Chapter 141
WATER
ARTICLE
I
Cross-Connection
Control
§ 141-1. Purpose and
interpretation.
§ 141-2.
Definitions.
§ 141-3. Protection of public
water system at service connection.
§ 141-4. Protection of potable
water system within premises.
§ 141-5. Recourse for
noncompliance.
ARTICLE
II
Supplemental
Cross-Connection Control
§ 141-6. Definitions and
interpretations.
§ 141-7. Delegation of municipal
authority.
§ 141-8. Installation and
servicing of water distribution systems.
§ 141-9. Survey of
users.
§ 141-10. Certification of potentially
hazardous users.
§ 141-11. Penalties for
offenses.
§ 141-12. Residential
users.
§ 141-13. Private
hydrants.
§ 141-14. Multiple-customer distribution
systems.
ARTICLE III
Water Rents Penalties
§ 141-15. Title.
§ 141-16. Purpose.
§ 141-17. Penalties for past-due water
rents.
[HISTORY:
Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
ARTICLE
I
Cross-Connection
Control
[Adopted 11-1-1976 as L.L.
No. 4-1976]
§
141-1. Purpose and interpretation.
A. The purpose of these
regulations is to safeguard potable water supplies by preventing backflow into
public water systems.
B. The regulations are to
be reasonably interpreted. It is the intent of these regulations to recognize
that there are varying degrees of hazard and to apply the principle that the
degree of protection should be commensurate with the degree of
hazard.
§
141-2. Definitions.
As used in this Article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Air gap separation --
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel. The air gap shall
be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically above
the top rim of the vessel, in no case less than one (1)
inch.
Approved check valve --
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must be carefully machined
to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness. The face of the closure
element and valve seat must be bronze composition or other noncorrodible
material, which will seat tightly under all prevailing conditions of field use.
Pins and bushings shall be of bronze or other noncorrodible, nonsticking
material, machined for easy, dependable operation. The closure element, e.g.,
clapper, shall be internally weighted or otherwise internally equipped to
promote rapid and positive closure in all sizes where this feature is
obtainable.
Approved double check valve assembly --
An assembly of at least two (2) independently acting check valves, including
tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check valve assembly and
suitable leak-detector drains, plus connections available for testing the
watertightness of each check valve. This device must be approved as a complete
assembly.
Approved reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention
device --
A device incorporating two (2) or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two (2) checks, two (2)
shutoff valves and equipped with necessary appurtenances for testing. The device
shall operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between the two (2) check
valves less than the pressure on the public water supply side of the device. At
cessation of normal flow, the pressure between check valves shall be less than
the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either check valve, the differential
relief valve shall operate to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to
the atmosphere. When the inlet pressure is two (2) pounds per square inch or
less, the relief valve shall open to the atmosphere, thereby providing an air
gap in the device. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible for
maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part of the valve
will be submerged. The enclosure must be self-draining, so that the large amount
of water which the relief valve may vent will be disposed of reliably without
submergence of the relief valve. This device must also be approved as a complete
assembly.
Approved water supply --
Any water supply approved by the New York State Department of
Health.
Auxiliary water supply --
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than the approved public
water supply.[1]
Certified backflow prevention device tester --
A person who is examined annually by the water purveyor and found competent for
the testing of backflow prevention devices. He shall be provided with an
appropriate identification card which must be renewed annually. Failure to
perform his duties competently and conscientiously will result in prompt
withdrawal of his certification.
Cross-connection --
Any unprotected connection between any part of a water system used or intended
to supply water for drinking purposes and any source or system containing water
or substance that is not or cannot be approved as equally safe, wholesome and
potable for human consumption.
Vacuum breaker, nonpressure type --
A vacuum breaker which is designed so as not to be subjected to static line
pressure.
Vacuum breaker, pressure type --
A vacuum breaker designed to operate under conditions of static line
pressure.
