Title
a. Consider adoption of 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. Direct staff to return to the Board for review of the ordinance after eighteen (18) months.
Proposed CEQA action: Categorically exempt under sections 15301, 15302, 15303, 15308, and 15330 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt 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. Direct staff to return to the Board for review of the ordinance after eighteen (18) months.
Proposed CEQA action: The ordinance includes a finding that the ordinance is categorically exempt from environmental review under sections 15301, 15302, 15303, 15308, and 15330 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
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. The ordinance was introduced and heard by the Board on April 30, 2019. In light of public testimony and Board direction to return with input fr...
Click here for full text