPPLY - DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT. No
person shall install or maintain any water-using or water-operated
equipment, or any mechanism, or contrivance which may cause
contamination or pollution of the domestic water supply unless
such equipment, mechanism, or contrivance has been approved by the
Health Officer.
Section 6.03. CORRECTION OF CROSS CONNECTIONS. Any
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Section 6.04. BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES.
(a) Qualified testers. No person shall test and
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8 The Health Officer may conduct examinations to determine
9 the competency of any person desiring to test and make
10 reports on backflow prevention devices for the purpose of
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(b) Tests required. Any person who maintains a
backflow prevention device shall have it tested at least
once annually. Backflow prevention devices which have been
installed to meet the requirements of Title 17 of the Califor-
nia Administrative Code and this Ordinance shall be tested
by a person having received approval from the Health Officer.
Records of such tests shall be filed with the Health Officer
within thirty (30) days after such test, upon forms provided
by the Health Officer.
(c) Devices in good repair. All backflow prevention
devices installed to meet the requirements of Title l7
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shall be maintained in good repair. Devices which are
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ARTICLE VII. SEWERAGE
Section 7.0l. REVIEW OF PLANS. The Health Officer
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Section 7.02. LOCATION OF PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
4 SYSTEMS. When the installation of private sewage disposal
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House Septic Disposal Seepage Pit
Sewer Tank Field or Cesspool
Buildings or structures 2 feet 5 feet 8 feet 8 feet
Property line adjoining
private property ** Clear 5 feet 5 feet 8 feet
Water supply wells ** 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 100 feet
Streams ** 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 100 feet
Large trees 10 feet lO feet lO feet
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cesspools * 5 feet 5 feet 12 feet
Disposal field * 5 feet 4 feet 5 feet
Domestic water line ** 1 foot 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
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water lines ** 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet
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disposal fields by at least five (5) feet of tight line.
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may be increased, as may be directed by the Health
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Section 7.03. TOILET ROOMS AND LAVATORIES. It shall be
25 unlawful for any person to conduct a business or place of public
26 gathering unless there be provided on the premises, an adequate
27 number of conveniently located toilet rooms and lavatories.
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Section 7.04. TOILET FACILITIES AND WASHROOMS -
291, SANITATION. Every person maintaining a toilet room, washroom,
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good repair and free from dirt, filth, and corrosion. All baths,
showers, lavatories, toilets and urinals, except chemical toilets,
shall be adequately supplied with running water. Rooms used for
such facilities shall be well ventilated and lighted, and
screened to prevent the entrance of insects. All lavatories
shall be kept supplied with soap, and individual towels with a
receptacle for their disposal. All toilet facilities shall be
kept supplied with toilet paper. All toilet rooms shall be
provided with hand-washing facilities.
Section 7.05. TOILETS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES. There
shall be not less than one (1) toilet facility for each multiple
of twenty (20) employees, or fractional part thereof, working at
a construction job site. For the purpose of this section, the
term l~construction si ten shall mean the loca tion on which actual
construction of a building, structure, or facility, is in progress.
Section 7.06. INDUSTRIAL WASTE. No person shall
discharge, deposit, drain or place any material, liquid waste or
other substance, directly or indirectly onto the surface of the
ground or into any channel, natural or artificial drain, water
course, river, tributary, water, subsurface water, whether such
water be fresh, salt or saline or combinations of these, in such
a manner which may liberate or produce any noxious or dangerous
odors or produce unsightly or offensive deposits or which may be
injurious, deleterious or dangerous to the health or which may
cause a nuisance or may cause an impairment of the quality of
such waters or which may adversely or unreasonably affect such
waters for domestic, recreational or other beneficial uses.
Section 7.07. PRIVIES PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful
for any person to erect or maintain a privy in the City of Vernon.
Section 7.08. UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE. When
sewage is overflowing or being discharged upon the surface of the
ground, the Health Officer may order the person or persons who
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Section 8.01. INTERFERENCE WITH HEALTH OFFICER. No
51, person shall refuse, resist, or attempt to resist the entrance of
6 the Health Officer into any railway car, stage, vehicle, building,
7 room, lot,or other place or portion thereof, in the City of Vernon
8 in the performance of his duty, or shall refuse to obey any
9 lawful order of the Health Officer made in the performance of his
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13 Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
14 Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional,
15 by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
16 decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or
17 portions of this Ordinance.
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Section 8.03. MISCELLANEOUS. In this Ordinance, the
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Section 8.04. CONTINUATION. The provisions of this
24 Ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing
25 ordinance provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall
26 be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new
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Section 8.05. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ORDINANCES. All
29 other ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations of the City
30 of Vernon in conflict with this Ordinance or any portion thereof
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.1 is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred ($500)
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3 six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day
4 during any portion of which any violation of any provision of
5 this Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, makes such
6 violation a separate offense.
