Any person who violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine as provided in section 1.01.009. Each day that one or more of the provisions in this division is violated constitutes a separate offense. If a person is convicted of two (2) or more distinct violations of this division, the city manager 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 reconnection charge, as set forth in appendix A to this code, and any other costs incurred by the city in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable assurance must be given to the city that the same action shall not be repeated while this division is in effect. Compliance with this division may also be sought through injunctive relief in the district court.
(Ordinance adopted 9/5/00; Ordinance adopting Code)
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 state commission
on environmental quality rules and regulations for public water systems
(TCEQ rules) and this division. The water purveyor shall discontinue
water service if a required backflow prevention assembly is not installed,
maintained and tested in accordance with the TCEQ rules and this division.
(Ordinance adopted 9/5/00)
(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 or the American Water Works
Association’s Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and
Cross-Connection Control (Manual M14).
(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 within five (5) working days of the test, repair or overhaul
of each backflow prevention assembly.
(d)
No
backflow prevention assembly or device shall be removed from use or
relocated, or other assembly or device substituted, without the approval
of the city. Whenever the existing assembly or device is moved from
the 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 division. The American Water Works
Association’s Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and
Cross-Connection Control (Manual M14), current edition, or the current
plumbing code of the city, whichever is more stringent[, shall be
applicable].
(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), current edition. The original calibration form
must be submitted to the city within five (5) working days after calibration.
(f)
A
recognized backflow prevention assembly tester must hold a current
endorsement from the state commission on environmental quality (TCEQ).
(Ordinance adopted 9/5/00)
(a)
A
customer service inspection shall be completed prior to providing
continuous water service to all new construction, on any existing
service when the water purveyor has reason to believe that cross-connections
or other contaminant hazards exist, 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
capable of conducting a customer service inspection:
(1)
Plumbing inspectors and water supply protection specialists that
have been licensed by the state 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 TCEQ or its designated agent, and
hold a current endorsement issued by the TCEQ.
(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 annual inspection
and testing by a recognized backflow prevention assembly tester.
(3)
No connection which allows water to be returned to the public drinking
water supply is permitted.
(4)
No pipe or pipe fitting which 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 which 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
performed for each inspection.
(Ordinance adopted 9/5/00)
