(A) Testing of backflow prevention assemblies shall be made by a certified backflow prevention assembly tester or may be contracted out to the town's Cross-Connection Control Department at the customer's expense. The tests are to be conducted upon installation and annually thereafter or at a frequency established by town's Public Utilities Department. A record of all testing and repairs is to be retained by the customer. Copies of the records must be provided to the town's Public Utilities Cross- Connection Control Department within ten business days after the completion of any testing and/or repair work.
(B) Any time that repairs to backflow prevention assemblies are deemed necessary, whether through annual or required testing or routine inspection by the owner or by the town's Public Utilities Department, these repairs must be completed within a specified time in accordance with the degree of hazard. In no case shall this time period exceed:
(1) Health hazard facilities: 14 days; and
(2) Non-health hazard facilities: 21 days.
(C) All backflow prevention assemblies with test cocks are required to be tested annually or at a frequency established by town's Department of Public Utilities. Testing requires a water shutdown usually lasting five to 20 minutes. For facilities that require an uninterrupted supply of water and when it is not possible to provide water service from two separate meters, provisions shall be made for a parallel installation of backflow prevention assemblies.
(D) All certified backflow prevention assembly testers must utilize the backflow prevention assembly test equipment which has been provided/approved by the town's Public Utilities Department. All test equipment shall be registered with the town's Cross-Connection Control Department. All test equipment shall be checked for accuracy annually (at a minimum), calibrated, if necessary and certified to the town as to the accuracy/calibration, employing a calibration method acceptable to the town. (See § 50.417.)
(E) It shall be unlawful for any customer or certified tester to submit any record to the town which is false or incomplete in any material respect. It shall be unlawful for any customer or certified tester to fail to submit to the town any record which is required by this chapter. The violations may result in any of the enforcement actions outlined in § 50.426.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2011) Penalty, see § 50.999