The provisions of this Part 1 shall apply to
every water service pipe installation connected to the Town-owned
systems, including alterations, repairs and replacements. The purpose
of this Part 1 is to preserve the health, sanitation, safety and welfare
of the public by regulating installation and maintenance of that plumbing
in its scope and to promote an installation of durable materials,
free from defects in workmanship or material and sufficient to provide
adequate service for a reasonable life.
Before any person shall engage in the business
of installation, alteration or maintenance of any plumbing within
the scope of this Part 1, he shall obtain a proper license from the
Town of Selbyville. The license period shall be one year beginning
January 1 and terminating December 31. To obtain a license from the
Town, the person, firm or corporation shall:
A.
Show proof that he has been duly registered as a plumber
by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners and that he is licensed to
do business as a plumber in the State of Delaware.
B.
Obtain and deposit with the Town of Selbyville a bond
in the amount of $5,000 conditioned that the person, firm or corporation
engaged in the plumbing business will faithfully observe all the laws
and regulations pertaining to that business and that the Town of Selbyville
shall be indemnified and saved harmless from all claims arising from
accidents and damage of any character whatsoever caused by the negligence
of such person, firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing business,
or by any other unfaithful, inadequate work done either by themselves
or their agents or employees and that such person, firm or corporation
will maintain in a safe condition for a period of one year all ditches
and excavations which may be opened in the performance of any plumbing
work, and further that all dirt and other material excavated will
be replace in a good condition with similar materials. The form of
a bond shall be in a form acceptable to the Town.
C.
Produce a certificate that an insurance policy that
protects against claims for damages for personal injury, including
accidental death, as well as from claims for property damage which
may arise from operations under the work whether such work be done
by applicant or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by him.
The insurance should so state that the Town office will be notified
by the insurance company 10 days prior to the expiration of the insurance.
Such insurance shall not be less than:
(1)
Bodily injury liability insurance, in an amount not
less that $3,000,000 for injuries, including wrongful death to any
one person, and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount
not less than $5,000,000 on account of any one accident.
(2)
Property damage insurance in an amount not less than
$1,000,000 for damages on account of any accident or for damages on
account of all accidents.
Any duly licensed plumber who desires to install
and connect any work covered under the scope of this Part 1 shall
first make application to the Town of Selbyville and obtain the required
permit.
Application for a permit shall be made in person
and on application forms provided by the Town. Such information as
required shall be provided to complete the application. The application
shall be signed by the licensed plumber and the owner of the building
to be connected. If the consulting engineer, or its authorized representative,
is satisfied that the work described in the application and attached
exhibits conform to the requirements of this Part 1, and other pertinent
laws and ordinance, it shall sign the application and in doing so
grant a permit, which shall be a license to proceed with the work
as detailed and specified on the application. When the application
is approved and the permit granted one set of the plans shall be returned
to the applicant and be kept at the job while work is in progress
and one set shall be retained by the Town Administrator as a permanent
record.
The permit fee for each water service pipe connection
to the public main shall be as stated in the permit.
Nothing in this Part 1 shall prevent any building
owner or occupant from installing or maintaining a water service pipe
within his own property boundaries, providing such water service pipe
installation and maintenance is done by the property owner, is used
exclusively by the property owner and his family, and is installed
and inspected in accordance with the requirements of this Part 1 and
providing also that he shall:
Prior to start of construction, "Miss Utility"
must be contacted to locate existing utilities.
The water service pipe shall be either:
A.
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene pipe per
ASTM D-2239 (SDR-&) meeting the requirements of Type III Class
C category P34 polyethylene as defined in ASTM D-1248 and rated at
160 psi at 73.4º Fahrenheit and approved by the National Sanitation
Foundation for use as a carrier of potable water.
B.
The polyethylene pipe joint system shall be the Ford
Meter Box Company "Pack Joint," the Hays Manufacturing Company "Hays-Tite"
or the Mueller Company "110 Compression Connection" or an equal as
determined by the Engineer for the Town. The connection shall be brass
and assembled with a stainless steel pipe liner as specified and furnished
by the connector manufacturer.
C.
Polyvinyl chloride schedule 40 pressure pipe meeting
ASTM D1785 and approved by the National Sanitation Foundation for
use as a carrier of potable water.
D.
The polyvinyl chloride pipe joint system shall be
with solvent weld schedule 40 polyvinyl chloride fittings using a
PVC solvent cement as specified by the pipe and fitting manufacturer
and approved by the National Sanitation Foundation for use with potable
water.
E.
Type K or L copper water tube per ASTM B88-66. The
copper water tube joint system shall be bronze fittings for flared
copper tube per ANSI B-16.26.
F.
The water service pipe shall be three-fourths-inch,
one-inch, one-and-one-half-inch or two-inch, as required for the service
and not less than the water meter outlet connection.
The Engineer of the Town or its authorized representative
may require that the water service pipe be disinfected before it is
placed in service if in his judgment such action is necessary. One
of the following disinfecting methods shall be used:
A.
The water service pipe shall be filled with a solution
of 50 ppm available chlorine and allowed to stand six hours before
flushing and placing in service; or
B.
The water service pipe shall be filled with a solution
of 100 ppm available chlorine and allowed to stand two hours before
flushing and placing in service.
A.
The water service pipe shall not be less than five
feet horizontally apart from the building sewer and shall be separated
by undisturbed or compacted earth unless all of the following conditions
are met:
(1)
The bottom of the water service pipe at all points
shall be at least 12 inches above the top of the sewer line at its
highest point.
(2)
The water service pipe shall be placed on a shelf
excavated at one side of the common trench.
(3)
The number of joints in the water service pipe shall
be kept to a minimum.
(4)
If the water service pipe must cross the sewer line
the bottom of the water service pipe, within five feet of the point
of crossing, shall be at least 12 inches above the top of the sewer
line. Joints shall not be used within five feet of the sewer line.
(5)
The building sewer shall be at least 10 feet removed
from all wells unless such wells are permanently abandoned.
B.
When mud or water are encountered in the trench, such
as may be found by excavation below groundwater, additional precautions
shall be taken appropriate to the trenching conditions encountered
to ensure that the pipe has uniform and continuous support from a
firm base. Where excessive groundwater conditions exist the Engineer
may require trench pumping, well pointing or other trench-stabilizing
methods.
C.
The pipe shall be uniformly supported throughout the
trench by tamped fill. Plastic pipe shall be snaked into the trench
to allow for expansion and contraction.
D.
Backfill with pipe at a temperature approximating
normal operating temperature of 40º to 60º Fahrenheit run
cool water through pipe is necessary. Backfill with clean fill free
of sharp stones, objects or heavy material.
A.
The potable water shall be protected from contamination
from any source.
B.
There shall be no cross connection between the potable
water service pipe and distribution system and any other source of
water.
C.
Any building supplied with water by the Town of Selbyville
shall have no other source outlet located within the building.
D.
The potable water supply made available on the properties served
by the public potable water supply shall be protected from present
or future possible contamination as specified by this subsection and
by state and Town plumbing codes. Any water outlet which could be
used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by
the public potable water system must be labeled "WATER UNSAFE FOR
DRINKING" in a conspicuous manner.
[Added 2-6-2012]
[Amended 2-6-2012]
A.
Backflow
prevention devices shall be installed in the water service pipe to
every building served by the Town of Selbyville if it is determined,
at the sole discretion of the Town pursuant to its Cross-Connection
Control Plan, that such backflow prevention device is necessary to
protect the potability of the Town's water supply. The device shall
be located immediately as the water service pipe enters the building
and shall be accessible for service. As a minimum requirement, the
backflow prevention device shall consist of a manual shutoff valve
followed by a spring-loaded check valve and a pressure-relief valve
drain on the downstream side of the check valve. The pressure-relief
valve drain shall be piped full size with no valve or trap to a location
where emergency water spillage will create no problem.
B.
All testable
backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested initially upon installation
to be sure that the assembly is working properly. Subsequent testing
of assemblies shall be conducted on an annual basis as required by
the Town of Selbyville and in accordance with the International Plumbing
Code requirements. Only individuals who are approved by the Town of
Selbyville and who are certified by the American Society of Sanitary
Engineers shall be qualified to perform such testing. That individual(s)
shall certify the results of his/her testing.
Permanently abandoned wells shall be filled
and sealed in accordance with the regulations of the State of Delaware
Division of Environmental Control.
A.
All plumbing work installed under the scope of this
Part 1 shall be inspected to ensure compliance with this Part 1 and
to assure that the installation is in accordance with the approved
plans and the permit. It shall be the duty of the installing plumber
to give reasonable advance notice to the Town when plumbing work is
ready for inspection and testing, at least 24 hours in advance of
the inspection and before 3:00 p.m. the day before the inspection
is requested. The plumbing shall be deemed ready for inspection and
testing when the pipe is laid on proper fall and bedded 1/4 to 1/3
of its diameter, with joints properly made and connected to the building.
Prior to inspection and testing, the service water pipe shall not
be connected to the water meter house connection. The equipment, material
and labor necessary for the inspection and the test shall be furnished
by the installing plumber. The plumbing shall not be covered until
it has been inspected, tested and approved, and it shall be uncovered
upon direction.
B.
Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of
the plumbing, a certificate of compliance will be issued to the owner
by the Consulting Engineer.
C.
The water service pipe shall be tested and proved
tight under a pressure not less than the working pressure under which
it is to be used. The water used for test shall be potable water from
the house service connection and shall be supplied to the water service
pipe only in the presence of and at the direction of the authorized
Town Inspector. If the water service pipe is approved, the pipe shall
be covered pursuant to this Part 1.
[Amended 2-6-2012]
A.
The Engineer,
duly authorized employees of the Town, or duly authorized representatives
of the Town, all bearing proper credentials and identification, shall
be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this Part 1.
B.
While performing
the necessary work on private properties, the Engineer, any duly authorized
employee of the Town, or any duly authorized representative of the
Town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established
by the Town, and the Town shall be held harmless for injury or death
to any Town employee, and the Town, shall indemnify the property owner
against loss or damage to its property by Town employees and against
liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage
asserted against the property owner and growing out of the performance
of necessary work on the property of the property owner except as
such may be caused by negligence or failure of the property owner
to maintain safe conditions as required on the property.
C.
The Engineer,
duly authorized employees of the Town, or duly authorized representatives
of the Town. all bearing proper credentials and identification, shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Town
holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance
of any portion of the waterworks lying within said easement. All entry
and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full
accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining
to the private property involved.
D.
The Engineer
or any duly authorized employee of the Town shall cause inspections
to be made of all properties served by the public potable water supply
for the purpose of identifying any existing cross connections with
the Town's public water supply. The frequency of inspections and reinspections
based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established
by the Cross-Connection Control Plan of the Town. Any fees or charges
established by the Town pursuant to the regulations or requirements
established herein may be changed from time to time by resolution
of the Town Council.
[Added 2-6-2012[1]]
The Town hereby adopts by reference the Town of Selbyville Cross-Connection
Control Plan, 2012 version, as the same may be updated and amended
from time to time by resolution of the Town Council. Compliance with
the "Cross-Connection Control Plan" and the cross-connection program
contained therein is hereby required. The Town of Selbyville shall
use the AWWA Manual M-14 as a guide in developing said plan.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former §
195-46, BOCA plumbing code adopted.
