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City of Geneva, NY
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[Adopted 11-6-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. VI, Cross-connection Control, amended 5-5-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989.
The purpose of this article is to replace Local Law No. 1 of the year 1989 for cross-connection control.
A. 
A reduced pressure zone (RPZ) device must be installed on all agricultural, industrial, commercial and retail water services within the premises of the water user or as required by the New York State Department of Health regulations at the expense of the water user.
B. 
The supplier of water is responsible for cross-connection controls found in Part V of the State Sanitary Code; Section 5-1.31 in title "Cross Connection Control," shall be a part of these regulations.
C. 
The supplier of water is responsible to assure that water of questionable or unsuitable quality does not enter the public water supply system.
D. 
The supplier is required to determine the degree of hazard that a facility poses to its water supply system, and to require that an acceptable backflow prevention containment device be installed, tested, operated, and maintained by the water user and that adequate records of maintenance and repair be kept and submitted annually to the City of Geneva Water Maintenance Department and the New York State Department of Health local district office.
A. 
The water user has the primary responsibility of preventing contaminants from entering the potable water piping system and, subsequently, the public water supply and shall, as required by the supplier of water per Part V, Section 5-1.31(A) and (B), install, test, operate, maintain and keep adequate maintenance and repair records for every backflow prevention device installed to provide containment. The supplier of water may discontinue water service to any premises if any violations exist. Water service will not be restored until the violations are corrected.
B. 
Additionally, as stated in Part V, Section 5-1.31(C), the water user shall prevent cross-connections between the potable water piping system and any other piping system within the premises.