[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Marlborough as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-28-1977 by L.L. No. 3-1977 as Ch.
111, Art. I]
[Amended 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
It shall be unlawful and subject to the penalties
provided for any person to do plumbing work in connection with the
Marlborough Water District otherwise than in compliance with the terms
and provisions of this article.
[Amended 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
The Superintendent of Marlborough Water District
shall act as agent for the Town Board in the issuance of permits and
the inspection of work.
No plumber or firm shall engage in the installation
of services unless and until such person or some member of said firm
shall have been approved by the Town Board or the Superintendent of
the respective district.
All applications for the use of water from the
mains or distribution pipes of either district must be made at the
office of the Town Clerk, where a copy of the rules and regulations
will be furnished, together with instructions as to the form prescribed
for the purpose. The application shall state truly and fully each
particular purpose and manner in which the water is to be used and
the name of the plumber or firm selected to do the work and shall
be signed by the owner of the premises or his authorized agent.
The permit may be granted thereupon by the Superintendent
of the water district concerned to the plumber or firm designated,
who will be recognized as the agent of the owner or applicant.
[Amended 8-28-1978 by L.L. No. 3-1978; 7-11-1983 by L.L. No. 6-1983; 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
A. The tapping of water mains or distribution pipes and
the furnishing of valves, boxes, curb valves, copper and material
needed for restoration of the opening to the water main shall be done
by the Marlboro Water District, to be paid for by the applicant for
a water supply.
B. No single tap larger than three-fourths (3/4) inch
(inside diameter) will be allowed, except by special permission issued
by the Superintendent.
C. The tapping of a water main or distribution pipe shall
be done by the Marlboro Water District as a service to the applicant.
Tapping costs are included in the application fee.
D. The application fee for work performed by the Marlboro
Water District in tapping the water main and appurtenances to and
including the curb box and valve shall be set at the annual reorganization
meeting of the Town Board.
E. The application fee for work performed by the Marlboro
Water District in tapping the water main and appurtenances to and
including the curb box and valve, including backhoe services and backfilling,
shall be set at the annual reorganization meeting of the Town Board.
F. When it becomes necessary to cross a Town road to
tap a main, the road shall be cut with a saw prior to excavation by
a power shovel. Materials acceptable to the Superintendent of Highways
shall be used for backfill and compacted as per his specifications.
The work for replacing the bituminous wearing course shall be done
by the Superintendent of Highways, at his discretion. The fee for
highway service shall be set at the annual reorganization meeting
of the Town Board.
G. When it becomes necessary to cross a county road to
tap a main, a permit shall be obtained from the Ulster County Highway
Department. In the event that the permit requires boring under the
county road, the applicant shall contract for the services of a private
contractor, the costs to be borne by the applicant.
Any water supply taken from the districts' system
shall be distributed through a piping system entirely independent
of any system conveying another water supply.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
A. The minimum size of water service pipes from the curb
to the meter shall be three-fourths-inch and the maximum size shall
be two-inch copper service Type K tubing and brass fittings and valves.
All joints between the main and the meter shall be flared, or a compression
fitting approved by the Water Superintendent may be used.
B. Connections above two inches are to be of ductile
iron and shall conform to the standards of water mains for each district.
C. Where a tap to an existing water main will serve more
than one metered user, either existing or planned, and any user is
more than 200 feet from the existing water main, there shall be installed
a main, which specifications shall be determined by the Water Superintendent.
If the tap is part of a site plan or subdivision review by the Town
Planning Board, the Water Superintendent shall review said plans and
provide specifications prior to final approval of said plans.
[Added 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
D. The requirements of Subsection
C may be waived or varied for cause with the mutual consent of the Water Superintendent, the Planning Board if the tap is part of a site plan or subdivision and the Town Board.
[Added 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
A plumber receiving a permit to lay service
or supply pipes for the introduction of water to any premises shall
give the Superintendent 24 hours' notice previous to the time for
tapping the main.
All expenses for introducing water to any premises
and excavating for and laying service pipes and all fixtures connected
therewith (except the corporation cock at the main which belongs to
the water district) must be paid by the owner of the premises.
