(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) 
The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement of these regulations:
APPROVED
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.
AUXILIARY WATER SYSTEMS
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.
BACKFLOW
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.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
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.
CONSUMER or CUSTOMER
The owner, official custodian or person in control of any premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system.
CONSUMER'S OR CUSTOMER'S WATER SYSTEM
Any water system serving the premises, commencing at the outlet side of the service pipe shutoff valve location.
CONTAMINATION
The introduction into water of microorganisms, chemicals, wastes or wastewater in a concentration that makes water unfit for its intended use.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any connection through which a supply of potable water could be contaminated or polluted.
DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY
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.
FIXED AIR GAP
The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the water discharge point and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
HEALTH HAZARD
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.
IEPA
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
INSPECTION
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.
NONPOTABLE WATER
Water not safe for drinking, personal or culinary use as determined by the requirements of 35 Illinois Administrative Code, Sec. 604.
PLUMBING
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.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
An Illinois licensed plumbing inspector.
POLLUTION
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.
POTABLE WATER
Water which meets the requirements of 35 Illinois Administrative Code, Sec. 604 for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes.
POTENTIAL CROSS-CONNECTION
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.
PROCESS FLUID(S)
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:
(1) 
Polluted or contaminated waters;
(2) 
Process waters;
(3) 
Used waters originating from the public water supply system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality;
(4) 
Cooling waters;
(5) 
Questionable or contaminated natural waters taken from wells, lakes, streams or irrigation systems;
(6) 
Chemicals in solution or suspension;
(7) 
Oils, gases, acids, alkalis and other liquid and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other processes, or for fire-fighting purposes.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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.
REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE PRINCIPAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE (RPZ)
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.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The physical connection to the water main including all fittings and appurtenances, through which water is supplied to the consumer.
SURVEY
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.
(d) 
A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
(i) 
Date of each test;
(ii) 
Name and approval number of person performing the inspection;
(iii) 
Test results/inspection;
(iv) 
Repairs or servicing required;
(v) 
Repairs and date completed; and
(vi) 
Services performed and date completed.
(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:
(1) 
The sprinkler system contains antifreeze and/or chemical additives;
(2) 
Water may be pumped into the system from another source that can be connected to the sprinkler system;
(3) 
Piping material used for the sprinkler system is not approved for potable use.
(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.