Water supervisor --
The consumer or a person on the premises charged with the responsibility of
complete knowledge and understanding of the water supply piping within the
premises and for maintaining the consumer's water system free from
cross-connections and other sanitary defects, as required by regulations and
laws.
§
141-3. Protection of public water system at service connection.
A. Where protection is
required.
(1) Each service
connection from a public water system for supplying water to premises having an
auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the
premises into the public water system, unless the auxiliary water supply is
approved as an additional source by the water purveyor and is satisfactory to
the public health agency having jurisdiction with regard to quality and safety
or the auxiliary water supply is properly abandoned. [Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(2) Each
service connection from a public water system for supplying water to premises,
on which any substance other than the supplied water is handled under pressure
in such fashion as to permit entry into the water system, shall be protected
against backflow of the water from the premises into the public system. This
shall include the handling of process waters and waters originating from the
public water supply system which may have been subject to deterioration in
sanitary or chemical quality. [Amended
4-16-1991 by L.L. No. 10-1991]
(3) Each
service connection from a public water system for supplying water to premises on
which any substance that is unusually toxic or a danger to human health is or
may be handled in liquid form, or in solid or gaseous form if such substance is
intended to be used after conversion to liquid form, even if such substance is
not under pressure, shall be protected against backflow of the water from the
premises into the public water system. Examples of such premises include, but
are not limited to, plating factories, premises on which cyanide is handled and
hospitals. This subsection is not intended to apply to normal residential
installations. [Amended 4-16-1991 by
L.L. No. 10-1991]
(4)
Backflow prevention devices shall be installed on the service connection
to any premises that have internal cross-connections, unless such
cross-connections are abated to the satisfaction of the water purveyor. It shall
be the responsibility of the water user to provide and maintain these protective
devices, and each one must be of a type acceptable to the State Health
Department.
B. Type of protection. The
protective device required shall depend on the degree of hazard as tabulated
below:
(1) At the service
connection to any premises where there is an approved auxiliary water supply
handled in a separate piping system with no known cross-connection, the public
water supply shall be protected by an approved double check valve assembly. [Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(2) At the
service connection on any premises on which there is an approved auxiliary water
supply where cross-connections are known to exist which cannot be presently
eliminated, or where the auxiliary water supply is not approved, the public
water supply system shall be protected by an air gap separation or an approved
reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention device. [Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(3)
At
the service connection to any premises on which a substance that would be
objectionable (but not necessarily hazardous to health if introduced into the
public water supply) is handled so as to constitute a cross-connection, the
public water supply shall be protected by an approved double check valve
assembly or an air gap separation.
(4)
At
each service connection from a public water system for supplying water to
premises on which any substance that is unusually toxic or a danger to human
health is or may be handled, in liquid form, or in solid or gaseous form if such
substance is intended to be used after conversion to liquid form, even if it is
not under pressure, the public water supply shall be protected by an air gap
separation or an approved reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention device.
This device shall be located as close as practicable to the water meter, and all
piping between the water meter and receiving tanks shall be entirely visible. [Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(5)
At
each service connection from a public water system for supplying water to
premises on which any substance that is unusually toxic or dangerous to human
health is or may be handled under pressure, the public water supply shall be
protected by an air gap separation or an approved reduced-pressure-principle
backflow prevention device. The air gap shall be located as close as practicable
to the water meter, and all piping between the water meter and receiving tanks
shall be entirely visible. If these conditions cannot reasonably be met, the
public water supply shall be protected with an approved
reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention device, provided that the
alternative is acceptable to the water purveyor. [Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
(6)
At
the service connection to any sewage treatment plant or sewage pumping station,
the public water supply shall be protected by an air gap separation. The air gap
shall be located as close as practicable to the water meter, and all piping
between the water meter and receiving tanks shall be entirely visible. If these
conditions cannot be reasonably met, the public water supply shall be protected
with an approved reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention device.
C.
Frequency of inspection of
protective devices. See Article II of this chapter.
