A.
This chapter shall apply to all Water Districts of
the Town of Wawayanda now or hereafter established and to the customers
thereof. No water service connections or facilities shall be made
or installed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
If the source or one of the sources of water for a specific district
is the City of Middletown, all facilities and administrative requirements
shall also conform to the agreement between the Town and the City
of Middletown and any additions or amendments thereto.
B.
Each water district of the Town of Wawayanda shall
comply with all applicable rules and policies regulating water uses
as stipulated in this chapter and any other applicable agreements,
laws, rules or regulations.
As used in this chapter, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Manure from agricultural industries.
The duly appointed attorney for the Town Board of the Town
of Wawayanda.
Those methods and practices which are developed and adopted
by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
and/or the New York State and Orange County Departments of Health
to control nonpoint sources of pollution.
A person who presents proof of satisfactory completion of
a training course for tests of backflow devices which has been approved
by the New York State Department of Health.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
The solid compounds or solutions of potassium chloride (commonly
used as fertilizer), calcium chloride (commonly used for winter road
maintenance) or sodium chloride (commonly used for water softener
regeneration).
Any property which shall not come within the definition of
"residence property."
The owner or owners of premises supplied with water from
the system.
One of the water districts duly established by the Town pursuant
to Article 12 of the New York Town Law.
An assembly of at least two 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. The
check valve shall be designed to seat 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 bushing 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.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
As defined in 6 NYCRR Part 617, a written evaluation prepared
by a permit applicant which provides a description of a proposed project
or development and a detailed analysis of its potential environmental
effects and appropriate mitigation measures.
Any commercially produced mixture generally containing phosphorus,
nitrogen and potassium which is applied to the ground to increase
nutrients to plants.
Any water beneath the land surface in the saturated zone
that is under atmospheric or artesian pressure.
Hazardous materials, toxic substances, solid waste, hazardous
waste, hazardous substances, or hazardous material defined and regulated
under any federal or state statute.
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit plant growth.
An area where two or more unregistered, old, or secondhand
motor vehicles are being accumulated for purposes of disposal, resale
of used parts, or reclaiming certain materials such as metal, glass,
fabric and/or the like.
Animal feces and urine.
Pollutants resulting from facilities, systems and activities
which are not specifically covered by effluent permits issued under
Article 17, Title 8, of the New York Environmental Conservation Law.
See "consumer."
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit pests such as rodents
and insects.
Pollutants resulting from facilities, systems, and activities
which are covered and operate under a permit issued pursuant to Article
17, Title 8, of the New York Environmental Conservation Law.
Dredge, spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage garbage,
sewage sludge, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive materials,
heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and
industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into water.
Any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously.
A minimum of two independently acting check valves, together
with an automatically operated pressure differential relief valve
located between the two check valves. During normal flow and at the
cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two checks shall
be less than the upstream (supply) pressure. In case of leakage of
either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging
to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between
the checks at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include
tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device,
and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
garbage, manure, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street cleaning,
dead animals' offal, and solid commercial industrial wastes.
Land used for the depositing of refuse, except that it shall
not include the land used for the depositing of refuse from a single
family, a member of which is the owner, occupant, or lessee of said
land, or any part of a farm on which only animal wastes resulting
from the operation of such farm are deposited.
A house, apartment, cabin, cottage or any other dwelling
unit occupied or capable of being occupied as eating and sleeping
quarters for one or more persons.
The solid residue resulting from a municipal or industrial
process or wastewater or water treatment which also produces a liquid
stream of effluent.
The wells, pumping apparatus, reservoirs and reservoir sites,
water mains, infiltration galleries, pipes and all appurtenances of
a district water supply and distribution facilities.
The person, company or agency appointed by the Town Board
as operator of the system. The System Operator will provide hands-on
operation of the District system; inspect and supervise the installation
of connections to the system; provide meter readings; perform routine
maintenance, housekeeping, and laboratory work; and provide reports
as required by the regulatory agencies.
