HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3652 - 2/25/2020 - Backflow Prevention Amending Section 7-2-10 Village CodeORDINANCE NO.3652
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-2-10 OF THE VILLAGE CODE REGARDING
BACKFLOW PREVENTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890. Subpart I, requires protection
of the potable water system from contamination due to backflow or backsiphonage of contaminants
through the water service connection; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 607.104, et seq.
requires an active program of cross -connection control which will prevent the contamination of all
potable water supply systems; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has determined it necessary to amend the Village's
existing backflow prevention regulations accordingly; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees, after having reviewed the recommendation of
the Director, find and believe it to be in the best interests of the Village to amend the Village Code as
recommended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section l: That Section 7-2-10 of the Village Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
7-2-10 Cross Connection Backflow Prevention
A. That all plumbing installed within the Village of Elk Grove, shall be installed in accordance with
the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890. That, if in accordance with the Illinois
Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or designated representative,
an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply
system, the Director will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device
immediately. The water customer shall, at his own expense, install such an approved device at a
location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code and all applicable local
regulations, and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices upon installation
and as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code and local regulations.
B. That no person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or
permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply
other than the regular public water supply of the Village of Elk Grove may enter the supply or
distribution system of said municipality, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water
supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the
Director of Public Works or designated representative and the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency.
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C. That it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works or designated representative to cause
surveys and investigations to be made of industrial, institutional, commercial, and other
properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to
the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of
public record and shall be repeated at least every three years, or as often as the Director of Public
Works or designated representative shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be
maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years.
D. That the Director of Public Works or designated representative shall have the right to enter at any
reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution
system of the Village of Elk Grove for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross -
connections or testing backflow devices or assemblies, and that the Director of Public Works or
designated representative or his authorized agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable
time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the
Village of Elk Grove for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer
regarding the required cross -connection control inspection. On demand, the owner, lessees or
occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Director of Public Works or designated
representative any information that he may request regarding the piping system or systems, or
water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, in the
discretion of the Director of Public Works or designated representative, be deemed evidence of
the presence of improper connections as provided in this ordinance and shall require that
backflow protection be installed on the service line to the premises.
E. That the Director of Public Works or designated representative is hereby authorized and directed
to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property
wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this ordinance is known to exist, and to
take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of
contamination of the public water supply distribution mains. Water service to such property
shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with
the provisions of this ordinance, and until a reconnection fee of $75.00 is paid to the Village.
Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the Director of Public Works
or designated representative is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the
public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the
reason for disconnection. Immediate disconnection without notice to any party can be effected to
prevent actual or anticipated contamination or pollution of the public water supply, provided
that, in the reasonable opinion of the Director of Public Works or designated representative or
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, such action is required to prevent actual or
potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the Village Director of
Public Works, or designated representative or its agents or assigns, shall be liable to any
customer for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of said
customer's water supply in accordance with the terms of this ordinance, whether or not said
termination was with or without notice.
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F. Any person who has knowledge of a backflow into any potable water system or the public water
system must report that backflow to the water department immediately upon becoming aware of
the backflow. Any person responsible for any substance that enters the potable water system
through backpressure or backsiphonage, or contamination through backflow, if contamination of
the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross -connection or an improperly
installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device that has been bypassed, must bear the cost of
clean-up of the potable water supply system.
G. The Village of Elk Grove Cross Connection Control Policy Manual, a copy of which is on file
with the Village Clerk, is hereby incorporated into this Ordinance.
Section 2: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the
ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and to this end the
provisions of each ordinance enacted after the effective date of this ordinance are severable, unless
otherwise provided by the ordinance.
Section 3: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet
Section 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 25th day of February 2020,Z___1
APPROVED this 251h day of February 2020.
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PUBLISHED in pamphlet form this 28th day of February 2020.
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THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL POLICY MANUAL
Section 1. Cross -Connection Control -- General Policy
A. Purpose. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is:
To protect the public water supply system from contamination or pollution by isolating
within the customer's water system 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 consumer's potable water system and non -potable water systems,
plumbing fixtures and sources or systems containing substances of unknown or
questionable safety.
3. To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross -connection control which
will prevent the contamination or pollution of the public and consumer's potable water
systems.
