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HomeMy WebLinkAbout643 - Water Cross Connections• • • ORDINANCE NO. 643 Whenever backflow protection AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING has been found necessary on a wa- FOR PROTECTED C R O S S ter supply line entering a custom - CONNECTIONS B E T W E E N THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY er's premises, then any and all water supply lines from the City's A N D A N Y UNAPPROVED mains entering such premises, SOURCE OF WATER buildings or structures shall be The City Council of the City of Protected by an approved backflow Newport Beach does ordain as fol- device, regardless of the use of the additional water supply lines. lows: - SECTION 1: There is hereby Two or more services supplying added to the Municipal Code of water from different street mains to the same building structure or the City of Newport Beach Section 7242, to read as follows: premises through which an inter - "An approved double - checked street main flow may occur, shall have check valve on valve or other approved back flow protection devices shall be installed a standard each water service to be located in all existing water systems of all adjacent to and on the property consumers within 90 days of the side of the respective meters. Such check valves shall not be passage of this ordinance and in considered adequate if backflow all systems installed thereafter, at the expense of the consumer, be- Protection is deemed necessary to fore service will be continued or Protect the City's mains from the or contamination, but the granted when any one of the fol- installation of approved dual back - instal lowing conditions apply. flow devices at such meters shall 1. Where an unapproved fresh water supply is already available take the place of, and satisfy the from a well, spring, reservoir or requirement for, standard check valves. other source. If the consumer agrees to abandon this other sup- The double check valve or other ply and agrees to remove all pumps approved backflow protection de- and piping necessary for the utili- periodically for water tightness by zation of this supply, the installs- the City. tion of backflow protective de- The owner of any premises on vices will not be required. which or on account of which check 2. Where salt water, or water othemise polluted, is available for valves or other protective devices industrial or fire protection pur- are installed shall inspect these devices for water tightness and ,poses, or where fresh water hy- reliability at least every three drants are or may be installed on piers or docks. months. The devices shall be serv- 3. Where the premises are or iced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found defective may be engaged in industrial pro - and all costs of repair and main - cesses using or producing process tenance shall be borne by the con - waters or liquid industrial wastes, sumer. Certified records of such or where the premises are or may inspections and operations will be be engaged in handling sewage or required by the City. any other dangerous substance. The service of water to any 4. Where the circumstances are Such that there is special danger premises immediately de backflow of sewage or other ed by the contaminated contaminated liquids through feet is found in the check valve plumbing fixtures or water -using installations or other protective devices, if it is found that dan- or treating equipment, or storage tanks and reservoirs. or gerous unprotected cross connec- bons exist. Services will not be 5. Where an approved water restored until such defects are supply line terminates as a pier PP Y corrected." head outlet which is used to sup- ply vessels at piers or waterfronts. SECTION 2: This ordinance These installations shall be located shall be published at least once in where they will prevent the return of any water from a vessel or any the Newport Harbor Ensign, a newspaper P Per of general circulation, Printed and published in the City other source into the approved of Newport Beach, and shall be in water supply line. 6. Where the premises are used force and effect 30 days after the for a trailer park. final passage thereof. The above and foregoing Ordi- Under s p e c i a l circumstances, when the consumer is engaged in nance was introduced at a regular the handling of especially danger- meeting of the City Council of the ous or corrosive liquids or indus- City of Newport Beach, held on the 25th day of June; 1951, and trial or process waters, the City to was finally passed and adopted on may require the consumer eliminate certain plumbing pip- the 9th day of July,_1951, by the ing connections as an additional following g vote, to wit: precaution and as a protection to AYES, COUNCILMEN: the backflow preventive devices. Finch, Ramsey, ,Greeley, As a protection to the consum- Blue, Isbell - er's plumbing system, a suitable NOES, COUNCILMEN: None pressure relief valve must be in- ABSENT, COUNCILMEN:' None stalled and maintained by him, at L. L. ISBELL his expense, when check valves or Mayor Other protective devices are used. The relief valve shall be installed ATTEST: between the check valves and the C. K' PRIEST City Clerk Water heater. STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE I SS. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH I, ------------ ..- C' ---- K... N NEST-------------------- ------------------------ - - - - -, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing -- ---------------- OTdln &nC2 - - - - -. No------ _-- 643---------- - - - - -- -was duly and regularly adopted. passed, and approved by ------ the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the ------- 9t?1 ........ day, of ----------------- July( -------------------------------- 1951... by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN Finch.,_.R:�m .By... ire. eley. ,....8.1- ue...... Isbell .._.__ • NOES: COUNCILMEN................... None ------- -- -------- ------- ------ ------- -- - - - ABSENT: COUNCILM Dated this ------- 2 ---- 3 ......... day NB 130- 500 -6/51 19 - -51 . ` --------------- - - - -- City Clerk and Ex- Officio Clerk of the City Council, City of Newport Beach, State of California