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OVERVIEW • ORDINANCES/CODE
• REGULATORY AGENCIES
• TEAM COLLABORATION
• SINGLE FAMILY PLUMBING LEAKS
• SEWAGE OVERFLOWS
• EROSION
• STAGNANT WATER
• ENFORCEMENT
• ELEVATED RESOLUTION
REGULATORY AGENCIES
LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL
WATER UTILITIES & WATER QUALITY DEPARTMENTS
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (USEPA)
TEAM COLLABORATION
•BUILDING INSPECTIONS
•WATER UTILITY FOLKS
• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
•CODE ENFORCEMENT
• TCEQ
• EPA
WATER DEFINITION
• WA·TER
• NOUN
• A COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT, ODORLESS, TASTELESS LIQUID
THAT FORMS THE SEAS, LAKES, RIVERS, AND RAIN AND IS THE
BASIS OF THE FLUIDS OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
SINGLE FAMILY PLUMBING LEAKS
WHY IS IMPORTANT TO REPAIR WATER LEAKS?
1. WASTE OF A PRECIOUS RESOURCE & COST FOR TREATED
WATER
2. CAUSES DAMAGE TO PERSONAL & PUBLIC PROPERTY
3. UNRESOLVED WATER LEAKS PROMOTE ENVIRONMENT
FOR BREEDING OF MOSQUITOS & OTHER INSECTS
RAW SEWAGE / WASTEWATER DEFINITON
• WASTE·WA·TER
• WATER THAT HAS BEEN USED, AS FOR WASHING, FLUSHING,
OR IN A MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AND CONTAINS WASTE
PRODUCTS; SEWAGE.
SEWAGE OVERFLOWS
1. STOP THE RELEASE
2. DETERMINE THE SOURCE
3. DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION
4. INITIATE PROPER CLEAN UP
EROSION CONTROL
• MS4 (MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER
SYSTEM)
• BMP’S (BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES) FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION
• SWPPP (STORM WATER POLLUTION
PREVENTION PLAN)
• GROUND COVER
STAGNANT WATER
• BREEDING GROUND FOR
MOSQUITOS & OTHER
INSECTS
• COLLECTS LITTER & DEBRIS
• HEALTH HAZARD – SEPTIC
• SWIMMING POOLS
WATER TRIVIA
a. 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
b. 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
c. 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
d. 22 DEGREES CELSIUS
WATER TRIVIA
a. 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
b. 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
c. 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
d. 22 DEGREES CELSIUS
ELEVATED RESOLUTION
• SHUT OFF WATER – BY ORDER OF BUILDING OFFICIAL, CITY
MANAGER OR CITY COUNCIL
• REVOCATION OF CO (IF A BUSINESS)
• LITIGATION
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