93-9571 Water Sewers— Salina. Ka—,
(Published in The Salina Journal June W, 1993)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 93-9571
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING ARTICLE II, DIVISION 4 OF CHAPTER 41
OF THE SALINA CODE REGULATING CROSS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY OF SALINA AND ANY OTHER WATER
OR ANY SUBSTANCE OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN QUALITY, OR ANY
SUBSTANCE WHICH WOULD TEND TO DEGRADE THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.
Kansas:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Section 1. That Article II, Division 4 of Chapter 41 of the Salina
Code is hereby enacted to read as follows:
"ARTICLE II. WATER
DIVISION 4. WATER CROSS CONNECTIONS
"Section 41-70. Purpose.
The purpose of this division is to protect the public
water supply system of the City of Salina from
contamination due to backflow from any cross connection; to
prohibit and eliminate all cross connections between a
private water supply and the public water supply; and to
provide for the maintenance of a continuing effective cross
connection control program. This program shall include
regularly scheduled inspections to detect and eliminate
certain cross connections as well as to prevent any future
backflow from other regulated cross connections. The
Permits and Inspection Division of the City of Salina shall
be responsible for conducting the cross connection control
program.
"Section 41-70.1 Definitions.
"Section 41-70.1(1) . Air Gap. The unobstructed
vertical distance at least twice the diameter of the supply
line and no less than one inch, through the free
atmosphere, between the lowest opening from any pipe or
faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or
other device and the flood level rim of a receptacle.
"Section 41-70.1(2) . Approved Device. Devices tested
and accepted by a recognized testing laboratory approved
by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and
the Permit and Inspection Division.
"Section 41-70.1(3). Backflow. The flow of water or
other substances into the distribution system of a potable
supply of water from any source other than its intended
source. Backsiphonage is one type of backflow.
"Section 41-70.1(4).Backflow Preventer. A device or
means to prevent backflow.
"Section 41-70.1(5). Backsiphonage. The flowing back
of contaminated or polluted substances from a plumbing
fixture or any vessel or source into the potable water
supply system due to negative pressure in said system.
"Section 41-70.1(6) . Chemigation. Any process
whereby pesticides, fertilizers or other chemicals or
animal wastes are added to the potable water system for the
purpose of application to land, crops, lawns, greenhouse
vegetation or land vegetation through an irrigation
system.
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"Section 41-70.1(7). Contaminant. Any substance that
upon entering the potable water supply would render it a
danger to the health or life of the consumer.
"Section 41-70.1(8). Cross Connection. Any physical
connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate
piping systems, one of which contains potable water and
the other which contains water or any substance of
unknown or questionable quality whereby there may be flow
from one system to the other.
"Section 41-70.1(9). Double Check Valve Assembly. A
device consisting of two internally loaded soft seated
check valves with positive shut-off valves on both upstream
and downstream ends, and properly located test ports.
"Section 41-70.1(10) . Dual Check Valve. A device
consisting of two internally loaded soft seated check
valves. This device does not contain test ports and is
acceptable for use only at the meter of residential
customers.
"Section 41-70.1(11). Dual Check Valve with Atmospheric
Vent. A dual check valve with an atmospheric vent
which, in the event of failure of the downstream check
valve, vents leakage into the atmosphere through the vent
port. This device is suitable for use with residential
boilers, sterilizers, processing tanks, and dairy
equipment.
"Section 41-70.1(12) . Free Water Surface. A water
surface at atmospheric pressure.
"Section 41-70.1(13). Flood Level Rim. The edge of
the receptacle from which water overflows.
"Section 41-70.1(14). Frost Proof Closet. A hopper
with no water in the bowl and with the trap and water
supply control valve located below frost line.
"Section 41-70.1(15). Irrigation System. Any device or
combination of devices having a hose, pipe or other conduit
which connects directly or indirectly to the City water
system, through which water is drawn and applied to land,
crops, lawns, greenhouse vegetation or land vegetation.
The term does not include any hand held hose sprayer or
other similar device.
"Section 41-70.1(16). KDHE. The Kansas Department
of Health and Environment.
"Section 41-70.1(17) . Overhaul. To examine
thoroughly, with a view to repairs.
"Section 41-70.1(18). Permits and Inspection Division.
The agency of the municipal government vested with the
responsibility for enforcement of the cross connection
ordinances.
"Section 41-70.1(19). Person. Any individual,
partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation,
association, joint stock company, trust, estate,
governmental entity, or any other legal entity or their
legal representatives, agents or assigns. The singular
shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
"Section 41-70.1(20) . Plumbing. The practice,
materials and fixtures used in the installation,
maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping
fixtures, appliances and appurtenances.
"Section 41-70.1(21) . Pollution. The presence of any
foreign substance (organic, inorganic or biological) in
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water which tends to degrade its quality so as to
constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness or quality of
the water to a degree which does not create an actual
hazard to the public health but which does adversely affect
the water quality.
"Section 41-70.1(22). Private Water Supply. All water
supplies other than the public water supply system of the
City of Salina.
