A reduced pressure zone (RPZ) device must be installed
on all agricultural, industrial, commercial and retail water services
within the premises of the water user or as required by the New York
State Department of Health regulations at the expense of the water
user.
The supplier of water is responsible for cross-connection
controls found in Part V of the State Sanitary Code; Section 5-1.31
in title "Cross Connection Control," shall be a part of these regulations.
The supplier is required to determine the degree of
hazard that a facility poses to its water supply system, and to require
that an acceptable backflow prevention containment device be installed,
tested, operated, and maintained by the water user and that adequate
records of maintenance and repair be kept and submitted annually to
the City of Geneva Water Maintenance Department and the New York State
Department of Health local district office.
The water user has the primary responsibility of preventing
contaminants from entering the potable water piping system and, subsequently,
the public water supply and shall, as required by the supplier of
water per Part V, Section 5-1.31(A) and (B), install, test, operate,
maintain and keep adequate maintenance and repair records for every
backflow prevention device installed to provide containment. The supplier
of water may discontinue water service to any premises if any violations
exist. Water service will not be restored until the violations are
corrected.
Additionally, as stated in Part V, Section 5-1.31(C),
the water user shall prevent cross-connections between the potable
water piping system and any other piping system within the premises.