ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. ____O-18-6___________
ORDINANCE
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Amending the Cross Connection Prevention and Control Ordinance
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE WATER AUTHORITY:
Section 1. Section 8 is amended as follows:
Section 8. Cross Connection Prevention and Control
8-1-1 2. SHORT TITLE.
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as "The Cross Connection Prevention and Control Ordinance."
8-1-2 3. APPLICABILITY.
Compliance with this Ordinance shall be a precondition to receiving or continuing to receive water service from the Water Authority public water system.
8-1-3 1. PURPOSE AND POLICY.
(A) This Ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for, and applies to all customers of the Water Authority.
(B) The purpose of this ordinance is to enable the Water Authority to comply with applicable state and federal laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.
(C) The objectives of this Ordinance are to:
(1) Protect the public potable water supply from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating--within the customer's internal distribution system or the customer's private water system--such contaminants or pollutants which could backflow into the public water system; and
(2) Establish and maintain a Cross Connection control program that will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems under the jurisdiction of the Water Authority.
(D) This Ordinance provides for monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities; establishes administrative and judicial review procedures; requires submission of test reports; and provides for the setting of fees for inspection and administration.
The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the public health, safety and welfare through the prevention and control of cross connections by:
(A) Protecting the public water s...
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