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7.A. - Page 7 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.1 OF CHAPTER 13 REGARDING INCORPORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CODE OF SAN MATEO AND ARTICLE VII OF CHAPTER 38 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO THE CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council finds as follows: 1. As a public water supplier, the City of Redwood City is required by state law to protect its water supply from contamination by adopting and enforcing a cross- connection control program; and 2. The costs to the City to remediate and remove contamination from the City's water supply after it has been contaminated by an occurrence of backflow from a property owner's private non-potable water supply, can be substantial; and 3. The fines and penalties which may be assessed against Redwood City for an occurrence of backflow resulting from an uncontrolled cross-connection can also be substantial; and 4. Those persons who are not complying with state and City law to prevent cross- connection water contamination should be liable for the costs to the City instead of burdening rate-payers. Section 2. In the following sections of this Ordinance, sections and subsections of the Redwood City Municipal Code are hereby amended by adding the text shown in underlined italics (example) and deleting the text shown in strikeout (e�a�-�le). Text in brackets [example] including the table of contents provided below is explanatory and is intended to be published as part of the ordinance in the Municipal Code. Section 3. Section 13.1 of Chapter 13 regarding the incorporation of the Environmental Health Code of the County of San Mateo is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 13.1. -ADOPTED—SCOPE: The Environmental Health Code of the County of San Mateo, as set forth in Chapter 4.52 Environmental Health Generally, Chapter 4.56 Food Facilities, Chapter 4.60 Fresh Water Sports Areas, Chapter 4.64 Water Supply System, Chapter 4.68 Wells, except for section 4.68.410 which is not adopted, �hap�er��R'°"�`fva�vm�v"vo�Te�eq+�� Chapter 4.76 Chemical Toilets, Chapter 4.80 Rodent and Insect Control, Chapter 4.84 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems, Chapter 5.128 Alcohol Warning Signs, Chapter 5.52 Itinerant Restaurants, and Chapter 5.68 Food Establishments, of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code establishing health standards for restaurants, itinerant restaurants, mobile food vendors, caterers, food equipment, public fresh water sports areas, water supplies, wells, chemical toilets, rodent and insect control and alcohol warning signs, three (3) copies of which are on file with the City Clerk, are adopted by reference as the environmental health code for the City. ATTY/FINAL ORD/2013/ORD.384/CROSS CONNECTION REV:01-08-13 PT Page 1 of 14