(A) Cross-connections between potable water systems and non-potable sources are a significant threat to water quality and to the health of the public water supply. This article is designed to maintain the safety and potability of the water in the city’s public water system by establishing rules and procedures to prevent the pollution and contamination of public drinking water by backflow from any non-potable source.
(B) The authority for the following backflow and cross-connection rules are found in:
(1) The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, 1986 and 1996 (42 US Federal Code, Chapter 6A, Subchapter XII) and the EPA Cross-Connection Control Manual.
(2) NCAC Title 15A, (Title 15A, subchapter 18C .0102 (c) DEFINITIONS.0307 (c)(5)(A), “cross-connection control” and .0406 (b), “Cross-Connections”; and
(3) This division.
(Ord. passed 6-19-18; Am. Ord. passed 1-21-20)