A. All service pipes to any premises shall be laid at
least four feet below the surface of the grade lines of the street
and shall extend at right angles to and from the street main to the
inside of the curbline, where a curb cock shall be attached and a
valve box placed.
B. There shall be a stainless steel ball valve placed
on every supply pipe just inside the building or cellar and on the
customer's side of the meter.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
All work attendant upon the introduction of
water to any premises and laying supply pipes thereto and fixtures
connected therewith shall be done under the supervision of the Superintendent
of the water district involved and subject to his approval.
All plumbers shall, after completing the work
to any service pipe or fixture, make a true report, upon blanks furnished
by the district, of all the fixtures and pipes attached or connected
by them or under their supervision, and such report shall be filed
in the office of the Town Clerk within forty-eight (48) hours after
completing the work.
A. No plumber shall make any addition, alteration, attachment or extension to any water supply or service pipe or service side of meter on any premises until a permit is granted upon an application made and signed by the owner of the premises, as provided in §§
149-4 and
149-5.
B. No plumber or other person shall open any curb cock
or let on the supply of water through any water main or service pipe.
Only the Water Superintendent or other authorized water district personnel
may open a water main, curb cock or other service pipe.
[Amended 1-23-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
One tap and one service pipe will not be allowed
to supply more than one house or premises, unless such service pipe
is provided with separate and independent curb stops and boxes at
the curbline in front of each house or premises. In no case will service
pipes be allowed to run across lots, but must be taken from the main
in front of the premises. Any exception to this regulation must receive
the approval of the Town Board.
A. The supply of water to any premises may be shut off
for nonpayment if any bills or other charges are unpaid at the expiration
of 60 days from the date due. The Superintendent shall give such delinquent
five (5) days' written or printed notice, at the expiration of which
time, if the charges are not paid, the water will be shut off from
such premises until said charges are paid in full. The amount set
by resolution of the Town Board shall be charged for turning the water
on.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
B. The payment of the regular water rents shall not conflict
with the right of the Superintendent to shut off the supply of water
from any premises for any violation of these rules and regulations.
C. In case a house or other building is to be closed
or become vacant, notice thereof shall be given to the district in
order that the meter may be read and the curb cock closed. Where such
notice is not given and pipes burst from freezing or other cause,
the value of the water lost by reason thereof, as estimated by the
Superintendent, together with an additional sum in an amount set by
resolution of the Town Board to cover labor and expense to the district,
shall be added to the next bill and paid in like manner as regular
water charges.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
In cases where water is shut off for nonpayment
of water rent or other causes and when, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the shutting off at the curb is not sufficient protection against
the further use of water, he may cause the corporation cock to be
shut off and the supply pipe to be disconnected therefrom.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
Upon reapplication for water where the water
has been shut off at the corporation cock, an additional charge in
an amount set by resolution of the Town Board must be paid for opening
the street main and reconnecting the supply line.
No person shall be entitled to damages nor to
have any portion of a payment refunded for any stoppage of supply
occasioned by accident to any portion of the work, nor for any stoppage
for purposes of addition or repairs. Owners desiring pressure-reducing
valves shall furnish and install the same at their own expense. The
Superintendent of each district shall have the right to shut off water
to make repairs or additions of new work.
A. In all cases where water is supplied to water backs
in stoves and ranges or to steam boilers for domestic use or manufacturing
purposes, the supply pipe must be provided with a suitable check valve
or other sufficient device to prevent any damage from collapse or
explosion when the water is shut off from the street mains or other
causes.
B. Whenever a check valve is installed on the cold water
supply pipe between the street main and the hot water tank, there
shall be installed on the hot water distributing system a suitable
relief valve.
C. High-pressure steam boilers shall not be supplied
with water directly from public water supply pipes. All such boilers
shall be provided with a tank or other receptacle of sufficient capacity
to hold not less than six hours' supply for the boiler.
The use of water in all public and school buildings
shall be subject to the same requirements and restrictions as in private
dwellings.
