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o: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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ROM: ' Supervisor Nancy C. Fanden
Costa
TATE: l.J
June 9, 1987 County
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iUBJECT: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGARDING BROKEN...SEWER LINES
;PECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors amend the County Ordinance
(covering the unauthorized discharge of sewage) to include
"emergency action" in the event of a broken sewer line.
That such emergency action will include, but not be limited
to, a speeding up of the abatement notification process.
Once adopted by the Board, cities will be asked to follow
suit and amend their ordinances to include "emergency
action" .
BACKGROUND:
Recently the County Health Department has had to respond to
calls for assistance concerning raw sewage seeping out from
broken sewage lines within the city limits of Martinez.
The broken sewer line on Castro Street has been reported
numerous times over the past few months. It has yet to be
repaired.
The broken sewer line on Buckley St. has resulted in raw
sewage and toilet paper being displaced under a backyard
window of a neighboring resident.
These incidents are intolerable health risks and they need
to be addressed as quickly as possible.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ^_ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 16, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X_
REFERRED to County Counsel for review and report.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV ) I HEREBY CERTIFY. THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Counsel ATTESTED 0,4 1 pfd 7
County Administrator hit Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
M987/7 95 BY DEPUTY
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