§ 34-18. Analyses of drinking water required.  


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  • Every official or other person responsible for any water supply in the city, who furnishes water for drinking and domestic purposes to fifty (50) or more people, shall have at least one (1) sanitary analysis of a representative sample of water from the distribution system made each week and submit a copy of such analysis to the city public health department or submit at least one (1) sample of such water weekly to the city public health department, as may be directed by the director of public health. Where the population served by a water supply is greater than one thousand (1,000), there shall be made at least one (1) additional analysis each month for each one thousand (1,000) population in excess of the first one thousand (1,000) population, up to one hundred thousand (100,000) population, and for populations in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), the number of supplies analyzed monthly shall be in accordance with the standards adopted in this section.

(Code 1950, § 62-2; Code 1959, § 41-2)