[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Rothschild 11-13-1967 as Sec. 9.02 of the 1967 Code; amended in its entirety 3-12-2018. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 234.
Water and sewers — See Ch. 535.
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Wisconsin Administrative Code Chs. NR 810 and SPS 382, and as from time to time they are amended, are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated into this Code as if fully set forth herein.
B. 
Definition of cross-connection. A cross-connection is defined as any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate systems, one of which contains potable water from the Village's public water system, and the other of which contains water from a private source, water of unknown or questionable safety, or steam, gases, or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow from one system to the other, with the direction of flow depending on the pressure differential between the two systems.
C. 
Unprotected cross-connections prohibited. No person, firm, or corporation may establish or maintain, or permit to be established or maintained, any unprotected cross-connection. Cross-connections shall be protected as required in Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code.
D. 
Inspection. The Village water utility may inspect, require to be inspected, or arrange for an inspection of property served by the public water system for cross-connections. The frequency of inspections shall be established by the Village water utility in accordance with Wisconsin Administrative Code. Any unprotected cross-connections identified by an inspection shall be promptly corrected. Failure to promptly correct an unprotected cross-connection shall be sufficient cause for the Village water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Subsection G of this Section.
E. 
Right of entry. Upon presentation of credentials, a representative of the Village water utility shall have the right to request entry, at any reasonable time, to a property served by a connection to the public water system for the purpose of inspecting the property for cross-connections. Refusing entry to such utility representative shall be sufficient cause for the Village water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Subsection G of this Section. If entry is refused, a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats., may be obtained.
F. 
Provision of requested information. The Village water utility may request an owner, lessee, or occupant of property served by a connection to the public water system to furnish the Village water utility with pertinent information regarding the piping systems on the property. Refusing to provide requested information shall be sufficient cause for the Village water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Subsection G of this Section.
G. 
Discontinuation of water for violation. The Village water utility may discontinue water service to any property wherein any unprotected connection in violation of this Chapter exists, and take other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service may be discontinued, however, only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in Subsection H of this Section. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the unprotected cross-connection has been eliminated.
H. 
Emergency discontinuance. If it is determined by the Village water utility that an unprotected cross-connection or emergency endangers public health, safety, or welfare, and requires immediate action, and if a written finding to that effect is filed with the Village Clerk and delivered to the customer's premises, water service may be immediately discontinued. The customer shall have an opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., within 10 days of such emergency discontinuance. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the unprotected cross-connection has been eliminated.
A. 
Dishwasher discharge. A separate trap shall be installed to receive the discharge of any dishwasher. All domestic dishwashers shall drain by means of an indirect waste to the drainage system.
B. 
Grease separators. Grease separators shall be installed wherever kitchen or other greasy wastes from pot or dish washing sinks are discharged into a building drain or sewer. They shall be installed in such places as hotels, restaurants, butcher shops, bakeries, clubhouses, hospitals, church and school kitchens and similar places. The grease separator shall be designed to adequately serve the fixture (manufacturer rating may be used for sizing), shall be placed as near as possible to the fixture from which it receives the waste, shall be accessible for easy cleaning, and shall be vented as to preclude the possibility of self-siphonage. See also Code §§ 535-16 and 535-17.
C. 
Connections to water distribution system. No valve or connection of any kind shall be tapped into the wall of any domestic water pipe, nor shall any saddle type of connection device be used except on a valved branch provided for this purpose.
D. 
Relief valves. All equipment for heating and storage of hot water for domestic or commercial purposes, when installed, repaired, replaced, relocated or reconnected, shall be equipped with an emergency protective device to prevent excessive pressure and excessive temperature. The valve shall be a combination temperature and pressure relief valve of the extended thermometer type, manually tested and as listed by the American National Standards Institute. The minimum size shall be 3/4 inch for both inlet and outlet, and the valve shall be rated for the total British thermal unit (Btu) input of the heating equipment. The discharge pipe shall be the full size of the relief valve outlet and shall terminate in an open fixture of not more than 10 inches from the floor as close as possible to a drain properly connected to the building drain.
