Agenda: Water and light: Wed, Jan 25, 2012

NOTICE The regular meeting of the Water & Light Committee for the City of Evansville will be held at the time and place listed below. Notice is further given that members of the City Council might be in attendance. Water & Light Committee Meeting Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Water & Light Shop, 15 Old Highway 92, Evansville, Wisconsin 5:30 p.m. AGENDA 1. Roll call. 2. Motion to approve Agenda as printed. 3. Motion to waive the reading and approve December 28, 2011, Water & Light minutes as printed. 4. Customer concerns. Discussion and possible motions for billing adjustments. 5. Committee Reports: Chairperson Jim Brooks a. Reminder of Customers First Coalition power breakfast and Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin legislative rally on 2/15 b. Reminder of upcoming ERGS Tour 4/19 6. Superintendent Report. 7. WPPI Report. a. No written report. 8. Old Business. 9. New Business. a. Discussion of proposed Ordinance 2012-04 Amending Chapter 126 of the Municipal Code, Relative to Cross Connections b. Discussion of job descriptions for open Lineman and Foreman positions and posting of open position. 10. Motion to adjourn. Jim Brooks Committee Chairperson FIRST READING CITY OF EVANSVILLE ORDINANCE 2012-04 Amending Chapter 126 of the Municipal Code, Relative to Cross Connections The Common Council of the City of Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, do hereby ordain as follows: Chapter 126, Article III, Division 3, Cross Connections, shall be amended as follows: DIVISION 3. CROSS CONNECTIONS Sec. 126-221. Purpose of division. The provisions of Wis. Admin. Code § NR 811.09810.15 and Wis. Admin. Code § COMM 82.41SPS 382.41 require protection of the public water system from contaminants due to backflow of contaminants through the water service connection, and the state department of natural resources and department of health and family services require the maintenance of a continuing program of cross connection control which will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination of all potable water systems. Therefore, this division is created to prevent such contamination. (Code 1986, § 13.06(1)) Sec. 126-222. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Cross connection means any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate systems, one of which contains potable water from the city water system, and the other water from a private source, water of unknown or questionable safety, or steam, gases or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow from one system to the other, the direction of flow depending on the pressure differential between the two systems. (Code 1986, § 13.06(2)) Sec. 126-223. Cross connections prohibited. No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any unprotected cross connection. No interconnection shall be established whereby potable water from a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city may enter the city's supply or distribution system, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply have been approved by the city water utility and by the state department of natural resources in accordance with Wis. Admin. Code § NR 811.09(2).Cross connections shall be protected as required in Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 382.41. (Code 1986, § 13.06(3)) Sec. 126-224. Inspections. a). The water utility superintendent shall cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water system where cross connections with the public water system are possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the utilities utility and as approved by the state department of natural resources.as required in Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 382.41. b). Upon presentation of credentials, a representative of the water utility shall have the right to request entry, at any reasonable time, to property served by a connection to the public water system for the purpose of inspecting the property for unprotected cross connections. Refusing entry to such utility representative shall be sufficient cause for the water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Sec. 126-225. If entry is refused, a special inspection warrant may be obtained under Wisconsin Statutes, Section 66.0119. c). Any unprotected cross connection identified by the inspection shall be promptly corrected. Failure to promptly correct an unprotected cross connection shall be sufficient cause for the water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Sec. 126-225. (Code 1986, § 13.06(4)) Sec. 126-225. Authority to discontinue water service. The water utility may discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this division exists, and may take such other precautionary measures necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Wis. Stats. ch. 68, except as provided in section 126-226. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the unprotected cross connection has been eliminated. (Code 1986, § 13.06(5)) Sec. 126-226. Emergency discontinuance of water service. If it is determined by the water utility that an unprotected cross connection or an emergency endangers public health, safety or welfare and requires immediate action, and a written finding to that effect is filed with the city clerk-treasurer and delivered to the customer's premises, water service may be immediately discontinued. The customer shall have an opportunity for hearing under Wis. Stats. ch. 68 within ten days of such emergency discontinuance. Water service shall not be restored until the unprotected cross connection has been eliminated. (Code 1986, § 13.06(6)) Sec. 126-227. Applicability of state plumbing code. The state plumbing code, Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 381-387chs. COMM 82--87, is adopted by reference as a part of this division. (Code 1986, § 13.06(7)) Sec. 126-228. Division supplemental to state and city plumbing codes. This division does not supersede the state and city plumbing codes, but is supplementary to them. (Code 1986, § 13.06(8)) Passed and adopted this _____ day of March, 2012. Sandra J. Decker, Mayor ATTEST: Judy L. Walton, City Clerk Introduced: 2/14/2012 Second Reading: xx/xx/2012 Adopted: xx/xx/2012 Published: xx/xx/2012 Sponsors: Alderpersons Brooks and __________