Off-site recycled water facilities and service connections shall be planned, furnished, and installed in accordance with the standard plans and specifications presented in the district's Developer Handbook and Standard Drawings for Water, Recycled Water, and Sewer Facilities, Section 2.5, "Design Criteria for Recycled Water Facilities," and Section 9.0, "Standard Drawings." All off-site recycled water facilities and connections shall also comply with applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations. Before the district grants final acceptance of any system using recycled water, as-built drawings of the system shall be provided. The installed system shall be tested in accordance with the district's standard specifications to ensure that the system is in full compliance with these rules and regulations. Plans and specifications for all recycled water distribution facilities shall be submitted to and approved by the district, and other applicable regulatory agencies, in advance of construction.
The district will assume responsibility for providing recycled water service to the point of connection upon transfer, to the district, of title to all off-site recycled water systems and any necessary easements. All easements shall be in a form acceptable to the district, and not subject to outstanding obligations to relocate such facilities or any deeds of trust, except in instances where such is determined by the district to be in the best interest of the district.
The district and the customer or developer may enter into a reimbursement agreement for the portions of a recycled water system that are required to be oversized with capacity to supply more recycled water than the customer or developer requires. The determination to enter into a reimbursement agreement, and the specific items that are subject of reimbursement, will be made by the district in its sole discretion.
All recycled water facilities installed by the district for the purpose of supplying recycled water service shall remain the property of the district and will be maintained, repaired, or replaced by the district. Any person who damages such facilities, and any property owner who knowingly or negligently permits such damage to occur, will be liable to the district. An easement or right-of-way may be required for the protection or maintenance of the facilities on private property.
The district has the right to determine the location, size, and capacity of the service connection.
The district reserves the right to limit the use area to be supplied by one service connection to one customer. A service connection shall not be used to supply adjoining property of a different customer unless approved by the district.
Every off-site service connection shall be equipped with a valve on the inlet side of the meter to control the water supply through the meter assembly. District ownership and maintenance responsibilities terminate at the valve on the user's side of the meter assembly.
Under certain circumstances and subject to the availability of funds, the district may elect to contribute to the cost of constructing facilities needed to deliver recycled water to an applicant's property or reimburse applicant for costs incurred to oversize facilities.
Requests for modification or relocation of an existing service connection shall be made to the district in writing and paid for in advance before the district will begin work.
The public domestic water supply shall not be used as a backup or supplemental source of water for a recycled water system unless the connection between the two systems is protected by an air gap separation which complies with the requirements of Sections 7602(a) and 7603(a) of California Code of Regulations Title 17 and the approvals of the domestic system and cross-connection protection have been obtained.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.1), 2006)
Each customer shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for furnishing, installing, operating, and maintaining all facilities and cross-connection control necessary to convey water from the meter assembly to the use area.
On-site recycled water facilities and service connections shall be planned, furnished, and installed in accordance with the standard plans and specifications as presented in the district's Developer Handbook and Standard Drawings for Water, Recycled Water, and Sewer Facilities, Section 2.5, "Design Criteria for Recycled Water Facilities," and Section 9.0, "Standard Drawings." All on-site recycled water facilities and connections shall also comply with applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations.
Plans, specifications, and drawings for recycled water facilities shall be submitted and approved by the district and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) prior to commencing construction.
The district shall inspect the construction of all recycled water facilities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and conformance with approved plans.
The district may determine, in its discretion, to fund certain costs and expenses including, but not limited to, the initial site survey which may be required and/or retrofit costs such as the costs for sprinkler heads and identification signs.
Operations of all on-site recycled water systems shall conform to the requirements stipulated in Article V of this chapter, Operational Requirements.
The installed recycled water system shall be tested under active conditions in the presence of the district inspector and other personnel as directed by the CDPH to ensure compliance.
Areas irrigated with recycled water must be kept completely separate from domestic water wells and reservoirs. Tertiary recycled water shall not be applied or allowed to migrate to within 50 feet of any well used for domestic supply. No impoundment of tertiary recycled water shall be located within 100 feet of any domestic water well, unless it can be demonstrated that special circumstances justify lesser distances to be acceptable as determined in the district's sole discretion. Additional restrictions will be required for secondary recycled water.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.2), 2006; Ord. 377 § 4, 2010)
Interim service facilities are those facilities that employ either potable or untreated water until such time as recycled water becomes available for use.
In areas where recycled water is not immediately available when the use area is ready for construction, and if the district has determined that recycled water will be supplied in the future, on-site facilities shall be designed and constructed to use recycled water. Provisions shall be made to allow for connection to the district of off-site recycled water facilities, when available. In the interim, potable or other suitable water may be supplied to the on-site facilities through an interim service connection.
An approved backflow assembly is required on the interim service while the on-site facilities are using an alternate source of water. If and when recycled water becomes available, the interim connection and backflow assembly will be removed and connection made to the on-site facilities upon approval of the district, at the customer's expense.
