(A)
If, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 III. Admin.
Code Part 890, or in the judgment of the plumbing inspector, an approved
backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public
water supply system, the plumbing inspector will give notice to the
water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The
water customer shall, at his or her own expense, install such an approved
device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois
Plumbing Code and all applicable local regulations, and shall have
inspections and tests made of such approved devices or as required
by the Illinois Plumbing Code and local regulations.
(B)
No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain
or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary
or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply
of the Village may enter the supply or distribution system of the
Village, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply
and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been
approved by the Director of Public Works or the Village's Water Systems
Operator, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(C)
It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector to cause surveys and
investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served
by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential
hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations
shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least
every two years, or as often as the plumbing inspector shall deem
necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available
for review for a period of at least five years.
(D)
The approved cross-connection control device inspector shall have
the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a
connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the
Village for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-
connection, and the plumbing inspector or his or her authorized agent
shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property
served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution
system of the Village for the purpose of verifying information submitted
by the customer regarding the required cross-connection control inspection.
On demand the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served
shall furnish to the plumbing inspector any information which he or
she may request regarding the piping systems or water use on such
property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within
the discretion of the plumbing inspector, be deemed evidence of the
presence of improper connections as provided in this Article 5.
(E)
That the plumbing inspector of the Village is hereby authorized to
direct and request the operator of the system to discontinue water
service to the violator's property wherein any connection in violation
of the provisions of this Article 5 is known to exist and to take
such other precautionary measures as he or she may deem necessary
to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply
distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored
until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance
with the provisions of this Article 5, and all costs associated with
the disconnection and reconnection of the public system shall be borne
by the user.
(A)
Purpose. The purpose of these rules and regulations is:
(1)
To protect the public water supply system from contamination
or pollution by isolating within the customer's water system contaminants
or pollutants which could back flow through the service connection
into the public water supply system.
(2)
To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connection,
actual or potential, between the public or consumer's potable water
system and nonpotable water systems, plumbing fixtures and sources
or systems containing substances of unknown or questionable quality.
(3)
To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection
control which will prevent the contamination or pollution of the public
and consumer's potable water systems.
(B)
Application. These rules and regulations shall apply to all premises
served by the public potable water supply system of the Village.
(C)
Policy. The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or backsiphonage of contaminants through the customer water service connection. If, in the judgment of the plumbing inspector or his or her authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the plumbing inspector shall give notice to the consumer to install such approved backflow prevention device at each service connection to the premises. The consumer after due written notice and within the prescribed time indicated on the notice shall install such approved device or devices at his or her own expense; failure or refusal on the part of the consumer to install such device or devices immediately shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device or devices have been installed. The consumer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required in Section 12-5-5(D)(4) of this Code for a period of at least five years.
(A)
APPROVED
AUXILIARY WATER SYSTEMS
BACKFLOW
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
CONSUMER or CUSTOMER
CONSUMER'S OR CUSTOMER'S WATER SYSTEM
CONTAMINATION
CROSS-CONNECTION
DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY
FIXED AIR GAP
HEALTH HAZARD
IEPA
INSPECTION
NONPOTABLE WATER
PLUMBING
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
POLLUTION
POTABLE WATER
POTENTIAL CROSS-CONNECTION
PROCESS FLUID(S)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE PRINCIPAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE (RPZ)
SERVICE CONNECTION
SURVEY
The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement
of these regulations:
Backflow prevention devices or methods approved by the Research
Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the University of Southern
California, American Water Works Association, American National Standards
Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation.
A source of water outside of the Village's public water supply
system. No connection to the Village's public water supply system
shall be made with any other water system without the approval of
the Village President and Board of Trustees.
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the distribution pipes of a potable water system from any source
other than the intended source of the potable water supply.
Any device, method or type of construction intended to prevent
backflow into a potable water system. All devices used for backflow
prevention in Illinois must meet the standards of the Illinois Plumbing
Code and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
The owner, official custodian or person in control of any
premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water
system.
Any water system serving the premises, commencing at the
outlet side of the service pipe shutoff valve location.
The introduction into water of microorganisms, chemicals,
wastes or wastewater in a concentration that makes water unfit for
its intended use.
Any connection through which a supply of potable water could
be contaminated or polluted.
An assembly composed of single, independently acting check
valves, including tight shutoff valves located at each end of the
assembly and suitable connection for testing the watertightness of
each check valve.
