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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1501t ORDINANCE N0. 1501 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2 OF THE CANTON MONICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BOATING, LICENSE REQIIIRED WHEREAS, the Legal & Ordinance Committee has determined that it is necessary and in the best interest of the City of Canton to amend Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 2 of the Canton Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar determination. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CODNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows: 1. That the City Council hereby finds the foregoing recitals to be fact. 2. That Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 2 shall be amended to read as follows: "All of the foregoing licenses are annual licenses running from April 1 through March 31 of the calendar year, excepting only the daily licenses as above set forth. The daily license rates apply equally to City residents and non-residents. The daily license is valid for not more than 24 consecutive hours from the time of its issuance." 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton and approved by the Mayor thereof. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a regular meeting this ~.lst day of May 1996. AYES: Aldermen May, Shores, Nidiffer, Phillips, Sarff, Hartford. NAYS: None, (3) "Safe air gap" shall mean the minimum distance of a water inlet or opening above the maximum high water level or overflow rim in a fixture, device or container to which public water is furnished which shall be at least two times the inside diameter of the water inlet pipe; but shall not be less than one inch and need not more than 12 inches. (4) "Secondary water supply" shall mean a water supply system maintained in addition to a public water supply, including but not limited to water systems from ground or surface sources not meeting the requirements of Act No. 98 of the Public Acts of 1913, as amended being Sections 325.201 to 325.214 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or water from a public water supply which in any way has been treated, processed or exposed to any possible contaminant or stored in other than an approved storage facility. (5) "Submerged inlet" shall mean a water pipe or extension thereto from a public water supply terminating in a tank, vessel, fixture or appliance which may contain water of questionable quality, waste or other contaminant and which is unprotected against backflow. (6) "Water utility" shall mean the City of Canton Water Department. 8-20-2: COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS. A connection with a public water supply system shall comply with the existing laws and rules and the provisions of the Code of the City of Canton. 8-20-3: CROSS-CONNECTIONS PROHIBITED. Cross-connection of the public water supply system and any other water supply system or source including but not limited to the following is prohibited: (1) Between a public water supply system and a secondary water supply. (2) By submerged inlet. (3) Between a lawn sprinkling system and the public water supply system. (4) Between a public water supply and piping which may contain sanitary waste or a chemical contaminant. (5) Between a public water supply system and piping immersed in a tank or vessel which may contain a contaminant. 8-20-4: LOCAL CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM. The City of Canton shall develop a comprehensive control program for the elimination and prevention of all future cross-connections. 8-20-5: CORRECTIONS AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES. Any user of water from the City of Canton water system shall obtain written approval from the Water Department or any proposed corrective action or protective device before using or installing it. The total time allowed for completion of the necessary corrections shall be contingent upon the degree of hazard involved and including the time required to obtain and install equipment. If the cross-connection has not been removed within the time as hereinafter specified, the City shall physically separate the Canton water supply from the on-site piping system in such manner that the two systems cannot be connected by any unauthorized person. 8-20-6: PIPING IDENTIFICATION. When a secondary water source is used in addition to the Canton water supply, exposed Canton water and secondary water piping shall be identified by distinguishing colors or tags and so maintained that each pipe may be traced readily in its entirety. It will be necessary to protect the Canton water supply at the service connection in a manner acceptable to the Water Department. 8-20-7: PRIVATE WATER STORAGE TANKS. A private water storage tank supplied from the Canton water system shall be deemed a secondary water supply unless it is designed and approved for potable water usage. 8-20-8: ELIMINATION OF EXISTING CROSS-CONNECTIONS. Within one year from the effective date of this Section all existing cross-connections to the Canton water supply system shall be eliminated. The expenses of such elimination shall be that of the owner of the property on which such cross-connection exists. 8-20-9: INSPECTION. The Water Department of the City or any representative thereof shall have the authority to inspect any premises to determine the presence of an existing cross-connection and to order the elimination of such cross-connection. 8-20-10: DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE. The Water Department is hereby authorized to discontinue water service after a reasonable notice to any person owning any property where a cross-connection in violation of this Code exists. The Water Department may take such other precautionary measures as are necessary to eliminate any danger of the contamination of the Canton water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such cross-connection has been eliminated. 