§ 36-25. Private potable water system.

(a)

Construction allowed where public system not available. Where the public system is not available under the provisions of section 36-20(b) potable water may be furnished by a private potable water system constructed, maintained and operated by private party or person complying with the provisions of this section.

(b)

Permit required; application; approval; nature of permit. After obtaining the approval of the Division of Health, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, and the State of Florida, and the required county permit and before commencement of construction of a private potable water system, the owner shall obtain a town permit. Any permit granted for a private potable water system shall be considered temporary until the public system becomes available as provided in section 36-20(b). The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the town, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the director of public works. The applicable permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the town at the time the application is filed. Any town permit which allows for private potable water system shall bear the approval of the director of public works as well as all other normally required signatures in order for the permit to become valid.

(c)

When permit effective; inspection. A permit for a private potable water system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the director of public works. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the director of public works when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection will be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the director of public works.

(d)

Compliance with requirements. The potable water supply source, material types and sizes, piping configuration, blow offs and valving shall comply with all applicable county, state and federal government requirements and the plumbing code, as well as the provisions contained herein.

(e)

Connection to be made to public system when available. At such time as either the water works or the sewerage works of the public system become available, as provided in section 36-20(b), to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to such water or sewerage works of the public system in compliance with this article at no cost to the town and ownership of such private sewage disposal system within dedicated public rights-of-way or easements shall vest in the town. Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities within private properties shall be removed or abandoned and filled with suitable material.

(f)

Capacity and pressure. Where a private potable water system is planned to serve more than five single-family residences or apartments, it shall provide adequate capacity and pressure for fire protection. Fire protection capacity shall be considered adequate where a fire flow of 500 gallons per minute is afforded for a continuous period of four hours duration for a single fire hydrant, where only one fire hydrant is on the system, or for each of two fire hydrants where more than one fire hydrant is on the system. Fire protection pressure shall be considered adequate where the residual pressure under fire flow is 20 pounds per square inch for a single fire hydrant, where only one fire hydrant is on the system, or ten pounds per square inch for the hydrant most remote from the supply source where two hydrants in a multi-hydrant system are each supplying 500 gallons per minute.

(g)

Expense to operate, maintain system within rights-of-way and easements. During the period of private ownership within public rights-of-way and easements in the town, such permitted private potable water system shall be maintained and operated in a sanitary manner at no expense to the town.

(h)

Interference with additional or more stringent requirements. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional or more stringent requirements that may be imposed by officials of the county, the state, or the U.S. Government where such officials are duly authorized to impose such additional or more stringent requirements.

(Code 1967, § 30-7; Code 1999, § 26-22; Ord. No. 1-83, § 2, 2-15-1983; Ord. No. 02-17, § 1(Exh. A), 2-7-2017)