[Amended 4-16-1991 by L.L. No.
10-1991]
§
141-4. Protection of potable water system within premises.
A.
Separate
drinking water systems. Whenever the plumbing inspector determines that it is
not practical to protect drinking water systems on premises against entry of
water from a source or piping system or equipment that cannot be approved as
safe or potable for human use, an entirely separate drinking water system shall
be installed to supply water at points convenient for
consumers.
B.
Section
II. Fire systems.
(1) Water
systems for fighting fire, derived from a supply that cannot be approved as safe
or potable for human use shall, wherever practicable, be kept wholly separate
from drinking water pipelines and equipment. In cases where the domestic water
system is used for both drinking and fire-fighting purposes, approved backflow
prevention devices shall be installed to protect such individual drinking water
lines as are not used for fire-fighting purposes. Any auxiliary fire-fighting
water supply which is not approved for potable purposes, but which is so
connected that it may be introduced into potable water piping during an
emergency, shall be equipped with an approved automatic chlorination machine. It
is hereby declared that it is the responsibility of the person or persons
causing the introduction of said unapproved or unsafe water into the pipelines
to see that a procedure be developed and carried out to notify and protect users
of this piping system during the emergency; and that special precautions be
taken to disinfect thoroughly and flush out all pipelines which may become
contaminated before they are again used to furnish drinking water. In the event
that the mechanism for protection of water consumers is disinfection of the
auxiliary fire-fighting supply, then the installation of such mechanism and its
use shall be thoroughly reliable.[2]
(2) The
public water supply must be protected against backflow from such dual domestic
fire systems, as detailed in § 141-3.
C.
Process waters. Potable water
pipelines connected to equipment for industrial processes or operations shall be
protected by a suitable backflow prevention device located beyond the last point
from which drinking water may be taken,
which device shall be provided on the feed line to process piping or equipment. In the event that the particular process liquid is especially corrosive or apt to prevent reliable action of the backflow prevention device, air gap separation shall be provided. These devices shall be tested by the water user at least once a year; or more often in those instances where successive inspections indicate repeated failure. The devices shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced whenever they are found to be defective. These tests must be performed by a qualified backflow prevention device tester and records of tests, repairs and replacement shall be kept and made available to the water purveyor and the Health Department upon request.
D. Sewage treatment plants
and pumping stations.
(1) Sewage
pumps shall not have priming connections directly off any drinking water
systems. No connections shall exist between the drinking water system and any
other piping, equipment or tank in any sewage treatment plant or sewage pumping
station.
(2) Where
the circumstances are such that there is special danger to health by the
backflow of sewage, as from sewers, toilets, hospital bedpans and the like into
a drinking water system, a dependable device or devices shall be installed to
prevent such backflow.
(3) The
purpose of these regulations is not to transcend local plumbing regulations, but
only to deal with those extraordinary situations where sewage may be forced or
drawn into the drinking water piping. These regulations do not attempt to
eliminate at this time the hazards of back-siphonage through flushometer valves
on all toilets, but deal with those situations where the likelihood of vacuum
conditions in the drinking water system is definite and there is special danger
to health. Devices suited to the purpose of avoiding back-siphonage from
plumbing fixtures are roof tanks, barometric loops or separate pressure systems
separately piped to supply such fixtures, recognized approved vacuum or siphon
breaker and other backflow protective devices which have been proved by
appropriate tests to be dependable for destroying the
vacuum.
(4)
Inasmuch as many of the serious hazards of this kind are due to water
supply piping which is too small, thereby causing vacuum conditions when
fixtures are flushed or water is drawn from the system in other ways, it is
recommended that water supply piping that is too small be enlarged whenever
possible.
E.