8-20-11: CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS. The attached cross-connection control regulations are hereby promulgated with an effective date as of the effective date of this ordinance. 4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days after its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, approval by the Mayor thereof, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 21st day of May , 1996 upon a roll call vote as follows: AYES: May, Shores, Nidiffer, Phillips, Sarff, Hartford. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Aldermen Meade, Molleck. APPROVED: ~--_. onald E. Edwards, Mayor ATTEST: n N c ite , City Clerk. CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS l CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL ~~-c3~-t~t~(-aN5 Section 1. Cross-Oonnection Control -- General Policy A. Purpose. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations ise 1. To protect the public water supply system front contamination or pollution by isolating within the customer's water :ystea contaminants or pollutants which could backflow through the service connection into the public water supply system. 2. To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between the public or consuNer's potable water system and non-potable water systews, pluMbing fixtures and sources or systeMS containing substances of unknown or questionable safety. 3. To provide !or the na i nt finance ,of # font i ntt~nIl, ,pro;~r,~~ _~„ _ _ _,•~, _~4-~ .:~ .~~.a~,,.w,~--.; .._., CrQ~,s-~i~iga-,~c~ntrol -which..,_wi~l.Qrtvent t~ eonta~winalion a~°-~°g°•,rv- _, .. ~ •._.__~ .~__ ~ °:~t~a~fxzri-."af~~1~~uEtili~ ~~~i~d'o~isu~ae^~s p`o~`a6l~m++a~~r sys .ears.-_ 8. Application. These Rules and Regulations shall apply~to all premises served by the public potable water supply syste~ of the city. C. P is The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply syeteN troar-contamination due to backflow or back-siphonage of contaminants through the customer's water service connection. If, in the ~udgenent of the Superintendent of Water or his authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply syste+a, the Superintendent of Water shall give notice to the consumer to install such approved backflow prevention device at each service connection to the premises. 'The consumer shall immediately install such approved device or devices at his own expense; failure, refusal or inability on the part of the consumer to`install such device or devices immediately shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device or devices have been installed. The consumer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required in Section SD(4) below for a period of at least five years. Section 2. Definitions A. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of these regulations: 1. "Fixed proper air gap" means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the water discharge point and the flood level ria of the receptacle. 2. "Agency' Weans Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. 3. "Approved" rears backflow prevention devices or Methods a the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the~v~ ~ University of Southern California, AMerican dater Works Association, AMerican National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation. ~, ~. "Auxiliary water systeM" Means any water source or s st available to the premises other than the public water sue 3n s stet and includes the water supplied by the systeM. These auxiliary waters ray include water front another purveyor's system or water front a source such as wells, lakesblor streaMS,pory process fluids or used water. These waters May be polluted or contarinated or objectionable or constitute a water source or systea over which the water purveyor does not have control. 3• "Backflow" means the flow of water or other liquids, Mixtures, or substances into the distribution pipes of a potable water systee front any source other than the intended source of the potable water supply. 6• "Backflow prevention device" Means any device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system. All devices used for backflow prevention in Illinois Must meet the standards of the Illinois Plumbing Code and the Illinois Envirorunental Protection Agency. _._: ,. ?• -: _:---~or~r~' ~~, _~E"ustoMer~ans :that a~t~er, '_crffic#al c+;~stodiarr or~ .....~ ..= ix~r~c~r~ i-1r~ant.rol of =an - "_ - y -~e+xrs~ ~suppife~f-- iay ~;r in ~nl. iranrer - '~~e~tzs a-~~bl3c ~rmter stem.- _. .. _ _ _ 9. "Consumer's water system' means any water systew located on the customers premises. A building plumbing system is considered to be a custorner's water system. 9• "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of the water by entrance of any substance to a degree which could create a health tiazard. 