The Town of Wawayanda, Orange County, New York. Any action
to be taken or permitted by the Town shall be undertaken or permitted
by the Town Board of the Town.
The duly elected and constituted Town Board of the Town of
Wawayanda.
The duly appointed engineer for the Town of Wawayanda.
Any toxic substance as so defined by Subdivision 2 of § 4801
of the Public Health Law.
Any treatment plant, sewer, disposal field, lagoon, pumping
station, septic system, constructed drainage ditch, or surface water
intercepting ditch, incinerator, area devoted to sanitary landfill,
or other works not specifically mentioned in this paragraph, installed
for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing
of sewage.
Every spring, stream, marsh, or channel of water of any kind
which flows or may flow into the water supply.
See "district or water district."
Is that land area which contributes surface water to a specific
source of water supply, stream or lake, or a delineated portion thereof.
The public water supply of the Town.
Any present and future artificial excavation used as a source
of public water supply which derives water from the interstices of
the rocks or soils which it penetrates, including dug wells, bored
wells, drilled wells and driven wells and excluding ditches or tunnels
that lead groundwater to the surface by gravity.
Area which contributes water flow to a pumping well. Contaminants
released within a well's zone of influence have the potential of reaching
that well when it is pumped. The zone of influence for each well shall
be considered to be circular, encompassing an area with a two-hundred-foot
radius around each well.
A.
The Town shall have the authority to permit a property
to connect to the public water supply system if any portion of that
property is within the water district limits, providing that a water
main is adjacent to, on or within 100 feet of the property and that
no extension of the district's water main is necessary. Service to
properties outside the water district limits shall be approved by
the Town Board in the manner provided by law and in the discretion
of the Town Board.
B.
The manufacture, use, storage, disposal or discharge
of any products, materials or by-products within the zone of influence
on Town-owned or district-owned property where a public water supply
well is located and which could adversely affect water quality of
the water source(s) is prohibited. Specific activities not permitted
include, but are not limited to, waste discharges requiring a state
permit; land application of wastewater; disposal wells; recharge basins;
landfills; waste treatment works; septage and sludge disposal; agricultural-associated
animal waste or manure disposal or storage; storage or disposal of
chloride salt; storage, disposal or use of fertilizers, pesticides
and herbicides; manufacture, storage, transportation, use or disposal
of hazardous and toxic materials; point and nonpoint source pollution
and pollutants; radiological material storage or use; and wastewater
lagoons and pits. Individual on-site wastewater treatment/disposal
systems must meet the following separation distances from public water
supply wells:
C.
Exceptions to the rules and regulations in § 189-5 may be granted by the Town after appropriate study and review, including an environmental assessment, if, in its judgment and sole discretion, the health and safety of the consuming public will be protected. Such exceptions, if approved, shall be approved by resolution and in the discretion of the Town Board.
A.
The owners of all houses, buildings, or property used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose situated
within a district is hereby required at his/her/their expense to install
waterline facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly
to the proper public water distribution system, provided that said
water main is within 100 feet of the property line and is operational.
Such a connection shall be in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a single-family residence
will not be required to connect to such district facilities and to
the water distribution system if the single-family residence is served
by a well. The owner of such single-family residence may connect to
the water main if the property owner so chooses.
B.
