(A) Devices required.
(1) A customer of the 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, the state’s Department of Health, and approved by the Utilities Superintendent.
(2) 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.
(3) The Utilities Superintendent shall approve or disapprove the application based on his or her opinion of whether the installation will protect the water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
(4) 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.
(5) The customer shall also certify to the municipality at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device has been tested by a state’s Department of Health Grade VI Certified Water Operator if the device is equipped with a test port. The certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(6) Any decision of the Utilities Superintendent may be appealed to the City Council.
(B) Hazards; customer assessment.
(1) No customer or other person shall cause, allow, or create any physical connection between the water distribution system and any pipes, pumps, hydrants, tanks, steam condensate returns, engine jackets, heat exchangers, other water supplies or any other connection whereby potentially unsafe or contaminating materials may be discharged or drawn into the water distribution system.
(2) At least one time every five years, customers of the municipal water distribution and supply system shall be required to assess and report potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards to the municipality on a form supplied by the municipality to the customer. The customer shall take any steps necessary for protection of public health and safety as determined by the Utilities Superintendent.
(Prior Code, § 52.32)