The purpose of this article is to:
A.
Protect the public potable water supply of the Village of Mount Morris
from the possibility of contamination by isolating within its customer's
internal distribution system(s) or its customer's private water
system(s) such contaminations or pollutants which could backflow into
the public water system.
B.
Comply with the requirements of the New York State Sanitary Code,
Section 5-1.31.
The Board of Water Commissioners shall be responsible for the
protection of the Village distribution system from contamination due
to the backflow of contaminants through the water service connection.
If, in the judgment of said Water Department, an acceptable backflow
prevention device is required at the Village's water service
connection to any customer's premises for the safety of the water
system, the Water Department shall give notice, in writing, to said
customer to install such an acceptable backflow prevention device
at each service connection to the premises. The customer shall immediately
install such approved device or devices at his or her own expense;
and failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install
said device or devices immediately shall constitute a ground for discontinuing
water service to the premises until such device or devices have been
properly installed.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An acceptable air gap, reduced-pressure-zone device or double-check-valve
assembly as used to contain potential contamination within a facility.
In order for the reduced pressure zone or the double-check-valve assembly
to be acceptable, it must be listed on the most current version of
the New York State Department of Health List of Acceptable Devices.
One in which substances are present which, if introduced
into the public water supply system, could be a nuisance to other
water customers but would not adversely affect human health. Typical
examples of such substances are food-grade dyes, hot water, stagnant
water from fire lines in which no chemical additives are used, etc.
The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere
between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water
to a tank, plumbing fixture or other device and the flood-level rim
of said vessel. An approved air gap shall be at least double the diameter
of the supply pipe, measured vertically above the top of the rim of
the vessel, and in no case less than one inch.
Accepted by the Village Water Department as meeting an applicable
specification stated or cited in this article or as suitable for the
proposed use.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the Village of Mount Morris's approved public water supply. These
auxiliary waters may include water from another purveyor's potable
water supply or any natural source(s), such as a well, spring, river,
stream, lake or pond, etc., or use waters. These waters may be contaminated
or they may be objectionable and constitute an unacceptable water
source over which the water purveyor does not have sanitary control.
A flow condition, induced by a differential in pressure,
that causes the flow of water or other liquids and/or gases into the
distribution pipe of the Village supply system from any source other
than its intended source.
That individual or firm approved to accomplish the necessary
inspections and operational tests of backflow prevention devices.
The presence in water of a substance that tends to degrade
its quality.
A water user served by the supply system.
The piping used to convey water supplied by the Village supply
system throughout a customer's facility. The system shall include
all those parts of the piping beyond the control point of the Village
water systems. The control point is either the curb valve or the main
valve located in the public right-of-way that isolates the customer's
facilities from the Village distribution system.
Whether a facility is rated as hazardous, aesthetically objectionable
or nonhazardous.
An assembly composed of two single, independently acting
check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves located at
each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the
water tightness of each check valve.
One in which substances may be present which, if introduced
into the public water system, would or may endanger or have an adverse
effect on the health of other water customers. Typical examples include
laboratories, sewage treatment plants, chemical plants, hospitals
and mortuaries.
One which does not require the installation of an acceptable
backflow prevention device.
The entire Village of Mount Morris system, including the
source, transmission mains, distribution system and storage facilities
serving the public. This includes the distribution system up to its
connection with the customer's water system.
A device containing a minimum of two independently acting
check valves, together with an automatically operated pressure differential
relief valve located between the two check valves. During normal flow
and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two
check valves shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage
of either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging
into the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure. The unit
must include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of
the device, and each device shall be fitted with properly located
test cocks.
The Licensed Water Plant Operator, Code Enforcement Officer,
Superintendent of Streets and Village Engineer, or their designated
agents, of the Village of Mount Morris.
A.
The customer's water system shall be open for inspection at
all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the Village
Water Department.
B.
The Water Department shall rate a customer's water system according
to its degree of hazard to the public water supply system. Some of
the factors to be considered are the use and availability of contaminants,
the availability of an auxiliary water supply and the type of fire-fighting
system in use.