Once a water main has been constructed within 100
feet of an owner's property line and becomes operational, the Town
will send a notice to such owner's address as maintained by the Assessor
for the Town. The notice will be sent by first-class mail and certified
mail to the owner indicating that the water main has been constructed
within 100 feet of the owner's property line. Within one year of the
mailing of the notice by the Town, an owner of property used for any
purpose other than a single-family residence shall connect his/her/its
building or other structure to the water main. If a property is used
for a single-family residence and is being served by a well and that
property is located within 100 feet of a water main, the owner of
the single-family residence is not required to connect the single-family
residence to the water main, although the owner of such residence
may do so. If the single-family residence or the property itself is
converted to a nonresidential use or a use other than a single-family
residence, then the owner of such property shall connect his/her/its
building or other structure to the water main within one year of the
conversion to the non-single-family residential use. If the owner
of a property used for other than a single-family residence converted
does not connect to the water main within the one-year period, the
Town will send a notice that the owner is in violation of this section
and has 90 days from receipt of the notice to connect to the water
main before being in violation of this section. The property owner
will then have an additional ninety-day period to connect to the water
main, and if such connection is not made within the ninety-day period,
then the owner will be in violation of this section.
A.
All land within a two-hundred-foot radius of any new
district well shall be protected and controlled through direct ownership
of the land by the Town or through the acquisition of protective easements,
zoning restrictions, or other appropriate measures by the Town, including
eminent domain proceedings, in order to prevent pollution of the ground
or groundwater.
B.
All wellheads and containment buildings must be in
conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local floodplain
management regulations or similar regulations or ordinances to prevent
their contamination by floodwaters.
C.
All sources of water supply (including watersheds
and watercourses) and all facilities to treat the water supply shall
be protected by fencing or other suitable enclosures or by their manner
of construction and installation to prevent damage from tampering.
D.
All sources of water supply (including watersheds
and watercourses) and all facilities to treat the water supply shall
be posted, prohibiting trespass for any purpose.
E.
Pesticide and herbicide use. No pesticides or herbicides
shall be used within 200 feet of any public or municipal watersheds,
watercourses and wellheads. All commercial pesticide and herbicide
storage, use, disposal, and application within the zone of influence
of any public water supply well shall be prohibited.
F.
Petroleum and chemical spills. All chemical and petroleum
spills that are required to be reported to the NYSDEC shall also be
reported to the Town. Spills shall be reported to the Town within
12 hours of the occurrence of the spill.
G.
Refuse disposal areas and junkyards. For refuse disposal
and junkyards within a quarter of a mile of a public water supply
source, the results of comprehensive monitoring programs for existing
or abandoned refuse disposal areas required in accordance with 6 NYCRR
360 should be provided to the Town within 30 days of the availability
of results. The results shall be provided by the permittee.
H.
Hazardous materials. The manufacture, storage, and
use of hazardous materials in quantities regulated by the NYSDEC and/or
the USEPA is prohibited within the zone of influence of all public
water supply wells.
I.
Radioactive material. Disposal or storage of radioactive
material within the Town is prohibited.
J.
Fertilizer use. Open storage of agricultural fertilizers
for commercial use is prohibited within the zone of influence of any
public well within the Town. Agricultural use of fertilizers within
the zone of influence for public water supply wells shall be in conformance
with best management practices as developed by the state and federal
governments.
K.
Deicing salt application. Deicing salt is restricted
to the minimum amount needed for public safety in accordance with
best management practices as developed by the New York State Department
of Transportation.
L.
Cemeteries. No public water supply well shall be located
such that a cemetery is within the zone of influence of that well.
A.
Taps and service pipes. All taps on the mains, service
connections and service pipes from the main, including the curb valve
and box for the same, shall be furnished and installed at the expense
of the consumer. The consumer shall be responsible for all repairs
and maintenance of all taps, service connections, and service pipes
from the main, including curb valves and box.
[Amended 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
B.
Connections and tampering with main. No person shall
make any connection to a public water main, except the System Operator
or employees of the district. Tampering with, disturbing, destroying,
or in any manner interfering with any pipes, mains, connections or
other property of any water district is strictly prohibited.
C.
Specifications. All service lines installed from the
water main to the building and/or meter shall be ASTM B-88, Type K,
one-inch minimum soft copper tubing for residential use, and only
compression fittings of a type approved by the Town are to be used.
