NS-144 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ORDINANCE NO. NS-I~4 PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION 0P POLLUTION OF UNDERGROUND OR SURFACE WATERS AND AUTHORIZING TEE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO ACT AS ENFORCEMENT AGENOY FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA WHEREAS, the Orange County Water Basin underlies an area of dense and increasing population and contains a diminishing supply of potable water which for more than twenty years, the City of Santa Ana has endeavored to preserve from depletion and pollution; and WHEREAS, much surface water finds its way into said Water Basin and underground waters move through said Water Basin so that no City alone can prevent pollution of these necessary water sup- plies, but only the County of Orange and all of the Cities overlielng said Water Basin acting in unison can prevent pollution in said County area; and WHEREAS, many enforcement agenciee, of what is by its nature a County wide problem, would tend to lack of uniformity in quality and amount of enforcement and tend to defeat the ends sought by the City of Santa Ana and said City has, for those reasons, determined that the entire enforcement of rules and regulations against the pollution of waters in and over the Orange County Water Basin should be administ,red by an Orange County Agency and all hearings under such x,ules and regulations should be had before the Board of Supervisors of Orange County and by agreement with Orange County has provided for such enforcement in said City; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the Santa Arm Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of Chapter 4 of Article V thereof, a new Chapter 5 in words and figures as follows: SCHAPTER 5 - WATER POLLUTION Part 1. Geaeral Provisione SECTION 5500. Title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ~Water Pollution Regulations".