The city council finds and declares that the purpose of this
chapter is as follows:
A.
To
protect the public potable water supply of City of Roseville from
the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating within
the customer's internal distribution system(s) or the customer's private
water system(s) such contaminants or pollutants that could backflow
into the public water system; and,
B.
To
promote the elimination or control of existing cross connections,
actual or potential, between the customer's in-plant potable water
system(s) and nonpotable water systems, plumbing fixtures, and industrial
piping systems.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992)
The following words are defined for purposes of this chapter
as follows:
means an assembly or means designed to prevent the undesirable
reversal of flow in a potable water distribution system as a result
of a cross connection with a nonpotable supply or any matter that
may alter the quality of the potable water.
means a person who is certified by the city to perform testing
of backflow prevention assemblies owned by customers of the city and
who has completed training and holds a current certification from
the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association.
To maintain city certification, a backflow prevention assembly tester
shall continually demonstrate competency in performing tests on backflow
prevention devices to the director's or their designee's satisfaction.
means that special interest-bearing fund established pursuant to Section 14.10.040.
means an unprotected actual or potential connection or structural
arrangement between the city's potable water system, including a piping
system connected to the city's potable water system and located on
the premises of a water user or available to the water user, and any
source or distribution system containing liquid, gas, or other substances
within a customer's premises and/or customer's water system which
is not from an approved potable water supply. Bypass arrangements,
jumper connections, removable sections, swivel and changeover devices,
or other devices through which backflow or back-siphonage could occur,
shall be considered to be cross-connections.
means the department of environmental utilities.
means the director of the department.
means the fee required to be paid upon a finding by an inspector
that a backflow prevention assembly is defective or not in compliance
with the standards set forth in this chapter and requires retest after
repair or replacement.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6500 § 12, 2022)
A.
No
water service connection to any commercial premises shall be installed
unless the water supply is protected as required by this chapter.
B.
In
the case of premises having an auxiliary water supply that is not
or may not be of safe bacteriological or chemical quality and that
is not acceptable to the director or designee as an additional source,
the property owner shall protect the public water system against backflow
from the premises by installing an approved backflow prevention assembly
in the service line.
C.
The
city may inspect the premises of existing customers to determine if,
in the opinion of the director or designee, such premises may require
a backflow prevention assembly. In the case of premises having either:
(1) internal cross connections that cannot be permanently corrected
and controlled; (2) intricate plumbing and piping arrangements where
entry to all portions of the premises is not readily accessible for
inspection purposes; or (3) a condition that in the opinion of the
director or designee constitutes a hazard to health, the property
owner shall protect the public water system against backflow from
the premises by installing an approved backflow prevention assembly
in the service line.
D.
Failure of a customer or property owner to provide for the installation or the upgrading of a required backflow prevention assembly, as specified in subsections B and C of this section, within 30 days following written notification from the city, and for the preservation of the health and safety of the public water supply, the city may temporarily shut off potable water service to the premises and/or customer's system until the customer has installed or upgraded, and tested, an approved assembly to the satisfaction of the director or designee.
E.
Any
backflow prevention assembly installed or upgraded on a customer's
premises shall be and remain the property of the customer.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6500 § 13, 2022)
The finance director is hereby directed to establish a special
interest-bearing fund entitled the backflow prevention inspection
fund. All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited
in the backflow prevention inspection fund and expended solely to
finance the program set forth in this chapter.
This fee is allowed under the California State Health and Safety
Code, Division 104, Part 12, Article 2, Chapter 5, Section 116805
(d) that allows water utilities implementing the backflow prevention
program to recover their costs to administer the program
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6500 § 14, 2022)
A.
Backflow
prevention assemblies may be installed either by the customer or by
city personnel.
B.
Backflow
prevention assemblies type and installation shall be in compliance
with city improvement standards.
C.
Backflow
prevention assemblies must be of a type approved by the University
of Southern California Testing Laboratory and must comply with Title
17 of the California Code of Regulations. Where there is a conflict
between the city improvement standards, University of Southern California
Testing Laboratory approved list, and Title 17, the more restrictive
shall apply.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992)
A.
After
installation of a backflow prevention assembly, a backflow prevention
assembly tester shall inspect and test the backflow prevention assembly.
B.
Each
backflow prevention assembly shall be inspected and tested at least
once annually by a backflow prevention assembly tester.
C.
Where city personnel are required to perform the test, an inspection fee shall be charged to the customer as established by Section 14.10.040.
D.
If
a backflow prevention assembly meets required standards established
by this chapter, city will send the customer a notice of compliance.
E.
The
customer's system should be open for inspection at all reasonable
times to authorized representatives of the City of Roseville water
department to determine whether cross connections or other structural
or sanitary hazards, including violations of these regulations, exist.
F.
The city may terminate the customer's potable water service if the customer fails to have a backflow prevention device inspected and tested within the time period required by the city pursuant to Section 14.10.030(D).
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6500 § 15, 2022)
A.
It
is the responsibility of the property owner to install freeze protection.
If the backflow assembly cannot be inspected due to the presence of
freeze protection material, the freeze protection may be removed.
The city shall not be responsible for reinstallation of freeze protection.
B.
The
relief port at the bottom of a reduced pressure backflow assembly
must not be covered over by freeze protection. All test ports must
be easily accessible along with the serial number and model number.
C.
Freeze
protection shall be maintained in a neat, aesthetically pleasing condition.
Torn or dislodged freeze protection may be removed by city.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992)
A.
If
the backflow prevention assembly tester determines that the backflow
prevention assembly does not meet the standards established by this
chapter, the city will issue the customer a notice to correct. The
customer shall make the necessary repairs or replacement within 30
days of issuance of the notice to correct.
B.
The
backflow prevention assembly shall be reinspected by a backflow prevention
assembly tester within 30 days, at which time a reinspection fee shall
be charged to the customer as established by resolution adopted by
the city council, as amended from time to time.
C.
Each
time a reinspection is required, an additional reinspection fee will
be charged to the customer, until such time that the city sends the
customer a notice of compliance.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 5800 § 35, 2017; Ord. 6500 § 16, 2022)
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 5800 § 36, 2017)
A.
Installation,
repair or replacement of a backflow prevention assembly shall be performed
by a licensed contractor or, with customer approval, by city personnel.
B.
The
cost to the city for materials and labor at the prevailing rate shall
be paid by the owner or customer and if unpaid shall become a lien
on the property and collectible as taxes.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992)
A.
Failure
to maintain a backflow prevention assembly as required by this chapter
shall be a violation.
B.
If
the director or designee determines that a customer's failure to install,
adequately maintain, or otherwise finds evidence that an installed
backflow prevention assembly has been bypassed or rendered ineffective
and constitutes a threat to the potable water supply, the director
may order that water services to the noncomplying customer be discontinued.
The director shall notify the customer at least 30 days prior to the
proposed determination of service; provided, however, that if the
threat to the potable water supply is so immediate that a delay in
terminating water service may threaten the public health and safety,
the director may terminate service without prior written notice.
C.
A customer
who has received a notice of termination of water services from the
director may appeal the decision in writing to the environmental utilities
director. The appeal must be received by the environmental utilities
director prior to the proposed termination date, in which case the
termination of services will not occur until after the appeal is heard.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6500 § 17, 2022)
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the other provisions of this chapter which can be given
effect without the invalid provisions or its application, and to this
end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Ord. 2646 § 1, 1992)