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Section 8.07. Every violation of this Ordinance is
8 hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
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Section 8.08. There being no newspaper printed,
10 published or circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk
11 is hereby directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance
12 and shall post the same, or cause the same to be posted, in three
13 (3) of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to wit: The
14 northwest corner of 38th street and Santa l'e Avenue; the northeast
15 corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the
16 bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City, located
17 at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County of
18 Los Angeles, California. This Ordinance shall be in effect
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 793 was duly
and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Vernon, held on
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thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting of the City
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AYES:
Councilmen Anderson, Furlong, Mai11iard, Malburg,
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hereby certify that I did, on the 8th day of May, 1968, post
three (3) copies of Ordinance No. 793, one in each of the
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circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-RESOURCES AGENCY
RONALD REAGAN, Governor
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
205 SOUTH BROADWAY, SUITE 408
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012
December 28, 1967
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ATTENTION: Mr. Frank A. Ziemer
City Manager
RE: Water Well Construction and Sealing Standards
Gentlemen:
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Basin Water Association held
on November 15, 1967, there was a discussion of water well construction and sealing
standards. Mr. Carl Fossette reported that the Replenishment District previously
requested you to consider the adoption of an ordinance similar to Ordinance No. 9375
(amending and revising Ordinance No. 7583) of the Health Code of the County of Los
Angeles. This Ordinance went into effect on August 11, 1967.
I wish to bring your attention to Assembly Bill No. 166 of the last legislative
session" which bill passed and became law effective November 8" 1967" as Chapter 7
of Division 7 of the Water Code. The law requires this Board to hold a pUblic
hearing on the need to establish watel~ well construction" maintenance, abandonment,
and destruction standards and to determine the objectives to be attained by the
standards, after the Department of Water Resources has made such studies as it finds
necessary. The State law requires that the Department of Water Resources report to
the regional water quality control board and the State Department of Public Health
on the need for standards and also to provide recommended standards. If the
regional board finds standards are needed" affected cities will be so notified.
Those cities then have a specified time to adopt such ordinances.
Reference is made to a general report by the Department of Water Resources: Bulletin
No. 74, "Recommended Minimum Well Construction and Sealing Standards for Protection
of Ground Water Quality, State of California" (Preliminary Edition)" dated July 1962.
Reference is made to two additional reports by the Department of Water Resources on
specific areas: Bulletin No. 74-4, "Water Well Standards: Central, Hollywood,
Santa Monica Basins, Los Angeles County," dated October 1965" and Bulletin No. 107,
"Recommended Well Construction and. Sealing Standards for Protection of Ground Water
Quali ty in West Coast Basin, Los Angeles County," dated August 1962. Both of these
reports recommended. that the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, local
agencies, local water producers, and water well drillers adopt or accept the stand-
ards presented in order to preserve and improve the quality of the common ground
water supply.
City of Vernon
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December 28, 1967
This Board by amended legislation in 1965 received augmented responsibilities and
authority to include water quality control activities, of which pollution control
is a part. In this region, water requirements for all beneficial uses cannot be
satisfied without full and careful management of ground water resources. The quality
of ground water in some aquifers is such that certain water-bearing zones must be
seaJ.ed off from access to wells, because of the potential threat of impairment of
the quality of ground water. Since there will be a period of time before the Board
can take formal action in controlling this threat, this Board urges that cities
adopt ordinances, even if recognized as interim, specifying minimum standards for
water well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction. County Ordinance
No. 9375 and the Department of Water Resources bul.J.etins can be used as guides. In
accordance With Section 13803 of the Water Code, copies of such ordinances adopted
shall be sent to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, who Will transmit them
to the Department of Water Resources for review and comments.
After a formal report from the Department of water Resources I the Los Angeles
Regional Water Quality Control Board Will hold a public hearing on the need to
establish standards tor water well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and
destruction. You Will be given prior notification of the public hearing.
Very truly yours,
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RAyJ,(OND M. HERTEL
Executive Officer
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A FABLE OF CHRISTMAS U.S.A. 1967
(Apologies to Ring Lardner)
MERRY C~RISTMAS
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Once upon a time there was a Beautiful Country.
And it allowed Free Speech and Expression of Difference of Opinion.
And almost Everybody had Enough and Nobody who would agree to move a muscle really
Starved.
But Some who had less than the Jones wanted MOre.
And particularly those who did not want to do Their Share Protested about This
and That.
And Protesting was Protected in this Beautiful Country because it was Felt by all
that there was a Natural Right to Protest until it Hurt Somebody.
