HomeMy WebLinkAbout2394Ordinance No. 2394
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=110 — Water/Sewer/Garbage Rates & Policies
Passed — 3/18/1983
Cross Connections in Public Water Systems — Amending KCC Ch. 7.06
Amended by Ord. 3864
ORDINANCE NO. 3 l 4�
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington,
relating to water services; amending Chapter 7.06
Kent City Code by adding new sections 7.06.180 -
7.06.185 adopting Rules and Regulations of the
State Board of Health relating to and regulating
cross -connections in public water systems.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 7.06 Kent City Code is amended to add
the following sections 7.06.180, 7.06.181, 7.06.182, 7.06.183,
7.06.184, and 7.06.185:
7.06.180. Purpose. It is the purpose of KCC 7.06.180 -
KCC 7.06.185 to protect the health of consumers receiving water
from the City of Kent by protecting the public water system of the
City of Kent from actual or potential contamination.
7.06.181. Definitions. The following are established as
definitions for purposes of KCC 7.06.180 - 7.06.185 :
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
this district 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 back siphonage.
D. "Director" shall mean the Director of Public Works of
the City of Kent Department of Public Works.
E. Upon the filing of one copy with the City Clerk, all
definitions contained in the State of Washington
Administrative Code (WAC) 248-54-830, as now or
hereafter amended, shall by this reference be
considered definitions within this section.
7.06.182. Service Connection.
A. No water service connection from the City of Kent's
water system to any premise(s) shall be installed or
maintained unless the City of Kent's water supply is
protected by backflow prevention devices as required
by the Director or her/his Designee and the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Health and this
Code. The installation or maintenance of a
cross -connection which will endanger the water
quality of the City of Kent's water supply 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 Kent's
systems shall be in accordance with WAC 248-54-820 to
248-54-850. as now or hereafter amended.
B. Service to any property, landowner, or water user
receiving its water supply from the City of Kent
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
Code pertaining to cross -connections. Service shall
be discontinued to any premise(s), water user or
property owner for failure to comply with such
regulations of the State Board of Health and of this
Code pertaining to cross -connections, and any
discontinued service will not be re-established until
the Department of Public Works of the City of Kent
has approved compliance with such requirement of the
rules and regulations of the State Board of Health
and of this Code pertaining to cross -connection.
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7.06.183. Public Works to Administer. The Department of
Public Works of the City of Kent shall be responsible for
administering this ordinance including the development of the
necessary procedures and practices to accomplish same, consistent
with the standards in this Code and Chapter 248-54 WAC.
7.06.184. Inspection - Right of Entry. The Director and
other duly authorized employees of the Department of Public Works
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties receiving water service from the City
of Kent water supply system for the purposes of inspection,
observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this
Code.
7.06.185. Administrative Code Adopted. The provisions
of Sections 248-54-820 through 248-54-850, Washington
Administrative Code, 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
upon the filing of one copy with the City Clerk, hereby adopted
and made a part hereof, and all provisions of said Code may be
executed and applied by the Department of Public Works in
determining when cross -connection are prohibited and when backflow
prevention devices shall be required.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PASSED the day of , 1983.
APPROVED the _day of , 1983.
PUBLISHED the //24�day of � a,��. 1983.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No.3 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon
indicated.
(SEAL)
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PASSED the day of , 1983.
APPROVED the _day of , 1983.
PUBLISHED the //24�day of � a,��. 1983.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No.3 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon
indicated.
(SEAL)
MARfI 1�
5078-25A
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