HomeMy Public PortalAbout1986_02_12_O006The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
ORDINANCE NO. 86-0-6
PRESENTED February 12~ 1986
ADOPTED February 12~ 1986
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE IV OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING CROSS-
CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Health Waterworks Regulations require
all water purveyors to have thorough inspections and operational tests made
annually of backflow prevention devices or low pressure cutoff devices which are
required and installed; and
WHEREAS, the existing Town Code does not establish authority for enforcement
of the aforementioned regulation; and
WHEREAS, the responsibility for administration of the cross-connection
control and backflow prevention program was assigned to the Director of
Utilities as part of the recent Public Works, Engineering and Utilities
reorganization:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
Section I. Chapter 19, Article IV of the Town Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
ARTICLE IV. CROSS-CONNECTION AND
BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
Sec. 19-55. In general.
This Article provides for the protection of the town's drinking water
supply from possible contamination caused by back-pressure or back-siphonage
conditions, in accordance with the regulations of the Virginia Department of
Health and Virginia Uniform Sta~wide Building Code (BOCA Plumbing Code).
Sec. 19-56. Administration.
The director of ~ utilities shall administer and enforce the
provisions of this article under direction of the town manager.
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AMENDING CHAPTER 19 ARTICLE IV OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTION AND
BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
Sec. 19-57. Cross-connection.
(a) No person shall install or maintain a water service connection to
any premises where cross-connections to the town's water system or a
consumer's water system may exist unless such cross-connections are abated
or controlled to the satisfaction of the town.
(b) No person shall install or maintain any connection whereby water
from an auxiliary water system may enter the town's or consumer's water
system unless the auxiliary water system and the method of connection and
use of such system shall have been approved by the town.
Sec. 19-58. Where protection is required.
(a) An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
service line to a consumer's water system where, in the judgment of the
town, a health, pollutional or system hazard to the water system exists.
(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, except as noted in paragraph (7) below:
(1) Premises having an auxiliary water system, unless such auxiliary
system is accepted as an additional source by the town.
(2) Premises on which any substance is handled in such a manner as to
create an actual or potential hazard to the water system (including
premises having sources or systems containing process fluids or
waters originating from a waterworks which are not under the
control of the town).
(3) Premises having internal cross-connections that, in the judgment of
the director of ~i,~c~iL,~ utilities may not be easily correctible
or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to
determine whether or not cross-connection exist.
(4) Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibi-
tions 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 reestablished.
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 ARTICLE IV OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTION AND
BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
(6) Premises having fire protection systems utilizing combinations of
sprinklers, fire loops, storage tanks, pumps, antifreeze protection
or auxiliary water, except that fire loops and sprinkler systems
with openings not subject to flooding, containing no antifreeze or
other chemicals and with no storage or auxiliary sources will not
normally require backflow prevention.
(7) Premises having booster pumps connected to the waterworks shall be
equipped with a low-pressure cutoff device to shut off the booster
pump when the pressure in the waterworks drops to a minimum of ten
psi gauge.
(8) Other premises specified by the town when cause can be shown that a
potential cross-connection hazard exists.
(c) An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each
service line to a consumer's water system serving the following types of
facilities.
(1) Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes;
(2) Laboratories;
(3) Piers, docks, waterfront facilities;
(4) Sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations or storm water
pumping stations;
(5) Food and beverage processing plants;
(6) Chemical plants, dyeing plants;
(7) Metal plating industries;
(8) Petroleum processing or storage plants;
(9) Radioactive materials processing plants, nuclear reactors;
(10) Car washes;
(11) Lawn sprinkler systems, irrigations systems;
(12) Fire service systems;
(13) Slaughterhouses and poultry processing plants;
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AMENDING CHAPTER 19 ARTICLE IV OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTION AND
BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
(14) Farms where the water is used for other than household purposes;
(15) Others specified by the director of ~-~r-~r~ utilities where
potential backflow or cross-connection hazard can be shown.
Sec. 19-59. Typ= uf pL'ut=utiv, L=~uiL=d Installation and maintenance of
devices.
(a) Approval of backflow prevention devices and the type of protection
required shall be in accordance with the requirements and standards provided in
section 6.04 and section 6.05 of the Virginia Department of Health Waterworks
Regulationsofu~ ~bli¢ W&t~ SupPly.
(b) Where backflow prevention and low-pressure cutoff devices are
required~ they shall be installed and maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation b~ the consumer~ at his expense.
77-0-21, ~ i, 11-23-77)
Sec. 19-60. Annual testin~ and inspection of devices.
The consumer shall have annual inspections and operational tests per-
formed at consumer's sole expense on all backflow prevention devices or
low-pressure cutoff devices} dependin~ on their pollutional hazard potential
as determined by the director of utilities~ by a licensed plumber certified
in cross-connection device testing. A written certification of approval
shall be furnished to the town} by the testin~ individual, upon completion
of the work at consumer's sole expense.
Sec. 19-61. Right of entry to enforce article.
The town manager and duly authorized employees of the town bearin~
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all
properties for the purpose of inspection} observation, sampling and testing,
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Sec. 19-62. Notice of violation of article.
Any consumer found to be violatin~ or in violation of any provision of
this article shall be served a written notice and order sent certified mail
to the consumer's last-known post office address~ statin~ the nature of the
violation, corretive action required and providin~ a reasonable time limit~
not to exceed 30 days, from the date of receipt of notice and order} to
brin~ the devices into compliance with this Article.
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AMENDING CHAPTER 19 ARTICLE IV OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTION AND
BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTROL
Sec. 19-63. Denial or discontinuance of service.
Water service to a consumer shall be denied or discontinued upon con-
tinuation of any violation beyond the time limit provided in the notice
given pursuant to section 19-62. When service is so discontinued~ a fee for
the resumption of service, after correction of said violation~ in the amount
of $10.00~ shall be charged.
Section II. This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this 12th day of February , 1986.
ATTE ST:
Robert ~: Semi-la, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of ~uncil