All service connections from the water main shall be furnished and
installed by the consumer. The Town shall be notified of the installation
and be afforded the opportunity to inspect the service prior to backfilling
of the pipe, at the expense of the property owner.
D.
Meter connections. Where meters are installed, no
connection or branching of the service connection shall be made between
the curb valve and the meter.
E.
Depth of service pipes. All service pipes shall be
installed and maintained at a depth of bury of not less than 4.5 feet
below the surface of the ground.
F.
Rock excavation. In case of rock excavation or rocky
terrain, a sand bedding of four inches shall be placed below the service
line and covered with no less than 12 inches of clean sand.
G.
Pipe backfill. Backfill of service pipes (to a depth
of 12 inches above the pipe) shall be free of stones larger than two
inches. No trench shall be backfilled on any service line until the
same has been inspected by the Town or the System Operator and tested
for leaks, and no water service will be furnished until the Town or
the System Operator has made such inspection.
H.
Danger of freezing; special requirements. If the Town
shall determine and decide that there is inadequate heating in any
structure served by year-round service so that there is a possibility
that the pipes may freeze, the Town may require an underground meter
installation on the building side of the curb stop. Said underground
meter shall be installed at the expense of the consumer, and no further
service shall be provided until such underground meter is installed.
I.
Repair of service pipes; leaks. All service pipes
from the curb box to the building and/or meter shall be maintained
and kept in repair and free from leaks by the consumer. If a leak
is found in the service pipe or in the building, the Town shall have
the right to discontinue the supply of water and to collect the expense
of shutting off the water. Water shall not then be supplied to the
premises until all leaks are repaired and the charge for turning off
and turning on the water has been paid in full.
J.
Operation of curb valve. No person except the System
Operator or employees of the District shall turn off or turn on the
water in any service pipe at the curb valve.
K.
Corporation stops. Corporation stops shall be of brass
or bronze construction and shall be installed by the wet tap method.
Corporation stops shall be manufactured by Mueller.
L.
Curb Stops. Curb stops shall be, at a minimum, one-inch
diameter and be of brass or bronze construction with two rubberized
O-ring seals to provide a pressure-tight seal. Curb stops shall be
manufactured by Mueller.
No connection to any other source or supply
of water shall be made or maintained by any person to any pipe or
plumbing fixtures that are connected to the system of a district.
The System Operator or any employee of the district
shall be given access to any premises supplied by water from the system
at all reasonable hours of the day for the purpose of inspecting the
condition and use of all plumbing and service pipes and reading the
meter and making repairs to or replacing meters.
No person except the System Operator or an employee
of the district or any member of a duly organized fire company shall
take water from any fire hydrant or operate, use or disturb any hydrant.
Fire companies shall make every effort to notify the district's System
Operator of any and all large uses of water.
A.
Meters and connections sized at three-fourths-inch
and one-inch will be furnished by the district and must be installed
by the consumer at his/her expense, provided that proper openings
and fittings, such as valves, etc., have been installed by the consumer
at his/her expense, to the satisfaction of the district. Meters and
connections above one inch must be provided and installed by the consumer
to the satisfaction of the district, and the make, model and size
of those meters is subject to approval by the district. The failure
to install a meter when required by the district is a violation of
this chapter.
[Amended 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
B.
All meters provided by the district shall remain the
property of the district.
[Amended 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
C.
The consumer shall bear and pay all expenses of repairs
to meters occasioned by fire, frost, accident or misuse.
D.
The consumer shall be liable for the loss of a meter
from any cause. The amount of liability will be determined by the
cost of the meter at the time of replacement.
E.
No person other than the System Operator or employee
of the district shall install, remove, interfere or tamper with any
meter or any dials thereof. If a meter fails to properly register
the water consumption, it will be changed or repaired, and the consumer
will be charged according to the consumption during the corresponding
period in the previous year. Where a water meter fails to register
the correct quantity of water delivered through it or where it otherwise
becomes out of order or in need of repair, notice thereof shall be
given to the System Operator and another meter will then be loaned
and installed during the time required for testing and repair.
