[Amended 2-19-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Owners supplied with seasonal water service shall be deemed
to desire said supplied each year, unless the owner shall give notice
in writing to the Superintendent of his desire not to receive such
water service not later than May 1, of each year.
Owners shall not furnish other persons with water, nor permit
anyone to take water without the Superintendent's written consent.
No person shall permit the loss of water by reason of neglect
of any water pipes, faucets or other equipment belonging to the premises,
or by reason of the disrepair of the same.
No person shall permit the unnecessary waste or excessive use
of water by any means under his control or ownership.
No person shall be permitted to water lawns or gardens after
11:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. unless special written permission is
granted by the Superintendent.
Special restrictions against the use of water or water equipment
during periods of drought or other low water supply times shall be
considered as provisions enforceable under this chapter as long as
the Superintendent has made public notice of said restrictions by
at least one notice being made in the official newspaper for the Village
of Greenwood Lake and upon the posting of said notice in at least
six conspicuous places in the Village.
In addition thereto, no person shall use water other than as
reported in the consumer's application.
No person shall bypass a meter through branch connections or
through the meter seat.
No person shall molest any service pipe, meter seal or other
apparatus owned by the municipality.
[Amended 2-19-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002; 3-28-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A. Legislative intent. The purpose of this section is to safeguard the
potable water supply from potential contamination by preventing backflow
from a water user's system into the public water system and to
comply with the requirements of the New York State Sanitary Code,
10 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 5, § 5-1.31. This is to be accomplished
by:
(1) Requiring an approved air gap, reduced pressure zone device, double
check valve assembly or equivalent protective device consistent with
the degree of hazard posed by any service connection;
(2) Requiring the users of such connections to submit plans for the installation
of protective devices to the Building Inspector and the Orange County
Department of Health and/or New York State Department of Health for
approval; and
(3) Assuring that all protective devices be tested at least annually,
records of which shall be submitted by the property owner to and maintained
by the Building Inspector.
B. Backflow prevention devices required.
(1) All nonresidential users of the public water system and all residential
users of the public water system having auxiliary water supply, including,
but not limited to, a private well, lawn sprinkler or irrigation system,
shall be required to comply with this article.
(2) Any installation, service, maintenance, testing, repair or modification
of a backflow prevention device shall be performed in accordance with
the requirements of the Village of Greenwood Lake and the New York
State Plumbing Code. For purposes of this article, a backflow prevention
device is an approved air gap, reduced pressure zone device, double
check valve assembly or equivalent protection device designed to prevent
potential contamination of a public water system.
(3) Backflow prevention devices conforming to the most-current requirements
of the New York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department
of Health shall be installed by the owner of those systems pursuant
to the rules of those Departments in force at the time of the installation.
(4) A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued by the Building Inspector
for a new or modified/rehabilitated structure having a system classified
by the Department of Health or determined by the Building Inspector
as hazardous, unless a backflow prevention device has been installed
and approved pursuant to this article and Department of Health requirements.
(5) The cost to install a backflow prevention device shall be borne by
the owner of the property.
(6) The Village Building Inspector or designee shall make a determination
as to whether a property owner requires a backflow prevention device
and the type of device in accordance with this article and the New
York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department of
Health requirements and regulations.
C. Upgrade of preexisting systems. Any preexisting system that does
not contain a backflow prevention device shall be upgraded so as to
comply with the current requirements of this article and of the New
York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department of
Health within 120 days following the service of notice by certified
mail to install said device.
D. Determination of type of backflow protection device.
(1) The Building Inspector or designee shall determine the type of device
required for each property and facility. In making this determination,
the Building Inspector shall utilize the "Sample List of Facilities
Requiring Backflow Prevention," prepared by the Department of Health,
and, if necessary, shall consult with the Orange County Department
of Health.
(2) Cross-connection control by facility type.
(a)
The types of facilities which shall require installation of
an approved reduced pressure zone (RPZ) or air gap in the service
connection to the public water distribution system include, but are
not limited to:
[1]
Sewage and industrial wastewater treatment plants and pumping
stations, sewer flushers.
[2]
Paper manufacturing or processing, dye plants, petroleum processing,
printing plant, chemical manufacturing or processing, industrial fluid
systems, steam generation, rubber processing, tanneries.
[3]
Canneries, breweries, food processing, milk processing, ice
manufacturing, meat pacers, poultry processing, rendering companies.
[4]
Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, veterinary hospitals, mortuaries,
embalmers.
[6]
Metal-plating, photo processing, laundries, commercial car washes,
commercial refrigeration systems, dry-cleaning establishments.
[7]
Commercial greenhouses, spraying and irrigation systems using
weedicides, herbicides, exterminators.
[8]
Boiler systems, cooling towers or internal firefighting systems
using conditioners, inhibitors, corrosion control chemicals.
[9]
Residential units with lawn and irrigation systems with chemical
injection.
(b)
The types of facilities which shall require installation of
an approved double check valve in the service connection of the public
water distribution system include, but are not limited to:
[1]
Customer fire-protection loops, fire storage tanks with no chemical
additives.
[2]
High-temperature potable water.
[3]
Utilization of food-grade dyes.
[4]
Complex plumbing systems in commercial buildings, such as, but
not limited to, beauty salons, churches, apartment buildings, gas
stations, supermarkets, nursing homes, construction sites, carnivals.
[5]
Residential units with lawn and irrigation systems.
(c)
The above lists are not all-inclusive. The type of backflow
prevention device required for each facility shall be determined by
the Building Inspector or designee as set forth above.
E. Testing; owner liability for costs. The testing of backflow prevention
devices shall be performed on an annual basis by the owner of any
system requiring same, and the cost of such testing shall be borne
by the owner of the system. The testing procedures shall conform to
the requirements of the New York State Department of Health and the
Orange County Department of Health. Test results shall be submitted
to the Building Inspector.
F. Department of Health requirements. The Building Inspector shall enforce
this article and the cross-connection and backflow protection requirements,
specifications, guidelines, and facilities classifications of the
New York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department
of Health. Specifications, guidelines, facilities, classifications,
and administrative requirements and information which shall be used
to implement the requirements shall be on file in the Building Inspector's
office.
G. Penalties. In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalty
set forth in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of
this article shall be subjecting to a fine not to exceed $250 for
each day the violation continues after notice by the Building Inspector.
In addition, the service of water to any premises may be discontinued
by the Village if backflow prevention devices required by this article
or regulations adopted pursuant thereto are not installed, tested,
and maintained; if any defects are found in an installed backflow
prevention device; if it is found that the backflow prevention device
has been removed or bypassed; or if an unprotected cross-connection
exists on the premises; and water service shall not be restored until
such condition or defect is corrected.
[Amended 2-19-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
No person shall refuse reasonable access to property for purposes
of installing, reading, testing and removing water meters or inspecting
water pipes and other fixtures.
Water service may be discontinued by the municipality for a violation of any of the provisions of this Article
VI or any other violation of this chapter.