A. No person or persons shall open any fire hydrant or
draw water therefrom except the Superintendents of each district and
persons under their direction or with their permission, except in
case of fire, when the Chiefs of the Fire Departments, their assistants
and officers and members of the Fire Departments shall have free and
entire control of the hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires.
B. No person or persons except the Superintendents or
employees under their direction shall open or close any valve or gate
in any water main or street pipe or in any manner interfere with or
obstruct the same.
Persons desiring to use water for building purposes, filling cisterns or any special purpose whatever shall be required to make application at the office of the Town Clerk and to pay in advance for the same, when the Superintendent of the district involved will issue a permit therefor, such advance payment to be the minimum charge as fixed by §
149-28.
A. The plumber making the water main installation shall
provide all necessary supports for the meter, as directed by the Water
Superintendent. Any meter so attached shall not be interfered with,
removed, disconnected or repaired by any person other than an employee
of the Marlborough Water District. The Superintendent shall be given
not less than 24 hours' notice of the setting of the meter.
[Amended 1-23-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
B. Owners of premises where meters are attached to the
supply pipes will be required to protect the meter from frost or other
injury at their own expense, and whenever it should be necessary to
attach a meter outside of the building, they shall pay the expense
incurred in excavating for and boxing the same. Any cost of repairs
necessitated by failure to observe this section shall be born solely
by the owner(s) of the premises.
C. Where a meter fails to register the correct quantity
of water delivered through it or where it becomes otherwise out of
order or in need of repair, notice thereof shall be given to the district.
Another meter will then be loaned and installed during the time required
for testing and repair. When repairs are found necessary, the same
shall be made by the district. When, in the opinion of the Superintendent
of the district, a meter becomes unsuitable for further use, it shall
be replaced by another.
A. Any plumber or firm obtaining a permit to make connections
with the Marlboro Water District and/or the Milton Water District
shall save harmless said districts from all suits, accidents and damages
consequential thereupon for or by reason of any opening in any street,
alley or avenue made by him or those in his employ, for making any
connection with said water districts' system or for any other purpose
or object whatever, and he shall also replace and restore said street
over such opening in as good state and condition as he found it or
reimburse the water district for the cost of the same when done by
said district or shall keep guards by day and light by night and keep
and maintain the same in good order and comply with all ordinances
of the Town Board applicable thereto.
B. Every plumber or firm, before entering upon said business
or calling, shall execute and file a bond in the office of the Town
Clerk in the sum of $50,000 with one or more sureties, and which bond
shall cover all provisions of the preceding subsection and shall be
approved by the Town Board as to sufficiency of the sureties and by
the districts' counsel as to its form.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
All the foregoing rules, regulations and restrictions
made and adopted by the Town Board shall be considered a part of the
contract with and between any person who applies for and obtains a
supply of water, and every person receiving the water so supplied
shall be considered as having expressed his consent to be bound thereby.
A. Any person committing an offense against any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine
not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an
offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for
each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense
hereunder.
B. Any willful act whereby said Marlboro Water District
or said Milton Water District or any property, apparatus or appliances
pertaining thereto shall be injured or the supply of water obstructed,
impaired or made less pure shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable
by the maximum fine and imprisonment allowed by law.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
A. Meters will be read semiannually on a schedule to
be set at the annual Town reorganization meeting.
[Amended 7-11-1983 by L.L. No. 6-1983; 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
B. Rates.
[Amended 7-11-1983 by L.L. No. 6-1983]
(1) The minimum rate shall be ten dollars ($10.) semiannually, payable as set forth in §
149-29.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
(2) The rate shall be determined by dividing the operating
and maintenance budget for the current fiscal year by the total number
of gallons billed during the previous fiscal year, expressed in cost
per thousand.
C. No out-of-district connections will be allowed to
tap on the water mains or pipes of the Marlboro Water District in
the absence of an agreement approved by the Town Board.
[Amended 11-27-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
A. All water rents or other charges shall be payable
at the office of the Town Clerk semiannually.
B. All water rents, accounts or other charges shall be
made against the owner or owners of the premises which are connected
with the water main, and such owners shall be held responsible for
all accounts and charges.
C. Water rents for all services shall be payable semiannually
on a schedule to be set at the annual Town reorganization meeting.
