No person or entity shall furnish or supply water to a user for domestic purposes from any source of water supply without first applying for, receiving, and retaining, an unexpired, unsuspended, unrevoked permit to do so from DEHS in accordance with Chapter 2 (Permits and Hearing Procedures) of this E.H. Code except as provided herein.
(a) Conditions of Approval. Permits shall be issued subject to compliance with the standards provided in this Article and plans shall be submitted to DEHS demonstrating such compliance. All owners or operators of any public water supply system subject to the provisions of this Article shall organize into a single legal entity responsible for such public water supply system. Permits may include any condition or requirement found by DEHS to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Article.
(b) Temporary Permit. DEHS may grant a temporary permit to any person or entity who has applied for a permit upon such terms as DEHS shall determine are in the public interest pending the completion of DEHS’s investigation and application processing.
(c) Denial. If, upon the completion of the investigation and processing, DEHS determines that the water furnished, supplied, or proposed to be supplied is such that under any circumstances and conditions it is likely to be impure, unwholesome, unpotable or may constitute a menace or danger to public health, or if the existing or proposed source facility or distribution system is unhealthful, unsanitary, or not suited to the production and delivery of pure, wholesome, potable, and healthful water at all times, DEHS shall deny the application and order the applicant to make such changes as DEHS deems necessary to secure a continuous supply of pure, wholesome, potable, and healthful water.
(d) Revocation. Any permit issued may be revoked or suspended by DEHS at any time if it determines that the water being supplied or furnished by the permittee is or may become impure, unwholesome, unpotable, or endanger the lives or health of human beings. When a permit has been revoked or suspended by DEHS, the public water supply system shall not be exempt from service obligations and responsibilities unless so directed by DEHS.
(e) Exception. This Article shall not apply to a public water supply system with two to four service connections except in those specific areas in which DEHS has found its application to be necessary for the protection of public health and has given written notice thereof to those so regulated.
(Ord. 2518, passed - -1981; Am. Ord. 2537, passed - -1981; Am. Ord. 2670, passed - -1982; Am. Ord. 2701, passed - -1982; Ord. 3105, passed - -1986; Am. Ord. 3512, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 3516, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 3659, passed - -1996)