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Introduce, waive first reading, and set November 28, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance restating portions of Chapter 15.04 of the Monterey County Code, and restating and amending Chapter 15.06 of the Monterey County Code relating to point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment systems; and provide direction to staff as appropriate.
Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Action: Consider finding that the adoption of this ordinance is categorically exempt per Section 15301 (minor alternations of private structures) and 15303 (construction of new, small facilities or structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that the adoption of this ordinance is categorically exempt per Section 15301 (minor alternations of private structures) and 15303 (construction of new, small facilities or structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, and there are no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2.
b. Introduce, waive first reading, and set November 28, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance restating portions of Chapter 15.04 of the Monterey County Code, and restating and amending Chapter 15.06 of the Monterey County Code relating to point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment systems; and
c. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department-Environmental Health Bureau regulates small water systems with 2-14 connections. Of these 970 systems, approximately 235 systems are out of compliance due to excessive levels of nitrite, arsenic, and fluoride. This contaminated water poses a health risk to the public.
The state declared the importance of meeting safe drinking water standards as identified with the passage of Assembly Bill ("AB") 685 in 2012, making California the first state in the nation to legislatively re...
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