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
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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.
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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.
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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