[Adopted 7-14-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
The following are the rules and regulations established pursuant
to law by the Town Board of the Town of Fishkill acting as a Board
of Water Commissioners for all existing water districts, and future
water districts in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, State of
New York, and said rules and regulations shall apply to all those
within the water districts and/or being supplied water from the water
districts.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACCESS
Allowing Town of Fishkill agents and employees entry to a
premises, including all buildings and portions of the same which contain
water pipes, meters, remote meters and wire and pipes connected thereto.
Access includes clearing away for the Town's agents and employees
any personal property, debris or obstructions and removing any structural
obstructions, drywall, ceiling partitions or other impediments to
the inspecting, repair or replacement of water meters, pipes, wires
and other appurtenances which the Town maintains.
OWNER or CONSUMER
The owner or owners of the premises supplied or furnished
with water.
SERVICE PIPE or SERVICE MAIN
The pipe and attachments of every kind and nature thereto
connecting the district main with the house piping. The service pipe
or service main is the property of and responsibility of the owner.
[Adopted 9-2-2015 by L.L.
No. 2-2015]
As used in this article only, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the purveyor's approved public potable water supply.
BACKFLOW
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances,
under positive or reduced pressure, in the distribution pipes of a
potable water supply from any source other than its intended source.
BACKFLOW PREVENTER
A device or means designed to prevent backflow or backsiphonage.
Most commonly categorized as air gap, reduced pressure principle device,
double-check valve assembly, pressure vacuum breaker, atmospheric
vacuum breakers, hose bib vacuum breaker, residential dual check,
double-check with intermediate atmospheric vent and a barometric loop.
BACKPRESSURE
A condition in which the owner's system pressure is greater
than the supplier's system pressure.
BACKSIPHONAGE
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply system from
any source other than its intended source caused by the sudden reduction
of pressure in the potable water supply system.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The individual, or his or her designee, responsible for the
enforcement of the provisions of the law.
CONTAINMENT
Cross-connection control resulting in the total isolation
of a facility with a potential hazard from the public water supply.
CONTAMINANT
A substance that will impair the quality of the water to
a degree that it creates a serious health hazard to the public leading
to poisoning or the spread of disease.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any actual or potential connection between the public water
supply and a source of contamination or pollution.
DEPARTMENT
The Town of Fishkill Building Department.
OWNER
Any person who has legal title to, or license to operate
or habitate in, a property upon which a cross-connection inspection
is to be made or upon which a cross-connection is present.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, public or private corporation,
political subdivision or agency of the State Department, agency or
instrumentality or the United States or any other legal entity.
POLLUTANT
A foreign substance which, if permitted to get into the public
water system, will degrade its quality so as to constitute a moderate
hazard or impair the usefulness or quality of the water to a degree
which does not create an actual hazard to the public health but which
does adversely and unreasonably affect such water for domestic use.
WATER SERVICE ENTRANCE
That point in the owner's water system beyond the sanitary
control of the Town; generally considered being the outlet end of
the water meter and always before any unprotected branch.
WATER SUPPLY OPERATOR
The water supply operator vested with the authority and responsibility
for the implementation of a cross-connection control program.
The application for approval for the installation of a backflow
preventer shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $100.
In addition, and not in lieu of any other penalty set forth
in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this article
shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed $250 for each day the violation
continues after notice by the Town or its designee. In addition, the
service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the Town if
backflow prevention devices required by this article or regulations
adopted pursuant thereto are not installed, tested and maintained;
if any defects are found in an installed backflow prevention device;
if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed
or bypassed; or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises,
and water service shall not be restored until such condition or defect
is corrected.