[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Rockwood 11-21-2001 by Ord. No. 401. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of the State Construction
Code Act (Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended)[1] the Michigan Plumbing Code is hereby adopted as the Plumbing
Code of the City of Rockwood for the control of plumbing in buildings
and structures as therein provided, and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the said Michigan Plumbing
Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if
fully set out in this chapter, including any amendments made by the
State Legislature to Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as of the
effective date of this section (Ordinance 342, passed January 17,
1996) or any time hereafter.
[1]
Editor's Note: MCLA 125.1501 et seq.
The City of Rockwood hereby assumes responsibility
for the administration and enforcement of the Michigan Plumbing Code
within its corporate limits and designates its Building Official as
the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibilities of the City
of Rockwood under Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended.
[Added 1-7-2009 by Ord. No. 450]
Pursuant to the provisions of the State Construction Code Act
(Act 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended) the Water Supply
Cross Connection Rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality, being R 325.11401 to R 324.11407, hereby referred to, are
adopted and made part hereof as if fully set forth in this chapter,
including any amendments made by the State Legislature to Act 30 as
of the effective date of §§ 171-4 and 171-5 or anytime
thereafter.
[Added 1-7-2009 by Ord. No. 450[1]]
The City of Rockwood hereby assumes the responsibility for the
administration and enforcement of the Water Supply Cross Connection
Rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality being R
325.11401 to R 325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code, as amended,
which shall include:
A.
That it shall be the duty of the City of Rockwood to cause inspections
to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where
cross connections with the public water supply are deemed possible.
The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential
health hazards involved shall be as established by the City of Rockwood
and as approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
B.
That the representative of the City of Rockwood shall have the right
to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection
to the public water supply system of the City for the purpose of inspecting
the piping system or systems thereof for cross connections. On request,
the owner, lessees, or occupants of any property so served shall furnish
to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping
system or systems on such property. The refusal of such information
or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of
the presence of cross connection.
C.
That the City of Rockwood is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue
water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any
connection in violation of §§ 171-4 and 171-5 exists
and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to
eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system.
Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross
connection(s) has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions
of §§ 171-4 and 171-5.
D.
That all testable backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested
at the time of installation or relocation and after any repair. Subsequent
testing of devices shall be conducted at a time interval specified
by City of Rockwood and in accordance with Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality requirements. Only individuals that hold a valid
Michigan plumbing license and have successfully passed an approved
backflow testing class shall perform such testing. Each tester shall
also be approved by the City of Rockwood. Individual(s) performing
assembly testing shall certify the results of his/her testing.
E.
That the potable water supply made available on the properties served
by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination
as specified by §§ 171-4 and 171-5 and by the state
and City plumbing code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable
or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system
must be labeled in a conspicuous matter as: "water unsafe for drinking."
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 2 of this ordinance provided as
follows: "Any person or customer found guilty of violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance or any written order of the City
of Rockwood, in pursuance thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of up to $500
and/or 90 days in jail for each violation. Each day upon which a violation
of the provisions of this act shall occur shall be deemed a separate
and additional violation for the purpose of this ordinance."