[Added 11-25-2002 by L.L. No. 7-2002]
D. Ten percent (10%) will be added to bills which are
unpaid after the due date listed on the bill or after 30 days, whichever
the latter.
[Amended 3-9-1992; 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
E. Water rents for fractional parts of a period shall
be prorated for the remainder of the period and shall be payable on
the first day of the ensuing semiannual period.
F. The foregoing schedule of rates is subject to change
from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
[Added 8-22-1994 by L.L.
No. 2-1994]
Backflow prevention devices shall be required
on all water taps in the Marlboro Water District in compliance with
the Town's specifications on file in the Town offices.
[Added 8-22-1994 by L.L.
No. 2-1994]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to:
(1) Protect the public potable water supply of the Town
of Marlborough from the possibility of contamination or pollution
by isolating within the consumer internal distribution system(s) or
the consumer private water system(s) such contaminants or pollutants
that could backflow into the public water system.
(2) Comply with the requirements of the New York State
Sanitary Code, Subpart 5-1, Section 5-1.31.
B. Definitions.
(1) As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
AIR GAP SEPARATION
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel.
The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe,
measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, and in no case
less than one (1) inch.
APPROVED DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY
An assembly of at least two (2) independently acting approved
single check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves on each
side of the check valve assembly and suitable test cocks, plus connections
available for testing the watertightness of each valve (Watts No.
007 or equal).
APPROVED REDUCED-PRESSURE PRINCIPAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
(RPZ)
A device incorporating two (2) or more single check valves
and an automatically operating differential relief valve located between
the two (2) checks and two (2) shutoff valves and equipped with necessary
appurtenances for testing (Watts No. 009 or equal). The device shall
operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between the two (2) check
valves less than the pressure on the public water supply side of the
device. At cessation of normal flow, the pressure between the check
shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either
check valve, the differential relief valve shall operate to maintain
this reduced pressure by discharging to the atmosphere. When the inlet
pressure is two (2) pounds per square inch or less, the relief valve
shall open to the atmosphere, thereby providing an air gap in the
device. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible for
maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part
of the device will be destroyed.
APPROVED WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply approved by or under the public health supervision
of the public health agency of the State of New York, the County of
Ulster or the Town of Marlborough. In determining what constitutes
an "approved water supply," the Department of Health of the State
of New York (herein called the "State Health Department") shall have
the final judgment as to its safety and potability.
BACKFLOW
A flow condition, induced by a differential in pressure,
that causes the flow of water or other liquids and/or gases into the
distribution pipes of the public water supply from any source other
than its intended source.
CONSUMER
Any person to whom water is sold and/or furnished from the
Town of Marlborough.
CONTAMINATION
An impairment of the quality of the Town water supply by
the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological
or biological) to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health.
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Ulster County Commissioner of Health, his assistants
or authorized deputies acting as or any other person appointed as
health officer of the County of Ulster.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any unprotected connection between any part of the Town waterworks
system used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and
any source or system containing water or substance that is not or
cannot be approved as safe, wholesome and potable for human consumption.
NONTOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any substance of a nonpoisonous nature that may create a
moderate or minor hazard to the water supply system.
PERSON
Any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership,
trust or association of persons, joint venture, corporation or company,
and includes the United States, the State of New York, the County
of Ulster, any special purpose district and any officer or agent thereof.
PREMISES
Integrated land area, including improvements thereon, undivided
by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the Town of
Marlborough and where all parts of the "premises" are operated under
the same management and for the same purpose.
PROTECTIVE DEVICE
Any of the following devices:
(b)
Approved reduced-pressure principal backflow
prevention device (RPZ).
(c)
Approved double check valve assembly.
(d)
Approved single check valve.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The terminal end of a service connection from the Town water
supply to its point of delivery to the consumer. If a meter is installed,
"service connection" means the downstream end of the meter. No unprotected
takeoffs from the service line ahead of any meter or backflow protective
device located at the point of delivery to the consumer shall be permitted.
TOWN
The Town of Marlborough.
TOWN WATER SUPPLY
An approved water supply sold and delivered to consumers'
premises through the waterworks system of the Town of Marlborough.
