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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 773ORDINANCE NO. 773 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT REQUIRING USE OF RECYCLED OR RECLAIMED WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW WHEREAS, the State of California has found and determined that the development of traditional water resources in California has not kept pace with the State's population, and that there is a need for a reliable source of water for uses not related to the supply of potable water to protect investments in agriculture, greenbelts, and recreation and to protect and enhance fisheries, wildlife habitat and riparian areas; and WHEREAS, the State legislature has found and declared that the use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, school athletic fields and industrial and irrigation uses, is a waste or an unreasonable use of the water within the meaning of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution if recycled water is available which meets all of the conditions as determined by the State for use of recycled water; and WHEREAS, the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District (the "District") has adopted an Urban Water Plan and a Recycled Water Master Plan in accordance with State Law which entail the utilization of treated water from the Sewage Treatment Facilities of the City for recycling; and WHEREAS, the State Department of Health Services has updated regulations for the use of recycled water; and WHEREAS, the use of recycled water is a cost-effective, reliable method of helping to meet the community's water supply needs; and WHEREAS, the State has provided that retail water suppliers and recycled water producers and wholesalers should promote the substitution of recycled water for potable water in order to maximize the appropriate cost-effective use of recycled water; and development of the infrastructure to distribute recycled water will provide jobs and enhance the economy and the environmental benefits of recycled water include a reduced demand for water and there is a need for a reliable source of water for uses not related to the supply of potable water; and THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Purpose. This purpose of this Ordinance is to make provision for the use of recycled or reclaimed water in accordance with State law. Section 2. Use of Recycled Water. The City hereby finds and declared that the use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, school athletic fields, and industrial and irrigation uses, is a waste or an unreasonable use of the water within the meaning of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution if recycled or reclaimed water is available which meets all of the conditions as determined by the State for use of recycled and reclaimed water. In accordance with the District's Recycled Water Master Plan which entails the utilization of treated water from the Sewage Treatment Facilities of the City for recycling, and 1 the regulations of the State Depaitiuent of Health Services, the use of recycled water is a cost-effective, reliable method of helping to meet the community's water supply needs; and the City shall require the use of recycled water for potable water in order to maximize the appropriate cost-effective use of recycled water. Each nonpotable use, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, school athletic fields, and industrial and irrigation uses, shall utilized recycled water from the City's Sewage Treatment Facility at such time as recycled water is available for such nonpotable use in accordance with State law. Section 4. Notice of Adoption of Ordinance. The City Clerk of the City of Beaumont is hereby directed to publish this ordinance once within fifteen (15) days following its adoption in The Record Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Beaumont. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days from and after its adoption. PASSED and APPROVED this 2 7day of Oct . , 1997 by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Leja, Council Members Berg, Westcott, and Zeller NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Member Parrott MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10 day of Nov. 19? by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Leja, Council Member Westcot, Parrott, and Zeller. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Council Member Berg. r r� 1 C MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAU NT CERTIFICATION The foregoing is certified to be a true copy of Ordinance No. 773 duly introducedat / 1 re pular meeting of the City Council held on 10/27 /97 and duly adopted upon a second reading on . ' the roll call votes indicated therein. 2 CITY LERK No. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE # 508 This space is for County Clerk's Filing Stamp SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE No_ 771 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ` SS. County of Riverside am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of The Daily Record -Gazette a newspaper of general circulation, printed and pub- lished daily in the City of Banning County of Riverside and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, State of California, under date of October 14, 1966, Case Number 54737, that the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said news- paper and not in any supplement thereof on the follow- ing dates, to -wit PUB: 11/5, all in the year 19._.—._-27 ! certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Date November 5, at Riverside, California Signature 19 97 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 773 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT RE- QUIRING USE OF RECYCLED OR RECLAIMED WATER IN AC- CORDANCE WITH STATE LAW On October 27, 1997, Ordinance No. 773 wads introduced by the City Council of the City of Beaumont. the pur- pose of the Ordinance is to make provision for the use of recycled or reclaimed water in ac- cordance with State law. The Beaumont Cherry Valley Water DMtriot (the "district") has adopted an Urban Water Plan and a Recycled Water Master Plan in accordance with State Law which entail the utilization of treated water from the Sewage Treatment Facilities of the City for recycling and the State Depart- ment of Health Services has updated regulations for the use of recycled water. Pursuant to the Or- dinance, the City finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses parks, highway landscaped areas, school athletic fields, and industrial and irrigation uses, is a waste or an un- reasonable use of the water within the mean- ing of Section 2 of Ar- ticle X of the California Constitution if recycled or reclaimed water is available which meets all of the conditions as determined by the State for use of recycled and. reclaimed water. In ac- cordance with the Dis- trict's Recycled Water Master Plan which en- tails the utilization of treated water from the Sewage Treatment Facilities of the City for recycling, and the regulations of the State Department of Health Services, the use of recycled water is a cost-effective, reliable method of helping to meet the community's water supply needs; and the City shall require the use of recycled; water for potable water in or to maximize the' appropriate cost-effec-' tive use of recycled water. Each nonpotable use, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, school athletic fields, and industrial and irrigation uses, shall utilized recycled water from the City's Sewage Treatment Facility at such time as recycled water is available for such nonpotable use ii accordance with Stat law. Copies of the Ordinance are on file with the Cit; Clerk of the City 0: Beaumont. The Ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days from'and after its adoption. The Ordinance was in- troduced on October 27, 1997, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Leja, Council Members Westcot, Berg, and Zeller. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Council Member Parrott. A public hearing on the Ordinance will be held on November 10, 1997, at 6:00 p.m., at City Hall, 550 East Sixth Street, Beaumont, California. After such hearing, the Ordinance will be considered by the City Council for passage and adoption. Publish The Record Gazette No. 508 11-5, 1997