10• "Cross-connection" means any physical connection or arranper~ent between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains ~otab:e water and the other a substance ofi unknown or questionable safety or quality, whereby there may be a flow fron+ one systee into the other. ~' Direct cross-connection means a cross-connection formed when a water system is physically joined to a source of unknown or unsafe substance. Indirect cross-canr~ection means a cross-connection through which an ~lnknown substance can be forced, drawn by vacuum or otherwise intro- duced into a safe potable water system. %1• "Double check valve assembly" rneans an assembly composed of single, independently acting check valvesapproved under ASSE Standard 1815. A double check valve assembly must include tight shutoff valves :ocated at each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the water-tightness crf each check valve. !2. "Hearth hazard" means any condition, device or practice in a water system or its operation resulting from a real or potential danger to t1e health and well-being of consumers. The word 'severe" as used to qualify "health hazard" means a hazard to the health of the user that could be expected to result in death or significant reduction in the quality of life. !3. "Inspection" means a plumbing inspection to examine carefully and critically all materials, fixtures, piping and appurtenances, appliances and installations of a plumbing system for compliance with r•equir•ements of the Illinois plumbing Code, 77 I11. Adm. Code 890. 14. "Non-potable water means water not safe for drinking, personal, or culinary use as determined by the requirements of 33 I11. Adm. Code 604. 15. "Plumbing" means the actual installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of a plumbing system by any person. Plumbing includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of water for all purposes, including without limitation lawn sarinkler systems, from the source of a private water supply on the premises or from the main in the street, alley or at the curb to, within and about any building or buldings where a person or persons live, work or assemble. Plumbing includes all piping, from discharge of pumping units to and including pressure tanks in water supply _ ,. systems. Plumbing ~we.3ud-es all , piping, fixture, ,~~pttr~~;ancas~~nd_-- --- ---" ° - ~_ ~pPY ~:4riCq~~~t.,~r`_ ~ bui~;~irrg :rain ar-d a sanitary •draina a,nd related __ ~.......___.._____ ____ _.. ~~nt} itsoh ~~~.~s-~:~---and: building or buildsngs where ~i rs~ or..~ __. -persons live, work or assemble from the point of connection of such• building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system five feet beyond the foundation walls. !6. "pollution" means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological, or biological) in water that tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness .af t5e water. :7. "potable water" means water which meets the requirements of 35 I11. _ Qdm. Code 604 f~~r• drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes. 18. "^~~tential Cross-Connection" means a fixture or appurtenance with threaded hose connection, tapered spout, or other connection which ~~' would facilitate extension of the water supply line beyond its legal termination paint. !9. "pr•~:~cess fluid(s1" means any f]uid or solution which may be chemically, biologically or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration such as would constitute a health, pollutional, or system hazard if introduced into the public or a consumer's potable water• system. This includes but is not limited to: a. polluted ar contaminated waters; b. pr~_~cess waters; c. used waters originating from the public water supply system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality; d. cooling waters; e. questionable or contaminated natural waters taken from wells, lakes, streams, or irrigation systems; f, chemicals in sofa(#vn or suspension; g. oils, paces, acids, alkalis and other liquid ,and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other processes, or for fire fighting purposes; 20. "Public water supply" means all mains, pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or general domestic use and which serve at least 1S service connections or which regularly serve at least 25 persons at least 60 days per year. A public water supply is either a "community water supply" or a "non-co+anunity water supply". cl. "Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device" weans a device containing a minimum of two independently acting check valves together with an automatically operated pressure differenlial relief valve located between the two check valves and approved under ASSE Standard 1013. During normal flow and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two checks shall be less than the supply pressure. 1n case of leakage of eitKer check valY~, the differential relief valve, by discharging to the ataosphere, shall ~~perate to maintain the pressure between the chick valves at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device, and each device shall k~e f_.itt:ed with properly located test cacl¢.a.< _ . - - . ,_.._._ _ .~ _~ w '- '_ ~ ~. ~r?~rY3G4 CfrrtTfEL~tC#Yd.'Q~ _ _ r- _ . _ - -., ans ~k3e ii}ief"1IR~, -1it~'l~#in$ a~l ~i~P~~s",il~ T "--~' 'appurtenances, at the water main through which. water is supplied to t he user. 23. "Survey" ;Weans the collection of information pertaining to a customer's piping system regarding the location of all connections to the public water supply systea and rust include the location, type ar~d most recent inspection and testing date of all cross-connection c~~r,trol devices and methods located within that customer's piping system. The survey must be in written form, and should not be an actual p:umbing inspection. ' 24, "Systern haza-•d" means a condition through which an aesthetically objectionable or degrading material not 'dangerous to health ~+iy enter t'~e public water supply system or a consumer's potable water system. ~5. "Jsed water" means any water supplied by a public water supply systea to a consumer's water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no longe-• under the Control of the water supply official custodian. 