(A) All severe hazard facilities must have an approved reduced pressure principle assembly as a minimum containment device.
(B) Severe hazard facilities include, but are not limited to: any private water system used or designed pump or which may become pressurized for use with a booster for any reason to the extent that back pressure may occur; any private water system which contains water which has been or is being re-circulated; a building with five or more stories above ground level; brewery; car wash with recycling system; bottling plant; chemical plant; dentist's office; dry cleaning plant; fertilizer plant; film laboratory; fire sprinkler or standpipe system with chemical additives; fire department connections (FDC).hospital, clinic, medical building; irrigation system with chemical additives; laboratory; commercial laundry (except self-service laundry); metal processing plant; morgue or mortuary; nursing home; pharmaceutical plant; power plant; swimming pool; sewage treatment plant; tire manufacturer; veterinary hospital or clinic; restaurants; battery manufacturers; exterminators and lawn care companies; dairies; canneries; dye works; recycling facilities.
(C) If the town does not have sufficient access to every portion of a private water system to permit the complete evaluation of the degree of hazard associated with such private water system, an approved reduced pressure principle assembly must be installed.
(D) All assemblies and installations shall be subject to inspection and approval by the town.
(E) Filling of tanks/tankers or any other container from a town owned fire hydrant is strictly prohibited unless it has been equipped with the proper meter and backflow protection, at which point the town will issue a permit for that tank/tanker or container. Any unauthorized connection to a fire hydrant is considered an illegal cross-connection to the public water system and will be subject to fines.
(Ord. passed 9-3-2013) Penalty, see § 54.99