No water service connection shall be made to any establishment
where a potential or actual contamination hazard exists unless the
water supply is protected in accordance with the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality Commission Rules and Regulations for Public
Water Systems (TCEQ Rules) and this article. The water purveyor shall
discontinue water service if a required backflow prevention assembly
is not installed, maintained and tested in accordance with TNRCC Rules
and this article.
(Ordinance 02002-02-01 adopted 2/5/02)
(a) All backflow
prevention assemblies shall be tested upon installation by a recognized
backflow prevention assembly tester and certified to be operating
within specifications. Backflow prevention assemblies which are installed
to provide protection against health hazards must also be tested and
certified to be operating within specifications at least annually
by a recognized backflow prevention assembly tester.
(b) All backflow
prevention assemblies shall be installed and tested in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions, the American Water Works Association's
Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection
Control (Manual M14) or the University of Southern California Manual
of Cross-Connection Control.
(c) Assemblies
shall be repaired, overhauled, or replaced at the expense of the customer
whenever said assemblies are found to be defective. Original forms
of such test, repairs, and overhaul shall be kept and submitted to
the City of Hillsboro within five (5) working days of the test, repair,
or overhaul of each backflow assembly.
(d) No backflow
prevention assembly or device shall be removed from use, relocated,
or other assembly or device substituted without the approval of the
City of Hillsboro. Whenever the existing assembly or device is moved
from present location or cannot be repaired, the backflow assembly
or device shall be replaced with a backflow prevention assembly or
device that complies with this section, The American Water Works Association's
Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection
Control (Manual M14) or the University of Southern California Manual
of Cross-Connection Control, current edition, or the current plumbing
code of the City of Hillsboro, whichever is more stringent.
(e) Test
gauges used for backflow prevention assembly testing shall be calibrated
at least annually in accordance with The American Water Works Association's
Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection
Control (Manual M14) or the University of Southern California Manual
of Cross-Connection Control, current edition. The original calibration
form must be submitted to the City of Hillsboro within five (5) working
days after calibration.
(f) A recognized
backflow prevention assembly tester must hold a current endorsement
from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission "commission".
(Ordinance 02002-02-01 adopted 2/5/02)
(a) A customer
service inspection shall be completed prior to providing continuous
water service to all new construction, or any existing service when
the water purveyor has reason to believe that cross-connections or
other contaminant hazard exists, or after any material improvement,
correction, or addition to the private water distribution facilities.
(b) Only
individuals with the following credentials shall be recognized as
being capable of conducting customer service inspections:
(1) Plumbing
inspectors and water supply protection specialists that have been
licensed by the Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners.
(2) Certified
waterworks operators, and members of other water related professional
groups who have completed a training course, passed an examination
administered by the commission or its designated agent, and hold a
current endorsement issued by the commission.
(c) The customer
service inspection must certify that:
(1) No
direct connection between the public drinking water supply and a potential
source of contamination is permitted. Potential sources of contamination
shall be isolated from the public water system by a properly installed
air gap or an appropriate backflow prevention assembly.
(2) No
cross-connection between the public water supply and a private water
source exists. Where an actual properly installed air gap is not maintained
between the public water supply and a private water supply, an approved
reduced pressure-zone backflow prevention assembly is properly installed
and a service agreement exists for the annual inspection and testing
by a recognized backflow prevention assembly tester.
(3) No
connection exists which allows water be returned to the public drinking
water supply is permitted.
(4) No
pipe or fitting that contains more than 8% lead may be used for the
installation or repair of plumbing at any connection that provides
water for human use.
(5) No
solder or flux that contains more than 0.2% lead can be used for the
installation or repair of plumbing at any connection that provides
water for human use. A minimum of one lead test shall be preformed
for each inspection.
(Ordinance 02002-02-01 adopted 2/5/02)
Any person who shall violate any provision of the regulations
and standards adopted by the provisions of this article shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished in accordance with
the general penalty provisions set forth in Section 1.109 of this
code. Each day that one or more of the provisions of this article
is violated shall constitute a separate offense. If a person is convicted
of three (3) or more distinct violations of this article, the city
shall, upon due notice to the customer, be authorized to discontinue
water service to the premises where such violations occur. Services
discontinued under such circumstances shall be restored only upon
payment of a service fee, as shall be set from time to time by the
city council, in addition to any other cost incurred by the City of
Hillsboro in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable assurance
must be given to the city that the same action shall not be repeated
while the ordinance is in effect. Compliance with this article may
be sought through injunctive relief in the district court.
(Ordinance 02002-02-01 adopted 2/5/02)