Sec. 27-103. Definitions.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

   (1)   Pollution means the presence of an amount of any substance in groundwater which exceeds any standard prescribed by the laws of the state or the United States for potable water.

   (2)   Disinfection by-products are the chemical compounds formed when chlorine, ozone or chloramines are used to disinfect water containing dissolved organic material.

(Ord. No. 8564, § 1, 8-7-95; Ord. No. 8574, § 1, 9-5-95)

   Editors Note: Section 27-100 through 27-103 added as the result of an Initiative Special Election held November 7, 1995, pursuant to a citizen-initiated measure--Initiative Petition No. 1994-1001. The amendment became effective on November 13, 1995.