(A) Responsibility of the city.
(1) The city’s designated ORC will be primarily responsible for preventing any contamination or pollution of the public water system. This responsibility begins at the point of origin of the public water system supply and includes all of the public water distribution system, and ends at the service connection, under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Backflow/Cross-Connection ORC shall exercise vigilance to ensure that the water customer has taken the proper steps to protect the public potable water system.
(2) When it has been determined by an inspection of the water service customer’s private water system that a backflow protection system is required for the protection of the public water system, the Backflow/Cross-Connection ORC shall notify the owner, in writing, of any such building or premises, to correct within a time set by this division, any plumbing installed or existing that is in violation of this division.
(3) The Backflow/Cross-Connection ORC Administrator will select an approved backflow prevention assembly type to be installed at the service connection. The owner shall be notified that the installation of a backflow prevention assembly may create a closed system, and as a result thermal expansion may occur. In these circumstances the owner must understand and assume all liability and responsibilities for that phenomenon.
(B) Responsibility of the water service customer.
(1) The water service customer has the responsibility of preventing contaminants and pollutants from entering the water service customer’s private water system or the public water system operated by the City. The water service customer, at his or her own expense, shall install, operate, test, repair and maintain all backflow prevention assemblies specified within this division.
(2) If a water service customer is a tenant and does not maintain the private water system, and has no authority to bring the system into compliance with the provisions of this division, the city may assert any available action against the tenant water service customer to assure the private water system is brought into compliance with this division.
(Ord. passed 6-19-18)