[Ord. No. 675 §§1 — 7, 5-3-1993]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to ban the use of lead materials in the public drinking water system and private plumbing connecting to the public drinking water system and 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 Hayti, Missouri.
C. 
Policy. This Section shall be reasonably interpreted by the water purveyor; it is the intent of the purveyor to ban the use of lead base material in the construction or modification of the drinking water system of the City or private plumbing connected to the City system and the cooperation of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban.
D. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Section, to wit:
CONSUMER
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system.
LEAD BASE MATERIALS
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities specified in the following definition.
LEAD FREE
[Ord. No. 2022-01, 1-10-2022]
1. 
When used with respect to solder and flux, refers to solders and flux containing not more than two-tenths of one percent (0.2%) lead; and
2. 
When used with respect to pipes and pipe fittings, refers to pipes and pipe fittings containing not more than twenty-five-hundredths percent (0.25%).
PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
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.
WATER PURVEYOR
The owner, operator or individual in responsible charge of a public water system.
E. 
Lead Banned From Drinking Water Plumbing. 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.
F. 
Water Purveyor Authority. If, in the informed judgment of the water purveyor or his/her authorized representative, lead base materials have been used in new construction or modifications after January 1, 1989, due notice shall be given to the consumer of such violation; the consumer shall immediately comply by having the lead base materials removed from the plumbing system and replaced with lead free materials or show cause why such removal and replacement is not required, appropriate or otherwise necessary; if the lead base materials are not removed from the plumbing system, the water purveyor shall have the right and authority to discontinue water service to the said premises by giving fourteen (14) days' notice of such anticipated termination of water service.
G. 
Termination Of Water Service. If a premises is found to be in violation of Subsection (E), water service shall be discontinued until such time as the drinking water plumbing is lead free.