(A) Description. The Village Water Utility, under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources Code, Wis. Adm. Code, NR 811.09, is required to develop and implement a cross-connection control program. The objective of this program is to prevent contamination of the municipal potable water supply through illegal interconnections between private, auxiliary or emergency water supplies and the village’s potable water distribution system.
(1) Residential. Local plumbers are the designated inspectors for all residential properties. For clarification purposes, rental properties containing four or fewer rental units will be deemed to be residential properties. The inspection guidelines are outlined in the Department of Commerce Code, Wis. Adm. Code Chapter SPS 382. The plumber shall determine if a cross-connection exists, inform the customer whether or not a cross-connection exists, assess the severity of the interconnection and determine if it can be corrected while still on-site. In the case that the cross-connection can be corrected immediately, corrections shall be made and the plumber will note that the residence is in compliance. If the cross-connection cannot be corrected while on-site, the plumber will inform the customer of the cross-connection and then schedule an appointment no less than 30 days from the initial inspection date to determine if the corrections were made.
(2) Commercial/industrial. The Water Utility shall mail a letter and an inspection form to all commercial/industrial accounts, requiring each to have a licensed inspector or plumber perform a cross-connection inspection on their premises. Each commercial/industrial customer is then required to correct all illegal interconnections at his, her or its expense. The inspecting authority (plumber) shall then indicate that the inspection is in compliance. The business representative and the inspector must then sign the inspection form, keep their designated copies and forward the completed inspection form to the Water Utility.
(B) Local authority. The local authority is as set forth in this section.
(C) Schedule for inspection/reinspection. Inspection of residential consumers shall take place every ten years unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Natural Resources. The program may include public education materials in lieu of inspections of low hazard portions of residential or commercial facilities (normal kitchen and bathroom fixtures). Inspection of commercial/industrial consumers shall take place every two to five years. Records of inspections shall be kept at the Village Water Utility office, located at 380 East Main Street, Gilman, Wisconsin and saved until the next compliant inspection is completed.
(D) Description of approved methods and devices. The Water Utility references the Department of Commerce Code, Wis. Adm. Code Chapter SPS 382 for a list of approved methods and devices.
(E) Denial or discontinuance of water service.
(1) Residential. The local plumber shall make at least three attempts, no less than two months apart, to contact and schedule appointments with customers. Contacts may include phone conversations, phone messages, face-to-face conversations and written notices left at the customer’s residences. All attempts at contacts, no-shows and cancelled appointments will be documented. In the event the Water Utility deems it necessary, the plumber shall provide records of contacts and noncompliance to the Village Board. The Utility and/or Village Board then reserves the right to follow the steps outlined in the Department of Commerce Code, Wis. Adm. Code § PSC 185.37 (11a. through 11f.).
(2) Commercial/industrial. The Water Utility shall mail an initial letter outlining the cross-connection inspection directive, along with a commercial cross-connection inspection form. Commercial customers will be given three months to have their inspections completed. Documentation of completed inspections will be kept on record at the Water Utility. Commercial customers who neglect to have the inspection completed after the initial three months shall be sent a follow-up letter and given an additional month to comply. In the event that a completed inspection is not submitted by the end of the four-month period, the Water Utility shall forward records of contact and noncompliance to the Village Board. The Utility/Village Board then reserves the right to follow the steps outlined in the Department of Commerce Code, Wis. Adm. Code PSC 185.37 (11a. through 11f.).
(Prior Code, § 15.03(13)) (Doc. passed - -; Ord. passed 6-14-2017)