[Adopted 4-6-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
The purpose of this article is:
A.
To protect the public potable water supply of the Town of Saugerties
from the possibility of contamination by isolating within its customers'
internal distribution system or its customers' private water system
such contaminants or pollutants which could backflow into the public
water supply system; and
For the purpose of this article, unless it is plainly evident
from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms
used herein are defined as follows:
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel.
The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe,
measured vertically above the top of the rim of the vessel, and in
no case less than one inch.
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze or other
noncorrodible material, which will seat tightly under all prevailing
conditions of field use. Pins and brushings shall be bronze or other
noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for easy, dependable
operation. The closure element (e.g., clapper) shall be internally
weighted or otherwise equipped to promote rapid and positive closure
in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves, and equipped with necessary appurtenances for
testing. The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the
zone between the two check valves less than the pressure on the public
water supply side of the device. At cessation of normal flow, the
pressure between the check valves shall be less than the supply pressure.
In case of leakage of either valve, the differential relief valve
shall operate to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to
the atmosphere. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible
for maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part
of the device will be submerged.
Any water supply approved by or under the public health supervision
of a public health agency of the State of New York, the County of
Ulster, or the Town of Saugerties. In determining what constitutes
an approved water supply, the Department of Public Health of the State
of New York (herein called the "State Health Department") shall have
the final judgment as to its safety and potability.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the Town water supply.
Any person to whom water is sold and furnished from the Town
of Saugerties water system (as described in the definition of "person").
An impairment of the quality of the Town water supply by
the presence of a foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological
or biological) to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health.
The Ulster County Health Officer, his assistants, or authorized
deputies acting as, or any other person appointed as, Health Officer
of the County of Ulster.
Any unprotected connection between any part of the Town waterworks
system used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and
any source or system containing water or substance that is not or
cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable for human consumption.
Is permissive.
Any substance of a nonpoisonous nature that may create a
moderate or minor hazard to the water supply system.
Any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership,
trust or association of persons, joint venture, corporation, or company,
and includes the United States, the State of New York, the County
of Ulster and Special Purpose District, and any officer or agent thereof.
Integrated land area, including improvements thereon, undivided
by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the Town of
Saugerties and where all parts of the premises are operated under
the same management and for the same purpose.
Any of the following devices:
Facilities are rated as a hazardous or nonhazardous facility
based on New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Cross-Connection
Criteria guidance. The Superintendent shall have the authority using
NYSDOH guidance to rate the facility.
The terminal end of a water service connection from the Town
water supply at its point of delivery to the consumer. If a meter
is installed, "service connection" means the downstream end of the
meter. No unprotected takeoffs from the service line ahead of any
meter or backflow protective device located at the point of delivery
to the consumer shall be permitted.
Is mandatory.
The Superintendent of Water of the Town of Saugerties or
his authorized representatives.
The Town of Saugerties and includes, but is not limited to,
the Barclay Heights Water District, Glasco Water District and Malden
Water District.
An approved water supply sold and delivered to consumers'
premises through the waterworks system of the Town of Saugerties,
including but not limited to the Barclay Heights Water District, Glasco
Water District and Malden Water District.
Any substance (liquid, solid or gaseous), including raw sewerage
and lethal substances, that when introduced into the water supply
system creates or may create a danger to the health and well-being
of the consumer.
A.
Auxiliary water supply. Each service connection from the Town water
supply for furnishing water to premises having an auxiliary water
supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises
into the Town water supply.
(1)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate piping system
with no known cross-connection, the Town water supply shall be protected
by an approved double-check valve assembly installed at the service
connection to the premises. When the auxiliary water supply has the
potential to be contaminated, the Superintendent may order the Town
water supply protected by an air gap separation or an approved-reduced-pressure-principle
backflow-prevention device installed at the service connection.
(2)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate piping system
and cross-connections are known to exist between the Town water supply
and the auxiliary water supply which cannot presently be eliminated,
the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved reduced-pressure-principle
flow-prevention device installed at the service connection to the
premises. When the auxiliary supply could be contaminated, the Superintendent
may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation
installed at the service connection.
B.
Toxic or hazardous facilities. Should a facility be rated hazardous,
using NYSDOH criteria, a reduced pressure zone device shall be required.
A reduced pressure zone device shall also be required if the facility
were rated nonhazardous and the auxiliary water system did not meet
the water quality requirements of Part 5 of the NYSDOH sanitary code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 10 NYCRR Part 5.
C.
Nonhazardous facilities. At the service connection to any premises
on which a substance that would be objectionable (but not necessarily
hazardous to health) if introduced into the Town public water supply
system or is handled in such a manner as to constitute a cross-connection,
the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved double-check
valve assembly.
D.
Nonhazardous to hazardous facilities. In the event a facility is
rated nonhazardous and later becomes hazardous, written notification
of at least 30 days must be given to the Superintendent before the
change takes place. Protection by the use of a protective device as
required on hazardous substances must be installed.
E.
Sewage treatment plant and pumping stations. At the service connection
to any sewage treatment plant or sewage pumping station, the Town
water supply shall be protected by an air gap separation. The air
gap shall be located as close as practicable to the service connection,
and all piping between the service connection and receiving tank shall
be entirely visible. If these conditions cannot be reasonably met,
the Town water supply shall be protected with an approved reduced-pressure-zone
(RPZ) backflow-prevention device, providing this alternative is acceptable
to both the Superintendent and the County Health Officer. A final
decision in this matter shall be made by the NYSDOH.
