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From: Mark Lindsay, CFM
Building Official
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to take this opportunity to address the issue of the carwash ban within the
City of Fort Oglethorpe. Car =
washes
remain banned within the City of Ft. Oglethorpe, not because of the drought=
but
because of environmental issues. We
here at the City have to abide by the laws within the State of
Ordinance 391-3-6-.03 Water Use Classifications and Water Use Standards Section 5 Gen= eral Criteria for all Waters. The following criteria are deemed to be necessary and applicable to all waters = of the State: (a) all waters shall be free from materials associated with municipal or domestic sewage, industrial waste or any other waste which will settle to form sludge deposi= ts that become putrescent, unsightly or otherwise objectionable. (b) All waters shall be f= ree from oil, scum and floating debris associated with municipal or domestic sewage, industrial waste or other discharges in amounts sufficient to be un= sightly or to interfere with legitimate water uses. (c) All waters shall be free fr= om material related to municipal, industrial or other discharges which produce turbidity, color, odor or other objectionable conditions which interfere wi= th legitimate water uses.
We
as a Municipality within the State of
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sp; June 11, 2009