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 (TCEQ) rules and regulations for public water
systems (290 Rules) and this section. The water purveyor shall discontinue
water service if a required backflow prevention assembly is not installed,
maintained and tested in accordance with the 290 Rules and this section.
(Ordinance 1167, sec. A, adopted 12/16/14)
(a) All
backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested upon installation by
a licensed 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, [and] 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 by and 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,
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 section, the American Water Works Association’s
Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection
Control (Manual M14), or the current plumbing code of the city, whichever
is more stringent.
(e) Test
gauges used for backflow prevention assembly testing shall be tested
for accuracy at least annually in accordance with the American Water
Works Association’s Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention
and Cross-Connection Control (Manual M14). 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
license from the state commission on environmental quality (commission).
(Ordinance 1167, sec. B, adopted 12/16/14)
(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) Customer service inspectors that have been licensed by the state
commission on environmental quality (TCEQ).
(c) No
connection exists which allows water to be returned to the public
drinking water supply is permitted [sic].
(d) 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.
(e) 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 1167, sec. C, adopted 12/16/14)