B. Application. These Rules and Regulations shall apply to all premises served by the public potable
water supply system of the Village of Elk Grove.
C. Policy. The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water
supply system from contamination due to backflow or back-siphonage of contaminants through the
customer's water service connection. If, in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or
designated representative or his authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is
necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Director of Public Works or designated
representative 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 51)(4) below for a period of at least
five years. The Director of Public Works or designated representative may require the consumer to
submit a cross -connection inspection report to the Village of Elk Grove to assist in determining
whether or not service line protection will be required. All cross -connection inspections shall be
conducted by a Cross -Connection Control Device Inspector certified by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
Section 2. Definitions
A. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of these regulations:
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1. "Fixed proper air gap" means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free
atmosphere between the water discharge point and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
2. "Agency" means Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
3. "Approved" means backflow prevention devices or methods approved by the Research
Foundation for Cross -Connection Control of the University of Southern California,
Association of State Sanitary Engineers, American Water Works Association, American
National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation, or listed in
the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890.
4. "Auxiliary water system" means any water source or system on or available to the
premises other than the public water supply system and includes the water supplied
by the system. These auxiliary waters may include water from another purveyor's
public water supply system; or water from a source such as wells, lakes, or streams,
or process fluids; or used water. These waters may be polluted or contaminated or
objectionable or constitute a water source or system over which the water purveyor
does not have control.
"Backflow" means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into
the distribution pipes of a potable water system from 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 Environmental Protection Agency.
7. "Consumer" or "Customer" means the owner, official custodian or person in control
of any premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system.
8. "Consumer's water system" means any water system located on the customer's
premises. A building plumbing system is considered to be a customer's water
system.
9. "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of the water by entrance of any
substance to a degree that could create a health hazard.
10. "Cross -connection" means any physical connection or arrangement between two
otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains potable water and the
other a substance of unknown or questionable safety or quality, whereby there may
be a flow from one system into the other.
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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 -connection means a cross -connection through which an unknown
substance can be forced, drawn by vacuum or otherwise introduced into a safe
potable water system.
11. "Double check valve assembly" means an assembly composed of two single,
independently acting check valves approved under ASSE Standard 1015. A double
check valve assembly must include tight shutoff valves located at each end of the
assembly and suitable connections for testing the water -tightness of each check
valve.
12. "Health hazard" means any condition, device or practice in a water system or its
operation resulting from a real or potential danger to the 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.
13. "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 requirements of the Illinois Plumbing Code,
77111. Adm. Code 890.
14. "Non -potable water" means water not safe for drinking, personal, or culinary use as
determined by the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 601et seq.
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 sprinkler 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 buildings 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 includes all piping,
fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage
and related ventilation system of any building or buildings where a person 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.
16. "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 of the water.
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17. "Potable water" means water which meets the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
601 et seq. for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes.
18. "Potential 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 point.
19. "Process fluid(s)" means any fluid or solution which may be chemically,
biologically or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration such
as would constitute a health, pollution, or system hazard if introduced into the public
or a consumer's potable water system. This includes but is not limited to:
a. polluted or contaminated waters;
b. process 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 solution or suspension;
g. oils, gases, 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 15 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 -community water supply" .
21. "Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device" means a device containing
a minimum of two independently acting check valves together with an automatically
operated pressure differential relief valve located between the two check valves and
approved under AS SE 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. In case of leakage of either check valve, the differential relief valve, by
discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between the
check 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 be fitted with
properly located test cocks.
22. "Service connection" means the opening, including all fittings and appurtenances, at
the water main through which water is supplied to the user.
23. "Survey" means the collection of information pertaining to a customer's piping
system regarding the location of all connections to the public water supply system
and must include the location, type and most recent inspection and testing date of all
cross -connection control devices and methods located within that customer's piping
system. The survey must be in written form, and should not be an actual plumbing
inspection.
24. "System hazard" means a condition through which an aesthetically objectionable or
degrading material not dangerous to health may enter the public water supply system
or a consumer's potable water system.
25. "Used water" means any water supplied by a public water supply system to a
consumer's water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no
longer under the control of the water supply official custodian.