Pier
and dock hydrants. Backflow protection by a suitable backflow prevention device
shall be provided on each drinking water pierhead outlet used for supplying
vessels at piers or waterfronts. These assemblies must be located where they
will prevent the return of any water from the vessel into the drinking water
pipeline or into another adjacent vessel. This will prevent such practices as
connecting the ship fire-pumping or sanitary pumping system with a dock hydrant
and thereby pumping contaminated water into the drinking water system, and
thence to adjacent vessels or back into the public mains.
F. Marking safe and
unsafe water lines.
(1) Where
the premises contain dual or multiple water systems and piping, the exposed
portions of pipelines shall be painted, banded or marked at sufficient intervals
to distinguish clearly, which water is safe and which is not safe. All outlets
from secondary or other potentially contaminated systems shall be posted as
being contaminated and unsafe for drinking purposes. All outlets intended for
drinking purposes shall be plainly marked to indicate that
fact.
(2) Water
supervisor. The Health Department and the water purveyor shall be kept informed
of the identity of the person responsible for the water piping on all premises
concerned with these regulations. At each premise where it is necessary in the
opinion of the water purveyor, a water supervisor shall be designated. This
water supervisor shall be responsible for the installation and use of pipelines
and equipment and for the avoidance of cross-connections.
(3) In the
event of contamination or pollution of the drinking water system due to a
cross-connection on the premises, the local health officer and water purveyor
shall be promptly advised by the person responsible for the water system so that
appropriate measures may be taken to overcome the
contamination.
§
141-5. Recourse for noncompliance.
A.
No
water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by the
water purveyor, unless the water supply is protected as required by State
regulations and this Article.
B.
Service
of water to any premises may be discontinued by the water purveyor; if a
backflow preventive device required by these rules and regulation is
notinstalled, tested and maintained; if any defect is found in an installed
backflow preventive device; if it is found that a backflow preventive device has
been removed or bypassed; if unprotected cross-connections exist on the
premises; and service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are
corrected.
ARTICLE
II
Supplemental
Cross-Connection Control
[Adopted 4-16-1991 as L.L.
No. 10-1991]
§
141-6. Definitions and interpretation.
All terms defined in Article I,
Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter and used in this Article shall have
the meanings given to them in Article I, Cross-Connection Control, of this
chapter. This Article is to be interpreted reasonably. In applying this Article,
enforcement officials shall recognize that different circumstances result in
varying degrees of hazard, and that the degree of protection or prevention
required in each situation should be commensurate with the degree of hazard. If
any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Article
shall be adjudicated invalid or unconstitutional, the validity of this Article
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so adjudicated to be invalid
or unconstitutional shall not be affected. The term "Commission" shall refer to
the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission.
§
141-7. Delegation of municipal authority.
A. The municipality is
hereby authorized to delegate all or any part of its power, authority and/or
responsibilities under this Article and under Article I, Cross-Connection
Control, of this chapter, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to an
authorized delegate, such as the Commission or an authorized representative of
the Commission. In the event that the municipality does delegate all or any part
of its power, authority and/or responsibilities to an authorized delegate, such
delegate shall be deemed to be acting with the full power and authority of the
municipality in regard to such matters, to the extent such power and authority
exists under applicable law and to the extent such power and authority may be so
delegated under applicable law. In the event that the municipality so delegates
its power, authority or responsibility in regard to a particular matter
discussed in this Article, then, for the purposes of interpreting the text of
this Article referring to such matter, each and every reference in such text to
"the municipality" may be understood to be a reference to the municipality's
authorized delegate, such as, for example, as a reference to "the
Commission."
B. Delegation by written
agreement.
(1) The
delegation of power, authority or responsibility described in Subsection A above
may be made by written agreement among the municipalities that are members of
the Commission. In such an agreement, the municipality may authorize the entity
to which the municipality is thereby delegating its power, authority or
responsibility, such as the Commission, to:
(a) Appoint an administrator for a backflow
prevention program designed to implement the provisions and fulfill the
requirements of this Article and Article I, Cross-Connection Control, of this
chapter who shall be an employee of the authorized
delegate;
(b) Select and engage an engineering or
contracting or similar firm or person to act as administrator for the backflow
prevention program;
(c) Administer the backflow prevention
program itself; or
(d) Combine options of Subsection B(1)(a),
(b) and (c) in structuring, and assigning the various tasks of, the
administration of the program.
