[Ord. No. 457]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this section:
Any basement with walls and floor constructed of concrete
or equivalent, reasonably watertight, properly drained, and in ordinary
daily use.
Any house, building, structure, tent shelter, trailer (other
than those in licensed trailer coach parks) or vehicle or portion
thereof (except railroad cars on tracks or rights-of-way) which is
occupied in whole or in any part as a home, residence or living or
sleeping place for one or more human beings.
The Director of the Department of Community and Neighborhood
Services or his or her authorized representative.
Any structure where persons reside, are employed or congregate.
Closed water storage containers constructed so as to operate
under normal water system pressures.
Any tract of land containing a habitable building.
Any manufactured device designed to either raise the ground
water from the well, or to discharge the water through a distribution
system, or both.
Any enclosed structure, either above or below grade, that
houses the pump, top of the well, any suction line, or any combination
thereof.
The liquid wastes from all habitable buildings and such term
shall include, but not be limited to, human excreta and wastes from
sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower and laundry, and any other water-carried
wastes of an organic nature, either singly or in any combination thereof.
Any pipe or conduit which carries sewage, or into which sewage
may back up.
Any uncased flow of water discharging naturally from the
ground.
Any closed conduit carrying, or intended to carry, water
to the inlet side of a pump.
A pipe or conduit installed in the ground for the purposes
of providing a method of collection of ground water.
A device or method used to protect a well casing or water
system from the entrance of any external contaminant at the point
of entrance into the casing of any one or more pipes, electric conduits
or water level measuring equipment necessary to the proper functioning
of the water system.
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This chapter shall apply but not be limited in application to
such water systems as are used to supply private dwellings, schools,
trailer coach parks, motels, resorts, hospitals, convalescent homes,
homes for the aged, eating and drinking establishments, places of
public assembly and the like.
This chapter shall not apply to water systems:
[Ord. No. 457; Ord. No. 1069, 10-7-1992]
No water supply system, other than municipal, shall hereafter
be constructed, reconstructed or replaced without first paying the
permit fee as established by a resolution adopted by City Council
and securing a written permit and approval of plans and specifications
from the enforcing officer.
[Ord. No. 457[1]]
After the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter
derives, every owner or person engaged for the construction or installation
of any water supply (other than municipal) shall give written notice
to the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services, before construction
is started, of the location or address of the proposed construction
and the type of system to be installed. A permit for the construction
shall be required, and the system shall be designed and constructed
to meet the specifications and performance requirements of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance took effect 5-25-1960.
[Ord. No. 457; Ord. No. 613]
(a)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a property
owner from installing a water supply system or well in his or her
own property; provided, that it meets the location and performance
requirements of this chapter.
(b)
No person shall refuse to permit the enforcing officer or any authorized
representative of the City from installing or placing upon such water
supply system or well a meter or other measuring device to record
water consumption from such supply system or well for purposes of
determining charges for sewer services furnished by the City to or
with respect to the property upon which such supply system or well
is located.
(c)
The City shall be entitled to recover from such property owner a
fee to be determined by the Board of Public Works for installing or
placing such meter or device on such supply system or well. If such
reimbursement is not paid within 60 days after demand therefor has
been made by the City, the amount demanded shall be deemed to be a
lien on the property for sewer service furnished to the property.
[Ord. No. 946, 6-1-1988]
(a)
In the event the City repairs, restores, or reconstructs a water
main and the City determines that the water supply system of the property
owner is defective, violates the provisions of this chapter, or is
otherwise functionally inoperable or incompatible with the newly installed
water main, the property owner shall be responsible to install a new
water service to the public main. All costs incurred for the new water
service connection shall be paid by the property owner.
(b)
The City shall be permitted to construct the new water service and
enter on private property for such installation if a property owner
fails to construct a new water service pursuant to Subparagraph (a)
hereof. The City shall recover from the property owner a fee determined
by the Board of Public Works for installing such service or device.
If reimbursement is not paid within 60 days after demand has been
made by the City, the amount demanded shall be deemed a lien on the
property for water service furnished to the property and shall be
subject to foreclosure and enforcement in accordance with the statutes
of this state.
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All premises affected by this chapter shall be subject to inspection
by the enforcing officer, and the enforcing officer may collect such
samples for laboratory examination as he or she deems necessary for
the enforcement of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 457]
No person shall refuse to permit the enforcing officer to inspect
any premises nor shall any person molest or resist the enforcing officer
in the discharge of his or her duty and the protection of the public
health.
[Ord. No. 457]
No person shall remove, mutilate or conceal any notice or placard
posted by the enforcing officer except by permission of the enforcing
officer.
