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a. Introduce, waive reading, and consider an ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, amending Chapter 15.04 of the Monterey County Code and adding Chapter 15.06 to the Monterey County Code relating to point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment systems; and
b. Set May 14, 2019, at 10:30 as the date and time for adoption of the ordinance.
Proposed CEQA action: Categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15302, 15303, 15307, and 15330 of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Introduce, waive reading, and consider an ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, amending Chapter 15.04 of the Monterey County Code and adding Chapter 15.06 to the Monterey County Code relating to point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) water treatment systems; and
b. Set May 14, 2019, at 10:30 as the date and time for adoption of the ordinance.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Health Department-Environmental Health Bureau regulates small water systems, including local small water systems with two to four service connections and state small water systems with five to fourteen service connections. Of these 970 systems, approximately 235 systems are out of compliance with primary drinking water standards due to excessive levels of nitrite, arsenic, and fluoride. This contaminated water poses a health risk to the public. The proposed ordinance provides the option under certain circumstances of point of use or point of entry treatment to meet primary drinking water standards, as described further below. In light of public testimony and Board direction on a prior draft of the ordinance, staff is returning to the Board with a revised ordinance that takes account of the input received.
DISCUSSION:
The state declared the importance of meeting safe drinking water standards as identified with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 685, ma...
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