(A) A customer of the City Water Department may be required by the City Council or its agent to install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at his or her expense, appropriate to the potential hazards set forth in Title 179 of the State Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure approved by the City Council or its agent.
(B) The customer shall make application to the City Council or its agent to install a required backflow prevention device on a form provided by the municipality. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the type of potential hazard required, protection, and the type of backflow device to be installed, including brand and model number.
(C) The City Council or its agent shall approve or disapprove the application based on his or her opinion of whether the installation will protect the municipal water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
(D) The installation of the device shall be subject to all other sections of this code dealing with installation of plumbing.
(E) (1) The customer shall also certify to the municipality at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device has been tested by a State Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure Grade VI certified water operator if the device is equipped with a test port.
(2) The certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the City Clerk. The cost of the testing shall be the responsibility of the customer.
(F) Any decision of an agent of the City Council may be appealed to the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 51.19) (Ord. 538, passed 4-19-1993)