F.
If the customer disagrees with the meter reading and
requests that the meter be tested, the cost of testing shall be borne
by the consumer unless the accuracy of the meter is off by more than
5%. If the accuracy is off by more than 5%, the district will pay
for the testing.
G.
Any water
meters which have been determined to be unreadable will generate a
bill equal to the last bill during which the meter was functioning
and be increased by 10% each quarter until the homeowner responds
and allows the Town access to replace with a functioning meter.
[Added 3-3-2016]
Consumers shall not furnish other persons with
water through their service connections or permit anyone to take water
from the public water supply system without the district's consent.
All new water mains constructed by permission
of a water district shall be installed in a manner directed by the
Town or the System Operator. All pipes, valves, and service connections
between the main and the building shall remain the property of the
consumer and be subject to all regulations of the Town.
A.
Reasonable care and diligence. The Town shall use
reasonable care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water
but may at any time shut off the water in the mains or other pipes
in case of accident or power outage or for the purpose of making connections,
alterations or repairs or for any other legitimate purposes, including
emergencies. The Town may restrict the use of water to conserve a
sufficient supply for fire protection or any other emergency whenever
the public welfare may demand it, including during times of drought.
B.
Nonliability. The Town shall not be liable for any
damage or loss of any kind to persons or property which may arise
from or be caused by any change, diminution or deficiency in or increase
to the water pressure, volume of water or supply from any cause whatever,
nor shall the Town be liable for any property damages resulting from
any discoloration of the water furnished, including, but not limited
to, clothing allegedly damaged by discolored water.
Any person desiring to be supplied with water
from the system shall make application in writing to the Town Board
and shall pay all connection charges applicable at the time of said
application, including capital charges that may have accrued or been
attributable to the property but which have not been paid.
A.
Generally. These specifications shall apply to all
new construction, additions and improvements to existing systems and
districts in the Town, as well as any new water districts to be formed
in the future. All new construction, additions and improvements shall
be designed and constructed in accordance with the policies of the
Recommended Standards for Water Works, latest edition, New York State
Health Department Bulletin 42. The Town Engineer shall review and
witness any pump test and improvement design to insure that an adequate
supply of water exists to service existing and prospective uses of
water for existing systems and for all new water districts which will
be formed in the future, unless such pump tests have already been
conducted as of the effective date of this chapter.
B.
Water main design requirements and specifications.
(1)
Pressure. All water mains, including those not designed
to provide fire protection, shall be sized after a hydraulic analysis
based on flow demands and pressure requirements. The system shall
be designed to maintain a minimum pressure of 20 pounds per square
inch at ground level at all points in the distribution system under
all conditions of flow. The normal working pressure in the distribution
system should be approximately 60 pounds per square inch and not less
than 35 pounds per square inch.
(2)
Diameter. The minimum size of water main for providing
fire protection and serving fire hydrants shall be eight-inch diameter.
Larger size mains will be required if necessary to allow the withdrawal
of the required fire flow while maintaining the minimum residual pressure.
(3)
Fire protection. When fire protection is to be provided,
system design should consider the requirements of the Insurance Services
Office (ISO).
(4)
Hydrants. Water mains not designed to carry fire flows
shall not have fire hydrants connected to them.
(5)
Dead ends. Dead ends shall be minimized by looping
of all mains whenever practical.
(6)
Flushing. Where dead-end mains occur, they shall be
provided with a fire hydrant if flow and pressure are sufficient or
with an approved flushing hydrant or blowoff for flushing purposes.
Flushing devices should be sized to provide flows which will give
a velocity of at least 2.5 feet per second in the water main being
flushed. No flushing device shall be directly connected to any sewer.
