In order to promote the health, safety and general welfare of
the citizens of the Village of Warsaw and for the purpose of protecting
the environment, the potable water supply sources, watercourses, tributaries
and/or water reservoirs and to ensure that the users of the potable
water system fairly and reasonably share the cost of the Village of
Warsaw water delivery system, the rules and regulations contained
in this chapter have been adopted by the Village Board of Trustees
of the Village of Warsaw.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A physical break between the supply pipe and receiving vessel.
The air gap must be at 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 machined to have free-moving parts and be watertight. The face
of the closure element and valve seat must be of bronze or other noncorrodible
material which will seal tightly. Pins and bushings must be bronze
or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material machined for easy, dependable
operation. The closure element (clapper) must be internally weighted
or otherwise equipped to promote rapid and positive closure in all
sizes.
An assembly of at least two independently acting check valves
which include tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check
valve assembly, suitable leak detector drains and connections available
for testing the water-tightness of each check valve. This device must
be approved as a complete assembly.
A device incorporating two or more check valves, an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves and the necessary appurtenances for testing. The
device must prevent the pressure in the zone between the two check
valves from exceeding the pressure on the public water supply side
of the device. At cessation of normal flow, the pressure between check
valves must be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of
either check valve, the differential relief valve must operate to
maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to the atmosphere thereby
providing an air gap in the device. These devices must be readily
accessible for maintenance and testing and installed in a location
where no part of the valve will be submerged. The enclosure must drain
such that the water vented by the relief valve will be ejected without
submergence of the relief valve. This device must be approved as a
complete assembly.
Any water supply on or available to the premises, other than
the water supply.
A person who is certified annually by the State of New York
for testing backflow prevention devices. He shall be provided with
an appropriate identification card.
Solid compounds or solutions of potassium chloride (commonly
used as fertilizer), calcium chloride (commonly used for winter road
maintenance) or sodium chloride (commonly used for water softener
regeneration).
Any user of water or any owner of property serviced by the
village water system.
Any unprotected connection between any part of a water system
used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and any source
or system containing water or a substance that is not or cannot be
approved as equally safe, wholesome and potable for human consumption.
Human feces and urine.
An area where inoperable equipment or motor vehicles are
being accumulated for purposes of disposal, sale of used parts or
reclamation of materials, such as metal, glass or fabric.
The shortest horizontal distance from the nearest point of
a structure or object to the high-water mark of a reservoir or to
the edge, margin or steep bank forming the ordinary high-water line
of a watercourse.
Dredge, spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive
materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar
dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into
water.
Any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously.
"Radiation" is ionizing radiation, any alpha particle, beta particle,
gamma ray, X-ray, neutron, high-speed proton and any other atomic
particle producing ionization, but not any sound or radio wave or
visible, infrared or ultraviolet light.
All solid wastes, including garbage, manure, rubbish, ashes,
incinerator residue, street cleanings, dead animals, offal and solid
commercial and industrial wastes.
Land used for the deposit of refuse, except refuse from a
single family, a member of which is the owner, occupant or lessee
of said land, or any part of a farm on which only animal wastes resulting
from the operation of such farm are deposited.
Any liquid or solid waste matter from a domestic, commercial,
private or industrial establishment which is normally carried off
in sewer or waste pipes.
Any system used for disposing of sewage.
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Warsaw
or any village employee authorized to act in his place.
Any compound or substance which is harmful or poisonous to
humans, including but not limited to gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil
or diesel oil.
Any treatment plant, sewer, disposal field, lagoon, pumping
station, septic system, constructed drainage ditch, surface water
intercepting ditch, incinerator, area devoted to sanitary landfill
or other works not specifically mentioned in this definition installed
for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing
of sewage.
The Village of Warsaw, County of Wyoming, State of New York,
acting through its Board of Trustees.
Every spring, stream, marsh or channel of water of any kind
which flows or may flow into the village water supply.
The entire drainage area contributing water to the village
water supply.
Any reservoir, creek, stream, river tributary or any other
source supplying water to the village water system.
The consumer or a person on the premises having complete
knowledge and understanding of the water supply piping within the
premises and responsible for maintaining the consumer's water
system free from cross-connections and other unsanitary defects.
The public water supply of the Village of Warsaw approved
by the New York State Health Department.