F.
Fire system. At the service connection to any premises in which a
fire protection system is installed, the Town water supply shall be
protected based on the water source and arrangement of supplies in
accordance with the following classifications:
(1)
Class 1.
(a)
Direct connections from public water mains only; no pumps, tanks
or reservoirs; no physical connections from auxiliary water supplies;
no antifreeze or other additives of any kind; all sprinkler drains
discharging to atmosphere, dry wells, or other safe outlets.
(b)
Protection. Single check valve assembly if not already installed
in the connections from the street mains.
(4)
Class 4.
(a)
Directly supplied from public mains similar to Classes 1 and
2 and with an auxiliary water supply on or available to the premises;
or an auxiliary water supply on or available to the premises; or an
auxiliary supply may be located within 1,700 feet of the pumper connection.
(b)
Protection. Air gap or reduced-pressure-principle backflow-prevention
device.
G.
Lawn-sprinkling systems. At the service connection to any permanently
installed lawn-sprinkling system, the Town water supply shall be protected
by an approved double-check valve assembly. If the lawn-sprinkling
system handles liquid fertilizers or other chemicals, the Town water
supply shall be protected by an approved reduced-pressure-zone (RPZ)
backflow-prevention device.[2]
A.
Consumer responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of each consumer
at his own expense to furnish, install, and keep in good working and
safe condition any and all protective devices required in this article.
All backflow-prevention-device installations must meet NYSDOH requirements.
The Town shall not be responsible for any loss or damage directly
or indirectly resulting from or caused by the improper or negligent
installation, operation, use, repair or maintenance of or interfering
with any protective service by any consumer or any other person.
B.
Conflict. Whenever two or more conditions exist on any premises for
the correction of which different protective devices are required
in this article, the consumer shall be required only to install the
protective device which, in the opinion of the Superintendent and
County Health Officer, affords the maximum protection of the Town
public water supply system.
The consumer on whose premises any protective device is installed
shall have each such device inspected annually. If successive inspections
disclose repeated failures in the operation of any device, the Superintendent
may require more frequent inspections. Each device shall be repaired,
overhauled or replaced at the expense of the consumer whenever it
is found to be defective. Records of such test, repairs, and overhauls
shall be kept and a copy of such records forwarded to the Superintendent
on an annual basis. The Superintendent shall have the duty of determining
that the inspections required herein are performed properly. If following
demand therefor, the consumer fails to have any of the inspections
made as required herein or to make the above-described records available,
the Superintendent shall have the right to have the device inspected
and the consumer shall pay the cost thereof.
A.
No water service connection shall be installed on the premises of
any consumer unless the Town water supply is protected as required
by this article.
B.
Delivery of water to the premises of any consumer may be discontinued
by the Superintendent if any protective device required by this article
has not been installed, inspected, tested and maintained, or is defective,
or has been removed or bypassed.
C.
Discontinuation of delivery.
(1)
Delivery of water shall be discontinued immediately and without notice
to the consumer if the Superintendent or County Health Office determines
that:
(2)
Delivery of water shall not be resumed until any protective device
required by this article and approved by the Superintendent has been
property installed, or until conditions at the consumer's premises
causing the contamination or danger of contamination have been abated
or corrected to the satisfaction of the Superintendent and County
Health Officer.
D.
Except as provided in Subsection C, delivery of water shall not be discontinued until written notice thereof has been given to the consumer.
(1)
This notice shall state:
(a)
The conditions or defect which must be corrected;
(b)
The manner in which the stated conditions or defects are to be corrected;
and
(c)
The date on or after which delivery of water will be discontinued,
which shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 90 days following
the date of delivery or mailing of the notice. The Superintendent
may grant the consumer an extension of an additional period not to
exceed 90 days if he determines the consumer has exercised due diligence
but has been unable to comply with the notice within the time originally
allowed.
(2)
The notice shall be given by delivering the same to the consumer,
the manager or agent thereof, or to any person in charge of or employed
in the place of business of the consumer; or, if the consumer has
no place of business, then at the place of residence of the consumer
if known, or by leaving the notice at either the place of business
or the residence of the consumer. If the consumer cannot be found,
service of the notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid, addressed
to the consumer at the place of business or residence set forth in
the application of consumer for water service in the records of the
Town. Once discontinued, delivery of water shall not be resumed until
any protective device required by this article and approved by the
Superintendent has been properly installed, or until the conditions
at the consumer's premises creating the need for a protective
device have been abated or corrected to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
and the County Health Officer.
E.
For the purpose of making any inspections or discharging the duties
imposed by this article, the Superintendent and County Health Officer
shall have the right to enter upon the premises of any consumer. Each
consumer, as a condition of the continued delivery to his premises
of water from the Town public water supply system, shall be considered
as having stated his consent to the entry upon his premises of the
Superintendent and County Health Officer for the purposes stated herein.
All currently installed prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this section but were approved devices for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained shall, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under § 238-12, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the Superintendent is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the Town's water supply system. Whenever an existing device is moved from its present location or requires more than minimum annual maintenance, the Superintendent may require the unit be replaced by a backflow-prevention device meeting the requirements of this article.
