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Bylaw for the control of backflow and cross connections to protect the
potable water supply from possible contamination or pollution.
Trustees of the Kaleden
Irrigation District ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1.
In this Bylaw:
a)
“Water
Authority” means the Kaleden Irrigation District.
b)
“Trustee”
means the Trustee of the Water Authority or any person authorized by the Trustee to act on their behalf.
c)
“Private
Water System” means a water system privately owned or operated for the delivery
or distribution of water
and includes any domestic use, irrigation system, greenhouse and hydroponic
system, and any other use of water supplied by the Water Authority’s waterworks
system.
d)
“Certified Technician” means a person holding a valid
certificate from the British Columbia Water and Waste
Association for the purpose of testing and servicing all types of backflow
prevention devices.
e)
“Person”
includes a corporation, partnership or party and the personal or other legal
representative of a person to whom the context can apply according to law and
the singular includes the plural and the masculine includes the feminine.
f)
“Cross
Connection” means any physical arrangement whereby the Water Authority’s water
supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with any non-potable or unapproved
private water supply system, sewer, drain, conduit, well, pool, storage
reservoir, plumbing fixture, or any other device which contains, or may contain,
contaminated water, liquid, gases, sewage, or other waste, of unknown or unsafe
quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water
supply as a result of backflow.
g)
“Backflow”
means the reversal of flow from the private water system to the Water
Authority’s waterworks
system.
h)
“Potable
Water” means water that is fit for human consumption as defined in the British
Columbia Drinking Water Regulation.
2.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Bylaw:
No person shall create a
cross connection by connecting, causing to be connected, or allowing to remain
connected to the Water Authority’s waterworks system any device, piping,
fixture, fitting, container, appliance, or any other chattel or thing which may
under any circumstances allow non-potable water, waste water or any chemical,
liquid or other substance to enter the Water Authority’s waterworks system.
3.
No owner or operator of a Private Water System connected to the Water
Authority’s waterworks system shall permit
the creation of a cross connection or the introduction of any chemicals or
foreign matter whatsoever
into the Private Water System except upon strict compliance with the following:
a)
The owner or operator of any Private Water System wishing to inject or
introduce chemicals or foreign material into the water system must notify the
Water Authority in writing of their intentions to do so.
b)
The owner or operator of the Private Water System shall install a type of
backflow prevention device approved by the Water Authority on the water system
at the location of the service connection from the Water Authority or another
location approved by the Trustee.
c)
The backflow prevention device shall be installed in accordance with the
current edition of “Accepted Procedure and Practice in Cross Connection Control”
prepared by the Cross Connection Control Committee, Pacific Northwest Section,
American Waterworks Association or as otherwise directed by the Water Authority.
d)
The backflow prevention device shall be a device approved by the
University of Southern California Foundation for Cross Connection Control and
Hydraulic Research and the Canadian Standards Association.
e)
The owner or operator of a Private Water System shall have the backflow
prevention device inspected once in each twelve (12) month period basis by
a Certified Technician to ensure that it is an approved device, installed
correctly and in proper operating condition. If the device is found to be
faulty, it must be fixed and retested. A copy of the test report shall be
provided to the Water Authority within thirty (30) days of completion of the
test.
f)
The owner or operator will provide to the Water Authority within thirty
(30) days of initial installation of the backflow prevention device a
certificate from a certified technician confirming:
i.
the
date of installation of the backflow prevention device,
ii.
the
type, model and size of backflow prevention device installed,
iii.
that it is an approved device installed correctly and in proper operating
condition.
4.
The operator of a Private Water System for agricultural purposes where a
cross connection exists between the Water Works System of the Water Authority
and the Private Water System shall in addition to the general provisions of
Section 3 also comply with the following:
a)
An approved reduced pressure backflow prevention device (RPBD) shall be
used whenever fertilizers, chemicals or any other substance deleterious to
health are introduced to a private water system.
b)
Prior to commencement of operation of the Private Water System in each
irrigation season, the owner or operator of the Private Water System shall have
the backflow prevention device inspected by a Certified Technician to ensure
that it is an approved device, installed correctly and in proper operating
condition. A copy of the test report shall be provided to the Water Authority
within (30) days of completion of the test and prior to operation of the
chemical injection system.
c)
It is the responsibility of the owner or operator to ensure that
chemicals are registered for the application method being employed and to
operate the irrigation and chemical injection system in accordance with the
procedures outlined in “Chemigation Guidelines for British Columbia”, prepared
by the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
d)
The owner or operator assumes responsibility for the operation of the
irrigation and injection system and shall ensure that proper backflow prevention
procedures are used at the connection to the Water Authority’s waterworks
system.
e)
The owner or operator of any sprayer tank filling station shall maintain
a minimum air gap of 30 cm between the end of the filler hose and the top of the
sprayer tank. If this air gap cannot be maintained or if in the opinion of the
Trustee the sprayer filling station is constructed or operated in a manner that
constitutes a cross connection with the Water Authority’s waterworks system, the
provisions of paragraph 6 shall apply.
5.
The Water Authority shall be entitled, at its determination to:
a)
Inspect the Private Water System located on private property;
b)
Impose minimum standards which must be met and satisfied relating to the
type of backflow preventer and the installation and maintenance of the same;
c)
Inspect the type of backflow preventer and the installation and state of
maintenance and repair of same.
6.
Where any condition is found to exist which, in the opinion of the
Trustee constitutes a cross connection with the Water Authority’s waterworks
system, the Trustee shall shut off the water supply service (s) to the property
and notify the property owner that an approved backflow prevention device (s)
shall be properly installed and tested prior to the water service(s) being
turned on. If, in the sole opinion of the Trustee, a health hazard does not
presently exist, the Trustee may give notice to the property owner to correct
the cross connection within a specified period.
7.
Any person whose water has been turned off pursuant to this Bylaw shall
not have the water from the Water Authority turned on until such time as:
a)
All of the provisions of this Bylaw have been complied with;
b)
The said person pays to the Water Authority a turn on fee of One Hundred
Dollars ($100), and
c)
The Water Authority has turned on the service.
8.
Any person who disobeys or fails to comply with any provision of this
Bylaw shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) or to imprisonment not exceeding six
(6) months, or both, and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to a fine not
exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for each day the offence is continued.
9.
Bylaw No. 334 is hereby repealed.
10.
This Bylaw may be cited as the Kaleden Irrigation District “Cross
Connection Control Bylaw”.
INTRODUCED AND GIVEN first
reading by the Trustees on the 12th Day of July, 1999.
RECONSIDERED AND PASSED by
the Trustees on the 12th day of July, 1999.
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