26. "Water purveyor" means the owner or official custodian of a public water system.
Section 3. 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.
B. 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
Director of Public Works or designated representative 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 conduits used to
deliver water from 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 from the public water supply distribution system to points of
use.
Section 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 prohibited 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. 1. No physical connection shall be permitted between the potable portion of a supply
and any other water supply not of equal or better bacteriological and chemical quality
as determined by inspection and analysis by the Agency.
2. There shall be no arrangement or connection by which an unsafe substance may enter
a supply.
Section 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
cross -connections within the consumer's premises, and testing, repair and maintenance of
cross -connection control devices and assemblies within the consumer's premises.
B. On request by the Director of Public Works or designated representative, or his authorized
representative, the consumer shall furnish information regarding the piping system or systems or
water use within the customer's premises. The consumer's premises shall be open at all
reasonable times to the Director of Public Works or designated representative for the
verification of information submitted by the consumer to the public water supply custodian
regarding cross -connection survey or inspection results.
C. It shall be the responsibility of the water consumer to arrange periodic surveys of 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. All cross -connection control or other plumbing inspections must be
conducted in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing License Law, 225 ILCS 320/3(1). Illinois
Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890), Illinois EPA Title 35 regulations, and the Illinois
Pollution Control Board Code 604.
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 backflow and back-siphonage.
2. Cross -connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
3. Cross -connection control devices shall be inspected at the time of installation and at
least annually by a person approved by the Agency as a cross -connection control
device inspector (CCCDI). The inspection of mechanical devices shall include
physical testing in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
4. Testing and Records
a. Each device shall be tested at the time of installation, when it has been removed
and reinstalled, after it has been repaired, and at least annually or more frequently
if recommended by the manufacturer or Director of Public Works or designated
representative.
b. Records submitted to the community public water supply shall be available for
inspection by Agency personnel in accordance with 415 ILCS 5/19.
c. Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of most recent test, name of
CCCDI, and type and date of repairs.
d. A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
1. date of each test;
2. name and approval number of person performing the test;
3. test results;
4. repairs or servicing required;
5. repairs and date completed; and
6. service performed and date completed.
Section 6. Where Protection is Required
A. An approved backflow device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply
as described in the Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890 and the Agency's regulations 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 653. In addition, an approved backflow prevention assembly shall be installed on
each service line to a consumer's water system serving premises, where in the judgment of the
Director of Public Works or designated representative, 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:
Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless such auxiliary supply is accepted
as an additional source by the Director of Public Works or designated representative
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and the source is approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
2. Premises on 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 from the public
water supply system, which are no longer under the sanitary control of the Director
of Public Works or designated representative.
3. Premises having internal cross -connections that, in the judgment of the Director of
Public Works or designated representative and the Cross -Connection Control
Device Inspector, 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 device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply
as described in the Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890 and the Agency's regulations 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 653. In addition, an approved testable backflow prevention device shall be installed
immediately after the domestic water meter on each service line to all non-residential sites,
including, but not limited to the following:
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.
Food or beverage processing plants.
6. Restaurants and food handling or sales
7. Hair salons, pedicures, tanning, or similar operations
8. Gasoline dispensaries, stations, and sales.
9. Chemical plants.
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10. Metal plating industries.
11. Petroleum processing or storage plants.
12. Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
13. Car washes.
14. Pesticide, or herbicide or extermination plants and trucks.
15. Farm service and fertilizer plants and trucks.
Section 7. Type of Protection Required
A. The type of protection required under Sections 6(A), 6(B), and 6(C) of these regulations
shall depend on the degree of hazard, which exists as follows:
1. An approved fixed proper air gap separation shall be installed where the public
water supply system may be contaminated with substances that could cause a severe
(high) health hazard.
2. 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 contaminated with a substance that could cause a system or
(high) health hazard.
3. An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure
principle backflow prevention assembly, or a double check valve assembly, shall be
installed where the public water supply system may be polluted with substances that
could cause a pollution hazard not dangerous to health (low health hazard).
B. 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 safety systems
connected to the public water supply when:
1. the fire safety system contains antifreeze, fire retardant or other chemicals;
2. water is pumped into the system from another source; or
3. water flows by gravity from a non -potable source; or water can be pumped into the
fire safety system from any other source;
4. there is a connection whereby another source can be connected to the sprinkler
system.
