Chapter 21.03
Prevention of Contamination of Public Water
Sections:
21.03.030 Service restrictions.
21.03.040 City Engineer to administer.
21.03.050 Inspection-‑Right of entry.
21.03.060 Administrative Code adopted.
21.03.070 Penalty for violations.
21.03.010 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health of customers receiving water from the City of DuPont by protecting the public water system of the City of DuPont from contamination. (Ord. 394 § 1.10, August 9th, 1989).
21.03.020 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter:
(a) “Cross‑connection” shall mean any physical arrangement whereby a public water supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply system, sewer, drain, conduit, pool storage reservoir, plumbing fixture, or other device which contains or may contain contaminated water, sewer, or other waste or liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply system of the City as a result of backflow.
(b) “Backflow” shall mean the flow, other than the intended direction of flow, of any foreign liquids, gases or substances into the City public water supply or distribution system.
(c) “Backflow prevention device” shall mean a device to counteract back pressure or to prevent siphonage.
(d) “City Engineer” shall mean a registered professional engineer designated by the City of DuPont to act as City Engineer.
(e) “Maintenance Supervisor” shall mean the person designated by the City of DuPont to be responsible for maintenance of the City’s water system.
(f) Upon the filing of one copy with the City Clerk, all definitions contained in the State of Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 248‑54‑285, as now or hereafter amended, shall by this reference be considered definitions within this chapter. (Ord. 394 § 1.20, Aug. 9th, 1989).
21.03.030 Service restrictions.
(a) No water service connection from the City of DuPont’s water system to any premise shall be installed or maintained unless the water supply is protected by backflow prevention devices as required by the City Engineer or his/her designee and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health and this chapter. The installation or maintenance of a cross‑connection which will endanger the City’s water quality is prohibited. Any such cross‑connection now existing or hereafter installed is hereby declared a nuisance and shall be abated. The control and/or elimination of cross‑connections within the City of DuPont shall be in accordance with WAC 248‑54‑285 or superseding WAC.
(b) Service to any property, landowner, or water user receiving its water supply from the City of DuPont water supply system shall be contingent upon compliance with all requirements of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health and of this chapter. Service shall be discontinued to any premise, water user or property owner for failure to comply and any discontinued service will not be reestablished until the City Engineer has approved compliance with such requirement of the rules and regulations contained herein. (Ord. 394 § 1.30, Aug. 9th, 1989).
21.03.040 City Engineer to administer.
The City Engineer shall be responsible for administering this chapter including the development of the necessary procedures and practices to accomplish same, consistent with the standards in this chapter and WAC 248‑54‑285. (Ord. 394 § 1.40, Aug. 9th, 1989).
21.03.050 Inspection-‑Right of entry.
The City Engineer, the Maintenance Supervisor, and other duly authorized employee(s) bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties receiving water service from the City of DuPont for the purposes of inspection, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 394 § 1.50, Aug. 9th, 1989).
21.03.060 Administrative Code adopted.
The provisions of WAC 248‑54‑285 as now or hereafter amended relating to cross‑connection control and elimination and the use of backflow prevention devices when such are considered to be advisable, are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, and all provisions of said WAC may be executed and applied by the City Engineer and the Utilities Maintenance Department in determining when cross‑connections are prohibited and when backflow prevention devices shall be required. (Ord. 394 § 1.60, Aug. 9th, 1989).
21.03.070 Penalty for violations.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 394 § 2.10, August 9th, 1989).