§ 28-82. Requirements.

(a)

City requirements.

(1)

For premises existing prior to the start of this program, the city shall perform evaluations and inspections of plans and/or premises and inform the customer by letter of any corrective action deemed necessary, the method of achieving the correction, and the time allowed for the correction to be made. Ordinarily, 90 days will be allowed, however, this time period may be shortened depending upon the degree of hazard involved and the history of the device(s) in question.

(2)

The city shall not allow any cross-connection to remain unless it is protected by an approved backflow preventer or an air gap for which a permit has been issued and which will be regularly tested to insure satisfactory operation.

(3)

The city shall notify the customer by letter of any failure to comply at the time of the first reinspection or immediately following the first reinspection. The city will allow an additional 15 days for the correction. In the event the customer fails to comply with the necessary correction by the time of the second reinspection, the city shall notify the customer by letter that the water service to the customer's premises will be terminated within five days from the customer's receipt of such letter. In the event that the customer informs the city of extenuating circumstances as to why the correction has not been made, a time extension may be granted by the city but shall not exceed an additional 30 days.

(4)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the city determines at any time that a serious threat to the public health exists, the water service shall be terminated immediately.

(5)

The city shall have on file a list of private contractors who are certified backflow device testers and/or repairers. All charges for these tests, repairs, etc., will be paid by the customer of the building or property.

(6)

The city will begin initial premise inspections to determine the nature of existing or potential hazards following the approval of this program by the city council and mayor. Initial focus shall be on high hazard industries and commercial premises.

(7)

The customer shall install only backflow prevention devices or methods approved by the city.

a.

A double check valve device shall be required for all commercial businesses. A degree of hazard assessment shall be completed by the city to determine if a greater degree of protection is required based upon the LSP Code.

(b)

Customer requirements.

(1)

The customer shall be responsible for the elimination or protection of all cross-connections on his premises.

(2)

The customer, after having been informed by a letter from the water purveyor, shall at his expense, install, maintain, and test or have tested, any and all backflow prevention devices or methods on his premises.

(3)

The customer shall correct any malfunction of the backflow prevention device or method which is revealed by periodic testing.

(4)

The customer shall inform the city of any proposed or modified cross-connection and also any existing cross-connection of which the customer is aware but has not been found by the city.

(5)

The customer shall not install a bypass around any backflow prevention device or method unless there is a backflow prevention device or method of the same type on the bypass. Customers who cannot shut down operation for testing of the device(s) or method(s) must supply additional devices or methods necessary to allow testing to take place.

(6)

The customer shall install backflow prevention devices or methods in a manner approved by the city and in conformance with the installation requirements of section 606 of the LSPC, 2000 edition.

(7)

The customer shall install only backflow prevention devices or methods approved by the city.

(8)

Any customer having a private well, auxiliary water supply or other private water source, must have a permit if the well, auxiliary water supply or source is cross-connected to the city's system. Permission to cross-connect may be denied by the city. The customer may be required to install a backflow prevention device or method at the service entrance if a private water source is maintained, even if it is not cross-connected to the city's system.

(9)

In the event the customer installs plumbing to provide potable water for domestic purposes which is on the city's side of the backflow prevention device or method, such plumbing must have its own backflow preventer installed.

(10)

The customer shall be responsible for the payment of all fees for permits, annual or semi-annual device or method testing, retesting in the case that the device or method fails to operate correctly, and second reinspections for noncompliance with the city's requirements.

(Ord. No. 3511, 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 3643, 3-13-2012)