"Section 41-70.1(23). Reduced Pressure Zone Backflow
Preventer. An assembly of two independently acting soft
seated approved check valves together with a hydraulically
operating differential pressure relief valve located
between the check valves and at the same time below the
first check valve. The unit shall contain properly located
test cocks and resilient seated shut-off valves at each
end of the assembly. To be approved these assemblies
must be accessible for inspection and testing and be
installed in an above ground location where no part of the
assembly will be submerged.
"Section 41-70.1(24). Tester. A trained technician
licensed by the City Clerk upon approval of the Permit and
Inspection Division to perform testing and repair of
backflow preventers.
"Section 41.70.1(25). Vacuum. Any absolute pressure
less than that exerted by the atmosphere.
"Section 41-70.1(26) . Vacuum Breaker. A device that
permits entrance of air into the water supply distribution
line to prevent backsiphonage.
"Section 41-70.1(27) . Water, Potable. Water free from
impurities in amounts sufficient to cause disease or
harmful physiological effects. It's quality shall conform
to KDHE requirements for public water supplies.
"Section 41-70.1(28) . Water, Non potable. Water that
is not safe for human consumption or that is of
questionable potability.
"Section 41-70.2. Prohibited cross connections.
(a) Private Water Supplies. No person shall
establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit
to be maintained, any cross connection whereby a private
water supply may enter the public water supply system of
the City of Salina.
(b) Chemigation. No person shall apply any
substance by the chemigation process through an
irrigation system as defined in this division.
"Section 41-70.3. Regulated cross connections.
Cross connections made in the following installations
shall be regulated in the following manner:
(1) Boilers. Potable water connections to boiler
feed water systems in which boiler water
conditioning chemicals are or can be introduced
shall be made through an air gap or through a
reduced pressure zone backflow preventer located
in the potable water line before the point where
such chemicals may be introduced.
(2) Refrigeration Unit Condensers and Cooling
Jackets. Except when potable water provided for
a refrigeration condenser or cooling jacket is
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entirely outside the piping or tank containing a
toxic refrigerant, the inlet connection shall be
provided with an approved backflow preventer.
Heat exchangers used to heat water for potable
use shall be of the double wall type.
(3) Cross Connections not subject to
backpressure. Where a water cross connection
is not subject to back pressure, a vacuum
breaker shall be installed on the discharge side
of the last valve on the line serving the fixture
or equipment. A list of some conditions
requiring protective devices of this kind are
given in the following table:
Partial list of cross connections not subject to
back pressure.
a. Aspirators and ejectors
b. Commercial dish washing machine
C. Commercial laundry machine
d. Dental units
e. Garbage can cleaning machines
f. Flush tanks
g. Hose bibs
h. Hose outlets
i. Lawn sprinkler
j. Steam tables
k. Tank and vats
1. Trough urinals
(4) Cross Connections subject to backpressure.
Where a potable water cross connection is made to
a line, fixture, tank, vat, pump, or other
equipment with a hazard of backflow where the
water cross connection is subject to
backpressure, an air gap shall be installed.
Where an air gap cannot be installed, the Permits
and Inspection Division may require the use of an
approved reduced pressure zone backflow
preventer. . A partial list of such connections is
shown in the following table:
Partial list of cross connections subject to back
pressure:
_ a. Chemical lines
b. Dock water outlets
C. Fire sprinkler systems
d. Hose bibs (where hose use is above free
water surface)
e. Individual water supplies
f. Industrial process water lines
g. Pressure tanks
h. Pumps
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i. Steam lines
j . Swimming pools
k . Tanks and vats - bottom inlets.
(5) Other Cross Connections. Connection to the
public potable water supply system for the
following is prohibited unless properly protected
by the appropriate backflow prevention device.
a. Bidets
b. Operating, dissecting, embalming, and
mortuary tables or similar equipment -in such
installations the hose used for water supply
shall terminate at least twelve (12) inches
away from every point of the table or
attachments.
C. Pumps for non potable substances.
Priming only through an air gap.
d. Building drains, sewers, or vent systems
e. Commercial buildings or industrial plants
manufacturing or otherwise using polluting
or contaminating substances.
f. Irrigation systems.
g. Any fixture of similar hazard.
"Section 41-70.4. Protective backflow preventers
required.
(a) Approved devices to protect against backflow
shall be installed at all existing and newly installed
fixtures and equipment where, in the judgment of the
Permit and Inspection Division, backflow may occur and
where there is a hazard of contamination of the public
water supply system. If in the judgment of the Permit and
Inspection Division an approved backflow prevention device
is required, or if previously installed backflow prevention
devices do not meet current requirements, the Building
Official or his agent will give notice in writing to the
customer to install the proper device. The customer shall
immediately install the proper device at the customer's
expense. Failure to comply shall be grounds for
discontinuing water service to the customer until the
device is properly installed.
(b) The type of protective device required under this
division shall be determined by the degree of hazard which
exists as follows:
( 1) Premises having water or substances which would
be non hazardous to the health and well being
of the consumers shall protect the public system
with no less than an approved double check valve
assembly.
