A. Town Responsibility:
1. Drinking water system surveys/inspections of the consumer's water distribution system shall be conducted or caused to be conducted by individuals deemed qualified by and representing the town. Survey records shall indicate the status of compliance with the aforementioned health and safety standards. All such records will be maintained by the town.
2. The town shall notify, in writing, all water consumers of the need of the periodic system survey to ensure compliance with existing applicable minimum health and safety standards.
3. Selection of an approved backflow prevention assembly for contaminant control required at the service entrance shall be determined from the results of the system survey.
B. Consumer Responsibility: It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to:
1. Comply with this chapter as a term and condition of the supply of water service by the town.
2. Purchase, install, test and maintain any backflow prevention device/assembly required to comply with this chapter.
C. Plumbing Official Responsibility:
1. The plumbing official's responsibility to enforce the applicable sections of the plumbing code begins at the point of service (downstream or consumer side of the meter) and continues throughout the developed length of the consumer's water system.
2. The plumbing official will review all plans to ensure that unprotected cross connections are not an integral part of the consumer's water system. If a cross connection cannot be eliminated, it must be protected by the installation of an air gap or an approved backflow prevention device/assembly, in accordance with the state plumbing code.
3. Water vacating the drinking water supply must do so via approved air gap or approved mechanical backflow prevention assembly, properly installed and in accordance with the state plumbing code.
D. Certified Backflow Assembly Technicians, Surveyors Or Repair Persons Responsibilities:
1. Whether employed by the consumer or a utility to survey, test, repair or maintain backflow prevention assemblies, all certified backflow technicians, surveyors or repair persons will have the following responsibilities:
a. Ensure acceptable testing equipment and procedures are used for testing, repairing or overhauling backflow prevention assemblies.
b. Make reports of such testing and/or repair to the consumer, water purveyor, and the state bureau of drinking water/sanitation on forms approved for such use by the bureau of drinking water/sanitation, and within the time frames prescribed by the bureau of drinking water/sanitation.
c. Include in said report a list of materials or replacement parts used.
d. Ensure that replacement parts are equal in quality to parts originally supplied by the manufacturer of the assembly being repaired.
e. Refrain from changing the design, material or operational characteristics of said assembly during testing, repair or maintenance.
f. Perform all tests of said assemblies, and be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all tests and reports.
g. Ensure that their license is current, the testing equipment being used is acceptable to the state, and that it is in proper operating condition.
h. Be equipped with, and be competent to use, all tools, gauges and other equipment necessary to properly test and maintain backflow prevention assemblies.
i. Tag each double check valve, pressure vacuum breaker, reduced pressure backflow assembly and high hazard air gap, showing the serial number, date tested and by whom. The technician's license number must also be on this tag. (Ord. 1991-O-1, 3-14-1991)
2. In the case of a consumer requiring a commercially available technician, any certified technician is authorized to make the test and report the results of that test to the consumer, the town and the bureau of drinking water/sanitation. If such commercially tested assembly is in need of repair, state law requires a licensed plumber make the actual repair. (Ord. 1991-O-1, 3-14-1991; amd. 2010 Code)