The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere
between the water discharge point and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
Any condition, device or practice in a water system or its
operation resulting from a real or potential danger to the health
and well-being of consumer. The word "severe" as used to qualify "health
hazard" means a hazard to the health of the user that could be expected
to result in death or significant reduction of the quality of life.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
A plumbing inspection to examine carefully and critically
all materials, fixtures, piping and appurtenances, appliances and
installations of a plumbing system for compliance with requirements
of the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Illinois Administrative Code, Sec.
890.
Water not safe for drinking, personal or culinary use as
determined by the requirements of 35 Illinois Administrative Code,
Sec. 604.
The actual installation, repair, maintenance, alteration
or extension of a plumbing system by any person. Plumbing includes
all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of
water for all purposes, including, without limitation, lawn sprinkler
systems from the source of a private water supply on the premises
or from the main in the street, alley or at the curb to within and
about any building or buildings where a person or persons live, work
or assemble. Plumbing includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances
and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage and related
ventilation system of any building or buildings where a person or
persons live, work or assemble from the point of connection of such
building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system
five feet beyond the foundation walls.
An Illinois licensed plumbing inspector.
The presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic,
radiological or biological) in water that tends to degrade its quality
so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness of the water.
Water which meets the requirements of 35 Illinois Administrative
Code, Sec. 604 for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes.
A fixture or appurtenance with threaded hose connection,
tapered spout or other connection which would facilitate extension
of the water supply line beyond its legal termination point.
Any fluid or solution which may be chemically, biologically
or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form of concentration such
as would constitute a health hazard if introduced into the public
or a consumer's potable water system. This includes, but is not limited
to:
Polluted or contaminated waters;
Process waters;
Used waters originating from the public water supply system
which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality;
Cooling waters;
Questionable or contaminated natural waters taken from wells,
lakes, streams or irrigation systems;
Chemicals in solution or suspension;
Oils, gases, acids, alkalis and other liquid and gaseous fluids
used in industrial or other processes, or for fire-fighting purposes.
All mains, pipes and structures owned and/or maintained by
the Village through which water is obtained and distributed to the
public, including wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping
stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage tanks and appurtenances,
collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use for the
purpose of furnishing potable water.
A device containing a minimum of two independently acting
check valves together with an automatically operated pressure differential
relief valve located between the two check valves. During normal flow
and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two
checks shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage
of either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging
to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between
the check valves at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include
tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device,
and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.
The physical connection to the water main including all fittings
and appurtenances, through which water is supplied to the consumer.
The collection of information pertaining to a customer's
piping system regarding the location of all connections to the public
water supply system and must include the locations, type and most
recent inspection and testing date of all cross-connection control
devices and methods located within the customer's piping system. The
survey shall be completed on a form approved by the Village.
(A)
Connections between the public water supply system and other systems
or equipment containing water or other substances of unknown or questionable
quality are prohibited except when and where approved cross-connection
control devices or methods are installed, tested and maintained to
insure proper operation on a continuing basis.
(B)
No on-site connection shall be permitted between the public water
supply system and any other water supply not of equal or better bacteriological
and chemical quality as determined by inspection and analysis by the
IEPA and/or Village. There shall be no arrangement or connection by
which contamination may enter the public water supply system.
(A)
The consumer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to
the certified cross-connection control device inspector (as defined
in 35 Ill. Admin. Code Part 653), for the inspection of the presence
or absence of cross-connections within the consumer's premises, and
testing, repair and maintenance of cross-connection control devices
within the consumer's premises.
(B)
On request by the plumbing inspector or his or her authorized representative,
or the operator of the system, the consumer shall furnish information
regarding the piping system or systems for water use within the consumer's
premises and cross-connection inspection results. The consumer's premises
shall be open at all reasonable times to the plumbing inspector for
the verification of information submitted by the consumer regarding
the piping system or systems for water use and cross-connection inspection
results.
(C)
It shall be the responsibility of the water consumer to arrange periodic
surveys of water use practices on the consumer's premises to determine
whether there are actual or potential cross-connections to the consumer's
water system or the public potable water system. All cross-connection
control of other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance
with 225 Illinois Compiled Statutes 320/3(1).
(D)
It is the responsibility and financial obligation of the water consumer
to prevent backflow into the public water supply system by ensuring
that:
(1)
All cross-connections are removed; or approved cross-connection
control devices are installed for control of backflow and backsiphonage.
(2)
Cross-connection control devices shall be installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
(3)
Cross-connection control devices shall be inspected at least
annually by a person approved by the IEPA as a cross-connection control
device inspector (CCCDI). The inspection of mechanical devices shall
include physical testing in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(4)
Testing and records.
(a)
Each device shall be tested at least annually or more frequently
if recommended by the manufacturer or plumbing inspector.
(b)
Records submitted to the plumbing inspector shall be available
for inspection by IEPA personnel in accordance with 415 Illinois Compiled
Statutes 5/4(1).
