(A) A cross-connection control officer shall be appointed by the City Council to oversee the enforcement of this section. This person shall be responsible for reviewing the surveys submitted by the customers of the City Water Department and determining if a backflow prevention device is required to comply with Title 179, NAC 2, Regulations Governing Public Water Supply Systems.
(B) All customers of the City Water Department shall be required to report to the cross-connection control officer any potential cross-connections which may be on their premises. This report shall he or she made at least every five years.
(C) A customer or the City Water Department may be required by the cross-connection control officer to install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at the customer's expense appropriate to the potential hazard as set forth in Title 179, NAC 2, Regulations Governing Public Water Supply Systems, and approved by the cross-connection control officer.
(1) The customer shall make application to the cross-connection control officer to install a required back flow prevention device on a form provided by the city. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the type of backflow prevention device to be installed, including make and model number, and the location of the proposed installation.
(2) The cross-connection control officer shall approve or disapprove the application based on whether the installation will protect the city water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
(3) When a testable back flow prevention device shall be required, the customer shall also certify to the city at least one time annually that the back flow prevention device has been tested by a State Health and Human Services System Grade VI certified water operator. The certification shall be made on a form in available at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(4) Any decision of the cross-connection control officer may be appealed to the City Council of the city, whose decision shall be final.
(D) Any customer refusing to report on possible cross-connections on their premises, refusing to install the necessary backflow prevention device, or failing to have a testable backflow prevention device tested at least annually shall be in violation of this section and may have their water service discontinued. Any customer who has had their service discontinued for violation of this section shall be subject to a $100 reconnect fee to have the service reinstated alter supplying proof that the potential cross-connection has been eliminated or properly protected.
(1973 Code, § 3-132) (Ord. 740, passed 2-10-2005)