§ 9.24.030. Unlawful collections of water—Treatment methods.

The methods of treatment of any unlawful collections of water for the purpose of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved by the director of the department of environmental services or his duly authorized representative and may be one or more of the following:

A.

Screening with wire netting of at least sixteen meshes to the inch each way or any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes;

B.

Complete emptying every four days of unscreened containers together with their thorough drying or cleaning;

C.

Using an approved larvacide;

D.

Covering completely the surface water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin oil every four days;

E.

Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions and stocking with mosquito destroying fish; absence of half-grown mosquito larvae to be evidence of compliance with this measure;

F.

Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the director of the department of environmental services or his duly authorized representative;

G.

Proper disposal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water;

H.

Proper irrigation management of tracts of land and farm land so water does not stand in sufficient depth for a period of time that would result in hatch out of adult mosquitoes.

(Ord. 16812 § 19 (part), 2007; prior code § 12-45)