A. Backflow prevention devices required in this chapter shall be approved, installed, inspected and maintained by the city, in accordance with the Manual of Cross-Connection Control, published by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control Research, University of Southern California, at the expense of the customer.
B. The city may elect to require the customer to furnish and install backflow devices when the size device required is four inches or larger.
C. Regular annual service charges will apply in any case. The city will make inspections of each device at least once a year, or more often if past inspections indicated failure. Persons authorized by the city and sufficiently trained to perform competent inspections shall perform tests. A record of the test results will be maintained by the city and the results summarized and reported annually. Charges for the service shall be in accordance with the current rate schedule as specified in Section 13.13.045. These fees shall also be reflected in the Master Fee Schedule separately adopted by resolution of the city council.
D. After the initial rate modification, effective June 1, 2004, the water system protection fees will be evaluated annually. Any cumulative increase in the Engineering News Record’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) from the CCI used for the existing fee amount resulting in a rate change of at least $25 shall be presented to the city council in a public hearing by the first regular council meeting in March of each year for review and possible adjustment by ordinance. Any adjustment shall be further reflected in the Master Fee Schedule as adopted by resolution of the city council effective April 1 of that year. The minimum fee change shall be $25 reflecting the cumulative CCI change from the CCI used for the currently published fee.
E. The CCI (or its successor) published in January for December of the previous year shall be the index used for determining any rate change. The initial CCI for the purposes of this fee is 6825 as published in the January 2004 Engineering News Record.
(Ord. 539, (part), 1988; Ord. 727, 2004).