[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The purpose of this article is to:
A.
Protect the health and welfare of the users of the public potable
water supply in the Village of Denmark from the possibility of contamination
or pollution.
B.
Enable the Village of Denmark to meet the requirements of § NR
810.15, Wis. Adm. Code, and amendments which require protection of
the public water system from contaminants due to backflow of contaminants
through the water service connection.
C.
Provide for the maintenance of a continuing comprehensive program
of cross-connection control which will systematically and effectively
prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems
under the direct authority of the Village of Denmark water system.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The undesirable flow of water or mixtures of water and other
liquids, solids, gases, or other substances under positive or reduced
pressure into the Village of Denmark water system's potable water
supply from any source.
A means designed to prevent backflow caused by back pressure
or backsiphonage, most commonly categorized as an air gap, reduced-pressure-principle
backflow assembly, double check valve assembly, pressure breaker,
backsiphonage backflow vacuum breaker (spill-resistant pressure vacuum
breaker), pipe-applied atmospheric vacuum breaker, flush tank ball
cock, laboratory faucet backflow preventer, backflow preventer for
carbonated beverage machine, vacuum breaker wall hydrants (freeze-resistant
automatic draining), chemical dispensing machine, hose connection
vacuum breaker, hose connection backflow preventer, backflow preventer
with intermediate atmospheric vent and barometric loop.
An elevation of pressure in the downstream piping system
(i.e., pump, elevation of pumping, or steam and/or air pressure) above
the utility supply pressure which would cause or tend a reversal of
the normal direction of flow.
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the Village's potable water supply system from any source caused
by the sudden reduction of pressure in the Village's potable water
supply system.
Any physical or potential connection or arrangement between
two otherwise separate water systems, one of which contains potable
water from the Village of Denmark system and the other water from
a private source, water of unknown or questionable safety, or steam,
gas, or chemicals where there may be a flow from one water system
to the other caused by the pressure differential between the two systems.
Policies and procedures for cross-connection control and
backflow prevention for the Village of Denmark, Wisconsin.
The Village of Denmark Water Utility shall be responsible for
the protection of the public potable water distribution system from
contamination or pollution due to backflow of contaminants or pollutants.
The Village of Denmark will oversee that all residential, commercial,
industrial, and public authority property connected to the public
water supply complies with §§ NR 810.15 and SPS 382.41,
Wis. Adm. Code, and this article. The Village of Denmark shall charge
fees according to the Village's Cross-Connection Control Manual for
maintaining a comprehensive cross-connection control protection plan.
The Village has the authority to discontinue service if deemed necessary
to protect the public potable water supply.
A.
The property owner shall be responsible for the protection of the
customer's potable water system. These responsibilities include the
elimination of or protection of all cross-connections or potential
cross-connections on the property owner's premises. The owner shall,
at his own expense, install, maintain, and test any and all backflow
preventers on his premises in accordance with § SPS 382.41,
Wis. Adm. Code, and the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Control
Manual requirements.
B.
The property owner shall have corrected any malfunction revealed
by periodic testing of any backflow preventer on his premises.
C.
The property owner shall inform the Village of any proposed or modified
cross-connections and also any existing cross-connections that are
not protected by an approved backflow prevention means.
D.
The property owner shall not install a bypass around any backflow
preventer unless there is a backflow preventer of the same type in
the bypass. Property owners who cannot shut down operation for testing
of the backflow prevention assembly must supply additional assemblies
necessary to allow testing and maintenance to take place. In the event
the property owner installs potable water using fixtures, equipment
or appurtenances upstream of a backflow preventer, such must have
their own approved backflow prevention.
No interconnection shall be established where potable water
from a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply, other than the
public water supply of the Village, may enter the supply or distribution
system of said Village, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency
water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply have
been approved by the Village and the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources.
It shall be the duty of the Village of Denmark Water Utility to perform inspections of single-family properties connected to the Village public water system. Residential properties serviced by the Village shall be surveyed on a twenty-year interval as required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Failure to comply will result in penalties as outlined in § 296-13 of this article and the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Policy and Procedures Section of the Cross-Connection Control Manual.
