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ORDINANCE NO. 503
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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.
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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.
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(SEAL)
of Mounds
Read and passed by the
View this 27th day of April,
Attest:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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