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C. All other fire safety systems connected to the potable water supply shall be protected by a
double check valve assembly on metered service lines and a double detector check valve
assembly on unmetered service.
Section 8. Backflow Prevention Devices
A. All backflow prevention devices or methods required by these rules and regulations shall be
approved by the Research Foundation for Cross -Connection Control of the University of
Southern California, American Water Works Association, American Society of Sanitary
Engineering, or American National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation
Foundation to be in compliance with applicable industry specification, and listed in the Illinois
Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. 890.
B. Installation of approved devices shall be made in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions and 35 Ill. 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 manufacturer of the device shall be
performed. Manufacturer's maintenance manual shall be available on -site.
Section 9. Inspection and Maintenance
A. It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices
required by these regulations are installed to have inspection, tests, maintenance and repair made
in accordance with the following schedule or more often where inspections indicate a need or
are specified in manufacturer's instructions.
1. Fixed proper air gap separations shall be inspected to document that a proper
vertical distance is maintained between the discharge point of the service line and
the flood level rim of the receptacle at the time of installation and at least annually
thereafter. Corrections to improper or bypassed air gaps shall be made within 24
hours.
2. Double check valve assemblies shall be tested at time of installation, when
relocated, after repairs, and at least annually thereafter, and required service
performed within fifteen (15) days.
3. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention devices shall be tested at the time
of installation, when relocated, after repairs, and at least annually thereafter, and
required service performed within fifteen (15) days.
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B. 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. Backflow preventers are the property of the water customer and the responsibility lies with
the customer for installations, testing, repairs, and maintenance.
D. 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.
E. All test, installation, and repair reports must be forwarded to the Village by the water
customer's contractor within 15 days. Reports must be submitted via current procedures, such as
online. There may be costs associated with report submissions.
F. A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
1. date of each test or visual inspection;
2. name and approval number of person performing the test or visual inspection;
test results;
4. repairs or servicing required;
5. repairs and date completed; and
6. servicing performed and date completed.
G. Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are found to be
defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay as
required by Section 9A.
H. Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise
made ineffective without specific authorization by the Director of Public Works or designated
representative.
Section 10. Booster Pumps
A. Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or within any premises, such
pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cut-off device designed to shut-off the booster
pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 20 psi or
less.
B. It shall be the duty of the water consumer to maintain the low pressure cut-off device in
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proper working order and to certify to the Director of Public Works or designated representative,
at least once a year that the device is operable. An annual report must be submitted to the
Village.
Section 11. Violations
A. The Director of Public Works or designated representative shall deny or discontinue, after
reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any
backflow prevention device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and
repaired in a manner acceptable to the Director of Public Works or designated representative, or
if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an
unprotected cross -connection exists on the premises, or if a low pressure cut-off required by
these regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
B. Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or
eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the
satisfaction of the Director of Public Works or designated representative, and the required
reconnection fee is paid.
C. Neither the Director of Public Works or designated representative, or its agents or assigns
shall be liable to any customers of the Village of Elk Grove for any injury, damages, or lost
revenues which may result from termination of said customer's water supply in accordance with
the terms of this ordinance, whether or not said termination of the water supply was with or
without notice.
D. The consumer responsible for back -siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if
contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross -connection or
an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed,
must bear the cost of clean-up of the potable water supply system.
E. Any person found to be violating any provision of these Rules and Regulations shall be
served with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time
limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated
in such notice, permanently cease all violation.
F. Any person who has knowledge of a backflow into any potable water system or the public
water system must report that backflow to the water department immediately upon becoming
aware of the backflow. Any person violating any of the provisions of these Rules and
Regulations in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to Village of Elk Grove for any
expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violations, whether the same was caused
before or after notice.
Section 12. Severability
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If any provision this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which
can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and to this end the provisions of
each ordinance enacted after the effective date of this ordinance are severable, unless otherwise
provided by the ordinance.
Section 13. Effective Date
These Rules and Regulations shall be in full force and effect from and after upon it passage and
publication of said ordinance.
Rev. 8-04-08-2005-1b
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