26. "Water purveyor" means the owner or official custodian of a public water system. Section ,?,. Water System a. the water system shall be considered as made up of two parts: the public water supply system and the consumer's water system. R. The public water supply system shall consist of the source facilities and the distribution system, and shall include all those facilities of the potable water system under the control of the Superintendent of Water up to the point where the consumer's water system begins. C. The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized in the production, treatment, storage, and delivery of water to the public water supply distribution system. D. The public water supply distribution system shall include the network of c~~r~du:ts used to deliver water frorn the source to the consumer's water system. E. The consumer's water system shall include all parts of the facilities beyond the service connection used to convey water frorn the public water supply distribution system to points of use. Secti~~n 4. Cross-Connection Prohibited A. Connections between potable water systems and other systems or equipment containing water or other substances of unknown or questionable quality are protiibited except when and where approved cross-connection control devices or methods are installed, tested and maintained to insure proper operation on a continuing basis. B. :. No physical connection shall be permitted between the potable_.port_p» ^_ _ of Z supply and ,ahy;.oth~r ~ea~er_.supply not of equal or ..better. °~` ~ ~ - -` _ -_ ,. _. ~``" bacteriolo ical. and~,c+teMicai .duality as determined b ir,s ~~ 4 y pact 3 4n and _ ~ . __~ _- -analysis by the Agerecpr.. ~. - ~ _..-: _ 2. There shall be no arrangement or connection by which an unsafe substance may enter a supply. Sectic•n 5. Survey and Investigations A. The consumer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the approved cross-connection control device inspector for the inspection of the presence or absence of crass-connections within the consumer's premises, and testing, repair and maintenance of crass-connection control devices within the consumerrs premises. b. On request by the Superintendent of Water, or his authorized representative, the consumer shall furnish information regarding the piping system ~r systems or water use within the customer's premises. The consumer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the Superintendent of Water for ttie verification of information submitted by the inspection consumer to the public «ater supply custodian regarding cross-connection inspection results. C. It shall be the respc~r~sibility of the water cansurne-• to arrange periodic surveys ~~f water use practices on his premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections to his water system through which contaminants or pollutants could backflow into his or the public potable water system. A1: cross-conr~ectior~ control or other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance with I11. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 111, par. 1103(1). D. It is the responsibility of the water consumer to prevent backflow into the public water system by ensuring that: " 1. All cross-connections are removed; or approved cross-connection control devices are installed for control of backtlow and back-siphonape. 2. Cross-connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the nanufacturer's instructions. 3. Cross-connection control devices shall be inspected at least annually by a person approved by the Agency as a cross-connection control device inspector cCCCDI). The inspection of mechanical dwices shall include physical testing in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 4. Testing and Records 1. Each device shall be tested at least annually or pore frequently if recommended by the manufacturer. 2. Records submitted to the community public water supply shall be available for inspection by Agency personnel in accordance with I11. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. lii 1/2, par. 1084(e). 3. .Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of Nost recent test, name of CCCDI, and type and dat• of repairs. 4. A maintenance log shall be maintained and includes _ ~_ _._. Mate ot-~acbt.test3 _ ,_ ~ . ,_ _ - .. Y _ ~-:.. ._.... _ - P. name and approval number of person perforaing ttte test; ~~` C. test results; D. repai--s or servicing required; E. repairs and date completed; and F. serving performed and dated completed. Section 6. Where Protection is Required 4. An approved backflaw prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving premises, where in th• ~udgewent of the Superintendent of Water, actual or potential hazards to the public water ~'~ supply system exist. B. An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving premises where the following conditions exist: 1. Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless such auxiliary supply is accepted as an additional source by th• Superintendent of Water and the source is approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. ~. Premises ~n which any substance is handled which can create an actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system. This shall include ' ~ premises having sources or systems containing process fluids or waters originating frog the public water supply system which are no longer under the sanitary control of the Superintendent of Water. ~ 3. Premises havins internal cross-connections that, in the judgement of the Superintendent of Water, are not correctable or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to determine whether or not cross-connections exist. 4. Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete cross-connection survey. 5. Premises having a repeated history of cross connections being established or re-established. C. An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving, but not necessarily limited to, the following types of facilities unless the Superintendent of Water determines that no actu:}1 or potential hazard to the public water supply system exist: 1. Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes. ~. Laboratories. 3. Qier~r, docks. waterfront facilities. ,~;. _ _m a___ :, _._w r ~ s._ .. ~.. ._ _..... ._ - - °_. 4. Sewatreatment lants se -~:f~V.~~~_ ~ p , wage pumping stations or stoma water pumping stations. S. FooC or beverage processing plants. E. Chemical plants. 7. Metal plating industries. 8. Petroleum processing or storage plants. 9. 4adioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors. 10. Car washes. ~ ~. Section 7. Type of Protection Required regulationseshallydependoonrthe~d~ree of hazard wh6ch~existsaas tollowsih~ 1. An approved fixed proper air pap separation shall be installed where the public water supply syste+s iaay be contar~inated with substances that could cause a severe health hazard. 2. An approved fixed proper air pap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be installed where the public water supply syste+n May be contaminated with a substance that could cause a systeM or health hazard. 3. An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be installed where the public water supply systeM may be polluted with substances that could cause a pollution hazard not dangerous to health. B. The type of protection required under Section 6.~ of these regulations shall be an approved fixed proper air pap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device. C. Where a public water supply or an auxiliary water supply is used for a fire protection system, reduced pressure principle backflow preventers shall be . `"~- ,. installed on fire sprinkler systeres connected to the public water supply when __ _ _ ._..._._~_._ _ __ _ 1, th! sprinkltr'system contains antifreeze 2. water is pureped into the systeM from another sourcel or 3. there is a connection whereby another source can be connected to the sprinkler systea. Section 8. Backflow prevention Devices i' '' .' A. All backflow prevention devices or methods required by these rules and _ regulations shall be approved by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Contro: of the University of Southern California, American {dater Morks Association, American Society of Sanitary Engineering, or Aieeriean National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation to be in ~' compliance with applicable industry specification. B. Installation of approved devices shall b! made in accordance with 33 I11. Adm, Code 653.802, and only as specified by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the University of Southern California or applicable industry specifications. Maintenance as recommended by the isanutacturer of the device shall be performed. Manufacturer's maintenance nanual shall be available on-site. Section 9. Inspection and Maintenance A. It shall be the duty of the consumer at any pretiises on which backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are installed to have ' inspection, tests, maintenance and repair r+ade in accordance with the following - schedule or more often where inspections indicate a need or are specified in manufacturers instructions. 1. Fixed proper air gap separations shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least annually thereafter. 2. Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at time of installation and at least annually thereafter, and required service performed within fifteen (iS) days. 3. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention devices shall be tested at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer, and required service performed within five (3) days. 8. Testing shall be performed by a person who has been approved by the Agency as competent to service the device. Proof of approval shall be in writing. C. Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of most recent test or visual inspection, name of tester, and type and date of repairs. D. A maintenance log shall be maintained and includes 1. date of each test or visual inspection; 2. name and approval numbs%ot person perforMing the test or visual -- inspeetion; ._ _ 3. test results; - 4. repairs or servicing required; S. repairs and date completed; and 6. servicing performed and date completed. E. Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be xepaired or replaced at the expense of the consuner without delay. c Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective ~lithout tpeclflc authorization by the Superintendent of Water. Section 10. Booster Pumps A. ;there a booster pump has been installed or. the service line to or within any prernises, such pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cut-off device designed to slut-off the booster pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 28 psi or less. P. It shall be the duty of the water consumer to maintain the low pressure cut-off device in proper working order and to certify to the Superintendent of Water, at least once a year, that the device is operable. Section li. Violatiorn A. The Superintendent of Water shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any pre+~ises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these repulatiorn is not inslalled~ tested, maintained and repaired in a wanner acceptable to the 8uperintind*nt of Water, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been res~oved or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the pre~ises, or it a low pressure cut-off required by these repulatiorn is not installed and maintained in working order. B. Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consus+er has corrected or eli~ainated suM conditions or detects in confors+ance with these regulationt and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Water, and the required reconnection fee is paid. Ikv.3-8A27851b ,~ ~- e~