And the Students felt they should Run the Country and have Power, even if it Cost
Those who paid for their Education.
And the Minorities felt they should run the Country and have Power even though it
Cost Everybody Else.
And both Student Minorities and Other Minorities Protested that the Government
should provide not just Equal Opportunity but Equal Compensation regardless of
Ability and Production.
And most Protestors against "The Regime" did not Realize that an inward feeling
of Satisfaction comes mostly from Positive Accomplishment and Doing the MOstest
with what One Has.
And so it is Obvious that at Christmas Time 1967 the World and the United States
in Particular was in a Bad Way because too many People were Protesting for their
own small little Problems.
And all this was Over-emphasized by the News Media.
And the Communists were Watching and Abettin~all this with' Glee so that they
could Overthrow the Government and Create a Dictatorship of Protestors who could
then of course no longer be able. to Protest.
And so, dear Santa, on this Christmas Occasion, please bring us a Package or Two
of Law and Order and a Package or Two of Patriotism and let us keep this Beautiful
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
lIov_ber 8, 1967
Cntral and W.st Basin
Water aeplenishDeftt District
7439 last Florence Avenue
Downey, Califon'lia
Attention: Mr. Carl losntte
General Maaler
Gentlemen:
Your c>Q.-mication relative to the City of Vernon giving
consideration to the adoption of a H.alth Code, .tailar to the
one you tranRittecS, With ideotica1 provisions r...rdlftl.ater
well construction, s..lina and abactos.ent procectures, .a.
presented to the City Council at its ...tinl held Nov_ber 7,
1967.
This matter wa. referred to the Health Department for study
and report.
You will be advised of final action taken by the City Council.
Yours very truly.
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F. A. Zl_r,
City Clerk
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CENTRAL A. N D WE~ ~~NI ~ a::ll:~
WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT
DIRECTORS
7439 EAST FLORENCE AVENUE
DOWNEY. CALIFORNIA
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LLOYD C. LEEDOM, PRESIDENT
CHAnI~E,~ D. BARKEU, SECRETARY
D. '\T. FEHGUSON, TREASURER
RUSSELL L. HARDY
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CARL FOSSETTE, GENE HAL MANAGER
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Attention: Mr. Frank A. Ziemer, Cit~ Manager
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Dear Mr. Ziemer:
Three years ago, (July 9, 1964) we addressed letters to
a1 I cities in the Water Replenishment District inquiring whether
permits were required for dri I I ing water wel Is, and suggesting
that the District be furnished with the names and addresses of
appl icants for dri I I ing permits in order to advise them that
they may be enjoined from pumping unless they have acquired
water rights in the basin.
All of the 39 cities in the District, except one, repl ied.
Seven cities require permits, the others do not. The final
Adjudication of all Water Rights in the District has been com-
pleted by court action, and we want to do everything possible
to avoid having any party invest a large sum of money in dri I ling
a well only to find he is prohibited from using it.
Since 1964 we have worked closely with the County Health
Department in drafting an acceptable water well ordinance to
overcome the problem of notifying new dri I lers and also to afford
needed protection for the basin water supply by requiring that
unused or abandoned wel Is be properly destroyed.
On July I I, 1967, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance
9375 amending and revising the County Health Code, and adding the
water well regulations we feel are essential. Ordinance 9375
became effective August I I, 1967, and we are enclosing a copy for
your use. We are also enclosing a copy of the original Publ ic
Health Code (Ordinance 7583) which contains the sections unchanged
by the new ordinance. The combination of both ordinances, 7583
and 9375, comprises the Publ ic Health Code in its current form.
For your convenience we are enclosing a sheet containing excerpts
from the new Ordinance relating only to water wells.
We would I ike to suggest that your city give serious
consideration to the feasibi I ity of adopting a simi lar Health
Code, and we would I ike to urge that identical provisions be
adopted regard i ng water we I I construct i on, sea ling and abandon-
ment procedures.
Approximately 40% of the total water supply in the Replen-
ishment District is pumped from the underground basins and we
bel ieve that protection from pollution and contamination arising
from faulty construction or improper abandonment procedures is
needed and must be p rov i ded in the pub Ii c interest.
In this regard your attention is invited to Assembly Bi I I
166 (Porter) Chapter 323, adopted at the last session of the
State Legislature, which requires cities and counties to adopt
ordinances establishing water well standards, if determined
necessary by Regional Water Qual ity Control Boards.
We respectfully urge your consideration and assistance in
offering greater protection for our vital underground water
supply. We wi II appreciate receiving your comments at an early
date, and we ask that you communicate promptly with this office
if you need further information.
Carl ossette
General Manager
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