( 2) Premises where material dangerous to health is
handled in a manner which creates an actual or
potential hazard shall protect the public system
by an approved air gap or an approved reduced
pressure zone backflow prevention assembly.
( 3) Premises where cross connections are uncontrolled
shall protect the public water supply installing
an approved air gap or an approved reduced
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pressure zone backflow prevention device at the
service connection.
( 4) Premises where because of security requirements
or other prohibitions it is impossible to
complete an in plant cross connection inspection,
the public system shall be protected by an
approved air gap or an approved reduced
pressure zone backflow prevention assembly.
(c) Premises which may fall into one or more of the
above mentioned categories may be, but are not limited to
the following:
( 1) Beverage bottling plants
( 2) Buildings - hotels, apartments, public or private
buildings, or other structures having actual or
potential cross connections.
( 3) Car wash facilities
( 4) Chemical manufacturing, handling, or processing
plants.
( 5) Chemically contaminated water.
( 6) Dairies and cold storage facilities.
( 7) Film or photography processing laboratories.
( 8) Fire systems
( 9) Hospitals, medical centers, morgues, mortuaries,
autopsy facilities, clinics, or nursing and
convalescent homes.
(10) Laundries
(11) Metal cleaning, processing, or fabricating plants
(12) Oil and gas production, storage, or transmission
facilities.
(13) Packing or food processing plants.
(14) Paper and paper products plants.
(15) Power plants
(16) Radioactive materials plants
facilities
(17) Restricted or classified facilities
(18) Rubber plants
(19) Sand, gravel, or asphalt plants.
(20) Schools or colleges
(21) Solar heating systems
or handling
(22) Temporary service - fire hydrants, air valves,
blow -offs and other outlets.
"Section 41-70.5. Installation of approved devices.
When required, approved devices shall be installed by
a contractor licensed to make the installation by the City
of Salina in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions, any applicable Permits and Inspection
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Division regulations, and the Uniform Plumbing Code or any
other applicable local, state or federal laws. The owner
of an owner -occupied single family residence may
personally install the approved devices in the owner's
residence without a license, but shall not be exempt from
any required permits and inspections. Backflow and
backsiphonage devices of all types shall be in an
accessible location. Installation in pits or any other
location not properly drained shall be prohibited, unless
dual check valves are installed in the meter box.
Atmospheric vacuum breakers shall be installed with the
critical level at least six inches above the flood rim of
the fixture they serve and on the discharge side of the
last control valve to the fixture. No shut off valve or
faucet shall be installed beyond the atmospheric vacuum
breaker. Pressure vacuum breakers shall be installed with
the critical level at least twelve inches above the flood
rim but may have control valves down stream from the
vacuum breaker. For closed equipment or vessels such as
pressure sterilizers the top of the vessel shall be
considered the flood level rim and a check valve shall be
installed on the discharge side of the pressure vacuum
breaker.
"Section 41-70.6. Testing, maintenance and repair of
approved devices.
It shall be the responsibility of building and premise
owners to maintain all backflow preventers and vacuum
breakers within the building or on the premises in good
working order and to make sure no piping or other
arrangements have been installed for the purpose of
bypassing the backflow devices. The Permits and
Inspection Division will set appropriate testing and
overhaul schedules for such devices. Testing intervals
shall not exceed one (1) year and overhaul intervals shall
not exceed five (5) years for devices located within a
building or on premises having a high degree of hazard. A
building or premises having a low degree of hazard,
including but not limited to one and two family dwellings,
shall not be subject to testing and overhaul requirements.
Section 41.70.7. Qualified technicians.
Testing and overhaul of all backflow preventers and
vacuum breakers shall be made by qualified technicians.
Qualified technicians are those technicians who have
completed a Kansas Department of Health and Environment
approved training course and have passed a written
examination such as the American Backflow Prevention
Association device testers examination. Upon approval of
the Permits and Inspection Division, the City Clerk shall
license the device testers after ascertaining the
technician meets the above qualifications.
"Section 41-70.8. Inspection.
The Permits and Inspection Division or other designate
of the City Manager of the City of Salina shall have the
right of entry into any building or premises in the City as
frequently as necessary in order to ensure that plumbing
has been installed in a manner as to prevent the
possibility of contamination of the public water supply
system of the City of Salina, Kansas.
"Section 41-70.9. Protection from contaminants.
Pursuant to its Home Rule Authority and K.S.A.
65-163a, the City of Salina, may refuse to deliver water to
any premises where a condition exists which might lead to
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the contamination of the public water supply system and
may continue to refuse to deliver water until the condition
is corrected to the satisfaction of the City. In addition,
the City may immediately terminate water service to a
premises where a backflow condition exists which may be
hazardous to the health of customers served by this public
water supply system of the City of Salina."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: May 24, 1993
Passed: June 7, 1993
Peter F. Brungardt, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Jacq�ieline Shiever, CMC
City Clerk