HomeMy Public PortalAbout70-150 ORDINANCE NO. 70-150
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON AMENDING, ADDING
AND REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE HEALTH CODE AND
AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . The Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to Chapter 1
of Article V a Section 5101 to read:
"5101 . Amendment to Health Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
5100 of the Carson Municipal Code and the provisions of the Health Code being Ordinance
7583 of the County of Los Angeles adopted thereby, said Health Code is amended as follows:
1 . The following sections are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 504. 1 . WATER WELL DEFINED. "Water Well" means any drilled,
excavated, jetted, or otherwise constructed excavation which is used or intended
to be used to extract water from or inject water into the underground for any
purpose, or to observe or test underground waters. This definition shall not include
(a) saltwater wells, (b) wells under the jurisdiction of the State of California, Division
of Oil and Gas, except those wells converted to use as water wells, or (c) wells used
for the purpose of (1) dewatering excavation during construction, or (2) stabilizing
hillsides or earth embankments.
Sec. 504.2. ELECTRODE WELL DEFINED. "Electrode well" means any
artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet deep constructed by any method for the
purpose of installing electrodes or electrical conductors including, but not limited
to cathodic protection wells and grounding rod wells.
Sec. 504.3. ABANDONED WATER WELL DEFINED. "Abandoned water well"
is a nonoperating well which is not maintained inconformity with Section 519 of this
Chapter.
Sec. 509. PIPE LINE TREATMENT. Every new water main and every repaired
section of an existing wafter main must be cleared of coliform bacteria by the proper
application of chlorine insufficient quantities to give a minimum of fifty (50) parts
per million of available chlorine. The new or repaired pipe shall be thoroughly
flushed before and after chlorination. If the first application of chlorine is not
sufficient, the procedure shall be repeated until the water will meet the standards
set forth in the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards. Means
or methods providing equivalent treatment may be used if approved by the Health
Officer.
Sec. 519. WELL-SEALING. All water wells and electrode wells shall be kept
sealed and maintained in a manner that will prevent the entrance of pump leakage,
surface drainage, or any other contamination or pollution into the well or the aquifer,
except that nonconforming electrode wells need not comply with this section until such
time as the electrode is expended, or the well is reconstructed, or the well is no longer
being used for its intended purpose, unless, in the judgment of the Health Officer, such
exception constitutes a threat to the quality of an aquifer.
Sec. 523. WELLS-DRILLING AND DESTROYING. No person shall drill, dig,
bore, deepen or excavate any well, or destroy an existing well, without first making
application and securing a permit from the Health Officer.
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The application shall be made on a form prepared by the Health Officer which
shall include the location of the proposed or existing well, the type of casing, the
manner of sealing and any other data required by the Health Officer.
Sec. 523. 1 . RECONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF EXISTING WELL
FOR DOMESTIC USE. Any person intending to convert any industrial, oil or irrigation
well for use as a domestic water well, shall first apply and secure a permit from the
Health Officer.
The application shall be made-on a form prepared by the Health Officer which
shall include the location of the well, the type of casing, the manner of sealing and
any other data required by the Health Officer.
Sec. 523.2. PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR WELL DRILLING. Upon
receipt of an application the Health Officer shall make an investigation. If the
applicant has complied with all applicable laws and regulations and the proposed well
location will comply with this Chapter, and the drilling, digging, boring, deepening,
excavating, converting, destruction or design of the well will not create a condition
which in the opinion of the Health Officer can pollute or contaminate the underground
water or the water produced by the well, the Health Officer shall issue the permit.
Sec. 523.3. VALIDITY OF PERMIT FOR WELL DRILLING. A permit shall be
valid only for the location described on the permit. Construction, reconstruction or
destruction of a well shall be carried out incompliance with all applicable regulations
and requirements of the Health Officer and with all ordinances and laws of the County
of Los Angeles and of the State of California and shall comply with the terms and
conditions specified in the permit. If any of such conditions, regulations, ordinances
or laws are not complied with, the Health Officer may suspend or revoke the permit
by mailing or personally serving written notice of suspension or revocation upon the
applicant.
Sec. 524. DESTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS. All water wells, unless made
to comply with Sec. 513 and 519 hereof, shall be destroyed to the satisfaction of the
Health Officer by filling with cement grout, puddled clay or similar impervious material,
as approved by the Health Officer, to thoroughly seal the well including all voids,
annular spaces, gravel envelopes or other spaces, as necessary to protect the aquifer.
Sec. 525. 1 DISINFECTION AND BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF
DOMESTIC WATER WELLS. Every new, repaired or reconstructed domestic water well,
after completion of construction, repair or reconstruction, and before being placed in
service, shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign substances. The well, including the
gravel used in gravel-packed wells, the pump, and all portions of equipment coming in
contact with well water shall be disinfected with a solution containing at least fifty
(50) parts per million available chlorine, which shall remain in the well for a period
of at least twenty-four (24) hours, or by an equivalent method of disinfection satisfactory
to the Health Officer, and such procedure shall be repeated, as necessary, to produce
water meeting bacteriological standards as set forth in the United States Public Health
Service Drinking Water Standards. No well water from a new or reconstructed well
shall be used for domestic purposes until the water meets such bacteriological requirements.
2. The following sections are added to said Health Code to read as follows:
Sec. 504.5. NONCONFORMING ELECTRODE WELL DEFINED. "Nonconforming
electrode well" is one which, at the effective date of this ordinance, has not been
constructed in conformance with Section 520. 1, or is not maintained in conformance with
Section 519 of this Chapter.
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Sec. 520. 1 . CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRODE WELLS. All electrode wells hereafter
constructed shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer in such a manner
as to exclude contamination or pollution of any usable underground water.
Sec. 523.4. HEARINGS. Any person whose application for a permit has been
denied, or whose permit has been suspended or revoked, may petition the Health
Officer for a hearing. Such petition shall be in writing, signed by the applicant,
and shall set forth in detail the facts and reasons upon which his petition is based. The
time limit within which the petition must be filed is twenty (20) business days following
the date on which the notice of denial, suspension or revocation was mailed to the
applicant. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the applicant
not less than five (5) business days prior to such hearing, either by registered mail or in
the manner required for the service of summons in civil actions. At the time and place
set for the hearing, the Health Officer will give the applicant and other interested
persons an adequate opportunity to present any relevant facts. The Health Officer may
place any person involved in the matter, including the applicant, under oath. The
Health Officer may, when he deems it necessary, continue any hearing by setting a new
time and place and by giving notice to the applicant of such action. At the close of
the hearing, or at any time within ten (10) days thereafter, the Health Officer will order
such disposition of the application or permit as he has determined to be proper and will
make such disposition known to the applicant.
Sec. 524. 1 . DESTRUCTION OF ELECTRODE WELLS. All electrode wells, unless
incompliance with Section 519 of this Chapter, shall be destroyed to the satisfaction of
the Health Officer in such a manner as to exclude contamination or pollution of any usable
underground water.
3. The following sections of said Health Code are hereby repealed:
Sections 525.2 and 525.3"
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21st day of December, 1970.
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ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Marilyn R. Cortina, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 70-150, passed first reading on December 12, 1970, was duly
and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council,
duly and regularly held on the 21st day of December, 1970, and that the same was so passed
and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Junk, Marbut, Smith, Spence and Leahy
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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