C.
An acceptable backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
service line to a customer's water system at or near the property
line or immediately inside the building being served, but in all cases,
before the first branch line leading off the service line as follows:
(1)
All new or replacement water services to one- or two-family residential
buildings will require installation of a residential dual-check device
immediately downstream of the water meter.
(2)
All new or replacement water services to multiple-family (three or
more units) residential buildings will require installation of an
acceptable backflow prevention device, the type of which is dependent
on the degree of hazard present as determined by the Water Department.
As a minimum, residential dual-check devices will be required.
(3)
All new or replacement water services to commercial and industrial
facilities will require the installation of an acceptable backflow
prevention device, the type of which is dependent on the degree of
hazard present as determined by the Water Department. As a minimum,
a double-check-valve assembly will be required.
(4)
Whenever a customer's water system is rated hazardous, an acceptable
reduced-pressure-zone device or air gap shall be installed by the
customer.
(5)
Whenever a customer's water system is rated aesthetically objectionable,
as a minimum, an acceptable double-check-valve assembly shall be installed.
D.
The design of the installation of an acceptable backflow prevention
device must be prepared in accordance with New York State laws and
regulations. The design must be approved by the Water Department and
all agencies required by the applicable New York State and Village
of Mount Morris laws and regulations.
E.
It shall be the duty of the customer at any premises where backflow
prevention devices are installed, except residential dual-check devices,
to have certified inspections and operational tests made at least
once a year. In those instances where the Water Department deems the
hazard to be great enough, it may require certified inspections at
more frequent intervals. Certified inspections and operational tests
must also be made when any backflow prevention device is to be installed,
repaired, overhauled or replaced, in addition to the requirement of
an annual certified inspection at the expense of the customer, and
shall be performed by a certified tester approved by the New York
State Health Department. The Village of Mount Morris has addresses
and telephone numbers of persons who are certified as testers for
backflow prevention devices. It shall be the duty of the Water Department
to see that certified inspection and operational tests of the backflow
prevention devices are made.
F.
All presently installed prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this section 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 under § 226-93, System requirements, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the Water Department is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the utility system. Whenever the existing device is moved from the present location or requires more than minimum maintenance or constitutes a hazard to health, the unit must be replaced by a backflow prevention device meeting the requirements of this section.
G.
No water service connection to any customer's water system shall
be installed or maintained by the Village unless the water supply
is protected as required by state laws and regulations and this article.
Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued by the Village
if a backflow prevention device required by this article is not installed,
tested and maintained or it is found that a backflow prevention device
has been removed or bypassed. Service will not be restored until such
conditions or defects are corrected.
H.
If any facility served by a water system denies the Water Department
access to its premises for the purposes of determining if protection
to the public water system is necessary, the maximum protection condition
shall be imposed with the requirement that the number of devices shall
equal the number of service lines.
A.
A violation of the provisions of § 226-93, System requirements, of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall be subject to a separate such fine or imprisonment.
B.
The Attorney for the Village of Mount Morris may maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Village of Mount Morris in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with this article or restrain by injunction any violation of this article, notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A hereof for a penalty or other punishment.
C.
Where any violation of this article causes expense to the Village
of Mount Morris, such violation may also be punishable by a civil
suit against the violator, brought by the Attorney for the Village
of Mount Morris in the name of the Village of Mount Morris in a court
of competent jurisdiction, to recover such additional cost, including
reasonable attorney fees.
D.
The following penalties shall be applicable for a violation of this
article:
(1)
Failure to install the appropriate backflow prevention device within
the prescribed time frame as per the Water Department after first
notice: $250.
(2)
Failure to install the appropriate backflow prevention device within
the prescribed time frame after second notice: termination of service.
(3)
Failure to at least annually test the backflow prevention device:
$300 and/or termination of service.
(4)
Failure to replace or repair a backflow prevention device as required:
$1,000 and/or termination of service.
