[Ord. No. 1599 §I, 1-8-1997]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Article is:
B.
Application. This Article shall apply to all premises served
by the public drinking water system of the City of Richmond, Missouri.
C.
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.
D.
If,
in the 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.
The consumer shall immediately comply by having the lead 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.
[Ord. No. 1599 §II, 1-8-1997; Ord. No. 2350 §I, 2-24-2015]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this Article:
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by,
or in any manner connected to, a public water system.
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities
specified in the definition of "leadfree" below.
In general.
Calculation. 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 ration 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 Subsection (1)(b) above. For lead content of materials that are provided as a range, the maximum content of the range shall be used.
Exemptions.
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 water is not anticipated to be used
for human consumption; or
Toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves, flush-o-meter valves,
tub filters, shower valves, service saddles, or water distribution
main gate valves that are two (2) inches in diameter or larger.
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.
The owner, operator or individual in responsible charge of
a public water system.
[Ord. No. 1599 §III, 1-8-1997]
A.
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.
