Chapter 13.15
WATER
Sections:
Article I. General Provisions
13.15.010 Waterworks Department.
Article II. Prevention of Backflow and Cross Connections
13.15.050 Backflow prevention device required.
13.15.060 Installation, maintenance of backflow assemblies.
13.15.070 Premises with auxiliary water supply.
13.15.080 Premises handling hazardous substances.
13.15.090 Approval of American Waterworks Association.
Article III. Rates and Charges
13.15.100 Water rates and charges.
Article IV. Violation – Penalty
Article I. General Provisions
13.15.010 Waterworks Department.
It is hereby determined that it is necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the City to take advantage of the provisions of IC 8-1.5-4-1 et seq. for and on behalf of the City Waterworks Department. Pursuant to this determination, the provisions of IC 8-1.5-4-1 et seq. are hereby adopted for the City Waterworks Department. [Ord. G-85-14, passed 4-8-85; Ord. G-66-9, passed 6-27-66. 1982 Code § 52.01; 1983 Code § 5.52.01.]
13.15.020 Fluoridation.
The Board of the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility, its agents, servants, and employees are authorized, with the approval and under the supervision of the State Board of Health, to add fluoride to the City water supply in sufficient quantities to bring the total amount of fluoride present in the finished water to an optimum concentration of zero point seven (0.7) milligrams per liter (mg/L) of water, but never exceeding one point two (1.2) milligrams per liter (mg/L) of water. [Ord. G-2015-20, passed 8-10-15; Ord. G-66-16, passed 10-23-66. 1982 Code § 52.02; 1983 Code § 5.52.02.]
13.15.030 Water wells.
(A) Any person, firm, or corporation, before commencing the drilling of any water well, shall make application through the secretary of the Board of Public Works of the City for a permit. The application shall be in triplicate and shall show thereon the name of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of the real estate on which the well will be drilled, and location of the well on the real estate. Attached to the application, in triplicate, shall be a simple sketch, showing the location of the proposed well in relation to the boundaries of the real estate, and designating the principal use of each building shown on the sketch. The application shall state the uses contemplated for the water to be withdrawn from the completed well. On filing the application, which must be signed, with the secretary, the secretary shall issue a permit to the applicant, which shall designate the location of the well and describe briefly the real estate on which the well is to be located. The permit shall be issued at no cost to the applicant.
(B) Upon the filing of the application and the granting of a permit as set forth herein, the secretary of the Board of Public Works of the City shall file the original of the application in his records and shall deliver to the applicant one copy thereof. The secretary shall then transmit to the Evansville-Vanderburgh Health Department one copy of the application together with the sketch attached thereto. [Ord. G-67-2, passed 2-15-65. 1962 Code §§ 947.01, 947.02; 1982 Code § 52.03; 1983 Code § 5.52.03.]
Cross-references: Department of Waterworks, Chapter 2.65 EMC; duty to collect sanitary service charges, EMC 13.05.310.
Article II. Prevention of Backflow and Cross Connections
13.15.040 Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to protect the public water supply against actual or potential cross connections by isolating within the premises contamination or pollution that may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross connection between drinking water systems and other sources of water that are not approved as safe and potable for human consumption; to eliminate cross connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water or processed water used for any purpose whatsoever which jeopardizes the safety of the drinking water supply; to prevent the making of cross connections in the future; to encourage the exclusive use of public sources of water supply; and to protect the drinking water supply where plumbing defects or cross connections may endanger the drinking water supply. It is the intent of this article to recognize that there are varying degrees of hazards and to apply the principle that the degree of protection should be commensurate with the degree of hazard. [Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code § 1328.01; 1982 Code § 52.10; 1983 Code § 5.52.10.]
13.15.050 Backflow prevention device required.
(A) No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by the water purveyor unless the water supply is protected as required by State laws and regulations in this code. Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued by the water purveyor if a backflow prevention device required by this article is not installed, tested, and maintained, or if it is found that a backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises. Service will not be restored until the conditions or defects are corrected.
(B) The prevention device required shall depend on the degree of hazard. In determining the degree of hazard and the type of backflow prevention method to be used, the following criteria shall be adhered to:
(1) An air-gap or a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be installed at the service connection where in the determination of the Board of Health there is an existing or potential hazard.
(2) An approved double check valve assembly or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be used where there is an existing or potential pollutional not dangerous to health. [Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code §§ 1328.02, 1328.04; 1982 Code § 52.11; 1983 Code § 5.52.11.]
13.15.060 Installation, maintenance of backflow assemblies.
Reference within this article to an approved reduced pressure principle backflow assembly, or an approved double check valve assembly in piping systems within the customer’s premises shall meet or exceed the standards set forth in the latest revision of the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Manual. The devices shall be installed in an accessible location and in a manner approved by the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility. The customer shall regularly test and service the devices on an annual basis to maintain them in satisfactory operating condition and shall overhaul or replace the devices if they are found defective. Records of the tests, repairs, and overhauling shall be kept by the customer and made available to the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility. [Ord. G-2016-13 § 1, passed 3-30-16; Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code § 1328.05; 1982 Code § 52.12; 1983 Code § 5.52.12.]
13.15.070 Premises with auxiliary water supply.
Each service connection from the public water system supplying water to premises having an auxiliary water supply which is creating an actual or potential hazard to the water system shall be protected unless the auxiliary water supply is accepted as an additional source by the water purveyor and the source is approved by the Board of Health. [Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code § 1328.03(1); 1982 Code § 52.13; 1983 Code § 5.52.13.]
13.15.080 Premises handling hazardous substances.
Each service connection from the public water system which supplies water to premises on which any substance is or may be handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the water system shall be protected against backflow of the water from the premises into the public system. This shall include premises having industrial piping systems handling industrial fluids or process waters or waters originating from the public water supply system which have been subject to deterioration in sanitary quality. [Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code § 1328.03(2); 1982 Code § 52.14; 1983 Code § 5.52.14.]
13.15.090 Approval of American Waterworks Association.
Reference within this article to an approved check valve or backflow and back-siphonage prevention device shall mean a device that has been certified as approved by the American Waterworks Association publication AWWA C506-60. [Ord. G-72-11, passed 5-22-72. 1962 Code § 1328.06; 1982 Code § 52.15; 1983 Code § 5.52.15.]
Article III. Rates and Charges
13.15.100 Water rates and charges.
Each user shall pay rates and charges in accordance with the rates and charges approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The Mayor, or the Mayor’s designated representative, shall provide notice to the City Council within 30 days of approval by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission of any new rates and charges. [Ord. G-2016-22 § 1, passed 7-13-16.]
Article IV. Violation – Penalty
13.15.110 Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in EMC 1.05.180. [1982 Code § 52.99; 1983 Code § 5.52.99.]