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ORDINANCE NO. 503 . CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF HOUNDS VIEW TO ALLOW USE OF PRIVATE WELLS FOR RESIDENCES NOT ADJACENT TO CITY WATER MAINS. The Council of the City of Mounds View does hereby ordain that Chapter 70 of the Municipal Code of Mounds View shall be amended by adding the following section: 70.01(b) Exceptions.. Subdivision 1. Existing Buildings. Any existing building which is required to connect to the municipal water system under 70.01(a) but which does not have access to a munici- pal water main adjacent to the property on which such build- ing is built shall not be required to connect to the munici- pal water system until such time as a municipal water main is constructed adjacent to such property. . Subdivision 2. Testing Required. The owner of any property exempted under 70.01(b), subdivision 1 shall be required to submit copies of certified test results to the City showing the well serving the property to have coliform organisms (mpn) of less than 1.1 per 100 ml and to have less than 0.01 mg/liter of nitrate nitrogen. Testing shall be required twice each year, once during April and once during October. SUbdivision 3. Treatment Equipment. Any well which can not meet the requirement listed in 70.01(b) subdivision 2 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 tests of the units shall be submitted to the City for approval. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its publication. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 13th day of April, 1992. . (SEAL) of Mounds Read and passed by the View this 27th day of April, Attest: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ ...