[Adopted 7-11-1991 as Ch. 66 of the Code of Ordinances]
Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, being
Act No. 399 of the Public Acts of 1976, and Act No. 246 of the Public
Acts of 1945, the Township of Northville for the purpose of protecting
the public health, providing for supervision and control over the
public water supply, prohibiting certain cross-connections, providing
for the administration and fees applicable to regulating and inspecting
for the elimination and prevention of prohibited cross-connections,
and providing penalties, the Northville Township Cross-Connection
Ordinance is adopted. This chapter does not and is not intended to
supersede other laws or ordinances governing plumbing or the public
water supply system; rather, the intent is to supplement such other
controls.
This article shall be known and may be cited,
amended or repealed as "Northville Township Cross-Connection Ordinance."
The following definitions shall apply when the
following terms are utilized in this article:
Water of questionable quality, wastes, or other contaminants
entering a public water supply system due to a reversal of flow.
The water or water supply system of the Township of Northville
Water and Sewer Department.
The minimum distance of a water inlet or opening above the
maximum high-water level or overflow rim in a fixture, device, or
container to which public water is furnished which shall be not less
than two times the inside diameter of the water inlet pipe, but shall
not be less than one inch and need not be more than 12 inches.
A water supply system maintained in addition to a public
water supply, including, but not limited to, water systems from ground
or surface sources not meeting the requirements of Act No. 399 of
the Public Acts of 1976, being §§ 325.1001 to 325.1023
of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or water from a public water supply
which in any way has been treated, processed, or exposed to any possible
contaminant or stored in other than an approved storage facility.
A water pipe or extension thereto from a public water supply
terminating in a tank, vessel, fixture, or appliance which may contain
water of questionable quality, waste or other contaminant, and which
is unprotected against backflow.
The Township of Northville and the Township or Northville
Water and Sewage Department.
A connection with a public water supply system
shall comply with existing laws, ordinances, and rules including:
Prohibited cross-connections are the following:
A.
A cross-connection shall not be made between a public
water supply system and a secondary water supply.
B.
A cross-connection shall not be made by submerged
inlet.
C.
A cross-connection shall not be made between a public
water supply and piping which may contain sanitary waste or a chemical
contaminant.
D.
A cross-connection shall not be made between a public
water supply system and piping immersed in a tank or vessel which
may contain a contaminant.
E.
A backflow shall constitute a prohibited cross-connection.
F.
A reasonably foreseen potential backflow shall constitute
a prohibited cross-connection.
A.
A user of public water shall obtain written approval
by the Water Utility or authorized inspection agency of any proposed
corrective action or protective device before using or installing
it.
B.
The total time allowed for completion of the necessary
corrections shall be contingent upon the degree of hazard involved
and include the time required to obtain and install equipment. If
the cross-connection has not been removed, after a reasonable period
of time, the Water Utility shall physically separate the public water
supply from the on site piping system in such a manner that the two
systems cannot again be connected by any unauthorized person.
When a secondary water source is used in addition
to a public water supply system, exposed public water and secondary
water piping shall be identified by distinguishing colors or tags
and so maintained that each pipe may be traced readily in its entirety.
If piping is so installed that it is impossible to trace it in its
entirety, it will be necessary to protect the public water supply
at the service connection in a manner acceptable to the Department
of Public Health.
A private water storage tank supplied from a
public water supply system shall be deemed a secondary water supply
unless it is designed and approved for potable water usage.
The employees or agents of the Water Utility
and the employees or agents of the Wayne County Public Health Department
as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board
of Trustees of the Township of Northville shall be the persons authorized
to inspect and enforce this article, and shall be defined as the authorized
inspection agency.
A.
The employees or agents or the authorized inspection
agency shall have the right to enter upon any property served by a
connection to the public water supply for purposes of inspecting the
plumbing system or piping systems for cross-connections.
B.
The owner, lessee or occupant of any property served
by public water shall promptly furnish to the employees or agents
of the authorized inspection agency all information which may be requested
concerning the plumbing system or piping systems on such property.
The Township of Northville Water and Sewer Department
may discontinue water service to any customer, user or property served
by or containing a prohibited cross-connection. Public water supply
to such discontinued customer, user or property shall not be restored
until the authorized inspection agency shall certify a prohibited
cross-connection no longer exists and until all charges and fees of
the public water supply and of the authorized inspection agency have
been fully paid.
Any water outlet which could be used for potable
water purposes and which is not supplied by public water or by an
approved potable system shall be labeled in a conspicuous manner as
"WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING." The owner, lessee or occupants of property
upon which such a water outlet is located, or any of them, shall be
individually responsible for creating and maintaining the presence
of such label.
The owner, lessee or occupant of property inspected
for compliance with the provisions of this article, or any of them,
shall pay to the Township of Northville a fee for such inspection
in accordance with a schedule of fees as may from time to time be
adopted by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Township of
Northville.
[Amended 10-17-2002; 5-21-2009]
Notwithstanding any language in this article to the contrary,
any person who shall violate the provisions of this article shall
be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to the following
penalties:
A.
The following civil fines shall apply in the event of a determination
of responsibility for a municipal civil infraction, unless a different
fine is specified in connection with a particular section:
(1)
First offense. The civil fine for a first offense violation shall
be in the amount of not less than $300, plus costs and other sanctions,
for each offense.
(2)
Repeat offense. The civil fine for any offense which is a repeat
offense shall be in an amount of not less than $500, plus costs and
other sanctions for each offense.
B.
In addition to ordering the defendant determined to be responsible
for a municipal civil infraction to pay a civil fine, costs, damages
and expenses, the Judge or Magistrate shall be authorized to issue
any judgment, writ or order necessary to enforce, or enjoin violation
of, the article.
C.
Continuing offense. Each act of violation, and on each day upon which
any such violation shall occur, shall constitute a separate offense.
D.
Remedies not exclusive. In addition to any remedies provided for
by the Code of the Charter Township of Northville, any equitable or
other remedies available may be sought.
E.
The Judge or Magistrate shall be authorized to impose costs, damages
and expenses as provided by law.