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any substance (liquid, solid or gaseous), including raw sewage
and lethal substances, that, when introduced into the water supply
system, create or may create a danger to the health and well-being
of the consumer.
(2) "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
C. Responsibility.
(1) The supplier of water shall be responsible for the
protection of the public potable water distribution system from contamination
or pollution due to the backflow of contaminants or pollutants through
the water service connection. If, in the judgment of said supplier
of water, an approved backflow prevention assembly is required at
the consumer's water service connection or within the consumer's private
water system for the safety of the water system, the supplier of water
shall give notice, in writing, to said customer to install such an
approved backflow prevention assembly(s) at specific locations on
his/her premises. The consumer shall obtain a New York State application
for approval of backflow prevention devices (DOH-347) and the specifications
for the installation of backflow preventers from the supplier of water.
Upon approval, the consumer must immediately install such approved
assembly(s) at his/her own expense, and failure, refusal or inability
on the part of the consumer to install, have tested (by a certified
tester) and maintain said assembly(s) shall constitute grounds for
discontinuing water service to the premises until such requirements
have been satisfactorily met.
(2) Consumer responsibility. It shall be the responsibility
of each consumer, at his/her own expense, to furnish, install and
keep in good working order and safe condition any and all protective
devices required in this section. The supplier of water shall not
be responsible for any loss or damage directly or indirectly resulting
from or caused by the improper or negligent installation, operation,
use, repair or maintenance of or interfering with any protective device
by any consumer or any other person.
(3) Conflicts. When two (2) or more corrective conditions
exist (i.e., hazardous, aesthetically objectionable or nonhazardous)
at any premises under this section, the consumer shall be required
only to install the protective device which, in the opinion of the
supplier of water and the County Health Department, affords the maximum
protection to the Town water supply.
(4) Inspection, records, cost. The consumer on whose premises
any protective device is installed shall have each such device inspected
at least annually. This device must be tested only by a certified
backflow device tester and maintained as prescribed in the State Sanitary
Code 5-1.31. If successive inspections disclose repeated failures
in the operation of any device, the supplier of water may require
more frequent inspection. Each device shall be repaired, overhauled
or replaced at the expense of the consumer whenever it is found to
be defective. Records of such tests, repairs and overhauls shall be
kept and a copy of such records forwarded to the supplier of water
on an annual basis. The supplier of water shall have the duty of determining
that the inspections required herein are performed properly. If, following
demand, the consumer fails to have any of the inspections made, as
required herein, or to make the above-described records available,
the supplier of water will have the right to inspect the device, and
the consumer shall pay the cost thereof. The cost of any inspection
made by the supplier of water shall be included as part of the next
ensuing municipal water bill presented to the customer.
(5) Maintenance. Any defective backflow prevention device
should be immediately repaired or replaced. The supplier of water
should be notified of all corrective repairs. The consumer should
be required to keep an inspection log and a formal record in a manner
and frequency acceptable to the supplier of water. A simplified form
combining testing and maintenance data is titled "Report on Test and
Maintenance of Backflow Prevention Device" (DOH-1013) and can be acquired
from the supplier of water or the County Health Department. General
maintenance inspections should check for protection from freezing,
continued accessibility and adequate drainage provision (if required).
The backflow prevention device shall be disassembled and overhauled
every five (5) years.
D. Noncompliance.
(1) No questionable service connection shall be installed
on the premises of any consumer unless the public water supply is
protected as required by this section.
(2) Delivery of water to the premises of any consumer
may be discontinued by the supplier of water if any protective device
required by this section has not been installed, inspected, tested
and maintained or is defective or has been bypassed.
(3) Delivery of water shall be discontinued immediately
and without notice to the consumer if the supplier of water or the
County Health Department determines that:
(a)
The Town water supply is being contaminated
or is in immediate danger of contamination.
(b)
A protective device required by this section
has not been installed or is defective or has been removed or bypassed.
(c)
The consumer cannot immediately be located.