(2) In the
event that the municipality so empowers its authorized delegate, and its
authorized delegate takes any of the foregoing actions, the municipality's
authorized delegate may grant to the program administrator any and all such
power, authority or responsibility as has been delegated to the authorized
delegate, and as the municipality's authorized delegate deems necessary or
appropriate, to develop, implement, administer and enforce the terms of a
backflow prevention program on behalf of the municipality. Such delegation to
the program administrator shall be made only to the extent permissible under
applicable law.
§
141-8. Installation and servicing of water distribution systems.
All persons within the municipality that
own or operate any water distribution system, or component of a water
distribution system, that is connected to the public water supply system of the
municipality (each, a "user"), as well as all persons that perform installation,
repair, modification or servicing of any part of such users' water distribution
system, shall take all steps necessary or appropriate to minimize the occurrence
of backflow into the public water supply system and any resultant damage. Such
steps shall include, but shall not be limited to, control of fire hydrant flow,
maintaining maximum possible pressure during repairs, follow-up flushing and
bacterial testing. Users of the public water supply system, and persons that
intend to perform installation, repair, modification or servicing of any part of
such users' water distribution system, shall contact the municipality, or its
designated agent, to obtain the information regarding the potential causes of
and problems resulting from backflow into the public water supply, as well as
the measures necessary or appropriate to prevent backflow in accordance with the
New York State Cross-Connection Control Law and New York State Department of
Health requirements, that such persons may require in order to achieve and
maintain compliance with this Article.
§
141-9. Survey of users.
A.
Each
user of the public water system who, under applicable New York State law, may be
considered to be a potentially hazardous user shall cooperate, to the extent
reasonably possible, in enabling the municipality, utilizing either its own
personnel or independent contractors or a combination of both, to perform
surveys of such user's water distribution system in order to determine if such
user is a potentially hazardous user.
B.
Any
person selected by the municipality to perform such surveys, whether an employee
of the municipality or an independent contractor, shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the municipality that such person has received such training as
is necessary or appropriate to perform the surveys in a thorough and accurate
manner.
§
141-10. Certification of potentially hazardous users.
A.
Each
user that receives written notice of having been identified, under applicable
New York State law, as a potentially hazardous user shall be obligated,
immediately upon receipt of such notice, to obtain and deliver to the
municipality, or to the municipality's designated agent, as stated in such
notice, written certification certifying whether the hazard described in the
notice does or does not exist, and if such hazard does exist, certifying that a
New York State Health Department-approved backflow prevention device has been
properly installed and is fully operational. The written certification must be
signed by a licensed professional engineer who has adequate training, in the
opinion of the municipality or its designated agent, in sanitary engineering,
including in backflow prevention systems, water distribution and hydraulics. Any
inspection and/or testing performed in connection with the preparation of the
written certification must be performed by a person who has received
certification from the State of New York Department of Health as a certified
backflow prevention device tester (such person referred to in this Article as a
"certified backflow prevention device tester"), who has performed such
inspection and/or testing under the supervision of the professional engineer who
signs the written certification. The certification shall be dated, signed and
sealed by the certified backflow prevention device tester not later than
seventy-two (72) hours following the performance of any necessary tests at the
site, and, if no testing was performed, not later than forty-eight (48) hours
following physical inspection of the site.
B.
In
the event that a user receives written notification from the municipality, or
its designated agent, that such user's certification is materially deficient in
regard to the scope, nature or detail of information provided; contains any
material errors; or provides information indicating that the user's backflow
prevention device or system is inadequate or unsatisfactory, then this
subsequent notice shall have the same effect as the initial notice described in
Subsection A above, that is, immediately upon receipt of this subsequent notice,
the user shall be obligated to obtain and deliver to the municipality, or to the
municipality's designated agent, as stated in such notice, a certification as
described in Subsection A above, which certification, in addition to the
requirements of Subsection A above, specifically states the manner in which the
defect identified in the subsequent notice has been cured.
