Ordinance 88-897ORDINANCE NO. 891
N ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND APPROVING A CROSS C NTROL
NHCTION PROGRAM TO PROTECT T WATER
VI DI NG FOR TXE C F ACTUAL
AND/OREP TIONfi:LLPROVIDiNG F PROPER
IN6TALLATIONTANO SURVEILLANCE 0 RP LOW PREVENTION
VICES: PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION A D REGULATION 0
PLUMHING W MI6H6 OP USHRB TO M
DANGER OF C THE WATER BYHTfiMSO
PREMISES OR TH£MPUBLi~NW SUPPLY ITSELF; VIDING
POR THE tMPLEMfiNTATlON O GRAM: PROVIDING F
REGULATION BY THE DEPARTM ENTEO BLIC WOR%S C LLECTIONS
IBUTION Di VISION OF THEP CITT 0 PROVIDING
FOR £ ORC£HENT AND PENALTIES FOR THE Y
PROVISION; P RPRETATIONTA D PBRPOSE
OF THE OR DI NANC£OPROVIDINGHF CLU6ION IN CHAPTER 25,
ARTICLE II OF T COD£;OAN DN PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVEAABI LITY AND£EFFECTIVfi DATE.
wx £RHA6, The Department of Public works of the City o£ Longwood,
in its opeiat ion of a public water supply system, is iegui[ed to avsuie
protection of public health through the provision of mina mum requirements and
standards for design, construction, operation and maintenance Df the water
supply system, and
WNfiREAS. in the ope[at ion an3 maa nt enance of the public water supply
px ogram.it is essential chat physical cross connectvons, back siphoaage and
back pressure possibilities be eliminated from both the di stiibveion systems
and the plumbing systems in [he bur td ings,and
WHEREAS, back sip honage and back pressure may result in the potable
water becoming a transmattee o£ disease, toxic mat er vals Dr other haz ax dons
liquids. aid
wxEAEAS. is has been deteimi ned that tt ~s necessary to establish a
cross-connection control pr ogt am to protect the health of the water coasumeis
by the control of actual and/o[ pot entval cross connections through the grope[
v nstallatvon and surveillance of bac kf low preventvon devices on servvice lines
leading to premises where crass convect eons exv st or are likely to occuxe and
throvGh the inspection and regulation of plumbing within the premises to
mvnvmvse the danger of contamvnatvon of the water system on the premises or the
public water supply itself, an3
WH ERFAS, Che implementation of Che px ogram to control cross
connections requires cooperation between consumers the department o£ Public
works o£ the city of Longwood, H.R.s. officers, Building official Df the City
o£ Longwood. Department of Envixoment al Ae9vl at ion.and
WHEREAS, the Department of Pub Lic Works Collections and Distribution
Division of the City of Longwoo3, sfiould have primary responsibility to prevent
coot amen ac vov o£ the water supply through cross-connect von,
NOW, THEREFORE. DS IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and the City Commission
of Che City of Longwood. Floi id a:
Be<tvon 1-DEFINYTIONe
A. Public water supply- Any system or water supply intended or used
fo[ consumption ox other domestic uses, anc lading source, Leeatment. storage
transmvssvon and distribution facilities where water vs furnished to any
community. collection of number of individuals. or as made available to the
public for human <onsvmpeion or domestic use.
B. Cross-Connection - means any physical arrangement whereby a public
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water supply is connected, directly o[ indirectly, with any ocher water supply
system. saw.e, drain, conduit pool, stoe age xeservo~r, plumbing fixt vi e, or
other devvice which coot av ns, or may coot arn, contamvna[ed water, sewage, or
other waste or liquid of unknown or unsafe quality whi<fi may be capable o£
impacting coot amvnat.on to the public water supply as a xe sulc of bat kflow.
bypass aerang emencs. camper <onvectrons, removable sect. ons. swvvel or
change-over devices, and other tempoxaxy ox permanent devices through which,
er because of which. bat kf low could occur are considered to be
C. Arr Gap Sep er ation - means the unobstructed ver[acal distance
thzough the Er ee atmosphere between the lowest opening from any Pipe or Eavicec
supplying water to a tank, plumbing Fixture. oz other device and the flood
level ivm of the xec eptacle, and shall be at Least double the diamat er o£ the
supply pipe measured vertically above the flood level [vm of the vessel. In
no case shall tfie gap be less Chan one inch.
uxittaey 6vpply - means any water source or system, other tfi an the
public water supply, that may be avai table in the bvitding or premises.
E. fiat kflow - means the flow othe[ tF an the iv[ended direction of
flow, of any foreign liquids, gases, or sub scant es unto the dtstribution system
of a public water supply.
F. Back Pressure - means backflow caused by a pump. elevated tank,
boiler. or other means that could create pressure within [Fe system gxeate[
than the supply pee ss vx e.
