(A) The City Council, in the exercise of its police powers, does hereby find, based upon substantial scientific evidence produced by the Federal Water Quality Administration of the United States, that the presence of excessive phosphorus content in present lakes and streams encourages uncontrolled growth of algae and other aquatic plants, and that as algae and other aquatic plants die and decay, they use up the oxygen in the water, thus causing fish to suffocate, and also, as the growth of algae and other aquatic plants continues, eventually this decayed vegetation fills in the body of water and ends its existence.
(B) The City Council further finds that in the exercise of its police power for the benefit of the citizens of the city it is essential to the welfare of the city that lakes and aquatic fish life be preserved, not only within Whitewater Lake contained within the corporate limits of the city, but in the Lake Superior Basin, into which the Whitewater Lake eventually flows; and to that end, that the household consumer of synthetic detergents purchased within the city should be informed of the phosphorus content of the detergents at the place of purchase within the city, so as to help the consumer choose washing products containing the minimum amounts of potentially polluting ingredients.
(Ord. 53, passed 1-26-1971)