C. In the event that the
user has failed to deliver either the certification described in Subsection A
above within thirty (30) days of the date of the initial notice to the user, or
the certification described in Subsection B above within fifteen (15) days of
the subsequent notice to the user, then such user shall be in violation of this
Article and subject to such penalties as are provided for herein and under all
other applicable law.
D. Each user shall pay a
filing fee established by the municipality for the filing of the above-described
certifications. Such fees may vary depending upon the nature of the user's
business, the volume of water used by the user and the size, age and location of
the user's facilities.
E. All surveys of
user's water distribution systems and all certifications delivered in accordance
with this Article shall be and remain the property of the
municipality.
F. Each user who has
been identified as a potentially hazardous user and has been sent a notice in
accordance with Subsection A above shall be required to deliver to the
municipality, or its designated agent, an updated certification as described in
Subsection A above not less than once during every twelve-month period following
the date of the initial notice to the user stating that the user has been
identified as a potentially hazardous user. The municipality may deliver notices
of such requirement for updated certifications to users periodically. In any
case that the municipality has notified a user that a certification is defective
as described in Subsection B above, the municipality may require, by delivery of
written notice to the user, that the user deliver to the municipality additional
written certifications, as described in Subsection A above, once in each
four-month period during the twelve (12) months following delivery of the
defective certification.
G. In the event that any
user that has previously been identified as a potentially hazardous user by
having received a notice as described in Subsection A above intends to install
any backflow prevention device at its premises, prior to installation of such
device the user shall deliver to the municipality, or to the municipality's
designated agent, a written statement, prepared by a New York State-licensed
professional engineer, describing the device and a copy of the user's plans for
its installation. The user shall not install such device until the user has received the municipality's, or the municipality's designated agent's, written approval to such plans
and such approval as may be required from the Tompkins County Health Department.
If the installation of the device deviates substantially from such plans, the
user shall obtain the municipality's, or the municipality's designated agent's,
written approval, and such approval as may be required from the Tompkins County
Health Department, to such deviation.
§
141-11. Penalties for offenses.
A. In the event that a
user of the public water supply fails to comply with any term or provision of
this Article, the user shall be in violation of this Article, and such user
shall be subject to the imposition of such penalties as are provided in
accordance with Article I, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter, and/or in
accordance with this Article and/or in accordance with any other applicable law.
In addition, a violation of this Article shall constitute a violation under the
Penal Law of the State of
B. In addition to any
other penalties provided in Article I, Cross-Connection Control, of this
chapter, or any other applicable law, if a user fails to provide to the
municipality, or to the municipality's designated agent, any certification
required in accordance with § 141-10 of this Article, the user shall be subject
to a fine. This fine shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.) for each day
beyond the 180th day following the date of the original notice to the user (as
described in § 141-10A of this Article) multiplied by the number of inches of
diameter of the largest pipe supplying public water to such user's
premises.
C. In addition to any
other penalties provided for herein, the municipality may institute any
appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the unlawful installation, repair,
modification, maintenance or use of a water distribution system that is
connected to the public water supply in violation of the requirements of this
Article, Article I, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter or other
applicable law.
§
141-12. Residential users.
A. Residential users shall
be considered potentially hazardous users if a determination is made by the
municipality that an activity conducted at the residential property or a
circumstance specific to the residential property establishes an equivalent
degree of hazard as might be found in the situation of a potentially hazardous
nonresidential user. Examples of such activities and circumstances include, but
are not limited to, the presence of boiler feed inhibitors, antifreeze loops and
single-walled heat exchangers. Residential swimming pools and double-walled heat
exchanger systems shall not be considered potential
hazards.
