§ 52.032. BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE REQUIRED.

(A) A customer of the City Water Department may be required by the City Services Director to install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at his or her expense appropriate to the potential hazards set forth in Title 179, State Department of Health, and approved by the City Services Director.

(B) The customer shall make application to the City Services Director to install a required backflow prevention device on a form provided by the city. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the potential hazard, the type of protection required, and the type of backflow device to be installed, including brand and model number.

(C) The City Services Director shall approve or disapprove the application based on his or her opinion of whether the installation will protect the city water distribution system from potential backflow and back-siphonage hazards.

(D) The installation of the device shall be subject to all other sections of this code of ordinances dealing with installation of plumbing, including the use of a plumber licensed by the city if applicable.

(E) The customer shall also certify to the city at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device, except those backflow prevention devices attached to a lawn sprinkler system, has been tested by a State Department of Health Grade VI Certified Water Operator if the device is equipped with a test port. The certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the City Clerk. Failure to certify the devices may result in immediate termination of service at the discretion of the City Services Director.

(F) Customers with lawn sprinklers are not required to inspect the backflow prevention devices that attach to the lawn sprinkler system.

(G) Any decision of the City Services Director may be appealed to the City Council.

(H) The City Services Director for purposes of this section shall mean the duly acting City Services Director of the city, or his or her authorized representative.

(Prior Code, § 3-117) (Ord. 752, passed 1-16-2001; Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)