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Cover page to Ordinance 951
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKwILA, WASHINGTON, DECLARING
CROSS CONNECTIONS WHICH ENDANGER WATER QUALITY UNLAWFUL AND
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES;
REQUIRING PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO CONFORM WITH
APPLICABLE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TuKwILA; ADOPTING STATE
STANDARDS FOR WATER SUPPLIES AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
REGULATION; DECLARING EXISTING UNLAWFUL CROSS CONNECTIONS
TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND PRESCRIBING A PROCEDURE FOR
ABATEMENT OF SAID NUISANCES.
Ordinance 951 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
AMENDED BY: REPEALED BY:
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CITY OF TUK
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 951
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DECLARING
CROSS CONNECTIONS WHICH ENDANGER WATER QUALITY UNLAWFUL AND
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES;
REQUIRING PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO CONFORM WITH
APPLICABLE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA; ADOPTING STATE
STANDARDS FOR WATER SUPPLIES AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
REGULATION; DECLARING EXISTING UNLAWFUL CROSS CONNECTIONS
TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND PRESCRIBING A PROCEDURE FOR
ABATEMENT OF SAID NUISANCES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, has
determined that certain cross connections in the public water supply pose a
potential hazard to water quality within said city; and
WHEREAS, the installation of backflow prevention devices to counter-
act back pressure or prevent back siphonage into the public water system are
necessary for the public health, welfare and safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 14.06 of the Tukwila Municipal Code is hereby
established to read as follows:
14.06.010 Definitions.
1. Backflow: A flow, other than the intended direction of flow, of
any foreign liquids, gases, or substances into the distribution system of a
public water supply.
2. Backflow Prevention Device: A device approved by the State of
Washington, Department of Social and Health Services or such other state depart-
ment as shall have jurisdiction over the subject matter, and by the American
Water Works Association, used to counteract back pressure or prevent back
siphonage into the distribution system of a public water supply.
3. Cross Connection: 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, sewage, or other
wastes or liquids of unknown or unsafe quality, which may be capable of imparting
contamination to a public water supply as a result of backflow.
14.06.020 Cross Connections Declared Unlawful. The installation
or maintenance of a cross connection, which in the opinion of the Public Works
Director or any staff member that he shall designate who is qualified in pro-
tection of municipal water quality, will endanger the water quality of the potable
water supply of the City of Tukwila, is hereby declared to be unlawful.
14.06.030 Backflow Prevention Devices to be Installed. Backflow
prevention devices, when required to be installed in the opinion of the Public
Works Director or his designated representative shall be installed and maintained
by the service customer on any service connection to the City of Tukwila's water
supply system where said backflow prevention devices are necessary for the pro-
tection of the City of Tukwila's water supply.
14.06.040 Regulation of Private Water Supplies. Use or operation of
a private water supply system, contrary to the provisions of the ordinances of
the City of Tukwila, or the Laws of the State of Washington or the rules and
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regulations of the State Board of Health regarding public water supplies where
said private system is served by the City public water supply are hereby de-
clared to be unlawful.
14.06.050 Adoption of State Regulations. Rules and regulations of
the State Board of Health regarding public water supplies, entitled "Cross
Connection Control Regulation in Washington State" WAC 248 -54 -250 through
WAC 248 -54 -500, and the American Water Works Association, Pacific Northwest
Sections's Second Edition of "Accepted Procedure and Practice in Cross Connection
Manual" as they presently exist and as they may, from time to time, be amended
in the future, are hereby adopted by this reference as if set forth in full.
14.06.060 Abatement of Unlawful Cross Connections and Installation
of Backflow Prevention Devices Procedures. Cross Connections declared in this
chapter to be unlawful whether presently existing or hereinafter installed and /or
services requiring backflow prevention devices and /or unlawful use or operation
of a private water supply system served by the City public water supply system
are hereby declared to be public nuisances, and in addition to any other provisions
of the Tukwila Municipal Code or the ordinances of the City of Tukwila where
abatement of public nuisances, shall be subject to abatement in accordance with
the following procedure:
1. In the event that the Public Works Director determines that a
nuisance as herein provided does exist, written notice shall be sent to the
person in whose name the water service is established under the records of the
City of Tukwila Water Department, or alternatively, a copy of such written notice
shall be posted on the premises served.
2. The notice shall provide that the nuisance described herein shall
be corrected within thirty days (30 of the date said notice is mailed or posted
on the premises.
3. In the event said nuisance is not abated within the prescribed
time, water service to said premises shall be discontinued.
4. In the event that the nuisance, in the opinion of the Public
Works Director or his designated representative, presents an immediate danger
of contamination to the public water supply, service from the City water supply
system to the premises may be terminated without prior notice, provided, however,
notice will be posted on the premises in the manner heretofore provided at the
time said service is terminated.
14.06.070 Penalties. In addition to the remedies set forth herein,
any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be subject to the penalties as set forth in Chapter 1.08 of the Tukwila
Munciipal Code.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a regular meeting thereof this „54,ct, day of 1975.
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