[Ord. No. 457]
(a)
All wells shall be located at least 75 feet from any source of possible
contamination such as sink drains, seepage pits, cesspools, outhouses,
septic tanks, disposal fields and any sewage or liquid wastes draining
into the soil; except, that for private dwellings, the distance shall
be at least 50 feet from any course of possible contamination.
(b)
All wells shall be located at least 10 feet from any buried sewer
or sump pit carrying sewage. Such buried sewers within the isolation
distances as specified above shall be constructed of service weight,
or heavier, cast iron soil pipe or cast iron water pipe with watertight
joints, or other material and joints given written approval by the
State Health Commissioner. Such sump pits shall be watertight and
constructed of cast iron or other material given written approval
by the enforcing officer.
(c)
The enforcing officer responsible for the enforcement of this chapter
may make modification of the required isolation distance in certain
instances. Such modifications shall be made in writing to the owner,
either increasing or decreasing the minimum isolation distance, and
shall state for each case the reason for such exception based on the
type of soil, maximum pumping rate or other factors affecting the
movement of contamination.
(d)
Water suction lines of the type approved under Section 37-12 shall be located at least five feet laterally from any buried sewer, drain or conduit carrying sewage or through which sewage may back up, or other possible sources of contamination listed above. Suction lines fully exposed above grade or in approved basements, as defined in this chapter, may be located within the five-foot area. No water pump may be located directly below any sewer.
(e)
Wells shall not be located in areas subject to flooding unless protected
as prescribed in writing by the enforcing officer. The ground surface
immediately adjacent to all well casings shall be graded so that surface
water is diverted away from the casing.
[Ord. No. 457[1]]
(a)
All drilled and driven well casings shall be of at least standard weight steel or iron pipe casing, watertight throughout its length, with threaded or welded joints or other types of joints given written approval by the enforcing officer after adoption of this regulation. Well casings shall extend at least 12 inches above the finished grade and at least six inches above the platform or floor. For below grade installations, all well casings shall extend at least 12 inches above the floor of any approved basement, pump or well room. All drilled and driven well casings shall extend to a depth of at least 25 feet below finished grade, except as provided in Section 37-11. Standards for casings and pipe threads shall be equal to those adopted by the American Standards Association.
(b)
When the well is drilled into rock, the casing shall be bedded in
solid rock making a watertight joint.
(c)
Dug wells shall not be permitted without written approval of the
enforcing officer. Such approval shall cover the details of construction
to be used.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance took effect 5-25-1960.
[Ord. No. 457]
No wells less than 25 feet in depth shall be used without written
approval of the enforcing officer. If wells greater than 25 feet in
depth are not available, the enforcing officer may, at his or her
discretion, approve of the use of wells of lesser depth; provided,
that adequate protection can be afforded by means of a layer of impervious
soil, or by so locating the well screen as to keep the water level
in the well at least two feet above the top of the screen while the
pump is in operation.
[Ord. No. 457]
(a)
All water suction lines shall be constructed of the same material
as the well casing, copper or other material approved in writing by
the enforcing officer prior to such construction.
(b)
No water suction line outside the well casing may be used unless
protected by one or more of the following methods:
(1)
Fully exposed in an approved basement and at least 12 inches
above the basement floor.
(2)
Fully exposed above grade.
(3)
Surrounded by an air space in a conduit open at both ends which
has positive drainage by gravity to the ground surface or to an approved
basement.
(4)
Lying within an outer casing with the annular space filled with
water from the system and maintained at system pressure.
(5)
Unexposed, but at least 12 inches above the surrounding ground
surface and protected against flooding.
(c)
The discharge line between the well casing and the check valve shall
be protected the same as suction lines in all installations, including
deep well, turbine and submersible pumps.
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(a)
All connections into the top or side of a well casing that are above
grade, or in an approved basement, shall be constructed so as to exclude
water, dirt or other foreign matter, by such of the following methods
as may be applicable:
(1)
An approved threaded connection.
(2)
Welded connection.
(3)
Lead, asphalt or rubber expansion sealer.
(4)
Bolted flanges with rubber gaskets.
(5)
A casing that extends at least one inch into the base of a power
pump mounted on a concrete pedestal and at least 12 inches above the
floor of an approved basement or pump room.
(b)
All below grade connections, except for those in approved basements,
shall be protected by approved metal-to-metal threaded or welded joints.
(c)
Electric power cables to submersible pumps, water level measuring
devices and all other devices shall enter the well casing through
watertight connections.
(d)
Any other method of connection to a well casing shall be specifically
approved in writing by the enforcing officer before installation.
