[Adopted 6-21-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]
The purpose of this Article is to safeguard
potable water supplies from potential contamination by preventing
backflow from a water user's system into the public water supply system
and to comply with the requirements of the New York State Sanitary
Code, Part 5, Section 5-1.31.
A.
Cross-connection control devices conforming to the
current requirements of the New York State Department of Health and
the Westchester County Department of Health shall be installed by
a qualified licensed plumber (person or contractor licensed by the
village) hired by the owner of those systems, upon application to
and approval by the village and the Westchester County Department
of Health pursuant to the rules of those Departments in force at the
time of the application.
B.
Certificates of occupancy shall not be issued for
new or modified/renovated/rehabilitated structures without a letter
from the general foreman of the Department of Public Works or his/her
designee stating that the cross-connection control devices have been
properly installed and tested.
C.
The cost to install the cross-connection control devices
shall be borne by the owner of the property.
The village, through such persons as are designated
by the Village Manager, shall, by certified mail, notify those property
owners or occupants whose water systems require cross-connection control
devices pursuant to the requirements of the New York State Sanitary
Code and the Westchester County Department of Health. Property owners
or occupants so notified shall, within 60 days following the service
of such notice, install cross-connection control devices in accordance
with the provisions of this Article.
The testing of cross-connection control devices
shall be performed by a state-certified tester on an annual basis
or at such other intervals as required by New York State and Westchester
County regulations, and the cost of such testing shall be borne by
the owner of the system.
The Cross-Connection Control Manual published
by New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Public Water Supply,
dated January 1981, or latest revisions thereto, is hereby adopted
by reference. Compliance with the provisions of this manual shall
constitute compliance with this Article.
In addition to the penalties provided for in Chapter 1, Article 1, § 1-12 of the Village Code, the service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the water supplier if cross-connection control devices required by this Article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto are not installed, tested and maintained, if any defect is found in an installed cross-connected control device, if it is found that a cross-connected control device has been removed or bypassed or if unprotected cross-connections exist on the premises, and service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
