(A) The customer shall be responsible for testing and servicing backflow prevention assemblies at least once a year. If the testing reveals the assembly to be defective or in unsatisfactory operating condition, the customer shall be responsible for any necessary repairs, including replacement or overhaul of the assembly, if necessary, which will return the assembly to satisfactory operating condition.
(B) If the Department or a customer learns or discovers, during the interim period between tests, that an assembly is defective or in unsatisfactory operating condition, the customer shall be responsible for any necessary repairs, including replacement or overhaul of the assembly, if necessary, which will return the assembly to satisfactory operating condition.
(C) The annual testing shall be performed by an individual certified to conduct the testing by the American Water Works Association agency, approved by the Department, and licensed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) unless otherwise authorized by the Department. Additionally, the Department reserves the right to require further examination and/or qualifications for recognition as an approved tester. A list of certified, approved, and recognized individuals will be maintained by the Department and will be available upon request to all persons required to install or maintain a backflow prevention assembly. A certification issued to a backflow prevention assembly tester may be revoked or suspended for improper testing, maintenance, reporting, or other improper practices.
(D) The tester shall be responsible for providing the results of all tests and all servicing, repairs, overhauls, or replacements of the backflow prevention assembly to the Department.
(E) Fire systems shall not be out of service for more than eight consecutive hours due to testing, maintenance, or repairs. The City of El Mirage Fire Department having jurisdiction, shall be issued 24-hour notice prior to shut-off and immediate notice of re-connection. Fire system flow test shall be performed in conjunction with the backflow assembly testing on all fire systems.
(Prior Code, § 14-10-10)