Ordinance 4085 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Section 53: Single Service For Fire Protection and Other Use. In the event both fire protection and other water service is provided to a premises through a single connection, an approved fire service meter shall be installed and all water consumed through such meter shall be paid for at the applicable metered rate without credit for water which may be used for fire suppression purposes. Section 54: Fire Service To Premises With Separate Water Supply. The Water System shall be made available for private fire protection systems which incorporate, or may have access to any water supply other than that provided through the Water System, by the following methods only: a. An elevated tank or standpipe supplied at the top, and with sufficient aiimgap above the overflow. Such elevated tank or standpipe may then be conne cted to the fire protection system piping without a by-pass or interconnection between the fire protection system piping and the supply con- nection from the Water System main, or b. Construction of a ground storage tank or reservoir supplied at the top, and with sufficient air-gap above the overflow. A pump taking its suction from such ground storage tank or reservoir may be installed for pumping to an elevated tank and/or directly to the fire protection system pipe, or c. Two independent systems of piping without any by-pass or inter- connection whatsoever, one being supplied from the Water System and the other from the independent water supply. Section 55: Fire Service - Supplied By Everett System Only. The Water System shall be made available for private fire protection systems not incorporating nor having access to any water supply other than through the Water System. Such private fire protection systems may include auto- matic sprinkler heads, standpipes, hose racks and connections, inside and outside hose outlets and hydrants and such other appurtenances as approved -25-