[Adopted 5-4-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The purpose of this article is:
A. 
To protect the public potable water supply of the Town of Glenville from the possibility of contamination by isolating within its customer's internal distribution system or its customer's private water system such contaminations or pollutants which could backflow into the public water supply system; and
B. 
To comply with the requirements of the New York State Sanitary Code 5-1.31.
For the purpose of this article, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms used herein are defined as follows:
AIR GAP SEPARATION
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel. The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, and in no case less than one inch.
APPROVED CHECK VALVE
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must be carefully machined to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness. The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze, composition or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be bronze or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for easy, dependable operation. The closure element (e.g., clapper) shall be internally weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote rapid and positive closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
APPROVED DOUBLE-CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY
An assembly of at least two independently acting approved check valves including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check valve assembly and suitable test cocks plus connections available for testing the watertightness of each check valve.
APPROVED REDUCED PRESSURE PRINCIPLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically operating differential relief valve located between the two checks, two shutoff valves, and equipped with necessary appurtenances for testing. The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between the two check valves, less than the pressure on the public water supply side of the device. At cessation of normal flow the pressure between the check valves shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either valve, the differential relief valve shall operate to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to the atmosphere. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible for maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part of the device will be submerged.
APPROVED WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply approved by, or under the public health supervision of, a public health agency of the State of New York, City of Schenectady or the Town of Glenville. In determining what constitutes an approved water supply, the Department of Public Health of the State of New York (herein called "State Health Department") shall have the final judgment as to its safety and potability.
AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than the Town water supply.
COMMISSIONER
Commissioner of Public Works of the Town of Glenville, or his authorized representative.
CONSUMER
Any person to whom water is sold and furnished from the Town of Glenville.
CONTAMINATION
An impairment of the quality of the Town water supply by the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological or biological) to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any unprotected connection between any part of the Town waterworks system used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and any source or system containing water or substance that is not or cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable for human consumption.
NONTOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any substance of a nonpoisonous nature that may create a moderate or minor hazard to the water supply system.
PERSON
Any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust or association or persons, joint venture, corporation, or company, and includes the United States, the State of New York, the County of Schenectady, any special purpose district, and any officer or agent thereof.
PREMISES
Integrated land area including improvements thereon undivided by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the Town of Glenville and where all parts of the premises are operated under the same management and for the same purpose.
PROTECTIVE DEVICE
Any of the following devices:
A. 
Air gap separation.
B. 
Approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device.
C. 
Approved double-check valve assembly.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The terminal end of a service connection from the Town water supply at its point of delivery to the consumer. If a meter is installed, "service connection" means the downstream end of the meter. No unprotected takeoffs from the service line ahead of any meter or backflow protective device located at the point of delivery to the consumer shall be permitted.
SHALL
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
TOWN
Town of Glenville.
TOWN WATER SUPPLY
Approved water supply sold and delivered to consumers' premises through the waterworks system of the Town of Glenville.
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any substance (liquid, solid or gaseous), including raw sewage and lethal substances, that when introduced into the water supply system creates or may create a danger to the health and well-being of the consumer.
A. 
Auxiliary water supply. Each service connection from the Town water supply for furnishing water to premises having an auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises into the Town water supply.
(1) 
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate piping system with no known cross-connection, the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved double-check valve assembly installed at the service connection to the premises. When the auxiliary water supply may be contaminated, the Commissioner may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device installed at the service connection to the premises. When the auxiliary water supply may be contaminated, the Commissioner may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device installed at the service connection.
(2) 
If the auxiliary water supply is handled in a separate piping system and cross-connections are known to exist between the Town water supply and the auxiliary water supply which cannot presently be eliminated, the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved reduced pressure principle flow prevention device installed at the service connection to the premises. When the auxiliary supply may be contaminated the Commissioner may order the Town water supply protected by an air gap separation installed at the service connection.
B. 
Toxic or hazardous substances. Should a facility be rated hazardous, a reduced pressure zone device would be required independent of a separate system handling the auxiliary water system. We would also require a reduced pressure zone device if the facility were rated nonhazardous and the auxiliary water system did not meet the water quality requirements of the Sanitary Code.
C. 
Nonhazardous substances. At the service connection to any premises on which a substance that would be objectionable (but not necessarily hazardous to health) if introduced into the Town water supply is handled in such a manner as to constitute a cross-connection, the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved double-check valve assembly.
A. 
Except as provided in Subsection A(3), delivery of water shall not be discontinued until written notice thereof has been given to the consumer. The notice shall state:
(1) 
The conditions or defects which must be corrected;
(2) 
The manner in which the stated conditions or defects are to be corrected; and
(3) 
The date on or after which delivery of water will be discontinued, and which shall not be less than 15 nor more than 90 days following the date of delivery of mailing of the notice. The Commissioner may grant the consumer an extension of an additional period not to exceed 90 days if he determines the consumer has exercised due diligence but has been unable to comply with the notice within the time originally allowed.
B. 
The notice shall be given by delivering the same to the consumer, the manager or agent thereof, or to any person in charge of, or employed in, the place of business of the consumer; or, if the consumer has no place of business, then at the place of residence of the consumer if known, or by leaving the notice at either the place of business or the residence of the consumer. If the consumer cannot be found, service of the notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid, addressed to the consumer at the place of business or residence set forth in the application of consumer for water service in the records of the Town.
C. 
Once discontinued, delivery of water shall not be resumed until any protection device required by this article and approved by the Commissioner has been properly installed, or until the conditions at the consumer's premises creating the need for a protective device have been abated or corrected to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
For the purpose of making any inspections or discharging the duties imposed by this article, the Commissioner shall have the right to enter upon the premises of any consumer. Each consumer, as a condition of the continued delivery to his premises of water from the Town water supply, shall be considered as having stated his consent to the entry upon his premises of the Commissioner for the purposes stated herein.
All presently installed prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this article 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 § 259-69, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the Commissioner is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the Town's water supply. Whenever the existing device is moved from the present location or requires more than minimum maintenance which constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be replaced by a backflow prevention device meeting the requirements of this article.
A. 
Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, alter, repair, move, remove, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any premises in violation of any provision of this article or to fail in any manner to comply with a notice, directive or order of the Commissioner of Public Works, Town Engineer, Superintendent of Water, Sewer and Solid Waste, the Town Building Inspector, or the designee of any one of the them, requiring compliance with this article.
B. 
Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with a written order of the Commissioner of Public Works, Town Engineer, Superintendent of Water, Sewer and Solid Waste, the Town Building Inspector, or the designee of any one of them, within the time fixed for compliance therewith, and any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the applicable provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation which shall be punishable by a fine of $500. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.