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(A) It shall be the duty of the Water Superintendent or the Plumbing Inspector to cause surveys and investigations to be made of commercial, industrial, 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 two years, or as often as the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years. The cost of the inspections shall be borne by the water customer whose property is inspected.
(B) The approved Cross-Connection Control Device Inspector 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 for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections, and that the Superintendent or his or her authorized agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the village for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the cross-connection control inspection. On demand the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector any information which he or she may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this subchapter.
(C) 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 within the consumer's premises, with all associated costs being borne by the water customer.
(D) On request by the Water Superintendent, Plumbing Inspector, or their authorized representative, the consumer shall furnish information regarding the piping system or systems or water use within the consumer's premises. The consumer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector for the verification of information submitted by the inspection consumer to the public water supply custodian regarding cross-connection inspection results.
(E) 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 or her water system through which contaminants or pollutants could backflow into his or her or the public potable water system. All cross-connection control or other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance with ILCS Ch. 225, Act 320, § 3.
(F) It is the responsibility of the water consumer to prevent backflow into the public water system by insuring that:
(1) All cross-connections are removed; or approved cross-connection control devices are installed for control of backflow back-siphonage.
(2) Cross-connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction.
(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 and at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer.
(b) Records submitted to the community public water supply shall be available for inspection by agency personnel in accordance with ILCS Ch. 415, Act 5, § 4.
(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 to include:
1. The date of each test;
2. The name and approval number of person performing the test;
3. The test results;
4. The repairs or servicing required;
5. The repairs and date completed; and
6. The servicing performed and date completed.
('95 Code, § 52.64) (Ord. 93-25, passed 8-10-93; Am. Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) All plumbing installed within the jurisdiction of the village 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 judgement of the Cross-Connection Control Device Inspector, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply, the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his or her own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and local regulations.
(B) An approved backflow device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply as described in the Plumbing Code, 77111. Adm. Code 890 and the Agency's regulations 35 Ill. Adm. Code 680. In addition, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving premises, where in the judgment of the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector, actual or potential hazards to the public water supply system exist.
(C) 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 have an auxiliary water supply, unless such auxiliary supply is accepted as an additional source by the Water Superintendent 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 Water Superintendent.
(3) Premises having internal cross- connections that, in the judgment of the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector 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.
(D) 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 635. In addition, 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 consumer facilities unless the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector determines that no actual or potential hazard to the public water system exists:
(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 or beverage processing plants.
(6) Chemical plants.
(7) Metal plating industries.
(8) Petroleum processing or storage plants.
(9) Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
(10) Car washes.
(11) Pesticide, or herbicide or extermination plants and trucks.
(12) Farm service and fertilizer plants and trucks.
(Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03)
(A) The type of protection required under § 52.25(C)(1) through (C)(3) 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 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 substances that could cause a severe 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 § 52.25(C)(4) and (C)(5) shall be an approved fixed proper air gap 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 safety systems connected to the public water supply when:
(1) The fire safety system contains antifreeze, fire retardant or other chemicals;
(2) Water can be pumped into the system through an outside siamese connection;
(3) Water flows by gravity from a non-potable source; or water, can be pumped into the fire by safety from any other source;
(4) There is a connection whereby the fire safety system pressure can be increased by a booster pump.
('95 Code, §52.66) (Ord. 93-25, passed 8-10-93; Am. Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03)
(A) All backflow prevention devices or methods required by this subchapter shall be approved by the Water Superintendent, Plumbing Inspector, 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 to be in compliance with applicable industry specification.
(B) Installation of approved devices shall be made in accordance with 35 M. 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.
('95 Code, § 52.67) (Ord. 93-25, passed 8-10-93; Am. Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter 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 line and the flood level rim of the receptacle at the time of installation and at least annually thereafter.
(2) Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested at time of installation and at least annually thereafter, and required service performed within 15 days.
(3) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention devices shall be tested at the time of installation and at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer, and required service performed within five days.
(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) 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 shall include:
(1) The date of each test or visual inspection;
(2) The name and approval number of person performing the test or visual inspection;
(3) The test results;
(4) The repairs or servicing required;
(5) The repairs and date completed; and
(6) The servicing performed and date completed.
(E) Whenever backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay.
(F) Backflow prevention shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization by the Water Superintendent.
(G) The Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector, in his or her discretion, can require the following of all premises that have installed a double check valve assembly backflow device:
(1) Annually drain and refill the system in the presence of a representative of the village.
(2) Upon demand of the Water Superintendent or the Plumbing Inspector, the testing of the backflow prevention device, and to supply the results of the testing.
(H) If in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the Director of Public Works an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Director of Public Works, or his or her authorized representative, will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately, or as may otherwise be authorized or required by this chapter. The water customer shall, at his or her own expense, install such an approved device at the location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code and all applicable provisions of this chapter and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code, all applicable provisions of village code and as follows:
(1) Copies of all test results shall be forwarded to the Director of Public Works or his or her authorized representative via an online backflow tracking system (online system) at the time of each inspection;
(2) Each backflow testing company performing backflow testing within the village shall set up an account in the online system, supplying and maintaining required information pertaining to the testing company, testers, test kits and licenses. Each testing company shall create a user name and password to be used on the online system. Each testing company shall adhere to all online procedures and policies and agree to all terms specified in the online system as amended and approved by the village from time to time;
(3) In order to access applicable customer information within the online system for the purposes of backflow test report submittal, the backflow testing company shall obtain from their customer the customer confirmation number (CNN). This number is randomly generated and supplied in writing to the water customer prior to the applicable annual backflow test due date; and
(4) For each backflow test report submitted by the testing company via the online system, the testing company will be required to pay a filing fee due at the time of the submittal. All backflow test reports must be submitted electronically via the online system.
('95 Code, 52.68) (Ord. 93-25, passed 8-10-93; Am. Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03; Am. Ord. 13-39, passed 12-18-13) Penalty, see § 52.99
(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 proper working order and certify to the Water Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector, at least once a year, that the device is operable.
('95 Code, § 52.69) (Ord. 93-25, passed 8-10-93; Am. Ord. 03-41, passed 8-20-03) Penalty, see § 52.99
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