(A) Connection required.
(1) Existing buildings. Any existing building designed for human habitation or in which plumbing facilities have been installed to provide domestic water for human consumption shall be connected to the municipal water system if the municipal water system is available to the building.
(2) New buildings. All new buildings constructed in the city designed for human habitation or occupancy shall be connected to the municipal water system for provision of domestic water supply.
(B) Exceptions; regulatory provisions.
(1) Exceptions. Any existing building which is required to connect to the municipal water system under division (A) above, but which does not have access to a municipal water main adjacent to the property on which the building is built shall not be required to connect to the municipal water system until such time as a municipal water main is constructed adjacent to the property.
(2) Testing required; water quality. The owner of any property exempted under division (B)(1) above shall be required to sample and test the well serving the property to ensure that it has coliform organisms (mpn) of less than one and one-tenth per 100 ml and less than one one-hundredth mg/l of nitrate nitrogen. Testing shall be required once each year, during the month of June, and performed by a qualified testing company. The owner of property where test results do not meet the above requirements shall notify the authority having jurisdiction within 72 hours of discovery.
(3) Treatment equipment. Any well which cannot meet the requirements listed in division (B)(2) above shall be required to have equipment attached which is capable of reducing the contaminants listed to acceptable levels for all faucets used for human consumption. This equipment may be a central unit or separate units located at each faucet used for consumption. Copies of equipment specifications and certified test of the units shall be submitted to the city’s authority having jurisdiction for approval.
(Prior Code, § 906.01) (Ord. 501, passed 01-13-1992; Ord. 503, passed 04-27-1992; Ord. 636, passed 11-15-1999; Ord. 955, passed 03-11-2019)