(c)
Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of the
most recent test name and approval number of CCCDI, and type and date
of repairs.
(A)
An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
water service line to a consumer's water system when, in the judgment
of the plumbing inspector or his or her authorized representative,
actual or potential hazards to the public water supply system may
exist.
(B)
An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
water service line to a consumer's water system where the following
conditions exist:
(1)
Premises having an auxiliary water system, unless such auxiliary
water system is accepted as an additional source by the plumbing inspector
and the source is approved by the IEPA and Village President and Board
of Trustees.
(2)
Premises where any substance(s) exist which can create an actual
or potential hazard to the public water supply system.
(3)
Premises having internal cross-connections that, in the judgment
of the plumbing inspector are not correctable or intricate plumbing
arrangements which make it impractical to determine whether or not
cross-connections exist.
(4)
Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions
or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete
cross-connections survey.
(5)
Premises having a repeated history of cross-connections being
established or reestablished.
(C)
An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
waterline to a consumer's water system serving, but not necessarily
limited to, the following types of facilities unless the plumbing
inspector determines that no actual or potential hazard to the public
water supply system exists.
(1)
Hospital, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes.
(2)
Laboratories.
(3)
Piers, docks, waterfront facilities.
(4)
Sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations or stormwater
pumping stations.
(5)
Food or beverage processing plants.
(6)
Chemical plants.
(7)
Metal plating industries.
(8)
Petroleum processing or storage plants.
(9)
Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
(10)
Car washes.
(A)
The type of protection required shall depend on the degree of hazard
which exists as follows.
(1)
An approved fixed air gap shall be installed where the public
water supply system may be contaminated causing a severe health hazard.
(2)
An approved fixed air gap or an approved reduced pressure zone
principal backflow prevention device shall be installed where the
public water supply may be contaminated causing a system or health
hazard.
(3)
An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced
pressure zone principal backflow prevention device shall be installed
where the public water supply system may be polluted with substances
that could cause a pollution hazard not dangerous to health.
(B)
The type of protection required under Section 12-5-6 of this Code shall be an approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principal backflow prevention device.
(C)
Where a public water supply or an auxiliary water supply is used
for a fire protection system, reduced pressure principal backflow
preventers shall be installed between the fire sprinkler systems connected
to the public water supply system when:
(A)
All backflow prevention devices or methods required by these rules
and regulations shall be approved by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection
Control of the University of Southern California, American Water Works
Association, American Society of Sanitary Engineering, or American
National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation
Foundation to be in compliance with applicable industry specification.
(B)
Installation of approved devices shall be made in accordance with
35 Illinois Administrative Code, Sec. 653.802, and only as specified
by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the University
of Southern California or applicable industry specifications. Maintenance
as recommended by the manufacturer of the device shall be performed.
The manufacturer's maintenance manual shall be available on-site.
(A)
It shall be the duty of the consumer at premises on which backflow
prevention devices required by these regulations are installed to
have inspection, tests, maintenance and repair made in accordance
with the following schedule or more often when inspections indicate
a need or are specified in the manufacturer's instructions.
(1)
Fixed proper air gap separations shall be inspected at the time
of installation and at least annually thereafter.
(2)
Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested
for tightness at time of installation and at least annually thereafter.
(3)
Reduced pressure principal backflow prevention devices shall
be tested at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the
manufacturer.
(B)
Testing shall be performed by a person who has been approved by the
IEPA as competent to service the device. Proof of approval shall be
in writing.
(C)
Each device shall have a tag attached including the information as required in Sections 12-5-5(D)(4)(c) and (d) of this Code.
(D)
Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these regulations
are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the
expense of the consumer within 15 days or as specified by the plumbing
inspector.
(E)
Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative,
removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization
by the plumbing inspector.
(A)
Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or
within any premises, such pump shall be equipped with a low-pressure
cutoff device designed to shut off the booster pump when the pressure
in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 20 psi
or less.
(B)
It shall be the duty of the water consumer to maintain the low-pressure
cutoff device in proper working order and to certify to the plumbing
inspector at least once a year that the device is operable.
(A)
The plumbing inspector may deny or discontinue, after reasonable
notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises
wherein any backflow prevention device required by these regulations
is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable
to the plumbing inspector, or if it is found that the backflow prevention
device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection
exists on the premises, or if a low-pressure cutoff required by these
regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
(B)
Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer
has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance
with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the plumbing inspector,
and the required reconnection fee is paid.
Nothing in this Article 5 contained shall prevent the Village
from taking such other action as it deems necessary to prevent or
remedy a violation of this Article 5.