Apartment property owners connected to the Village of Denmark public water system shall, at their own expense, have their premises surveyed by a properly trained cross-connection surveyor or plumber on a twenty-year interval as required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Failure to comply will result in penalties as outlined in § 296-13 of this article and the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Policy and Procedures Section of the Cross-Connection Control Manual.
Commercial property owners connected to the Village of Denmark public water supply shall, at their own expense, have their premises surveyed by a properly trained cross-connection surveyor or plumber on an interval of two years or 20 years. The frequency of the required inspections will be based on the potential health hazards and contamination risk to the public water supply. The Village of Denmark and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will designate the appropriate frequency of each property. Failure to comply will result in penalties as outlined in § 296-13 of this article and the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Policy and Procedures Section of the Cross-Connection Control Manual.
Industrial property owners connected to the Village of Denmark
public water supply shall, at their own expense, have their premises
surveyed by a properly trained cross-connection surveyor or plumber
on an interval of two years as required by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources. Failure to comply will result in penalties as
outlined in the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Policy and Procedures
Section of the Cross-Connection Control Manual.
Any person, firm, or corporation who or which violates any section of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Further, each day of continuing violation of the provisions of this article by a person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. Failure to comply will result in penalties as outlined in the Village of Denmark's Cross-Connection Policy and Procedures Section of the Cross-Connection Control Manual.
Upon presentation of credentials, representatives of the Village
shall have the right to request entry at any reasonable time to examine
property served by a connection to the public water system of the
Village for cross-connections. If entry is refused, such representatives
shall obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119,
Wis. Stats. The Utility shall charge the property owner a fee set
by the Village Board per day for refusal to allow entry to examine
any property. Upon request, the owner, lessee or occupant of any property
served shall furnish to the Village of Denmark Water Utility any pertinent
information regarding the piping system on such property.
The Village is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property where any connection in violation of this article exists and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any possibility of contamination of the potable water system. Water service shall be discontinued if the means of backflow prevention required by the Village is not installed, tested, maintained and/or repaired in compliance with this article, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Plumbing Code, Chs. SPS 382 to SPS 384, Wis. Adm. Code, and the Village's Cross-Connection Control Manual, or if it is found that the means of backflow prevention required by this article has been bypassed or removed. Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in § 296-16 of this article.
[Amended 3-1-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-01]
If it is determined by the Village that a cross-connection or
an emergency endangers public health, safety or welfare and requires
immediate action, service may be immediately discontinued. The owner,
lessee, or occupant shall have an opportunity for a hearing under
Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., within 10 days of such emergency discontinuance.
Such hearing shall be before the Village of Denmark Public Works Committee
and shall conform to all existing due process requirements.
Water service to any property disconnected under provisions
of this article shall not be restored until the cross-connection(s)
has been eliminated or a backflow prevention means approved by the
Village and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been
installed in compliance with the provisions of this article.
In the case of a premises having cross-connections that cannot
be permanently corrected or controlled, or intricate plumbing and
piping arrangements, or where entry to all portions of the premises
is not readily accessible for surveying purpose making it impossible
or impractical to ascertain whether or not dangerous cross-connections
exist, the public potable water supply system shall be protected in
the service line. In the case of any premises where there is any material
dangerous to health that is handled in such a manner that, in the
opinion of the Village, could create an actual or potential hazard
to the public water supply system, an approved air gap separation
or an approved reduced-pressure-principle backflow assembly shall
protect the public water supply system. In the case of any presence
of toxic substances, the Village may require an approved air gap or
reduced-pressure-principle backflow assembly at the service connection
to protect the public water supply system. This requirement will be
at the discretion of the Village.
A.
This article
does not supersede § NR 810.15, Wis. Adm. Code, but is supplementary
to it.
B.
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Plumbing Code, being Chs. SPS 382 to SPS 384, Wis. Adm. Code, is adopted by reference. This article does not supersede the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Plumbing Code and/or Chapter 126, Building Construction, of the Village Code but is supplementary to it.
