[Adopted 11-14-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007]
The purpose of this article is:
A.
To protect the public potable water supply of the
Village of Scotia from the possibility of contamination by isolating
within its customer's internal distribution system or its customer's
private water system such contaminations or pollutants which could
backflow into the public water supply system; and
B.
To comply with the requirements of the New York State
Sanitary Code Section 5-1.31.
For the purpose of this article, unless it is
plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended,
certain terms used herein are defined as follows:
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 inch.
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze, composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be bronze
or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for easy, dependable
operation. The closure element (e.g., clapper) shall be internally
weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote rapid and positive
closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
An assembly of at least two independently acting approved
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 check valve.
A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves, and equipped with necessary appurtenances for
testing. The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the
zone between the two 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 valves shall be less than the supply pressure.
In case of leakage of either valve, the differential relief valve
shall operate to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to
the atmosphere. 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 submerged.
Any water supply approved by, or under the public health
supervision of, a public health agency of the State of New York, County
of Schenectady or the Village of Scotia. In determining what constitutes
an approved water supply, the Department of Public Health of the State
of New York (herein called "State Health Department") shall have the
final judgment as to its safety and potability.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the Village water supply.
Any person to whom water is sold and furnished from the Village
of Scotia.
An impairment of the quality of the Village 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.
Any unprotected connection between any part of the 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.
Any substance of a nonpoisonous nature that may create a
moderate or minor hazard to the water supply system.
Any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership,
trust or association or persons, joint venture, corporation, or company,
and includes the United States, the State of New York, the County
of Schenectady, and any officer or agent thereof.
Integrated land area including improvements thereon undivided
by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the Village
of Scotia and where all parts of the premises are operated under the
same management and for the same purpose.
Any of the following devices:
The terminal end of a service connection from the Village
water supply at 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.
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Scotia,
or his or her authorized representative.
Any substance (liquid, solid or gaseous), including raw sewage
and lethal substances, that, when introduced into the water supply
system, creates or may create a danger to the health and well-being
of the consumer.
Village of Scotia.
Approved water supply sold and delivered to consumers' premises
through the waterworks system of the Village of Scotia.
A.
Auxiliary water supply. Each service connection from
the Village water supply for furnishing water to premises having an
auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water
from the premises into the water supply.
(1)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate
piping system with no known cross-connection, the Village 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 Superintendent may order the Village
water supply protected by an air gap separation or an approved reduced
pressure principle backflow prevention device installed at the service
connection to the premises.
(2)
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate
piping system and cross-connections are known to exist between the
Village water supply and the auxiliary water supply which cannot presently
be eliminated, the Village water supply shall be protected by an approved
reduced-pressure principle flow prevention device installed at the
service connection to the premises. When the auxiliary supply may
be contaminated, the Superintendent may order the Village water supply
protected by an air gap separation installed at the service connection.
B.
Toxic or hazardous substances. Should a facility be
rated hazardous, a reduced-pressure-zone device shall be required
independent of a separate system handling the auxiliary water system.
The Village shall also require a reduced-pressure-zone device if the
facility were rated nonhazardous and the auxiliary water system did
not meet the water quality requirements of the Sanitary Code.
C.
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 Village
water supply is handled in such a manner as to constitute a cross-connection,
the Village water supply shall be protected by an approved double-check
valve assembly.
A.
Except as provided in Subsection A(3), delivery of water shall not be discontinued until written notice thereof has been given to the consumer. The notice shall state:
(1)
The conditions or defects which must be corrected;
(2)
The manner in which the stated conditions or defects
are to be corrected; and
(3)
The date on or after which delivery of water will
be discontinued, and which shall not be less than 15 nor more than
90 days following the date of delivery of mailing of the notice. The
Superintendent may grant the consumer an extension of an additional
period not to exceed 90 days if he or she determines the consumer
has exercised due diligence but has been unable to comply with the
notice within the time originally allowed.
B.
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, then 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, 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 consumer for water service in the records
of the Village.
C.
Once discontinued, delivery of water shall not be
resumed until any protection device required by this article and approved
by the Superintendent has been properly installed, or until the conditions
at the consumer's premises creating the need for a protective device
have been abated or corrected to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
For the purpose of making any inspections or
discharging the duties imposed by this article, the Superintendent
shall have the right to enter upon the premises of any consumer. Each
consumer, as a condition of the continued delivery to his premises
of water from the Village water supply, shall be considered as having
stated his consent to the entry upon his or her premises to the Superintendent
for the purposes stated herein.
All presently installed prevention devices which
do not meet the requirements of this article but were approved devices
for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and
which have been properly maintained shall, except for the inspection
and maintenance requirements, be excluded from the requirements of
these rules so long as the Superintendent is assured that they will
satisfactorily protect the Village'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 article.
A.
Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to construct, alter, repair, move, remove, demolish,
equip, use, occupy or maintain any premises in violation of any provision
of this article or to fail in any manner to comply with a notice,
directive or order of the Superintendent of Public Works, the Village
Building Inspector, or the designee of any one of the them, requiring
compliance with this article.
B.
Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall
fail to comply with a written order of the Superintendent of Public
Works, the Village Building Inspector, or the designee of any one
of them, within the time fixed for compliance therewith, and any person,
firm or corporation who shall violate any of the applicable provisions
of this article shall be guilty of a violation which shall be punishable
by a fine of $500. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed
a separate offense.
