Show Urges Caution in ia Buying y Pipe i B By ALVIN SESSIONS CITY MANAGER The time is here now when prospective users of oC PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE PRES PRES- SURE IRRIGATION WATER are arc making the installation of or distribution lines from the Water Water Wa- Wa ter er Conservancy District service service ice cc connections to the areas on their private property where the he water is to be released to irrigate the crops orchards and green growth and flowers in ia inthe the he years Shortly now water will bein bein be ben in n the lines and available to the Ule users users Citizens should get prepared to utilize this irrigation irrigation tion lon and take advantage of the commodity you have contracted and are arc paying for Read your our contracts carefully and make sure any and all installations in installations in- in meet the requirement requirement requirement require require- ment thereof there or together with City Ordinances and the strict regulations of ot the State Board of or Health Remember this is NOT MOT potable water and is UNFIT UNFIT UNFIT UN UN- FIT for human consumption Important precautions must be observed 1 This water is NOT to be connected into any building 2 NO cross connection with any culinary water system is permitted Such could contaminate finale large areas arcas of the culinary culinary culi cuJi naf nary water supply and spread disease and even death to man many innocent victims REPEAT I There cannot be any connections i Lions WHATEVER with water lines used for culinary water II 3 There must be no pipe connection or joint over or near an any joint or connection ofa of or ofa ora a culinary water line Une ALSO culinary lines and irrigation lines CANNOT be run in the same trench 4 The City Ordinance provides provides provides pro pro- vides that All AU hydrants hose connection faucets and sprinkling ling s system stem control valves for fol the distribution of potable non water shall be operated by a such valves arc of or the quick- quick REMOVABLE KEY unless such values are of the quick coupling type and all aU such keys to coupling valves shall shan be removed when said hydrant or spi sprinkling inkling system is not in use Merely removing a handle or wheel from a conventional valve stem tem is not sufficient if the valve stem can be operated with any other wrench tool or device 5 Any person violating any of or the provisions of or the Ordinance Ordinance nance shall be deemed guilty of ot a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished punished punished pun pun- by a fine Cine of or not to exceed or by imprisonment in the County jail for not to exceed six months or both such fine and imprisonment Any pers person n or persons selling supplies cs or services service intended for the irrigation 8 water installations installations installations lations must possess a valid vaUd business license I There ar are arc numerous t types f of materials being ort offered ed for th the irrigation water s systems systems' stem In some cases the claims made for these new materials are not substantiated by authoritative tests Caution should be exercised exercised exercised exer exer- by the purchaser to ascertain ascertain ertain whether a product bears the seal of approval of or reliable testing and approval agencies Examples of ot such agencies are The uThe American Water Works Association and uTIle The American Ameri Ameri- can Society of ot Testing Materials Materials Mater Mater- Users can well afford to obtain this information before risking unproven materials There are some good new type materials and at savings in cost but make sure they are arc adaptable to the uses required ired |