[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.