The Water Utility and the Light Utility shall
be combined as one utility, pursuant to § 66.0819, Wis.
Stats., and shall be designated the "Waterloo Water and Light Utility."
[Amended 9-7-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-10]
A. Purposes. The purposes of this section are:
(1) To protect the public health, safety and welfare and
to prevent contamination of the public water system by providing for
the inspection of properties to assure compliance with cross-connection
requirements.
(2) To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program
of cross-connection control, which will systematically and effectively
prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems
under the direct authority of the City of Waterloo.
B. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
BACKFLOW
The unwanted reverse flow of liquids, solids or gases.
BACK-PRESSURE
A pressure greater than the supply pressure which causes
backflow.
BACK SIPHONAGE
The creation of a backflow as a result of negative pressure.
CROSS-CONNECTION
A connection or potential connection between any part of
a water supply system and another environment containing any substance
in a manner that, under any circumstances, would allow the substance
to enter the water supply system by means of back siphonage or back
pressure.
PERSON
A natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability
company, corporation or association.
POTABLE WATER
Water that is both safe for drinking, personal use or culinary
use; and free of impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause
disease or harmful physiological effects.
C. Prohibitions.
(1) No person shall establish or permit to be established
or maintain or permit to be maintained any cross-connection.
(2) No person shall remove or permit to be removed a cross-connection
control device.
(3) No person shall establish an interconnection whereby
potable water from a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply,
other than the regular public water supply of the City of Waterloo,
may enter the supply or distribution system of said municipality,
unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method
of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the
City of Waterloo and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
in accordance with Section NR 811.09, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
D. Property owner responsibilities. The property owner
shall be responsible for the protection of the potable water supply
by the elimination of or protection from all cross-connections on
the property. The property owner, at the property owner's expense,
shall install, maintain and test any and all backflow protection devices
on the property in compliance with the provisions of this section.
The property owner shall inform the City of any proposed or modified
cross-connections.
E. Inspection. The City of Waterloo shall have the power
and authority at all reasonable times to inspect all properties served
by a connection to the public water system of the City of Waterloo
for cross-connections. The frequency of inspections and reinspections
based on potential health hazards involved shall be established by
the City of Waterloo and shall be in accordance with Section NR 811.09,
Wisconsin Administrative Code. If entry is refused, such representative
may obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119,
Wis. Stats. A copy of any testing conducted on any backflow prevention
device shall be provided to the City of Waterloo. Upon request by
a representative of the City of Waterloo, the owner, lessee or occupant
of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any
additional pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems
on such property if such information is known to such owner, lessee
or occupant.
F. Discontinuance of water service. The City of Waterloo is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service may be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this section, except as provided in Subsection
F. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection(s) has been eliminated or a backflow prevention means, approved by the City, has been installed in compliance with the provisions of this section.
G. Emergency action. If it is determined by the City
of Waterloo that a cross-connection or an emergency causes imminent
danger to the public health, safety or welfare and requires immediate
action, service may be immediately discontinued or ordered disconnected.
The person aggrieved shall receive notice of the disconnection and
shall have the right to appeal action pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
H. The provisions of Section Comm. 82.41 of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code, as amended from time to time, relating to cross-connection
control are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth
herein.
[Added 12-15-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-04; amended 11-14-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-09]
A. Every water service lateral connected to the Waterloo Utilities Water
System (Utility) shall be made of suitable material as determined
by the Waterloo Utility Commission.
B. Intent and purpose. The Common Council of the City of Waterloo finds
that it is in the public interest to establish a comprehensive program
for the removal and replacement of lead water laterals in use within
both the public Utility and in private systems and to that end declares
the purposes of this section to be as follows:
(1)
To ensure the water quality at every tap of Utility customers
meets the water quality standards specified under the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act;
(2)
To reduce the lead in City drinking water to meet Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) standards and ideally to reduce the lead contaminant
level to zero in City drinking water for the health of City residents;
(3)
To eliminate the constriction of water flow caused by mineral-rich
surface water flowing through lead water service pipes and the consequent
buildup of mineral deposits inside lead pipes; and
(4)
To meet the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
requirements for local compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule.
C. Owner to replace lead service. Existing lead water service laterals
connected to the Utility shall be replaced with water service laterals
made of suitable materials and at the owner's expense. Replacement
shall be completed either before or in conjunction with the next water
project in the area of the affected property.
D. Water system improvements. Property owners in a property area where
water system improvements are taking place will be notified, in writing,
of capital improvement projects involving the public or private water
system. The notification shall be at least 60 days prior to the commencement
of the water-system-related construction, and shall be issued by Waterloo
Utilities.
E. Inspection required. The Waterloo Utilities Superintendent or his/her
designee shall inspect all private connections to the public water
system for presence of lead or lead-causing pipes prior to, if possible,
or at the time that the Utility water system is to be reconstructed
and, if unable to gain access for inspection, may pursue an inspection
warrant. In the event the lateral is found to contain lead, the Clerk/Treasurer,
or his/her designee, shall notify the owner, in writing, by United
States Mail within 10 working days, of the fact, along with information
about the City's Lead Water Service Replacement Program. The affected
property owner shall provide proof of arrangements for replacement
of the private lead water service lateral within 90 days of the date
of the notification letter.
F. Authority to discontinue service. As an alternative to any other
methods for obtaining compliance with the requirements of this Municipal
Code regarding replacement of illegal private water laterals, the
Utility may, as provided in Water Utility Operating Rules approved
by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, discontinue water service
to such property served by illegal private water service laterals
after reasonable notice and an opportunity for hearing before the
Waterloo Utility Commission.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the rules and regulations of the Utility adopted pursuant to this article shall be subject to the penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4 of this Code.