ORD NO 08-1960 THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 8 -1960,
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUSAL
AND OR DISCONTINUANCE OF CITY WATER SERVICE TO ALL PREMISES
PAILING TO"MEET THE PLUMBING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARKANSAS STATE
PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, ®ND OF THE
ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND THE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT TO
DISCONTINUE WATER SERVICE TO PREMISES FAILING TO MEET SAID
REQUIREMENTS, AND TO REFUSE SERVICE TO NEW CUSTOMERS FAILING TO
MEET SAID REQUIREMENTS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER
RELATED PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, owns and operated,
in a governmental capacity, a water system as a municipal utility;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas is desirous of
maintaining a pure ::r potable water system, and prohibiting
all back flow, or back syphonage into said water system: and,
WHEREAS, there now exists in, on or about premises in the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas, plumbing which does not meet the
requirements of the Arkansas State Plumbing Cude and the
regulations of the Arkansas State Board of Health regulating the
installation of water lines and plumbing fixtures in and on said
premises to assure a pure or potable water system;
BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT,
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^t. The Van Buren Water Department, and the City
Plumbing Inspector of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, be and
they are hereby authorized to discontinue or cease to be discone
tinued all water service cr services to any and all premises,
lands, buildings or structures where it iS found that an immediate
hazard exists to the purity or potability of the City Water
supply, by reason of the requirements of the Arkansas State
Plumbing Code and the City uf Van Buren, Arkansas Plumbing Code
and the regulations of the Arkansas State Board of Health
having been complied with, or to refuse service to new customers
who have not so c vl ied.
SECTION 2. The City Water Department of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas and the City Plumbing Inspector of the City of
Von Buren, Arkansas, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to take such steps as necessary to determine all
potential hazards to the purity or potability of the City Water
supply which exist. Upun determining said potential hazards, it
shall be the duty of said deportment uf said department and said
inspector to immediately cause notice to go to the owner of such
other person responsible fur said premises, specifying said
hazards, and notifying said person that in the event that said
hazard is not corrected within two weeks fr:rn the date uf said
notice, all water services shall be discontinued thereafter until
the requirements of the Arkansas State Plumbing Code, the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas Plumbing Code, and the regulations of the
State Board of Health have been complied with. The said City
Water Department is authorized and directed to refuse service to
any new customers unless and until the City Plumbing Inspector of
11/ the City of Vnn Buren, Arkansas has notified the City Water
Department that the customer hes complied with the requirements
of the Arkansas State Plumbing Ccdu, The City of Van Buren
Plumbing Code and the regulations of the Arkansas State Board of
Health hove been complied with.
SECTION 3, EMERGENCY CLAUSE. The City Council of the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby finds and declares that the
public health, safety and welfare has been or will be injured
through improper plumbing and improper plumbing fixtures which
permit or may permit contamination of th&j City water supply and
that this Ordinance is necessary for the public health and
safety, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this
Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its
passege and approval, and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 6th day of June, 1960.
Allen ft, Tc thnk (S
Mayor
Attest:
George L. Crofton 1S)
City Clerk