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Chemical, contaminated water, or sewage lines or vessels shall comply with Sections 18-29-608.16.6.1 through Section 18-29-608.16.6.3.
No person, corporation or firm shall connect any pressure vessel to the city water supply. This includes a storage tank, tank car, tank truck or trailer or other miscellaneous pressurized tank or cylinder containing or having contained liquefied gaseous petroleum products or other liquefied gaseous chemicals.
Water for flushing or cooling (or to be otherwise instilled into such a vessel) shall be obtained by gravity through an indirect connection. If water under pressure is required, it may be supplied only by means of an auxiliary pump taking suction from a suction tank provided for this purpose only, with an over-rim supply having an indirect connection.
There shall be no direct connection between the city water lines and lines, equipment or vessels containing raw or contaminated water, contaminating chemicals or sewage. Such connections shall be made only through an indirect connection.
(Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 354)
Where the portable cleaning equipment (including power washers) connects to the water distribution system, the water supply system shall be protected against backflow in accordance with Section 18-29-608.13.1, Section 18-29-608.13.2, Section 18-29-608.13.3, Section 18-29-608.14 or Section 18-29-608.15.
Where dental pumping equipment connects to the water distribution system, the water supply system shall be protected against backflow in accordance with Section 18-29-608.13.1, Section 18-29-608.13.5, Section 18-29-608.13.6 or Section 18-29-608.15.
Private water supplies shall be in accordance with Sections 18-29-608.17.1 through 18-29-608.17.1.2.
A potable ground water source or pump suction line shall not be located closer to potential sources of contamination than the distances shown in Table 18-29-608.17.1. In the event the underlying rock structure is limestone or fragmented shale, the local or state health department shall be consulted on well site location.
Source of Contamination | Distance (feet) |
Source of Contamination | Distance (feet) |
Barnyard | 100 |
Farm silo | 25 |
Pasture | 100 |
Pumphouse floor drain of cast iron draining to ground surface | 2 |
Seepage pits | 50 |
Septic tank | 25 |
Sewer | 10 |
Subsurface disposal fields | 50 |
Subsurface pits | 50 |
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
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