(7)
Materials. Water mains shall be Class 52 ductile iron
pipe conforming to ANSI A21.4 and AWWA standards. Pipe shall be double
cement lined and sealed. Sealers shall conform to all applicable local,
state, and federal codes for contact with potable water. To ensure
continuity, three bronze wedges shall be installed at each pipe joint
in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
C.
Valves. Sufficient valves shall be provided on water
mains so that inconvenience and sanitary hazards will be minimized
during repairs. Valves should be located at not more than five-hundred-foot
intervals in commercial districts and at not more than one-block or
five-hundred-foot intervals in other districts. Valves shall be resilient-seated
gate valves conforming to the latest edition of AWWA C509 standards
specified. All valves shall have the manufacturer's name monogrammed
or initialed by the manufacturer thereon and shall be identified by
catalog numbers. Valves shall open left (counterclockwise). Resilient-seated
gate valves shall be designed to be leaktight with full pressure on
either face with no pressure on the opposite face. Valves shall be
manufactured by Mueller or approved equal.
D.
Hydrants.
(1)
All hydrants shall be Centurion model as manufactured
by the Mueller Company. All hydrants shall have the manufacturer's
name monogrammed or initialed by the manufacturer thereof and shall
be identified by catalog numbers.
(2)
Hydrant valves and nozzles. Fire hydrants should have
a bottom valve of at least five inches, one four-and-one-half-inch
pumper nozzle, and two two-and-one-half-inch nozzles.
(3)
Hydrant laterals. The hydrant laterals shall be a
minimum of six inches in diameter. Auxiliary valves shall be installed
in all hydrant connections.
(4)
Drainage. If hydrant drains are located within two
feet of high groundwater, drains shall be plugged. When the drains
are plugged, the barrels must be pumped dry after each use. If drains
are not plugged, a gravel pocket or dry well shall be provided. Hydrant
drains shall not be connected to or located within 10 feet of sanitary
sewers or storm drains.
(5)
Private hydrants are not permitted. For new water
services that include hydrants, property owners shall dedicate hydrants
and associated distribution systems to the district. Property owners
shall provide right-of-way for operation and maintenance of facilities.
E.
Air relief valves; valve, meter, and blowoff chambers.
(1)
Air relief valves. At high points in water mains where
air can accumulate, provisions shall be made to remove the air by
means of hydrants or air relief valves. Automatic air relief valves
shall not be used in situations where flooding of the manhole or chamber
may occur.
(2)
Air relief valve piping. The open end of an air relief
pipe from automatic valves shall be extended to at least one foot
above grade and provided with a screened, downward-facing elbow. The
pipe from a manually operated valve should be extended to the top
of the pit.
(3)
Chamber drainage. Chambers, pits or manholes containing
valves, blowoffs, meters or other such appurtenances to a distribution
system shall not be connected directly to any storm drain or sanitary
sewer, nor shall blowoffs or air relief valves be connected directly
to any sewer. Such chambers or pits shall be drained to the surface
of the ground where they are not subject to flooding by surface water
or to absorption pits underground.
F.
Installation of mains.
(1)
Standards. Specifications shall incorporate the provisions
of the AWWA C600 standards and/or manufacturer's recommended installation
procedures, whichever is stricter.
(2)
Bedding. Continuous and uniform bedding shall be provided
in the trench for all buried pipe. Bedding material shall be compacted
in layers from four inches below the bottom of pipe and to a height
of 12 inches above the pipe to adequately support and protect the
pipe. Bedding material shall be clean sand or well-graded gravel with
a maximum stone size of two inches. Stones larger than two inches
found in the trench shall be removed for a depth of at least six inches
below the bottom of the pipe.
(3)
Cover. All water mains shall be covered with sufficient
earth or other insulation to prevent freezing, but in no case should
the depth of cover to the top of the pipe be less than 4 1/2
feet.
(4)
Blocking. All tees, bends, plugs and hydrants shall
be provided with reaction blocking, tie-rods or restrained joints
designed to prevent movement. All tie-rods shall be stainless steel
or carbon steel coated with two coats of bitumastic material.
