§ 165-24. Legislative intent.

A. 

The purpose of this article is to:

(1) 

Safeguard the public potable water supply served by the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Water Department from potential contamination by preventing backflow or back-siphonage from the water users' system into the public water system and to comply with the requirements of the New York State Sanitary Code, Title 10 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations, Part 5, § 5-1.31.

(2) 

To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between its customers' in-plant potable water system and nonpotable systems.

(3) 

To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control which will effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems by cross-connection.

B. 

This is to be accomplished by:

(1) 

Requiring an approved air gap, reduced pressure zone device, double-check valve assembly or an equivalent protective device consistent with the degree of hazard posed by any service connection;

(2) 

Requiring the users of such connections to submit plans for the installation of protective devices to the Water Superintendent and the Orange County Department of Health and/or New York State Department of Health for approval; and

(3) 

Assuring that all protective devices are tested at least annually, records of which will be submitted by the property owner to and maintained by the Water Superintendent.