§ 38-145. Water services.

(a)

New water services.

(1)

Plans shall be submitted to the water purveyor for review on all new water services in order to determine the degree of hazard.

(2)

The water purveyor shall approve the type of backflow prevention assembly or method required for containment based on the requirement of table D104 and degree of hazard. If a cross connection is not listed in table D104, the water purveyor shall use table B1 of the manual for the selection, installation, maintenance, and field testing of backflow prevention devices (CAN/CSA standard B64.10-94) as a guide to determine the type of device to require. This document is referred to in table 606 of the LSPC, 2013 edition.

(3)

The water purveyor shall require the installation of the appropriate backflow prevention assembly or method for containment before the initiation of water service.

(b)

Existing water service.

(1)

Any changes of, or additions to, existing water services shall be treated as new water services for the purpose of this division.

(2)

Within six months after adoption of this division, the administrative authority shall publish and make available to each customer a copy of the standards used to determine the degree of hazard.

(3)

Each customer shall survey the activities and processes which receives water service and shall report to the water purveyor if cross connections exist and the degree of hazard. Upon a finding of hazard, the customer shall cause the appropriate backflow prevention assembly or method to be installed in a timely fashion.

(4)

For existing water services, the water purveyor may inspect the premises to determine the degree of hazard. When high hazard cross connections are found the water purveyor shall:

a.

Develop a schedule of compliance which the customer shall follow; or

b.

Terminate the water service until a backflow prevention assembly or method for containment required by the water purveyor has been installed.

(5)

Failure of the water purveyor to notify a customer that the customer has a high hazard cross connection and should install backflow prevention assemblies or methods for containment in no way relieves the customer of the responsibility to comply with all requirements of this section.

(Code 1968, § 20-63.4; Ord. No. 2007-05, § 4, 6-12-2007)