(A) A customer of the Municipal Water Department may be required by the Utilities Superintendent to install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at his or her expense appropriate to the potential hazards set forth in Title 179, Nebraska Department of Health, and approved by the Utilities Superintendent.
(B) The customer shall make application to the Utilities Superintendent to install a required backflow prevention device on a form provided by the municipality. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the potential hazard, the type of protection required and the type of backflow device to be installed including brand and model number.
(C) The Utilities Superintendent shall approve or disapprove the application based on his or her opinion of whether such installation will protect the municipal water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
(D) The installation of the device shall be subject to all other sections of this code dealing with installation of plumbing, including the use of a plumber licensed by the municipality if applicable.
(E) Such customer shall also certify to the municipality at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device has been tested by a Nebraska Department of Health Grade VI certified water operator if the device is equipped with a test port. Such certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer.
(F) Any decision of the Utilities Superintendent may be appealed to the governing body. A water service not in compliance with divisions (A) through (E) above may be suspended by the Utilities Superintendent until such time as the service is again in compliance.
(1997 Code, § 3-118) (Ord. 2007-09, passed 11-6-2007)