All plumbing work done on customer's service
pipes between the property line and the meter or on the street service
connection shall be submitted for inspection of the Water Board, and
no underground work shall be covered up until inspection and approval
by the Board.
[Amended 12-16-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
A. Backflow prevention devices required.
(1) All nonresidential users of the public water system
and all residential users of the public water system having an auxiliary
water supply, including but not limited to a private well, lawn sprinkler
or irrigation system, shall be required to comply with this section.
(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 Montgomery and
the New York State Plumbing Code. For purposes of this section, 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 installation.
(4) A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued by
the Building Inspector for a new or modified and/or renovated and/or
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 section 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 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 section and the New
York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department of
Health requirements and regulations.
B. Upgrade of pre-existing systems. Any pre-existing
system that does not contain a backflow prevention device shall be
upgraded so as to comply with the current requirements of this section
and of the New York State Department of Health and the Orange County
Department of Health regulations within 120 days following the service
of notice upon the property owner by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to install said device.
C. Determination of type of backflow prevention 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) device 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 and sewer flushers.
[2]
Paper manufacturing or processing, dye plants,
petroleum processing, printing plants, chemical manufacturing or processing,
industrial fluid systems, steam generation, rubber processing and
tanneries.
[3]
Canneries, breweries, food processing, milk
processing, ice manufacturing, meat packers and poultry, processing
or rendering companies.
[4]
Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, veterinary
hospitals, mortuaries and embalmers.
[6]
Metal-plating, photo-processing, laundries,
commercial car washes, commercial refrigeration systems and dry cleaning
establishments.
[7]
Commercial greenhouses, spraying and irrigation
systems using weedicides, herbicides and exterminators.
[8]
Boiler systems, cooling towers or internal fire-fighting
systems using conditioners, inhibitors and 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
to 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,
including but not limited to beauty salons, churches, apartment buildings,
gas stations, supermarkets, nursing homes, construction sites and
carnivals.
[5]
Residential units with lawn and irrigation systems.
(3) 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.
(4) Department of Health requirements. The Building Inspector
shall enforce this section and the cross-connection and backflow prevention
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 other administrative requirements and information which shall
be used to implement the requirements shall be on file in the Building
Inspector's office.
(5) Penalties for offenses.
(a)
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
penalty set forth in this chapter, any person who violates any provision
of this section shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed $250 for
each day the violation continues after receipt of notice from the
Building Inspector.
(b)
In addition, the service of water to any premises
may be discontinued by the Village if:
[1]
Backflow prevention devices required by this
section or regulations adopted pursuant thereto are not installed,
tested and maintained;
[2]
Any defects are found in an installed backflow
prevention device;
[3]
It it is found that the backflow prevention
device has been removed or bypassed; or
[4]
An unprotected cross-connection exists on the
premises.
(c)
Water service shall not be restored until such
condition or defect is corrected.
Each separate building supplied with water must
have its own separate connection directly with the main, except that
two or more buildings located on the same premises which are owned
by the same person may, subject to written application of the owner
and consent of the Water Board, be supplied through the same connection,
provided that the single ownership continues. Hereafter, if the building
or buildings on any premises to be supplied with water are not within
a reasonable distance of the street line, then the meter on the service
to be supplied shall be set near the street line, at a point designated
and in a manner approved by the Water Board.
Excessive or unnecessary waste of water, whether
caused by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or fixtures,
is prohibited. For disregard of a notice to abate any waste of water
or to repair a leaky fixture or pipe, the water will be shut off and
not turned on again until the waster has been stopped or the leak
fixed and the charges paid for shutting off the service. No allowance
will be made for excessive consumption due to leaks or waste.
Property owners desiring to introduce water
into premises along an unopened or ungraded street, highway or alley
must make an application to the Water Board. In case a permit is granted,
the Water Board will furnish a map or other explicit directions in
detail in regard to the point and method of attachment to the street
main, the position and depth which said service must occupy in the
street, highway or alley and all the attachments and appurtenances
which are required for the proper control and management of said service
and the materials of which it shall be composed, by and at the expense
of the applicant, by whom all of the above directions must be carefully
complied with.
No swimming pool, storage tank or any other
water reservoir shall be connected to any pipe or fixtures connected
with the mains of the Village unless approval has been granted by
the Board. All such connections approved shall contain a check valve
and shutoff valve. Each installation shall be inspected by the Village
Building Inspector prior to any water being introduced in the connection.