(4) Delivery of water shall not be resumed until any protective
device required by this section is approved by the supplier of water
and the County Health Department and has been properly installed or
until conditions at the consumer's premises causing the contamination
or danger of contamination have been abated or corrected to the satisfaction
of the supplier of water and the County Health Department.
(5) Except as provided in Subsection
D(3), delivery of water shall not be discontinued until written notice thereof has been given to the consumer. The notice shall state:
(a)
The conditions of the defects which must be
corrected.
(b)
The manner in which the stated conditions or
defects are to be corrected.
(c)
The date on or after which delivery of water
will be discontinued and which shall not be less than fifteen (15)
days nor more than ninety (90) days following the date of delivery
of the mailing of notice. The Town may grant the consumer an extension
of an additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days if it determines
that the consumer has exercised due diligence but has been unable
to comply with the notice within the time originally allowed. The
notice shall be given by delivering the same to the consumer, the
manager or agent thereof or to any person in charge of or employed
in the place of business of the consumer or, if the consumer has no
place of business, at the place of residence of the consumer, if known,
or by leaving the notice at either the place of business or the residence
of the consumer. If the consumer cannot be found, then service of
the notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid, addressed to the
consumer at the place of business or residence set forth in the application
of the consumer for water service in the records of the Town.
(6) Once disconnected, delivery of water shall not be
resumed until any protective device required by this section is approved
by the supplier of water and the County Health Department and has
been properly installed or until the conditions at the consumers premises
creating the need for a protective device have been abated or corrected
to the satisfaction of the supplier of water and the County Health
Department.
(7) For the purpose of making any inspection or discharging
the duties imposed by this section, the supplier of water and the
County Health Department shall have the right to enter upon the premises
of any consumer. Each consumer, as a condition of the continued delivery
of water from the Town water supply, shall be considered as having
stated consent to enter upon premises by the supplier of water and
the County Health Department officer for the purposes stated herein.
E. Presently installed devices. All presently installed backflow prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this section but were approved devices for the purpose described herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained shall, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under Subsection
C(5), be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the Town is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the Town's water supply. Whenever the existing device is moved from the present location or requires more than minimum maintenance (which constitutes a hazard to health), the unit shall be replaced by a backflow prevention device meeting the requirements of this section.
F. Where protection required; type of protection.
(1) Auxiliary water supply. Each service connection from
the Town water supply for furnishing water to a premises having an
auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water
from the premises into the Town water supply.
(a)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in
a separate piping system with no known cross-connection, the Town
water supply shall be protected by an approved double check valve
assembly installed at the service connection to the premises. When
the auxiliary water supply may be contaminated, the supplier of water
may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation
or an approved RPZ installed at the service connection.
(b)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in
a separate piping system and cross-connections are known to exist
between the Town water supply and the auxiliary water supply which
cannot presently be eliminated, the Town water supply shall be protected
by an approved RPZ installed at the service connection to the premises.
When the auxiliary water supply may be contaminated, the supplier
of water may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation
(or approved RPZ) installed at the service connection.
(2) Toxic or hazardous substance under pressure. At the
service connection to any premises on which material dangerous to
health or toxic substance in toxic concentration is or may be handled
under pressure, the Town water supply shall be protected by an air
gap separation. The air gap shall be located as close as practicable
to the service connection and all piping between the service connection
and the receiving tank shall be entirely visible. If these conditions
cannot be reasonably met, the Town water supply shall be protected
with an approved RPZ, provided that this alternative is acceptable
to both the supplier of water and the County Health Department. A
final decision in this matter shall be made by the State Health Department.
(3) Toxic or hazardous substances not under pressure.
At the service connection to any premises on which any material dangerous
to health or toxic substance in toxic concentration is not handled
under pressure but is otherwise handled in such manner as to constitute
a cross-connection, the Town water supply shall be protected by an
approved RPZ, unless such cross-connection is abated to the satisfaction
of the supplier of water and approved by the County Health Department.
(4) Nonhazardous substances. At the service connection
to any premises on which a substance that would be objectionable (but
not necessarily hazardous to health) if introduced into the Town water
supply is handled in such a manner as to constitute a cross-connection,
the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved double check
valve assembly.
