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APPROVED USE. The use of reclaimed water as authorized by law and approved through a reclaimed water agreement with the city.
APPROVED USE AREA. A site authorized by law and designated approved in a reclaimed water agreement to receive reclaimed water for an approved use.
CHAPTER 210. Tex. Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 210, titled “Use of Reclaimed Water,” as it may be amended from time to time.
COMMINGLE. The mixing of reclaimed water with one or more liquids in the same container unit.
COMMISSION or TCEQ. The Texas commission on environmental quality and its successor agencies.
CONTAINER UNIT. Any container that is used to hold reclaimed water during transport from a wastewater treatment facility to an approved use area.
CROSS-CONNECTION. Any physical arrangement where a potable water supply is actually or potentially connected with any non-potable water system, used water system or auxiliary water supply, sewer, drain conduit, swimming pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture, swamp cooler, air conditioning unit, fire protection system or any other assembly which contains, or may contain, contaminated water, domestic sewage or other liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water system as a result of backflow. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or change over assemblies, or other temporary or permanent assemblies through which, or because of which, backflow may occur are considered to be CROSS- CONNECTIONS.
DIRECTOR. The director of the water department, or the director’s designee.
DISTRIBUTION MAIN.
(1) A reclaimed water main offsite to a user which is constructed at the expense of the reclaimed water user and which connects one or more user with a City of Fort Worth transmission main.
(2) DISTRIBUTION MAINS terminate at:
a. The point of connection with a user’s reclaimed water meter; and
b. The point of connection with the City of Fort Worth’s transmission mains.
(3) All
DISTRIBUTION MAINS (including the reclaimed water meter connecting to a user’s onsite reclaimed water main) accepted by the City of Fort Worth becomes the property of the City of Fort Worth at the time the distribution main is accepted.
DRAWINGS. Plans, working drawings, detail drawings, profiles, typical cross sections or reproductions that show locations, character, dimensions, or details of work related to a reclaimed water system and its components.
OFF-SITE FACILITIES. Any distribution main and/or transmission main as defined herein.
ON-SITE FACILITIES. Any reclaimed water transport or distribution lines on the user’s side of the reclaimed water meter. On-site reclaimed water mains are built by the user and subject to permitting, the City of Fort Worth’s regulations and inspection and Chapter 210 minimum standards.
POINT OF CONNECTION. A location where offsite facilities connect to onsite facilities and, unless otherwise set forth in the reclaimed water service agreement, is the point at the downstream end of the water department’s reclaimed water service.
RECLAIMED WATER. Wastewater that is collected through a city owned wastewater treatment plant(s), treated to a quality that meets or exceeds the TCEQ’s authorization to the city and/or Chapter 210 requirements.
RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. That system of pipes and related facilities for the distribution, use and sale of reclaimed water by the city or the city’s contractor’s.
RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE. The furnishing of reclaimed water to a user, through a metered connection, to onsite facilities.
RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT. A standard agreement, between a user and the city that establishes the conditions and terms for delivery and use of reclaimed water.
RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE AREA. The territory within the city and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and as it may later be amended.
RECLAIMED WATER TRANSPORTATION. The transport of reclaimed water by vehicles to an approved use area.
STORAGE FACILITY. An impoundment or structural tank that receives and stores reclaimed water.
TRANSMISSION MAIN. A reclaimed water main including pumping and monitoring facilities.
USER. A private party to a reclaimed water agreement with the city.
WATER DEPARTMENT. The City of Fort Worth water department.
(Ord. 19543-02-2011, § 1, passed 2-8-2011)
(a) Upon the director’s recommendation that the provision of reclaimed water is feasible, the city manager may enter into a standard reclaimed water agreement for the provision of reclaimed water to properties within the reclaimed water service area upon application, and in compliance with this article and all applicable laws and regulations.
(b) A person who requests reclaimed water service from the city must meet all requirements provided in this article and all minimum design, construction and operation standards for reclaimed water facilities.
(Ord. 19543-02-2011, § 1, passed 2-8-2011)
(a) To request reclaimed water service, a person must own or manage the property for which the service is to be provided.
(b) A person must submit an application to the director and agree to abide by all requirements for reclaimed water service as described in this article. If a person meets the requirements described herein, then that person must enter into a standard reclaimed water agreement prior to the delivery of reclaimed water.
(c) The director shall review each submitted application and shall make such investigation, to include site visits, as is reasonably necessary to determine if such service is feasible.
(Ord. 19543-02-2011, § 1, passed 2-8-2011)
(a) A person making an application for reclaimed water service shall submit the following information to the director for his or her approval, prior to construction or retrofit of an onsite facility that will use or receive reclaimed water:
(1) Design drawings and specifications which must be in compliance with the city’s policies and regulations;
(2) Drawings of the final installed onsite facility and the entire proposed use area;
(3) Proof that the user will be compliant with Chapter 12.5, Article 5, Division 3 Cross-Connection Control and has the required backflow prevention assembly on the reclaimed water service line; and
(4) Proof, as requested by the director, that the user has sufficient storage facilities for the reclaimed water and will be in compliance with Chapter 210.
(b) The director may issue written notice to the applicant to proceed with construction and/or retrofit upon satisfaction that the applicant meets or shall meet the minimum design and operation standards for reclaimed water service.
(c) After completion of the construction or retrofit of the onsite facilities for reclaimed water service, the applicant must make a written request for inspection by the city. The inspection shall include the cross-connection control and an operational test.
(d) The director shall grant the user approval of reclaimed water onsite facilities if:
(1) The director determines that the applicant meets the city’s minimum design and operation standards; and
(2) The system passes the inspection and the operational tests of the cross-connection control.
(Ord. 19543-02-2011, § 1, passed 2-8-2011)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make or to maintain any cross-connection or to allow any cross-connection to exist at any place under the control of any person.
(b) Any switchover system potentially allowing use of potable water as a temporary substitute for reclaimed water if reclaimed water is not available shall be built to ensure that reclaimed water does not back flow into the potable water system.
(c) To ensure the complete separation of a user’s onsite potable water system from the lines supplying reclaimed water, the city shall inspect or cause to be inspected by a third party contractor, the user’s onsite potable water system prior to supplying reclaimed water. Any recommended piping modifications shall be completed prior to commencement of the reclaimed water service. A re-inspection shall be conducted every year or as deemed necessary by the director.
(Ord. 19543-02-2011, § 1, passed 2-8-2011)
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