Chapter 20.07
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Sections:

20.07.010    Water system survey.

20.07.020    Customer notification-device installation.

20.07.030    Customer notification - testing and maintenance.

20.07.010 Water system survey.

A.    The city shall review all requests for new services to determine if backflow protection is needed. Reviews shall also be conducted where plumbing, building permits, or new business licenses or similar approvals are applied for, or as may be necessary from time to time to protect the public health. Plans and specifications must be submitted to the city upon request for review of possible cross-connection hazards as a condition of service for new service connections. If it is determined that a backflow prevention device is necessary to protect the public water system, the required device must be installed before service will be granted.

B.    The city may require an on-premises inspection to evaluate cross-connection hazards. The city will transmit a written notice requesting an inspection appointment to each affected water user, except that no notice shall need be given where an emergency exists or may exist due to a possible cross-connection or backflow condition: Any customer which cannot or will not allow an on-premises inspection of their piping system shall be required to install the backflow prevention device the city considers necessary.

C.    The city may, at its discretion, require a reinspection of any premises using the city’s water services for cross-connection hazards. The city will transmit a written notice requesting an inspection appointment of each affected water user. Any customer which cannot or will not allow an on premises inspection of their piping system shall be required to install a reduced pressure (RP) device. (Ord. 93-05 § 4 (part): Ord. 88-11 § 1 (part))

20.07.020 Customer notification - device installation.

A.    The city will notify the water user of the survey findings, listing corrective action to be taken if required. A period of sixty days will be given to complete all corrective action required, including installation of backflow prevention devices.

B.    A second notice will be sent to each water user which does not take the required corrective action prescribed in the first notice within the sixty-day period allowed. The second notice will give the water user a two- week period to take the required corrective action. If no action is taken within the two-week period, the city may terminate water service to the affected water user until the required corrective actions are taken. (Ord. 88-11 § 1 (part))

20.07.030 Customer notification - testing and maintenance.

A.    The city will notify each affected water user when it is time for the backflow prevention device installed on their service connection to be tested. This written notice shall give the water user thirty days to have the device tested and supply the water user with the necessary form to be completed and resubmitted to the city.

B.    A second notice shall be sent to each water user who does not have his/her backflow prevention device tested as prescribed in the first notice within the thirty-day period allowed. The second notice will give the water user a two-week period to have his/her backflow prevention device tested. If no action is taken within the two-week period, the city may terminate water service to the affected water user until the subject device is tested. (Ord. 88-11 § 1 (part))