G. Back Siphon age - means a form o£ back£low due to a ve9 alive or
svbatmospha[ic pressure within a watee system.
H. Backf low P[eventvon Device - means a device to count exact back
pze ss urees or prevent back siphonaq e.
t. Double Check Valve Assembly - means an assembly composed of two
single. indepent ently acting check valves. including tightly closing shutoff
valves located at each end of the assembly and suvtable connectvons for testing
the watertiryhtness of each check valve.
S. Redve ed Pressure Pr rncipie Backf low Pr event ion De voce - means a
device tncotpo[ating two or more check valves and and autematac ally operating
differential relive valve located between the two check valves, two shutoff
valves, and equiped with the necessary appucten antes for testing. The device
shall opetate to main<a~n the pressure in the zone between the two check
valves, less than the pressure on the public water supply side e£ the device.
less than the supply pressure. [n case of leakage of eichee check valve the
dif £er ential relive valve shall operate to maintarn this reduced pressure by
ai sc harging to the atmosphere. wren the inlet pressure is two pounds per
sq uaxe inch or less the relief valve shall open to the atmosphere thereby
pr ovi3ing an a.r-gap in the device.
K, at mospheieic vac ume breaker
L. p[essuxe vacume breaker
Be<tiov 2 - The Ovr ector of Public woi ks Department. and the Superivtendant
of Collections and Distribution Division. are hex eby directed to imp lemen[ Chis
ordinance by taking any and all appropriate act.on necessary, and/or to adopt
any and all necessary rules and reg ualtions. The Department of Public Works
o£ the City o£ Longwood, shall recognize the vazying degrees of hazard and
apply the principle that the degree of protection shall be commensurate wi cfi
the 3egree of hazard.
Section 3 - 911 aloes oonneacaon e, whethez or vat such cross-connectvons are
controlled by automatic devices, such as check valves or by hand op ex at ed
mechanisms svcfi as gate valves oz stop cocks. axe hex eby peohibit ed.
Section 9 - Failure on the part of persons, firms, or corporations to
distant rove tfie use of any and all cross-connectvons and co physically sep er ace
such cross-c onneccrons will be svf ficient cause for [he disc on[inuance of
public watez sex voce to the premises on which the cross-c onvectvon exists.
Sectvon 5 - The Department of Public works Collection and Dzsteibvtion
Dvvvsven of the City of Longwoo3, shall in cooperation with H.R.S. and/or
the Bvildinq Inspection Department of the City of Longwood, make periodic
vnspections of pr emvses served by the water supply to check for the presence of
cross-connectvons. Any cross-connectvons found in such inspection shall be
or deeed removed by the Department o£ Public Works of tfie City of Longwood.
if an vmmediate hazard to health as caused by the cross-<onnectvon, water
service to the pr emvses shall be discontinued until vt vs verified that the
cx ass-connectvon fias been removed.
seeevon 6 - eack£low pzevention devices shall be installed at the servvice
connectvon or within any premises where in the ivdgeme nt o£ ehe Department
of Public Works Col tec[ions and Distribution Dv vv svon of [he City of Longwood
the nature and extent of the actvvaties on the premises, oz the materv als
used in connecivon with tfie actvvvtves or materials stored in the px emvses
would present an vmmediate and ding emus hazard co health, should a
cross connecc.on occur, even enovgn such cross-connecm on apes not ex;st at the
t.me the backf low prevention device is req viied to be installed. This shall
vnclude bv< not be limited to the followi nq svtua[vons.
(al Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless the goal :ey
of the auxiliary supply is vn compliance with applicable federal taws. and is
accep[ab to to the Oepa[tment of Public Works of the City of Longwood.
(bl Pre ma yes having int einal cross-c onaectvovs that die not
correctible, or vntr rc ate plumbing arrang emeats which make it impractical
to asc ertavn wfi et her or not cross-connectvons exvst.
(c) Pr emvses where eviry is re str vcted so tfi at inspections for
cross-connectvons cannot be made with sufficent frequency ox at su£ficiencly
shoot not vice to assure that cross-connectvons 3o not exvst.
Idl Premises having a repeated history of cross-connectvons being
established or xe-established.
(e) Pr emvses on which any substance is handled under pressure so as
to permit entry into [he public water supply, oe where cross-connections could
be reasonably be exp eccea to occur. This shall include the handling of process
waters and cooling waters.
(£) Pr emvses where materials of a coxvc nature axe handled such
that if back siph onage should occur, a ser rovs health hazard may result.