(5)
Pressure and leakage testing. All types of installed
pipe shall be pressure tested and leakage tested in accordance with
the latest edition of AWWA Standard C600. All newly laid pipe or any
valved section thereof shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure
50% in excess of working pressure at any point on the section being
tested, but in no case less than 150 pounds per square inch for a
period of two hours.
(6)
Disinfection of new water pipes and appurtenances.
All pipes and fittings, valves, and hydrants connected to or forming
part of a potable water supply system shall be sterilized in full
accordance with both the requirements of AWWA Standard C651 and the
State or Orange County Department of Health having jurisdiction over
the project. The tablet method for introducing chlorine to the main
shall not be permitted.
G.
Separation of water mains, sanitary sewers, and storm
sewers.
(1)
Parallel installation. Water mains shall be placed
at least 10 feet horizontally from any existing or proposed sewer.
The distance shall be measured edge to edge. In cases where it is
not practical to maintain a ten-foot separation, the Town may allow
deviation on a case-by-case basis if supported by data from the design
engineer and allowed by the Town Engineer and the Orange County Health
Department. Such deviation may allow installation of the water main
closer to a sewer, provided that the water main is laid in a separate
trench or on an undisturbed earth shelf located on one side of the
sewer and at such an elevation that the bottom of the water main is
at least 18 inches above the top of the sewer. The concrete encasement
of the pipeline may also be considered as a solution to the pipe separation
issue.
(2)
Crossing. Water mains crossing sewers shall be laid
to provide a minimum vertical separation of 18 inches between the
outside of the water main and the outside of the sewer. This shall
be the case where the water main is either above or below the sewer.
At crossing, one full length of water pipe shall be located so that
both joints will be as far from the sewer as possible. Special structural
support for the water and sewer pipes may be required.
(3)
Force mains. There shall be at least a ten-foot horizontal
separation between water mains and sanitary sewer force mains. There
shall be an eighteen-inch vertical separation at crossings.
(4)
Sewer manholes. No water pipe shall pass through or
come in contact with any part of a sewer manhole.
H.
Cross-connections and interconnections. There shall
be no connection between the distribution system and any pipes, pumps,
hydrants or tanks whereby unsafe water or other contaminating materials
may be discharged or drawn into the public system.
I.
Water services and plumbing. Water services and plumbing
shall conform to relevant local and/or state plumbing codes or to
the National Plumbing Code, whichever is stricter.
J.
Service meters. Each service connection shall be individually
metered.
K.
Backflow prevention. Each service connection shall
have a backflow prevention device, check valve, and appropriately
sized expansion tank designed and provided as required by the Town
or the System Operator. All proposed commercial, institutional, and
industrial backflow prevention installations must be approved by the
Town or the System Operator.
L.
All service
connections which have pressure in excess of 100 psi shall be provided
with an approved pressure reducer. The pressure reducer shall be purchased
and installed by the consumer to the satisfaction of the district.
The make, model and size of the pressure reducer is subject to approval
by the district.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023[1]]
A.
Requirement and frequency of testing. To ensure reliable meter measurements
and proper meter calibration, each property owner with a water meter
service of more than one inch must periodically test the meter pursuant
to the testing interval set forth below. All such water meters shall
be tested by an independent testing service and calibrated or replaced
in order to ensure proper and accurate water meter operation.
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Required Testing Interval
|
|---|---|
|
1.5
|
Every 5 years
|
|
2
|
Every 4 years
|
|
3
|
Every 3 years
|
|
4
|
Every 2 years
|
|
6
|
Every year
|
|
8
|
Every year
|
B.
Records of water meter testing. Proof of testing and any corrective action as required in § 189-16A and a certified report of the results demonstrating the accuracy of the meter shall be submitted to the district within 90 days of completion and maintained by the property owner on the premises, and such records shall be made available for review and inspection by the Water Department.
