A. General Requirements. The utility shall initiate and carry out any water quality testing, monitoring, maintenance, corrective activities or other activities necessary to ensure that the city’s public drinking water meets or exceeds drinking water standards and other requirements of Chapter 246-290 WAC, the Washington State Health Department’s rules that govern Group A public water systems, the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and any other applicable federal, state or local requirement for public drinking water, as now or hereafter amended.

B. Implementation of Water Quality Programs. To maintain water quality in the most effective and efficient manner, the utility may initiate, implement and carry out any required or necessary water quality testing, monitoring, maintenance, or corrective activities or programs locally, jointly with other local or regional water purveyors; or jointly with other federal, state or local agencies having jurisdiction within the city’s water service area. (Ord. 5963 § 1, 2010.)