I9) The following types of facilities will fall into one o£ the
above categories wfi ere a backflow prevention device is requix ed to protect the
public water svppl y. A backflow preven[i on device shall be installe3 at these
facitit ies
xospitals, moxtvar ves. clinics (doctors offices)
Animal hospitals
Laboratories
Piexs and docks
scnoola
sewage treatment plants. lift st at eons
Food ox beve[age processing plants
Metal Plating industries
Petroleum processing or storage plants
Fadioacti ve material processing plants or nuclear reactors
Nur Sexy
others specified by the Depax tment of Pub tic works
The type of pro ecti on device shalt be determined by Depar of
Pvbli~nwocks collection andtD~stribut ion Division of the City of t,ongwoodnand
shall depend on the deg[ee of hazard which exrst s.
sect aon 8 - An ave gap sepei ation or a reduced pressure pr inc ipte backflow
pi evention device shall be installed where the water supply may be contamvnaled
w rth sewage, industrial waste of a toxvc na<vxe ox other <ontamvnat which would
cause a health or system fiaz ard.
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Section 9 - In the case of a substance which may be obiect ionable but not
hazardous to healtfi, a double check valve assembly, avr gap sepa[at ion oe a
ied uc ed pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be an stalle3.
Fa<[von ID- sac kflow peeve nt ion devices shall be vnstalled at the meter, or at
a location designated by the Department o£ Pvbl is Works Collection and
Distribution Divisa on of the City of Longwood. The device shall be located so
as to be readily accessible far may nt enance and testing, and where no part of
the device will be svbmex qed, bveied below ground level uvtess in a water tight
Section ]l- Bac kf low prevention devic r.s shall be installed by the owners of
the pi emise at no expense to the City of Longwood, they sha 11 be teste3 and
certified by a Certified 6ac kf low Technician.
sectvon 12- Any pr of ection devices required in this sectvon shall be a model
approved by the Department n£ Public works of the City of Longwood. A backflow
prevention device will be approved if is has successfully passed pe[£ormance
test of the Dni ve[sity of sou[he[n California Engineering center or other
testing labo[ator ies satisfactory to the Department e£ eublic works of the Cicy
of Longwood.
sectaon 13- eackf low prevention devices shall be annually inspected and tested
by the cotlecti ons and Distribution Davi soon of the City of Longwood at the
customer s expense. The devices shall be repaieed. oveeh aided, or replaced by
the Collections and Oist ribu[ion Da vision at the customer s expense whenever
they aze found [o be def e<tive. Inspections. test and repairs, and records
shall be per£or med by the Collections and Distribution Ovvasvon of the City
of Longwood at the customer s expense.
Section 14- Failure of the customee [o cooperate in the installation,
may nt en once, testing o[ vnspectien of bat kf low prevention devices eequired an
this sectvon shall be grounds for the Ce[mvnatvon of water service to Che
prem. sex.
Section IS- it shall be the duty of the Supertintendent o£ the Collections and
Di stribvt ion Division of the Ci<y of Longwood to enf ox ce this ordinance. it
to assvst the svpertintendent by reporting. to Aim. seeming violations.
section 16- In case any consumer uses a water system in violation of the
ordinance. any proper officials of the Department of Public works. ox their
3uly oath orizea repr esen[ives. vn addition to other remedies, may inst vt ate any
appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful use, or other
violations, to xestr avn, correct or abate such violations. Each day such
vvolation conty noes shall con st atu[e a sep abate vvol at ion. The Dvr ector of
Public Woks may call upon the Codes Enforcement Officer to Eurnish him with
the necessary peesonel to carry out his regards [o the enf o[cements of any of
sectvon 1)- The owver or general agent of a building ox premixes where a
va olation o£ any provision of this Ordinance has been commvtted or still
exv st s, or lessee or tenant of the ent vie building or ent vxe premises where
such a va olat ion has been committed or shall exvst, ox the general agent oe
any person vho commvt s, takes part in, or assvst .n any such violation, Or
who mavntavns any building or Premises in which any such vvolation shalt extst
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by either a fine o£ not more than
5500.00, or not more than 60 days fail sentence. or both, for each and every
day that such violation continues.
sectvon IB- in voter pr et ing and app tying the provisions of this Ordinance,
health, safety, convenvence, comfort mox als, prosperity and general wolf aie
Section 19- The provision of this Ordinance included and ineorpoeat e3 into
Chapter 23, Article II of the Code of the City of Longwood, Florida, as an
addition or amendment iher et o, and [he sectvons of this Ordinance shall be
renvmbe[ad to Che uniEOrm number inq system of the Code.
Section 20-All ordinanc es,par is of ordinances, resolutions or parts of
resolutions in oonf tict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
Section 21-If any sect von, paragraph, sentence. of wo[d of this Ordinance, or
the application Che[eof to any person or cv[cvmstance vs held invalid, that
.nvaSidity shall not effect sectvons, paragraphs, sentences oc words or
applications of this Oidin ant e.
Sectvon 22- This ordinance 3ha11 be in force and take effect immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADPOTED this f~_ day of __ _ yy~a
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Ma yor,city of Longwood, Florida
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ie3 by and approved a o form and legality for [he use and
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