The Township adopts by reference the "Water Supply Cross-Connection
Rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality" being Part
14 R325.11401 to R325.11407 of the State Administrative Code, as amended.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CROSS-CONNECTION
A connection or arrangement of piping or appurtenances through
which a backflow could occur between two separate systems.
DEPARTMENT
The Township Department of Utilities and Municipal Services.
This article shall be enforced by the Department. The Township
Board of Trustees by resolution shall designate those persons within
the Department who are authorized to enforce this article and issue
and serve municipal civil infraction citations for violations of this
article.
All properties served by the public water supply are subject
to provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, residential,
commercial, industrial and governmental.
When the Department is notified, or has reasonable cause to
believe, that contamination or alleged contamination of potable water
may exist at any premises, the Department is authorized to enter any
premises within the corporate limits of the Township for purposes
of investigation and shall take necessary or proper action to protect
the public health, safety and welfare. The Department shall cause
inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water
supply where cross-connections with the public water supply are deemed
possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on
potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the Township
Utilities Department and as approved by the State Department of Environmental
Quality. The Department shall have the right to enter at any reasonable
time any property served by a connection to the public water supply
system of the Township for the purpose of inspecting the piping system
for cross-connections. On request, the owners, lessees or occupants
of any property so served shall furnish to the Department any pertinent
information regarding the piping system on such property. The refusal
of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence
of cross-connections.
The Township Department of Utilities shall identify all premises subject to this article, classify each premises according to degree of hazard to the potable water system, initiate inspections based on the health hazard potential and issue certificates of compliance in accordance with §
36-29.
The Township Utilities Department shall cause to be made periodic
inspections of all premises and facilities subject to this article.
The frequency of inspections and reinspections shall be based on the
potential health hazards as established by the Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality.
Any water-using equipment, apparatus or device shall have its
water supply protected against contamination by methods acceptable
to the Department.
Water piping used to convey potable water shall not be submerged
in nonpotable water or other liquid.
Under conditions of flow attained through simultaneous use of
fixtures, there shall be a residual pressure of not less than eight
pounds per square inch measured on the pressure side of the wide-open
faucet or valve supplying the highest fixture in the building, except
that flush-o-matic valves shall require a minimum pressure of 15 pounds
per square inch on the supply side of the valve when in operation.
The Department shall require, when necessary, that the potable
water system, or any part installed or repaired, be disinfected in
accordance with the following methods before it is placed in operation:
A. The system or part shall be thoroughly flushed and then be filled
with a solution containing 100 parts per million of available chlorine
and allowed to stand two hours before flushing and returning to service.
B. In the case of potable water filters or similar devices, the dosage
shall be determined by the Department.
C. When directed by the Department, samples shall be collected and analyzed
to determine the effectiveness of the disinfection.
The potable water supply provisions of the state plumbing code
are incorporated in this article. In case of conflicts between the
plumbing code and this article, the more stringent of the two shall
apply.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Department shall have
the right to appeal to the Township Board of Trustees. An application
for appeals shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this
article or rules legally adopted under this article have been incorrectly
interpreted, the provisions of this article do not apply, or an equivalent
form of construction, device or arrangement can be used. The person
appealing shall have the right to a hearing on the application. The
decision of the Township Board of Trustees shall be final.