[Adopted 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2008 (Ch. 491, Art. II,
of the 1985 Code)]
A.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that there is currently
no uniform standard for drinking water distribution systems that extend
beyond the public water mains into residential developments or condominium
units.
B.
This Legislature also finds and determines that by not installing
drinking water distribution systems to a uniform standard, residents
of residential housing developments or condominiums bear the risk
of faulty systems, and must absorb an exorbitant cost if these systems
fail in the future.
C.
This Legislature further determines that the practice of installing
master or single meters in residential housing developments or condominium
complexes can often result in an inequity in billing for water use
and the promotion of irresponsible use of water, whereas individual
metering encourages individual responsibility.
D.
This Legislature further finds and determines that in the event that
residents of a residential housing development or condominium choose
at a later date to have their water supply connected to a public system,
whether the Suffolk County Water Authority or another water authority
in the County, these residents must pay a heavy cost to have their
water distribution systems brought up to the same standards as the
public water authority.
E.
This Legislature finds that the residents of the County would be
best served by requiring the installation of drinking water distribution
systems that meet the same standards as those required by public water
authorities from the commencement of construction of any residential
housing development in Suffolk County.
F.
Therefore, the purpose of this article is to require a uniform drinking
water distribution standard throughout Suffolk County.
[Amended 3-18-2008 by L.L. No. 8-2008]
Pursuant to Article IX, § 2(c)(10), of the New York State Constitution, governing protection, health, safety, and well-being of persons, all drinking water distribution systems installed throughout Suffolk County that provide drinking water to a multiple dwelling, as that term is defined in § 4 of the New York Multiple Residence Law, shall conform to the following standards, or any succeeding standards thereto:
A.
All four-inch, six-inch, eight-inch, ten-inch, and twelve-inch, inside
nominal diameter, ductile-iron, cement-lined pipe shall be Class 52
"Tyton" type joint, centrifugal cast pressure pipe for water. Sixteen-inch
ductile-iron, cement-lined pipe and twenty-four-inch ductile-iron,
cement-lined pipe shall be ductile iron Class 51. All such pipe shall
be ductile iron pipe centrifugally cast in metal molds or sand-lined
molds conforming to the latest edition of American National Standards
Institute/American Water Works Association (ANSI/AWWA) C151/A21.51.
The interior of the pipe shall be cement mortar lined in accordance
with the latest edition of ANSI/AWWA C151/A21.51 double thickness
and then seal-coated on the exposed surface of the lining with bituminous
coating. All such pipe used must be listed as ANSI/NSF 61 approved
in regard to coatings and cement linings. Any "Tyton" or "Super Bell-Tite"
type joint, ductile-iron pipe may be furnished in either eighteen-
or twenty-foot laying lengths. For any Pressure Class 350 ductile
iron pipe, the preceding shall apply, except that said pipe shall
be Pressure Class 350 in lieu of Class 52.
B.
All four-inch, six-inch, eight-inch, ten-inch, and twelve-inch, nominal-inside diameter, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pressure pipe shall be Class 150, and shall have a standard dimension ratio (SDR) of 18 and conform to the latest edition of American Water Works Association (AWWA) C900. The outside diameter of said PVC pipe shall be the same as that of the same nominal size of cast-iron or ductile-iron pipe so that no special adaptation is necessary to connect to cast-iron or ductile-iron valves and fittings. Said PVC pipe shall be only of integral bell and plain end lengths. The installed pipe shall be prepared for use, including hydrostatic testing, in conformance with the latest edition of Section 7 of AWWA Standard C605. All such PVC pipe shall be furnished with mechanical pipe (cast iron) gaskets. Detectable metallic underground tape, a minimum of two inches wide, marked for "Water" shall also be installed one foot above the top of any such PVC pipe.
C.
All ductile iron fittings shall be in accordance with the latest
edition of American Water Works Association Standard Specifications
(AWWA C110) for ductile iron pressure fittings, mechanical joint,
short body fittings rated at 250 psi, American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) A21.10. All such fittings shall be tar-coated outside
and cement-lined inside in accordance with the latest edition of AWWA
Specification C104.
This article shall take effect on the 90th day immediately subsequent
to filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
