[Ord. No. 483,
§§ 700.1—700.4, 5-16-1966]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
indicated meanings:
BOTTLED WATER
Any artificial or natural mineral, spring or other water
bottled for drinking purposes.
CONNECTION
Any physical connection between two (2) pipes or conduits
at least one of which carries or is intended to carry potable water.
When qualified by one of the following prefixes the terms shall have
the specific meaning stated:
(1)
BACKFLOW CONNECTIONAny arrangement whereby the flow of water into a water supply system from any source except its regular one can occur.
(3)
INTERCONNECTIONAny physical connection or arrangement of pipes between two (2) otherwise separate building water supply systems whereby water may flow from one system to the other, the direction of flow depending upon the pressure differential between the two (2) systems. Where such connection occurs between the sources of two (2) such systems and the first branch from either, whether inside or outside the building, the term "cross-connection" applies.
(4)
OPEN CONNECTIONA pipe arrangement which provides an air gap between two (2) water supply systems and which may become a cross-connection or interconnection by the insertion of a length of pipe into the air gap.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
Any water system serving or intended to serve water for human
consumption or for domestic uses or purposes to more than one service
connection irrespective of payments to be made for water service.
The system shall include all of the sources, treatment works and distribution
lines to the point of service connection at the meter, property line
or any similar premises' connection point which are under one ownership,
management and operation.
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
Any water system not classified as public, intended primarily
for the use of the occupants of one premises. The system shall include
all sources, treatment works and distribution piping by which water
is furnished to water taps or outlets of the system.
SERVICE CONNECTION
A connection between a water line of a public system and
the water piping system of a single premises usually joined by a valve
and/or meter controlled by the water system management and located
in a curb box or on the premises.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.1, 5-16-1966]
No person shall provide or make accessible a public water supply
or bottled water for human consumption or domestic use unless the
source, treatment and distribution of such water shall be so protected
from pollution and so maintained as to deliver a water of safe, sanitary
quality. Such delivered water shall not contain bacterial, chemical
or other contamination in such quantity as may be injurious to health
or as may indicate such water to be unsatisfactory for human consumption
as determined by test in a laboratory approved for the purpose by
the township board of health. Public water supplies shall conform
with the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards
now in effect or hereafter adopted.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.2, 5-16-1966]
No spring or well classified as a public water supply shall be used as source of domestic water supply which does not conform to the requirements and standards set forth in section
23-61 through
23-68 of this article.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.3, 5-16-1966]
No person shall provide or maintain a private water supply to be used for drinking or other domestic purposes by any person, other than the owner thereof, unless such water supply shall be potable, protected against pollution and free from bacterial standards of water quality, as defined in section
23-61 through
23-68 of this article.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.4, 5-16-1966]
No new or repaired water supply system, or any structure which
may have become contaminated accidentally or otherwise, shall be placed
in use before such system or structure has been effectively cleaned
and disinfected in accordance with accepted practices and standards
of the American Water Works Association now in effect or hereafter
adopted.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.5, 5-16-1966]
Whenever the township health officer shall determine that the
water delivered to consumers for drinking or other domestic use does
not meet the requirements of the township health regulations, it shall
so notify the person in responsible charge of such water supply and
may order the treatment, abandonment, sealing or posting of that portion
of the distribution system or connections within the township which
does not meet the requirements of township health regulations.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.6, 5-16-1966]
No person shall permit any connection between a potable water
supply and an unapproved auxiliary water supply or any structure containing
sewage, nonpotable water or other substance injurious to health.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.7, 5-16-1966]
Whenever, upon examination, it shall appear that the water from
a well or spring or other source classified as a public water supply
is not suitable for human consumption, the use of such water shall
be discontinued and the well or spring shall be abandoned.
[Ord. No. 483,
§ 701.8, 5-16-1966]
No well shall be used for any other purpose than as a source
of water. Abandoned wells shall be filled with clean earth or capped
with substantial water-tight slabs so as to prevent the contamination
of the underground water supply.
[Ord. No. 483,
§§ 702.1, 702.2, 5-16-1966]
(a) Samples of water from any water supply classified as a public water
supply may be taken for examination by the township health officer
as often as he deems necessary for the detection of pollution or unwholesomeness.
The township board of health shall condemn any water supply classified
as a public water supply which it examines and finds to be polluted
to the extent that it is a present or potential danger to the public
health.
(b) The health officer may, at his discretion, refuse to take for examination
samples of water from any private water supply which is not adequately
protected from surface contamination.