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0932 //z , ORDINAN'CE :NO lit '. ....) :) (;I--' AN ORDINANCE AMMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6041 SPECIFICALLY CODIFIED AS JACKSONVILLE M'UNICIPAL CODE (:tIApfi:rER 13 $ 24, I~EGUI.>>ArrING THE JACKSONVILLE SEWER SYSTEM I JACKSON'VILLE I ,ARKANSAS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY'; AN'D FOR OTH'ER P(IRPOSES. WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Sewer Commission, under authority granted by the City council of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, operates and maintains a public sanitary sewer system for the protection of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and, WHEREAS, the introduction of ground and surface water to the public sanitary sewer system increases cost of sewage treatment and increases the potential of over flows within the public sanitary sewer system, thereby endangering the health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and, WHEREAS, it has been determined that a substantial amount of ground and surface water is introduced into the public sanitary sewer system through privately owned building drains and sewers; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The Municipal Code of Jacksonville, Arkansas, section 13.24.04, is hereby ammended by adding Paragraph 13.24.04(12), which reads as follows: CHAPTER 13.24 SEWER SYSTEM 13.24.04 Building Sewer and Connections (12) The owners of land shall be required to maintain their building drains and sewers in their entirety (including the point of connection to the public sewer) in a water tight condition so as to eliminate the introduction of surface or ground water to the sewer system. If it is determined by the Manager that a building drain or sewer has not been maintained in a water tight condition, the owner shall be notified by certified mail that, at the owners expense, repairs must be made within a reasonable time (not to exceed 90 days) in order to restore the building drain or sewer to a water tight condition. If satisfactory repairs are not made by the owner and inspected by duly authorized Jacksonville Wastewater utility personnel within the specified time, the Jacksonville Sewer Commission may require that water service be discontinued to that building or property until satisfactory repairs are made and inspected, and the Commission shall have the authority to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. section 2. All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Invalidity of any part of this Ordinance shall not invalidate any other part thereof. section 3. It is ascertained and declared that the introduction of ground and surface waters to the public sanitary sewer system through privately owned building drains and sewers endangers the life, health, and property of the inhabitants of the City and that, in order to protect its inhabitants, the provisions of this Ordinance must be implemented immediately. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists, that this Ordinance is necessary for the i~ediate preservation of the puplic peace, health., and safety, a,nd that this OrdiI1ance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Page No. 2 APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ATTEST: ~t ~~_:J \," ;;} 7~ .II ......." ,....-'v " "'K (X/~'-<:::.!~-"~_. '.. . \::~,~~.~...~:~_.~.~ l..........'!- .,..._"l LULA M. LEONARD ;~.~~..tITY CLERK APPRO~lD AS /27 ..lA , 1990. DAY OF CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS BY:~~MA~