B. Residential users also
shall be considered potentially hazardous users if:
(1)
The
residential user obtains its water supply from a private well in addition to the
public water supply service. In this case, the residential user must either
comply with all currently applicable requirements of the New York State
Cross-Connection Control Law and of the New York State Department of Health
Cross-Connection Control Guide, or abandon use of the private well supply in a
proper manner.
(2)
The
residential user owns, operates, installs or relocates a lawn sprinkler system
which employs underground lawn sprinklers. Such a residential user shall be
required to install acceptable reduced pressure zone devices in accordance with
the conditions of Subpart 5-1.31(a) of the New York State Cross-Connection
Control Law. Residential users who own, operate, install or relocate a pop-up
lawn sprinkler system, rather than a strictly underground sprinkler system,
shall likewise be required to install an acceptable reduced pressure zone device
under said Subpart 5-1.31(a), unless such owners apply in writing to the
municipality for a waiver of this requirement and receive written confirmation
from the municipality of such waiver. The requirement described in this
Subsection B(2) shall not apply to lawn sprinkler systems that are six (6)
inches or more above grade.
§
141-13. Private hydrants.
Owners and operators of private hydrants
which are not under the control of the public water supplier shall be required
to install acceptable reduced pressure zone devices in accordance with part
5-1.31(a) of the New York State Cross-Connection Control Law. The foregoing
requirement shall apply whether the private hydrants are used to augment
fire-fighting systems, for lawn fertilization, for tree spraying or for any
other purposes.
§
141-14. Multiple-customer distribution systems.
A. A multiple-customer distribution system,
according to the New York State Department of Health, includes all strip
shopping centers, malls and similar water distribution networks. For the
purposes of this Article, the term "multiple-customer distribution system" shall
also include any system providing water to any single nonresidential building or
group of nonresidential buildings that are occupied by two (2) or more entities
which entities are not all owned by a common owner or by one another or are not
all engaged in the conduct of the same activities at the location served by said
water system. All multiple-customer distribution systems shall be identified as
potentially hazardous users, because there is generally no communication with
the municipality regarding changes in individual customers using such systems.
Owners of such systems, and/or their agents, shall install acceptable reduced
pressure zone protection in such systems within the common service portion of
such systems and as close within such systems to the water meter as is
reasonably practical.
B. In the event that the
owner of multiple-customer distribution systems, and/or the owner's agent,
submits to the municipality, or the municipality's designated agent, a detailed
written description, satisfactory to the municipality or its designated agent,
of the system and its users and any change in any of the users of such system
within thirty (30) days of such change, and the municipality, or its designated
agent, determines that no user of such system is a potentially hazardous user
and that the system otherwise complies with all applicable backflow prevention
laws, the multiple-customer distribution system shall be entitled to a waiver of
compliance with the requirements of Subsection A above. Failure on the part of
the owner and/or the owner's agent to deliver the notification of change of
users described above shall automatically make void any waiver from compliance
with the requirement to install adequate reduced pressure zone protection in the
multiple-customer distribution system.
ARTICLE
III
Water Rents
Penalties
[Adopted 5-7-1991 as L.L.
No. 11-1991]
§
141-15. Title.
This Article shall be known as the
"Village of Lansing Water Rent Penalties Law."
§
141-16. Purpose.
This Article is enacted to formalize and
confirm the existence of and procedure regarding penalties for past due payment
of water rents by users of the Village of Lansing water system. The purpose of
this Article is also to increase the penalties previously collected for past due
water rents so as to provide greater incentive for users of the Village water
system to make payment of water rents on a timely basis.
§
141-17. Penalties for past due water rents.
From the effective date of this Article
forward, in the event that payment in full of any water rent due to the Village
of Lansing is delinquent, a penalty for such delinquency shall be imposed in the
amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of the water rent that has become
delinquent. This fifteen-percent penalty shall be due and payable to the Village
of Lansing along with payment of the past due water rent.