[Ord. No. 051500 §§I — III, 5-15-2000]
A. General Policy.
1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is:
a. To ban the use of lead materials in the public drinking water system
and private plumbing connected to the public drinking water system;
and
b. To protect City residents from lead contamination in the City's public
drinking water system and their own private plumbing systems.
2. Application. This Article shall apply to all premises
served by the public drinking water system of the City of Peculiar.
3. Policy. This Article 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 based materials are not removed
from the plumbing system, the water purveyor shall have the right
to discontinue water service to the premises.
B.
Definitions. The
following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement
of this Article.
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 Subsection
B (
Lead free).
LEAD FREE
[Ord. No. 10172022, 10-17-2022]
1.
When used with respect to solder and flux, refers to solders
and flux containing not more than 0.2 percent (0.2%) lead; and
2.
When used with respect to the wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe
fittings, plumbing fixtures, and fixtures, refers to pipes, pipe fittings,
plumbing fixtures, and fixtures containing not more than a weighted
average of 0.25 percent (0.25%) lead.
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.
C. 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 premises is found to be in violation of Subsection
(C)(1), water service shall be discontinued until such time that the drinking water plumbing is lead free.