City of Milwaukee - File #: 111247

• File #: 111247
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/18/2012
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/14/2014
• Effective date: 10/31/2014
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to plumbing and public water supply cross-connection control regulations and surveys.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: PLUMBING CODE, WATER WORKS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/30/2014	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/23/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
10/7/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Carrie Lewis, Milwaukee Water Works Richard Paur, Department of Neighborhood Services Ald. Perez moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
10/7/2014	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2014	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/31/2012	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Carrie Lewis, Milwaukee Water Works Hallet Jenkins, Department of Neighborhood Services	Pass	4:1
1/26/2012	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/18/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
111247
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to plumbing and public water supply cross-connection control regulations and surveys.
Sections
97-12-1 am
97-12-2 am
97-12-4-a am
97-12-4-c am
97-12-4-d am
97-12-4-g am
97-12-4-h am
97-12-5-b am
97-12-5-c am
97-12-6 rc
97-12-7 am
97-12-9-a am
Analysis
This ordinance makes various minor revisions to the regulations and survey procedures relating to cross-connections of building plumbing systems with the public water supply system. These changes are intended to make the city’s code consistent with new Wisconsin department of natural resources regulations.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 97-12-1 and 2 of the code is amended 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 >>, but not limited to,<< a backflow >>, a backsiphonage or the interconnection<< of contaminants into [[building plumbing and/or into]] >>a building’s plumbing system or<< the public water supply [[system]] .

2. ADOPTION OF STATE CODE. [[Chs. Comm 82 to 87 and 90]] >>Chs. SPS 381 to 387 and 390<< , Wis. Adm. Code, as amended, >>s. NR 810.15, 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.

Part 2. Section 97-12-4-a, c, d, g and h of the code is amended to read:

4. DEFINITIONS.

a. “Backflow” means the unwanted reverse flow of liquids, solids or [[grease due to backpressure or backsiphonage]] >>gases<<.

c. “Backsiphonage” means [[a backflow created by a pressure lower in the public water supply system than in the private consumer water piping system]] >>the creation of a backflow as a r...