City of Milwaukee - File #: 031241

• File #: 031241
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/19/2003
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/11/2004
• Effective date: 10/28/2004
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to cross-connection control regulations for the public water system.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE, PLUMBING CODE, SEWERS, WATER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/27/2004	3	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/20/2004	3	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/11/2004	3	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy moved that the Council enter into the Committee of the Whole for the purpose of hearing from Dale Mejaki, Assistant Superintendent of the Milwaukee Water Works. (No objection) Mr. Mejaki appeared to address the Council. Ald. Murphy moved that the Committee now rise. (No objection)	Pass	13:2
10/5/2004	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Fail	2:3
10/5/2004	3	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	3:2
9/29/2004	3	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/29/2004	3	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
8/6/2004	3	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/29/2004	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
6/22/2004	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/22/2004	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/22/2004	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/18/2004	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/4/2004	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/22/2003		ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
12/19/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
031241
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN

Sections
97-12 cr

Title
A substitute ordinance relating to cross-connection control regulations for the public water system.

Analysis
This ordinance establishes cross-connection control regulations for the public water system to protect the water supply system from possible contamination due to backflow of contaminants in compliance with the requirements of the Wisconsin department of natural resources.

Body
Whereas, The Wisconsin department of natural resources requires that the supplier of water for every municipal water system develop and implement a comprehensive control program for the elimination of all existing cross-connections and prevention of all future cross-connections; and

Whereas, The cross-connection program shall be the responsibility of the water works; and

Whereas, This ordinance meets the requirements of the Wisconsin department of natural resources and conforms to the plumbing code of the state of Wisconsin; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 97-12 of the code is created to read:
97-12. Cross-Connection Control Regulations.
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to protect consumers and the public water supply system of the city from the possibility of contamination or pollution due to a backflow of contaminants into building plumbing and/or into the public water supply system.

2. ADOPTION OF STATE CODE. Chs. Comm 82 to 87 and 90, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended, and ch. 145, Wis. Stats., as amended, are adopted by reference and incorporated into this section to the extent and with the limitations provided by this section.

3. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS. This section shall not supercede the Wisconsin Administrative Code (plumbing code), ch. 225 or the water works rules and regulations governing water service and water service piping specifications,...