E. 
Trailer wastes. No person shall discharge the effluent from any trailer privy or disposal collector used in trailers for human habitation into any plumbing fixture not specifically designed for the reception of such effluent.
F. 
Abandoned water and sewer service. Before a building is moved or demolished, the water service and building sewer shall be located at the property line. The water service and sewer shall be sealed off in the presence of the Village. The plugs or seals shall not be covered until an approval has been given by the Village.
G. 
Parking lots and surface drains.
(1) 
All parking lots shall be provided with adequate yard drainage. In all cases drainage shall be to a terminal designated and approved by the Village.
(2) 
The size of the conduit serving a parking lot shall be determined by the area to be drained and be approved by the Village.
(3) 
Catch basins and grate areas shall be to the standards of the Village specifications.
H. 
Catch basins and receptacles. All stormwater or clear water drainpipes that must be left open to drain basement areas, yards, gardens or other places shall be connected with suitable catch basins of brick, vitrified clay pipe, concrete or other suitable substance, the bottom of which shall not be less than 1/2 foot below the bottom of the outlet pipe. Every such catch basin or receptacle shall be placed inside the lot line of the lot or lots to be drained. The installation of such basins or connections shall have the approval of the Village.
I. 
Subsoil or footing drains. Where footing or subsoil drains are installed without or within the walls or footings of any building, they shall be discharged to an accessible catch basin not less than 18 inches deep and 12 inches in diameter. The rim of such catch basin shall terminate not less than two inches above the basement floor and shall be located not less than 10 feet from any building drain or branch. No catch basin will be required when footing or subsoil drains can be discharged to the storm sewer, a seepage pit or to the ground surface by gravity, provided that the discharge point is within the property boundaries or to a public gutter and that no hazard or nuisance is created.
J. 
Catch basin ejectors. When there are indications that indoor catch basins receiving the discharge of subsoil drains will discharge indirectly to the sanitary sewer, a sump pump or ejector shall be installed to elevate the contents of said basin to a proper discharge point.
K. 
Sump pumps. All sump pumps installed for the purpose of discharging clear waters from foundation drains and ground infiltration and where the premises is not serviced by gravity drainage into a storm sewer shall discharge as follows:
(1) 
A premises abutting or serviced by a storm sewer lateral shall discharge into an underground conduit leading to the storm sewer lateral. A check valve on the sump pump discharge pipe shall be installed at the end of the storm sewer lateral in accordance with applicable plumbing standards. This Subsection shall be enforced in the same manner as provided in § 535-1 of this Code pertaining to required connections to sewer and water mains.
(2) 
Sump pumps in all other areas shall either discharge into an underground conduit leading to a drainage ditch or shall discharge onto the ground at least one foot or more out from the building and above permanent grade in such a manner as not to create a nuisance.
(3) 
No discharge pipe shall be reduced in size from the discharge opening left by the manufacturer. The discharge pipe from the pump opening to the outside of the building shall be rigidly secure.
(4) 
No sump discharge shall be allowed to flow on or across a public sidewalk.
L. 
Roof drains.
(1) 
Roof drains may discharge on the ground, provided that such discharge does not create a nuisance.
(2) 
The bleeding of an inverted rainwater conductor into the sanitary sewer will be permitted only with the approval of the Plumbing Inspector. The bleeder connection shall be taken off from the side of the conductor pipe and connected to the sanitary sewer above the flow line. The connection openings shall be tapped threaded fitting, not less than one-inch pipe size. The connection shall be made in an approved manner.
M. 
Manufactured and mobile home community and trailer camp regulations.
(1) 
Manufactured and mobile home communities shall be served by a private main sanitary sewer connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system. The connection from an individual manufactured or mobile home to the private main sanitary sewer shall be adequately trapped and vented to conform to regulations set forth by Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code.
(2) 
The size of the water service for a manufactured and mobile home community and for a trailer camp shall be determined by the number of units served and shall conform to the recommendations of the Village.
Any person violating this chapter shall be subject to § 1-2 of this Code.