(a) It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are installed to have inspections, test, and overhauls made in accordance with the following schedule, or more often where inspections indicate a need:
(1) Air gap separations shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
(2) Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
(3) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention devices shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
(4) Interchangeable connections shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
(5) Pressure vacuum breaker devices shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
(b) Inspections, tests, and overhauls of backflow prevention devices shall be made at the expense of the water consumer and shall be performed by personnel certified by the Ohio Department of Health and approved by the City of Huron as qualified to inspect, test, and overhaul backflow prevention devices.
(c) Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay.
(d) The water consumer must maintain a complete record of each backflow prevention device from purchase to retirement. This shall include a comprehensive listing that includes a record of all tests, inspections, repairs, and overalls. Records of inspections, tests, repairs, and overhauls shall be submitted to the City of Huron Water Superintendent within thirty days of completions. Annually the customer shall be notified by the Water Division that his backflow prevention device must be retested and given a list of certified testers. Once the device is tested, copies of the test should be forwarded to the Water Superintendent prior to July 1 of the current year.
(e) Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization by the City of Huron and/or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. 1997-38. Passed 10-27-97.)