§ 2-31-304. Program responsibilities.

(a)

Facility owner.

(1)

The facility owner shall be responsible for ensuring, by installation of an appropriate and approved backflow prevention assembly, that water from an unsuitable source or any other harmful substance does not enter the county's public water system.

(2)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of section 2-31-302, all facilities that pose a hazard to the county's public water system shall comply with all provisions of this article under the direction of the department.

(3)

The facility owner shall comply with all requirements specified by the department in its administration of this article.

(4)

Upon order by the department, the facility owner shall install or cause to be installed an approved backflow prevention assembly and shall maintain such backflow prevention assembly at the facility owner's expense.

(5)

The facility owner shall be directly responsible and wholly liable for all procedures regarding the facility's backflow prevention assembly.

(6)

No facility owner shall alter the backflow prevention assembly protecting the county's public water system unless such alteration is approved by the department.

(7)

No facility owner shall circumvent the facility's backflow prevention assembly protecting the county's public water system.

(8)

No facility owner shall operate the facility's internal water system when any part of that system is malfunctioning in a manner that poses a hazard to the county's public water system.

(9)

The facility owner shall immediately report to the department any malfunction or damage which could affect the backflow prevention assembly's ability to protect the county's public water system.

(10)

The facility owner shall be responsible for arranging all installations, tests, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and relocations of backflow prevention assemblies in accordance with this article at the facility owner's expense. In addition, the facility owner shall be responsible for maintaining copies of all documentation and results of all tests, repairs, and replacements for the backflow prevention assemblies protecting the county's public water system on file at the facility's location for one year from the date of testing.

(11)

The facility owner shall cause each backflow prevention assembly to be tested as required by this article.

(12)

The facility owner shall be responsible for reporting to the department any installations, tests, repairs, replacements, and relocations of backflow prevention assemblies at the facility.

(b)

Department.

(1)

The department shall review and approve the information and data submitted by facility owners and approved backflow prevention assembly technicians for the installation, testing, repair, replacement, and relocation of backflow prevention assemblies required under this article or that existed as of the effective date of this article.

(2)

The department shall be responsible for evaluating the hazard posed by the facility's system or facility's use.

(3)

The department shall have the authority to prohibit a service connection or order the disconnection of service to any connection where:

a.

Any hazard exists to the county's public water system, except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of section 2-31-302; or

b.

The facility owner fails to install, test, operate, maintain, repair, or replace an appropriate and approved backflow prevention assembly in accordance with this article.

(4)

The department may inspect all new approved backflow prevention assembly installations for compliance with the current edition of the AWWA Manual M-14, the utility standards, and this article.

(5)

The department shall accept for review only those initial certification tests, scheduled tests, and repair and replacement reports for any backflow prevention assembly performed by an approved backflow prevention assembly technician from the approved list.

(6)

The department shall compile and maintain all significant data resulting from reports submitted under this article.

(7)

The department shall require additional data on any report deemed necessary, prudent, or helpful in the administration of this article.

(c)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians.

(1)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall ensure that all installations, tests, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and relocations completed on any backflow prevention assembly protecting the county's water system are performed in compliance with manufacturer's recommendations, the current edition of the AWWA Manual M-14, the utility standards, and this article.

(2)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall submit to the department all information relating to installations, tests, repairs, replacements, and relocations on any backflow prevention assembly protecting the county's public water system as requested by the department.

(3)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall ensure that all information submitted to the department is reliable and accurate.

(4)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall maintain copies of all documentation and results of all tests, repairs, and replacements on backflow prevention assemblies protecting the county's public water system and any related correspondence for one year from the date of testing.

(5)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall only perform those activities for which their certification is valid and approved as specified in this article. Reports submitted by non-certified or non-approved personnel shall not be accepted by the department.

(6)

Approved backflow prevention assembly technicians shall comply with the current edition of the AWWA Manual M-14, the utility standards, and all provisions and requirements of this article.

(d)

Pest control.

(1)

Tanks, vehicles, equipment, and machines used for pest control activities must be filled at designated protected potable water locations or the reclaimed water filling station at the county's water reclamation plant. Use of potable water from unspecified locations or private residences to fill tanks, vehicles, equipment, or machines is prohibited.

(2)

Protected locations consist of overhead piping arrangements with installed reduced pressure and a minimum one-inch air gap between fluids in the tank and fill discharge. If an overhead piping arrangement cannot be used, a reduced pressure zone backflow prevention assembly must be installed on the fill line.

(Ord. No. 13-35, § 5, 10-22-13)