When recycled water becomes available, an inspection of the on-site facilities and cross-connection control test shall be provided, at the customer's expense, with the approval and inspection of the district to verify that the facilities have been maintained and are still in compliance with the permit. Upon verification of compliance, recycled water shall be supplied to the site.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.3), 2006)
A. 
Conversion from Potable to Recycled Water Use. Prior to converting an existing potable water system for recycled water use, the district shall review the record drawings and determine the measures necessary to bring the system into full compliance. No existing potable water facilities shall be converted to, or incorporated into, the recycled water system without proper testing and approval by district and/or other regulatory agencies.
B. 
Conversion from Nonpotable to Recycled Water Use. Prior to converting an existing nonpotable water system for recycled water use, the district shall review the record drawings and determine the measures necessary to bring the system into full compliance. No existing nonpotable water facilities shall be converted to, or incorporated into, the recycled water system without proper testing and approval by district and/or other regulatory agencies.
C. 
Conversion from Recycled to Nonpotable Water Use. If the district deems it necessary to convert recycled water facilities for nonpotable water use, it shall be the responsibility of the customer, at customer's expense, to implement the following, as determined by district:
1. 
The recycled water service shall be removed and disconnected by positive means (i.e., removal of spool, blind flanges, or other approved method), and tested to confirm isolation.
2. 
Approved backflow assemblies shall be installed on all nonpotable water meter connections.
3. 
The special recycled water quick-couplers shall be removed and replaced with approved valves for nonpotable water systems.
4. 
All on-site personnel and potential users shall be notified of the conversion to nonpotable water.
5. 
All recycled warning labels/signs shall be removed.
D. 
Conversion from Recycled to Potable Water Use. If the district deems it necessary to convert recycled water facilities for potable water use, it shall be the responsibility of the customer, at customer's expense, to implement the following, as determined by the district:
1. 
Isolation and testing of the recycled water supply. Service shall be removed and plugged by the district at the district main or abandoned in a manner approved by the district.
2. 
Installation of approved backflow assemblies on any and all water meter connections as determined by the district's cross-connection program.
3. 
The special recycled water quick-couplers shall be removed and replaced with approved valves for potable water systems.
4. 
All on-site personnel and potential users shall be notified of the conversion to potable water.
5. 
All recycled warning labels/signs shall be removed.
6. 
CA DHS shall be notified prior to conversion, and upon completion of the conversion to potable water.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.4), 2006)
Exposed portions of the customer's recycled water facilities shall be clearly identified at sufficient intervals in accordance with local and health department requirements, and as presented in the district's Developer Handbook and Standard Drawings for Water, Recycled Water, and Sewer Facilities, Section 2.5, "Design Criteria for Recycled Water Facilities," and Section 9.0, "Standard Drawings." All recycled water piping and appurtenances in new installations and above ground facilities in retrofit installations shall be colored purple or distinctively wrapped with purple tape in accordance with Chapter 7.9, Section 4049.54 of the California Health and Safety Code, as amended. The same colors and/or symbols shall be used throughout the system to indicate recycled water facilities.
All outlets from recycled water services shall be posted as being unsafe for drinking purposes.
Water meters used for recycled water service shall not be used for potable water service.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.5), 2006; Ord. 377 § 5, 2010)
A. 
Backflow Assembly. Wherever backflow protection is required, the customer, at his expense, shall install, test, and maintain an approved backflow assembly in accord with district Ordinance No. 370 and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 17, Section 7605, as amended, as a prerequisite to receiving recycled water service. Backflow testing shall be conducted annually, or more frequently if, in the evaluation of the district, a potential hazard exists. These devices shall be located at the property line served immediately downstream of the meter. All devices shall be readily accessible for testing and maintenance and no device shall be submerged at any time.
B. 
Water Pressure. The district shall, at its discretion and whenever possible, operate the recycled water system at a lower pressure than the district potable water system, to prevent contamination of the potable system in the event of a cross-connection.
C. 
System Testing. Recycled water users will be required to conduct a cross-connection control test of the integrity of the on-site recycled water system at those facilities having both potable water service and recycled water service every four years or more frequently if the district determines that a potential hazard exists. The cross-connection tests may be monitored by the district and the CDPH.
D. 
Methods of system testing include, but are not limited to: (1) isolating each system in turn and recording the internal pressure of the isolated system in accordance with regulatory agency-approved shutdown test procedure; or (2) introducing tracer dyes into the system to determine existence of backflow into the potable water system. At sites that are not required to submit plans to building departments prior to modifications to the plumbing system such as schools, post offices, or other public facilities, the district shall have the property owner conduct a cross-connection control test as described above every four years.
(Ord. 364 § 1(3.6), 2006; Ord. 377 §§ 6, 7, 2010)