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<br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO
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<br />AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A REVISED CHAPTER 747
<br />OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
<br />NORTH OLMSTED ENTITLED "WATER POLLUTION
<br />CONTROL" AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 77-101
<br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO:
<br />SECTION 1: That there is hereby established a revised Chapter
<br />747 entitle "Water Pollution Control" of the Codified Ordinances of
<br />the City of North Olmsted, which shall read as follows:
<br />" CHAPTER 747 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
<br />747.01 Definitions
<br />(a) The term "synthetic detergent" or "detergent" means any cleaning
<br />compound which is available for household laundry use, which is
<br />composed of organic and inorganic compounds, including soaps, water
<br />softeners, surface active agents, dispersing agents, foaming agents,
<br />buffering agents, builders, fillers, dyes, enzymes and fabric softeners,
<br />whether in the form of crystals, powders, flakes, bars, liquids,
<br />sprays, or any other form.
<br />(b) The term "polyphosphate builder" or "phosphorous" means a water
<br />softening and soil suspending agent made from condensed phosphates,
<br />including pyrophosphates, triphosphates, tripolyphosphates, metaphos-
<br />phates and glassy phosphates, used as a detergent ingredient, but
<br />shall not include "polyphosphate builders" or "phosphorous" which
<br />is essential for medical, scientific or special engineering use.
<br />(c) The term "recommended use level" means the amount of synthetic
<br />detergent or detergent which the manufacturer thereof recommends for
<br />use per wash load, at which level said "synthetic detergent" or
<br />"detergent" will effectively perform its intended function.
<br />747.02 Labeling
<br />It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell,
<br />offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or
<br />detergent, whether in the form of crystals, powders, flakes, bars,
<br />liquids, sprays, or any other form, in the City of North Olmsted from
<br />and after January 1, 1978, unless the container, wrapper or other
<br />packaging thereof shall be clearly labeled with respect to its poly-
<br />phosphate builder or phosphorous ingredient content clearly and legibly
<br />set forth thereon in terms of percentage of phosphorous by weight,
<br />expressed as elemental phosphorus per container, wrapper or other
<br />packaging thereof, as well as grams of phosphorus, expressed as
<br />elemental phosphorus, per recommended use level.
<br />747.03 Limitations
<br />(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell,
<br />offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or
<br />detergent containing more than five tenths percent (0.50) of phosphorus
<br />by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the City of
<br />North Olmsted from and after January 1, 1978.
<br />(b) The concentration of phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental
<br />phosphorus in any synthetic detergent or detergent shall be determined
<br />by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society
<br />for Testing and Materials (A.S.T.M.).
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