§ 122-43. Monitoring requirements for lead and copper in tap water.

(a)

Annually, or more frequently if so required by a state or federal agency, the mayor is hereby authorized to require the director of the department of public works, or his designee, to complete a materials evaluation of the City of Jackson distribution system in order to identify a pool of targeted sampling sites in the same manner as mandated by state and federal law, and which is sufficiently large to ensure that the water system can collect the number of lead and copper tap samples required for standard monitoring. All sites from which first draw samples are collected shall be selected from this pool of targeted sampling sites. Sampling sites may not include faucets that have point-of-use or point-of-entry treatment devices designed to remove inorganic contaminants.

(b)

Annually, or more frequently if so required by a state or federal agency, the director of the department of public works, or his designee, shall identify whether the following construction materials are present in the City of Jackson distribution system and report to the State of Mississippi:

(1)

Lead from piping, solder, caulking, interior lining of distribution mains, alloys and home plumbing;

(2)

Copper from piping and alloys, service lines, and home plumbing;

(3)

Galvanized piping, service lines, and home plumbing;

(4)

Ferrous piping materials such as cast iron and steel;

(5)

Asbestos cement pipe; and

(6)

Other materials of construction present in distribution systems that may contribute contaminants to the drinking water, such as vinyl lined asbestos cement pipe or coal tar lined pipes and tanks.

(Ord. No. 2016-3(2), 3-10-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2016-3(2), adopted March 10, 2016, did not expressly amend the Code and has been included as herein set out in § 122-43 at the editor's discretion.