[Adopted 8-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
A.
Privately owned water distribution systems shall be responsible for
ensuring that their system is inspected, maintained and operated to
provide an adequate quantity of safe drinking water to those consumers
served and for firefighting purposes. This responsibility includes
maintaining or contracting for an adequate number of trained staff
to perform all duties necessary, performing maintenance and replacement
of water mains and appurtenances when necessary to keep the facilities
in good operating condition. This responsibility also includes ensuring
that sufficient fiscal resources are available for needed repairs
and eventual system replacement.
B.
Privately owned sewer distribution systems shall be responsible for
ensuring that their system is inspected, maintained and operated according
to industry standards. This responsibility includes maintaining or
contracting for an adequate number of trained staff to perform all
duties necessary, performing maintenance and replacement of sewer
systems when necessary to keep the facilities in good operating condition.
This responsibility also includes ensuring that sufficient fiscal
resources are available for needed repairs and eventual system replacement.
A.
The following water systems, located on private property, shall comply
with the private water system maintenance requirements of this section
if they have any of the following:
B.
The following sewer systems, located on private property, shall comply
with the private sewer system maintenance requirements of this section
if they have any of the following:
A.
Every private water system shall have a designated operator in charge.
No person may be an operator in charge of a water system subclass
unless that person holds a valid certificate for that subclass issued
pursuant to § NR 114.30, Wis. Adm. Code.
B.
The owner of a private water system shall designate to the water
utility the operator in charge of the water system and provide twenty-four-hour-a-day
contact information. The designated operator in charge shall meet
the requirements stated in § NR 114.32, Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
Only the operator in charge or persons supervised by the operator
in charge may operate the private water system. The operator in charge
shall coordinate all private water system operations with the water
utility providing two working days' notice before operating any fire
hydrant or valve.
A.
Unless an alternate schedule is approved by the Sanitary District,
each private water system shall perform all of the following:
(1)
Valve exercising. All distribution system valves shall be exercised,
consistent with Sanitary District policy, at least every two years.
(2)
Hydrant exercising. All hydrants shall be exercised, consistent
with Sanitary District policy, at least once every two years.
(3)
Hydrant/valve maintenance, inspection and fire flow testing.
Hydrants and valves shall be inspected annually and maintained in
proper working condition, consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations,
American Water Works Association (AWWA) and National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) standards. Fire hydrants shall be flow tested occasionally
sufficient to demonstrate current flow rates.
(4)
Flushing dead-end mains. Mains shall be flushed to remove sediment
or water of poor quality, consistent with Sanitary District policy,
at least once every two years.
(5)
Leakage detection. Mains, valves, hydrants and services shall
be inspected for leaks according to AWWA M36, consistent with that
of the Sanitary District policy, at least once every year. Water systems
that are master metered are exempt from the annual leak detection
maintenance requirement.
(6)
Hydrant sandblasting and painting. Hydrants shall be sandblasted,
primed and painted safety red, and caps shall be color coded to the
fire flow rate per NFPA, consistent with Sanitary District policy,
as needed, but not to exceed once every 10 years.
(7)
Repair leaks. Repair leaks that have been identified in a timely
manner:
(8)
Additional maintenance. Perform all additional prudent water
main and appurtenance maintenance, repairs or replacements per AWWA
and NFPA as necessary to keep the facilities in good operating condition,
typically within four weeks to six weeks of detection.
(9)
Cost for services performed by the Town. Should the private
utility prefer to have the Town perform the required maintenance,
a water and sewer maintenance agreement shall be signed by the property
owner and cost for maintenance shall be billed annually. In such an
event payment is not made, all associated costs will be assessed back
as a special charge against the property pursuant to § 66.0627,
Wis. Stats. Said charge shall be a lien on the property and shall
be collected with the real estate taxes.
B.
Unless an alternate schedule is approved by the Sanitary District,
each private sewer system shall perform all of the following:
(1)
Cleaning and televising. All sanitary sewer lines of eight inches
in diameter or larger shall be cleaned and televised every five years
according to industry standards.
(2)
Manhole inspection. All manholes located within the private
sanitary sewer system shall be inspected for leaks or decay once per
year consistent with Sanitary District policy.
(3)
Written report. The private utility shall provide the Sanitary
District with a written report within 30 days of the work which identifies
the location of the sewers televised and location of all the joints,
lateral connections, leaks, obstructions, and defects of all sanitary
sewer cleaning and televising.
(4)
Repairs. The private utility shall correct any leaks, obstructions
or defects found from televising or inspections within 20 days of
detection.
(5)
Cost for services performed by the Town. Should the private
utility prefer to have the Town perform the required maintenance,
a water and sewer maintenance agreement shall be signed by the property
owner and cost for maintenance shall be billed annually. In such an
event payment is not made, all associated costs will be assessed back
as a special charge against the property pursuant to § 66.0627,
Wis. Stats. Said charge shall be a lien on the property and shall
be collected with the real estate taxes.
Private water and sewer systems shall provide records and documentation
of private water and sewer inspections, maintenance and operations
to the Town Sanitary District:
A.
Provide documentation of a valid service contract that authorizes
the performance of needed maintenance and emergency repair work should
the need arise.
B.
Provide and maintain detailed water and sewer system as-constructed
plans and list of materials, parts and equipment that the systems
are made of.
C.
Provide copies of all maintenance contracts, test records, reports
and verification of payment documenting required system maintenance
activities have taken place.
A.
No person may use or take water from a private water system except
for the purpose of extinguishing a fire; or operating valves or hydrants,
or damage or impair a private water or sewer system.
B.
Any person connected to the water or sanitary system that is found
to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be served
by the Sanitary District with a written notice stating the nature
of the violation. Said notice shall provide a reasonable time for
the violation to be corrected. The offender shall within the time
stated permanently cease all violations.
C.
Any person, partnership or corporation, or any officer, agent or
employee thereof, who continues the violation beyond the aforementioned
notice time limit shall be subject to a forfeiture as determined by
the Sanitary District Commission.
D.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article or rules and
regulations of the Town or who shall violate a provision of the Wisconsin
Statutes or Wisconsin Administrative Code shall be subject to a forfeiture
as may be determined by the resolution of the Sanitary District Commission.