(5) Sewage and storm drain treatment plants and pumping
stations. At the service connection to any sewage treatment plant
or sewage pumping station, the Town water supply shall be protected
by an air gap separation. The air gap shall be located as close as
practicable to the service connection and all piping between the service
connection and the receiving tank shall be entirely visible. If these
conditions cannot be reasonably met, the Town water supply shall be
protected with an approved RPZ, provided that this alternative is
acceptable to both the supplier of water and the County Health Department.
A final decision in this matter shall be made by the State Health
Department.
(6) Fire systems. At the service connection to any premises
in which a fire protection system is installed, the Town water supply
shall be protected based on the water source and arrangement of supplies
in accordance with the following classifications:
(a)
Class 1: direct connection from public water
mains only; no pumps, tanks or reservoirs; no physical connections
from auxiliary sources of any kind; all sprinkler drains discharging
to atmosphere, dry wells or other outlets. Protection: none other
than the check valve required by the National Fire Code.
(b)
Class 2: the same as Class 1, except booster
pumps may be installed in the connections from the street mains. Protection:
none other than the check valve required by the National Fire Code.
(c)
Class 3: direct connection from public water
supply main, plus one (1) or more of the following: elevated storage
tank; fire pumps taking suction from aboveground covered reservoirs
or tanks; and pressure tanks. Protection: double check valve assembly.
(d)
Class 4: directly supplied from public mains
similar to Classes 1 and 2 and with an auxiliary water supply on or
available to the premises; or an auxiliary supply may be located within
one thousand seven hundred (1,700) feet of the pumper connection.
Protection: air gap or RPZ.
(e)
Class 5: directly supplied from public mains
and interconnected with auxiliary supplies, such as pumps taking suction
from reservoirs exposed to contamination, or rivers and ponds; driven
wells; mills or other industrial water systems; or where antifreeze
or other additives are used. Protection: air gap or RPZ.
(f)
Class 6: combined industrial and fire protection
systems supplied from the public water mains only, with or without
gravity storage or pump suction tanks. Protection: determined by the
supplier of water upon review of engineering drawings of the system.
(7) Pier and dock hydrants. At the service connection
to any pier or dock hydrant used for supplying vessels at piers or
waterfronts, the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved
RPZ.
(8) Lawn sprinkling systems. At the service connection
to any permanently installed, below-grade lawn sprinkling system,
the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved RPZ assembly.
(9) Others. Examples of other facilities which may require
cross-connection control include, but are not limited to:
(a)
Beverage bottling plants.
(d)
Chemical plants and plating facilities.
(f)
Hospitals, medical buildings, sanitariums, morgues
and mortuaries.
(j)
Metal manufacturing, cleaning and fabricating
plants.
(k)
Radioactive materials production or research
plants.
(l)
Restricted, classified or other facilities closed
to inspection.
(m)
Sewage and storm drain facilities.
(n)
Buildings heated by boilers where treatment
chemicals are used.
(o)
Buildings with certain types of air-conditioning
systems.
[Added 2-24-2020 by L.L.
No. 1-2020]
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the District and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in
which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
water system of the District, is hereby required, at his expense,
to install suitable plumbing facilities therein, and to connect such
facilities directly to the proper public water system, in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after the date
of official notice to do so, provided that the said public water system
is within 100 feet of the owner's property line.
[Adopted 3-23-1981 as L.L. No. 1-1981]
Whenever, for conservation purposes, restrictions
are imposed by the New York City Department of Water Resources upon
the consumption of water by consumers within the City of New York,
the same restrictions or restrictions of like effect which have been
approved by the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Water
Resources shall be imposed and enforced by the district upon the consumption
of water by consumers within the Marlboro Water District.
The Town Board shall, by resolution, restate
said restrictions placed in effect by the New York City Department
of Water Resources and declare a public emergency.
All regulations and orders authorized by this
Article shall be promulgated by posting copies of such orders and
regulations on the official bulletin board of the Town of Marlborough
and by publishing a copy of such orders and regulations once each
week in an official newspaper of the Town during the existence of
such emergency water conditions.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in §
149-27 of this chapter.