Sec. 19a-37d. Changes to public water supply systems. Required notifications to water company and local building inspector. Authority of local director of public health to implement mitigation measure
Sec. 19a-37d. Changes to public water supply systems. Required notifications
to water company and local building inspector. Authority of local director of public
health to implement mitigation measures. (a) Any person engaged in the installation
of an irrigation system or other physical connection between the distribution system of
a public water supply system and any other water system shall notify the water company
servicing the property or building of such installation and shall be subject to all applicable
rules and regulations of such water company. For purposes of this section, "water company" has the same meaning as provided in section 25-32a.
(b) When a permit application is filed with the local building inspector of any municipality concerning any project that includes a change of use or installation of fixtures
or facilities in a building that may affect the performance of, or require the installation
of, a reduced pressure principle backflow preventer, a double check valve assembly or
a pressure vacuum breaker, the local building inspector shall provide written notice of
the application to the water company serving the building not later than seven days after
the date the application is filed. Upon receipt of such written notice, the water company
shall cause to be performed an evaluation of cross-connection protection by a person
who has met the requirements prescribed in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies
and such water company shall notify the local building inspector regarding its determination. The local building inspector shall not issue a permit or certificate of occupancy
until any cross-connection issue has been corrected.
(c) Upon a determination by a local director of health that an automatic fire extinguishing system, irrigation system, change of use, installation of fixtures or facilities in
a building or other physical connection between the distribution system of a public water
supply system and any other water system creates an unreasonable risk of injury to the
health or safety of persons using the water, to the general public, or to any public water
supply, the local director of public health may issue an order requiring the immediate
implementation of mitigation measures, that include, but are not limited to, the disconnection of the system. In the event that a cross connection with the public water system
is found, the owner of such system may terminate services to the premises.
(P.A. 08-137, S. 5.)