(A) The certified tester will be responsible for making competent inspections and for repairing or overhauling backflow prevention assemblies and providing reports of such testing and repair to the customer and the City using approved forms and/or its designated electronic reporting system. The tester shall include the list of materials or replacement parts used. The tester shall be equipped with and be competent to use all the necessary tools, gauges, and other equipment necessary to properly test, repair, and maintain backflow prevention assemblies. It will be the tester's responsibility to ensure that original manufactured parts are used in the repair of or replacement of parts in a backflow prevention assembly.
(B) It will be the certified tester's further responsibility not to change the design, material, or operational characteristics of an assembly during repair or maintenance without prior approval of the City.
(C) All certified testers must obtain and employ backflow prevention assembly test equipment which has been evaluated and/or approved by the City. All test equipment shall be checked for accuracy annually, calibrated if necessary, and certified to the City as to such calibration, employing an accuracy/calibration method in accordance with American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards. All certified backflow prevention assembly testers must become re-certified every two years through an approved backflow prevention assembly tester re-certification program.
(Ord. 24-O-02, passed 2-26-2024)