[Ord. No. 457]
Rooms housing pumping equipment or the top of the well casing
shall be above grade unless special permission is granted in writing
by the enforcing officer for below grade installation. Such special
permission may be granted for below grade installation only if the
containing room is located in, or attached to, an approved basement,
or is of watertight construction and drained by gravity to the ground
surface within 100 yards.
[Ord. No. 457]
(a)
All pumps shall be so constructed that no unprotected opening into
the interior of the pump or well casing exists.
(b)
A hand pump shall have a closed spout, directed downward, and a pump
rod that operates through a stuffing box.
(c)
Power pumps shall be attached to the casing or approved suction or discharge line by a watertight connection, including flange connections, hose clamp type connections or other flexible couplings, or shall have a base plate meeting the requirements of Paragraph (5) of Subsection (a) of Section 37-13.
(d)
Pumps shall be designed, installed and maintained so that priming
is not required for ordinary use.
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All casing vents shall be of standard gauge pipe, terminating
at least 12 inches above the floor of the pump room or approved basement,
screened, and pointing downward. They shall be so constructed that
water will not reenter the well or water system.
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The well shall be protected by a durable, watertight concrete
(or equal) slab, platform or floor, at least six inches thick, extending
horizontally at least two feet in every direction from the well casing,
and sloped to divert water away from the casing. A watertight seal
shall be provided between the casing and the platform, pump room or
approved basement floor or slab.
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(a)
Use of springs, lakes or streams; installation of water treatment
facilities. In special cases, permission may be granted by the enforcing
officer, following consultation with the State Health Commissioner,
to use springs, lakes or streams as a source of water supply, or to
install water treatment facilities. Plans and specifications for such
facilities, together with the operating procedures, shall be submitted
through the enforcing officer to the State Health Commissioner for
approval.
(b)
Return of water used for air conditioning, etc. Water used for cooling
parts of engines, air compressors or other equipment or water used
for air conditioning shall not be returned to any part of the water
system.
(c)
Pneumatic storage tanks not to be buried, etc. Pneumatic storage
tanks shall not be buried in the ground unless the tank projects horizontally
above the ground, or into an approved basement, or into a room or
pit drained by gravity to the ground surface; provided, however, that
pneumatic storage tanks of a type approved by the enforcing officer
may be used in private dwelling systems.
(d)
Cross-connections.[1] There shall be no physical connection between a water
supply meeting the requirement of this chapter and any other water
supply which does not meet the requirements of this chapter. Connections
between approved supplies may be permitted only upon written approval
of the enforcing officer.
(e)
Filling abandoned wells. When a well is abandoned, it shall be filled,
in accordance with instructions from the enforcing officer, in such
a manner as to protect the water bearing formation against contamination,
and also to prevent the vertical movement of water between formations.
(f)
Faucet for sampling. In all pressure water systems, provision shall
be made for collecting water samples by installing a faucet near the
discharge side of the pump.
(g)
Flushing, disinfecting, etc., new, etc., systems. Every new, repaired
or reconditioned well or pump shall be thoroughly pumped to waste
until the water is clear. Thereafter, the well, pumping equipment
and water distribution shall be disinfected with a solution having
a concentration of at least 50 parts per million of chlorine. After
a contact period of 12 hours, the chlorine solution shall be thoroughly
flushed out. Prior to placing the supply in service, at least two
consecutive representative water samples, collected at least 12 hours
apart, shall show the absence of organisms of the coliform group.
(h)
Storage reservoirs. Storage reservoirs shall be constructed of impervious
material and be watertight. All openings into the reservoir shall
be constructed so as to prevent the entrance of contamination, such
as from birds, insects, animals, surface water and other foreign matter.
Open top reservoirs will not be approved. Overflow pipes and drains
from reservoirs shall not be directly connected to any sewer. If reservoirs
are used, plans shall be submitted to the enforcing officer for approval.
(i)
Contaminated water supplies to be posted, etc. Contaminated water
supplies and those which, in the judgment of the enforcing officer,
represent an immediate health hazard shall be posted with suitable
signs at each outlet, or the outlets shall be made inoperative.
(j)
Protection against contamination of system. The water distribution
system between the pump and all outlets shall be designed, maintained
and operated in such a manner as to protect the water from becoming
contaminated.
(k)
Drinking fountains. When drinking fountains are provided, they shall
be of the angle jet type with the nozzle at least one inch above the
rim of the bowl.
[Ord. No. 457]
Every water supply system, other than municipal, which is hereafter
constructed, reconstructed or replaced within the City shall comply
with the requirements of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 457]
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of $500, or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and such violations shall be subject to the nuisance proceedings referred to in Section 1-10, where applicable.
