HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-144-10/05/1993-DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN RESOLUTION 93-144
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING A DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY
FOR THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted an Environmental
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Plan calls for the creation of a formal policy regarding City
standards for drinking water; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Fort Collins want and expect high quality drinking
water; and
WHEREAS, a Water Board/City Council committee established by the Council
has drafted a drinking water quality policy; and
WHEREAS, the draft drinking water quality policy has been reviewed by the
City's Water Board, Natural Resources Advisory Board, and Planning and Zoning
Board, and recommended by each for adoption by the City Council ; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District, East
Larimer County Water District and the North Weld County Water District have also
reviewed the draft policy and are supportive of its adoption by the City Council .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That the Council hereby establishes and adopts the following
drinking water quality policy for the City of Fort Collins:
Preamble: The people of Fort Collins established the City's water system
to assure the effective delivery of services vital to the health and well being
of the community.
Goals: The City will provide water services that meet or exceed customer
expectations for quality, quantity and reliability. The City will protect and
maintain high water quality in the development of all codes, policies, plans and
specifications related to the acquisition, production and delivery of water
services to its customers. The City's water supply, treatment, storage, delivery
and laboratory facilities will be planned, designed, constructed, maintained,
staffed and operated to assure safe, reliable and cost-effective service to the
residents of Fort Collins and all those served by the City's water utility. The
City will achieve these goals through:
■ Effective Management
■ Pro-active Monitoring and Testing
■ Protecting, Developing, and Preserving Water Resources
■ Advancing Treatment Technology and Operations
■ Operating and Maintaining the Water Distribution System
■ Assuring the Quality of Water Service
■ Coordinating Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Management
■ Cooperating with Other Water Providers and Users
■ Annual Reporting
Effective Management: The City will regularly collect information to
understand its customers' valid requirements, realize their expectations,
and to evaluate customer satisfaction regarding the quality of water
services. The City will use the knowledge and experience of its personnel
in decision making processes for the planning, capital improvement, and
operation and maintenance of water treatment and distribution systems.
Pro-active Monitoring and Testing: Timely and accurate information
regarding the safety and quality of our community's drinking water is
critical for future planning as well as to safeguard the health and well
being of the people. The City will provide water quality monitoring,
testing and information services to protect the drinking water and
wastewater treatment systems, to respond to customer concerns and
requirements related to water quality, to meet current operational needs,
to anticipate planning and design needs, and to meet or exceed the
requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and its amendments.
Protecting. Developing. and Preserving Water Resources: The City will
protect raw water sources from contamination or any other activities that
would diminish the quality of water provided to customers, or that would
result in increased treatment costs. The acquisition and development of
future water supplies and the improvement of existing water supplies will
be consistent with the goals of the City's water quality policy.
Advancing Treatment Technology and Operations: The City will develop and
adhere to water quality standards, treatment practices and procedures that
provide the highest level of health protection that can be realistically
achieved. The City will actively pursue opportunities for process and
system improvements that protect and enhance the quality and reliability
of water service and water quality, while reducing long term costs to its
customers.
Operating and Maintaining the Water Distribution System: The water
distribution system will be planned, designed, constructed, operated and
maintained to protect water quality, to safeguard the long term health of
the community, to protect present and future customers form excessive
financial burden, and to provide continuous supply and sufficient pressure
to meet fire protection requirements while maintaining service to
individual customers.
Assuring the Ouality of Water Service: The City will ensure that water
system materials, components, processes and operations are sufficiently
safe and dependable to avoid foreseeable situations that might jeopardize
water quality, and will respond quickly and effectively to unforeseen
problems. The City will take reasonable and prudent measures to protect
against the accidental or willful contamination of the water or
destruction of any part of the water system.
Coordinating Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Management: The City
will optimize drinking water systems and processes in order to reduce
negative impacts on wastewater treatment systems and processes, and thus
promote the efficiency and environmental protection provided by both
systems.
Cooperating with Other Water Providers and Users: The City will pursue
cooperative efforts with other water providers and users that are
consistent with these water quality policies, enhance water quality in the
basin, and produce desirable long term benefits for the community.
Annual Reporting: The Water and Wastewater Utility Director will provide
the City Manager, Water Board and City Council with an annual water
quality report for the purpose of providing an update on the goals and
strategies included in the City's water quality policy.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 5th day of October, A.D. 1993.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk